Jennifer Branje has spent the last six months freedom camping around the South Island - now she's calling for it to be banned. Jennifer Branje has spent the last six months freedom camping around the South Island. Now she's calling for freedom camping to be banned, and wants New Zealand impose a visitor ballot. READ MORE:* Freedom camping is not going away in Auckland* Kelvin Davis wary of killing 'golden goose' as mayors complain of freedom camping crisis* Freedom camping won't be solved by fines and chasing the campers away* Zero tolerance for freedom camping pests"If we select the volume of visitors we receive according to available accommodation options that support our tourism community, there would be no need to build roadside communes." SUPPLIED Freedom campers have upset many locals around the country including at Kaikoura, where they are leaving rubbish, using the beach as a toilet and disturbing nesting birds.

Source: Stuff February 03, 2019 22:07 UTC