23rd June 2026 Freedom Camping / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council is considering changes to freedom camping rules at Wānaka following complaints about two locations.
4th June 2026 Freedom CampingFreedom campers using vehicles certified under New Zealand’s old blue self-containment warrant system have until 6 June to switch to the new green warrant scheme before enforcement begins.
16th April 2026 Freedom Camping / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council has extended its temporary prohibition of freedom camping at Wānaka’s Allenby Place carpark until 31 January 2027.
1st December 2025 Freedom Camping / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council’s Freedom Camping Bylaw 2025 has come into force today.
10th October 2025 Freedom Camping / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council has voted to restrict freedom campers to 141 carparks across the district.
9th July 2025 Freedom Camping / QLDCSubmissions on Queenstown Lakes District Council’s draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2025 have opened.
30th June 2025 Freedom Camping / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council will next month begin community consultation on its draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2025 / Ture ā-Rohe mō te Noho Puni Korehere 2025.
3rd April 2025 Freedom Camping / Kāpiti CoastKāpiti Coast District Council is seeking community feedback on a new freedom camping bylaw.
2nd April 2025 Freedom Camping / NCCNelson City Council will vote today on a new Responsible Camping Bylaw.
28th February 2025 Freedom Camping / T&H MinisterThe government has extended by a year the transition time to get self-contained vehicles green-certified.
20th November 2024 Freedom CampingPorirua City Council is reviewing the way freedom camping happens in the city and is seeking feedback on proposed changes.
9th October 2024 Freedom Camping / MBIEThe Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment has begun consultation on whether to extend the deadline for privately owned vehicles to become certified as self-contained.
