PHOTO: Freedom Campers Crackdown
Queenstown and Wanaka are taking a tougher approach on freedom campers this summer, trialling a new scheme to keep them out of popular tourist spots. The Queenstown Lakes District Council has tightened up the rules and set up special areas with free facilities to ease the impact on public reserves. In 2017 more than 100,000 visitors did some freedom camping while they were in New Zealand. But they left a mess behind.
SOURCE: One News
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