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Day 764–767
January 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM - January 16, 2025
3 nights
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 37 m
New Zealand Featherston -41.112403, 175.34313841°6’45” S 175°20’35” E
Featherston pop
Jan 13–16 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Gravel space for vanners in behind buildings so away from the road, backs onto the bowling club, free to stay, rubbish bin on site. Nice short walk to town, dumpstation 3 mins up the road.
We scootered to a park for a little metal detecting and had some good findsRead more
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Day 763–767
January 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM - January 16, 2025
4 nights
🌬 13 °C
Altitude: 9 m
New Zealand Blueslip Creek -41.589928, 175.23285541°35’24” S 175°13’58” E
Ngawi camping area
Jan 12–16 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
If the weather was better this would be a beatiful spot. Loo drop loos onsite along with rubbish bins. Due to the bad weather we didnt get to watch the comeings and goings of the fishing boats. A short drive up the road to the cape palliser lighthouse, we were told it was some 240 steap steps to the top. We decided to move back down the road abit and found a lovely spot to park up and fly our lines out from next to our van. Paul got us a feed, I let the team down this time 🙂. For being parked up on the side of the road all we heard were the waves.Read more
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Day 762–763
January 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM - January 12, 2025
1 night
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 100 m
New Zealand Masterton -40.952104, 175.66962640°57’8” S 175°40’11” E
Masterton nzmca park
Jan 11–12 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Just a short stay here while we restocked. Dumpstation onsite and plenty of drinking water taps around along with rubbish bins. Plenty of space to park up. If you want pease this could be a place for you.Read more
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Day 759–761
January 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM - January 10, 2025
2 nights
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 187 m
New Zealand Dannevirke -40.215399, 176.09248340°12’55” S 176°5’33” E
Dannevirke Service & Citzens club
Jan 8–10 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Nice club, quite parkup, great for a we stop over. Club meals are so nice make sure not to miss out, Resturant open thursday to sunday.
We even bumped into Caroline & Gaven whom we meet at the National Nzmca Rally in Reefton last year, also got to catch up with my old boss from 29 years ago.
Wireless Nation works well along with spark.Read more
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Day 755–759
January 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM - January 8, 2025
4 nights
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 27 m
New Zealand Mangakuri River -39.940402, 176.93116439°56’25” S 176°55’52” E
Kairakau beach freedom camp
Jan 4–8 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Beautiful spot at the end of the road. Just a pitty the wind blew and the rain poured down, with this came rough sea = no fishing 😥. Flush toilet no rubbish bin so pack in pack out. Wireless Nation works well along with spark. Max 3 nights stay.Read more
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Day 755–758
January 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM - January 7, 2025
3 nights
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 15 m
New Zealand Porangahau -40.301316, 176.66033940°18’5” S 176°39’37” E
Te Paerahi beach freedom
Jan 4–7 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Nice beach on the east coast. Not alot of flat spaces, nice new toilets with cold outside shower, cleaned daily. Pack in pack out. Wireless Nation works well here along with spark. A short walk onto the beach. We are still looking for good fishing weather.Read more
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Day 749–752
December 29, 2024 at 10:44 AM - January 1, 2025
3 nights
☁️ 19 °C
Altitude: 12 m
New Zealand Waipureko -39.620083, 176.9612939°37’12” S 176°57’41” E
Clifton Road Reserve
Dec 29–Jan 1, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
What a huge space to freedom camp, selfcontained only.
Clean flush toilets on site.
Turns out fish werent hungary, apart from a egale ray and baby gray shark, both were released. Our neighbours tried with there long line they only got a baby gray shark. There is a shop just down the road also a nice cafe up the road abit. Now this spot is right next to the road but so peaseful.
Was a great place to spend New Years eve. Only thing was the big rats running round, ive emailed council.Read more
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Day 739–749
December 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM - December 29, 2024
10 nights
🌧 19 °C
Altitude: 7 m
New Zealand Waitangi Stream -39.541799, 176.89949439°32’30” S 176°53’58” E
Napier nzmca park
Dec 19–29, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Parked up for 10 nights for xmas, very quite even parked up along the track in. Dump station 5 mins up the road. Water on site, nice wee vege garden. Large member shed and across from that a small sign in shed. Golf a ross the road for those that enjoy to chase a little white ball around 😁. This park is so big a dog park would go well there. We had alot of wind in our 10 days here.Read more
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Day 734–738
December 14, 2024 at 12:05 PM - December 18, 2024
4 nights
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 30 m
New Zealand Waihakeke Stream -39.074234, 177.90313439°4’27” S 177°54’11” E
Oraka Reserve freedom parking
Dec 14–18, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Very nice, peaseful stay. Parking is just to the left as you drive in, there are small signs on the posts showing you where to park.new flush loos, rubbish bin onsite. Nice lagoon to swim in and not to deep at low tide, it seems to be the local pippy stop. Bit of a walk around at low tide to the rivermouth. Thursday night was packed out with some parking outside of the freedom area. Other nights only 4 of us. This is a 3 night max but due to really bad weather we stayed 1 extra night. Wireless nation ans spark work well.Read more
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Day 730–734
December 10, 2024 at 11:22 AM - December 14, 2024
4 nights
☀️ 23 °C
Altitude: 11 m
New Zealand Gisborne Airport -38.672713, 177.991138°40’22” S 177°59’28” E
Gisborne nzmca park
Dec 10–14, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Nice park with either grass or seal parking spots. 3 clothes lines, rubbish and water on site. Only thing for us was all the boyracers at night, 3 outta 4 nights. Beach across the road and just down the road is a lovely walkway.Read more
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Day 725–730
December 5, 2024 at 11:07 AM - December 10, 2024
5 nights
☁️ 27 °C
Altitude: 9 m
New Zealand Anaura Bay -38.233219, 178.30894338°13’60” S 178°18’32” E
Anaura bay doc campsite
Dec 5–10, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Just 8kms in from the main road sits this beatiful doc camp, you might need first gear to get up the hill but once at the top, what you see is a beatiful white sand beach that streachers along the coast line, farm animals romming free, the road is sealed all the way. You can use your doc pass here or they have a nightly fee. There are 2 tanks on site to empty your cassette into but be warned it stinks so dont breath 😁. Water onsite but not for drinking. There is so much space here,but booking is best. So peaseful fishing is ok . Wireless nation works good spark is patchy.Read more
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Day 719–723
November 29, 2024 at 11:06 AM - December 3, 2024
4 nights
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 9 m
New Zealand Wharekura Point -37.72745, 177.69493637°43’39” S 177°41’42” E
Te Kaha freedom camp
Nov 29–Dec 3, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Te Kaha freedom camp

STUNNING stunning stunning, this really is a beautiful part of our country. Not 1 but 2 beauitful bays for fishing, swimming.park up along the old white fence next to the road. No road noise at night. Toilets , but you must pack in pack out. Wireless nation and spark work well here. Nice to watch the boats come and go throught out the day. The weather has been just as good as this spot. As we drone fish we found a good spot to send the drone out. .
Locals are friendly we even had a local welcome us.
Feel free to share.Read more
Hi Stella. I have just started Drone fishing. Travelling to the SI later this month, anysuggestions as to good spots and what type of fish can be expected? [Alan]
12/12/24Reply
TravelerHi Allan, yes crabs or prawns for bait, Elly fish in the shark family, sharks are the main fish down there. Any beach really. Just be careful on the pea pebble. We flew out around 350 mtrs. Hope this helps
12/13/24Reply
Thanks [Alan]
12/14/24Reply
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Day 718
Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 11:24 AM
☁️ 20 °C
Altitude: 21 m
New Zealand Omaio -37.814828, 177.6304637°48’53” S 177°37’50” E
Omaio freedom
November 28, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Omaio, what a stunning spot, pitty council havent mowed the grass at the freedom spot for sometime, ( over knee hight,)but still was nice to have the place to our selves. Amazing little bay down a dirt, root and rock track with the odd natural handle to hold on to. Pack in pack out. Wireless nation and spark cell work good. Clouds came in over the hills.Read more
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Day 715
Monday, November 25, 2024 at 12:09 PM
☁️ 19 °C
Altitude: 7 m
New Zealand Waioeka River -38.003342, 177.28911438°0’12” S 177°17’21” E
Opotiki nzmca park
November 25, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Prickles, prickles, prickles, keep footwear on outside.
Lovely spot, river just behind the fence. The odd motorbike racing around the town, neighbouring dogs not to bad with barking. Nice motu bike track at the end of the street, goes through the sand dunes over a lovely bridge with sea views from time to time. Nice little vege garden, well looked after. Rubbish and water on site.Read more
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Day 705
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 11:04 AM
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 279 m
New Zealand Ngongotaha -38.076836, 176.20929138°4’37” S 176°12’33” E
Rotorua nzmca park
November 15, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
10 days parked up at the Rotorua nzmca park. Time flew, had family visit, the hot pools are always great for the body. We meet up with the Kiwi Wanderers for a drink and chat. As we do metal detecting we hung around for a seeded hunt, it was well run and we would go again, there were a lot of great finds, we done ok with a pre ww1 morter round, no the ring is fake. Now where should we head for xmas, hmmmRead more
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Day 700
Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 11:47 AM
☁️ 21 °C
Altitude: 11 m
New Zealand Waihi Beach -37.423473, 175.95279737°25’25” S 175°57’10” E
Bowentown fc
November 10, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Nice spot away from the main Waihi beach. Penny camp, beach right there with good fishing. Max 3 nights stay, rubbish bin on site.
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Day 663
Friday, October 4, 2024 at 1:01 PM
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 12 m
New Zealand Tutaetaka Island -37.547721, 175.94999837°32’52” S 175°56’60” E
Huharua Sub Regional Park
October 4, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Busy place with dog walkers etc, friut trees are a bonus there, nice clean toilets, rubbish bin on site. Max stay is 3 nights.
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Day 660
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 12:43 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 11 m
New Zealand Waihi Stream -37.400842, 175.93927637°24’3” S 175°56’21” E
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Waihi beach, Pohutukawa Park
October 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
What a stunning beach, crazy busy during the day, but peaseful as at night. Toilets, pleanty of rubbish bins. They also have buckets if you feel like cleaning the beach, how cool is that.
Max 3 nights stay here, wireless nation and spark work well.
Coffee shop open till midday, dary with takeaways right there also. The fish and chips are the best we have had in a long time.Read more
Stella and partner, just luv your work. Keep it up. [Alan]
10/7/24Reply
Oh yea, forgot to ask. Can you let me have the dates (or day number) that you teo where down south. Loved some of the spots you went to and would like to see them too. Just wanted to have a look each day and if one of your spots was where we plan on heading, well go there! [Alan]
10/7/24Reply
Hi Alan day 287 was our first day in the south island, hope that helps [Stella]
10/8/24Reply
Thank you.... keep on caravaning [Alan]
10/13/24Reply
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Day 657
Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 9:25 AM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 13 m
New Zealand Pauanui -37.028417, 175.87064737°1’42” S 175°52’14” E
Pauanui
September 28, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
So we checked out the freedom at South end reserves, it was full of locals parked up nose or tail facing the sea, a motorhome pulled in just ahead of us and set up so we parked next to them, we were between the posts but out from them. Heaps of small vans arrived parked same way. Was not till 5pm a lical informed us we would all get fines when the inspector came at 7am, so the moho just had room to move , then all the small vans, there was not room for our big rig by this time so made the call to move. We rung John from the pop just up the road and went there, another new member then arrived just behind us due to all the small vans pushing in.

POP Pukeko
Lovely spot in front of a batch. 4 houses from the beach ( freedom spot). Toilets and rubbish bins down the beach. So peaseful here with water onsite. There are a couple of walking tracks at the beach also.Read more
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Day 655
Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 11 m
New Zealand Te Huruhuru Point -36.994539, 175.85728136°59’40” S 175°51’26” E
Tairua freedom, Dumpstation
September 26, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
On the side of the road on a grass area. Not much traffic, the council keep the grass cut and the dumpstation is clean. Rubbish bin next to dumpstation, 2 nights max, 3 mins walk to beach. Great fishing. Wireless nation and spark work well here. Room for bigger rigs.Read more
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Day 654
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:30 AM
☀️ 16 °C
Altitude: 5 m
New Zealand Whitianga Airfield -36.826868, 175.68822836°49’37” S 175°41’18” E
Whitianga nzmca park
September 25, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Checked out the new spot for the nzmca park in Whitianga, its next to the airport runway but thats fine due to small planes useing it. Nice to watch the comings and goings of the small planes. There is 1 water tap by the sign in shed. Rubbish bins on site and wireless nation and spark both work well here.Read more
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Day 652
Monday, September 23, 2024 at 1:46 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 3 m
New Zealand Omara Spit -36.734944, 175.64807136°44’6” S 175°38’53” E
Matarangi Omara boat ramp
September 23, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Just about 5k off the main road you will find this peaseful freedom spot. Nice little jetty for fishing at high tide right next to the boat ramp. Park between the signs max 5 campers and max 2 nights stay. Toilets onsite. Pack in pack out, wireless nation and spark work well here.Read more
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Day 650
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:21 AM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 9 m
New Zealand Oapa Creek -36.945722, 175.47488736°56’45” S 175°28’30” E
Little Waikawau Reserve
September 21, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Park right beside the sea. This is another great spot, good fishing, dolphns and great weather, just a pitty max 2 nights. Rubbish bins only on site. Wireless nation and spark work here.
Pet friendly oh and yummy oysters.Read more
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Day 648
Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 9:30 AM
☀️ 12 °C
Altitude: 7 m
New Zealand Opitomoko Stream -37.109071, 175.51840737°6’33” S 175°31’6” E
Tararu Beachfrount north Reserve
September 19, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Sunset bay, we just love this spot. Park between the signs, max 2 nights, there are rubbish bins, wireless nation and spark both work well here. Our first night was stormy with a wet day, but it was still really nice here in that weather. This is a must stop as you head up the Thames coast.Read more
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Day 646
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:50 PM
☁️ 7 °C
Altitude: 8 m
New Zealand Kauaeranga River -37.151803, 175.55003237°9’6” S 175°33’0” E
Rhodes Park Reserve
September 17, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Large open carpark, freedom is sign posted along the back of carpark. Not far from the road but we didnt hear any road noise. Suits large vehicles. Rubbish bins on site, max 2 nights stay, wireless nation and spark both work well here.Read more
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