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Day 806–810
February 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM - February 28, 2025
4 nights
☀️ 16 °C
Altitude: 134 m
New Zealand Godley Head -43.58711, 172.80204243°35’14” S 172°48’7” E
Godley Head
Feb 24–28 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Who would have thought this Amazing place existed in New Zealand. World War 2 coastal defense Battery was so accessible to those that wished to view It. Sitting on a 120 m cliff its lovely. Campsite is run by doc ,plenty of large spaces to park up, flush toilets , and tap water also on sites that advise to boil.
Wonderful walking tracks if you're into that or biking. Stunning views back towards christchurch. We were lucky enough to get to see a cruise ship coming out of the Lyttlelton Harbor. Tenting is allowed on-site, Dogs on lead's also allowed. Spark and Wireless Nation both work well here.Read more
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Day 801–806
February 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM - February 24, 2025
5 nights
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 4 m
New Zealand Kaiapoi River -43.381545, 172.66199843°22’54” S 172°39’43” E
Kaiapoi nzmca park
Feb 19–24 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This park is handy, supermarkets , dumpstations near by, even a friut forest across the road. We bumped into the previous owners of our van, that was good to find out a few things. We also bumped into some of our wonderful followers, gave them a spare surfcaster as they were keen to try fishing. We look forward to pics. A visit across the road to the fruit garden turned fruitful, apples at this stage other fruit not quite ready, apples in hand back home and I whipped up some bottled apple ready incase we find more blackberries.
Lots of dogs this time round, I took the neighbours dogs for a walk while Paul had his rest.Read more
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Day 798–801
February 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM - February 19, 2025
3 nights
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 292 m
New Zealand Chatterton River -42.57457, 172.79087342°34’28” S 172°47’27” E
Hanmer Springs nzmca
Feb 16–19 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Hanmer is really very nice, laid back. We took a detor here for the hot pools, the hydrotherpy pools are great. Also picked wild blackberries from side of the road plus we found a great spot last time we were in town. So with fresh blackberries and free range apples why not make a pie, even had blackberries and apples left over so made jam as well.Read more
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Day 794–799
February 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM - February 17, 2025
5 nights
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 10 m
New Zealand Lyell Creek -42.37318, 173.6768242°22’23” S 173°40’37” E
Kaikoura old beach rd nzmca park
Feb 12–17 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We park away from others due to having maggie. The grass had just been mowed, happy pussy. This was our base so we could go fishing and that proved fruitful. The takeaways just a short walk/ ride from the park has new owners so food has inproved. Road noise not a problem for us.Read more
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Day 793–794
February 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM - February 12, 2025
1 night
🌬 15 °C
Altitude: 30 m
New Zealand Marfells Beach -41.727218, 174.20901941°43’38” S 174°12’32” E
Marfalls beach doc camp
Feb 11–12 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
We booked in for 7 nights as we love it here. No dogs allowed. We have been here 3 times already but this time was diffrent, there are camp hosts, they were out when we arrived but there mate came down as we were setting up, not dogs or cats he said, yet it had not been a problem in the past with doc driving past for maggie is always on a lead. So we done 1 night and left. We did get a nice fish in down at the peir,. There were alot well set up that look to have been there for some time. The atmosphere definitely was not the same.Read more
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Day 782–792
January 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM - February 10, 2025
10 nights
☀️ 23 °C
Altitude: 8 m
New Zealand Picton -41.397707, 174.04480141°23’52” S 174°2’41” E
Rarangi doc camp
Jan 31–Feb 10 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This time round everything in the area is so dry, this made it dusty. Its a great place to chill, fish or walk along the beach or through the bush to whates bay. We fished from rarangi beach, Paul cought 3 gurnard. Our next fish was around at whites bay in witch I cought 1 snapper and 1 gurnard. Whites bay also has a doc camp but you cant stay with pets, it has a nice swimming beach thats sandy.Rarangi is pea pebble. Meet a couple thats just 3 weeks into life on the road, also, lovely couple.
We went into Blenhiem to meet up with a lovely couple we meet in Gisborne last year, it was a great catch up. The rest of our time we chilled.Read more
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Day 781–782
January 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM - January 31, 2025
1 night
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 10 m
New Zealand Picton Ferry Port -41.289313, 174.00798941°17’22” S 174°0’29” E
Tasman holiday park Picton
Jan 30–31 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
What a beautiful park, friendly staff and great facilities. We found the park very clean with tidy grounds. Lovely bbq area with pizza oven. Swimming pool, spa, what more could you need. Oh plus it just across the road from the mairna, woth a short walk to town.
Was also a chance for us to have a quick catch up with friends.
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Day 771–774
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM - January 23, 2025
3 nights
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 7 m
New Zealand Hataitai -41.312276, 174.79734541°18’44” S 174°47’50” E
Evans bay marina
Jan 20–23 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
If you wish to park here, try to arrive early, yes there are plenty of spaces, some for bigger vans. For us we took up 3 spaces, yes im sure some will complain but we are big with a slideout, small vans and cars had taken the bigger spaces. But it was a lovely spot, we took our scooters for a spin around to another bay. We got to catch up with Pauls brother at the same time.Read more
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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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