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P&S Adventures on the road

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    Tangimoana motor camp

    August 17, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    Sorry im still under the weather. But found this nice quite, clean camp to stop in for 2 nights while I come right. Mostly setup with holiday preowned sites. There are about 4 unpowered sites and 7 powered sites. 2 fish filleting benches, clean toilets and showers. There is also a kitchen, laundry.Read more

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    Vinegar Hill

    August 23, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Will be back here for sure. Plenty of space to park up, tents allowed.There is 2 parts to this camp, on entry to the left are locked gates that are open for some of the summer months then to your right this large space opens up. Dec to feb there is a fee to stay outside of this time is free with no time frame to leave. There are fluching toilets and cold showers. Fresh drinking water also one site. It states no fires but we read that as only in summer, there are plenty of fire pitts around. The river that borders this camp we have been told is good for trout fishing.A must visit.Read more

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    Koitiata motor camp

    August 26, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 4 °C

    Nice little beach side town. Turakina river runs right across the beach front. Approx 45 min walk along the beach to the river mouth where we have been told the fishing is good. You can drive down but need 4x4 to do that.
    That camp is very small but nice and quite as we like it, one been 1 other here. Toilet and shower $2 for 5 mins. Also 2 sinks outside. 12 powered sites here with unpowered across the road. $16 pn for 2 or nzmca $15 pn for 2. Pets allowed at this unmaned camp. Payment is by cash put in box.    Read more

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    Pamerston north motor camp

    September 3, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Nice camp, toilets/showers, kitchen could do with a tidy up. Lovely park out the back gate, train rides in school holidays, public holiday and weekends, this will take you throught the bush around to the playground. Plenty of walking tracks as well. Bird averys are cool also the indoor plants. There is a walk throught avery but not open when we were there.Read more

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    Foxton nzmca park

    September 5, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    We are back, busy here this time. Puddle at the gate has been fixed. We found a nice fishing spot down by the boat club, there is also a pop down there that does not show up on the nzmca app, $5 pn. Friendly locals.Read more

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    Otaki beach

    September 8, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Otaki beach freedom
    Stunning and quite right on the beach, fishing, whitebaiting plenty of space for everyone. App says 6 camper only but there are about 20 here. Must be selfcontained.

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    Plimmerton nzmca park

    September 11, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    3 nights here, check out there freedom spots that we will stay at. Good sized park, 2 fullsized clothslines, dog run, small vege garden. Handy to shops and the beach.
    Rv service centre right next door could be handy. Bakery next to that with yummy food.Read more

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    Ngati toa domain

    September 15, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    Plenty of things to do here, metal detecting, fishing and just chilling.
    There are alot of others here but still a couple of spaces. Pack in pack out, there are toilets if you want to walk to them.

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    Plimmerton, ngati toa

    Sep 19–21, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    So we came back to plimmerton nzmca park for 2 nights, then went back to ngati toa freedom for 2 nights and today we are back at plimm nzmca for 1 night before catching the ferry in the morning.

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    Thomson- Chancet pop

    Oct 10–19, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    WARD BEACH POP, parked up had lunch and headed towards a small river we seen as we drove in, it was shellow and 4x4shad driven across, our first river with a handfull whitebaiting. So after the big quake all the rocks came up from under the ground changed the river big time we were told. Its so stunning thats for sure. Ward boulders are to our left, we will check them out another day. As this is a park over property (pop) there is no water here, also pack in pack out. Just inside the gate are a few spaces to park or drive up the track some more for more spaces.Read more

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    Conway flat pop

    October 19, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    It maybe just a paddock but wow, the view over the cliff is great, we sat and watched the dolphins and seals playing right infront of us, went fishing and so peaseful. Pack in pack out and just $10 a night.Read more

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    Waikuku beach rd POP

    October 23, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Handy to the beach also the amberly river. After checking out the beach we decided no fishing but we would do some metal detecting algong with whitebaiting while we are here. Hope both are Successful.
    The pop its self is back from the road, we are the only ones here so plenty of room.dogs allowed but must be kept on a lead. Bore water on site. Pack in pavk out. Theres a shelter to sign in and locked box to pay. $5 p/n per van max stay 4 nights.    Read more

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    Weedons nzmca park

    October 30, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    This is a large nzmca park, part of it is fenced off for van storage. At this park you find, toilets, laundry, a large lounge with log fire. Rubish bins on site along with double dump station. There is alittle noise from the site next door but it doent bother us, also planes flying over.
    Oh and very close to cookie time cookies.    Read more

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    Cust domain

    November 2, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    This stop was not planed, I had booked us into a doc camp ( wooded gully campsite) after driving for 1 hour we arrived to find it was still closed for winter so just managed to turn around and found Cust domain. This is a freedom camp, you can stay 3 nights, toilets, tap and outdoor bench, and a few picnic tables. Parking is just inside the gate under the trees.Read more

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    Eyre river freedom

    November 5, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    Parked up for a few days, weathers not the best. We are next to the eyre river, this is a freedom camp/ rest area, there are 2 long drop toilets, plenty of picnic tables dotted around. Mostly level sites. You can park up near the road or a little back behind some trees. Its nice on a wet day and I know it will be much better on a fine day.
    $5p/p p/n    Read more

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    Hororata domain

    November 10, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Well here we are in Hororata for our first ever highland games, it only goes for 1 day but looking forward to them. Alot of nzmca members parked up and we dont know anyone. Saturday after the game we are meeting up with a local youtuber we have been watching for sometime to head out for a metal detect. Did find a lovely old church, st johns.Read more

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    Highland Springs

    November 13, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 22 °C

    So after a stop over at weedons nzmca park we headed for Akaroa freedom spot, only to arrive to find it full. We headed for the hills to highlands spring pop. Wow crazy hills that had us down to 1st gear, sharpe turns, took us more than 20 mintues to arrive. Home for the next 4 nights means we can explore the bays around this area.Read more