A responsible freedom camping advocating group, is again
calling for an inquiry into New Zealand’s Freedom Camping
situation after Minister Maureen Pughs members bill was
pulled from the ballot box yesterday, and the United Nations
report into Homelessness in NZ was released
overnight.
Responsible Campers Association
said the bill highlights the ongoing issues around
assumptions that blame freedom campers for every bit of
litter and pooh on the roadside, when the reality is, as a
group, freedom campers are the least likely to engage in
irresponsible behaviour due to having facilities onboard to
mange waste. The majority of campers have that ability, even
After a year long investigation
involving many Government Departments, it has been concluded
by Responsible Campers Association that the NZStandard was
never developed to have any legal status. If it had been the
intention to have legal status, the Standard would have had
legal oversight during development and be currently cited in
an Act or Designated legislation which it is not. To have
legal status a NZStandard must have a regulatory body,
usually an industry representative (ie Plumbers, Gas-fitters
& Drain-layers Association) or Govt Dept, also required
is a Government Minister to oversee it.
Since the
establishment of the Freedom Camping Act in 2011, the sole