OIAD-4490
16 October 2024
Kevin Centingly
[FYI request #28462 email]
Tēnā koe Kevin
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation, received on 20 September
2024, in which you asked:
Are there any grazing concession in place for the Waiwhakaiho Road Conservation
area, bordering the Meeting of the Waters Scenic Reserve, south of New Plymouth
City. If so please prove a copy of the documentation.
Is the land under the Freedom Camping Act.
We have considered your request under the Of icial Information Act 1982.
Your questions and our responses are listed below:
1.
Are there any grazing concession in place for the Waiwhakaiho Road Conservation
area? If so please prove a copy of the documentation.
There are no active grazing concessions for Waiwakaiho Road Conservation Area.
2.
Is the land under the Freedom Camping Act?
Freedom camping means to camp on public land outside of a formal campsite (on the side of
a road, at a parking area, by the coast etc) using:
• a motor vehicle,
• tent,
• bivouac,
• or another type of temporary structure.
See the full definition of freedom camping in the
Freedom Camping Act 2011.
Freedom camping is allowed on much of DOC managed public conservation land – but there
are exceptions, and special conditions apply in some areas.
See the following website for information regarding freedom camping on Public Conservation
Land:
Freedom camping: Stay at a DOC campsite. For information regarding freedom camping on council managed lands in the New Plymouth
District, see the following website:
Freedom camping (npdc.govt.nz) .
National Office, 18-22 Manners Street, PO Box 10420, Wellington 6143 Page 1 of 2
Please note that this letter may be published on the Department’s website.
Nāku noa, nā
Phil ippa Fox
Director Regulatory Authorisations
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
National Office, 18-22 Manners Street, PO Box 10420, Wellington 6143 Page 2 of 2
