Responsible Camping Funding Recipients
The government has committed $8 million to fund projects that will help councils manage freedom camping in their regions during the 2020/21 peak summer season.
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Auckland Council
$252,480 for
- monitoring and compliance and education providing information to campers
Buller District Council
$257,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme to provide education and information for campers
- toilet cleaning
- waste management and site maintenance
Carterton District Council
$67,197 for
- temporary ablution blocks
- recycling facilities
- data collection
Central Hawke's Bay
$81,210 for
- an Ambassador Programme to provide education and information for campers
- additional servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities
Central Otago District Council
$191,800 for
- installation of temporary facilities at several campsites
- vehicle counters at several sites
- additional servicing and maintenance of campsites
- education, monitoring and compliance
Christchurch City Council
$266,711 for
- an Ambassador Programme for monitoring and education of campers at several locations
- additional toilet facilities
- servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities in Freedom Camping hotspots
Clutha District Council
$68,320 for
- camping rangers for monitoring and enforcement
- education
- waste management
Dunedin City Council
$140,095 for
- a community ranger programme to undertake monitoring and enforcement
- education and information
- increased security patrols
- temporary toilet facilities and servicing
Far North District Council
$249,000 for
- a Kaitiaki Rangers Programme to promote and educate for responsible camping
- additional toilet and rubbish servicing
- signage
Gisborne District Council
$300,000 for
- a Kaitiaki Engagement Programme to provide education, monitoring and compliance at campsites
- servicing toilet and rubbish facilities at various responsible campsites
Hastings District Council
$56,813 for
- a Kaitiaki Programme for education and promotion of responsible behaviour
- increased servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities
Hauraki District Council
$10,950 for
- an Ambassador Programme for education and maintenance of the camping area
Hurunui District Council
$185,705 for
- an Ambassador Programme for monitoring, education and enforcement
- solid waste collection and disposal
Kaikōura District Council
$292,771 for
- an Ambassador Programme focussing on education and monitoring
- servicing toilet and rubbish facilities at various campsites
- temporary fencing to protect the Banded Dotterels nesting near campsite
- signage
Kaipara District Council
$41,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme
Kāpiti Coast District Council
$137,600 for
- An Ambassador Programme to monitor campsites, encourage compliance and provide information
- additional servicing of toilet and waste management facilities
Mackenzie District Council
$271,711 for
- Responsible Camping Ambassadors
- signage and education
- servicing and maintenance of existing camping sites
Marlborough District Council
$228,600 for
- an Ambassador Programme to manage visitors
- monitoring and enforcement across the district
- education and information for campers
- additional servicing of toilets and rubbish facilities
- campsite maintenance
Nelson City Council
$121,500 for
- an Ambassador Programme for information and enforcement
- waste management and recycling
- education
- a user survey
New Plymouth District Council
$97,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme providing advice and information
- monitoring and enforcement
- hire of security cameras
- additional servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities
Ōpōtiki District Council
$96,504 for
- extra toilet facilities
- servicing of toilets
- an Ambassador Programme providing education and information
Palmerston North City Council
$31,800 for
- an Ambassador Programme providing education and information to campers, monitoring and enforcement
Queenstown Lakes District Council
$506,935 for
- Camping Ambassadors
- enforcement
- educational collateral
- signage
- recycling
Rangitikei District Council
$40,820 for
- servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities across a range of locations
- campsite maintenance
Rotorua Lakes Council
$104,929 for
- an Ambassador Programme to monitor camping activity
- increasing the size of two trialled campsites from last season
- monitoring and compliance
- servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities across several sites.
Ruapehu District Council
$14,500 for
- maintenance and servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities at Ruatiti Domain campsite
Selwyn District Council
$219,834 for
- waste water management maintenance at 4 camping sites
- servicing costs for 7 toilets
- dump stations an signage
South Taranaki District Council
$30,875 for
- an Ambassador/Kaitiaki Programme to educate campers
- hireage and collection costs for additional rubbish facilities
- signage
South Wairarapa District Council
$61,690 for
- toilet facilities at Ngāwī
- servicing of toilet tanks, dump stations and toilets at coastal area
- an Ambassador Programme
- educational collateral
Southland District Council
$161,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme
- signage
- survey of self-contained vehicle compliance
Stratford District Council
$4,078 for
- additional water delivery for Whangamomona Domain
- additional servicing of toilet and grounds maintenance
Tararua District Council
$28,824 for
- ground maintenance
- toilets servicing and rubbish collection for several camping sites
Tasman District Council
$191,312 for
- an Ambassador Programme to provide information
- monitoring, compliance and enforcement patrols
- additional servicing of toilets, temporary waste and recycling bins and servicing
Tauranga City Council
$165,500 for
- Ambassador and enforcement patrols
- additional servicing of waste management and toilet facilities
- education and communication on “how to camp” for those new to freedom camping
Thames-Coromandel District Council
$656,566 for
- increased servicing at 60 different toilet facilities across the region
- Ambassador Programme
- education and information for campers
- signage
Waikato District Council
$200,000 for
- monitoring and enforcement
- increased waste response and waste minimisation
- communications and engagement campaign
- ambassador programme
Waimate District Council
$27,808 for
- an ambassador/compliance officer
- additional servicing of toilet and rubbish facilities
- signage
Wairoa District Council
$250,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme
- servicing toilet blocks, waste tanks and rubbish/recycling facilities
- signage
Waitaki District Council
$60,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme
- freedom camping information and signage
- servicing of toilet facilities in several locations
Waitomo District Council
$229,617 for
- operational costs for additional servicing of toilets and rubbish facilities
Western Bay of Plenty
$175,339 for
- monitoring and enforcement over several sites
- continuation of the Freedom Camping Education Programme in Te Puke
- maintenance of rubbish facilities
- CCTV monitoring
Westland District Council
$500,000 for
- temporary installation of toilets and bin modules at various camping sites
- operational costs related to servicing campsites
- part-time compliance officers
- education and information
Whakatāne District Council
$215,601 for
- an Ambassador Programme
- operational costs of maintaining campsites and security patrol across five key camping sites, securing water supply at several sites
Whanganui District Council
$53,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme to provide education relating to campers and locals on responsible camping in the area
- additional servicing of toilets and rubbish facilities
- signage and brochures
Whangārei District Council
$260,000 for
- an Ambassador Programme
- monitoring and enforcement
- portaloos
- additional servicing of toilet facilities
- signage and bollards
- campsite maintenance
- information and communications
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Funding recipients for summer 2019/20
Responsible camping funding recipients for summer 2019/20.
Funding recipients for summer 2018/19
Responsible camping funding recipients for summer 2018/19.