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Transition Fund for Local Authorities
Transition Fund for Local Authorities
The government provided $10 million ($5 million each year) through the Freedom Camping Transition Fund to support local authorities to undertake activities relating to the transition to the new freedom camping rules during 2022/23 and 2023/24. This funding was contestable.
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This fund is now closed.
The following councils have been awarded funding.
Transition Fund for Local Authorities 2023/24
Auckland Council
$256,000 for Proactive monitoring, Ambassadorial patrols, and Hi-vis public reassurance patrols.
Central Hawkes Bay District Council
$117,633 for camping ambassadors, educational material, and signage.
Christchurch City Council
$47,350 for “Know Where to Camp” campaign, update signage, compliance, monitoring and enforcement activities and bylaw revision.
Clutha District Council
$66,288 for Ambassador programme.
Dunedin City Council
$66,471 for Community Ranger Programme. Replacement of signage, bylaw revision, reprint of brochures and bylaw infringement books.
Far North District Council
$250,000 for Ambassador Programme.
Horowhenua District Council
$110,000 for Ambassador Programme, signage and educational material and data collection.
Hurunui District Council
$15,000 for revision of bylaw.
Kaikoura District Council
$62,193 for Ambassador Programme signage and educational programme.
Kaipara District Council
$195,000 for Ambassador Programme, signage and brochures.
Kapiti Coast District Council
$180,000 for Ambassador Programme, public education and upgrade of dump station signage.
Kawerau District Council
$80,000 for ambassadors, monitoring and compliance officers and educational material.
Mackenzie District Council
$16,687 for signage.
Marlborough District Council
$80,000 for camping Ambassador at Wairau Diversion campsite, monitoring and information, and signage.
Matamata-Piako District Council
$45,000 for community education, educational material, monitoring and enforcement.
New Plymouth District Council
$175,600 for education programme, Ambassador Programme, monitoring and enforcement, and bylaw revision.
Porirua City Council
$17,000 for signage.
Queenstown Lakes District Council
$495,000 for Ambassador Programme, enforcement officers, educational material, bylaw review.
Rotorua Lakes Council
$83,040 for Ambassador Programme, monitoring, and data collection.
Ruapehu District Council
$168,500 for Ambassador/compliance staff, education, signage, and bylaw review.
South Wairarapa District Council
$45,000 for development of freedom camping Kaitiaki Programme.
Tauranga City Council
$25,000 for educational campaign and camping Ambassador patrols.
Waikato District Council
$34,000 for Ambassador Programme, bylaw review, and camper education programme.
Wairoa District Council
$270,000 for an Ambassador Programme and bylaw renewal.
Waitomo District Council
$21,000 for camping ambassador and educational material.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
$66,000 for Ambassador Programme, signage review, community awareness campaign, resource for bylaw revision.
Westland District Council
$328,000 for Ambassadors and compliance officers.
Whanganui District Council
$8,000 for signage.
Whangarei District Council
$200,000 for education programme, Ambassador education programme, signage, and educational material.
Transition Fund for Local Authorities 2022/23
Carterton District Council
$23,630 for development of a freedom camping bylaw.
Central Hawkes Bay District Council
$190,400 for development of a freedom camping bylaw, camping Ambassadors, educational material and signage.
Central Otago District Council
$110,000 for education and enforcement and development of a freedom camping bylaw.
Clutha District Council
$21,077 for distribution of print material, installation of signage, updating of social media information and website.
Dunedin City Council
$54,000 for Community Rangers.
Far North District Council
$285,000 for camping Ambassadors, bylaw survey development, educational material, signage.
Gisborne District Council
$128,000 for camping Kaitiaki/Engagement officers and educational material.
Grey District Council
$42,200 for installation of two digital information displays in Greymouth town centre to provide ongoing education and information for freedom campers to the area.
Hastings District Council
$112,425 for bylaw development, Ranger and Ambassadors.
Hauraki District Council
$85,550 for iwi engagement, signage and Ambassador.
Horowhenua District Council
$160,000 for development of a bylaw and Ambassador.
Hurunui District Council
$75,880 for Ambassador programme.
Kaikoura District Council
$249,500 for Ambassador Programme signage, educational programme and review of freedom camping bylaw.
Kaipara District Council
$135,000 for Mangowhai Ambassador Programme and Ripiro Beach Ranger Programme.
Kapiti Coast District Council
$100,000 for Ambassador Programme and monitoring, local data collection.
Kawerau District Council
$20,000 for review and development of a bylaw, educational material and signage.
Mackenzie District Council
$260,000 for Ambassadors, bylaw review, signage, educational material and data gathering.
Manawatu District Council
$54,500 for educational and marketing and review of existing freedom camping bylaw.
Marlborough District Council
$22,000 for camping Ambassador at Wairau Diversion campsite.
$40,000 for signage, literature review and education material.
Masterton District Council
$20,000 for development of signage.
Matamata-Piako District Council
$64,950 for development of freedom camping bylaw, signage and communication collateral, monitoring and enforcement, camping Ambassadors.
Nelson City Council
$102,110 for Ambassador Programme, bylaw review, signage and educational material.
New Plymouth District Council
$151,000 for education programme, Ambassador Programme, monitoring and enforcement.
Opotiki District Council
$214,500 for Freedom Camping bylaw review, Reserves Management Plan Review, monitoring and compliance, education and information, local festivals impact review on freedom camping.
Porirua City Council
$105,250 for development of freedom camping bylaw and Ambassador Programme.
Queenstown Lakes District Council
$450,000 for Ambassadors, enforcement officers, educational material, signage, bylaw review.
Rotorua Lakes Council
$82,442 for Ambassador Programme, monitoring and data collection.
South Wairarapa District Council
$150,000 for development of freedom camping bylaw, educational campaign and signage.
Southland District Council
$43,290 for freedom camping Ambassadors.
Tararua District Council
$85,250 for Freedom Camping signage, Ambassadors, development of freedom camping bylaw.
Tauranga City Council
$25,000 for educational campaign and camping Ambassadors.
Thames-Coromandel District Council
$246,186 for signage, camping Ambassadors and amendments to the bylaw.
Waikato District Council
$60,000 for Ambassador Programme, communications and engagement programme.
Wairoa District Council
$230,000 for an Ambassador Programme and signage.
Waitaki District Council
$50,000 for Camping Ambassadors, update of brochures and information kits for Ambassadors.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
$76,000 for Ambassador Programme, educational signage, freedom camping social media campaign.
Westland District Council
$345,000 for review and redraft of current freedom camping bylaw, Ambassadors and compliance, freedom camping public information and signage.
Whakatane District Council
$129,860 for educational material, camping Ambassadors.
Whangarei District Council
$200,000 for development of education and enforcement programme, Ambassador education programme, signage and educational material.