Transition Fund for Local Authorities

The government has 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 is contestable.

The following councils have been awarded funding for 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

Details for a further round of funding will be advised in due course.

Last updated: 24 November 2022