Certified self-contained campervans can stay in the layby parking areas along Marine Parade. Up to two nights in one place, then you must move to a new place, at least 500m away. Maximum stay of four nights in total in the City Coastal Restricted Zone in any 30 day period. See ccc.govt.nz/camping for the Council map and zone

Overnight staying is prohibited between 1 October and 1 May each year.
This prohibition applies from the car park area alongside Marine Parade, between the North Beach Surf Lifesaving Club and the North New Brighton Community Centre is on weekends, from 7pm Fridays until 7pm Sundays, and between 1 October and 1 May each year.

Toilets available across the road in Thomson Park. Take all rubbish with you. Regular monitoring and enforcement. Fines apply. Vehicle camping only, no outside set-ups eg awnings. If you want to set up a camp, stay at a camping ground.

Camping in a public place in a tent or a vehicle without certified on-board facilities is banned throughout Christchurch district, including Banks Peninsula. If you want to camp in a non-self-contained vehicle or a tent, you need to stay at a camping ground where there are facilities you can use.

Note that there is an alcohol ban in public places along Marine Parade.