Team Kim&James
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Miranda ▷
Rays Rest Camping Reserve
4.5/5
Lovely spot.
Lots of birdlife and beautiful views across the bay. Quite a few campers there but plenty of room for everyone!
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North Island ▷ Manawatu - Wanganui ▷ Whanganui ▷
Kai Iwi Beach Holiday Park
5.0/5
Friendly staff.
Nice big site. Blissfully quiet. Excellent kitchen and living area. Clothes washing facilities. $1 6-minute hot shower.
Minutes away from beautiful beach and great playground for children (recommend the 'flying fox')
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay here!
$27 for powered site
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland ▷
Wilderness Motorhomes
5.0/5
The Wilderness staff were fantastic.
Picking up and dropping off our camper was quick and easy. We were confident that we could ring them up with any problem that we had (although the whole five weeks went so smoothly that there was no need!)
We fell in love with our dinky Dart 2 (we named ours 'D'artagnan'). Everything we needed, drove superbly. Faultless!
Would give 11/10 if we could, highly recommend.
Thanks for a great experience Wilderness!
Kim & James
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Hurunui River Mouth Reserve and Camping Ground
3.0/5
Nice location by the river, v peaceful.
Toilets facilities were filthy. Sinks blocked with leaf litter etc, made me wonder where the (albeit small, $8 for 2 adults) fee 'for maintainance' was going exactly. Maybe its a different story in summer.
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Dunedin ▷
Market Reserve
3.0/5
Pros - central location, free Cons - noisy (we stayed on a friday night, lots of boy racer flooring past meters away from your head until the early hours), no flat sites - we were on a serious incline
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Dunedin ▷
Otago Museum
4.5/5
Thoroughly enjoyed this place, much better than Te Papa in our opinion.
Really detailed history of NZ in terms of people and flora/fauna. Well worth a visit!
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North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷ Mt Taranaki ▷
North Egmont Carparks
5.0/5
The view - INCREDIBLE!
Good toilet facilities. V helpful staff at the visitor centre. Great base for walks. Free!
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Twizel ▷
Lake Pukaki Overnight Campervan Parking
4.5/5
Wonderful location, stunning views of the lake and mountains.
Free!
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Whitianga ▷
Cathedral Cove Recreation Reserve Carpark
4.0/5
Free!
3-4 sites specifically designated for campers.
Great place to set off from to do Cathedral cove in the morning.
Only facilities - a couple of longdrops!
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South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷ Kaikoura ▷
Meatworks Beachfront
4.0/5
Lovely beach location, very convenient for Kaikoura
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South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷ Picton / Marlborough Sounds ▷
Collins Memorial Reserve
4.0/5
Free site, clean toilets.
Very convenient for ferry - 5 mins away.
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South Island ▷ Central Otago ▷ Cromwell ▷
Lowburn Harbour
4.0/5
Beautiful location!
Toilets were clean. We had the place to ourselves!
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Makarora ▷
Boundary Creek Campsite
4.0/5
Nice spot, beautiful location!
Toilets were ok, but no other facilities. $6 pp was fine.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Wanaka TOP 10 Holiday Park
5.0/5
The previous reviews have said it all.
Just a great place!
Thanks Kim and James :)
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Thames ▷
Tapu Creek Campervan Park
4.5/5
Lovely place - next to a stream, lots of tui and fantails.
Didn't use the outdoor cooking facilities but they looked good. Lovely hot showers. $20 for a powered site, very reasonable!
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Cron street ▷
Rainforest Retreat
4.0/5
Busy but pleasant site, set in native forest which was lovely.
Good toilet/shower facilities. The spa was broken whilst we were there.
Staff were friendly, particularly the receptionist, although when we enquired about the spa being broken, there was no apology or offer to use the private spa for free.
Food and drink at the on site restaurant was cheap (there is a budget menu available) but it showed in the quality.
Can't remember price exactly but was approx $25 for a powered site
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Oamaru ▷
Kakanui Camping Ground
4.5/5
Very pleasant site.
Friendly owners. Good, cosy kitchen area. Clean toilets. 4 minute $1 showers. $20 for a powered site.
The campsite is an open grassy area which was very water-logged when we were there - this caused a problem when trying to leave. we got stuck in the mud! But quick as a flash the owner (still in her dressing gown) came out to help push, as well as another female camper. A great example of helpful, dont-mind-getting-their-hands-dirty kiwi women! We were very impressed!
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Jelliman Park Beachfront Area
4.5/5
No facilities but lovely spot.
The beach has an abundance of driftwood so we had a fire. Few dogwalkers but very quiet apart from them!
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Mangawhai ▷
Port Albert Recreation Reserve
4.0/5
Peaceful spot with great views!
Clean toilets but no other facilities.
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North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷ Tauranga ▷
McLaren Falls Camping Area
5.0/5
AMAZING!
Beautiful setting - the falls, the lake, lots of birdlife..bliss! The park is huge and we had the place pretty much to ourselves (we did stay at the site in July)
Modern, clean toilet block. At just $5 per person, the campsite is great value.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Punakaiki ▷
Pororari River Track Carpark
4.0/5
Great quiet, free site.
No facilities but the nearby tavern is good.Great starting place for walks up the river.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Wellington Waterfront Motorhome Park
4.5/5
At $50 for a powered site, it was by far our most expensive stay.
But if you consider that the price includes parking for the whole day (and night) which isn't going to be cheap in central Wellington, the facilities were modern and clean and the site is minutes away from the Interislander...$50 seems quite reasonable! The road that the site backs onto could be a little noisy at night, ear plugs are recommended if you are a light sleeper!
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Taupo ▷
Ferry Road Carpark Stopover Area
4.0/5
Free, right in the middle of town, great views over the lake.
Only downsides are the lack of toilets (although I think there are public toilets not too far away), and it was quite busy - get there early if you don't want to be disappointed!
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North Island ▷ Manawatu - Wanganui ▷ Woodville ▷
Woodville Camping Ground
4.5/5
Great value - $10pp for a powered site.
Good hot shower (only one, but that was fine as there was only us and one other camper there). Clean toilet and washing up area.
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North Island ▷ Taupo Region ▷ Turangi ▷
Tokaanu Tailrace
4.5/5
The view sold this campsite to us - we had a blissful evening sat on the wharf watching the black swans gliding gracefully on the lake.
Wonderful quiet spot. Toilets basic but fine.
Free!
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Dargaville ▷
Trounson Kauri Park Campground
5.0/5
One of our favourite camp sites!
The location was amazing - you are metres away from lush native kauri forest, the air is full of birdsong. We did go out into the forest after sunset to try our luck at kiwi spotting but to no avail! Was a great experience all of the same. Great base to explore the park from.
$10pp for a powered site, with clean hot showers (at no extra cost) and good cooking facilities and clean toilets. All well maintained. Great value!
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Abel Tasman ▷
Old Macdonalds Farm and Holiday Park
5.0/5
Lovely grounds (with lots of fruit trees, a creek, on site alpacas!).
Kitchen facilities were excellent with lots of cutlery/cookware free to use. Great hot showers. We used the on site kayak company and had a great time, our instructor was friendly and thorough! Not a bad word to say about the place!
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North Island ▷ Wairarapa ▷ Featherston ▷
Lake Domain Reserve
3.5/5
Gravel parking area looking onto the lake, very pretty.
No facilities. Toilets were locked (not a problem for us as we were self contained, but could be if not!) Looks like the site is having a major renovation soon according to a poster on site. Easy drive to Wellington from there, and its close to the lovely town of Martinborough.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Mangawhai ▷
Te Arai Point
4.5/5
Beautiful spot - apart from a few surfers we had the place to ourselves!
Basic, clean toilets and an onsite dump station. Beautiful sunsets!