Canterbury

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Canterbury

Lots on offer here, straight roads make for easy driving but a zig zag approach is rewarded. Good place to get lost in. Watch out for local one eyed rugby fanatics.

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Waihora Park Reserve Camping Ground

The Waihora Park Domain is a very peaceful setting in Motukarara, near Banks Penisula on the way out to Akaroa. T It has public toilets and...

***CLOSED April - October*** This is a designated freedom camping area supported by the Selwyn District Council. Coes Ford can be found just...

Lake Ellesmere is New Zealand's fifth largest lake and has a huge biodiversity of birdlife. The lake is actually a lagoon covering 20,000 hectares...

Welcome to South Brighton Holiday Park. Our family owned and operated holiday park is the closest seaside park to Christchurch providing the ideal...

Drop in, bring the family. Your Christchurch break is easy!

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Freedom camping prohibited at weekends (7pm Fridays – 7pm Sundays) between 1 October and 1 May. At other times, freedom camping is allowed...

Certified self-contained camping vehicles only. Must move to a new location after two nights. Max stay of four nights in any 30 days in the City...

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Welcome to Christchurch's closest Holiday Park to Christchurch International Airport!

Certified self-contained campervans can stay for up to two nights in any 30 day period in the signposted freedom camping area. Camping is now...

Marine Parade Laybys

City Coastal Freedom Camping Restricted Zone

Certified self-contained campervans