Julianne McKie
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Fairlie ▷
Fairlie Holiday Park
Great place to stay, friendly, accommodating staff.
Called ahead as going to arrive late - Mary Jane said no problem. Ended up staying 2 nights as was such a relaxing place to chill. Easy walk to town. Watched rugby World Cup at local pub. Make sure you try the pies at the bakery and you can get a great meal at Carnegie’s all within walking distance. Good tracks for walking and bike riding. Laundry and good kitchen facilities. Value for money
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Te Anau ▷
Henry Creek Campsite
Large site with lots of secluded areas to park or set up tent.
Toilets, picnic tables, able to access waterfront. Nice area for walking, quiet.
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Makarora ▷
Cameron Flat Campsite
Beautiful spot between snow capped mountains, Big site, lots of room for vans but only a few of us the night we stayed .
Further development occurring. Great walk through forest track to Blue pools - well worth the walk. Toilets. Close to road but not a lot of traffic.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Christchurch ▷
North South Holiday Park
Great place to finish journey as facilities to wash camper prior to returning ( free)Large area, accomodate many vans.
Good kitchen/ laundry and bathroom facilities. Short stroll to fuel station and The highway inn pub for a meal and or drink with friendly locals. Good set up for kids
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Porirua ▷
Ngāti Toa
Great waterfront spot to spend the night.
Signage of where to park not that clear but lots of other vans there so we just parked between them. Nice to walk along water front and easy walk to shops including supermarket and great bar D4 with fast wifi. Booked ferry tickets for next day there through direct ferries and was surprised by almost $70 in free meal vouchers to use during trip. Train station close good spot to park and train into Wellington. Toilets a stroll away.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Westport ▷
Kawatiri Beach Reserve – Westport
Nice place to stop at the beach, easy to find, busy with lots of vans.
Single toilet and tap, recycle bins. Lots of driftwood on beach - great for a walk if not too windy. Council worker there in morning to clean very helpful
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Golden Bay ▷
Wharariki Beach Holiday Park
Well worth the long gravel road drive.
Good facilities - kitchen, common room, verandah ( good spot for some yoga) hot showers and laundry facilities ( need coins for both). Not many campers so very quiet. Walk to beach for sunset, very windy at beach but treated to seal pups playing in the pools. Staff friendly and helpful. Cafe on premises but we did not use. Horses, ducks and peacock roaming the grounds.
Thank you for your review. The horses are now re-farmed. The ducks are wild - flown in on an exceptional windy patch and seemed to have liked what they found. Management.
Glenda
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Whitianga ▷
Mercury Bay Council Area Office Carpark
Council car park close to town, easy to find, quiet and out of the wind ( was windy night).
No facilities but good place to be able to park and sleep for the night.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Tarawera ▷
Lake Ōkāreka Campsite
Scenic waterfront location, quiet, only one other campervan there with us.
Long drop toilets. Chickens and sparrows to keep you company. Nice spot.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Harihari ▷
Lake Ianthe Matahi Campsite
Nice waterfront spot, quiet, new jetty to walk on.
Two toilets and sink/ bench under cover for cooking. Sheltered from wind and road noise.
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South Island ▷ Central Otago ▷ Cromwell ▷
Lake Dunstan / Bendigo
Nice view if you are staying in tent but with campervan no view, close to road so lots of road noise.
Toilets and recycle bins though one was damaged and unusable. Was only free place available after great Doubtful sound trip.
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North Island ▷ Rotorua Region ▷ Rotorua ▷
Rotorua Thermal Holiday Park
Good value to camp and unlimited use of thermal pools until close then able to access again early am before opening.
Busy site, kitchen facilities ( hot plate took a long time to cook on), laundry facilities, drying room and hot showers and toilets. Great place to unwind after long day of driving. Food available to purchase from cafe a bit expensive and not that great.