Rachel Shankland
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Hokitika ▷
KiwiCamp Hokitika
People seem negative about the KiwiCash / Penny facilities, but we've had a fob for about 10months and think they're brilliant, wish there were more of them!
You just buy a fob and top up your account and pay for the amenities you want e.g. 20cents for hot water to do dishes, $3 for 5 min hot water shower. Tap and pay as you go.
Lots of space to park up and nice and quiet.
$20 here for the night, unpowered.
You don't get campsites with these facilities for anywhere near the low cost so it's great! Even if you just want a shower, it's cheaper than a leisure centre if you're fast. Top tip: take a bucket and fill it with hot water at the start so if you run out you can rinse and finish / use it to shave your legs or whatever if you need longer.
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North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷ Hastings ▷
Haumoana Domain
Really lovely freedom camping site with lots of space.
Near the beach so you can hear the ocean which is so nice, and quiet too because its away from the road, trees and shrubs provide some level of privacy and further quiet too. Pick a grassy sheltered spot and enjoy! Only amenities we saw are toilets (no soap unfortunately - only downside) and fresh drinking water plus a few picnic tables too. Couple of landfill bins. Recycling is scarce around here...
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Waiharara ▷
NZ Outback
Amazing little place, we turned up after dark and the owner lives on site so just came straight out, didn't have cash so did a bank transfer, so easy and super affordable compared to other places
- places charge more that don't have a flushing toilet or hot shower. Just one toilet and shower inside a converted caravan, really quirky. Hot shower is great. We were the only people staying so had it to ourselves, loved it. Owner was really nice. Wish there were more places like it!