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The New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Inc (NZMCA) is a membership-based organisation representing the interests of private motorhome and caravan owners in New Zealand. Formed in 1956, member benefits include discounts on services and products, free and low-cost overnight sites, a dedicated insurance scheme and a range of publications & digital resources.[1] Membership is restricted to permanent New Zealand residents and only those overseas residents who are current financial members of a kindred club in their home country. All members' vehicles must be certified as self-contained[2] and prominently display the distinctive NZMCA winged logo.

The NZMCA engages with territorial authorities on provisions for freedom camping, based on the Freedom Camping Act 2011. It claims that Queenstown-Lakes District Council has effectively banned freedom camping, in contravention of the law, and after engaging 17 times with QLDC over a ten-year period, lodged proceedings in the High Court in March 2021.[3] The following month, the NZMCA announced that they would take Marlborough District Council to the High Court over similar issues.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Member Benefits". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Membership Application". NZMCA. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Chandler, Philip (25 March 2021). "Freedom camping organisation takes QLDC to court". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Ranford, Chloe (6 April 2021). "Councils facing court challenge to freedom camping rules". Stuff. Retrieved 14 April 2021.


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