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Story: Camping

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early New Zealand campers

  3. The golden age of camping

  4. School camps

  5. Camping in the 2000s

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early New Zealand campers

Settler's tent, 1841

Settler's tent, 1841 (1st of 3)

Naval camp, Drury, 1863

Naval camp, Drury, 1863 (2nd of 3)

Snowbound surveyor, Central Otago, 1858

Snowbound surveyor, Central Otago, 1858 (3rd of 3)

Explorers' camp, Canterbury Plains, 1848

Explorers' camp, Canterbury Plains, 1848

Night-time camp, Rangiora, 1849

Night-time camp, Rangiora, 1849

Camping at Cave, 1894

Camping at Cave, 1894

Katherine Mansfield and party, Urewera, 1907

Katherine Mansfield and party, Urewera, 1907

From page 2 - The golden age of camping

Tui Glen camp, 1933

Tui Glen camp, 1933

Canvas village, Ōrākei, 1910

Canvas village, Ōrākei, 1910

Mt Maunganui, 1955

Mt Maunganui, 1955

Home-made caravan, around the 1920s

Home-made caravan, around the 1920s (1st of 4)

Cambridge Caravan Club, 1936

Cambridge Caravan Club, 1936 (2nd of 4)

Caravanning,  Selwyn Motor Camp, 1968

Caravanning, Selwyn Motor Camp, 1968 (3rd of 4)

Caravan rally, Mt Maunganui, 2012

Caravan rally, Mt Maunganui, 2012 (4th of 4)

Motutere Bay, 2009

Motutere Bay, 2009

From page 3 - School camps

Sunday school camp, Otago, 1909

Sunday school camp, Otago, 1909

Agricultural study camp, Feilding, around 1910

Agricultural study camp, Feilding, around 1910

First official school camp, Hūnua, 1938

First official school camp, Hūnua, 1938

Port Waikato school camp, around 1960

Port Waikato school camp, around 1960

School camp, Upper Hutt, 1995

School camp, Upper Hutt, 1995

From page 4 - Camping in the 2000s

Rained-out campers, Waikanae, 2008

Rained-out campers, Waikanae, 2008

Closing a historic campground, 2005

Closing a historic campground, 2005

Camping at Port Jackson, Coromandel

Camping at Port Jackson, Coromandel

Freedom camping, Otago, 2009

Freedom camping, Otago, 2009

Restricting freedom camping, 2011

Restricting freedom camping, 2011

How to cite this page:

Mark Derby, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/camping/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Mark Derby, published 5 Sep 2013

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