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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: James Imlach: NZ Motor Caravan Association Property and Policy National Manager on the proposed freedom camping bylaw in the Queenstown Lakes District
Description: Fears a proposed bylaw to combat freedom camping in the Queenstown Lakes District could be a headache for Kiwis. The new bylaw goes before councillors this week and proposes 15 designated freedom camping sites for the district following a surge in freedom campers. People freedom camping in other areas could face fines of at least $400.  New Zealand Motor Caravan Association's James Imlach says there was consultation from the council, but it wasn’t done well enough to get a plan that both protects the community and allows law-abiding people to camp in the district witho...