Aotea Lodge has eight powered sites for campervans with the use of toilets
and showers attached to the laundry (there is a small fee for the use of the
laundry). There is a wireless hotspot and internet kiosk in the reception
area. The main complex swimming and spa pool with a conservatory are
at your disposal and there is an on-site restaurant and café. Close to the
Porirua shopping area and a short motorway journey to Wellington and the
Interislander ferry. Your hosts are Peter and Pat. Tariff is $35 for two people
on a powered site and $30 for 2 people on a non powered site. Extra adults
are $15, children $10.

Battle Hill Farm Forest Park is an attractive Regional Park campsite is reached off the Paekakariki Hill Road only 6km north of the Pauatahanui intersection. Enjoy the wide open spaces of rural Wellington and camp in a grassy little dell surrounded by hills and bush and complete with friendly woolly lawnmowers (sheep)! The 500 hectare farm park is a haven for picnickers, walkers, cyclists and horse riders and has many historical features that date from colonial times. Paddle with the kids in the small camp side stream or take a walk to the old battle site at the top of the hill, following the new interpretation trail. Camping is open 365 days of the year. We now operate on a first come, first serve basis only. We do not take bookings. Basic toilet and basin facilities (with wheelchair access) are cold water only and there is a drinking water tap. Gas BBQ_s are permitted (BYO). Because of the livestock and protected wildlife here, no dogs are permitted - even in vehicles. This park is closed at night and served by an on-site ranger. For group bookings, check with the ranger. The maximum number of campers is 120 people.

Facilities

• Flushing toilets
• Dell carpark electric BBQ at no extra charge - please clean it after use

You can also bring your own portable gas BBQ for cooking.

Campervans

Campervans and caravans are welcome to park anywhere in the designated camping area. We do not recommend crossing the ford to the farthest campsites with long buses or campervans. We have limited gravel areas for caravans in the winter and recommend caravans to avoid camping at Battle Hill from June to September.

There is no dumping station at Battle Hill.

Boielles Campsite is the only camping opportunity in the Ōtaki Forks area due to a major slip on Ōtaki Gorge Road.

Seasonal restrictions

Enjoy the picturesque campsite above the Tauherenikau River amongst regenerating bush. Camp at the roadend or walk approx 150 metres along the track to the right of the Gorge to a grassy area amongst trees. Walk the Tauherenikau Gorge track or cool off with a swim in the river.

Bucks Road Number of tent sites - 25

Bookings:

Bookings not required - first come, first served

Though Byron’s Resort Motels & Campground is just a one hour drive from Wellington, you’ll feel like the city and its stress is worlds away.

Bring your Motorhome or caravan or tent and your family and friends, and stay in our large camping ground. Our camp sites are separated by pretty hedges that offer privacy between camp sites.

Watch the motorway traffic jams and city lights from this hillside vantage point!
Turn off the main highway heading north into Porirua and follow the blue
TransitNZ camp signs. The camp sits on a sunny plateau overlooking Porirua
harbour. There are two camping areas with views and a bush backdrop that
provides walks and native birdlife. Portacom ablution units for male and
female are clean and well placed, but with a central changing area. There are a tidy and well-equipped kitchen building with an outdoor dining area (great views!), two toilets, dump station and an automatic laundry.

Only 18 kms to the Interisland ferries.

There are twenty campervan sites, 10 powered and 10 non-powered and 15 grassed tent sites.

Charges are best viewed on the online booking form.

As the name suggests, this is an inner city haven against the vagaries of the
Wellington wind and unpredictability of Interisland Ferry sailings. Situated at
the entrance to the suburb of Newlands and seven minutes from the central
city. Tucked in the corner at the rear of the motel are the 27 all weather
campervan-sites with a bush backdrop and extensive grassed area with picnic
tables. The amenities block houses a small modern kitchen with two islands
of hot plates and a microwave; a TV/dining room and bathrooms with two
showers (disabled access) and two toilets each. If you don’t feel like cooking,
pay a visit to the licensed restaurant/bar on-site. A dump station is provided.
There are no tent sites here.

Carterton Holiday Park is restful camping for the traveller in well-kept, quiet surroundings, not far from the main road and the bustling village shops. There are 32 powered sites divided by shrubs into private individual bays, and room for 50 tents on tidy attractive sites. It also boasts 6 fully furnished, heated and carpeted self-contained units sleeping up to 6 people.  All linen and bedding is provided in self-contained units. Plus 4 basic cabins sleeping up to 7 people. An appealing kitchen provides stove and microwave plus a fridge. A glassed-in dining area has a TV and opens to a covered terrace with BBQ. A dump station, washing machines and dryer are provided. The centrally-located ablution block is well-appointed and includes full disabled access facilities. Your hosts are Phil and Sharrie. All sites are $38 for two people.

Adventure awaits at this dramatic seaside environment some 64 km from
Masterton. The road winds through picturesque Wairarapa countryside. An
avenue of tall palms leads into the camp, which is situated right on a safe
beach, protected by the outcrop of Castlepoint rock and lighthouse. A cardswipe
gate controls access to the 120 powered sites (all with taps), plus 15
tent sites. In this terraced area sites are varied, some with shady trees and
all with shelter fences. The beach front sites offer great sea views and there
is a kids’ playground. The modern amenities are clean and bright with lots
of extras. The large kitchen extends to a dining and comfy TV lounge room,
and there is internet access in the office.. The ovens are coin-operated. Hire
a boogie board. Visit the pub, petrol station and golf course near by. Pets
by arrangement between end of Easter and labour weekend only. A dump
station is provided. Kerry and Lynell are your hosts. All sites are from $18
per adult. Seasonal rates apply.