Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is looking for community feedback on freedom camping in the district in a new survey launched last week.

Council has undertaken a site-by-site assessment of all potential freedom camping sites across the district, QLDC community services general manager Thunes Cloete said.

"This assessment has identified a number of sites across the district, and we're interested in hearing what our community and other stakeholders think about freedom camping in these sites before notifying a proposed bylaw for formal consultation," Thunes said.

Council’s last freedom camping bylaw was adopted in 2019.

At the time of adoption, it was agreed a review and/or new bylaw would be undertaken within 18-24 months, informed by a comprehensive assessment.

Community input will inform the new bylaw.

"We're also interested in understanding how people feel about freedom camping in general and how it may or may not contribute to the district, in addition to the type and scale of controls and restrictions used to protect both our environment and the health and safety of people,” Thunes said.

Formal consultation on the draft bylaw will be undertaken in August.

Feedback on the online survey closes at 5pm on Thursday July 15.

Share your feedback on freedom camping in the Queenstown Lakes district here.

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