Road closures due to flooding
Our district has been impacted significantly due to flooding and slips. There are several local road and State Highway road closures across the district. Please respect the closures and don't try to breach them.  Read more
Labour Day - Council and Facilities

Many of Council's facilities and services will be closed for Labour Day on Monday 27 October. See the full list here

Adoption of Amended Freedom Camping Bylaw

6 Dec 2023, 9:39 AM

Waitomo District Council adopted the Freedom Camping Bylaw 2023 at the Council Meeting on 28 November 2023.

The Bylaw, which takes effect on 7 December 2023, has been amended to give effect to the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 which amended the Freedom Camping Act 2011, to include:
- an update to the definition of freedom camp, motor vehicle, and self-contained vehicle;
- changes to the national rule, the default position is that freedom camping must now be in a self-contained vehicle;
- changes to the standard penalty charged for offences; and
- a clear exemption for homelessness, a person is not freedom camping if they are unable to live in appropriate accommodation and not on a visitor visa.


The Freedom Camping Bylaw is available here (PDF 6.18 MB). Email and hardcopies may also be requested.