[mkingston]

Me too. But I'm a bit out of touch. I'm aware roadside camping waste has been a mainstream issue for a while, but are many in NZ talking about pressure on environmentally sensitive areas? Is that a very big part of the conversation? (This article might cause one to believe as much).

[Taniwha]

If I look at the local newspaper and the periodic airing of grievances, it's all about camper vans and piles of poo, and then maybe about people who can't safely drive on the left side of the road

I think there probably are isolated areas that are now seeing more people than they ever have but most locals don't get there either - DoC (the government conservation arm) is quite capable of closing places if required