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30 October 2026
Pooing in bushes, laundry in the lake: Calls for freedom camping ban at popular Wānaka lakeside spot
Wānaka residents are calling for a freedom camping ban at a popular lakeside spot, saying some visitors are defecating in the bushes, doing laundry in the lake and dumping their rubbish.
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