UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2011-Due to damage caused during the Easter Floods there has been significant changes to camping available at Central Hawke's Bay beaches. Please contact the Council on +064 6 857 8060 for details

Click here to read the CHBDC Camping Policy

1. Pourerere Beach Please note: following community concerns Council has agreed to substitute ‘free' camping at Pourerere Beach during the peak summer holiday season for a system of allocated camping overseen by a community committee. From 17 December until 6 February each year a permit application fee applies. For the rest of the year permits must be obtained from Council for any camping at Pourerere Beach but no charge will apply. However due to the 2011 Easter Floods there are now changes to the availability of sites. You can ring or email (bruce.kitto@chbdc.govt.nz) Council for details.

The following conditions MUST be observed:

a) Pourerere Beach users MUST obtain a permit. Casual campers at other areas must notify the Council's Bylaw Officer of their name, address and contact phone number, their intended location and length of stay. The length of stay is not to exceed 7 days.

b) A camp site must be set up in such a way that there is no interference or damage to sand hills, trees or other vegetation growth. No permanent structures will be permitted.

c) Campers must leave the site clean and tidy.

Suitable signs will be erected advising public of (i) areas where camping is permitted and (ii) areas where camping is not permitted.

House rules

• Length of stay is not to exceed 7 days
• Campers must leave the site clean and tidy
• Camp sites must be set up in such a way as to not interfere with or damage trees, other vegetation such as sand dune plants, or disturb nesting birds in the dunes
• No permanent structures will be permitted
• Suitable signs will be erected advising public of (i) areas where camping is permitted and (ii) areas where camping is not permitted.

Casual campers must notify the Council's Bylaw Officer of their name, address and contact phone number, their intended camping area and length of stay. Phone +64 6 857 8060 for more information.

Click here to read the CHBDC Camping Policy