Use DOC campsites, holiday parks and council-approved sites for predictable overnight stays, water and waste handling.
Camper Rules Assistant
Build a country route and get compact allowed/do-not-assume/check cards for overnight rules, LEZ, tolls, documents and winter requirements.
New Zealand
New Zealand is excellent for campervans when you plan around freedom-camping rules, self-containment certification, DOC restrictions, diesel road-user charges, toll roads and fast-changing alpine weather.
Freedom camping is legal only where national law, council bylaws and land-manager rules allow it, and many places require a certified self-contained vehicle.
New Zealand has a small number of electronic toll roads, but diesel, heavy and some electric vehicles also need road user charges. There is no broad low-emission sticker for touring campervans, but practical access limits come from ferries, one-lane bridges, gravel roads, height and parking rules.
Indonesia
Indonesia motorhome travel is an advanced logistics exercise: island ferries, customs Vehicle Declaration or carnet handling, BPJT toll categories, national-park permits, urban access, monsoon risk and volcanic or remote-area disruption must be planned together.
Motorhome service density is low and island logistics dominate, so each leg needs water, waste, fuel, ferry and overnight checks.
Use campsites, guesthouses with secure parking, private permission, national-park facilities or authorised tourism sites instead of assuming wild camping is allowed.
Toll roads are route and class based, while ferries, parking, park permits and marine-park tickets can add separate costs. Jakarta, Bali, old towns, mountain roads and protected areas need access and parking checks before routing a large camper in.
Overnight and wild camping
New Zealand
Freedom camping is legal only where national law, council bylaws and land-manager rules allow it, and many places require a certified self-contained vehicle.
- Check the sign at the exact site, because councils can restrict nights, vehicle type, season and parking bays.
- DOC conservation land has prohibited and restricted freedom-camping areas, including places limited to self-contained vehicles.
Indonesia
Use campsites, guesthouses with secure parking, private permission, national-park facilities or authorised tourism sites instead of assuming wild camping is allowed.
- Beaches, temples, villages, plantations and protected landscapes can have local adat, religious, security or conservation rules.
- Ask before setting out awnings, chairs, cooking gear or generators outside a formal campsite.