Camping at Mount Cook
Sir, — The Mount Cook National Park Board’s camping ban is a short-sighted denial of the spirit of national parks. Basic amenity camps (running water, toilets, rubbish disposal) can work with minimal maintenance. An ideal example is the Te Paki coastal reserve of the far north which provides two such camps supervised by the park ranger. Here, as in other areas we have visited this year where free camping is allowed, (notably the East Coast) there are very few signs of abuse. Caretakers we have spoken to have few complaints because the large majority of people using these areas are there to enjoy the natural environment and are caring enough to leave the place as they found it. It is a dismal situation when a board has the power th deny the camper access to a part of our heritage. —Yours, etc., B. C. CARTER. F. M. MURPHY. October 12, 1975.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33973, 14 October 1975, Page 20
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