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DOC staff: what kind of camper are you? (Part II)

Department of Conservation —  07/01/2013
Stephen Roberts by the Paringa River.

Stephen Roberts by the Paringa River

Stephen Roberts

Position and office:
A Band Ranger, (Goat Hunter/Whitebait Compliance), Hokitika Area Office.

Are you a Family camper, a Glamper, or a Wilderness wanderer?
Definitely a Wilderness wanderer, there is nothing that could top wandering around the special places like Te Urewera National Park.

Lisa Hamker

Position and office:
Ranger Visitor Information, Paparoa Visitor Centre.

Are you a Family camper, a Glamper, or a Wilderness wanderer?
If it comes to camping, I would definitely see myself in the category “Wilderness wanderer”. Even more so, in the category “Camping in the most impossible spots”. My partner Scott and I spent a whole summer travelling New Zealand and pitching our tent wherever there was a flat bit of ground, discovering the most amazing places to spend the night. We share a tiny one-person tent, but will be upgrading to a two-person tent soon.

Lisa spending the night in the bush at Dusky track.

Lisa spending the night in the bush at Dusky track

Trudi Ngawhare

Position and office:
Trudi Ngawhare, Ranger (Community Relations) Gisbourne office

Are you a Family camper, a Glamper, or a Wilderness wanderer?
A Wilderness wandering Family Camper… the more isolated the better! I am planning a family bike ride from Opotiki to Te Araroa (East Cape) over a couple of days, fishing and diving all the way! Will probably have a ‘My kitchen rules’ camp cook off, marbles, bomb competitions…any competition we can think of.

Trudi at the beach collecting kina.

Trudi at the beach collecting kina

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DOC staff: what kind of camper are you?

Department of Conservation —  31/12/2012
Abby Hamilton in Aoraki National Park.

Abby Hamilton

Abby Hamilton

Position and office:
Ranger, Community Relations, Visitor Centre, Aoraki/Mt Cook.

Are you a Family camper, a Glamper, or a Wilderness wanderer?
A Wilderness wanderer (in a tent or the back of the car), and my goal is to holiday in my caravan in secluded spots, like in the picture below (friends’ and family’s properties in the wilderness, and DOC sites etc..), more often!

Abby's caravan she used to live in.

The caravan that Abby used to live in while studying at Lincoln University

Arna Litchfield

Position and office:
Permissions Advisor, Hamilton Shared Service Centre

Are you a Family camper, a Glamper, or a Wilderness wanderer?
I don’t often get out camping, but did have an awesome long weekend at Matai Bay a few years back with friends. While I could handle the cold showers while I was there, I was a very happy lady when I got home and got back to hot water…. So I would say that I’d have a tendancy to glamp where the opportunity is there 🙂

Arna on Cooks Beach.

Arna and a couple of friends at Cooks Beach last summer

Simon Mazzotti

Position and office:
Ranger, Visitor Information, Mt Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre (Wanaka).

Are you a Family camper, a Glamper, or a Wilderness wanderer?
A mix of Wilderness wanderer (when I’m away on my own) and car-camper (when I have to make a few comfort concessions to convince friends to join in).

Cricket on the Wanaka lakefront.

Simon and his mates play cricket at Lake Wanaka

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