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Camping
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Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region are home to numerous camping grounds. The Christmas-New Year period has traditionally been a time when families leave the stress of work and the comforts of home behind to camp at the beach or river. From campgrounds situated within the city, to further afield, explore this New Zealand holiday tradition.
Bacon and egg breakfast at Spencer Park
Wayne and Daphne Todd having bacon and eggs for breakfast with Robert Todd and Angela Darly at Spencer Park motor camp.
Camping at Motukarara
View of a family camping at Motukarara near Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury.
Coes Ford camping area
A boy with an inflatable inner tube at Coes Ford camping area.
Girl Guides erecting a tent
Girl Guides erecting a tent in a paddock in Brookside as part of a residential training camp where attendees leave basic survival skills. Pictured from left are Susan Cook, Susan Latimer and Jackie...
Kairaki camping ground
View across caravans and tents at the camping ground at Kairaki.
Presbyterian bible class camp
Mid Canterbury district Presbyterian bible class camp at Rakaia.
Riccarton Primary School camping exercise
Students with the lunch they made themselves during a camping exercise at Riccarton Primary School.
Spencer Park Motor Camp
Tents blown over by the wind at Spencer Park Motor Camp.
The Stratton family camping at Selwyn Motor Camp
Mr Stratton, Mrs Stratton with Barry and Denyse (and budgie, Tinker) at Selwyn Motor Camp, Timaru.
The Yellowlees family camping at Woodend
Stewart, Linda, Joe Yellowlees of Kaiapoi, sunbathing outside their caravan at Woodend Beach.