Progress is being made to solve freedom camping issues in Napier, with residents at the forefront.
Freedom camping has caused concerns in Napier since the associated act was passed in 2011, with a Napier City Council bylaw in 2014, and reviews in 2015 and 2016 attempts to deal with the issue.
When adopting the 2016 Freedom Camping Bylaw, council agreed to create a working group, to explore issues and look at the practice in the long term.
As freedom camping concerns were not unique to Napier council were looking to solutions from other regions, modelling the working group on Taupo's.
This group took shape during a Napier City Council regulatory committee meeting yesterday, when councillors were provided with a draft project plan and terms of reference.