Camping Trade World – Issue 01

DOING BUSINESS WITH... NEW ZEALAND
the few nations on Earth that
allows and actively promotes
wild camping or ‘free camping’.
This means, as long as your
camping unit is what is known
as self-contained (meaning
it has toilets and meets a few
other requirements), you can
pull up and spend the night in
truly magical places all around
both islands of the country.
All this points towards a
successful market in New
Zealand – camping is a hugely
popular pastime for locals in
all forms, whether that be in a
tent, a caravan, a campervan, a
motorhome, or just about any
other type of unit. A recent report
by the New Zealand Herald
estimated that freedom campers
spend an impressive $530million
(NZD) a year and that the
number of people freedom
camping in the country stands at
well over 100,000 per year. But
this market does not just concern
New Zealand natives – visitors
from Germany, the United
Kingdom, France and Australia
were some of the most likely
take part in camping of some
type while visiting the country.
It is a simply huge industry for
tourists, with camping considered
one of the best and easiest ways
to see everything the country
has to offer. Because of this,
there are a wealth of caravan and
motorhome rental companies
in New Zealand that are usually
booked solid throughout the
summer season. Of course, in the
Southern Hemisphere summer
of 2020/2021, the world was
largely still in the grip of the
COVID-19 pandemic, meaning
international visitors were still
unable to visit New Zealand due
to its border closure. However,
domestic camping tourism has
stepped up and helped fill the
large void left by the absence of
overseas tourists.
FACT FILE
Capital: Wellington
Population: 5,000,000
Dialling code: +64
Prime Minister:
Jacinda Arden
Official languages:
English, Maori
Time zones: GMT+12
Currency: NZ Dollar
Internet domain: .nz
ECONOMY IN FOCUS
$203.127
billion GDP (USD)
$41,096
GPD per capita (USD)
2.2%
GDP growth
(pre-COVID-19)
9.2%
unemployment
(2020 estimate)
TOP IMPORT PARTNERS:
European Union
Australia
China
United States
Japan
TOP EXPORT PARTNERS:
China
Australia
United States
European Union
Japan
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