Whangārei District Council bylaw bans summer freedom camping in some areas 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Freedom campers will be banned from Kowharewa Bay, on the Tutukaka coast, over summer under a new Whangārei District Council bylaw. Photo / file. Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz Peak season summer freedom camping will be banned along Tutukaka Coast under Whangārei District Council's new Camping in Public Places Bylaw. Freedom camping will be banned for almost two months annually at about five of the coast's dozen sites along one of the district's most demand-challenged coastal hotspots.