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Holiday Accommodation Parks Association of New Zealand (HAPNZ) CEO Fergus Brown delivered the mail on a reality which is now valid on both sides of the Tasman.

Brown and other key speakers indentified a completely new first priority focus for the caravan and camping industry.

'It is not just a matter of picking things up where we left them the key market segment for industry is not older people anymore it's families', he said.

Generous industry supporter Techni Ice provides another great prize for March GoSee TravelSmart Club members. The Techni Ice 23 lt Cooler Bag free TravelSmart member Club winner for March is Shane Lewthwaite of Marsden Qld.

All freeTravelSmart Club members are automatically in line for the chance to win monthly prizes.

Join the free TravelSmart members club for a chance to win Great Divide Tours Classic Outback Tracks in the (April) TravelSmart prizes draw.

The Jeep and Mopar brands have once again collaborated to develop a variety of vehicles that will debut at the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, USA from April 12 to 20.

Wrangler Maximum Performance has a 70:1 crawl ratio.

It is armed with new Jeep Performance Parts-exclusive push-button electric-locking Dana 60 axles at the front and rear, as well as 4.88 gearing and the 4:1 Rock-Trac transfer case.

The New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) say they had no option other than to initiate a Judicial Review legal challenge to the Thames-Coromandel District Council's freedom camping bylaws.

NZMCA President Bruce Stanger urges as many NZMCA members as possible to attend the review.

The two-day Judicial Review is set to be heard at the Hamilton High Court on April 15 and 16.

Hayman Reese launches the first wireless battery monitor designed to ensure the fail-safe operation of trailer break away batteries at the NSW Caravan and Camping Super Show on April 26.

Mandatory on all caravans and trailers in Australia with a gross trailer mass of over two tonnes, some states like NSW also require a battery monitor unit (like SmartCheckTM) be installed to ensure that the battery powering the system never fails.

SmartCheckTM will also be available in New Zealand.

The VW Amarok diesel Dual Cab 4x4 impresses GoSee as a capable, quality, smooth, quiet, and comfortable tow vehicle. The Amarok is the first Dual Cab Ute sold in Australia to get a twin turbo.

GSA tried the Trendline and the Highline.

But this article is a specific impression driven by the diverse model options. So to nail it down we are talking about the Amarok Highline.

Peter Jackson found Matamata in the Hamilton and Waikato as the setting for one of the first scenes of his epic adaptation of the JRR Tolkien classic, The Lord of the Rings.

Visitors can follow Peter Jackson's footsteps and hear how movie magic was made on a guided tour through the Hobbiton Movie Set.

If the Shire is at the heart of Lord of the Rings, then the Hamilton & Waikato region is at the heart of the Shire.

GoSee has upgraded its free Plan a Trip touring map option to give full satellite coverage from one specific destination to another anywhere in Australia and New Zealand with up to four via points.

Plan a Trip is the 13th option down on the left hand side of the GoSee Home Page and it has been a must do for GoSeers for 10 years.

Plan a Trip is one of the most popular free services for travellers GoSee provides so we have worked to make a good thing better on both sides of the Tasman.

State Highway 5 at 247km is the second shortest of New Zealand's eight national highways but it is the North Island's direct route to an amazing geothermal world which steams, hisses and bubbles.

It opens the door to New Zealand's iconic Te Puia, at Rotorua and the living Maori village of Whakarewarewa, giant Californian Redwoods in Whakarewarewa Forest, Huka Falls, Waimangu Volcanic Valley, and excellent Holiday Park accommodation.

The GoSee drive tourism websites in Australia and New Zealand now have confirmation from 891 Australian and 182 New Zealand parks that they are Pet Friendly.

www.GoSeeAustralia.com.au and www.GoSeeNewZealand.co.nz are now the most up-to-date Pet Friendly Caravan Park resources available.

The combined individual reader total for nine GoSee Pet Friendly articles is 240,697.

Pet Friendly parks in Australia and New Zealand can be found quickly if the GoSee Advanced Search option is used.