A decision on the future of freedom camping - tourists who visit the city in campervans and park on public land in the city - has been postponed, after a change at government level.
The Dunedin City Council held hearings on the issue earlier this month, when 28 submissions were considered, and was to have made a decision by May 31.
But Cr Kate Wilson said yesterday that was no longer required.
The Government introduced a new Freedom Camping Bill to Parliament this month, and the council wanted to wait and see the outcome of that.
The new law will provide for a $200 instant fine for illegal camping, imposed on the camper or the vehicle, and new regulations requiring campervan hire companies to record and disclose details so fines can be enforced.
Fines of up to $10,000 may be imposed by courts on a successful prosecution for illegally discharging a campervan's sewage, to deal with what Environment Minister and Acting Conservation Minister Nick Smith described as "irresponsible campers spoiling our most iconic areas with human waste and litter".
An extraordinary Dunedin City Council meeting on Tuesday, which was to have considered the matter, should be brief, with just the speed limit on a new portion of State Highway 88, by the Forsyth Barr Stadium, to be considered.
