It was 1958 when the Association first set up a group insurance scheme at a time when most companies would not even insure motor caravans. Today, the NZMCA’s insurance scheme is called Covi NZMCA Insurance.

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The idea of Self Containment was first mooted in 1973, adopted in 1976, and then developed until being accepted as a NZ Standard in the early 90's. In 1993, the Technical Sub-committee though government legislation, effected the official adoption of the Low Volume Vehicle Code for motor caravans. In 2000, the NZMCA spent over $40,000 in having the NZ Standard upgraded to the present version NZS 5465:2001. In 2017, a new funding for a review of the standard put into effect a significant amendment; that Certified Self-Containment (CSC) documentation will only be issued to vehicles that have a toilet that is able to be used inside the vehicle, even with the bed made up.

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Since 1991, the NZMCA has been building a unique network of overnight parking locations on private land throughout New Zealand that welcome our members, and provide a safe place for them to park overnight.

Today, POPs provide more than just a safe place to park overnight but have become opportunities to sample a wide variety of New Zealand experiences at little or no cost. The range of property types run from residential sites, business premises, golf clubs to sites of historical and tourist interest.

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The scheme strives to encourage the development of useful amenities to towns across the country as well as helping to organise and promote certified self-contained parking at a diverse range of interesting events, including: festivals, motor-racing, concerts, airshows and more. The Off The Beaten Track is a similar initiative but geared towards spurring motorhome tourism traffic to areas that are not traditionally tourism hotspots. Hopefully, these helps in revitalising these communities with the presence (and dollars) of domestic motorhome tourists.

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