The Department of Conservation's brought in reinforcements to help look after its busiest campsites.
It's spent $3.6m to maintain facilities as well as hiring new rangers over the summer period.
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Tourism Policy Manager Richard Davies says visitors need to be catered for.
"They need infrastructure, they need to know where they can camp and what they can do and that's really what the investment is targeted at".
DOC ‘Roving Ranger’ Pene van der Spek has been brought on for a second year in the Marlborough Sounds, as the number of campers continue to rise.
She and her husband check in on seven sites and are assisted by volunteer camp hosts.
We were here 24/7, especially before Christmas and doing the whole lot, so that was pretty full on,” Mrs van der Spek says.
It’s clear the campsites are attracting more visitors. Over the last three years, the amount of money collected at sites around the country rose from $5,910,000 to $7,543,000 – an increase of nearly a million dollars a year.
"We need to invest to keep up with that additional demand,” says Mr Davies.
“Communities have told us it can be a struggle for them to make that investment, so the government is keen to support local communities to make the most of this visitor growth. We want it to be sustainable, tourism can be great for local communities but you do have to put in place some of the basic services”.
Pene and other roving rangers will be on duty until Easter.
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