CECILE MEIER AND CHARLIE MITCHELL

WE'RE OFF: German visitors Danilson Dala and Andrew Triendade pack up their gear to look for somewhere else for the night after using the carpark on several occasions.

Freedom campers are packing up after the Christchurch City Council put up a "no camping sign" at the council-owned car park in New Brighton.

The measure came after a German freedom camper pulled a knife during an argument with a photographer yesterday and a tense week between the group of campers who overtook the car park and New Brighton residents.

German camper Danilson Dala said he was having breakfast this morning when council staff came and told him and about 20 other campers to leave.

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The Christchurch City Council has put up a no camping sign at the council-owned car park in New Brighton.

"Everyone agreed to leave, it was pretty peaceful," he said.

Dala said he was disappointed in his experience freedom camping in Christchurch,

"It's a little bit rude that the council and the neighbours kicked us out because we just slept here and cleaned up after ourselves."

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