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Camping Club Retains Child Sex Offender, Lawyer Resigns

7/5/2026

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All Points Camping Club kept convicted child sex offender David Triggs as a member despite parole restrictions.
Committee lawyer Christine Batt resigned, arguing the club should have filed a complaint and warned members.
The NZ Motor Caravan Association cancelled Triggs’s membership in August 2020 after learning of his conviction.
Club president Angela Bryan said the committee kept the issue confidential, argued Triggs had served his sentence and no formal complaint existed.

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Story summary

All Points Camping Club kept convicted child sex offender David Triggs as a member despite parole restrictions.
Committee lawyer Christine Batt resigned, arguing the club should have filed a complaint and warned members.
The NZ Motor Caravan Association cancelled Triggs’s membership in August 2020 after learning of his conviction.
Club president Angela Bryan said the committee kept the issue confidential, argued Triggs had served his sentence and no formal complaint existed.