About This Company
Mighty's depot in Auckland is temporarily transferred from Pearse Drive to Puhinui Road after a fire incident last September 2020. Despite the unfortunate happening, their rental fleet is still open for travellers who are eyeing for an expensive road trip.
Mighty Campers New Zealand is aimed more at the mid-range to budget traveller and supplies 2 berth campervans through to 6 berth motorhomes. They have a total of 6 models for hire, along with 3 Summer Campers from Britz.
The parent company of Mighty, Britz, and Maui - THL - have started introducing a summer peak program where they rent newly built campers for the period rather than buying them. This has already started in Australia and should happen in New Zealand soon. In the meantime, you will just have to deal with 1740! vehicles they already have floating around the land of the long white cloud. You should know that when you deal with Mighty you are dealing with a huge corporation not a mum and dad show or even a small team. Revenue for Financial Year 2016 in NZ alone was NZD$68m and for the whole company across all its operations, it was NZD$279m. THL is listed on the NZ stock exchange.
Mighty tout 'cheap camper rental' as many places as they can. They want to offer as many options as possible so that you are comfortable in knowing that they will be able to accommodate you no matter what you are looking for. They have small and compact and large and homely units—most come with toilet and showers. Just like their sister companies, Maui and Britz, they also have three depots—Auckland, Christchurch, and Queenstown. With multiple locations, it's easy to go freedom camping around the country. But of course, it's important to have information about NZ freedom camping rules. Check it here.
Unlike so many other campervan hire companies, Mighty has not branched into crappy car rental - they are wholly campervan and motorhome. As mentioned they have small 2 berth up to 6 berth motorhomes. Unfortunately, no 4wd campers. Vehicle age is generally getting on a bit as they are the hand-me-downs from Britz mostly, but not always. There is at least one design in here, the Jackpot, that is not in the Britz fleet, but more often than not, expect the vehicle to be 3 to 6 years old.
Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- Huge numbers in the fleet
- The motorhomes are certified as self contained
- Good variety to suit all comers
✗ Cons
- Impersonal massive company
- Not the cheapest in the 'budget' market
- Older campers with wear and tear