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- From: bthoms@waikato.ac.nz
- Newsgroups: rec.nude
- Subject: Re: Recommendations in Southern Hemisphere
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.131634.13460@waikato.ac.nz>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 13:16:34 +1300
- References: <1993Jan20.182751.1108@dxcern.cern.ch> <1993Jan21.043651.3356@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Andy (and any interested others)
-
- There are about 16 nudist clubs between Auckland and Christchurch and 2
- resorts. As well as that there are literally dozens of beaches that are either
- used by naturists/nudists or can be without any fuss. The fastest way to find
- out about beaches is to stop in at the local club when you arrive in nz and ask
- the locals. Auckland has about ten beaches handy to the city that are CO.
-
- Also in Auckland there are four nudist clubs. The largest one (with a good
- attitude to visitors and single men) is the Auckland Outdoor Health Club, which
- can be contacted at P.O. Box 2702 Auckland. The shop there sells guides to nz
- nudist clubs and (with members c.300) there are plenty of people to give you
- the low down. I haven't yet visited the Canterbury Sun Club in Christchurch,
- but people down there are usually very obliging. Their address is P.O. Box 1823
- Christchurch.
-
- Of the two resorts, Riverlands Hideaway Resort is about 55 km from Napier on
- the east coast of the North Island. It has only recently been established, but
- it offers nude horseriding and nude whitewater rafting, as well as other rural
- type activities. Their address is R.D.2 Napier or phone (64-6)834-9756. Mapua
- Leisure Park is the other resort, not far out of Nelson at the top of the South
- Island. Mapua is a long established CO motel/camping ground with its own beach
- and the usual array of nudist activities. The address is Toru Street, Mapua,
- Nelson or phone (64-3)540-2666.
-
- Rotota Sun Club in the central North Island is located in a geothermal area,
- and is the only nudist club (I think) in nz with its own nature hot springs for
- bathing in. It is also alongside a lake and very near a (locally) famous
- thermal park which featured in the video "Naked Down Under".
-
- Except for the resorts (who assume that you will be staying) typically nz clubs
- do not have a day visitor's fee: i.e. visitors (especially ones with INF cards)
- are welcome free of charge. For people with INF cards there is a token camping
- fee. Most clubs have powered camping sites for people who have
- campervans.Universally facilities are clean, if sometimes a little rustic.
-
- Having been elected as Public Relations Officer for the NZ Nudist Federation at
- Christmas time, I am working on getting together a comprehensive tourist guide
- to NZ CO and clothes free (CF?) recreation. It's taking a while, but anyone
- interested in particular items of info. can contact me via e-mail and I'll get
- stuff sent to you.
-
- Brent Thomson, Waikato, NZ
-