Address: 533 Oparara Road, R.D. 3, Karamea, 7893; browncownz@slingshot.co.nz - Phones: 03 782 6770 - 027 481 4712.
You hosts are Don & Kaylene McIntyre, who love to have visitors. Please contact first, though, to ensure that someone will be home.
"The Orchard", P.O. Box 5460, Dunedin, 9058. Phones: 03 464 3706 (grounds), 03 476 3875, 03 488 3702. orchard@gonatural.co.nz
The club's grounds are at Sutton, near Middlemarch. Facilities include powered caravan sites, tent sites and a 5 bedroom house available for renting which must be booked in advance. There is swimming and canoeing in the nearby Taiere River. Prior contact required.
"Sunshine Gardens" P O Box 121 Wanaka (15 Ewing Place, Albert Town). Phone 03 443 5520; mobile 027 265 6427
Hosted by Rod Webb and Alison Christian, Sunshine Gardens feature two acres of native bush for tent and powered sites plus purpose-built cabins. Rod and Alison are vegetarians, interested in healthy living.
"Southern Palms", P.O. Box 5049, Invercargill, 9843, Southland (located at Otautau). Phone: 03 221 7112, mobile: 027 451 0416 - southernpalms99@hotmail.com or southernnaturally@gonatural.co.nz
A small friendly club at Aparima, 65 km north of Invercargill, on an old school property. The grounds are well sheltered, with plenty of trees, room for several tents, and 12 powered caravan sites. There are miniten, volleyball and tenniquoit courts; a concrete block swimming pool, paddling pool, and a children's playground. The club house has been cosily converted, with several varieties of heating, TV and a well-equipped kitchen. There is a cabin available for accommodation, toilets, shower laundry and freezer room.