Regional Committees

The Free Beaches society can establish a regional committee in any area where demand supports it. At present there are Regional committees for Wellington and Christchurch.

In the north, there is an annual camp-out in the Kaimais, each January at Ngatuhoa Lodge.

Just north of Auckland the Hibiscus Coast Sun Club hosts a meeting of many free-beachers at Palm Springs. (That's in Parakai, near Hellensville).


The Wellington Region


The main beaches covered by this region include Breaker Bay, at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, and Peka Peka Beach, about 40km up SH 1, just north of Waikanae. 


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The Canterbury Region


'Canterbury' means, of course, mostly the Christchurch area. The 'local' beaches run from Leithfield in the north to Tumbledown Bay in 'the south'. There are also several river spots visited. The main place for the Free Beaches society members though, is just north of Spencerville (via Heyders Road).


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Free Beaches NZ - Annual Summer Camp


A summer camp is held at Ngatuhoa Lodge in the Kaimai Ranges (near Tauranga), during January each year, between the Auckland and Wellington Anniversary weekends. 


See the details for 2011


The Hot Pools


In the Auckland area, we don't have a Regional committee. However, courtesy of the Hibiscus Coast Sun Club, we can join the hordes at Palm Springs on the last Saturday of each month (except December & January).


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