Uretiti Beach
Uretiti, the most popular of many Northland beaches, is 38km south of Whangarei and 5 km north of Waipu; a two hour drive north from Auckland. Immediately behind the beach the Department of Conservation administers a campground - the Uretiti Recreation Reserve entrance is right next to a police road-use checkpoint. There are temporary managers at the camp from December to Easter.
The 5km beach is very safe for families. A local group, Jaybirds, host various
events at this beach, including one in early December and another during February's National Naturist Week.
(Accommodation may be possible with the Jaybirds host: River Lodge,
at Waipu; or Serendipity Park near
Maungaturoto.)
An average summer weekday
DoC charges $7 for overnight camping - and there is a small note among the camp rules saying "no
nudity in camp."
Facilities are basic - cold showers, toilets and water taps. The beach is
just a 20m walk through the dunes.
Looking south toward Waipu
In the interests of 'user group harmony' DoC's Northern Conservancy in Whangarei mentioned in a camp flyer, that the nudists have a "voluntary policy" of walking south from the camp grounds. However, some unidentified people seem to have taken that as a direction! If anyone makes that a requirement of you, please get the person's name and report it to us please. (Note that DoC has no legal jurisdiction on the beach.)
Another normal weekday scene at Uretiti.