SOCIETY'S LODGES AND HOUSES

Forest and Bird, Volume 15, Issue 3, 1 August 1984, Page 32

SOCIETY'S LODGES AND HOUSES

Bushy Park, Kai Iwi 24 km north of Wanganui. Fine old homestead, lovely grounds, 89ha of native bush. Electric stove, hot water, and other facilities available. Bring your own rations. Bedding supplied. Linen and towels $1.50 per bed*. Fees: Members: single $12 per night; double $18 per night. Nonmembers: single, $18 per night; double, $25 per night. Children aged from 5 to 12 years, half rate. Day visitors, members and non-members, $2; children under 12 years, 50c; family group of two adults and children, $5. Apply Custodian: C/- Bushy Park Homestead, Kai Iwi, R.D.8, Wanganui. Telephone Kai Iwi 879. The park is closed to daytime visitors on Mondays and Tuesdays. Patoka Lodge, Hawke’s Bay The lodge is situated 48km from Napier on the Puketitiri Road and 8km past Patoka, amid the 14ha William Hartree Memorial Scenic Reserve. The Lodge accommodates 10 people. Extra mattresses and pillows are available to sleep up to 20. The lodge has a full equipped kitchen, including refrigerator. Visitors supply their own linen and cutlery. The nearest store is 8km away. No animals are permitted. For rates send a stamped addressed envelope to the Booking Officer, June Northe, 212 Kennedy Road, Napier, Telephone Napier 438-193.

Ruapehu Lodge, Whakapapa Village, Tongariro National Park Ruapehu Lodge is now available for MEMBERS ONLY, and all bookings must be made with the Society's head office, P.O. Box 631, Wellington. Fees: Winter season (1 June to 31 October) all members $7.00 per night. Summer season (1 November to 31 May) Adults $5.00 per night; Children $2.50 per night. Securing deposit (per person) $1.00 per night. Full payment must be paid four weeks before occupation, (otherwise bookings may be forfeited) after which time there is no refund for cancellation. No animals or pets are allowed in the lodge or the National Park. There is no key at the lodge, but one will be posted ten days before occupancy. No member may occupy the lodge without first booking through Head Office, Wellington. No member may occupy the lodge without first booking through Head Office, Wellington. Tautuku Lodge, Coastal Otago Situated 72km from Balclutha on State Highway 92, Tautuku Lodge on the Society’s 550ha bush-clad Lenz Reserve in coastal southeast Otago The lodge is fully equipped and accommodates eight or nine people. Bring with you food supplies, bed linen, blankets, towels, tea-towels etc.

For rates apply to the Booking Officer Miss M. Roy, Papatowai, Waipati, RD, Owaka, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. Turner Cottage, Stewart Island Turner Cottage, is on Stewart Island and is a two-roomed dwelling furnished for three people. For details write, enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope, to: "Turner Cottage’, C/o Mrs N. Fife, P.O. Box 67, Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island. Tai Haruru Lodge, Piha, West Auckland Aseaside home situated in Garden Road, Piha, 38km from central Auckland. Eight minutes’ walk from the Piha store, with right-of-way access to the surf beach and close to bush reserves and walking tracks in the Waitakere Ranges. The lodge is fully equipped and sleeps six to eight persons. It has a large lounge with open fire, dining area, and modern kitchen. You will need food supplies, bed linen, towels, and tea-towels. Different rates apply for winter and summer, for rates send a stamped, addressed envelope to the Booking Officer, Mrs B. Marshall, 160 Valley Road, Henderson, Auckland. Telephone 836-5859. Waiheke Island Cottage, Onetangi, Waiheke Island The cottage has comfortable bunk accommodation for eight people and has a stove,

refrigerator, and hot water. Adjacent to a 49ha wildlife reserve, belonging to the Society itis in easy walking distance from shops and beach. It is reached by ferry from Auckland City (two or three return trips daily) and by bus or taxi from the island ferry wharf. Everything is supplied except linen and food. No animals are permitted. Different rates apply for winter and summer. For rates send an addresed envelope to the Booking Officer, Mrs R. Foley, 23 Stoddard Street, Mt Roskill, Auckland. Telephone Auckland 696-769 (evenings).