OK guys I have checked out the dates for the two long weekends. Auckland Anniversary is Monday 30th January 2013 (which is also Nelson Anniversary VC) and Waitangi is the following Monday 6th February.
Let me know which suits best. If you google Waipakihi Road and trace it right to the end I think you will see that we could easily set up a tent city if needed and there is a lot of bush on the other side of the river.
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