IVCNZ '06 - Accommodation

Twenty-first International Conference

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IVCNZ 2006, November 27-29, 2006, Great Barrier Island

IVCNZ'2006 will held at the Orama Centre on Karaka Bay, Port Abercrombie, Great Barrier Island.

Accommodation at Orama

The Orama Centre offers a range of accommodation from self-contained houses to 'bunkhouse' style. (There is even space for campers to pitch their own tents!) The full range may be seen on their web-site. Do not expect 5-star hotel style though - Great Barrier would lose much of its appeal if such options appeared. We have negotiated a range of packages which include breakfasts, lunch and dinner at the Orama Centre: accommodation and meal costs are extremely modest.

Room type	Minimum stay at Orama	Extra nights#
	2 nights, 3 breakfasts, 1 dinner*	All meals included
Bunkroom and backpacker dorms (Bring own sleeping bag & towel)	$NZ 56	$NZ40
Cabins (twin share)	$NZ 70	$NZ47
Main Building (twin share) (a few single)	$NZ 80	$NZ52
Motel units and houses (share rooms)	$NZ 88	$NZ60
Motel units and houses (own room - very limited number)	$NZ 156	$NZ90
	* Conference dinner and lunches are included in the registration fee	# Add if you arriving on Sunday.

If you are arriving on Sunday (highly recommended - we will be able to pick you up from the airport at Okiwi on Sunday), or planning to stay longer on Great Barrier, additional days with all meals provided can be requested from Orama directly. Accommodation requests should be sent directly to Orama: they will send you a letter advising the actual cost for the period you want and their bank account details.

A range of other activities (boating, etc) are available at Orama.

Getting to Orama

We chose Great Barrier Island as the location for IVCNZ'2006 because it's a beautiful, but isolated, place. Its beauty is not spoilt by highways, so you will need to be prepared for some dirt roads - and longer travelling times. The nearest airport is at Okiwi: flights directly to Okiwi from Auckland Airport will be available. The main airport is at Claris: you need to allow 90 minutes to travel by road from Claris to Orama. It takes a similar time from the ferry terminal at Tryphena.

Alternative Accommodation

The nearest settlement is at Port Fitzroy. There are several other options for accommodation there. You will need to hire a car to get to IVCNZ'2006 (allow 30 minutes): cars are easily rented on the island. You can also bring your own on the ferry to Tryphena, but you'll probably find hiring one on the island is more economical.

Although there is plenty of accommodation on GBI, the 'rustic' nature of the roads mean that places further afield than Port Fitzroy are not practical options unless you like driving over 'interesting' roads for up to an hour each way to attend the conference.

Last updated: Fri Oct 21 18:45:27 NZST 2006