A 15 minute drive along the gravel road takes you to the best of the lakes for windsurfing. Camp ground and toilets right on the lake front. SW is best and strongest. Flat and shallow around the lake. 3 hr drive from Auckland.
Camping is less of a problem.
Three lakes, suit all abilities, numerous launch sites off white sandy beaches. Close to sea so gets sea breezes. There are camping facilities and plenty of parking and rigging areas by the beach. The outgoing tide, it gets very strong. 54 Laing Crescent, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch, Auckland, New Zealand.