Wellington Naturist Club Explained

-41.0928°N 175.1342°WThe Wellington Naturist Club is a naturist resort located in Te Mārua, Upper Hutt, 38km (24miles) northeast of Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand. Its 4.7ha of land hold facilities including a miniature golf course, volleyball court, picnic areas, spa and sauna,[1] and extensive rhododendron gardens,[2] with a large hall for a clubhouse.[3] For accommodation, the resort has four lodges and over 150 campsites.[4] The Club was founded in 1950, under the name "Wellington Sun and Health Society".[5]

Community events

The Wellington Naturist Club opens its gates to the public on one weekend each summer,[6] and periodically hosts the New Zealand Naturist Federation (NZNF)'s annual national rally.[7] The Club regularly celebrates World Naked Gardening Day in May,[8] but has also helped launch a National Nude Gardening Day in October,[9] as May is a cold month in New Zealand.[10] The Club's grounds have also been used as a wedding venue.[11]

2016 INF World Congress

In November 2016, following lobbying by the NZNF in conjunction with Tourism New Zealand,[12] the Club was the venue for the World Congress of the International Naturist Federation (INF), marking the second time the Congress had ever been held in the Southern Hemisphere.[13] This Congress was marked by political unrest, as sitting INF president Sieglinde Ivo was voted out in favour of French delegate Armand Jamier by a narrow majority led by British Naturism delegates.[14] The vote was overturned and Ivo returned to the presidency at a special World Congress in 2017, held in Vienna.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Powell. Selina. Naturists hold free open day at club. Dominion Post. Stuff Limited. 15 January 2014. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115110325/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/upper-hutt-leader/9611021/Naturists-hold-free-open-day-at-club. live.
  2. Web site: Strip off, then say "cheese". McLennan. Rosemary. Dominion Post. Stuff Limited. 27 October 2010. 15 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Wellington Naturist Club. gonatural. New Zealand Naturist Federation. 15 January 2020. 14 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114180545/https://gonatural.co.nz/locations-events/wellington/wellington-naturist-club/. live.
  4. Web site: Naturist Clubs and Places to Stay in New Zealand's North Island. Naden. Liam. TripSavvy. Dotdash. 3 June 2019. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115110322/https://www.tripsavvy.com/north-island-naturist-and-nudist-clubs-1606388. live.
  5. Web site: NZNF 60th Anniversary. gonatural. New Zealand Naturist Federation. 2018. 14 December 2019. 8 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208070424/https://gonatural.co.nz/information/about-the-nznf/NZNF-60th/. live.
  6. Web site: Open Day. Wellington Naturists. Wellington Naturist Club. 15 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Letting it all hang out at the naturist festival. Dominion Post. Stuff Limited. 31 January 2009. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115110339/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/777987/Letting-it-all-hang-out-at-the-naturist-festival-video. live.
  8. Web site: People are pruning their bushes on World Naked Gardening Day. Herbert. Tom. Metro. 5 May 2018. 15 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Wellington naturists bare all for National Nude Gardening Day. Baird. Alex. Newshub. MediaWorks New Zealand. 20 October 2018. 15 January 2020.
  10. Web site: Naturists embrace New Zealand Nude Gardening Day. Shaskey. Tara. Stuff.co.nz. Stuff Limited. 20 October 2018. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115110331/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/107996900/naturists-embrace-new-zealand-nude-gardening-day. live.
  11. Web site: Bride and groom bare their affection. Hunt. Elle. Speer. Sophie. Sunday Star-Times. Stuff Limited. 6 January 2013. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115112016/http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/8146906/Bride-and-groom-bare-their-affection. live.
  12. News: Nudists crowd into capital. Stewart. Matt. Dominion Post. Stuff Limited. 10 October 2014. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115111939/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/10602408/Nudists-crowd-into-capital. live.
  13. Bryan Crump, Wendy Lowe. Me Korero – INF World Congress 2016. Nights. Radio New Zealand. 14 November 2014. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115111928/https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player%3Faudio_id%3D20157357. live.
  14. News: Chill wind blows though naturists' ranks as row splits world of nudism. Sawer. Patrick. The Telegraph. 4 February 2017. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115082900/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/04/chill-wind-blows-though-naturists-ranks-row-splits-world-nudism/. live.

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