#  35 - June 1965 

[The New Zealand Naturist - Winter] Editor: Perc Cousins (Pages: 36 - 2/-)

Contents:-

Editorial
Quote of the Month
Talking about Books
North Kent Sun Club Today
From the Editor
NZSA Notes - 14th National Rally, Nudist Films, INF Passports, Standardised Sports Rules, Advertising Rates for the NZ Naturist, Overseas Nudist Magazines, British Naturism, Other Overseas Magazines, International Holiday Guides, Sun & Health, Growing Acceptance, Perc. Cousins Trust Fund
Sunshine Holiday (Fiji)
Talking to Women with Gaynor
On the Inside Looking Out
The Junior Section - Philip
Health in the Sun
Readers Have Their Say
Peggy 3
The Bare Truth
Kaurimu Sun Club – A Short History by Eric
News from All Over the World - England, Corsica, France, Canada, U.S.A, Austria
News from the Clubs (5)
Directory: (10)

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THE NEW ZEALAND NATURIST
NEW ZEALAND'S ONLY
NATURIST MAGAZINE

A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS A BETTER WORLD

 

NEW ZEALAND SUNBATHING ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 6359, WELLINGTON

President

   

Perc. W. Cousins, Wellington

Vice-Presidents
 

   

Ray Clark, Christchurch
Jock Shoolbread, Auckland

Secretary - Treasurer

   

Doug. Cousins, Wellington

Public Relations Officer

   

Gavin Robieson, Wellington

Overseas Correspondent

   

Les Guyton, Invercargill

Youth Organiser

   

Philip van Dusschoten, Wellington

Women's Representative

   

Gaynor Robieson, Wellington

Delegates representing all clubs

 

N.Z. NATURIST

Editor

   

Perc. W. Cousins

Business Manager

   

Doug. Cousins

Artist

   

Bob McIver

 

IN THE NEXT ISSUE

Our Overseas Page will present an attractive American reader living in Hawaii and our Who's Who in the NZSA will feature Les Guyton, our new Overseas Correspondent, with his wife and family. The fourth and final instalment of Peggy will complete the first story in this series, but we can promise you more in the near future.

We are also planning a new series on club life to inform our readers, with such titles as "What Goes On in a Sun Club" "What About the Children?" "How do we Join a Sun Club?" etc.

There is always something for every member of the family, so don't miss a single issue.

The deadline for the next issue is 30th June.

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Editorial 

PRUDERY ... A MODERN CRIME

"WHAT ARE we to do?" asks a distressed young mother in a recent letter. She goes on to explain that both she and her husband have had no silly ideas about moving about their home in the nude and have never prevented their young family, two girls and a boy, from seeing them undressed. Now. it seems, their ideas have been shaken by a sister and other adult members of the family who have discovered this practice. They have denounced them as irresponsible parents and have threatened all sorts of terrible things if they don't exercise more "decency" in front of their children.

Well, well! To those not knowing something of the nudist outlook, I suppose such a contretemps could make one wonder whether you are doing the right thing. This worried lady asks what she should do and I think most of us would agree that the first thing to do would be to tell the interfering relations to mind their own business . . . in a nice way of course.

It must be realized that a child's mind is completely innocent and pure until it is taught otherwise and these relatives are the ones who would obviously be the first to tell the children that the body is indecent and unclean and must be hidden from sight. Then later on when the youngsters begin to ask the normal questions about one another, sex, babies and so forth, you can rest assured they are going to be put off as if such things are not nice to talk about. And we ask, "Why in heaven's name, why?"

Many of us in the nudist movement have adopted an open and truthful approach to this subject and can speak from years of experience. Many of our children have grown up, accustomed to seeing their parents in the nude about the house and among other members at the club grounds during the weekends. Their questions have been truthfully answered, in language suitable to their age and consequently they accept their bodies and all their wonderful organs as normal and natural, completely eliminating the curiosity and humbug usually associated with such matters.

If parents cannot be trusted by their offspring, it seems a crime that the children have to learn in the woodshed from other maladjusted kids.

One final word. When we say that parents should be frank and not afraid of being seen nude by their children, that does not mean putting on an exhibition as if it was something daring or risqué. The body and all its functions are natural and should be treated that way. Dressing or undressing, bathroom chores, all present opportunities where no exhibitionism is called for or is necessary. Children brought up in this way take no notice and accept the differences between the sexes as normal. Surely this is reasonable and common sense.

Well, nudists know this to be so and our advice to this worried young mother is to carry right on as she has been doing, knowing that her children will not only be better for it, but will thank her all the rest of their lives for being so sensible and for being a true mother.

Apropos of this, I suggest you read this letter.

 

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"Naturism is a new way of living for the cultivation of body, mind, and soul within the community. We live to the ideal of freedom on our own responsibility and conscious of its limits.

"Nudity, as the profession of our love of truth, is the outward expression of our aspirations."

Dr Lothar Wilhelm, First chairman of the German Naturist Association
 

QUOTE of the MONTH

 

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Talking about Books

LEAVES FROM MY LIFE
by Sir Herbert A. Barker

'I got into my costume and quietly made my way to the secluded spot I had so recently discovered. I selected a long smooth rock - a natural couch - quite hot with the powerful rays of the sun, and spread upon it my bathrobe, I rolled up my towel for a pillow and, divesting myself of my costume, lay down, wholly unclothed, with a deep sigh of relief, upon my sun-warmed bed. Oh, the joyous restfulness of the experience. It soothed and warmed me throughout my being. It seemed that one could remain forever thus and count that all sufficient, and I literally absorbed at every pore the sweet nature-given balm of healing."

THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING CLOTHES by Lawrence Langner

"Innocently I asked the hotel desk clerk where I might find a bathing suit. She stared at me and said, 'Isn't there a towel in your room? That's all you need.' My wife and I gathered our towels and went down to the beach gate where an attendant was collecting a few kopecs per person. We took along a young girl, Cynthia, from New York. whom we had met on the train from Moscow. Cynthia was in constant dismay; when we parted at the beach gate, Esta and Cynthia going to one side, and I to the other, she found herself in the midst of a thousand naked women sporting on the sand and in the water. Esta did as the Romans do (or as the Russians did in this case) and stripped off, but Cynthia shrank with modesty and donned her bathing suit. At first, only at first. She looked so shocking, clothed in the midst of all that nudity, that she soon cast off her swim suit which for some reason she had carried along all the way from New York.

I, on my side, found myself amongst half a thousand stripped men. There were benches on which to lie or place your clothes. Deciding I'd never again see a thousand nude women, I took a bench right next to the three-foot fence which divided the sexes. On my side, the male side, women attendants were going around collecting or furnishing towels and indulging in vigorous conversations with the men on the benches. Watching one of the women talking with a man lying on his back on the next bench, the first thing that struck me was that there was no sense of sex differentiation, no apparent awareness of it on the part of anyone in sight; in fact there seemed to be no sense of sex at all."

SCANDINAVIA edited by Dore Ogrizek

"The cult of nudism ... properly practised . . . appears not to be confined merely to a small minority of fanatics; indeed with certain reservations, one may say that it has become accepted practice. It is quite common for people to roll naked in the snow, or to plunge naked into the icy water of a mountain lake, while in watering places, arrangements are made so that both sexes separated by high fences, may take to the water with absolute minimum of apparel."

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North Kent Sun Club

NORTH KENT SUN CLUB TODAY

BY ERNEST STANLEY

LESS THAN seventeen years ago two young families, who had each dreamed of forming a sun club to the south-east of London, found a suitable site,

pooled resources, bought it, and announced the formation of the North Kent Sun Club. Since then it has been plain sailing: a sound policy, shrewd judgment, an infinite capacity for hard work and well-timed teamwork and a population of several millions within twenty miles radius, have combined to produce the largest and, we believe, the best sun club in Europe.

We have had our setbacks. There was a time, when the area round our original site came to be scheduled for housing and the builders gradually acquired the surrounding land, when the club's future operations fell into considerable doubt. However, as in the old cliff-hanging serials, "with one bound we broke free". A perfect 50-acre terrain, two miles away, came on the market; we snapped it up and negotiated the sale of the original site to the builders, in return for the full basic development of the new one. Six years of further work have now gone into Brocken Hurst (the wood on the hill with badgers in it, is the literal meaning).

Today we have over 1,050 members; a 60 x 30 ft swimming pool, tiled in Venetian mosaic; a total of 15 games courts, on which a full hundred players can join in games of miniten, badminton, volleyball and netball simultaneously (and often do); an excellent pavilion; a comprehensive playground; and a camping area in which up to a hundred tents are often pitched. Around these central amenities extend acres of sunbathing lawns and through the surrounding woodlands run miles of peaceful walks.

But these are just the background. It is, of course, the people who make a club what it is. We have always given membership priority to young people and families; and as the demand for membership increased, we have gradually reduced the area from which we could consider applications. We have in consequence kept the rate of increase in line with our ability to absorb new faces; we have been able to help newer clubs make headway by referring to them applicants to whom we could not give priority; and we have kept our own membership fairly homogeneous in age groups and local enough to visit regularly and be closely interested in the club's affairs. In a membership the size to which ours has now mounted, it is impossible for anyone to know everyone, but everyone knows many, and every newcomer is a friend. We preserve the same happy atmosphere as when we were only fifty strong and all the present lay before us.

Table Tennis at Kent

What of the future? We know full well that if we applied ourselves to it we could double our membership again, as it doubled between 1959 and 1963; but in 1963 we decided to pause for reflection. Greater numbers would call for greater amenities and a renewal of the hard work whose programme we have Just completed. We feel we are operating now at just about the limit of voluntary organization (the club is of course non-commercial and non-profit-making). Our structure of committees, and sub-committees, sections and groups, means that about one hundred people are now performing different services in some aspect of the club's functioning.

Today, therefore, we are poised in a deliberate state of equilibrium. Each year we have vacancies for fifty new units of membership, to balance natural wastage (12½ % turnover means everyone remains in membership, on average, for eight years). Each year we hope to see someone else open a major new club on our doorstep and save us from the agonising decision whether to boost naturism further in our part of the world (and then say "sorry no vacancies") or to keep very quiet about what we have to offer and save ourselves that embarrassment.

We have always had a useful squad of Kiwis among our membership, and some of our members have gone south and done useful work in N.Z. If ever any N.Z. club members find themselves bound for the old country, drop a line beforehand to the Secretary, North Kent Sun Club, Orpington, Kent, and we'll fix a visit. You'll need travel directions and an admission card, but we're very accessible from all parts of the London area, by car or public transport.

Table Tennis at Kent

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From the Editor

Whilst checking over other magazines, I found it surprising to discover that this magazine, despite its apparent small size, actually contains as much, and sometimes more, reading matter than many of them. This is accounted for by the number of pages, the small print and the close spacing. A further four pages are added this issue and this means that the number of pages has nearly doubled since we introduced the smaller size. We have included a lot more pictures also, in the last few issues, and when we receive them, we will be glad to give you more. Of course, I do sincerely thank all who have contributed in the past, for the response has been spontaneous, but I am always pleased to receive copy and photographs suitable for publication.

Many readers of this magazine have no idea what goes on in a sun club, so we have to tell them by word and picture. Perhaps YOU can help, for we are beginning to receive letters from readers telling how our magazine has changed their ideas about nudism and whereas once they used to think we were a bunch of cranks, now they realize that such is not the case. In fact some have become good club members and now wish they had known the truth years ago.

I hope you enjoy our new Health page and any other suggestions to improve this magazine will always receive every consideration.

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NZSA

New Zealand

Sunbathing Association

Notes

14th NATIONAL RALLY OF NZ NATURISTS

We would remind readers that this event will be held at Fiveacres, Wellington, from 30th December to 3rd January, 1966. Two further handsome trophies, ladies' and gents' swimming, have been donated and it is hoped that participating clubs will start training early for all sporting events in an effort to wrest some of those trophies from Canterbury. Full details for intending visitors will appear in the next issue.

NUDIST FILMS

"Her Bikini Never Got Wet" is a French film, rather naughty but quite nice. Photographed in and around Cannes, it is tastefully presented in excellent colour and beautiful surroundings. The story is light, better than some, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.

"So This is College" is an American film claimed to be a superb nudist film with authentic settings. It is said to be a faithful documentation of what goes on in a nudist resort, with a more plausible story than usual and beautifully mounted in colour, offering a visual view of the Sun Island resort near San Diego, California.

"The Reluctant Nudist" is the latest nudist film to come from England and is currently screening in NZ. As none of us had heard anything about it, it was greeted with some scepticism. We had no need to worry. While the story is thin, it is convincingly presented and we ourselves could not have written a better script from the propaganda angle. It explains the nudist philosophy extremely well, dealing mainly with an attack on prejudice.

The four young people in the leading roles act their parts well, and certainly give the impression of being 100% dyed-in-the-wool nudists. The film is in colour, 6750 feet long, and features some very beautiful English scenery, all the club shots having been taken in the commercial club, Spielplatz, near London.

It was a pity they had to rely on the same few people for the background shots, but this is a small criticism when considering the value of the film to the nudist movement. It is well worth seeing and should help all who have been dithering on the outside. Watch the papers.

INF PASSPORTS

Holders of these passports should send them to this office for the 1965 stamp to be affixed. The charge for this is 5/-.

STANDARDISED SPORTS RULES

Copies of these rules are now printed and are available at 2/6 per copy from this office and club canteens. This booklet is a must for all interested in playing or umpiring volleyball, tenikoit and table tennis, ensuring a nationally standardised pattern of play.

ADVERTISING RATES IN THE NZ NATURIST

All enquiries should be addressed to the Business Manager, P0 Box 6359, Wellington. Rates are £7 per full page, £310.0 per half page and so on down to a minimum of lin. x 2in. column at 10/-.

OVERSEAS NUDIST MAGAZINES

We remind readers of the agreement published in the last issue, between ourselves and the Government. It is now possible for MEMBERS to import their own magazines, but subject to two provisos:

1. The magazines imported must be on our approved list, copies of which may be obtained from this office.

2. That the names and addresses of members intending to take advantage of this concession be forwarded to this office. These are sent to the Comptroller of Customs and magazines thus addressed will be admitted without question. All others are liable to seizure.

Clubs are still privileged to import 3 copies of each issue of approved magazines, provided they are addressed to their official club box.

If any member would like to import a magazine not on the approved list, we are prepared to submit a copy for a Customs ruling, if sent to us for that purpose.

Finally we look to all readers to respect these concessions and help maintain the high reputation already built up.

BRITISH NATURISM

We have a few copies of this excellent English magazine available at either 1/6 per copy or at a yearly subscription of 6/-.

OTHER OVERSEAS MAGAZINES

We also have limited stocks again available of Health and Efficiency at 6d for old copies and 2/- for recent issues. A few copies of Solar, The Naturist and the Australian Sunbather are available at 6d each. First in will be first served.

INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY GUIDES

A small shipment of these valuable guides has arrived and they are available at 8/6 each. They include maps and facilities etc. of clubs throughout the world and are a must for those intending to travel.

SUN AND HEALTH (English Edition)

This wonderful international magazine is available to members and approved supporters of the movement. In our estimation, it is the best of its kind in the world today, containing world news, genuine illustrations, many which are in full colour. Specimen copy 7/- or annual sub, 12 issues for £3.10.0.

GROWING ACCEPTANCE

When it was known that the next International Congress is to be held at the Athena Club in Holland, it seems they have received an invitation to use the Hilton Hotel in Rotterdam as a venue. Although the plush surroundings of this hotel undoubtedly have their attractions, it is not likely that this offer will be accepted. After all, the club atmosphere is so important to we naturists, even if it is sometimes a bit primitive. It was a splendid gesture on the part of the hotel management and goes to show that they are quite broadminded about nudists in Holland.

PERC. COUSINS TRUST FUND

This fund, which is steadily building up, is intended to be applied to assist any needy or worthwhile case within the movement. While it has not been drawn upon to date, it is there and available should any application be deemed worthy of assistance. The NZSA executive is the trustee of this fund.

Meantime, donations are respectfully solicited, the following being gratefully acknowledged since the last issue: Balance on hand £128/16/-; Two club levies £1/11/-; EFS, Wellington £3/3/-; Dick Whittington £5; Leo M., Wellington £4; Rally collection £12/4/10; WNB, Auckland 15/-; RF, Auckland 9/6; HCL, Manawatu £5/5/-; Smaller donations 10/6. Total £161/14/10.

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Sunshine Holliday

HOW MANY of us who dream of visiting a sun-drenched tropical island have ever done anything about it or have even had the opportunity? To those of us living in New Zealand, the possibility of making this dream come true is less remote than is the case with many. We had talked about it for some time and recently it became a reality, for we spent three glorious weeks in Fiji, during the worst of NZ's winter weather.

After only 5 hours perfectly smooth flying from Whenuapai in the north, we arrived at Nandi airport in Fiji at 9 in the evening. Instead of the cold, miserable wintry conditions we had been experiencing, we stepped out into a beautifully clear, warm, tropical night. Our thick clothes looked and felt oddly out of place in contrast to the white shirts and shorts and summer frocks of the airport staff. We were to put these in the bottom of our bags for the next few weeks, while the lightest of summer wear replaced them.

Viti Levu is one of the 322 islands that comprise the Fiji group and is nearly 150 miles across. Winter temperatures are between 70 and 80 degrees, but in the summer, although the thermometer seldom rises more than another 10 degrees, the humidity is very oppressive. The coconut palms, gently waving in the breeze, together with the hibiscus, frangipani, poinsettia and many other gorgeous plants flourish everywhere and are a blaze of vivid colour. Bananas, paw paws, pineapple and similar tropical fruit are found at the side of the road and in any back garden, while sugar cane, tapioca, taro, rice and many other commodities are grown for local use and export.

The white population is small and is largely there to staff the government offices and other executive positions. Indians are in virtual control of the many small shops and the cultivation of the soil. 80% of the natives still live in their primitive villages and are a happy, healthy body of people and extremely friendly.

So, with the memory of the wintry weather we had left behind and the prospect of three weeks unadulterated sunshine ahead, our thoughts turned to the opportunities of nude sunbathing. Sandy beaches, palms overhead, clear warm water, all suggested a magical background for perfect sunbathing. We were here, right in amongst it all and what happened?

During our entire stay there were only two opportunities and they were so short-lived as to be almost non-existent. Once we walked around the coast to get away from our hotel and its guests and found a lovely bay, ideal for the purpose. Sparkling white sand littered with fragments of coral, palms and jungle behind us and the inviting green water ahead. We had scarcely undressed when a sightseeing coach came along, barely 50 yards away, the coastal road at this point being almost hidden by the thick vegetation. The next time we walked for miles in the opposite direction and here again we were just beginning to enjoy the sun in the nude when a native boy came cantering along the beach on a horse. The grin as he passed did not need an interpreter.

No, unfortunately naturism is out for the average tourist, mainly because it is just not done and there is little opportunity for it anyway.

Fiji is administered by the white man and consequently he is looked up to, being a representative of law, order and government. As such, the standard has been set and anything that could be interpreted as misbehaviour or license would mean loss of face and the white man would suffer as a race rather than an individual, so you have to be on your best behaviour, cover up your body and generally put on a show. This applies particularly to women, who would be frowned upon in shorts or too revealing frocks, except on the beaches themselves.

And all this in 80 degrees day after day was more than a bit disappointing to those of us looking forward to a slice of real freedom. Even the natives avoid nudity, for the women cling to a neck to ankle, double skirt type of frock and most men wear shirts and long, white trousers or a wrap-around skirt. They wear no hats or footwear, for most have frizzy hair trimmed high on the head and their feet are as hard as leather. The Indians are similar, the women adhering to their lovely silk saris, all kept spotlessly clean. So what can the white man do? Conform or let the Union Jack down, of course.

However, after a fortnight of leisurely sightseeing over a greater part of the island, we did spend the last week at a lovely hotel right on the edge of the beach, where six steps from the huge lounge brought you to the sand itself. This was indeed a beautiful spot and although we had to conform to a minimum of convention, we did enjoy the beauty of the scene.

Gentle waves lapped the beach, while we could hear the thunder of the ocean on the reef which almost entirely surrounds the island about a mile offshore. At low tide we could walk right out and enjoy the sight of sapphire blue fish with orange fins, deep blue starfish and gorgeous coral scintillating in the sunshine. Coconuts lay unheeded on the ground and beaches, bright yellow crabs scuttled into their holes and every rise of the tide left its quota of brilliant shells and broken-off coral.

One lazy day followed another, until like all other good things, it came to an end. We had to admit we were disappointed at so much sunshine going tch waste, but being philosophic by nature, we accepted it in good grace, appreciating the reasons for its necessity. As it was, we enjoyed every moment of the experience, for the beauty, novelty and variety were adequate compensations, not to mention the friendliness of everybody, be they coloured or white. The peace and quiet, with a complete absence of worry made those days of continual sunshine happy indeed. Despite these limitations, I still say, visit Fiji from June to August and it will be a change you will never regret.

Cartoon

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Talking to Women

with Gaynor

THE time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things, of nudity and sun club life, and the healthy mind it brings. (with apologies to Lewis Carroll).

Yes girls, this is how I feel because of your wonderful response and interest in my last effort. Typical of the letters I received is this one from Norma, a comparatively new member of the Wellington club.

"Dear Gaynor,

I feel I simply must write to you and through you to other mothers who are perhaps thinking of joining a sun club. My experience may help to decide the issue for some families.

"My husband and I joined our local club during last summer and we spent many hours of fun and relaxation in the sun.

"Then Christmas was upon us and we went with several other families to the Christchurch rally where we met many friendly people from all over New Zealand. This was my first experience of camping which was a great deal more fun than I had imagined and was made so much easier because there was so little need for washing of small boys' clothes. This was one of the reasons I would never camp before. Why, I said, should I go camping and wash clothes by hand when I had a washing machine at home?

Norma with her family

NORMA WITH HER FAMILY

"Needless to say the holiday was a huge success, our two sons were as brown as berries and wonderfully well; we had all made so many friends.

"Then back to our own club for more peaceful, happy days in the sun and it was after one such day, when another friend and I had spent a happy relaxing day in the sun with our children, that I began to realize how very different was my whole attitude to life now that we were nudists. Our two sons have learned to swim in our club pool, they are always happily occupied, and on the move all day long with other children and go home after such a day to eat and sleep well.

"All this has given me such a wonderful feeling of well-being and glowing good health that I feel I must try to help as many other mothers with young families to join our movement and learn to live naturally and peacefully as we do now."

Thank you, Norma. Yours, I feel sure, is only one of many mothers' similar reactions to the life we lead both in and out of our clubs. Don't you feel that the children get a better understanding of their parents after a day at the club? It does wear off I know, but in general it does help, to know that the club is just around the corner.

Several women have lately, in conversation and correspondence, asked me whether the children are noticeably affected by the presence of so many unclothed bodies of various shapes and sizes, that are obviously different from their own. To this I have replied that as far as mine are concerned, "No", and I think that this applies more or less in all cases. One of the great things about sun club life is the complete unawareness that all members, young and old, have towards their fellow members.

A young wife, the other night, asked me whether the men would stand in groups and ogle at her as they apparently must have done, in the great moral, "normal society". I quite honestly answered that if that was all she was worried about, she could forget it. I am convinced that sun clubs are the one place where the sexes achieve more or less equality. Perhaps it is because we place absolutely no emphasis on bodies in general: a person is a person, male or female, young or old. If I can help you, write to Gaynor. P.O. Box 6359, Wellington.

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Looking out 

 
 
           by
GORDON SCOTT
 
 
 
 
 
 

LOOKING OUT

 

The writer of this feature will he pleased to receive letters from
readers.   Write to Gordon Scott. P.O. Box 6359, Wellington.

MISTAKEN IDENTITY

I have in front of me a clipping from the Christchurch "Press" headed as I have done for this paragraph. It concerns the troubles of the Dunedin Naturalists Club, in that at times they were mistaken for nudists or naturists by certain members of the community. At the outset I wish to apologize to the naturalists for any inconvenience they may have suffered in the case of mistaken identity and quite frankly I don't think it is at all funny that such a mistake should have occurred. What is the world coming to? A group of people are quietly pursuing their hobby and some blue nose, self-righteous clot, who can't even spell, decides they are undesirable.

The report states that at times they were refused hotel bookings, simply, they felt, because they were mistaken for sunbathers. This of course only goes to prove that on the surface nudists are like anybody else, but the mere mention of a name, that to some people signifies everything that is sinful, launches then into an orbit of panic, regardless of whether it is the right name or not. Just what do some of these hotelkeepers expect nudists to do if they do happen to stay on their premises? Do they expect an orgy in every room? or perhaps they think their building will get a bad name. I have stayed at many hotels and a great number of nudists have done likewise and believe it or not, there has not been one reported instance of the roof falling in.

Seriously though, any person who takes such a step as that implied by the newspaper article had better watch his or her step, because they don't know who the next nudist is. Our members are a cross section of the community, who take part in everyday affairs and as has been proved by the plight of the naturalists, are just normal people who are no different from anybody else. So beware Mr and Mrs Hotelkeeper, there is probably a nudist staying with you now.

BARE FACTS AND THE CINEMA

The great cry these days from the producers of films, is that they can deal with nude sequences as normally as any other part of film making. This to a large extent is true and nudity is now injected into a great number of films. This is over and above those films which deal exclusively with the nudist movement, which are not being considered here. I have seen a great number of these so-called new-deal films and admittedly a greater number of actresses are shedding their duds with reckless abandon. But! this in no way helps our cause. The main emphasis in these shows is on sex and I am sure that nudity is only included to sell tickets.

Only in one or two instances have I seen anything other than bedroom nudity and this has been in the form of slinging off at the nudists, ("The Prize," "I'm All Right Jack"). This is bad, not from the point of view that we can't take a joke, but from the angle that the public once again sees nudity held up as slightly ridiculous or worse still, only associated with bedrooms and sex.

This only confirms to the critics of our way of life, that nudity must be depraved and sinful, because they themselves have only experienced nudity in the form usually portrayed in the movies, probably with varying degrees of disgust. How can we get across to these people that our form of nudity is different? It is not easy, and as long as a medium such as the cinema persists in portraying the intimate and sexual side of nudity, our road is going to be just that much harder. There will always be the people who will say "I told you so", and until the day comes when we can divorce the bedroom image in the minds of many, from nudity, I am afraid there will always be the fast moneymakers who will endeavour to keep alive what they think is a good thing.

NUDITY AND SPORT

In the printed reports of the local newspapers concerning the Dawn Fraser business, I see that one of the things in which Dawn was supposed to have been guilty of, was the desire to swim against the clock in the nude. Horrors! I can see the hands going up in the air, sinful, exhibitionist and even worse. To my mind Dawn is to be congratulated after all, for stating what is sound common sense. How can these girls, who are really superb athletes, put on their best performances when they are swimming in what is no better than a sheet anchor?

Considering that the men have only half the handicap, the girls do remarkably well and return some outstanding performances that are more than equal to their male counterparts. However, if we could only put aside all the demands of the prudes, we could perhaps see some really outstanding swimming performances. After all the ancient Greeks had the right idea: the best track suit they had was their birthday suit.

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The Junior Section


YES, I am back on this page again. Before I go any further I would like to wish you all a happy and sunny 1965. And what a summer we had. I bet a lot of you look browner at the end of the season. My skin this year looks very pasty in places, with a lot of white. However, while I was in winter conditions at Christmas, my mind drifted over the cold mountain tops to warmer areas, and especially to the rally at Pineglades. You all had a good time from what I was told.

The sports events were dominated by the Cantans (Canterbury Teenagers) who nearly cleaned up all the trophies.

I hope to leave space in the next issue of this magazine for you on findings of the rally, so please kids, write in to me. The more the better. I also would like to hear some of your ideas for the next rally in Wellington, at which I will be present. You Canterbury juniors must have a lot of bright ideas from your arts festivals.

How about getting together and working out some plans on the same line for the next rally and then all the youngsters can take part.

Let me have your ideas by writing to Philip, P.O. Box 6359, Wellington.

And now some news. This year a record number of people walked the Milford Track and Carol, Christine, Trevor and Mike helped to break this record. Bravo!

We are trying to arrange a trip to the Sounds, possibly for next Easter, where north and south teenagers can get together. There will be boating, fishing, swimming and lots of fun. So that we will have some idea how many are likely to come, please drop me a line. Further details later. Cheerio kids till next time.

- Philip

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Health in the sun

IN INTRODUCING THIS FEATURE, WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CO-OPERATION
OF THE EDITOR OF HEALTH, FROM WHICH MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE CLIPPED

 •  FOOD STORAGE

Storing food is always a problem, particularly for those people without refrigerators. Cooked meats, gravies, and dishes containing milk and eggs all prove fertile ground for germs, points out the Central Council for Health Education in a pamphlet on "Safe Storage Without a Refrigerator". The germs grow best when food is moist and warm and one germ can produce one million between breakfast and supper.

Among points made in the pamphlet are these:

* Cooked meats should be eaten on the day they are bought.

* Tinned meats should be eaten on the day the tin is opened and kept in the tin till served.

* Soup or stock, intended for the next day, should be cooked, quickly cooled, and stored in the same saucepan. Before consuming, boil up again.

* Lettuce and green vegetables for salads should be washed before storing, and packed wet into a metal saucepan or clean box with the lid on to keep them crisp. Wash them in salt water, leaf by leaf, before serving.

- Health

 

What to take when you're feeling run down:

The other fellow's car number.

EXCUSE US

 

 

 



 •  EAT HEARTY

It is a fact, proved by scientific experiment, that omitting or skimping breakfast cuts down substantially on efficiency later in the morning, says Better Health.

After all, you have been eight or ten hours during the night without food and it stands to reason that your energy needs replenishing. It is reckoned that breakfast should provide a quarter at least of the total daily requirements of calories which is 3,000 to 3,500 in a moderately active man and 2,500 to 3,000 in a woman. The calories should be made up of all the food constituents:

protein (eggs, bacon, milk), carbohydrates (bread, jam, cereals), and fats (milk, bacon, butter), and a good breakfast should consist of all three.

- Health

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ReadersReaders sayhave their say ... 

 

MORE CONVERTS

You may remember some 3 or 4 months ago, I took out an annual subscription for the NZ Naturist and at the same time made inquiries re club membership.

As a result, our family is in the process of joining the Auckland Sun Club and our own local Waikato group. My wife and I have been interested in and often discussed the possibility of joining the naturist movement. It was your letter and our first copy of the Naturist which decided us to take the plunge and as a result we are looking forward to our active participation in naturist activities.

We would like to congratulate you on the type of article printed in the Naturist and as a direct result you can add another family of converts to the movement.

- KWA, Waikato   

FROM A CONTRIBUTOR

Although I am not a club member yet, I find it very satisfying to contribute material to a magazine which I find is a source of strength in itself. My heartiest congratulations for contributing to society such a beautifully illustrated and factual magazine.

- Heatnick, Christchurch 

AN UNNECESSARY WORRY

I write to you as I would much rather write to one person who may tell me yes or no, than write to some committee which would have to discuss this letter and which may include some people of my acquaintance.

The term which must interest anyone who is used to naturism, in private or among friends of his own sex, and who would be interested in joining a club, is embarrassment.

The magazines I have read all state that embarrassment in club surroundings is out of the question. Now I am quite sure that I would not be embarrassed by a naked male or female. But would I embarrass them?

- HM, Wellington   

WE PUBLISH THIS LETTER IN FULL BECAUSE IT REVEALS A
VERY REAL PROBLEM THAT THE PRACTICE OF NUDISM CAN CURE

I am sure you must receive from time to time many letters both complimentary and otherwise from people who have just become acquainted in some way with your movement. For myself, I have never really felt concerned either one way or the other, although I have read occasional magazines that were published by the various clubs, and have also met one or two people who claimed a more intimate association with the movement.

The other day, however, I came across the December issue of the official journal of the Assn which after reading through I suddenly realized that I have a very real and personal interest in this matter, which I would like to explain to you.

About fourteen years ago I married a young girl who I discovered afterwards - when it was too late - that she was totally unable to live a normal healthy, and happy life with someone of the opposite sex. From our first wedding night she was unable to bring herself to undress when in my presence, which in itself must be about the least of many new orders that marriage will impose. From this extended many other confused and frustrated inhibitions which were due entirely to the way in which she had been brought up. As the old and wise proverb says: Train up a child in the way he (or she) will go, and consequently he will be unable to depart from it.

I myself had been brought up to strictly observe the conventions of society, and consequently had never pursued anything of a more intimate nature before our marriage, so when I later found myself faced with a situation for which I had not the slightest idea how to overcome, it left me also in a state of frustration and bitter disappointment. Needless to say, the situation never improved, and although we had three beautiful children, it slowly deteriorated until a separation was inevitable.

It is not my intention to point the finger of scorn at the parents, as I am sure that they brought up their children in what they honestly believed to be the correct manner, as convention required. Nevertheless, it is no justified compensation for the unavoidable destruction of a family.

Neither is this situation unique in our community today, for I have since known others who are concerned with this same problem. Strange though it may sound, even the minister who conducted our wedding ceremony was living under similar circumstances and was finally unable to avoid a divorce which consequently ruined his profession in the ministry.

Today at thirty-eight, I am considering the possibility of building another home and family, although I have already lost what may be called the best years of my life, and for reasons which in all commonsense should never have existed.

But the purpose of this letter and the reason I have told you all this, is that since reading your little book, I have realized that you have, through the medium of your organization, a very real and practical answer to this problem for which I have a very real and personal concern. It is interesting to note that, while sex is the most flaunted and exploited facet of life today, it is also ironically the greatest problem in our family life, and one which I feel should be vigorously tackled by all who recognize its consequences.

However, I know very little of your aims and purpose and only assume that you would be concerned about a society that turns out young people into the world, ill-trained, and totally unprepared to meet life in its true dimensions. Any community that does not, or will not, recognize this most important aspect, is sick indeed. For the strength of the community itself is only determined by the influence of the individual families that make it up.

There is much philosophy of course that could be written in support of this, but of which I am sure you are already aware. But suffice it to say, that if the outlook of the average person was not befuddled by the confusing web of conventional false modesty, we would not be having the continual stream of criminal offences that are committed by reason of it.

When prohibition came in America, it nourished a tremendous crime potential, until finally, it was restored again, which meant there was no longer any purpose for the crime. Only recently a Methodist minister said to me that he was convinced the time had come to brush aside all this false modesty which he believed was one of the main causes responsible for many of today's broken marriages.

Well, as I have said, I have a very personal interest in this matter, for no one can experience life in this way and remain unconcerned. However, I doubt that it would be possible to alter the attitude of fully matured people, but I am fully convinced that someone somehow should diligently endeavour to ensure that the rising generations will grow up with a healthy mental outlook toward life.

If you would forgive the presumption of an outsider in suggesting that from both the practical and psychological aspects involved, your organization is surely the best equipped to understand and effect a remedy to the problem. Many of the barriers of convention have already been broken down to some degree today, which in itself would seem to provide a good opportunity, if it were interested, in coming out from behind the veil of semi-secrecy and prominently establish yourselves as an integral part of our communal way of life. There is much that could be done in this direction. Certain beaches could be set aside for those who wish to bathe in the nude. I have seen and enjoyed the freedom of such beaches overseas in both Africa and on the Continent.

It would not be easy, for old ideas die hard, and there will always be those who point the finger of scorn and seek to condemn you, but to those I would simply reply, "You are the very people that need this type of therapy".

Should you wish to use this copy in any way you are perfectly free to do so.

- I. McC.   

 

A TRIBUTE TO NUDISTS

Reading a magazine the other day, or rather re-reading it after some years, the following testimony to nudism appealed to me again, and it seems good although written some years ago:

"The nudists I've met or heard from through correspondence impressed me as very fine people: intelligent, civilized and of the highest character. I soon learned that they were not only nudists, but decidedly worthwhile in other ways: liberal in politics, and government; and keenly interested in every form of intellectual activity. Such people are nudists because they are sensitive to the aesthetic qualities in life and have a sane regard for personal hygiene, in the broadest sense. I believe the nudist movement properly conducted - and I learn from reliable reports that our nudists run their camps under firm self-discipline - can be of real benefit to the individuals who participate. The benefits are primarily individual and only indirectly of social advantage. As I have said before I have nothing but admiration for these worshippers at the worldly shrine of fiercely vigorous, health-giving 'Old Sol',"

- Eric, Kaurimu, Auckland

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Peggy

THE STORY SO FAR

After working in Australia for twelve months, I came home to find my daughter, Peggy, had become a nudist. Talking It over with Dennis, her boy friend, Peggy suggested Mum and I should go with them on Saturday and see for ourselves. After breaking down Mum's protests, we eventually decided to Just have a look and then come home smartly. Mum was hoping it would rain, but I wasn't so sure, It might be quite a laugh, but it seemed the only thing to do, to see the sort of folk Peggy was getting mixed up with.

Peggy

SATURDAY arrived, as Saturdays do, and it was a perfect day; no wind, no cloud and lovely sunshine. Mum remembered the minutes she hadn't written up and when that didn't work, she remembered some mending she had

to do, but Peggy soon scotched that by offering to do it herself. In the end she had to give in and packed the lunch, declaring we were coming home as soon as possible. Right on 9.30 there was a toot in the street, and Yvonne came racing in to say Dennis's parents were there, with Dennis on his "phut phut" as she called his motor scooter.

We all trooped out with the mixture of sheer exuberance to the despair of one being fed to the lions. We were introduced to Ma and Pa and they seemed all right. He was something in the importing line and mighty glad to get out in the sun for a change. He looked pretty fit and by the look of his clothes and the Chev. car, he wasn't exactly hard up. Mrs was one of those roly-poly types, usually talking and with a permanent grin. We soon felt we'd known them for years. We were away in no time, with Peggy and Dennis "phutting" behind.

We soon discussed the weather and my trip to Aussie, not that conversation lagged with Mrs Osborn there. But I had to hand it to her when she asked Mum how to join the Townswomens Guild. That was a master stroke, for then it was Mum's turn. I certainly got a chance of asking how far it was to the grounds, but by that time we had arrived. Dennis shot ahead down a bumpy road, and round a corner, he had opened a gate. We went through, round another bend and there we were - inside a nudist camp. As we parked the car and walked up the drive, I glanced at Mum to see how she was faring.

Just at that moment she looked at me with the same thought. I gave her a weak grin and she looked as if she was going to be sick at any moment, but Mrs Osborn had the matter well in hand. We came to a little office alongside the canteen and out stepped a man, completely naked. He was middle-aged and obviously pleased to see us all. Mum was watching the birds, but I was fascinated. This chap was smiling and as brown as a berry all over. If anyone was embarrassed, it certainly wasn't him and as he came forward to be introduced his tan sort of removed his nudity. He was Joe, the caretaker-secretary and he made us feel welcome right away. They say, first impressions are lasting ones and he sure was on the right lines. To suddenly see a stranger completely nude, comes as something of a shock outside of the bathroom. But this was outside and we had never seen him before. Admittedly he was unconcerned and perfectly at ease, but gosh, this was really something. It may be OK when you're used to it, but we weren't. But somehow, I couldn't help feeling it could have been worse. Peggy and the rest of them just waved with a "Hi, Joe." They gave him no more attention than if he had been a tree, so I began to feel that you're never too old to learn. I was sure learning fast.

After introductions, we had a look at the well-stocked canteen and after a cheery comment from Joe, the Osborns took us over to their chalet, a neat, little bach among some trees, with a garden all round. This was obviously where they worked off some of their energy, for everything was spic and span and very comfortable. Dennis lit up a primus and Peggy took us in hand to show us around while the tea was being prepared. Mum said she would like to help and we knew the reason why, so I went with Peggy. Yvonne lost no time in chumming up with another girl about her own age who was undressed and before we had gone very far, she had scattered her clothes to the four winds and was having the time of her life.

It was getting pretty warm by now, so I took off my coat. I thought that was a good start anyhow. It was still a bit early and there were not many folk about, although I could see a gang of chaps busy away over among some trees. We saw an area set apart for the youngsters and here were about a dozen girls and boys of all ages playing in the sand pit or on the swings. One little chap was having the time of his sweet life pouring water from the paddling pool into the sand pit and taking sand from the sand pit and emptying it into the pool on the return journey. Three girls were whizzing round on a merry- go-round gadget and a couple of boys were intent on dragging a slide over to the pool, so that they could land in the water instead of on to the grass.

There wasn't a stitch on any of them and obviously none of them could have cared less. Just a bunch of kids with an unspoilt outlook. I had to admit it was a pleasure to see them. As we moved on, a couple of mothers came over and it was my turn to look at the birds as we were introduced. And yet, they were not embarrassed either. One was wearing sandals and the other a hat and that was all between them. They were well built and like Joe, well tanned and they accepted their nudity the same as the kids. They certainly weren't hard to look at, yet when I did have a peep, I couldn't help feelin? it was with respect. Things were happening to me I could not quite explain.

As we went over to the main pool, a splendid tribute to a lot of hard work and planning on the part of somebody, I was getting a bit cheeky. Here were five women, two men and a boy, all in and out of the water like ducks. Here again the greetings were cordial and unashamed and I freely admitted to myself, I envied them. I was glad Peggy was still dressed, for I'm sure I would have felt odd otherwise.

We carried on past some chalets that were all locked up, across some games courts that Peggy said were a hive of activity on Sundays and finally over to the corner where the gang of workers were. They were laying the foundations for a club house and by the look of it, it was going to be quite a place. Curly was in charge of the job and he had a bay window that must have cost him a lot of money. He said none of them knew much about building, but Harry had been a help to them. Apparently Harry was the one in the red beret with his back to us away down the other end. So, I met them, one after the other, Jake, Shorty, Alf, Colman, Buzz and so on until we came to Harry. Then came the next bomb to shatter all the interesting impressions I had been gathering. Harry stood up with a grunt as he did so, his back apparently needing oiling and as he turned to face me, I just gasped. Blow me down if it wasn't old Morgan from the office. He got a surprise too. We shook hands and I slapped him on his bare back. "Of all the old so and so's, you are him," I exclaimed, "So this explains how you keep so fit. And you're still working."

And he frankly admitted he enjoyed it and added, "You see, these chaps don't know too much about building, and I'm able to give them a few clues." And then he concluded, as an afterthought, "Now if you were here, we'd have no problems at all."

The sly old devil. I still don't know whether it was accidental or not, but I could see a much better way of taking levels than how they were doing it, so I got dragged into it as smoothly as a bear having its supper. Peggy laughed out loud and said something about seeing how the tea was doing and left us to it.

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Break

This is a quotation regarding new members who have been attracted to Hilltop Farms Sun Club, Maine, U.S.A.: "These people are just like people you'd find in any group, but none of them come to look at each other ... they just come here to get God's warm sun next to them. It's healthful and restful." And that goes for every club all over the world.

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THE   BARE   TRUTH

Girl, sitting

BY A. LEON GILBERT

• THE IMPORTANCE OF
   NEW ZEALAND'S ONLY
   NUDIST MAGAZINE -
   THE N.Z. NATURIST

Girl, sitting

 

IN MY last article the argument was put forward that the title should be New Zealand Nudist. For the moment, the word naturist is accepted in the hope of it being an alternative and not a difference. The NZ Naturist is just a magazine about naturism, costing a couple of shillings and has various articles on the pleasure, and health benefits of social group nakedness, with its many logical benefits and inviting others to participate. It carries reports of things happening in the clubs, often simple matters, recording accounts of hard, voluntary work, and sometimes quite a lot of fun. There may be pictures of folk of both sexes playing games of volleyball, tenikoit, badminton, sometimes in or around swimming pools, picnicking, work in the different grounds and so on. There will be pictures, too, of ideal young women, representative of the grace and beauty the human body can attain through the acceptance of the healthy association of naturism.

We know that a small minority will buy the magazine only for these particular pictures. This group of purchasers will view beauty through their own twisted minds and this is a mental defect, whether inherent or assimilated that, alas, naturism nor any other isms can seldom make clean again.

Some begin to buy the N.Z. Naturist and similar magazines from other countries for these same pictures, out of healthy curiosity; and not only the males, oh dear no! Women can have a healthy streak too.

Being a naturist does not mean that one is without common sense, or does not recognize the facts of life. The reverse is true, by having common sense and seeing the facts of life in true perspective. That is why many become naturists.

Basically it is curiosity which brings many people, at first, to the practice of nude sun and air bathing, in suitable places, at appropriate times. It can be summed up in the words of a statesman who was a pioneer of naturist practice as a young man, when he said, "Of course, young men come into the

movement out of curiosity, and some young women too. Why shouldn't they? Weren't you curious about these things when you were young? They will soon lose their natural curiosity about the human body in a sun club, as we did. This is one purpose of the clubs. Of course, if they happened to be the type who stay curious, then we can't have them." A good concise philosophy of naturism.

All of this is contained, expounded or implied in each issue of the NZN besides many other magazines published in all five continents. What does it all mean to the different readers, excluding the unreachables? To the regular reader, both the practising naturist and sympathetic supporter, and there are many of these, it is all probably taken very much for granted. A few readers of each issue will become interested inquirers and a smaller number of this group will become practising naturists.

A possibly larger number of general readers, casual purchasers, will say what so many of the general public say today, "I'm inclined to think these naturists have something, you know, but I could never do anything like that myself." Fortunately some do find they can become naturists after all, and nearly all of them will lay the magazine aside as just a little book about these naturist people. If they only knew the importance of the NZN. Not only is it the voice of naturism, it is the voice of a minority (at present) representing the right of all minorities, that at least, their case should be heard. It is a voice of democracy, a voice of the freedom of the people everywhere and a voice of the rights of the individual. The importance of the New Zealand Naturist as a magazine and all it represents cannot be stressed too vigorously.

In common with all minority interests, which history often proves as a voice of the majority, all this has not been won easily. It represents the sacrifice of service, steady pressure upon many authorities and vested interests, overcoming bigotry, even suffering for some who help carry another torch of idealism to see it become a reality. This is now contained as an accepted practice of naturism detailed in a copy of the NZN. Can it be valued too highly today? Just think it over!

There is another vital reason for the importance of the NZN. Naturism is not rich in literature. Nearly all the history, philosophy, progress and achievements of naturism are contained in journals like the NZN. This makes it invaluable for telling the story and the truth about social group nakedness. One day it may be possible and desirable for someone to collate all the facts that matter into another of the few classic volumes on this subject. This, as Rudyard Kipling so often wrote, is another story for a future article. In the meantime, treasure your New Zealand Naturist; it costs so little, it is read in a very short time, it presents so much, its value cannot be over-estimated in maintaining and furthering the acceptance of naturism.

 

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A SHORT

HISTORY

BY ERIC

KAURIMU
SUN CLUB

AFTER an early effort to start a nudist club in Dunedin in 1933, my removal to Auckland in 1937 brought fresh hope that, in a more congenial locality, climatic and otherwise, nudism could be possible. Getting in touch, quite early with those who were intent on getting a club going at their grounds at Oratia was my first acquaintance with the kauri trees of the north. Little did I then think that I would be the owner of a few score of them later on. That was to be seven years later, when, hoping to be able to purchase an acre or two, the offer was made of 14 acres. It was owing to the unsuccessful first attempt that Oratia and its possibilities attracted me and I returned to the scene of our outings of seven years before. For that early effort we must be grateful, since it led me to this haven of bush and stream, once more, even I was compelled to buy much more than I intended.

Exploration of the property revealed greater possibilities than at first thought and when the pool and waterfall came to light we were all set to start (with time taken to build a small home) and a few "singles" gathered together to begin.

From then on it has been a story of hard, hard toil with pick, shovel and wheelbarrow, not to mention gelignite. There being no flat ground, we had to make some, and as there was a big hill in the way, we got busy and gradually, over the years, removed it completely. A few stalwarts stuck it out and toiled through the years and gradually the area of flat land (a bit stony it must be admitted) grew larger. Then it became clear that the stream could be diverted to increase the playing grounds still further and the really hard work began. Came the day when the cutting started at four or five feet wide, was at last picked through at about a foot wide. We became expert with gelignite after that, even allowing for a shot or two which did not go off and had to be done again. But at last it happened. The stream was diverted and even if we did have a few floods which played havoc, it has been steadily improving all the time.

Our pool had a concrete-like third of its bottom filled with deposits over the centuries. If there was a time when I nearly lost heart it was digging out that awful bottom of the pool. No stroke of the pick failed to strike a boulder and getting some of the big ones out was the kind of effort it is better to forget. The supply of pumps to get rid of the water and the provision of the siphon to empty it later came from Rudolph, an engineer member, to whom the club will ever be indebted.

Of course, there were happy times in between the labours, when some relaxation and sunbathing was possible, but the happiest day (to me anyway) was the one when I was able to see the rock bottom of the pool and to scoop out the last few shovelfuls of dirt.

The Karimu Sun Club

It must be admitted that the first national rally held in Auckland was a bit soon, so far as greensward was concerned, but the ground was nearly level and games could be played. That first rally made nudist history in New Zealand, with a fair attendance for those days and the co-operation of the press. The Auckland Outdoor Health Club joined Kaurimu in the organizing and conduct of this event and with a sympathetic press, nudism got a great write-up and boost generally.

Karimu's waterfall

KARIMU'S WATERFALL

Since then AOHC has transferred to its new grounds and we have gone along placidly and uneventfully, new members joining and old ones drifting away, as happens everywhere. We have always aimed at a small friendly group with a minimum of regimentation, rules or meetings. We must, at present, be content with a smaller group since, while we have beautiful scenery in abundance, said scenery hems us in somewhat and only bulldozing will extend the games areas. Of course, we have a choice now of the sheltered garden for off-season cooler days, the club grounds proper or the lawn in front of the house, which is a bit too popular since the lazy ones prefer to lay about the lawn and steps, near the teapot, rather than go down below, where there might be some work to do.

A notable late addition to the strength has been Julia and Al who are rare species who LIKE work and simply will not stop. The excavation of a wide area to hold a globe structure for a club house has deterred them not at all and so pick and shovel and wheelbarrow have come to light once more. We all help at times, but the way these two have dug their way into the hill side has to be seen to be believed. The dome club house is the brainchild of Al and will make nudist history here once more. Also to the credit of Al is the fortress-like stone and concrete retaining wall he has constructed beside the waterfall. No flood is going to shift THAT mass. When these two are not toiling as mentioned, they keep the grass cut and try to clear the stream bed for fifty yards or so of stones and rubble. Like the man with the hard-working wife, I wish I had a few more like them.

Needless to say, with these toilers and the help of the rest, we go on to fresh improvements and Kaurimu will continue to provide, as it has in the past, a place where friendly folk may enjoy the sun as nature intended.

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News & Views 



NEWS & VIEWS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD


 




INTERNATIONAL NATURIST FEDERATION                

ENGLAND

The nudist resort on the Isle of Wight was put up for sale a while ago and it was feared we might lose this famous resort as a nudist playground. It appears it has now been taken over by a keen couple who invite holidaymakers to come and enjoy secluded grounds extending right to the sea, with self-catering flats, caravans and chalets and all the modern facilities one expects these days.


The newly-formed national association in Britain, the Central Council for British Naturism, has been granted the facility of an office within the grounds of the North Kent Sun Club. It is entirely separate from the club and is much appreciated by those wishing to discuss their problems on a national scale.


British sun clubs enjoyed the best summer in 1964 for many years. May their good fortune be repeated in 1965.

CORSICA

This island advertises a naturist village on the east coast with a long stretch of sandy beach and warm, shallow water. Self-drive cars are available. It is also now possible to purchase your own plot of land overlooking the sea. Bungalows and tent sites are available and the sanitation is good.

FRANCE

The famous nudist island, Ile du Levant, is likely to lose a lot of its popularity, not so much because of the incursion of much of it by the French naval authorities, but because of the hordes of sightseers who make the crossing every day. These day trippers often outnumber the genuine nudists by 2 to 1, creating a very unpleasant situation. An official boycott is suggested until this trend is controlled.


The free beach at Montalivet had its best season yet, for at the height of the season last year, it is reported that over 5000 persons were staying there and about 6000 were enjoying the nude bathing for which this area is famous.


Set in the mountains at a height of 2,600 feet near the French-Spanish border, 600 miles from Paris and 25 from the Mediterranean, lies a club in the making, Gymkana.

A huge area of 275 acres is planned as a nudist resort by a Belgian couple. Plans allow for a permanent attendant, water, electricity, telephones, etc. In more detail, arrangements are being made for 3 miles of roads, a roofed-in parking area capable of taking 45 cars. A large water tower will permit pipes to supply the whole area, 2 swimming pools, 4 separate washing stations, 16 dish-washing places with 4 automatic dish-washing machines, a refuse destroying installation, 38 toilets, 32 individual rooms and 12 mixed washing rooms will include 32 h and c showers, 12 mixed showers, 4 large septic tanks and nearly 4 miles of sewers complete the sanitary picture.

Sleeping accommodation will be available, 300 camping sites in a 15-acre wooded area, 100 concrete terraces for caravans, all with power points, water and drains and 400 cottages, each with its own garden of 260 sq. yards completes the accommodation picture.

Sports grounds for children and adults are to be provided and an artificial lake of 24 acres for sailing and fishing is envisaged. It is proposed by the owner to establish a limited company, shareholding being confined to bona fide members of nudist clubs. The plan is being enthusiastically received.

CANADA

Ray and Mildred Connett were largely responsible for the publication of the magazine Canadian Sun Air, which automatically incorporates the capitals of the Canadian Sunbathing Association. They bravely overcame many difficulties to keep the publication afloat, but we regret to announce that the effort has at last folded up, leaving Canada without a publication of its own.

USA

A new club called Glen Eden, is doing what many Americans say cannot be done: succeeding with a go-ahead member club such as the ones we know in NZ. After initial struggles, they now have an enthusiastic group of members who are pulling their weight and really getting things done.

Buildings arc going up, roads laid and a covered swimming pool is well beyond the blueprint stage. As a promotion gimmick they recently provided a professional circus act for their members, a big Hallow-e'en party and a Fall festival which attracted 650 people. No entrance fees were charged; they just invited guests to make donations and were not disappointed. One money spinner that can well be repeated gave members the opportunity of signing their names on building blocks at 5 dollars a time, these being lacquered over, providing a permanent receipt. One of their few rules is: No liquor - even on your breath.


Lake Como Club again gathered some valuable publicity recently by turning over the facilities of the club to the local Optimist Club for a spaghetti dinner. Lake Como donated all the food and services, and the Optimist Club received some 500 dollars in gross proceeds. Our congratulations to Lake Como. This is the kind of public service that will go far to make nudism more acceptable to the public mind.

- ASA Bulletin


Pine Forest Club was host to a total of 4,770 persons during 1964, of which 3,316 were adults and 1,454 children.

- ASA Bulletin


The first annual Miss Nude Universe pageant will be held at Oakdale Guest Ranch on Sunday, 1st August, 1965, when what is termed "the top beauty contest held anywhere in the nation" will be conducted. A motion picture screen test and contract offered by a reputable corporation will go to the winner.

- ASA Bulletin


Sunny Sands (Florida) is now an official authorized dealer of the Standard Oil Co., known as Sunny Sands Service Centre. They are carrying the regular grade of gasoline and selling it for just 1 cent above wholesale cost as a new service to members.

AUSTRIA

Very close to Vienna there was an impassable jungle designed to take the floodwaters of the Danube. Then, it was useless, but now, naturists have transformed it into a beautiful sun park. They have cleared the undergrowth and laid out gardens and built small bungalows high up on piles. Here hundreds of townspeople enjoy peace, away from fences, rush and noise. Water is pumped from springs and warm water comes from natural gas geysers and showers, splash pool and the Danube itself provide opportunities to cool off.

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News from the Clubs 

 

AUCKLAND SUN CLUB INC.

The weather seems to have let most of us down this season. Has anyone had a surfeit of sunshine? We certainly have not and so our activities have been very scratchy. On those rare, sunny occasions we had our share of visitors, which always adds a little extra brightness.

We were all sorry to hear about our delegate's unfortunate illness whilst at the rally, but we are glad to report that Dick is on the way to recovery once more. Over the holiday season quite a few of our members visited other cities and clubs wherever possible, and one fact emerges, that every club really goes out of its way to make visitors welcome.

A few stray thoughts for padding.

Our members are all agreed on the increasing excellence of the NZ Naturist and we were interested to see California has a Glen Eden club. Those who know us will recall that we are not far away from a Glen Eden township.

Finally, find the moral in this. One of our youngest young ladies, after happily playing in the nude, finally dressed herself, but put her panties on back to front. On being told by her mother to take them off and put them on the right way, she coyly looked at Mum and said, "But that would be rude Mummy, in front of all these people, wouldn't it?"

KAURIMU SUN CLUB

Heavy rains and cloudy, showery weather have curtailed activity in February, but no damage was done by the swollen creek, since the work done on its banks to protect the lawn and the clearing of its course below the waterfall, thanks largely to Mary and Jim from Rotorua, which allowed the extra water to flow off quickly. The waterfall itself was a beautiful sight at the height of the run-off.

In the past six months, Julia has placed eight stories mentioning Kaurimu in various English and American nudist magazines, so we now enjoy an international reputation. Recent members who have joined lately reflect the census figures showing that families are getting larger: two of our new couples each have five children.

The fine weather the whole country enjoyed during the Christmas holidays was much appreciated by the several families who used our tenting and camping area for their holidays this year. The pool has been full of children and adults and we have had some welcome visits from members of AOHC and ASC. The badminton set and net donated by Emile has had a lot of use and provided much enjoyment for all. Frank made movable standards for the net out of cement-filled motorcycle tyres, so we can move it as the sun moves and don't have to play with it in our eyes.

HAWKE'S BAY SUN CLUB

We have now settled in at our new grounds and are planning improvements. Over the Christmas holidays, our main drive in, which previously went straight from the road to the house, was altered. Much work went in to removing a fence and shifting it to form a half circle. A corrugated iron fence, built from an old fowl house, has been built across the radius of the circle and this now effectively screens us from the road.

Early in March we had over 8 inches of rain in under 4 days, but we had no flooding at all. What we did have though was a drive which rapidly became sticky and after rain on a Sunday afternoon, all the cars except one had to be pushed through 9 inches of mud. We have since brought in some broken concrete slabs, and shingle from the old drive has made the new one negotiable again.

We have nearly doubled our membership since Christmas, following advertisements in both the Hastings and Napier papers and our president was interviewed by reporters, the resulting articles giving nudism a boost in the district.

A further boost was given when the national president brought a party through from Wellington to stay at our club for Easter. We have benefited a great deal by the knowledge they were able to give us.

A public meeting was held in the country district where our club is situated and opportunity was taken to present the aims and ideals of nudism to outsiders. Questions invited from the public were ably answered by Perc and Gavin, with Gaynor presenting the women's viewpoint. We created nudist history by showing club slides and films to non-nudists and they were well received. Thank you Wellington for the help and advice so kindly given.

(We had four days of perfect weather, which helped a lot)

WAIKATO OUTDOOR SOCIETY

Recently three family groups of the Waikato club invaded the AOHC grounds during the best February weather Auckland could provide. A most enjoyable week was spent by both children and parents. All were able to cool off during the heat of the day in the wonderful new pool after games of tenikoit.

A quick visit was paid to Kaurimu and the Auckland Sun Club, where we were welcomed with a cup of tea.

All returned home at the end of the holiday feeling fit and with an enviable tan of which we are all proud.

WELLINGTON SUN AND HEALTH SOCIETY INC.

As the weather becomes less enticing for sunbathing, the emphasis is now directed towards preparations for the next big national rally and as crowds are expected, more camping space will be needed. Our new area to the north has been bulldozed and an access road has been cut up to it. Final raking and sowing will ensure a grassy sward capable of taking a lot more tents. Flush toilets, the first stage of the amenities block, are also well under way and the "buy a brick" campaign to raise the necessary finance is gaining impetus. The works manager says this amenity will definitely be ready for the influx of visitors.

The clubhouse is now painted and finishing off work inside is under control. We are happy to welcome the nucleus of a keen teenage group and plans, which include travel and tramping, are receiving attention. By the time this appears in print, winter social activities will be well under way.


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CLUB DIRECTORY

The secretaries of the clubs listed below will be pleased to hear from genuine enquirers. Please enclose a stamped, self- addressed envelope.

AUCKLAND OUTDOOR HEALTH CLUB Inc.

P.O. Box 2702, Auckland.

AUCKLAND SUN CLUB Inc.

P.O. Box 2925, Auckland.

KAURIMU SUN CLUB

P.O. Box 20015, Glen Eden, Auckland.

WAIKATO OUTDOOR SOCIETY

P.O. Box 139, Putaruru

HAWKE'S BAY SUN CLUB

P.O. Box 551, Napier.

WANGANUI SUN CLUB

P.O. Box 410, Wanganui.

WELLINGTON SUN & HEALTH SOCIETY Inc.

P.O. Box 2854, Wellington.

CANTERBURY SUN & HEALTH CLUB Inc.

P.O. Box 1823, Christchurch.

OTAGO SUN & HEALTH CLUB

P.O. Box 2058, South Dunedin.

SOUTHERN SUN & HEALTH CLUB

P.O. Box 486, Invercargill.

If you are not close to any of the above clubs you may like to know that other naturists are ready to form clubs in the following areas; to contact them, write to:

N.Z. Sunbathing Association,

P.O. Box 6359, Wellington:

Rotorua

Nelson

Gisborne

Blenheim

Palmerston North

Oamaru

Whangarei

Timaru

Masterton

 

 


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Eric Flint: Kaurimu Sun Club - A Short History

Perc Cousins: Prudery... a Modern Crime; Editors

Eric Flint: Letters... A Tribute to Nudists

Leon Gilbert: The Bare Truth

14th Rally Wellington - 1966


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Miniten at North Kent

PARTHENOS

MINITEN GIRL AT NORTH KENT SUN CLUB

Family by the pool

 

Three little girls

 

China girl

 

13th National Rally

Highlights of the 13th National Rally

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

 

13th National Rally

Pineglades, Christchurch

Whos Who

WHO'S WHO IN THE N.Z.S.A.

GAVIN, NATIONAL P.R.O.
GAYNOR, WOMEN'S REPRESENTATIVE
AND FAMILY

 

Feverish activity

FEVERISH ACTIVITY

Water Skiing on a lovely bay

WATER SKIING IN ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S LOVELY BAYS

To see a man about a dog

 

Volleyball

 

The weird mob

 

Basketball at North Kent Sun Club

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BASKETBALL AT NORTH KENT SUN CLUB

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