Hello Everybody,
We come to the end of another summer, and all in all it has been a good season. Enough sunshine, and crowds of nudists on some of our beaches.
Media coverage, especially in the North Island, has made the general public aware that nudism is quite widespread, and is becoming more popular.
The flow-on from the 'Baring All' article continues, with some people writing to local authorities and Members of Parliament, asking for 'clothing-optional' beaches. The Standards Association is apparently canvassing local councils for their opinions about the by-law. Tony Wilson is still busy writing letters on our behalf, and a report from him appears later in this newsletter.
The Hawkes Bay Sun Club held a beach day in February, with much publicity and lobbying of local VIP's, and have made a request for changes to the law, giving nudists legal protection for bathing on designated beaches.
Canterbury Sun Club held a combined beach day with Christchurch FBG members, and were pleasantly surprised with the acceptance they received from local residents. So it's all good news.
And now for the goodies we've arranged for the winter.
AGM and WAIWERA TRIP: |
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Make a note of the date - Saturday 26 August. Further details in your next newsletter. We invite country members to make a weekend of it, a little holiday in the Big Smoke! Billets can be arranged.
SWIMARAMA: |
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Yes, it's that time of year again. Our winter swim nights will be starting on Saturday 20 May, 6.30 - 8.30 at the Swimarama Pool, Lagoon Drive, Panmure, just down the road from the roundabout towards the lagoon. Full size tepid pool, children's pool, two saunas, showers and changing facilities. Adults $2.50, children 50 cents. This year these swim nights will be run by John and Fran, and will be held on the third Saturday of every month May to October. Remember the dates:- 20 May and 17 June. All members, sun club friends and visitors welcome.
SAUNA: |
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At the moment, we are choosing between Alladin's Bath House, 433 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn, and Pacific Sauna in K'Road, next to the Pink Pussycat. Both offer a concession rate of $6.50 if we go as a group. Meet outside at 6 p.m. Dates:- Sundays 23 April at Pacific, 30 April at Alladin's Contact: John or Fran, 565-219.
RICCARD'S: |
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The first dinner-and-swim night was a great success, and will be held again in June and September. Riccard's swim nights are held at the Parakai Tourist Complex on the last Friday of each month, 6 - 10 p.m. Adults $4.50, children $2.80. This is the last pool on your left as you drive through Parakai. Our hosts the Hibiscus Coast Sun Club will be putting on another dinner at the swim night on 30 June. The cost is $4 each, and for catering purposes, bookings are required. Please fill in the booking slip at the end of this newsletter, and return it to us by 23 June. Dates for swim nights are:- 28 April, 26 May and 30 June.
FERNLAND HOT POOLS: |
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The Rotota Sun Club invites us to join them at the Fernland Hot Pools on Saturday 20 May, from 12 - 4 p.m. Cost is $4 adults, $1 children, and you must produce your membership card. The pools are in Cambridge Rd., Tauranga, down a steep driveway, well-signposted. A pot-luck dinner and social evening will follow the swim at the home of Graham Macgregor, 14 Burns Street, Tauranga. Please bring a plate (with heaps of food. on it), plus cutlery, glass and BYO. Billets can be arranged. On the Friday evening of 19 May there will be ten-pin bowling at Ten-Pin Tauranga, 13th Avenue, at 8 p.m. If you wish to go, please book with Graham before: 12 May, phone TG 075-86-693. Your courtesy in observing sun club etiquette would be appreciated.
COUNTRY CORNER: |
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How are all you folks out there? Your letters are always welcome. I've had no news from Wellington yet, but I guess you're still there and surviving the storms. Edna Barnes of Hawkes Bay Sun Club reports a very successful beach day at Ocean Beach on 26 February, with 20 - 30 people there, some from distant parts, with plenty of local radio and newspaper publicity.
Joyce Turner from Christchurch writes about the CSC beach day:-
"The weather was absolutely perfect, blue skies and sunshine all day with only a light breeze later in the afternoon - unbelievable in view of the fact that other days before and since have been cold. Canterbury Sun Club members had very short notice, but tons of people turned up, and it was a most relaxing, 'laid-back' and sociable gathering. The only beach outings CSC have had in the past have been to Tumbledown Bay on Banks Peninsula, which has difficult access. It is much more convenient to use the miles of empty beaches to the north of the city. There is a settlement of baches at Waikuku, and local people assure us that naked bathing is quite usual in the area, and that Waikuku was a good choice. We now have the confidence to go ahead and use local beaches, as you do in Auckland, simply avoiding the main areas so that no one will have cause to take exception to us."
No further info about the Fernland Pool swim nights. These were on the first Friday of each month. Local contact is John Trotter TG 075-64-203.
LE BONS BAY: |
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From Christchurch, follow State Highway 75 through Little River to Hilltop. Turn left and follow Eastern Bays Road 30 km, turn off at the sign to Le Bons Bay and proceed downhill to the beach. 88 km from Christchurch by sealed road. Walk along the beach to your right to a beaut little stream which leaves lovely warm pools at low tide.
VIDEO: |
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The New Zealand Nudist Federation has a video called "The Take Off" for hire at $10 for up to 4 weeks. The video was produced by the American Sunbathing Association around 1960. Please apply direct to The Secretary, NZNF, P.O. Box 1359, Wellington.
PHOTO AND ART COMPETITION: |
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To be held again this year at our AGM. Ordinary snaps of ordinary folks enjoying themselves at the beach or at Ngatuhoa, that's what we want for our photo competition. Here are the rules:-
1. The topics are 'Things We Do' and 'Places We Go'.
2. Entries must be suitable and available for illustrating our beach list. The committee reserve the right to exclude any entry which is considered unsuitable.
3. Each entry depicting a recognisable person or persons must have a signed model release form attached to the back of the entry. These were included with your November - December newsletter, but I have a few spares if you need them.
4. Photos which won prizes in our 1988 competition are not eligible for entry, but any other 1988 entries may be submitted again.
5. Please make sure your entries are properly packed. The Free Beach Group accepts no responsibility for entries lost or damaged in transit.
6. The entry fee is $1 plus 50 cents for each entry. Any number of entries may be submitted.
7. All entries must be received by us no later than 18 August, 1989.
8. If there are too few suitable entries in any section, the committee reserve the right to withhold prizes in that section.
9. COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS must be no larger than 8" x 10" and unmounted. Prizes for colour photographs will be $20 first, $15 second, and $10 third.
10. BLACK and WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS must be unmounted, and preferably 5" wide and up to 7" high, to fit on the pages of the beach list. Prizes in this section will be $15 first, $10 second, $5 third, plus three consolation prizes of $5 each.
11. SKETCHES and PAINTINGS may be up to 16" x 24" (A2 size), and may be mounted but not framed. Prizes will be $20 first, $15 second, and $10 third.
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TONY'S LETTERS: |
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"Over the past summer I have been indulging in a little bit of pulling the lion's tail by way of letter writing to various authorities. The results have been mixed but always interesting.
Perhaps the best known letter was to the New Zealand Standards Association re Model By-law 1907.2. This letter has received much publicity in the press and the issue is on-going.
Other letters have been sent to the Takapuna City Council and the ARA concerning whose by-laws apply at Pohutukawa Bay (Long Bay). While Takapuna seems adamant it is their by-law (1907.2 as above), the ARA are not sure this is true, and are currently checking on some of the legal points raised by me.
Perhaps the least rewarding letter, and most threatening reply, was to/from the Superintendent of the Takapuna Police re the actions of several officers from that station at St. Leonards Beach. It would appear that there are no general guidelines issued nationally on the Summary Offences Act, and that the relevant sections of the Act (4 and 27) are left to local Super's to interpret. This is unsatisfactory, and I intend to communicate with the Ministers of Police and Justice in an attempt to have some nationwide policy promulgated."
| C0MMITTEE: | John Riggir 565-219 | Tony Wilson 627-9726 | ||
| Jim Peddieson 559-730* Ask for Jim | Tom Lewis 418-1890 | |||
| Adrianne Caldwell 881-601 | Fran Riggir 565-219 | |||
| LOCAL | Adele Stevenson TG 56-468 | Grant Pepper WN 686-742 | ||
| CONTACTS: | Bernie Holibar PUK 87-973 | Bill Baine WN 628-514 |
Please note Tony Wilson's number has been changed.
DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER: |
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6 June, 1989. Your July - August newsletter is due out in the last week of June.
BEACH REPORT: |
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In general, attendance at our organised beach days and other events this year has been very good. At every beach day I have been to, there have been other nudists on the beach as well as ourselves, and at St. Leonards, on 5 March, the beach was literally covered with nudists. It looked like a Mediterranean nudist resort! Our Easter camp at Uretiti was another success, with John and Fran making people welcome, and plenty of fish, including a huge stingray. One day I spent a few hours at Piha, and will put it on our diary next year. The most noticeable flop was our barbecue at Mellon's Bay, nil attendance two years in a row. This event will not be held next year. We must apologise for the February swim night at Riccard's, which could not be held because the pools had been emptied by mistake. Sorry about that.
So that's the news. No need to hibernate just because it's winter, you know. Come along to our swim nights and be part of the fun!
"When tomorrow comes, what am I going to wish I had done today?"
Best wishes to you all,
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BOOKING SLIP ++ RICCARD'S SWIM NIGHT DINNER ++ 30 JUNE, 1989 ++ 7 P.M.
NAME ____________________________________________ TELEPHONE ___________
______ People @ $4 each TOTAL $______________
Please CROSS your cheque and make it payable to: Free Beach Group Inc.
Return this form with your cheque by 23 June to: Free Beach Group Inc.,
P.O. Box 41-171,
Your receipt will be your ticket - BRING IT. St. Lukes.