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Wellington Naturist Club
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'''Wellington Naturist Club''' is a [[naturist resort]] located in [[Te Marua|Te Mārua]], [[Upper Hutt]], northeast of [[Wellington]] in the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. Its of land hold facilities including a [[miniature golf]] course, [[volleyball]] court, picnic areas, [[Hot tub|spa]] and [[sauna]],<ref name="powell">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and extensive [[rhododendron]] gardens,<ref name="mclennan">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> with a large hall for a clubhouse.<ref name="gonatural_wellington"></ref> For accommodation, the resort has four lodges and over 150 campsites.<ref name="tripsavvy">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The Club was founded in 1950.<ref name="mclennan" />
== Community events ==
Wellington Naturist Club opens its gates to the public on one weekend each summer,<ref name="openday"></ref> and periodically hosts the [[Naturism in New Zealand#New Zealand Naturist Federation|New Zealand Naturist Federation]] (NZNF)'s annual national rally.<ref name="hangout">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The Club regularly celebrates [[World Naked Gardening Day]] in May,<ref name="metro">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> but has also helped launch a National Nude Gardening Day in October,<ref name="baird">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> as May is a cold month in New Zealand.<ref name="shaskey">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The Club's grounds have also been used as a wedding venue.<ref name="hunt&speer">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== 2016 INF World Congress ==
In November 2016, following lobbying by the NZNF in conjunction with [[Tourism New Zealand]],<ref name="stewart">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> the Club was the venue for the [[International Naturist Federation#World Congress|World Congress of the International Naturist Federation]] (INF), marking the second time the Congress had ever been held in the Southern Hemisphere.<ref name="60thanniversary">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name="wendylowe">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> This Congress was marked by political unrest, as sitting INF president Sieglinde Ivo was voted out in favour of French delegate Armand Jamier by a narrow majority led by [[British Naturism]] delegates.<ref name="telegraph">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The vote was overturned and Ivo returned to the presidency at a special World Congress in 2017, held in [[Vienna]].
== References ==
== External links ==
*[https://ift.tt/2NsoSQm Wellington Naturist Club]
*[https://ift.tt/2QYIzlj Wellington Naturist Club – "Te Marua"]
*[https://ift.tt/2NunZXF New Zealand Naturist Federation]
[[Category:Naturism in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Naturist resorts]]
[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Upper Hutt]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in the Wellington Region]]
January 15, 2020 at 08:09PM
