NZ 2nd most keen on nude sunbathing
26 June 2023
According to global swimwear giant Pour Moi, NZ is the second most keen on nude sunbathing in the world, behind only Australia.
Global swimwear giant Pour Moi recently compiled a list of countries “most keen on sunbathing nude” by analysing search engine data and found that New Zealand came up second in the world, behind only Australia. Yearly average was around 67,000 unique searches for “nude beach” against our population of 5 million (see table below). Surprising? A little.
But then, we are an island nation surrounded by absolutely stunning beaches, many of which are very quiet and remote.
There are “social nudists”, which tend to flock to the more popular nude beach spots – but then it’s worth remembering there’s a large proportion of people that enjoy being naked – but within the comfort of their solitude or, perhaps small group of friends. Because we don’t necessarily see them, doesn’t mean they’re not there.
The Netherlands, Canada and Ireland make up the other three of the top five. Four out of the five top spots (including NZ) are countries where nude sunbathing is legal. The exception being Australia, where it’s legal to sunbathe naked only on designated nude beaches.
In response to the information published, Alice was interviewed by Radio New Zealand National, you can hear her RNZ interview here:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018895932/new-zealand-second-most-keen-on-naturism
She touched on a number of things, including raising children in a naturist environment, naturist conduct and the legalities of being nude at a beach.
Another interesting publication recently is CNN’s travel section which compiled a list of what they considered to be the “best” nude beaches in the world:
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/best-nude-beaches-world
Waiheke’s Little Palm Beach made the prestigious list. It’s no wonder – it’s an absolutely stunning beach, and it always has a fantastic crowd.
Across the ditch is Australia’s Lady Jane Beach in Sydney.
And in South Africa there’s what was – for a short while at least – the only official nude beach on the entire continent, before it lost its clothes-free status. It still remains an unofficial nude beach in Natal: Mpenjati Beach.
“Naked Wanderings” put together quite a good video of the tale behind this famous beach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqdLexta-FU