page_title: Naturism in New Zealand
section_title: Nudity in sport
hierarchical_section_title: Naturism in New Zealand / Social nudity in New Zealand culture / Nudity in sport
caption_attribution_description: English: Nambassa festival 1978. Image (photograph) taken by Official Nambassa Photographer and uploaded by the files owner User:Mombas2 Terms of Use: 1/ All users of this image are required to attribute this work to "Nambassa Trust and Peter Terry" and the url: " http://www.nambassa.com " is to accompany all use. 2/ Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. 3/ For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. Statement by Nambassa Trust and Peter Terry
context_page_description: Naturism refers to a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public, and to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both are also known as "nudism". Naturist organisations have existed in New Zealand since the 1930s. Although not a daily feature of public life, social nudity is practised in a variety of other contexts in New Zealand culture.
context_section_description: A nude rugby match was held in Dunedin each winter from 2002 to 2014 as pre-match entertainment for the first professional rugby game of the season. In more recent years it has become sporadic as organisers have other demands on their time.
  When A J Hackett opened the world's first commercial bungy jumping site at Kawarau Bridge near Queenstown, customers who performed the jump in the nude were granted free entry. This offer was later withdrawn because too many jumpers were taking advantage of it, but the site remains clothing-optional. Billy Connolly famously bungy-jumped nude from the bridge during his 2004 World Tour of New Zealand.
caption: Nambassa festival 1978
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