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Naturism in a cold climate

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Naturism in a cold climate

This cartoon, published in Truth in July 1935, lampooned nudism, suggesting it was a foolish proposition in the middle of New Zealand's winter. It was one of many cartoons and jokes used to undermine the arguments for naturism.

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Reference: New Zealand Truth, 31 July 1935, p. 11

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Hera Cook, Naturism – Attitudes to nakedness, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/38045/naturism-in-a-cold-climate (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Hera Cook, published 9 May 2012.