I am still reading the Herald on an iPad, and still missing some interesting articles. In particular they seem to publish less of the opinion pieces, both from their regular columnists and from others. One in particular caught my eye when I turned to the print edition of 8 February. It was entitled “Public nakedness an altogether good idea.” It was written by one Kevin Sampson who, according to the Herald, is with his wife Joan, owner of Katikati Naturist Park, “a Tourism Industry Award winning holiday park.” I have never been to the said park to assess whether the body issuing such awards is doing good work. It is called a naturist park not because people go there to do nature study (as we knew it when I went to primary school); rather, “naturist” is a euphemism for people who like to disrobe and play tennis and bowls etc, in their “natural state.” I have never been too interested in such pursuits, not least because I am one of the 99% of people in the world who look better with clothes on.  Read More...