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AUCTION 8 March 2pm Wave your paddle, have a laugh and grab some bargains... Come along to the much anticipated Auction of 2015 ! Contact Helle 09 4787016 or [email protected]

2 Danish Society News Magazine ● February 2015 From the President’s Desk - February 2015 Kære medlemmer, At the end of the month we will be hosting a New Welcome back to my first report for 2015. I trust you Members afternoon tea as we did last year. This is such have all had a lovely over indulgent Christmas /New a great way to introduce the “Newbies” to the Society Year and a relaxed enjoyable holidays. I sure did! We and the committee. In March there is too much really have been spoilt with some amazing summer happening to cover here so be sure to check your weather. All too soon though we have to return to Events Calendar or our website. reality, to keep our bosses and Bank Managers happy. That about covers everything for Since December’s magazine came out we have of now. Don’t forget that if you have course had the AGM so I will give a quick rundown of any news, ideas or thoughts you changes to the committee. Kurt Marquart and Roger would like to share please feel free Knights both stepped down while Marion Stewart to contact me. Have a great month and Palle Olsen have joined the committee. Kurt’s and I’ll ‘See you at the Club.’ membership portfolio passes to Jo Rankine with help Antony Barrett from Roselle Rasmussen. Christine Futterup takes over the treasurer’s role from Roger and Marion (who never Calendar corrections really left), takes on the Penrose bookings which I have Despite our best efforts with multiple proof readers, looked after for the last few years. She has also agreed a number of mistakes snuck into our 2015 Calendar to be my Vice President. Palle retains his role as Valhalla of Events. Not major ones, but even so, please correct convenor. All other portfolios remain the same apart your own copy accordingly: from minor changes to some shared responsibilities. As Feb. 12 – Craft Group, this being the second Thursday I mentioned in earlier reports last year the Society owes of the month (not the 19th). a huge debt of gratitude to all who serve on the main and subcommittees. We are very lucky to have such April 7 – No folk dancing. The correct dates for that dedicated members amongst us. month’s folk dancing are: April 14 & 28. It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing July 7 – No folk dancing. The correct dates for July’s of Bjorn Aagesen in the beginning of January. Marion folk dancing are July 14 & 28. and I were both up north on holiday at the time but October 14 – No card players. The correct dates for we didn’t want to miss the opportunity of honouring October’s card playing are: Oct. 7 & 21. our friend so we returned to Auckland for the funeral. We apologize for these errors and hope that Bjorn was a member for many years and served twice everything is now in order! on the committee as treasurer. He accepted the last appointment at a difficult time for him for which the First movie night of the year committee will always be grateful. I personally only knew Bjorn for a few years but enjoyed working with Friday, Feb 20th at 7.30pm him. We will all miss his quick intelligent humour and great company. In December we had the Danish Christmas Service Skytten in the afternoon of Sunday 7th In a change from THE SHOOTER 2013 previous years Carol Singing was held later that evening followed by aebleskiver & gløgg supplied by Synopsis: The five days when Copenhagen was held in a panic Finn Nielsen. All agreed it was a great success. grip by an intelligent activist and former elite This year the Socials subcommittee have some great shooter, who takes to arms when a woman journalist events planned. The first will be a return of the very writes about the government’s broken promises in an popular Long Bay Fastelavn Picnic on Sunday 15 environmental question. February. Some of my earliest memories of going to Come and enjoy the first movie with good the beach include trying to “Slå katten af tønden” company, coffee, tea and cake . and helping the grownups at “Tug of War”. I hope you will be able to join us on this great family day out. Members $5, non members $8 February 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 Continuing the Upgrade of Valhalla

The feedback from users during the construction the property for our users. The present tariffs would of the new patio, over the last two years, has been remain the same. The levy would be applied for a overwhelmingly positive. The vast majority are three year period, at which point it will be reviewed to delighted with the new facility and going by my evaluated whether or not it was required any longer. observations over the last three months it gets heaps This levy will commence 1 April 2015. of use. So, the future for Valhalla is a positive one - with our The emerging forest with its 2.5km of walking tracks, facility improving and becoming more and more of a the modern kitchen and now a brand new patio with delight to enjoy with your family and friends. all the ‘bells and whistles’ are making Valhalla more Any questions, contact myself or one of the members and more desirable for our members to use. So much of the Valhalla Sub-Committee (Christine Futterup, so that it now has nearly 3,000 guests staying per year Marion Stewart or Jan Barrett). and is, for much of the year, booked out. Thanks for your ongoing support for Valhalla. There is still a lot we can do to improve Valhalla, Palle Olsen particularly with the house. We are fortunate to have Phone 021 062 7333 a strong team of volunteers who are prepared to Email: [email protected] contribute to the continuing improvement of Valhalla. The main restriction however is funding. Last year, in order to get the patio completed, we asked users to contribute $150 per family unit. Almost all Valhalla users contributed and the funding drive was also supported by members who did not use Valhalla but wanted to contribute anyway. During that process several donors noted that they were happy to contribute the $150 but it was a shame that all the many friends that they had taken up to Valhalla, and who greatly enjoyed the facilities, were not also contributing to upgrading Valhalla. This got the Valhalla Committee thinking of whether we could have a system so all users would be contributing to the improvement of Valhalla. A system that was fair and would spread the burden. The committee decided the fairest system was to have a Development Levy of $5 per person per night. The funds raised from this levy would be solely earmarked to be used on Valhalla to improve

Valhalla Fund Raising Dinner Early notice of the upcoming Valhalla Dinner to be held in the Danish House on Saturday the 23rd May 2015. This will be an opportunity for Valhalla users and their friends to get together for a dinner that will celebrate all the wonderful things about Valhalla and Danish culture. Pencil in the date. Details to follow.

4 Danish Society News Magazine ● February 2015 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 11th-12th April, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 8th April. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] Broken Patio light Lost Someone has already broken one of the lights in the A jam roll baking tray was taken up to Valhalla patio. The pizza oven light is a fixed non-swivel light. It to make biscuits for the Patio Opening. It was appears that someone with the required strength has inadvertently left behind and when trying to collect it, attempted to turn the light and snapped it off. It would it was no longer in the kitchen. take some strength to do so, so it probably wouldn’t It’s approx. 25cm wide x 30+cm long x 2cm high, have been a child. It is not so much that it got broken made of aluminium and has small handles (extension but it is rather annoying that no one has reported it of the rim) in the middle at either end. to Christine. Someone has possibly used it to take food home Please, if you break something at Valhalla let after their holiday, if you do have it (or have recently Christine know so that it can be repaired as soon returned it) could you please let Palle know so he can as possible. arrange to have it collected. Thanks, Palle Palle, phone: 021 062 7333

February 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 Mark of Denmark The SS Flying Enterprise was built in The USS Hohn W. Weeks was relieved on 1944 and became part of the U.S. war the 6th January by the more powerful time cargo fleet. In 1947 the vessel was USS William Keith and a French tug also sold to a private shipping company. She joined the rescue effort. They managed to carried cargo from the U.S. to Europe and attach a tow line but it broke on the 10th also the other way across the Atlantic. January and the SS Flying Enterprise sank On the 21st December 1951, under the later in the afternoon to whistle, siren and command of Danish borne Henrik Kurt foghorn salutes from the rescue flotilla Carlsen, she left Hamburg bound for the which now consisted of five ships. USA. Among her cargo was over 1000 Henrik Kurt Carlsen was a Danish born ton of pig iron, about 500 ton of coffee sea captain. He became a seaman at and 1500 ton of other cargo, including the age of 14 and master of his first ship Volkswagen cars. when he was 22 in the service of the On Christmas night she encountered Danish-American company American a storm in the approach to the English Export-Isbrandtseb Lines. The rescue Channel. It was soon discovered the endeavour was reported around the vessel had taken structural damage, a crack was found world and Captain Carlsen received a ticket-tape parade across the deck and the cargo had also shifted. The ship when he arrived back in New York. A few months later he sent an SOS on the 28th December and by which time took command of SS Flying Enterprise II and passed up she was listing 45° to port. The ship had a crew of 48 and lucrative offers from Hollywood. Later on Carlsen`s ordeal also carried 10 passengers. The SS Southland and USS is detailed in the book “Simple Courage; A true story of Peril General A.W. Greely responded to the distress signal and on the Sea.“ He was also awarded the the Merchant Marine on the 29th December 1951 the crew and passengers Distinguished Service Award, authorised by a special act were evacuated but with the loss of one male passenger. of the US Congress. He died in October 1989 in the U.S. Captain Carlsen remained on board. By the 2nd January On 10th January, 2012, Captain Carlsen Park in Sewaren, the USS John W. Weeks arrived to relieve the merchant New Jersey, and a monument of him was dedicated to ship. A tug followed, guided by the searchlight from the the heroic effort by a son of Denmark. A group of Danish USS John W. Weeks, but found it impossible to take the SS visitors were present on the day along with Captain Flying Enterprise in tow due to the weather condition. The Carlsen`s daughter. Some controversy still remains to tug`s mate was then transferred to the Flying Enterprise the exact type of cargo that th SS Flying Enterprise was on 4th January by which time the list had increased to carrying, but that is another story. 60°. The ship was finely taken in tow on the 5th January, Sent in by Carlo Mikkelsen when she was some 300 nautical miles from Cornwall. CRAFT GROUP Events Sub-Committee The first meeting of the Craft Group in 2015 will be Members Wanted on 12 Feb, the second Thursday of the month. We If you’re keen to see a wider range of activities in the have nothing planned for this first meeting, but we Danish Society, or if you would like to be part of what’s shall probably be discussing what we’re going to be already on offer, we’d love to hear from you. You don’t doing this year, and whether we need another group/ have to be involved in every single event, if you sign date. And of course, we will be bringing whatever up for this committee, but the bigger the pool of project we’re working on. helpers, the easier it’ll be for everyone. Everyone is welcome – you don’t need to have been We do need more people on the organising before, and there are no age restrictions. Last year committee, but we also need people who are the age range in our group was 24 – 87, and we had a prepared to come in and help lay tables, make great time! sandwiches, do the dishes, sweep the floors and so on. For more details please contact Helle Gilderdale on 478 7016. So if you would like to be involved IN ANY WAY, please let someone on the Committee know or And if you’re interested in joining but don’t have contact Helle Gilderdale on 478 7016. transport, we can probably also arrange that for you. 6 Danish Society News Magazine ● February 2015 Piano Fundraiser New Members’ Event Auction Update Saturday 28 February, 2 pm As mentioned in the Dec/Jan Magazine the new Everyone who’s joined the Danish Society in the last date for the Auction is March 8. We have lots of two years should be receiving an invite to this event, exciting items already and probably have enough so if you belong in that group and haven’t received for two auctions, so all you need to do now is to just an invite by the 20th Feb, please let the secretary, TURN UP AND BID, BID, BID! Pam Logan, know. For more information please contact: Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 or [email protected] Foreningsnyt Advance notice: Congratulations to all the members First Dinner Party of the Year! who have birthdays and the March 21, 7pm couples who have anniversaries in February especially Details in the next magazine. Grant Phillips Wednesday Morning Group som fylder 65 år d. 19.02.2015 Thank You Letters To the Danish Society Thank you for the beautiful flowers that Mark this date in your Diary and plan to come I received after my short stay in hospital. They were very much appreciated. Note: Card players resume on Wednesday 25th March, 10.30am February 18th. Welcome our visitors, straight from Denmark Ruth Sørensen and Hans Maxen, Med venlig hilsen who will entertain you with stories, music and song of Olaf Basse Denmark’s most noted story teller, philosopher and song writer, HC Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard To the Danish Society and Benny Andersen Thank you for the beautiful bright flowers I received for my birthday. Despite the lovely summer weather, they are lasting well and continue to give me much In Memoriam pleasure. Bjorn Aagesen Kind regards Passed away peacefully in Auckland on Paul Fearon 30th December aged 71. To the Danish Society He was actively involved with the Danish Society Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers I received for many years and served twice as treasurer for my 80th birthday. I really appreciated them. on the committee. Med venlig hilsen Ære Være Hans Minde Tove Larsen

Come to the The next magazine deadline is Feb 13 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, February 1st from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected] February 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 Watch this space U 28

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8 Danish Society News Magazine ● February 2015 NEWS MAGAZINE ISSN 0113-4965 (Print) ● March 2015 ● ISSN 2230-4800 (Online) AUCTION 8 March 2pm Wave your paddle, have a laugh and grab some bargains... Come along to the much anticipated Auction of 2015 ! Contact Helle 09 4787016 or [email protected]

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2 Danish Society News Magazine ● March 2015 From the President’s Desk - March 2015 Kære medlemmer, House keeping Thank you for joining me again. I hope you are all Roselle Rasmussen has taken over the membership enjoying our wonderful “Kiwi Summer.” We really portfolio from Kurt Marquart on the committee. Jo have been spoilt with some fantastically hot days Rankine will look after Danish House contractors/ and I’m sure they’ll continue for a little while yet. I suppliers and will also help out with Events. It was know cricket isn’t a Danish sport but I’m sure a lot of decided that due to ever increasing costs, as of 1st you, me included will be enjoying the ODI World Cup April the sending of flowers for birthdays would be playing here at the moment. Let’s hope the Kiwi’s moved from 60 to 70 years but cards would continue can reach the finals and win it. Wouldn’t it be great to to be sent out as normal. Flowers on Anniversaries have both the Cricket and Rugby World Cups in our would be unaffected. trophy cabinet? Again due to higher operational expenses at Danish Fastelavn this year was held on Sunday the 15th House, hall rental rates would also have to rise. The February with a welcome return to our favoured spot last rates increase was 4 years ago. From March 1st at Long Bay. It’s been about 15 years since we last the rental for a full Saturday hire would be $180 held it there and it was great to be back. The weather instead of $165. Still a very reasonable amount you really turned it on and with a good number of families would have to agree. A new real estate company arriving there were plenty of kids to get involved in all (Commercial Realty), is now working on leasing out the games. The adults of course also took part but the the front offices and prospective tenants were shown muscles definitely reminded me I’m not as young as I through the premises last week. Let’s used to be. Thanks so much to the Events, (new name hope we can finally get a deal sorted for Socials) team for organising a wonderful day. and fill the vacancy. I hope you all have a great month On Tuesday the 17th February a small gathering of ahead and as usual “I’ll see you at members met in the evening in the library at Danish the Club”. House. It was organised as a mark of solidarity and support for the victims of the terrorist violence in Antony Barrett Copenhagen in the middle of the month. Candles were lit and thoughts and prayers shared. These sorts of events always feel a world away and are affecting other people until they happen on your “own doorstep” so to speak. Our Danish Ambassador Borge Peteresen expressed his thanks to those attending and I would like to thank Helle and Anna Gilderdale for arranging the meet. Upcoming events in March include the yearly Piano Fund Auction on Sunday the 8th, our first Dinner Party for the year on Saturday the 21st and the Under 30’s Drinks is planned for Saturday the 28th. As well as all the usual organised house events there will be an Open House/Easter Service with an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday 29th March. Be sure to check out the adverts later in the magazine and please consider coming along to at least one of these functions. The Events subcommittee put a lot of hard work into organising and running interesting entertainment for us all so would be good to support them with our attendance.

March 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 FASTELAVN 2015 Over 60 people turned up for the Fastelavn Picnic parade, the games and the prizes. The adults enjoyed which returned to Long Bay this year after a gap of 15 being allowed to take part in the games, too, and the years. Fortunately the weather was perfect, and lots competition was fierce at times. of children turned up in costume. The judges had a Our children grew up with Fastelavn at Long Bay and really hard time deciding on the winning costumes, loved it, and still do! And judging by the many happy but in the end they agreed that the red Indian, aka faces we saw this Sunday, the return to this venue was Zander, 4, should win first prize. 2nd prize went to fairy such a great success that it’ll definitely be repeated princess, Sahara, 3, and third prize was won by the next year and hopefully be the start of a wonderful tiger, Mathilde, 8. tradition for the next generation of ex-pat Danes. The barrel was attacked with great gusto, and the If you would like to help organise next year’s Fastelavn, sweets flew far and wide. The ultimate winner and please tick the box on the form asking for helpers and Cat King was Luka, 6. Then followed the races: potato send it in, or contact the Events Committee. on spoon race, three-legged race, sack race, bottle throwing (because we didn’t have a gumboot!), and Venlig hilsen, Helle as the great finale the tug-of-war, Danes against everyone else. We’re too modest to say who won! Thank you to Inger Mortensen, Kirsten Jensen and Roselle Rasmussen for organising the fancy dress

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4 Danish Society News Magazine ● March 2015 Danish Easter Church Service and Easter Egg Hunt

Danish House, Sunday, 29th March at 4pm

We hope to see you all there and invite families with children to join us in the Easter Egg Hunt following the service. It should be lots of fun!

March 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 11th-12th April, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 8th April. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] 2015 Working Bees Phone The working bee season is fast approaching. We As reported earlier the Valhalla phone is to be re- have many additional improvements to start on this instated but there has been a bit of a delay as the year. We need lots of help throughout the 8 months committee is researching the best possible options. of working bees so give some thought to when you In the meantime please continue to use your mobile would be able to help. phones for communication. The house will be further improved over this season, House Book as will outside areas as well. These are exciting times Some of you may have noticed the house registry book for Valhalla but, as you all know, it can only come to is no longer on the shelf by the door. We have run out fruition with your help. Make one of these weekends of these books but a new version is being printed and your contribution to Valhalla for 2015: will be available shortly. ● 11 & 12 April ● 16 & 17 May ● 13 & 14 June ● 11 & 12 July ● 8 & 9 August ● 12 & 13 September ● 10 & 11 October ● 21 & 22 November Looking forward to spending some time with you up at Valhalla. Palle Email: [email protected] Valhalla Phone: 021-062 7333 Fund Raising Dinner Early notice of the upcoming Valhalla Dinner to be held ROOMS AVAILABLE in the Danish House on Saturday the 23rd May 2015. There are three rooms left for hire This will be an opportunity for Valhalla users and their at Valhalla at this stage. March 27 & 28th friends to get together for a dinner that will celebrate July 31st and 1st Aug all the wonderful things about Valhalla and Danish Nov 27 and 28th culture. Pencil in the date. Details to follow.

6 Danish Society News Magazine ● March 2015 FLOWERS TWO DANISH VISITORS Due to our current financial situation we are no longer Two young danish men aged 19 and 20 hope to visit sending out flowers for birthdays from age 60. They NZ during the Danish winter months. One is used to will be sent out from age 70 years. working in service jobs and is currently working as a substitute teacher. His friend has worked in a grocery store and a factory. They are both comfortable doing some physical labour. Contact details are: Filmaften Jonas Caprani at [email protected] Friday, Mar 20th at 7.30pm Come and watch the new release: Foreningsnyt Congratulations to all the members Fasandræberne who have birthdays and the couples who have anniversaries in The Absent One 2014 March especially Best seller of Jussi Adler Olsen Viviane Groves Synopsis: som fylder 60 år d. 26.03.2015 Ellen Mayo-Smith The murder of young twins initially som fylder 90 år d. 27.03.2015 implicates a group of upper class students Anette & Keith Gay as the killers, though the case takes a turn som d. 25.03.2015 har været gift i 25 år or two from its starting point. Come and enjoy the movie with cake, Thank You Letters coffee and candles. To the Danish Society Members $5, non members $7 Thank you for the beautiful flowers that I received on Saturday for my birthday on Wednesday Morning Group Sunday, February 22nd. They were much appreciated. Med venlig hilsen Svend Jensen

Mark this date in your Diary and plan to come Wednesday 25th March, 10.30am Welcome to Welcome our visitors, straight from Denmark New Members Hans Maxen and Ruth Sørensen You will be entertained with poems, songs and stories of Velkommen til nye medlemmer: and about three influential Danes, HC Andersen, Ken Madsen Søren Kierkegaard and Benny Andersen Jesper Petersen & Jacqueline Peace with Bring your lunch to eat after the meeting their daughter, Mathilde. Come to the The next magazine deadline is Mar 20 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, March 1st from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected] March 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7

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8 Danish Society News Magazine ● March 2015 2015 How Can You Help? 2015 is off to a cracking start for your Events Committee — for one thing we have changed our name to ‘Events Committee’ and with that comes a brand spanking new e-mail address which will be taking over from our ‘socials’ email So please contact us now on [email protected]

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Below is a list of our events and activities — please tick the boxes that you are able to give us a hand with and send this form to our PO Box. Or send us an e-mail on our shiny new email address. Dinner 21st March Cooking Masterclasses Under 30s Event March September Dinner Party April Mystery Tour September Under 30s May Open House Night October Kids Movie Day Quiz Night Young Over 60s Bingo Scandinavian Julemarket Skt. Hans Christmas Party Danish House Working Bees Children’s Christmas Party Mid-Winter Frokost 2016 Fastelavn July Children’s Dinner and Movie General: August Guest Speaker Event Children’s Activities Great Danish Bake Off Youth Events

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2 Danish Society News Magazine ● April 2015 From the President’s Desk - April 2015 Kære medlemmer, response. The cancellation of our March Dinner Party It is with great pleasure and a measure of relief that and the Mystery Tour are just the latest but may not I can report to you that we now have new tenants be the last events to fail. As the old saying goes “Many for our front office area. They are a recruitment firm hands make light work.” Please take another look at called Solutions Personnel and will operate Monday the flyer and consider joining in. Remember: “Your to Friday so are an ideal company to replace Nilfisk. Society Needs YOU!” now more They start business as of April 1st and will use our than ever. premises as a central administrative hub supporting Well that’s enough from me. I a number of branches situated around Auckland. hope you all have a wonderful and The agent at Knight Frank was able to secure an relaxing Easter and hopefully I’ll initial 4 year term at very favourable lease rates in “See you at the Club.” this competitive market. Not too far short of what Antony Barrett we received from our previous tenants. The team to find new tenants was made up of myself, Jack Yates and Kurt Marquart and I would like to thank them for PIANO FUNDRAISER AUCTION helping to bring about a great result. On a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon it is difficult to compete against the many activities on offer in On the last day of February we invited our newest Auckland, so it was a relatively small group that had members to Danish House. It was a very relaxed chosen to come and support the fundraising event for and enjoyable afternoon and a great way to meet a new piano. But as it turned out, it was an extremely new people. Thank you to all who took part. Sunday enthusiastic and generous bunch who managed to the 8th March saw our Piano Fund Auction take raise over $900. As usual, thanks to our ebullient and place. Our entertaining auctioneer Peter Gilderdale persuasive auctioneer, Peter Gilderdale, we had an ably controlled the enthusiastic crowd who waved entertaining afternoon with lots of interesting items paddles, scratched noses and tugged on ear lobes on sale and a lot of laughs! Thank you to everyone to get his attention. There really were some great who contributed, by donating goods, bidding and bargains had with the money raised getting us that buying or just by being there! much closer to our new piano. The Gilderdales as usual put on a great show. At the beginning of the year we had $6,600 in the Piano Fund. Then just before the auction we had a By the time you read this our younger members will couple of amazingly generous donations which took have enjoyed their Under 30’s “Drinkies” and the us up to $8,600 so with the income from the auction really young ones at the Easter Egg Hunt and will we now have a total of $9,500. There were a few items have no doubt found and devoured an egg or two. left over from the auction that didn’t meet the reserve I’m sure the Easter Service will have been a much and will now be offered on Trade Me. That means that more sombre occasion though. There’s not much we are so close, that we feel it is safe to start looking else planned for April. Regrettably the Mystery Tour for that piano! has had to be cancelled due to a lack of helpers. Yeah! Hurrah! The Month of May however promises to be more We will keep you entertaining. Be sure to check out the adverts later in posted! the magazine. Tusind tak The Danish Society over the years has long held a allesammen! proud tradition of hosting great parties and events Helle og Anna that have catered for all members’ preferences. These events didn’t happen by accident but involved many dedicated members, (usually from main & sub committees) donating their free time. You may recall that a “How you can help” flyer went out with the last newsletter asking for volunteers to help with upcoming events. Sadly we did not get much of a April 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 Mystery Tour Cancelled With so few members volunteering for events, we’re having to scale back on some of the events planned Filmaften for the rest of the year, and the first event to fall by Friday, Apr 17th at 7.30pm the wayside is the Mystery Tour. The Under 30s is on track and will have happened when you read this, and the regular events such as the folk dancing, Kapgang craft group, card players, film evenings, Wednesday morning group, and Open Houses will of course Speed walking 2014 still be happening. There’s only four of us on the Movie by Niels Arden Oplev Events Committee, three of us are also on the main Synopsis: committee, and we’re all working or studying full time Martin (14) is forced to deal with confused so there is a limit to how much time we can spend planning, preparing for and making events happen. sexuality and the loss of a mother in a At this stage all of the May events will take place provisional setting in the mid seventies, as planned, and we will keep you informed via the where the famed Danish liberation of porn magazine of any future cancellations. has had its influence on the grownups. Finally, I would like to urge you to fill out the volunteer Winner of the best Danish movie 2014 at sheet that came with your last magazine – the Bodil Awards this year. or if you’ve lost the form, just flick us an e-mail ([email protected]) and tell us which Come and enjoy the movie with event you’d like to help with. Coffee, Cake and hygge. Venlig hilsen, Members $5, non members $8 Helle

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4 Danish Society News Magazine ● April 2015 Valhalla Kold Børd Fund Raising Dinner Valhalla Koldt Bord Fund Raising Dinner DanishDanish HouseHouse 6:30pm6:30pm SaturdaySaturday 23 23 May May 2015 2015

BringBring your Valhalla your KiwiValhalla friends* Kiwi to thi sfriends* wonderful to evening this whichwonderful will be a eveningtotal emers ionwhich in Danish will culture. be a totalKold Børd the wayimmersion it was when youin Danish were a kid! culture. Gløgg, sild, Koldt varm Bord anretning, the samtway mange it was retter when at nyde, you ost werem.m. alt a sam kid!men til en koldGløgg, snaps, kaffesild, og varm kranse anretning, kage. Add to samtthis the mange songs and retter speeches at andnyde, it all ostadds m.m.up to a nightaltsammen to remember! til en kold snaps, kaffe og kransekage. Add to this the songs and speeches and it all adds up to a night to remember! We are raising funds for an AED unit (Defibrillator) which will be kept in the foyer at Valhalla. We are raising funds for an AED unit (Defibrillator) which Wewill need be to raise kept $3,000 in for thisthe life savingfoyer piece at of equipment.Valhalla

We need toTickets raise: $3,000Members for this life$40 saving ** piece of equipment Non MembersTickets: $60 Members $40** Food Non & Drinks Members All $60 Inclusive Food & Drinks All Inclusive **To ensureTo ensure this this remains remains a a true true Danish Danish event event maximum maximum participation participation of non-members of non-members will be set at 50%. will beHence set eachat 50%. member Hence couple each can bringmember one non couple-member can couple. bring If onefurther non-member non-member tickets couple. are If furtheravailable non-member they will ticketsbe advertised are available to booked membersthey will to be purchase advertised on beha tolf ofbooked additional members friends. to purchase on behalf of additional friends. ****Members Members will will also also needneed to to contribute contribute a dish a ofdish kord of børd koldt food bord ie liverposteg food ie orleverpostej Italian salad or etc. Italian To salad etc. To achieve balance with the food, who does what will be sorted out via email achieve balance with the food, who does what will be sorted out via email two weeks before the event. two weeks before the event. You will be invited to nominate what dish you would like to contribute.You will beWe invited will tobe nominate able to whataccommodate dish you woul dall like skill to contribute. sets. This We is willa chance be able to to accommodate improve your allsmørrebrød skill sets. This cooking is a chance skills to improve and beyour part kold ofbørd keeping cooking theskills traditions and be part alive.of keepin Adviceg the traditions & alive.recipes Advice will & recipbe freelyes will beavailable freely available to those to those who who would would like like some assistance assistance.. Come and help achieve the goal of an AED unit for Valhalla Come and help achieve the goal of an AED unit for Valhalla This will be a truly awesome event. There will be a cut off when numbers are reached. Don’t miss out. This will be a truly awesome event. ThereBook will be a cutnow. off when numbers are reached. Don’t miss out. Book with Palle Olsen Phone 021-062 7333 Email: [email protected] Book now. BookPayment: with Palle CreditOlsen Phoneour account 021-062 733 12 3036 Email: 0671539 [email protected] 000 1st reference (pleasePayment: write):Credit our Soc1505C account 12 3036 2nd 0671539 reference: 000 your name 1st referenceOr (please send write):Soc1505C Cheque to Social 2nd reference: 1505C your name The Danish Society, PO Box 12 279, Penrose, Auckland 1642

April 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 11th-12th April, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 8th April. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] Valhalla Working Bees 2015 The house will be further improved over this season, as will outside areas as well. These are exciting times We are about to start another working bee season and for Valhalla but, as you all know, it can only come to going by the number of people who have contacted fruition with your help. Make one of these weekends me over the last couple of weeks it’s going to be a your contribution to Valhalla for 2015: busy time. ● 11 & 12 April First up we are going to re-develop the kids ● 16 & 17 May playground expanding it three-fold. Features like an ● 13 & 14 June additional tower, another slide, mini flying fox, small ● 11 & 12 July climbing wall, chain & wooden bridges and monkey ● bars are amongst some of the play equipment to be 8 & 9 August installed. The kids are going to love it! They already ● 12 & 13 September spend a lot of time in the existing playground but the ● 10 & 11 October new improved equipment will add so much more. ● 21 & 22 November We will need lots of helpers at this first working bee, Give me a call and let me know where you can help. A focussed on the playground project along with other big thank you for your support. tasks. We need people at Valhalla but we also need a Palle big team in Albany on the Saturday to help dismantle Email: [email protected] the playground from its’ existing site. Can you help at Phone: 021-062 7333 Valhalla this month or maybe you can help for the day in Albany. We have a narrow window to remove the playground so many helpers on site on Saturday 11th Levy Starts 1 April April will make it happen fast. Please remember, the Valhalla Development Levy will apply from 1 April 2015. A new Valhalla Occupancy Sheet which reflects the new system will be sent to users to return with their payment. This new sheet will make calculating the payment easy and straight forward. These are exciting times for Valhalla. Big improvements will make a stay at Valhalla all the more enjoyable. Thanks for your ongoing support. Together we can achieve a lot.

6 Danish Society News Magazine ● April 2015 Temporary closure of the Thank You Letters Biometric Station To the Danish Society Due to re-location of the Auckland Consulate General’s Thank you very much for the beautiful office and the consul’s subsequent home leave flowers that we received for our Silver wedding the biometric station used for issuing new Danish anniversary. They were very much appreciated. On passports will be closed down from 13th of May until the day we were woken up to lovely singing and a July 20th 2015. If you need a new Danish passport beautiful archway. Thank you to all the Danish girls that please ring the consulate on 09 537 3099 as soon as made it a very special day for us. possible to book a time. Med venlig hilsen The Danish Consulate General in Sydney is also able to Helle og Todd issue Danish passports and - if visiting Denmark – you To the Danish Society can have a new passport issued by “borgerservice” Thank you for the beautiful flowers Randi and I and sent to you c/o your nearest Danish consulate in received for our 50th wedding anniversary. They are so New Zealand. much appreciated and admired. During our home leave assistance with emergency Med venlig hilsen passports will be handled by the Danish Trade Roger Knights Commissioner in Auckland and other help by the Danish Embassy in Canberra or our colleagues in Wellington and Christchurch. Wednesday Morning Group Royal Danish Consulate General P.O.Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145, New Zealand Phone: +64 9 537 3099 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://newzealand.um.dk

Wednesday 22nd April, 10.30am Foreningsnyt Danish antiques, family heirlooms or treasures Congratulations to all the members with a history from past years in your home who have birthdays and the e.g. a wedding ring, kitchen knife, cup and saucer, couples who have anniversaries in old book etc that you love April especially Please bring it along and be prepared to answer some Mary Irene Brindle questions from Carlo Mikkelsen som fylder 70 år d. 05.04.2015 If you wish to talk to Carlo before the meeting ring him Alistair Johnston on 377 6322 som fylder 55 år d. 23.04.2015 Bring your lunch to eat after the meeting Vibeke Munch Hopley som fylder 70 år d. 25.04.2015 Come to the The next magazine deadline is Apr 17 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, April 5th from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected] April 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 Watch this space U 8 Drinks Food People

contact Anna (Youth coordinator) For more info [email protected]

Check inside the magazine for what’s happening this month!

8 Danish Society News Magazine ● April 2015 NEWS MAGAZINE ISSN 0113-4965 (Print) ● May 2015 ● ISSN 2230-4800 (Online)

! QUIZ Night ? Friday 22 May

7pm $10pp

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Bring your Valhalla Kiwi friends* to this wonderful evening which will be a total emersion in Danish culture. Kold Børd Bring your Valhalla Kiwi friends* to this wonderful evening which will be a total emersion in Danish culture. Kold Børd the way it was when you were a kid! Gløgg, sild, varm anretning, samt mange retter at nyde, ost m.m. alt sammen til the way it was when you were a kid! Gløgg, sild, varm anretning, samt mange retter at nyde, ost m.m. alt sammen til en kold snaps, kaffe og kranse kage. Add to this the songs and speeches and it all adds up to a night to remember! Read our magazineen kold snaps, inkaffe full og kransecolour kage. online Add to this at the www.danishsociety.org.nz songs and speeches and it all adds up to a night to remember!

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THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2014- 30 Sept 2015) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday meet on the second Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm Thursday of every month VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the meet at 7.30pm on the second and TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend Email: [email protected] Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am COMMITTEE MEMBERS Anna Gilderdale 021 0229 6802 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Jo Rankine 296 7102 Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 QUICK CHECK CALENDAR EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” John Stewart 480 8282 May June 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore 0627 Fri 1st Open House Night Wed 3rd Card Players E-mail: [email protected] Sat 2nd Swiss Market Day Sun 7th Open House Sun 3rd Open House Mon 8th Committee Meeting MEMBERSHIP Wed 6th Card Players Tues 9th Folk Dancing Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Fri 8th Under 30s Thurs 11th Craft Group E-mail: [email protected] Mon 11th Committee Meeting Sat 13th Valhalla Working Bee Tues 12th Folk Dancing Sun 14th Bingo Afternoon WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart Thurs 14th Craft Group Wed 17th Card Players Email: [email protected] Fri 15th Film Evening Fri 19th Film Evening MAILOUT Sat 16th Valhalla Working Bee Sun 21st Skt Hans Helle Scott 521 2844 Wed 20th Card Players Tues 23rd Folk Dancing Fri 22nd Quiz Night Wed 22nd Wednesday Morning Group Other Addresses Tues 26th Folk Dancing Sat 27th Danish House Working Bee ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL Wed 27th Wednesday Morning Group Sun 28th mid-Winter Smørrebrøds Frokost PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole Fax 307 5207 379 3119 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. www.dtcauckland.um.dk EcoNeighbour Village in Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Ranui. Saturday mornings – 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington also available evenings during Saturday: $180 579 4490 the week (except Thursday). Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. For more information call The bond is $150.00 per booking. Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen Connie Kristensen www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 RATES FOR VALHALLA There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups all members and guests overs 2 years of age Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Peak Members Guests Adults $20 $35 Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 534 2798 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-Peak email: [email protected] Adults $12 $30 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Children $6 $20 Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Whole house daily rate Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Vibeke Courtney 576 3150 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas Danish House Bar Kurt Marquart 476 0245 season and school holidays Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and Maintenance Kurt/Antony 476 0245/ 444 0939 all weekends. Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333

2 Danish Society News Magazine ● May 2015 From the President’s Desk - May 2015 Kære medlemmer, promises to be a lot busier. First up on Friday the 1st Well here we are nearly into May. Where does the is our new Open House Night. This will be a relaxed time go? I hope you all survived the cold spell we had evening modelled on the Sunday Open House but a few weeks ago. With that and the end of “Daylight with the bar open instead. The next day on the 2nd is Saving” it really felt like our golden summer was well the Swiss Market. As in previous years it promises to and truly over. Not sure if the weather gods know be a great family day out and not to be missed. The what they’re doing as it now seems to have gotten Under 30’s again meet on Friday the 8th followed by warmer again. Not that I’m complaining mind you. the very entertaining Quizz Night on Friday the 22nd. Our new tenants, who are now called Blue Collar Ltd, An evening definitely worth being involved with is have been with us for 1 month and have settled in the Valhalla Fund Raising Dinner on Saturday the well into the front office area. They are currently at 23rd. Our aim is to raise enough money to purchase about two thirds of their full staffing levels with the an AED, (defibrillator) unit to be placed at Valhalla. remainder to be filled in the next month or two. Their There aren’t many more worthy causes you would manager Adam says that the offices and location have to agree. As usual be sure to check out the are well suited to their business and he is very keen adverts later in the magazine. to build a strong and lasting relationship with the A pressing upcoming issue we need to address is society. Although they only rent six carparks, they to find a replacement magazine editor for John have the use of most of the parking area during Stewart. He has faithfully carried out the role of editor working hours. Adam has assured me that they will for five years plus involved with the production of do their best to ensure that enough spaces are kept the magazine since 2002 and is now keen to pass clear for our functions during the week. I have every this onto another member. Please confidence that our arrangement with Blue Collar will consider if you could help out by be very successful. taking over this position. Well that’s Apart from the normal weekly activities, April has the end of my shortened report. I been a very quiet period for our Events team. I guess hope you all have a great month this is to be expected since we had both Easter and and “I’ll see you at the Club.” Anzac Watchlong weekends thisthis month. spaceMay however Antony Barrett Danish Aquavit, bornholmer I have the final amounts of stock to clear and I was wondering if you would be interested in putting an U offer out to the Danish community. I would like to see the stock cleared through so am open to you naming 8 your price that you would think it would sell at. Michael Dance, Marketing Manager, Hancocks Drinks Phone 09 361 8409 Mobile 021 947 200 Food E: [email protected] People contact Anna Open by st House (Youth coordinator) 1 May Night 19.00 “MayDay!” For more info “MayDay!”

[email protected] “Is there anybody out there, out there, out there...?” Yes, there is! Join us for May Day celebrations at ‘The Club’. Bar: Open.

May 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 Carl Nielsen – and operas are indeed quite challenging to perform as well to listen to, but I think one needs to remember 150 years that this is impressionist music. It needs to be heard This year music lovers all over in the right context to be appreciated – as does a lot the world will be celebrating of poetry. I defy you to not be moved by the Helios the Danish composer Carl Overture if you listen to it while watching a sunrise. Nielsen’s 150th birthday. And then, of course, there are all his beautifully There will be concerts melodic tunes to some of our favourite Danish songs featuring his music in as and hymns: “Jeg ved en lærkerede”, “Jens Vejmand”, far-flung places as Sweden, “Solen er så rød, mor”, “Den danske sang er en ung Austria, Canada, Japan, blond pige”, but what you may not know – I certainly Germany, Switzerland, Britain, yes, even Egypt! But oddly didn’t – is that he also wrote a tune for the Danish enough not in New Zealand, as far as I have been able national anthem, “Der er et yndigt land”. Try looking it to ascertain. We will, however, be able to get a taste of up on YouTube – I think it’s really pretty! Carl Nielsen when the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir Sent in by Helle Gilderdale (Københavns Drengekor) visits New Zealand in May (Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 3 May). There are lots of websites that can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Carl Nielsen, and the Ascension: Nielsen, most informative and trustworthy is probably the one Lauridsen & Palestrina set up by The Carl Nielsen Society (carlnielsen.dk), Conducted by Ebbe Munk but there is also a special website set up for the 150th Holy Trinity Cathedral birthday: www.carlnielsen.org which is really brilliant! It Parnell | Auckland gives you the historic details, a list of all his works, and Sunday 3 May a calendar of some of the events planned for this year. Book at iticket.co.nz And there is of course also his autobiography, “Min 0508 ITICKET (484 253)

fynske barndom”, (published in English with the titel, With support from Lemvigh-Müller Foundation | Carl Nielsen Foundation | Augustinus Foundation Københavns Drengekors Venner | New Zealand Combined Choir & Orchestra | Southern Lakes Festival of Colour “My Childhood”) which is a very entertaining read. Royal Danish Consulate (Auckland and Wellington) | Novotel Wellington | Ibis Wellington But for those of our readers that are less confident around computers here’s a short bio: Carl Nielsen was born in the small village, Nr. Lyndelse, just south of Odense, on the island of Fyn, on 9 June 1865. He was given his first violin when he was six, Filmaften and won a place as a trumpeter in the 16th Regiment Friday, May 15th at 7.30pm in Odense when he was only 14. With the help of various benefactors and obsessively hard work he gained a place at the Royal Danish Academy of Music Det andet liv in Copenhagen at the age of 18, and in 1887 the Tivoli “In real life” 2013 Symphony Orchestra played one of his compositions in public for the first time. In 1889 he became second Drama romance violinist with the Royal Danish Orchestra, but the Synopsis: following year he won a scholarship to travel to A multi plot film in which three different Germany, France and Italy. In Paris he met the talented destinies are thematically and geographically sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen whom he married intertwined through a pivotal period in the soon after. They had three children together, but it was never any secret that Carl Nielsen had trouble lives of the characters, where they exchange staying faithful to his wife. They lived apart for several the humdrum of daily life with a pursuit of years, but after C.N. suffered a major heart attack in excitement and love through online dating. 1922, Anne Marie decided to stay with him, and she Come and enjoy the movie with remained by his side until his death in 1931. Coffee, Cake and hygge. Many people, especially non-Danes, find Carl Nielsen’s work difficult to tackle, and some of his symphonies Members $5, Guests $7 4 Danish Society News Magazine ● May 2015 So Why Haven’t You Quiz Night – 22 May, 7pm Volunteered Yet? Time to get swatting for this year’s Quizzz! Find your dictionaries and cook books, check your facts with “I used to help out with the ‘smørrebrød’ parties, but I Google, and search Spotify and You Tube for Danish think I’ve done enough. It’s someone else’s turn now.” bands, and you will be excellently equipped for this That’s great, and yes, we certainly need new recruits. year’s challenge! (The questions won’t be exclusively But we also really need the continuity and experience about Denmark or Danish-ness!) of our older members. Please reconsider! We do Come as a group (max. 6), or come by yourself and find appreciate your expertise and knowledge, and we your team! You’re welcome to bring your own nibbles want to learn from you. and snacks, but there will also be supper type food “I told someone on the committee a couple of years available to buy. The bar will be open. ago to “feel free to call on me” if they needed help. Although there will be spot prizes and prizes for the Surely you know I’m here – I’m just waiting for a call various categories and the overall winners, remember from the Events Committee.” that this is more about fun and entertainment than The Committee changes every year, as do people’s about winning! circumstances. People get new and more demanding The price is a very reasonable $10pp. jobs, or family situations change – so we don’t know Please book by 15 May: [email protected] if you’re still available. We’ve tried this model: we ring or ph: 478 7016 people on a list of volunteers that has been passed on to us by previous committees, and often we only get one positive response, if any. And quite frankly, it is Coming up in June very disheartening to ring 30 people only to find that Bingo, 14 June, 2 pm no-one’s able to help out. Not to mention how time Great family fun! Lots of prizes! consuming it is. We are all volunteers. No one gets paid to organise, plan and run events in the Danish Society. Skt. Hans, 21 June, 6 pm So please find your volunteer sheet, tick the relevant Another family friendly event! boxes and send it in. (If you’ve lost it, flick us a line and Come and help us send the witch off to Bloksbjerg, we’ll e-mail you one.) sing around the bonfire, make “snobrød” and toast “I don’t like any of the events!” marshmallows. Then please tell us what you want instead! Write to us, As usual there will be hot dogs with all the trimmings e-mail us, ring us! Or come to one of the Open Houses for sale. and talk to us! Danish House Working Bee, 27 June “Oh, I meant to send in the form, but I just haven’t got This is your chance to help spruce up the Danish around to it!” House – no matter what your skill level is, there will be So now’s the time! It’s never too late! And just to make something for everyone to do! This is a free event – you it easier, here’s “a round to-it” for you to cut out and even get morning tea and lunch! send to us (you can use the calendar to find out about Mid-Winter Smørrebrøds Frokost, the events). 28 June, 1 pm Helle Gilderdale - [email protected] Details in the June magazine. Thank You Letters I would like to help with: To the Danish Society Keith and I would like to thank you all for the beautiful flowers we received on our silver Name: anniversary March the 25th, we really appreciated them. Also a huge thank you to those beautiful ladies Ph/e-mail: from the mother group that arrived at dawn to erect a stunning “æresport”, for the beautiful singing and breakfast, we were truly overwhelmed. Kærlig hilsen , Keith and Anette Gay May 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 16th-17th May, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 13th May. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] April Working Bee was given an overdue clean-up. A lot of Moth plants were removed. The Portulaca weed on the paths was We were off to a good start at the April working sprayed and pest control was carried out. bee with groups working on two different sites simultaneously. The working bee group at Pinehurst School in Albany were Antony Barrett, Jan Barrett, Cathrin Brockes, Poul At Valhalla we had Bitten & Paul Fearon, Kelly & Kent Jorgensen, Ib Melgaard, Lise Eriksen, Kim Simperingham, Fearon, Ayla Graf, David Ogilvie, Caelin Ogilvie, Michael Kurt Marquart, John Stewart, Dan Tisch and Peter Towers. Kofoed, Palle Olsen, Sacha Olsen, Kaius Olsen, Kari Their task was to dismantle the playground and load Peden, Katja & Morten Velling, Liva Velling, Vilma Velling it onto trailers to be transported to Valhalla. The team & Graham Wright. The old playground was dismantled worked efficiently and when I arrived with an extra big storing the tower and swings under the Pohutukawa trailer they had completed the job. Antony, Jan, John and trees. The trampoline was temporarily relocated closer myself then transported it all to Valhalla. to the deck. The retaining surrounding the playground was also pulled up and de-nailed and stored in the All in all a very successful start to the working bee yard to be used when needed. The bark from the season. We now need a big team of people to put it all playground was taken from the site and will be used back together at the May working bee. (16 & 17 May) to mulch areas as required. The site was dug out with Do you have kids? Old and young they all love the an excavator to establish a level site ready to erect the playground at Valhalla. How about coming up for the new playground on. Murphy’s Law … in the process next working bee to help erect the new playground for of using the digger we cut the phone line and water your kids?? Please give me a call. line yet again! I have lost count the amount of times we Palle, Email: [email protected], Phone: 021-062 7333 have hit the phone and water. I can only conclude that our forefathers (my father being one of them) believed that such things need only to be dug six inches into New Phone installed the ground!! The water pipe was repaired again but The new phone has been installed at Valhalla. we haven’t as yet repaired the phone line. This will The phone number is 022-322 6194 probably still be done even though we are now using a It is part of the mobile network and each call costs $ so mobile network for phone communication at Valhalla. please do not use it for long conversations. Gum branches that had been felled last October As everyone now has mobile phones it has been installed more as a backup phone for people to contact were cut to firewood length ready for splitting. It was someone at Valhalla or for a user to call out if needed. going to be split and stacked in the wood shed but It looks like a normal landline phone but it is connected the woodspliter broke down and that was the end of to the Vodafone mobile network. that possibility. The garden at the back of the house 6 Danish Society News Magazine ● May 2015 Some thoughts from the wednesday morning group, march 25th at danish house One of the set texts for students taking Scandinavian Studies at the University of Auckland (disestablished in 2001 and much missed ever since) was Benny Andersen´s “Svantes viser”. In one of them, “Længsel efter Sverige”, Svante longs for Sweden, a promised land Hans Marxen, Fanny Wright, Ruth Sorensen, Graham Wright that is out of reach because he always gets seasick (the reject the other ”or“ there are two possible situations, one poem was written long before Broen/Bron, the bridge can do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly between Malmö and Copenhagen). Hans Marxen, advice is this: do it or do not do it you will regret both.” with a background as teacher and pastor, gave an Benny Andersen , now in his 80s enjoys celebrity status enjoyable talk to the Wednesday group on March 25 because of his humanness and humour. He cuts across on two Andersen (Benny and Hans Christian) and one our traditional way of thinking and makes us laugh and Kierkegaard (the philosopher and theologian Søren). with that relax and challenges us to thing of life in a Short biographical presentations of the three authors different way and anew. I love that Danish odd, teasing, were followed by Ruth Sørensen´s excellent reading and thinking outside of the square humour. I was of their poems and short stories in Danish. She was bought up with it. To me it is so Danish. very good at rendering H. C. Andersen´s “Konen dem I went home, thinking about all these ideas about life. I æggene” (The woman with the eggs). There was also must look into Søren Kierkegaard a little more, he makes some happy singing, especially of “Svantes lykkelige me think and Benny Andersen makes me laugh and think. dag” (Svante´s lucky day) with its encouraging refrain “Og snart er kaffen klar” (and soon coffee is ready). We This short hour and a quarter morning session involved did not have to wait long for coffee and ostemad – it a lot of people to make it successful. Thank you to all for was all in all a very enjoyable bilingual come-together, as being there participating in what ever way. all Danish House-occasions are. Karen Andersen Yates Kierkegaard was a “københavner” throughout his not very long life (1813-1855). An enormous number of Aase Mayo-Smith in the Gym books have been written about him since. A recent feature article in the East & Days Courier gave Ivo Holmquist an account of the achievements of Aase Mayo-Smith, I wondered how many would turn up to hear about and the health benefits of regular gym exercise. At 90 these old men, Soren Kierkegaard, HC Andersen and years old Aase Mayo-Smith is keen on her gymnasium Benny Andersen. Who would be interested? workouts. She is a great-grandmother, and is fit, At 10.30 on that Wednesday morning, the Library began nimble, independent, sharp and an inspiration for to fill up and the coffee and “Brød” disappeared. More everyone. She goes to the gym three times a week, freshly brewed coffee and tea came out of the kitchen lives independently, drives her car, travels occasionally, and more chairs were brought into the library. The room and loves her gardening. became hot. Aase has three sons, twelve grandchildren and seven Hans Marxen, a retired teacher and Lutheran pastor great-grandchildren. She uses Skype and Facebook to keep in touch with the ones who live overseas. Born from Denmark, together with his fiancée Ruth Sorensen, in the Faroe Islands, her mother was Norwegian and shared ideas and thoughts of these famous Danes. her father Danish. Aase has lived in many countries Hans spoke good English, but with a typical Danish including Africa, and left England in 1987 to live in accent and once you got used to that the ideas of New Zealand. Kierkegaard and Benny Andersen began to challenge you. Kierkegaard with his brilliant mind and fragile psyche and body lived a short and sad life but his legacy and ideas lives on in existential philosophy. To the non- academic he is known for his saying and quotes, “ Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forward”, “ There is always a choice, to accept one is to May 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 The Working Bee Experience Riktig Svensk klassisk massage For all the joy and relaxing to be had at Valhalla, it Hejsan Danskar! relies on a number of people putting in a great deal of My name is Anna and I am a Swede from Malmo and my hard work to maintain and upgrade the place. Having children are half Danish. I have worked in Copenhagen enjoyed several trips to Valhalla we felt it was time for 10 years so I have a lot of connection with Denmark. that we give a Valhalla Working Bee a go. Attending a I arrived in Auckland January 2015 and have now Working Bee can seem somewhat of a daunting task started to work for Pulse Sport Massage in Milford on with a couple of kids in tow, and admittedly I was a the Shore. bit uncertain as to how much use we would actually end up being judging on how hard it can be to get the I do Swedish Classical Massage which is suitable little jobs done around home. But such is the beauty for stressed office people or just if you have stiff of Valhalla – it transforms children (from a certain age shoulders, back or legs. We also do sports massage at least, which ours have now reached at 4 and 6) into and therapeutic massage. these self-sufficient little things that you hardly see. I wanted to make a special deal for members of the They float around largely entertaining themselves! Swedish and Danish clubs. It would be great to have Meanwhile we managed to do enough work that scandianvian customers! I can also do mobile massage our bodies ached the next day, and had a nice time and go out to a company or event if it’s needed. We meeting new people and catching up with friends. often go to sports event on the weekends. If you have All in all it was a nice weekend away and we’ll any special day I could be there. definitely be going again this year. The deal could be if they book me and the service Lise Eriksen Swedish massage its 20% off price, and that is good! I speak both Swedish and Danish better then English :-) Best regards Anna Julin Wednesday Morning Group http://onthepulse.gettimely.com/ Foreningsnyt Congratulations to all the members who have birthdays and the Wednesday 27th May, 10.30am couples who have anniversaries in May especially Speaker: Robert Findlay Ellen Byllemos The story of Hans and Karen Petersen som fylder 50 år d. 11.05.2015 Married in Bogø, Denmark in 1865 and arrived in NZ on the Larry King boat, the Winchester in 1874 som fylder 55 år d. 17.05.2015 Robert will talk of his research on his Danish ancestors who Ruth Hansen came out to this country som fylder 80 år d. 26.05.2015 Please feel free to bring friends who are interested in Ken Winter researching family history som fylder 80 år d. 26.05.2015 Bring your lunch to eat after the meeting Anni Paki som fylder 50 år d. 28.05.2015 Come to the The next magazine deadline is May 22 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, May 3rd from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected] 8 Danish Society News Magazine ● May 2015 NEWS MAGAZINE ISSN 0113-4965 (Print) ● June 2015 ● ISSN 2230-4800 (Online)

SktSunday, Hans 21st June, Bonfire at 6pm Come along and celebrate Danish mid-summer with a traditional bonfire and songs. Warm up with our Danish-style hotdogs “med det hele” and cups of tea, coffee etc (or a drink from the bar). Finish off by toasting “snobrød” and marshmallows over the embers of the fire (bring along your own damper dough, marshmallows and suitable sticks (fresh bamboo works well)). This event is for everyone, young and old, families and teens. Registrations are not necessary, but to help us with catering, please let Inger know your intention to attend either by email to [email protected] or by phone 443 5105 (evenings). Pay on the evening for your hotdogs and purchases from the bar.

Our first smørrebrøds party of the year! Don’t miss out, book early!

Midwinter Smorrebrods Frokost (lunch party) BINGO – BANKO Sunday 28th June, 1pm Sunday, 14 June, 2pm Members: $25 Guests: $40 Bookings: [email protected] or Great family fun and lots of prizes! ph. 478 7016 no later than Monday 22 June. Coffee/tea and cake available and the Payment: directly into acc: ASB 123036067153900 or bar will be open cheque by mail: The Danish Society, P.O. Box 12279, Penrose, Auckland 1642 Read our magazine in full colour online at www.danishsociety.org.nz THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2014- 30 Sept 2015) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday meet on the second Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm Thursday of every month VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the meet at 7.30pm on the second and TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend Email: [email protected] Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am COMMITTEE MEMBERS Anna Gilderdale 021 0229 6802 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Jo Rankine 296 7102 Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 QUICK CHECK CALENDAR EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” John Stewart 480 8282 June July 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore 0627 Wed 3rd Card Players Wed 1st Card Players E-mail: [email protected] Sun 7th Open House Sat 4th Under 30’s Night Mon 8th Committee Meeting Sun 5th Open House MEMBERSHIP Tues 9th Folk Dancing Thurs 9th Craft Group Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Thurs 11th Craft Group Sat 11th Valhalla Working Bee E-mail: [email protected] Sat 13th Valhalla Working Bee Mon 13th Committee Meeting Sun 14th Bingo Afternoon Tues 14th Folk Dancing WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart Wed 17th Card Players Email: [email protected] Fri 19th Film Evening Wed 15th Card Players MAILOUT Sun 21st Skt Hans Fri 17th Film Evening Wed 22nd Wednesday Morning Group Helle Scott 521 2844 Tues 23rd Folk Dancing Wed 24th Wednesday Morning Group Sat 25th Children’s Dinner and Movie Other Addresses Sat 27th Danish House Working Bee Tues 28th Folk Dancing ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL Sun 28th mid-Winter Smørrebrøds Frokost Wed 29th Card Players PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole Fax 307 5207 379 3119 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. www.dtcauckland.um.dk EcoNeighbour Village in Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Ranui. Saturday mornings – 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington also available evenings during Saturday: $180 579 4490 the week (except Thursday). Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. For more information call The bond is $150.00 per booking. Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen Connie Kristensen www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 RATES FOR VALHALLA There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups all members and guests overs 2 years of age Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Peak Members Guests Adults $20 $35 Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 534 2798 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-Peak email: [email protected] Adults $12 $30 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Children $6 $20 Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Whole house daily rate Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Vibeke Courtney 576 3150 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas Danish House Bar Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 season and school holidays Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and Maintenance Kurt/Antony 476 0245/ 444 0939 all weekends. Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333

2 Danish Society News Magazine ● June 2015 From the President’s Desk - June 2015 Kære medlemmer, Events in June see the return of old favourites like It seems like just last week that I did the last report. I the Bingo Afternoon and Skt Hans. We also have the hope you have all had a fruitful month and avoided Mid Winter Smorrebrods Lunch on Sunday the 28th. getting too cold and wet in our blustery autumn This is preceeded on Saturday the 27th by a much weather. needed working bee at Danish House. Can you spare Sadly we have lost the services of Jo Rankine from a morning to help? If you can please contact me or the committee. She has had to step down due to any other committee member. work commitments. I would like to thank Jo on behalf Everyone who is involved in the running of the of the committee for her dedication and support. Society is a volunteer. We need more volunteers with Especially in taking on the demanding Socials fresh ideas for the Society to continue to grow and Coordinator role. We have enjoyed working alongside develop. The aim is to have a club that appeals to all her over the last year and a half and wish her all the age groups. So, please write to me, or phone me - or best for the future. I’m sure that we will still be able even catch me at one of our events, and let me know to count on her help in upcoming events. My sister your interests and what you are passionate about. Annette Jorna, who is one of the supplants, has kindly You never know. Your input could start a whole new agreed to step in until the next AGM. tradition within the Society. Oh and don’t forget if I went to the Valhalla working bee in May and it was you are a member you can hire out great to see the layout of the new playground take our great facilities at very reasonable shape. Our members with young families will be rates for whatever occasion you absolutely blown away with what will be achieved have in mind. there. The scope and variety of the equipment will Thanks and until next time “I’ll see easily rival any similar public park area once this you at the Club”! project is finished: hopefully in a couple of months. Antony Barrett Along with the patio we will have two amazing “play” areas for both young and old. Thanks again to Palle Olsen for securing this equipment which was kindly donated by his local school. Filmaften Two more cancellations in May, (Under 30’s & Valhalla Fund Raising Dinner) mean there isn’t much to Friday, June 19th at 7.30pm report on this month. I am writing this report before the Quiz Night on the 22nd as I will be in Australia for a week or so. We had so much fun at last year’s Stille hjerter event so I am disappointed to miss out this time. No “Silent heart” 2014 doubt the Gilderdale’s will have hosted a fine night’s entertainment. A new movie by Bille August (drama) Synopsis: Three generations of a family coming together over a weekend. A sick mother’s wish to die Dansk Folketingsvalg before her disease worsens gets harder to For those considering voting in the Danish elections handle as old conflicts come to the surface. The which will take place on the 18th of June the Auckland Christmas dinner is planned for the weekend, voting closed on June 3rd. as Ester is very sick and wishes to die before This means that voting will have to take place in either Christmas, with help from her children. Stars: Christchurch or Wellington. Ghita Nørby, Morten Grunwald, Paprika Steen Contact Sarah Groth, Head of Mission, at the Trade En rigtig god film, kom til film, kaffe Commission of Denmark for further information. og kage paa en vinteraften Phone: 021 812 226 Email: [email protected] Members $5, Guests $7

June 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 Quiz Night “That was fun! Let’s do it again soon!” “Some of the The participants were not afraid to come up with questions were too hard, but it was fun, and we learnt some creative answers either, and they were rewarded something new.” “That was so much fun, but can you with spot prizes. The category which appeared to please do some touristy questions next time.” “Maybe be most popular was called “Most Wanted”, and the next year you could give us some categories beforehand one that stumped most people was the “Before and so we can read up on it?” Those were just a few of the After” section. For instance: Did you know what the comments we heard after the Quiz Night on website “Back Rub” was rebranded as?* Two of the Friday, 22 May. teams were running neck and neck right up until the Peter and Anna Gilderdale again headed up an final round, where the “Bluebirds” (Michael Kofoed, entertaining evening, and this year we tried something Helen Petersen, Roselle Rasmussen, Niels and Georgie new: We had asked the committee members to come up Andersen) clinched the victory. Congratulations to with a story about themselves and also their addiction, everyone who scored points – and everyone who and the guests had to guess whether the statements didn’t, but nevertheless gave it a jolly good try! were true or false. Did you know that Palle Olsen is *Google. addicted to bungy jumping? No? Well, if you had been there, you would know whether this was true or false!

4 Danish Society News Magazine ● June 2015 Coming up in June June Open House 7 June 2 pm Come along, young and old, to help make the witch for the Skt. Hans Bonfire! All materials will be provided! As usual, this is also your chance to meet up with other members for a “sludder” over a cup of coffee! Coffee/tea and cake $2.50.

BINGO – BANKO Sunday 14 June 2 pm Great family fun and lots of prizes! Coffee/tea and cake available and the bar will be open.

Skt. Hans Bonfire 21 June 6 pm Another free family event! Come and help us send the witch off to Bloksbjerg, sing around the bonfire, make “snobrød” and toast marshmallows. As usual there will be hot dogs with all the trimmings for sale.

Mid-Winter Smørrebrøds Lunch 28 June 1 pm Our first smørrebrøds party of the year! Don’t miss out, book early! Members: $25 Guests: $40 Bookings: [email protected] or ph. 478 7016 no later than Monday 22 June. Payment: directly into acc: ASB 123036067153900 or cheque by mail: The Danish Society, P.O.Box 12279, Penrose, Auckland 1642 Watch this space Coming up in July: U Under 30s, 4 July 7 pm. 4 July Children’s Dinner and Movie, 25 July, something for families with young children. Details in July magazine. Drinks Food 7pm People

contact Anna (Youth coordinator) For more info [email protected]

June 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 13th-14th June, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 10th June. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] MAY Working Bee So, we are well under way with the playground but we need lots more contribution from the Mums & It was a very small working bee with only 8 helpers, Dads who have young kids, or not so young kids (or Antony Barrett, John Stewart, Jan Barrett, Michael grandkids) if we are to get this project finished. There is Kofoed, Jacob Thuesen, Sacha Olsen, Graham Wright a great opportunity to help at the next working bee on and myself. While Graham worked on the monthly jobs the 13th & 14th June. It is always good fun to come up along with pest control and some planting, the rest of for a working bee weekend during the winter months. the team worked on the new playground. One group The log fire keeps everyone warm and cosy after a started on the surrounding retaining wall marking out great meal together at the end of the day. Knowing all the holes for the posts. Then using a post hole borer that you have worked together with others making our dug them all out. holiday home better for all of us. The other group laid the playground out over the So give me a call or email to come and help at the next excavated area carefully pegging the points where working bee. holes needed to be dug. Palle, Email: [email protected], phone: 021 062 7333 Then in the beginning of the following week all the posts were concreted into place. To aid with that our neighbour John Courtenay loaned us his two staff for two hours to help wheel in the concrete. What a lovely gesture from a great neighbour.

6 Danish Society News Magazine ● June 2015 Thank You Letters Foreningsnyt To the Danish Society Congratulations to all the members Thank you very much for the beautiful who have birthdays and the flowers I received for my 70th birthday on Anzac Day. couples who have anniversaries in June especially They were a stunning arrangement in my favourite Dianne Lundquist colours of red and orange. Thank you to Vibeke for som fylder 50 år d. 04.06.2015 phoning to make sure we would be home to Vibeke Courtney receive them. som fylder 80 år d. 14.06.2015 Mange tak, og hilsen fra, Nancy Hansen Vibeke (Visse) Hopley som fylder 80 år d. 17.06.2015 Anja Otto To the Danish Society som fylder 40 år d. 17.06.2015 Alistair and I would like to say ‘Mange tusinde tak’ for Ruth and Bent Hansen som d. 18.06.2015 har været gift i 60 år the lovely flowers, we received for our Silver Wedding Anniversary on 14 April. They were much appreciated, admired and lasted very well. We had a lovely day with our family. Kærlig hilsen, Wednesday Morning Group Elisabeth og Alistair Johnston Wednesday 24th June, 10.30am To the Danish Society Speaker: Thank you very much for the beautiful flowers John Carlo Mikkelsen and I received for our 50th wedding anniversary. A On his old schoolmate, week later it was John’s 80th birthday and another flower arrangement arrived. All these lovely flowers are Aage Engelbert much appreciated and admired, so very many thanks from both of us. Med venlig hilsen, John and Alice Leggett

Now a well known and respected Welcome to contemporary artist in Denmark. Aage uses a variety of media to express his New Members passion. Velkommen til nye medlemmer: Please feel free to bring friends who are Gill Lawrence interested in art John & Gitte Helle-Nielsen Bring your lunch to enjoy after the meeting

Come to the The next magazine deadline is Jun 19 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, June 7th from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected]

June 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 Watch this space U 4 July Drinks Food 7pm People

contact Anna (Youth coordinator) For more info [email protected]

Check inside the magazine for what’s happening this month!

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Family Dinner and a Movie Asterix and the Vikings!

Dress up as a brave Viking warrior or battle maiden and join us for a night of wild Viking fun! Bring your family and friends—the movie is in English, so is suitable for DaNZkers and Kiwis alike. 25 july 4-7pm $5 donation per person to cover cost of dinner

For catering purposes, please book with the Events Team by

Sunday 19 July Email: [email protected] Phone: Helle 4787016

The Great Danish Bake Off Eat and Compete! The Danish Society is proud to host our Third Annual Bake Off. Get your elbows ready to help you do some bulldozing and snaffle a taste of DK!

Sunday 9 A ugust 2 pm

ALL entries must be registered by 5 August with Helle at [email protected] or 4787016. See inside magazine for more info Read our magazine in full colour online at www.danishsociety.org.nz THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2014- 30 Sept 2015) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday meet on the second Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm Thursday of every month VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the meet at 7.30pm on the second and TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend Email: [email protected] Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am COMMITTEE MEMBERS Anna Gilderdale 021 0229 6802 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the Annette Jorna 630 8722 of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 QUICK CHECK CALENDAR EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” John Stewart 480 8282 July August 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore 0627 Wed 1st Card Players Sun 2nd Open House E-mail: [email protected] Sun 5th Open House Wed 5th Card Players Thurs 9th Craft Group Thurs 6th Guest Speaker MEMBERSHIP Sat 8th Valhalla Working Bee Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Sat 11th Valhalla Working Bee Sat 8th Winter Warm-Up E-mail: [email protected] Mon 13th Committee Meeting Sun 9th Great Danish Bake-Off Tues 14th Folk Dancing Mon 10th Committee Meeting WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart Wed 15th Card Players Tues 11th Folk Dancing Email: [email protected] Fri 17th Film Evening Thurs 13th Craft Group MAILOUT Wed 22nd Wednesday Morning Group Sat 15th Danish Cooking Class Helle Scott 521 2844 Sat 25th Children’s Dinner and Movie Wed 19th Card Players Fri 21st Film Evening Other Addresses Tues 28th Folk Dancing Tues 25th Folk Dancing ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL Wed 29th Card Players Wed 26th Wednesday Morning Group PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole Fax 307 5207 379 3119 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. www.dtcauckland.um.dk EcoNeighbour Village in Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Ranui. Saturday mornings – 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington also available evenings during Saturday: $180 579 4490 the week (except Thursday). Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. For more information call The bond is $150.00 per booking. Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen Connie Kristensen www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 RATES FOR VALHALLA There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups all members and guests overs 2 years of age Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Peak Members Guests Adults $20 $35 Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 534 2798 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-Peak email: [email protected] Adults $12 $30 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Children $6 $20 Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Whole house daily rate Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Vibeke Courtney 576 3150 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas Danish House Bar Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 season and school holidays Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and Maintenance Kurt/Antony 022 476 0245/ 444 0939 all weekends. Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333

2 Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2015 From the President’s Desk - July 2015 Kære medlemmer, the 21st a much larger group braved the cold after Winter has well and truly arrived with this issue of the dark to celebrate Skt Hans and helped rid our shores magazine. To those of you, who are lucky enough to of witches and other nasties. The fire was raging, be reading this in the comfort of a northern summer, hotdogs flying out of the kitchen and the snobrod say in Denmark: we are all very jealous back here in & marshmallows were burning but everyone was NZ. Still though it is cold it is a beautifully clear June having fun. Thanks to all involved. day as I sit here writing to you all. We currently have Next month promises the Under 30’s evening on a friend of my daughter’s from Canada staying with Saturday the 4th, (maybe an American theme) and us at the moment. She says our temperatures are something new for the kids – a Children’s Dinner/ positively balmy compared to the -20 Deg C they Movie afternoon. Be sure to get them to that. regularly get. If you get stuck outside in those temps for too long you die! House Keeping Having overseas family and friends to come stay has It was agreed at the last committee meeting that the always been a tradition in our house as it probably is Duty Barman’s hourly rate would rise from $20 to for a lot of families. Being able to share our hospitality $25. The bar duty person is charged out for private and show off our beautiful country always brings a lot functions only. This is to help recoup time and of pleasure. Danes especially are an adventurous lot mileage. The Penrose hall stereo mic system is being and usually having great English skills ensures they upgraded to make it more usable with PC sound to have a great time here. It is of course a two way deal the stage. And lastly a Danske Bøg or European Beech as we learn so much about their lives back home. tree is to be planted in the grassed Another great spin off is that we have someone to L/h corner of the carpark entrance. stay with and show us the sights when we venture That does it for me. I hope you have overseas ourselves. Not a bad swap. a great month ahead and June is a fairly quiet month due mainly to the reasons “I’ll see you at the Club”! I mentioned above but a few faithful did enjoy a lively Antony Barrett Bingo afternoon on Sunday the 14th. A week later on

Join us Thursday 6th August for a night of discovery… Filmaften Friday, July 17th at 7.30pm Who do you think you Copenhagen 2014 are? Synopsis: After weeks of traveling through Europe, William finds himself at a crossroads in Ever wondered where your family is from Copenhagen. Not just another beautiful or what mysteries lie in your family’s past, European city, Copenhagen is also the but don’t know where to begin looking? birthplace of his father. When William meets Our team of Historians tell all! pretty local girl Effy they set off on an adventure to find his Danish grandfather. See inside magazine for more details or En rigtig god film, kom til film, kaffe og contact the events team: kage paa en vinteraften [email protected] or Helle: 4787016 Members $5, Guests $8 July 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 BINGO/BANKO!

Around 25 people turned up for the annual Banko event, Thank you also to the ladies in the kitchen who made and although the atmosphere was at times quite tense, it sure that the players were well sustained. was a hyggelig afternoon, ably chaired by Finn Nielsen.

Kahn Bury won the main prize at Bingo

4 Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2015 August - It’s All About The Food! Coming up next month, we have two fantastic events – we think it’s a pretty good deal! If you would like to on offer. The Bake Off is back by popular demand and, attend for only half the day (either morning savoury, since you’ve been asking, we’ve rolled up our sleeves or afternoon sweet session) the cost is reduced to $25. to put on a full-day Danish Cooking Masterclass for Just make sure to get your booking in by Sunday 9th those of you eager to learn some culinary classics. August to secure your spot in the kitchen – spaces are limited. Great Danish Bake off Sunday 9th August See you there! A plethora of prizes to be had this year – so come along to eat and/or compete. If this is your first Danish Bake Off then this is how it works… Decide if you want Danish to come along to compete or eat: if you’re wanting to compete you need to register your entry with the Events Team by Wednesday 5th August. On the day, Cooking the Bake Off is judged by ALL the Eaters who get a voting card for each category; each taste of cake is a gold coin donation. Masterclass This year’s categories are: • Best Looking Saturday 15 August

• Best Tasting Frikadeller • Most Danish 9am-12pm Leverpostej Danish Cooking Masterclass Saturday 15th August Æbleskiver 1pm-4pm This is a BRAND NEW event for all of you who would Kransekage like to take advantage of the many experienced Registrations Close 9 August hands we have in the Danish Society. We’ve lined up [email protected] experts to teach you how to make four Danish classics: Helle: 4787016 frikadeller, leverpostej, kransekage and æbleskiver. For half day 25/ full day 40 just $40 you’ll get a full day’s class, eating and hygge $ $

Family Movie afternoon, 25 July and share their findings and/or exchange ideas. This is a bit of an experiment as we’ve had some For more information and booking please contact requests from members for a Kids’ Movie night/ [email protected] or phone Helle on afternoon, so we hope you’ll come and support it. We’ll 478 7016 or Anna on 021 022 96802. be showing “Asterix and the Vikings”, and there will be popcorn and lollies for sale, just as in the movies. At Book Sale, Sunday 2 August, 2pm the end of the movie we will serve frikadeller and chips Your chance to grab a good bargain! Good second and ice cream at a very reasonable price of $5. hand books that just don’t fit in the library. And don’t forget to dress up as a proper Viking! Coming up in September Please book by 19 July by e-mailing Saturday 5: Dual Citizenship Party. Come and [email protected] or phone Anna or Helle celebrate that Danes will be allowed dual citizenship on 478 7016. as of 1 September 2015. There will be a good mix of Who Do You Think You Are? 6 August, 7.30pm classic Kiwi and Danish food. More details in the August magazine. A lot of our members have tried to find their Danish roots, some with more success than others. This Sunday 6: Open House/ Danish Church Service with evening we will try to help you on your way to finding pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen. your ancestors, but it will also be an opportunity for Saturday 19: Under 30s event. people who’ve already done some research to come July 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 Skt. Hans 2015

Once again a successful event with over 80 people for yummy hotdogs. When the fire had died down a bit, attending. The weather was perfect, and the witch it was time for the “snobrød” and marshmallows to be was well and truly sent on her way to Bloksbjerg. Our toasted. president, Antony Barrett, gave a short speech about These events don’t just happen by themselves, so thank why we celebrate Skt. Hans, and then we sang the two you to all who helped with the fire, the food and the versions of Midsommervisen, before heading indoors washing up!

6 Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2015 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 11th-12th July, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 8th July. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] Valhalla June Working Bee Once again we had a small working bee with just the night depending on the temperatures. The fire is 5 helpers, Antony Barrett, Christine Futterup, Ib getting lots of use lately with a large gap opening up Meldgaard, Marion Stewart & Myself. I had hoped in the woodshed as firewood finds its way into the the parents of younger kids would have come out house to keep everyone warm and cosy. Remember in force to get the new playground completed but when you depart to clean all the ash out of the everyone must have been busy. The result was that fireplace and reset the fire so the next users can walk we only made a little progress on the playground. We in and put a match to it and it starts without any are hoping for many more helpers at the July working problems. bee so we can get this project finished. So . . . for the next working bee in July we need help Aside from the playground some cleaning was from all you families with young ones who will be completed in the house and some new net curtains getting great use out of this playground for the next were put up. Additional wine & beer glasses where 10 – 20 years. Please come and help, grandparents are added into the glasses cardboard. A new electric jug always welcome too of course!! replaced the one that broke. Someone threw out Palle, Email: [email protected], phone: 021 062 7333 the broken one which was a pity as it was still under warranty so we could have got it replaced FOC. Please check with one of the Valhalla Committee members before moving anything out of the house as we may have planned something different with whatever it is, thanks. Three new heaters have been purchased and placed in the hall, dining room and Bornholm. Please be very careful to turn these off on your departure. You may also find that it is not necessary to run them through

July 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 AU PAIR WANTING TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND Foreningsnyt Helle Gilderdale received this email and thought Congratulations to all the members someone in the Society would be interested having who have birthdays and the Lilli as an au pair or would know someone who would. couples who have anniversaries in July especially If anybody is interested please email Kirsti at Lynette Bentley [email protected] som fylder 97 år d. 08.07.2015 We (the Wilberg-family) are living in Hamburg in Christine Futterup Germany quite near the border to Danmark. Our som fylder 60 år d. 26.07.2015 daughter Lilli is going to finish school this summer and she has two ideas of what she would like to do in the near future: Wednesday Morning Group • Spending some time in New Zealand to get know the people and the country Wednesday 22nd July, 10.30am • Studying arts in Copenhagen Speaker: As Lilli is visiting a bilingual school her English is Genevieve Knights perfect but she needs to pass a Danish-Test before she can apply for a university place in Copenhagen. For that reason we’re now looking for a possibility to combine these two intentions. Do you think there would be a chance to find a Danish-speaking family in Auckland that would need an au pair girl for a few months?! Lilli will be 18 years old when she is leaves for New Zealand. She has lots of experience with kids (regular job for a family, where she looks after three children), babysitting for different families etc. She will pay for her ticket, apply for a Visa and would Genevieve will focus on making your like to work as an au pair in Auckland from January - food taste, just how you want it, by October 2016. developing your recipes. It would be really nice if you could let us know, if there Genevieve spends several days a week making is any chance for us to get in touch with matching pates, which are sold in supermarkets and local Danish families supported by your society or maybe markets. She is the author of several recipe books. get a contact where we could get more informations. Please feel free to bring friends who are Thank you very much and greetings from Germany interested in art Kirsti Wilberg Bring your lunch to enjoy after the meeting

Come to the The next magazine deadline is July 17 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, July 5th from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected] Check inside the magazine for what’s happening this month!

8 Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2015 NEWS MAGAZINE ISSN 0113-4965 (Print) ● August 2015 ● ISSN 2230-4800 (Online)

The Great Danish Bake Off Eat and Compete! The Danish Society is proud to host our Third Annual Bake Off. Get your elbows ready to help you do some bulldozing and snaffle a taste of DK!

Sunday 9 A ugust 2 pm

ALL entries must be registered by 5 August with Helle at [email protected] or 4787016.

Join us Thursday 6thSee August inside magazinefor for more info a night of discovery… Danish Cooking

Who do you Masterclass think you are? Saturday 15 August

Frikadeller Ever wondered where your family is from 9am-12pm Leverpostej or what mysteries lie in your family’s past, but don’t know where to begin looking? Æbleskiver 1pm-4pm Our team of Historians tell all! Kransekage

See inside magazine for more details or Registrations Close 9 August contact the events team: [email protected] [email protected] or Helle: 4787016 Helle: 4787016 half day $25/ full day $40 Read our magazine in full colour online at www.danishsociety.org.nz THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2014- 30 Sept 2015) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday meet on the second Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm Thursday of every month VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the meet at 7.30pm on the second and TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend Email: [email protected] Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am COMMITTEE MEMBERS Anna Gilderdale 021 0229 6802 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the Annette Jorna 630 8722 of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 QUICK CHECK CALENDAR EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” John Stewart 480 8282 August September 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore 0627 Sun 2nd Open House Wed 2nd Card Players E-mail: [email protected] Wed 5th Card Players Sat 5th Spring Dinner Thurs 6th Guest Speaker Sun 6th Open House MEMBERSHIP Sat 8th Valhalla Working Bee Tues 8th Folk Dancing Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Sat 8th Winter Warm-Up Thurs 10th Craft Group E-mail: [email protected] Sun 9th Great Danish Bake-Off Sat 12th Valhalla Working Bee Mon 10th Committee Meeting WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart Tues 11th Folk Dancing Mon 14th Committee Meeting Email: [email protected] Thurs 13th Craft Group Wed 16th Card Players MAILOUT Sat 15th Danish Cooking Class Fri 18th Film Evening Helle Scott 521 2844 Wed 19th Card Players Sat 19th Under 30s Fri 21st Film Evening Tues 22nd Folk Dancing Other Addresses Tues 25th Folk Dancing Wed 23rd Wednesday Morning Group ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL Wed 26th Wednesday Morning Group Wed 30th Card Players PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole Fax 307 5207 379 3119 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. www.dtcauckland.um.dk EcoNeighbour Village in Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Ranui. Saturday mornings – 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington also available evenings during Saturday: $180 579 4490 the week (except Thursday). Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. For more information call The bond is $150.00 per booking. Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen Connie Kristensen www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 RATES FOR VALHALLA There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups all members and guests overs 2 years of age Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Peak Members Guests Adults $20 $35 Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 576 9272 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-Peak email: [email protected] Adults $12 $30 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Children $6 $20 Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Whole house daily rate Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Vibeke Courtney 576 3150 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas Danish House Bar Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 season and school holidays Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and Maintenance Kurt/Antony 022 476 0245/ 444 0939 all weekends. Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 one time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333

2 Danish Society News Magazine ● August 2015 From the President’s Desk - August 2015 Kære medlemmer, accounts into one to help offset interest charges. Late Welcome back to the “President’s Desk”. Nearly bookings have prompted the events team to ask that August! Where has this year gone? It was with great bookings be made by the RSVP date. Also, payment sadness that I heard of the passing of two of our into the cheque account still has to be accompanied older members at the end of June/start of July. Erling by an actual booking. Last minute bookings really Jensen and Ernie Hansen both died within eight days make organising events that much tougher. of each other. They were both long standing valued The AGM is coming up in four months time at members of the society who contributed much which point my two year term as President comes over the years and will be greatly missed. Though I to an end. I will not be up for nomination due to never really knew them, I feel that I’ve now lost the work commitments but am willing to stay on the opportunity to get to know them, and that’s also a committee. We are also urgently in need of a new bit sad. None of us can ever know when our time will magazine editor. If you would like to participate or be up but we can all do with a reminder to keep in see the society head in a different contact with family and friends while they’re still with direction this is your chance to have us. Especially the elderly. your say so please give it some On a lighter note, we had a small Working Bee at thought. Danish House on Sat 27th June. No large projects had Well I hope you all have a great been organised but some much needed cleaning August and “I’ll see you at the Club”! and sorting out of the upstairs storage rooms was Antony Barrett achieved. On the following day we had a very pleasant Mid Winters Smørrebrods Lunch. Lene King again organised her dedicated team to create all our favourite sandwiches. Thanks to all involved. Keeping to the cold table theme, the committee were Filmaften privileged to be invited to a private Contemporary Friday, August 21st at 7.30pm Smorrebrods dinner hosted by Genevieve Kinghts on Sat 18th July. As some of you may be aware, Genevieve hires our kitchen facilities to help produce En chance til her range of pates and dressings. Being a qualified chef, she was keen to try a new style of sandwich A second chance being created by Aamanns, a restaurant in New York. Drama 2014 Wow! what a fantastic result she achieved. The food presentation and differing layers of flavours were Synopsis: When police officer Andreas finds the neglected first class. Thank you so much to Genevieve and her baby boy of two drug addicts he reports it to helpers for treating us to a great evening which I the authorities who choose not to get involved hope may be repeated in the future. since the child is not malnourished. Still grieving Coming up in August we have a definite baking from the loss of his own child, Andreas kidnaps theme with the Great Danish Bakeoff on Sun 9th the infant and takes him home to his wife Anne, followed by Danish Cooking Masterclass on Sat so they can look after him. When Andreas’s 15th. Who would knowingly miss these tempting colleague Simon, discovers what he has done he dates? For something different the Who Do You tries to resolve the situation. Think You Are evening on Thurs 6th promises to tell Director: Susanne Bier all about where you fit in the scheme of things. Be Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau sure to see the details about all our upcoming events (Game of Thrones) later in the magazine. Come and watch another great new release House Keeping Danish movie with coffee and cake. A revolving credit facility has been setup with the ASB to roll our remaining morgage and cheque Members $5, Guests $8

August 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 Smørrebrød Lunch, 28 June Nearly 60 people met at the Danish House on a Sunny Roselle Rasmussen, Niels Andersen, Jo and Samantha winter afternoon to feed on festive Danish fare, once Allsop, Anna Gilderdale. again expertly presented by Lene King and her team Please Note: If you liked the leverpostej Jo Allsop made, of helpers. Assembling the smørrebrød in the morning and the kransekage that Kirsten Smith made, they will was a jolly, social event, and everything was ready teach you how to make those dishes at our 15 August on time so we could meet and greet and make sure Cooking Class. Lene King will show us how to make the everybody had a good time and enough to eat. perfect frikadelle and Finn Nielsen will reveal his secret Thank you to the following helpers who all contributed æbleskive recipe. See ad elsewhere in the magazine. in one way or another to a successful event: Lene King, And if you would like to help with any of our future Finn, Lorraine, and Mathew Nielsen, Kirsten Smith (née events, please contact the Events team at Scott), Antony Barrett, Marion Stewart, Annette Jorna, [email protected]

Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, and all ages and all skill levels are welcome. Samantha who’s nearly 6 enjoyed learning how to lay the table for a Danish lunch and helped decorate the tables.

Book Donation Book Sale, Sunday 2 August, 2pm Ivo and Ingwor Holmqvist are moving overseas, and Come along to the Open House and help us re-home they have very generously decided to donate a large lots of pre-loved books. number of excellent books to the Danish Society. The books are already gracing our library shelves so do have Coming up in September and October a look! We wish the Holmqvists all the best in their new Dual Citizenship Dinner, 5 Sept. – See separate ad! and exciting adventures in Sweden and the U.S. Under 30s, 19 Sept. – A chance for the younger Tusind tak, for your book donation, and bon voyage! members to catch up or get to know new members. For time and further details please check the Billets Wanted Facebook page and September newsletter, or contact Next year the Danish Society will be hosting Anna: 021 0229 6802. international folk music band, Himmerland, and we’re Kids’ Movie Day, 3 October. Based on the success looking for people who can provide accommodation of the July movie night, we will try and show 2 or for the four musicians the night after the concert. The 3 movies so we can cater for several age groups concert is on Wednesday 23 March 2016, 7.30 pm, at and both languages. Please check your September the Danish House. They’re a lovely bunch of people newsletter for details. who have all been to New Zealand before and some of them also at Danish House. If you think you can help Over 60s Lunch, 18 October. Lene King will again be and/or need more information please call Helle on putting on an amazing spread, so make sure you check 478 7016 or e-mail on [email protected] your September newsletter for details on price and booking details. 4 Danish Society News Magazine ● August 2015 Celebrating Dual Citizenship for Denmark and NZ

Join us for a celebration of all things Danish and Kiwi — it’s our tribute to you, DanNZkers! The buffet will be a culinary handshake between our two great nations showcasing a beautiful array of Danish and Kiwi classics. Perfect for Danes new to NZ or New Zealanders wanting a taste of Denmark, this night has it all.

Don’t miss out! Please book by 29 August to secure your seat $25 Members $40 Guests [email protected] or Helle 4787016

August 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 Winter WarmUp 8th August at Danish House

Always a non-stop extravaganza of beautiful performances, all-in revelling,and on-demand Danish food. Winter Warm-Up Mulled wine at 6pm, then Saturday August 8th soon into the dancing. The merriest gathering of the year, and a Bar open. Entry a gold coin. feast of beautiful short performances. Food @ modest price.Raffle. Children are welcome. 6pm to 10pm. Entry by donation at the door. Danish House Danish House, 6 Rockridge Rd, Penrose is 6 Rockridge Ave, Penrose (off O’Rorke Rd)

Hosts are the Danish Society Dancers & Ruritanian IFD Club Questions? Contact Colleen 571-0302, [email protected]

GOODBYE FROM THE HOLMQVISTS

Now is the hour... the hour to say good-bye, farewell, We are moving back to Sweden, again... who knows, see you later, farvel, paa gensyn... somewhere over perhaps we’ll be tempted to return to NZ a the rainbow... and to say THANK YOU all for the many fourth time? years and happy memories of meetings at the Danish Age? What is that... a thing of the mind, that’s all! house in Penrose; and before that at the Danish house in Parnell, and for many lovely weekends at Valhalla Thank you, take care, enjoy life and see you again, with our students from Scandinavian Studies; long somewhere! live happy memories! Ingwor and Ivo Holmqvist So many of our students still rave about “The great Scandinavian Christmas weekend” we had the pleasure of organizing for them up at Valhalla; starting with a roaring open fire and mulled wine on the Friday evening, a walk and a visit to the Marine biology research station Saturday morning, followed by LUCIA in the afternoon and culminating with the arrival of Father Christmas and a traditional Christmas dinner Saturday evening; cleaning up and leaving Sunday... sometimes after a tour with the glassbottom-boat, on the crystal-clear water around Goat island. 6 Danish Society News Magazine ● August 2015 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 8th-9th August, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 5th August. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] Valhalla July Working Bee Progress continued on the playground with the help planting further Rengarenga, spraying, as well as of Christian Conradsen, Sacha Olsen, Michael Kofoed, doing all the monthly tasks. John Stewart, Antony Barrett, Jan Barrett & myself. All Hope to see some of you young Dads, and ‘young’ the post holes were dug for the foundation posts so Grandads on Saturday 8th August so we can get this we are ready to pour concrete and set the posts at the playground finished for your kids / grandkids and August working bee. One of the towers was erected their friends. Remember you will also enjoy your stay and three of the platforms were also erected. This at Valhalla even more if the kids are happily running leaves another tower and 4 more platforms to put up around in the playground – they expend a lot of at the August working bee. We still need to decide energy during the day and hopefully crash into bed if we are going to work with the existing material after dinner! A great time for the adults to sit around for the swings or buy completely new components the fire and sort out the problems of the world over a for the three swing setup we will have in the new nice glass of Pinot Noir. playground. The old playground had only two swings. Palle, Email: [email protected], phone: 021 062 7333 At the August working bee we will also need to get the planks on the posts that surround the new playground. This will be a retaining wall and also act as a boundary for the playground. The timber has now been onsite for the last two working bees but we haven’t had any helpers that could help nail it onto the posts. Perhaps you could find some time to help on Saturday 8th August so we can get this project finished. Your help would be greatly appreciated by the people who have been coming along this year to working bees trying to get this project done so the kids in the club will have somewhere to play again when up at Valhalla. As always Graham Wright was also at the working bee and he worked on Moth Plant removal,

August 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 NEW EDITOR NEEDED . . . Foreningsnyt I have been involved with the magazine for nearly Congratulations to all the members 15 years and editor for the last seven. It is time for who have birthdays and the a new editor. couples who have anniversaries in August especially We need a member who is willing and able to Henning Dinesen carry on with the newsletter or maybe breathe som fylder 75 år d. 18.08.2015 some new life into it. Full training provided. Karen Andersen Yates som fylder 70 år d. 25.08.2015 I currently use Adobe InDesign for the layout but this is not a prerequisite. As Roselle has kindly offered to fill in for me while Contributors I’m on holiday for the September issue I would like Thank you to Antony Barrett, Helle Gilderdale, Anna to start training someone on the November issue. Gilderdale, Randi Beck Edwards and Palle Olsen for articles sent in this month’s magazine. If anyone would like more information please email me (see below) or call 021 241 2424. Thanking you Wednesday Morning Group John Stewart Wednesday August 26th, 10.30am Speaker: In Memoriam Martha Holgersen Erling Bent Jensen In loving memory of Erling, aged 81 years, passed away on Tuesday 23 June 2015 at Ranui. He was actively involved with the Danish Society and a contributor to the magazine. Ernie Hansen The Saga of a Danish Family In loving memory of Ernie, who passed away 1 July, Linking Vikings from the North with 2015, at North Shore Hospital, in his 79th year. Vikings from the South Ære Være Hans Minde Please feel free to bring friends who are interested in art Bring your lunch to enjoy after the meeting

Come to the The next magazine deadline is Aug 21 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, August 2nd from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected] Check inside the magazine for what’s happening this month!

8 Danish Society News Magazine ● August 2015 NEWS MAGAZINE

THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2014- 30 Sept 2015) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday meet on the second Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm Thursday of every month VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the meet at 7.30pm on the second and TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend Email: [email protected] Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am COMMITTEE MEMBERS Anna Gilderdale 021 0229 6802 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the Annette Jorna 630 8722 of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 QUICK CHECK CALENDAR EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” John Stewart 480 8282 September October 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore 0627 Wed 2nd Card Players Sat 3rd Children’s Movie & Dinner E-mail: [email protected] Sat 5th Spring Dinner Sun 4th Open House Sun 6th Open House & Church Service Wed 7th Card Players MEMBERSHIP Thurs 8th Craft Group Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Tues 8th Folk Dancing Sat 10th Valhalla Working Bee E-mail: [email protected] Thurs 10th Craft Group Mon 12th Committee Meeting Sat 12th Valhalla Working Bee Tues 13th Folk Dancing WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart Mon 14th Committee Meeting Weds 14th ULC Folk Music Trio to be confirmed Email: [email protected] Wed 16th Card Players Fri 16th Film Evening MAILOUT Fri 18th Film Evening Sun 18th Over 60s Luncheon Helle Scott 521 2844 Sat 19th Under 30s - Nordic Night Wed 21st Card Players Tues 27th Folk Dancing Other Addresses Tues 22nd Folk Dancing Wed 28th Wednesday Morning Group ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL Wed 23rd Wednesday Morning Group PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 Wed 30th Card Players www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole Fax 307 5207 379 3119 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. www.dtcauckland.um.dk EcoNeighbour Village in THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Ranui. Saturday mornings – Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington also available evenings during Saturday: $180 579 4490 the week (except Thursday). Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. For more information call The bond is $150.00 per booking. Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen Connie Kristensen www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 RATES FOR VALHALLA There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups all members and guests overs 2 years of age Peak Members Guests Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Adults $20 $35 Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 534 2798 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Off-Peak Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Adults $12 $30 email: [email protected] Children $6 $20 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Whole house daily rate Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Vibeke Courtney 576 3150 season and school holidays Danish House Bar Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 all weekends. Maintenance Kurt/Antony 022 476 0245/ 444 0939 Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 2

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ULC TRIO CONCERT Wed. 14 October, 2015, 7.30 pm Danish House, Penrose Tickets: $15 For info and booking: [email protected] Please note: This concert is open to the general public, so although you don’t have to book, it would probably be wise to do so if you want to secure a seat.

Annual General Meeting Œgte smørrebrod! Sunday, 29th November, 2pm Calling for Remits Vi snyder ikke! If you have any remits to be discussed at the AGM, please Over 60s send them to the Danish Society Secretary by November 2nd. Open-sandwiches Luncheon ([email protected] ) Nominations for the committee Up for election are President (for two years), Treasurer (for two years), and three committee positions (for two years). Cut here: ______✁ Send your nominations in to The Danish Society, P O Box 12 279 Penrose 1642 Position: …………………………………………………………… Name of Nominee: ……………………………………………… Signature of Nominee: …………………………………………… Nominated by: …………………………………………………… Signature of Nominator: ………………………………………… Seconded by: ……………………………………………………… Sunday 18 October 2015 1 pm $18 pp Signature: ………………………………………………………… Members only - Book before 11 October Nominations can also be made on the day of the AGM. Email: [email protected] Pam Logan, Secretary or phone Helle on 478 7016 Read our magazine in full colour online at www.danishsociety.org.nz THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2014- 30 Sept 2015) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday Contact Events Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm if interested VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the meet at 7.30pm on the second and TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend Email: [email protected] Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am COMMITTEE MEMBERS Anna Gilderdale 021 0229 6802 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the Annette Jorna 630 8722 of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 QUICK CHECK CALENDAR EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” John Stewart 480 8282 October November 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore 0627 Sat 3rd Children’s Movie & Dinner Sun 1st Scandinavian Jule Market E-mail: [email protected] Sun 4th Open House Mon 2nd Committee Meeting Wed 7th Card Players MEMBERSHIP Wed 4th Card Players Sat 10th Valhalla Working Bee Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Sat 7th Danish House Working Bee & E-mail: [email protected] Mon 12th Committee Meeting Wine Tasting WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart vvvvv Tues 13th Folk Dancing Email: [email protected] Weds 14th ULC Folk Music Trio Tues 10th Folk Dancing Fri 16th Film Evening Wed 18th Card Players MAILOUT Sun 18th Over 60s Luncheon Sat 21st Christmas Party Helle Scott 521 2844 Wed 21st Card Players Sat 21st Valhalla Working Bee Other Addresses Tues 27th Folk Dancing ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL Wed 28th Wednesday Morning Group and Sun 29th AGM PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 Cocktail Party Tues 22nd Folk Dancing www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole Fax 307 5207 379 3119 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. www.dtcauckland.um.dk EcoNeighbour Village in THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Ranui. Saturday mornings – Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington also available evenings during Saturday: $180 579 4490 the week (except Thursday). Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. For more information call Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen The bond is $150.00 per booking. www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 Connie Kristensen 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 RATES FOR VALHALLA There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups all members and guests overs 2 years of age Peak Members Guests Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Adults $20 $35 Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 576 9272 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Off-Peak Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Adults $12 $30 email: [email protected] Children $6 $20 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Whole house daily rate Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Vibeke Courtney 576 3150 season and school holidays Danish House Bar Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 all weekends. Maintenance Kurt/Antony 022 476 0245/ 444 0939 Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 2 Danish Society News Magazine ● October 2015 From the President’s Desk - October 2015 Kære medlemmer, Thanks for joining me once again. September has just to be quite busy. We start off with a Kid’s Movie flown by and I don’t mean due to the gusty autumnal Day on Saturday the 3rd followed by a Folk Music winds either. If you are a rugby fan like me you won’t Concert by Danish celtic band - ULC Trio on have minded because the end of September marks Wednesday the 14th. This will also be open to the the start of the Rugby World Cup. It’s been four years public so I’m guessing there will be limited seating. since we won the cup in 2011 and wouldn’t it be a On Sunday the 18th we have our very popular Over dream come true if we were able to lift it again for 60’s Luncheon. Not usually a problem to fill the hall back to back wins. Even though most of the All Blacks for that! games are in the early hours of the morning, it will be A Cocktail Party in honour of Neils & Rita’s worth it to see them on the world stage. As for retirement is planned for Wednesday the 28th. the other games, MySky will come to the rescue. “GO THE AB’s” Also don’t forget that the Scandinavian Julmarked is on the I was pleased to hear that on the 15 October Niels and Sunday the 1st November. Hope you Rita Jægersborg will officially hand over the running can make it. of the Danish Consulate to Inger Mortensen. They have both given tireless service for over 30 years and That’s me for now. Have a great thoroughly deserve their retirement. I am sure that month and “I’ll see you at the Club”! Inger will prove a worthy replacement Consul General Antony Barrett and wish her all the best in her new role. Apart from the usual monthly events August/ September has been a quiet period. This wasn’t helped by the fact that our Spring Dinner and the Last Movie Night Under 30’s evenings were both cancelled. Again due to a lack of numbers. This seems to be a continuing trend and makes organising functions very frustrating this year for the events team. Maybe warmer weather will bring more interest from members to attend events. Friday, Oct. 16th at 7.30pm Speaking of upcoming gatherings October promises Kartellet The Cartel Invoices for subscription renewal 2014 - Drama will appear in the post soon. Starring If you have moved address, changed Anders W Berthelsen, Lene Maria telephone or mobile number, or Christensen changed your email address within Synopsis: The successful entrepreneur Lars Halbo the past year, please email Roselle returns to Denmark when he inherits to update your contact details at the family firm, but when he refuses to [email protected] cooperate in illegal cartel pricing, his little company comes under heavy pressure. You’ll find her evening phone Coffee tea cake and hygge number in the magazine too. Members $5, Guests $8

October 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 Children’s Play Group at Danish House

days we’re lucky if we have one child coming to the Open House. This is not good for the future of the Club, because if the children don’t feel any attachment to the Club when they’re young, they’re not going to stay on as members when they are old enough, and that is the end of the Club! So: Who’s keen to take on the challenging task of finding a way to get the children back into the Club? It must be possible to find some Danish content activities that are attractive to our younger members. It may require a bit of coaxing initially, but once they start making friends and feel at home at Danish House, it should get easier. We look forward to hearing from you! This photo shows the Children’s Play Group at the You can contact anyone on the Committee or e-mail November Open House, 1996. The pre-school children [email protected] had a Legestue (play group) once a month on Thursday mornings, where average attendance was 10 – 15 children. At the Open House events we had organised DUAL CITIZENSHIP children’s activities: different craft activities, board In connection with the Danish law change regarding games and folk dancing, and on average we would Dual Citizenship on September 1st 2015 we have now have had 15 – 20 children attending (plus their parents). received information on how to apply to get your And even while we were building the new house in Danish citizenship re-instated if you have lost it due to Penrose, we met at various venues, and although taking on another citizenship. there were slightly fewer attending when we were The information can be found on the website http:// on the North Shore, we still managed to get around www.statsforvaltningen.dk/site.aspx?p=6032 (in 10 children there every time. Sadly, the Play Group Danish only at present. Will later be translated into disintegrated and the children’s activities stopped English). when we moved into the Penrose building, and these From this web page you can also download the form to fill in (“Erklaering om generhvervelse af dansk Change of Guard at the indfoedsret for tidligere danske statsborgere (dobbelt statsborgerskab)”) and further instructions about Danish Consulate General payment etc. in Auckland It is important that you include all the information and On October 15th Denmark will get a new honorary documents called for in order for the process to run Consul General in Auckland when Inger Mortensen smoothly. takes over from Niels Jægersborg. The processing fee is DKK 1100 and must be paid into Niels and Rita have been responsible for running the the account of Statsforvaltningen in Denmark before Danish Consulate for over 30 years and will retire the processing will commence. mid October. The form and enclosures should be sent by you directly From 15.10.15 the new consular address will be: to: Statsforvaltningen, Storetorv 10, DK-6200 Aabenraa, 47A Normanby Road Denmark. Mt Eden, Auckland 1024 For more information please check out the Embassy’s Phone: + 64 22 047 35 00 website: Email : [email protected] or http://australien.um.dk/en/about-us/news/ wlmailhtml:[email protected] newsdisplaypage/?newsID=2F5FB2D0-53FA-4A05- (Meetings at the consulate is still by appointment only) 8DAF-6C3CA13AF2C9 4 Danish Society News Magazine ● October 2015 Shared Meal with the ULC Trio

Wed. 14 Oct., 6 pm at Danish House in Denmark. Since the seventies, he has played Irish The musicians would like to meet the Danish Society traditional music in numerous Irish bands, among them members for a meal before the concert on 14 October. Ash Plant, which has toured extensively in Europe, and Please bring food to share. with whom he recorded two albums. He has frequently accompanied Irish musicians visiting Scandinavia, and For further information please contact Helle ph. 478 recently toured with Co. Clare musicians, Josephine 7016 or [email protected] Marsh on accordion, Yvonne Casey on fiddle and Mick ULC is a Danish/Irish Acoustic trio formed in 1998, Kinsella on harmonica and concertina. who combine the various music traditions they have If you can’t make it to the concert at Danish House been involved in. Their extensive repertoire includes or would like to hear the trio again, they will also be traditional Danish music from the 17th century, playing at Clare Inn, 278 Dominion Rd, Mt. Eden, on beautiful and haunting dance tunes from the island Thursday 15 Oct. 8 pm. You can book a table for dinner of Fanø, songs from the Irish/Celtic tradition as well as from 5.30 pm onwards. American folk, bluegrass and swing music. All of these tunes and songs are played with spirit, enthusiasm and And if you can’t make it to this one either – or would a sense of humour that characterises ULC. like to hear them for the third time – the ULC will be performing at Devonport Folk Club, The Bunker, Mt. Victoria (off Kerr street), Devonport, Sunday 8 Nov. For full details of all the tour dates please check www.eventfinda.co.nz or the bands Facebook page.

Would you like to rescue books from being pulped? There are still a lot of books available for sale, and if you want to make sure that they don’t all end up in land fill or the recycle bin, do feel free to come and rummage. The musicians are: There’s a bit more sorting to do, which will probably Peter Uhrbrand: Fiddle. Fanø’s Peter Uhrbrand is take me another couple of months, but after that the acknowledged as one of Denmark’s most influential surplus books will have to go, as they’re taking up too traditional musicians. He has toured extensively in much storage space. Europe and between 2001 and 2008 toured Australia and New Zealand together with Eskil Romme and Jens Gravy Browning?! Ulvsand as part of a trio called Færd. In October 2014 Have you had trouble getting hold of this necessary he received the prestigious Gudman Pris, an award ingredient for “Brun sovs” lately? Have you been eating which is normally given to Danish rock musicians. your “bøf med løg” with white sauce!? Then help is at hand: one of our members, Jacob Thuesen, has kindly Sonnich Lydom: Accordion and harmonica. Sonnich informed us that gravy browning is available at New has been playing Irish and Danish traditional music World, Birkenhead! I have already been over there to since the early seventies. His distinctive accordion style stock up! reflects his musical journeys to Quebec and meeting with French-Canadian musicians. A highly respected November Events – and sought after musician, Sonnich has played with countless bands, including Ash Plant, Foxhunters and Mark Your Diaries Now: the Danish folk rock group Dronningens Livstykke, with Sun. 1 Nov.: Scandinavian Christmas Market whom he recorded several albums. Sat. 7 Nov., 9 am: Penrose Working Bee Seamus Cahill: Guitar, Bouzouki and Vocals. Seamus Sat. 21 Nov.: Christmas Party (see Nov. mag. for details) originally comes from Cork in Ireland but has settled Sun. 29 Nov.: AGM

October 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 Important Notice to all 2015 Valhalla Users Please read this notice

September was yet another low attendance working We need to complete the following: bee. We would normally only have one working bee to • Finish the playground - I can’t understand where all go but there is no way in the world we can complete you young dads are?? Your kids will have years of fun what needs doing because many of our users did not on this magnificent playground but you dads with come and help this year! It is very frustrating from youth on your side don’t come to help. Most of the where I sit, I can plan and organise but if members guys that have been building the playground for (and please remember the friends you invite to Valhalla YOUR KIDS have grown up children. However, they are also welcome to come and help) don’t commit are there each month working to get it completed! progress is very slow. We have a small group of core • Prepare this year’s firewood – fell, ring, split people who are prepared to come on a regular basis and stack. and I really appreciate their dedication. All we ask from other users is that, as a minimum, come at least • Maintenance work on the house ready for the one Saturday and do your bit. I don’t understand busy season. how people can sit in front of the fireplaces warming As we are behind we will also have a working bee in themselves with firewood that others have worked November so we can get everything done, so the last hard to fell, cut up and get into the woodshed two working bees are: without coming to the conclusion that they, too, need • 10 & 11 October to do their bit. • 21 & 22 November You could understand this if Valhalla was an expensive Book in now and commit to a day/weekend so you do place to hire, but it is not. A 27 bed holiday home your bit to contribute. with 2 private beaches, 6 hectares of bush to enjoy as If I’m sounding frustrated and grumpy that’s because well as 2½ km of bush tracks all for $300 a night is dirt I am. If the people who use Valhalla won’t do their bit cheap and at only $120 a night during the week it’s then why should I and, for that matter, why should the even cheaper again! other regular helpers that help each year to keep on This is a member facility and requires member input. If improving our holiday home. Come and help either you have used Valhalla this year and have not helped at October or November, commit to a working bee and a working bee during this time you need to make time stick with it. to come to one of the last two for the year. It’s as simple Palle as that, YOU need to help. Email: [email protected] Phone: 021 062 7333

6 Danish Society News Magazine ● October 2015 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 10th-11th October, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 7th October. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected] Valhalla September Working Bee A big thank you to those who came and helped at the Firewood was taken from our outside wood stack and September Working Bee. We had help this month from placed in our neighbour’s woodsheds. We have the Jan Barrett, Antony Barrett, Roselle Rasmussen, Graham arrangement with our neighbour that we can fell gum Wright, Michael Kofoed, Dave Keeling, Katrine Kofoed, trees on her property to use for our annual harvest Nick Jones, Sacha Olsen & George Shorrock. of firewood. In return we make sure she has enough Further progress was made on the playground, a few firewood for her dwellings. The balance of the wood more trees were planted and one rabbit was sent to that has been drying for a year in the carpark was rabbit heaven! The ongoing weed control was carried placed into our woodshed. out. The Oak grove was given its’ first prune with the If you are a Valhalla user please read the important lower limbs being removed. It is important that this task notice in this magazine. If we are going to keep making is carried out with consideration and care as the grove progress at Valhalla we need action. can be subject to very high winds which could snap Palle trees in half if they become top heavy before the trunk Email: [email protected] Phone: 021 062 7333 is strong enough. Scrap metal was assembled ready for pick up and the monthly tasks were completed.

October 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 Thank You Letters Foreningsnyt Congratulations to all the members Dear Danish Society Committee who have birthdays and the couples and Members, who have anniversaries in October especially I was utterly surprised to Joan Allsop receive a most attractive som fylder 50 år d. 09.10.2015 flower arrangement on Svend Aage Christensen the occasion of my 70th som fylder 90 år d. 28.10.2015 birthday. It is beautiful as you can see. Being 70 is not easy to Wednesday Morning Group accept as my perception of that age is so different from Wednesday, October 28th what I feel within; but when a friend said to me that ‘70 is the new 50’ it felt a very Visit to PUHOI good fit. So thank you to the Society for the flower decoration for my 70th birthday (50th in feeling). Med venlig hilsen og mange tak, Karen Andersen Yates

To the Danish Society What can I say . . . what a lovely surprise, what a kind and so very appreciated gesture from the Danish Museum and Historic Church society, to send a beautiful flower-arrangement as Meet at Danish House at 9.45 am encouragement, support, love and friendship . . . please A quick cup of coffee is available prior departure thank everybody on the committee from me!!! We share transport to Puhoi Honoured and touched, Cost: $10 for Puhoi Museum and presentation Ingwor Holmqvist A small charge for shared transport will also apply If want to join this tour please contact Welcome to Karen Andersen Yates ph : 524 6016 New Members Before Friday 23rd October Velkommen til nye medlemmer: Please bring your lunch Gerda & Allan Eriksen We have been invited by Torben and Guinny Sørensen to enjoy our lunch at their house

Come to the The next magazine deadline is Oct. 16 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a Open House short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Sunday, October 4th from 2pm online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Come and meet your friends or get Note: ads for events must be in a calendar some new ones – Everyone is welcome! month before the event. John Stewart (Editor) Coffee & cake from $2.50 [email protected] Check inside the magazine for what’s happening this month!

8 Danish Society News Magazine ● October 2015 NEWS MAGAZINE ISSN 0113-4965 (Print) ● November 2015 ● ISSN 2230-4800 (Online) Your Society Needs You!!! Come to the Annual General Meeting Sunday, Nov 29th, 2pm Nominations are needed for the following Committee members President - Antony Barrett is standing down. Nominations needed. (2 years) Treasurer - Christine Futterup is willing to stand again. (2 years) Anna Gilderdale – is willing to stand. Nominations needed. (2 years) Palle Olsen – is standing down. Nominations needed. (2 years) Annette Jorna (suppleant) - is willing to stand. (2 years) Helle Gilderdale – is resigning early. Nominations needed. (1 year) You can send in your nomination to [email protected] Or you can nominate someone on the day.

Smørrebrød& Snaps Julemiddag Xmas Dinner at theSaturday Danish November House 21, 2015

Bring a $5 wrapped 7.00pm Members $25 gift for Pakkeleg Guests $40 Bookings: Helle 478 7016 or [email protected]

Read our magazine in full colour online at www.danishsociety.org.nz THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2014- 30 Sept 2015) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday Contact Events Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm if interested VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the meet at 7.30pm on the second and TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend Email: [email protected] Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am COMMITTEE MEMBERS Anna Gilderdale 021 0229 6802 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the Annette Jorna 630 8722 of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 QUICK CHECK CALENDAR EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” John Stewart 480 8282 November December 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, North Shore 0627 Sun 1st Scandinavian Jule Market Wed 2nd Card Players E-mail: [email protected] Mon 2nd Committee Meeting Sun 6th Open House and Julegudstjeneste MEMBERSHIP Wed 4th Card Players Mon 7th Committee Meeting Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Sat 7th Danish House Working Bee & Sun 13th Children’s Christmas Party E-mail: [email protected] Wine Tasting WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart vvvvv Email: [email protected] Tues 10th Folk Dancing Wed 18th Card Players MAILOUT Helle Scott 521 2844 Sat 21st Christmas Party Other Addresses Sat 21st Valhalla Working Bee ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL Tues 24th Folk Dancing Christmas Party PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 Sun 29th AGM www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole Fax 307 5207 379 3119 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. www.dtcauckland.um.dk EcoNeighbour Village in THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Ranui. Saturday mornings – Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington also available evenings during Saturday: $180 579 4490 the week (except Thursday). Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. For more information call Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen The bond is $150.00 per booking. www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 Connie Kristensen 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 RATES FOR VALHALLA There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups all members and guests overs 2 years of age Peak Members Guests Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Adults $20 $35 Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 576 9272 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Off-Peak Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Adults $12 $30 email: [email protected] Children $6 $20 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Whole house daily rate Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Anette Gay 530 8919 / 021 900 134 season and school holidays Danish House Bar Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 all weekends. Maintenance Kurt/Antony 022 476 0245/ 444 0939 Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 2 Danish Society News Magazine ● November 2015 From the President’s Desk - November 2015 Kære medlemmer, and other folk music performed by three thoroughly Hi everyone. I hope you have all had a great month. talented musicians. It sure has flown by for me. As we rush headlong Another event of note in October, which this time I towards the end of the year we just have the small didn’t attend, (because I’m not old enough) was the matter of the AGM to get through. This year we have Over 60’s Luncheon on Sunday the 18th. Reports two members standing down from the committee. I’ve received tell of an enjoyable afternoon made Although we have members willing to stand again possible by Lene King and her crew. Thanks again to there are no less than six positions to fill. At this stage all involved. no nominations have been received outside of the By the time you read this I’m predicting that three committee. Please see the AGM election notice on the things will have happened. 1: The Cocktail Evening front page of the magazine. on Wednesday 28th will have been a great success. On the weekend of the 10th October I was heartened 2: The Scandinavian Julemarked will have had a to witness a record turn out to our monthly Valhalla record attendance and also a raging success. 3: The working bee. This was no doubt in response to mighty All Blacks will again be rugby champions of Palle Olsen’s passionate plea for help in October’s the world. I’m sure the boys won’t let me down. magazine. It’s amazing what can be achieved when To get the clubrooms ready for the summer we have we all put our minds to it. Be sure to read about the a Working Bee at Penrose on Saturday the 7th great progress achieved in his report this month. November. It would be great to see a good turnout FromI was The also Archives lucky enough — June to be 1998 at the ULC Trio for that. It goes till mid afternoon and is then followed Concert on Wed the 14th. A lively evening of Danish by a wine tasting session. Lastly before the AGM on the 29th we have our yearly Christmas Party on Saturday ARE YOU AN ACTIVE MEMBER the 21st. I can’t think of a better way to kick off the start Are you an active member, the kind that would be missed? of the Christmas season. Or are you just contented that your name is on the list? I hope you have all read my letter to the Society which Do you attend our activities and mingle with the crowd? came with this issue of the magazine. As you can tell Or just come from time to time, then crow both long and loud? I’m quite concerned that the Do you take an active part to help the club along? future direction of our Society is being decided by fewer and Or are you satisfied to be the type to just belong? fewer people while a majority sit watching from the sidelines. Do you give suggestions when the club looks kinda sick? If you are as concerned as I Or just leave that to a few, then talk about the ‘clique’? am please re read the letter and consider taking action And when the programme’s scheduled, that means success is done – or encourage someone else to. Feel free to contact me Do you put your shoulder to the wheel and work with everyone? or another member of the committee at any time. So attend our club regularly and help with hand and heart – We really Don’t just be a member, but take an active part, don’t bite! And hopefully Think this over members – are you right or wrong? “I’ll see you at the AGM” Are you an active member, or do you just belong? Antony Barrett November 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 Hygge: A heart-warming lesson from Denmark

A UK college has started teaching students the Danish designs, as does a Los Angeles bakery, called Hygge, concept of hygge - said to make homes nicer and people which sells traditional Danish pastries and treats. happier. But what exactly is it and is it exportable? “The rest of the world seems to be slowly waking up Sitting by the fire on a cold night, wearing a woolly to what Danes have been wise to for generations - that jumper, while drinking mulled wine and stroking a dog - having a relaxed, cosy time with friends and family, often probably surrounded by candles. That’s definitely “hygge”. with coffee, cake or beer, can be good for the soul,” says Helen Russell, author of The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country. “Hygge seems to me to be about being kind to yourself - indulging, having a nice time, not punishing or denying yourself anything. All very useful come January when in the UK everyone’s on diets or manically exercising or abstaining from alcohol. “There isn’t so much enforced deprivation in Denmark. Instead you’re kinder to yourselves and so each other. Danes don’t binge then purge - there’s not much yo-yo dieting in Denmark. No wonder they’re happier than we Eating home-made cinnamon pastries. Watching TV are in the UK.” under a duvet. Tea served in a china set. Family get- The adjectival form of hygge is “hyggeligt”, a word togethers at Christmas. They’re all hygge too. offered as a compliment to a host after a pleasant The Danish word, pronounced “hoo-ga”, is usually evening at their home. translated into English as “cosiness”. But it’s much more “Hygge isn’t just a middle-class thing. Absolutely than that, say its aficionados - an entire attitude to life everyone’s at it from my dustbin man to the mayor,” says that helps Denmark to vie with Switzerland and Iceland Russell. “Hygge is so crucial to living Danishly that the to be the world’s happiest country. other day on the motorway, I saw a camper van driving Morley College, in central London, is teaching students along with lit candles in the windows. This is probably how to achieve hygge as part of its Danish language illegal but Vikings don’t tend to be too hung up on health course. “We have long, cold winters in Denmark,” says and safety. lecturer Susanne Nilsson. “That influences things. Hygge doesn’t have to be a winter-only thing, but the weather isn’t that good for much of the year.” With up to 17 hours of darkness per day in the depths of winter, and average temperatures hovering around 0C, people spend more time indoors as a result, says Nilsson, meaning there’s greater focus on home entertaining. “Hygge could be families and friends getting together for a meal, with the lighting dimmed, or it could be time spent on your own reading a good book,” she says. “It works best when there’s not too large an empty space around the person or people.” The idea is to relax and “My most hygge experience to date was probably feel as at-home as possible, forgetting life’s worries. watching the sun set from a hot tub in a blizzard in The recent growth in Scandinavian-themed restaurants, January, beer in hand. But it needn’t be anything quite cafes and bars in the UK is helping to export hygge, so dramatic. I generally light a candle at my home office she adds, with their intimate settings, lack of uniformity desk while I’m working.” in decor and concentration on comforting food. Most There’s increased discussion of hygge in the UK. “I customers won’t have heard of the term, but they might think I first saw the word in Trine Hahnemann’s book get a sense of it. Scandinavian Christmas, and it immediately made sense In the US, the wallpaper and fabric firm Hygge West to me,” says Kayleigh Tanner, author of the Hello Hygge explicitly aims to channel the concept through its cheery blog. “It’s a pretty hard thing to describe because it’s so

4 Danish Society News Magazine ● November 2015 Hygge: A heart-warming lesson from Denmark – continued abstract, but I think it resonates with a lot of people. watching a DVD set, perhaps while eating crisps. Origin of ‘Hygge’ Other countries and cultures have similar expressions. Term comes from a Norwegian word meaning “wellbeing” In German there’s Gemutlichkeit, a sense of wellbeing First appeared in Danish writing in the 19th Century based on good food, company and perhaps a drink. But and has since evolved into the cultural idea known in Danes insist hygge is unique. Denmark today The blogger Anna Lea West, has offered “cosiness of the “It’s interesting that the word doesn’t really translate into soul” as an English definition. “Hygge was never meant other languages. Hygge isn’t restricted to Denmark, so why to be translated. It was meant to be felt,” translator is it so hard to describe without borrowing a Danish word?” ToveMaren Stakkestad has written. Maybe the only way to understand this slippery cultural idea is to visit It sounds a bit like the English word “hug”, for which the Denmark, rather than read about it. Oxford English Dictionary lists no origins. The 19th/early 20th Century philologist Walter William Skeat thought it “It’s an idea so rooted in the Danish sense of might be of Scandinavian origin. Notionally the effect of togetherness, and perhaps even in Denmark’s social hygge and a hug is similar - comforting and secure. An democracy, that a Brit might struggle to grasp its historic obsolete meaning of hug is “to cherish oneself; to keep or and social significance,” says Patrick Kingsley, author of make oneself snug”, according to the OED. the travel book How To Be Danish. “Sometimes you see or do things that you would call “But that said, in essence hygge is about a group of slightly ‘hyggeligt’ in the UK but you wouldn’t use that word gloomy friends huddling under the duvet on a cold to describe them because people wouldn’t know what winter’s night. And there is little more British than that.” you’re talking about,” says Nilsson. The UK has a reputation for poor work-life balance and Some older Danes feel that hygge isn’t what it used to days full of hurry and worry. Is Denmark an example to be, as the stress on socialising has lessened. It’s now follow? generally considered hyggeligt to watch TV alone or By Justin Parkinson, BBC News Magazine ULC Concert 14 Oct.

It was a small but very animated crowd of about 20 lovely to see the band interacting with the audience to people who turned up to share a meal with our visiting such an extent that everybody lingered, reluctant to musicians, Peter Uhrbrand, Sonnich Lydom, and leave the party! Seamus Cahill. We had a great time chatting, sharing Thank you to everyone who took part – it was a great memories, discovering mutual friends, and generally evening! We’d love to see the ULC back, wouldn’t we?! having a hyggelig evening. Another 25 people joined us for the wonderful concert afterwards which covered And don’t forget that we have another concert 23 March a large repertoire of different genres from fast-paced next year featuring Himmerland with their unique blend foot stomping Danish folk tunes to croony Irish ballads of Danish and international folk music, led by Eskil and blue grass all interspersed with witty comments Romme whom many of our members will already have and entertaining stories. During the interval and after met on one or more of his many previous visits. the concert the conversation was lively, and it was

November 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 Valhalla October Working Bee WOW, what a response to our request for help at the For those of you who didn’t see the end result on October working bee!! You guys were great, you came Sunday we had a fantastic outcome. Both towers are in your droves, worked really hard and produced some up and most of the play equipment is attached to the incredible results. And, a big thank you for the many, posts and platforms. The retaining wall is finished. A many, positive comments about my ‘grumpy’ email. In team of dedicated workers tackled the playground these day of political correctness it is always a bit of a with great enthusiasm. Things happened quickly so it is concern when you just say it as it is but everyone came now starting to look the part, the awesome playground back to me with comments like “good on you”, “well that the kids are hoping for. done”, “good article” etc etc. So, thanks for that too, it’s great to receive not only the physical help we required but also the moral support. Our helpers were Antony Barrett, Nick Barrett, Jan Barrett, Christain Conradsen, Alyla Graf & David Ogilvie, Caelin, Inger Mortensen &, Robert Grundy, Steen Grundy, Erik Grundy, Mette & Kenneth Larsen, Caroline Larsen, Julie Larsen, Cathy & Bob McConnell, Lisbet Molving, Isak Molving, Palle Olsen, Kaius The firewood production was unbelievable to say the Olsen, Helle & Todd Scott, Marcus Scott, Lise Eriksen least!! The firewood team worked non-stop throughout & Kim Simperingham, Luka Simperingham, Pelle the weekend, even doing shifts during the breaks so Simperingham, Toby Davies, John Stewart, Graham the log splitter didn’t stop. Top prize goes to Robert Wright, Katja & Morten Velling, Liva Velling, Vilma Grundy who put so much effort into the firewood I’m Velling, Ian Williams, David Lepelley, Roger Firth, sure his body would remind him of that throughout George Shorrock, Tiana Rasmussen, Conner, Lise & the following week! Bjarne Ellowson.

Jul Jul Jul! Sunday 6 December All things Christmas rolled into one day!

12.30PM Baking Danish Christmas cookies: brunekager and klejner. The little kids (aided by the bigger kids and adults) also Kid-friendly! put in a big effort stacking the wood in the woodshed and in the carpark. An astronomical 35 cubic metres 2-4PM Christmas Open House - eat of firewood was felled, ringed, transported, split and some freshly baked Danish cookies stacked during the weekend. Unbelievable! and learn how to make traditional We also had enough helpers this time to get the area Danish Christmas tree decorations! around the shed tidied up. Something that has needed doing for some time. Wood was de-nailed and stacked 4PM Julegudstjeneste along with the leftover bricks in the yard. (Christmas service) with Graham had new seat covers for some of the patio Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen chairs and will get the rest organised shortly so they are ready for the busy season. 5PM Æbleskiver and Carol Some of the garden beds got mulched with the second Singing around the Christmas hand bark from the old playground. A bit of trimming Tree (Danish and English songs!) was completed removing dead wood on some of the plants around the house. 6 Danish Society News Magazine ● November 2015 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bee 21st-22nd November, 2015 We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs, both indoors and outdoors. There is always house-cleaning to do as well as weeding etc. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday, 18th November. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Palle Olsen on 021 062 7333 or [email protected]

The ocean stairs were given a treatment with Wet Inger, Helle, Katja & others did a fantastic job of feeding and Forget so they won’t be slippery during the busy all 42 of us, not just with one meal but six meals summer season. throughout the weekend. Each time I rang Inger, in the The house was given some spring cleaning but there days prior to the working bee, to tell her the numbers for is still more to do, this will be completed during the the catering have just gone up again she took it in her November working bee. Additional smoke alarms stride. No problem, I’ll just add a bit more of everything have to be put up in the house to ensure the safety of to the shopping trolley! I really appreciated having you everyone staying there. Just a reminder here that the there, I don’t think we would have coped without you. batteries are not to be taken out and used for anything So, now we have the last working bee for 2015, 21 & else – we don’t generally have any problem with this 22 November. We still have a lot to do. Drains for the but it pays to remember that, for safety, we are all playground and wheel in the bark along with the reliant on these being in working order. finishing touches to the equipment. The house will need a spring clean ready for the busy time. We also have some maintenance that needs doing on the house. The bush needs to be trimmed back from the edges of the tracks. As I said in the earlier email if you haven’t done a working bee this year you now have one last opportunity to do your bit for 2015. We still need lots of enthusiastic helpers in November to get it all done. Give me a call or email. Thanks And that leaves me with the catering for the weekend. Palle, Email: [email protected] Phone 021 062 7333

November 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 Thank You Letters Foreningsnyt Congratulations to all the members To the Danish Society Committee, who have birthdays and the couples I would like to say thank you for the who have anniversaries in November especially lovely flower arrangement I received on my birthday. Ann Dinesen It was much appreciated. som fylder 80 år d. 18.11.2015 Venlig hilsen, B. Jens Jensen

To the Danish Society - 10.08.2015 Come along to the What a lovely flower arrangement that arrived at my Penrose Working Bee door recently – orchids and flower in subtle shades of November 7 @ 9AM and whaite and pale green. And it just lasts and lasts . . . help decorate the Thank you for remembering Erling in this way. Today House for Christmas. would have been his 82nd birthday. Kids and members of all Once again, thank you, Glenice Jensen ages are very welcome! To the Danish Society Many thanks for the lovely orchid arrangement I Plonk or Posh?! received for my 93rd birthday. To reward all the hard Thank you and kind regards to everybody, work you will have done Preben Jensen at the Penrose Working Bee we’ll be hosting a fun To the Danish Society wine tasting event for the Mange tak for the beautiful arrangement of flowers grown-ups at the end of which arrived for my birthday. What a lovely splash of the day. Can you tell the colour to warm the heart. difference? Is it oaky and fruity and tooty? OR Regards, Pat Basse WHAT?! To the Danish Society Many thanks for the beautiful flowers I received on my birthday. They continue to give me great pleasure so thank you once again. The next magazine deadline is Nov 20 Kind regards, Helen Friis All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) Welcome to online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Note: ads for events must be in a calendar New Members month before the event. Velkommen til nye medlemmer: John Stewart (Editor) Keld & Brendan Kelly [email protected]

Check inside the magazine for what’s happening this month! 8 Danish Society News Magazine ● November 2015 Letter from the President - Your club needs you!

Dear Valued Members,

An oft heard cry that’s starting to sound a lot like a cliché these days. Sadly it is a very relevant sentiment. It’s also a common maxim that the involvement of a young membership in helping to run a club is a sign of a healthy organisation. If that’s the case then the Danish Society is on life support in the Intensive Care Unit! Sound a bit melodramatic? Maybe, but that’s definitely where our club is headed if new blood is not absorbed into its executive.

The Danish Society is incredibly blessed to have well organised activities in our own marvellous clubrooms which are the envy of many cultural groups. I have been involved in various roles on the committee for over a decade now and though my time as President is coming to an end, I have been glad that I could contribute towards the betterment of our society. I have also been lucky enough to have worked with much more dedicated members than me who just keep on putting their hand up each time something needs to be done or a role needs filling. We just wouldn’t have a club without members like that.

There are of course plenty of valid reasons why members aren’t able to volunteer their time. Work and family commitments are the most common. Or they have already done their bit so it’s someone else’s turn. Those same excuses could easily be used by the incumbent volunteers. But the fact is without commitment from fresh members, burnt out helpers will leave and not be replaced, leading to under maintained facilities, extra costs and cancelled events. Nobody wants to see that.

The question is: What sort of club do you want? If it’s just a PO Box in Penrose slowly collecting “junk mail” - that could easily be arranged. On the other hand if you would like to see a vibrant, socially and culturally fulfilling society which is relevant to future generations, then some hard decisions have to be made.

We all lead time poor busy lives while we try to squeeze in as much as possible. That doesn’t mean that we shirk our responsibilities to what’s important. Well, being a member of the Danish Society and enjoying all it has to offer also comes with some responsibilities: Helping out where it’s needed and “doing your bit”.

I’m reminded of a slogan from an Australian Tourism advert to entice Kiwi’s to holiday there. Their catch cry states: “Where the bloody hell are ya?”

Seems an apt call from the Danish Society committee don’t you think?

Antony Barrett President, Danish Society Children’s X-mas party Børnenes Juletræsfest Sunday 13th of December 2015 2.00 p.m. at the Danish House

Kozo will entertain us with his Comedy and Juggling Show We will sing and dance around the Christmas tree Hopefully Santa and his wife will bring presents for the children Coffee and home-made Christmas baking to enjoy (Please contact Mia on 0212970579 or [email protected] if you are able to help – your expenses will be reimbursed)

Children: $10 Adults: $7 ------For members and their children Name of child Age Boy Girl $

Number of adults - - - Total to pay:

Sent in by: ______

! I have enclosed a cheque ! I have paid online on the date: ______

Please send this slip by 27th of November to: The Danish Society PO Box 12-279 Penrose 1642 “Soc1312” If you wish to pay online, please credit our account: 12 3036 0671539 00 1st reference (please write): ”Soc1312”, 2nd reference (please write): “your name” NEWS MAGAZINE ISSN 0113-4965 (Print) ● December 2015 ● ISSN 2230-4800 (Online) Mange tak Rita and Niels Jægersborg On 28 October a cocktail party was held to celebrate the wonderful work Rita and Niels Jægersborg have done in their capacity as Danish consuls in Auckland, and to say thank you for their unwavering support of the Danish Society over the years. Around 60 people turned up to wish them luck and welcome the new consul, Inger Mortensen.

It’s back! The Legendary Long Bay Fastelavn Picnic

Children’s Dress-Up Sun 14 February Competition, Hit ‘the cat’ out of the Barrel (Men’s, Site 6, Long Bay Beach Women’s and Kids’ Barrels), Tug of War and heaps of fun 10am onwards games and prizes! THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2014 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2015- 30 Sept 2016) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland. Ph 580 3103 Member: $65 per member www.danishsociety.org.nz Senior rate: (65 & over) $55 per member facebook/danishsociety Youth rate: (18 to 25) $10 per member Bank A/C: ASB 12 3036 067 1539 00 Children under 18 Free Family discount: Less $30 per couple Contact phone numbers The Danish House 580 3103 REGULAR EVENTS Valhalla, Leigh 022 322 6194 Committee DANISH HOUSE CRAFT GROUP PRESIDENT: Antony Barrett 444 0939 An Open House is held on the first Sunday Contact Events Email: [email protected] of each month from 2pm if interested VICE-PRESIDENT: Marion Stewart 480 8282 Email: [email protected] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOLKDANCERS TREASURER: Christine Futterup 299 6985 meet at 7.30pm on the second and Email: [email protected] are held on the second Monday of the month at 7.30pm fourth Tuesday of every month SECRETARY: Pam Logan 480 9883 Email: [email protected] VALHALLA WORKING BEES WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP COMMITTEE MEMBERS Working bees are usually held on the weekend Meets on the fourth Wednesday Brian Kamper Nielsen 021 620 918 of the second Saturday of the month. of every month at 10.30am Kirsten Jensen 479 2249 Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Annette Jorna 630 8722 CARDPLAYERS FILM EVENINGS Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 meet on the first and third Wednesday are held on the third Friday of the EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” of the month - 11am to 3pm month at 7.30pm Ulla Bennett 021 411 667 9 Tennyson Ave, Takapuna, North Shore 0622 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] QUICK CHECK CALENDAR MEMBERSHIP Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 E-mail: [email protected] December February WEBMASTER: Kurt Marquart 022 476 0245 Wed 2nd Card Players 8 Feb Committee meeting Email: [email protected] Sun 6th Open House and Julegudstjeneste 14 Feb Fastelavn at Long Bay MAILOUT Mon 7th Committee Meeting Helle Scott 521 2844 Sun 13th Children’s Christmas Party Other Addresses ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL PO Box 38-446, Howick, Auckland 2145 www.newzealand.um.dk 537 3099 Danish Lessons Danish House Hall Hire Rates THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK with Connie Kristensen in Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole PO Box 2154, Auckland 1 her Tiny House at Earthsong day at the Danish House, Penrose. EcoNeighbour Village in Fax 307 5207 379 3119 Sunday to Friday inclusive $120 www.dtcauckland.um.dk Ranui. Saturday mornings – also available evenings during Saturday: $180 THE LUTHERAN CHURCH the week (except Thursday). 1 Harris Rd (PO Box 85-014) Mt Wellington Half a day is a third less. Funerals – no charge. 579 4490 For more information call The bond is $150.00 per booking. DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. Connie Kristensen Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen 0274 757 565 Call the Booking Officer: www.danishchurchnz.org 03 464 0218 [email protected] Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939

RATES FOR VALHALLA Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups There is a $5 pp per night Development Levy on all members and guests overs 2 years of age Committee Contact Working Group Convenor Phone Peak Members Guests Cultural Card Players Oluf Basse 576 9272 Adults $20 $35 Children $10 $25 Children and Youth Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Events Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-Peak email: [email protected] Adults $12 $30 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0245 Children $6 $20 Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Whole house daily rate Library/Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Off-peak$120 Peak rate $300 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Christmas season $330 Functions $330 Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Anette Gay 530 8919 / 021 900 134 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas season and school holidays Danish House Bar Anna Gilderdale 02102296802 Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and all weekends. Maintenance Kurt/Antony 022 476 0245/ 444 0939 Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Members Membership Roselle Rasmussen 971 0248 Anniversary weekend. email: [email protected] The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one Communication Editor John Stewart 480 8282 time. Webmaster Kurt Marquart Call the Booking Officer: Christine Futterup, email: [email protected] 19 Mossford Green, Pohurehure, Papakura Valhalla Bookings Christine Futterup 299 6985 P: 299 6985 E: [email protected] Working Bees Palle Olsen 021 062 7333 2 Danish Society News Magazine ● December 2015 Welcome to my last report for 2015. With Christmas over the years but it gave me great satisfaction to and the summer holidays for many of us now witness Niels and Rita Jaegersborg receive Honorary less than a month away you could be forgiven for Life Membership to the Society at the meeting. wondering where the year went! I personally look Thoroughly well deserved. forward to the count-down to Christmas Eve. There November has been a busy month and I’m was nothing more exciting when I was growing up glad to say that my 3 predictions in last month’s than lighting the Julekalender candle or discovering magazine came to pass, (phew!). We did indeed the chocolate hiding behind the Advent calendar have a great send off for Rita & Niels at the Cocktail flaps. Christmas couldn’t come soon enough! Party on the 28th October. At the Scandinavian I hope this brings back great childhood memories for Julemarked on the 1st November I got more than you too. I had bargained for as we were literally swamped You may be thinking that December’s magazine with people. A great day all round but we will is a bit late and you would be right. My reasoning definitely have to limit numbers to next year’s was that a lot of decisions surrounding the makeup event. And what more can be said about the of the committee would not be decided until after World Champion AB’s. Just takes your breath away. the elections at the AGM. My own position on the On the 7th we had a small but enthusiastic bunch to committee was up in the air. But due to there being help spruce up the club rooms at the Working Bee. no other nominations coming forward, I will remain as Sadly not enough of us to hold a wine tasting session president. though. Thanks to all who helped. Finally we had For those who couldn’t make it to the AGM here are a most enjoyable Julemiddag evening on the 21st. the other results: The traffic blockade set up for a concert at Mt Smart • Treasurer: Christine Futterup re-elected for two years. Stadium never had a chance of denying us from celebrating our favourite party of the year. Be sure to • Member: Annette Jorna elected for two years. check the events report inside the magazine. • Member: Kirsten Jensen elected for two years. Our last two events before the start of the festive • Member: Brian Kamper-Nielsen elected for two-year season are the Open House & Julegudstjeneste on term. the 6th December and the Children’s Christmas Party As departing members of the committee I would on the following Sunday the 12th. like to thank Anna Gilderdale and Palle Olsen for I would like to take this opportunity to wish you their dedicated service and valued contribution. It’s all a wonderful Christmas and safe holidays and in behind the scenes commitment like theirs that helps 2016 “I’ll see you at the Club”. to keep our club functioning. Also congratulations to Glaedlig Jul og Godt Nyt Aar our new members. I look forward to working with you in the year to come. Much has been said of various Antony members’ dedication to the well being of the Society Antony Barrett

The next magazine deadline is Jan 22 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a short summary in English). Thank You Thank you for the beautiful flowers The magazine can also be read (in full colour) received from the Danish Society for our Birthday online at www.danishsociety.org.nz. Henning and Ann Dinesen Note: ads for events must be in a calendar month before the event. Thank you for flowers for our Silver Wedding Anniversary Ulla Bennett (Editor) [email protected] Ulla and Dallas Bennett

December 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 3 We Have a Piano!

Jul Jul Jul! Sunday 6 December All things Christmas rolled into one day!

12.30PM Baking Danish Christmas cookies: brunekager and klejner. After many years of fundraising we have finally made it! Kid-friendly! We found the right piano at the right price at David Jenkin Pianos in Glenfield, and now we just have to wait for the 2-4PM Christmas Open House - eat piano to settle in before it can be tuned. Hopefully it will some freshly baked Danish cookies get its christening at the Christmas service on 6 Dec., but and learn how to make traditional we are planning a proper “christening concert” for next Danish Christmas tree decorations! year. If any of our Society members play, we’d like you to get in touch with us so we can organise for you to have a 4PM Julegudstjeneste go at playing it. (Christmas service) with Thank you so much to everyone who helped make Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen this happen: people who in one way or another took part in the many fundraising events – the Quiz Nights, the 5PM Æbleskiver and Carol Auctions, the Bake Off, book sales, raffles, Bingo, to name Singing around the Christmas a few, and to all the people who donated money for it. Tree (Danish and English songs!) Tusind tak! We can’t wait to show it to you all! Anna, Christina, Peter and Helle Gilderdale

4 Danish Society News Magazine ● December 2015 November Working Bee

Twenty-three brave souls came to help over a weekend that was predicted to have heavy rain. As it worked out the weather was merciful to us and the rain come down over night on Saturday during a storm which shook the house. We were a little slow to take the shade sails down so unfortunately the outside light got smashed, but no other damage was noticed. We had 23 helpers during this working bee, Tove Anson, Carl Anson, Mia Barr, Helena Barr, Isla Barr, Antony Barrett, Ayla Graf, Lisbet Molving, John Stewart, Linda Williams, Ian Williams, Emias Williams, Alijah Williams, Graham Wright, Kenneth Larsen, Julie Larsen, Ruth Kristensen, Sarah Bartlett, Leah Bartlett, Elise Bartlett, Richard Logan, Ib Melgaard & myself. Most of the playground equipment was erected with a welder coming in the following week to do the finishing touches. Drains were dug, novaflo pipe and scoria was laid into the ditches. There is still a bit more novaflo pipe and scoria to lay in but hopefully this will get done in the next week. Some of the soil was placed back in the playground ready for the bark to be placed. By the time this appears in the magazine the bark should have been delivered and blown onto the playground all ready for the kids to use - all going to plan! Additional smoke alarms were put up so there is now also one in each bedroom. The inside fireplace was cleaned out ready for the summer period when it is not used. The tracks were given a trim to ensure comfortable walking without too much encroaching vegetation. Everyone enjoyed sild and snaps for lunch which warmed the inner body ready for the busy afternoon. This was the last working bee for the season. A big thank you from me to all you people who have helped at the working bees this year.

December 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 5 Christmas Party was a great night of fun

6 Danish Society News Magazine ● December 2015 Sweden/Denmark Football Live Streaming In the same spirit as the Kiwis woke up early in the mornings were present, commenting on the hair buns that so many of to follow the All Blacks during the Rugby World Cup a the players in both teams had. The image of Scandinavian decent group of 60 Swedes and Danes gathered last Sunday Vikings with long, wild and untidy hair and beard, that we are morning in the Danish House to watch the first play off game internationally famous for, must have got a bit of a tweak. between Sweden and Denmark for the football European Zlaaaatan! Not more than a few minutes into the second Championship 2016. Without a doubt an impressive outcome half Sweden got its second goal and to the delight of all for a game taking place on the other side of the world and the Swedes it was King Zlatan who scored. Shortly after, for a tournament that this part of the world, where we are the Danish response came. But not in Stockholm, but in currently living, does not participate in. Before the game the Danish House: “Everyone, it’s ten o’clock and the bar is started the Danish Society and the Swedish Association had now open”. The only ones I actually saw leaving their chairs prepared a breakfast table, a true were two Swedes, sitting in Scandinavian smorgasbord, with the front row, that were pretty fresh bread, cheese, ham, yoghurt confident that the 2-0 lead was and muesli and not to forget safe especially since Sweden was the delicious and very Danish creating more chances for a third tebirkes. As the breakfast was goal. Their purchase of Danish eaten and the time was ticking Carlsberg must have given new closer to kick off the excitement energy to the Danish players. was increasing in the Danish Because only a few minutes later House. People were dressed Denmark scored the important in the colours to support their away goal and dominated the rest respective teams and some true of the game. fans even pulled out the face To be diplomatic and in terms paint. of keeping the excitement around Finally it was time for kick football, 2-1 was a good result for off. The library had been turned the second game in Copenhagen into a fans zone with seats and a few days later, which we now a big screen thanks to Helle and all know how it ended. To sum her family who had prepared the up, I really hope we can do day before. The Danes started off more joint events between the very well in the first half and to the Swedish Association and the Swedes disappointment Denmark Danish Society. Our closeness in was dominating the first twenty minutes despite culture and traditions brings us playing in Stockholm in the presence of a huge Swedish together and turns even competitive events, like a play off crowd. As the game was getting closer to the 45 minutes the for the European Championship, into warm, friendly, fun and pressure from the Swedish players was getting more intense family feeling environment. A little Danish boy named Noah and just before half time Sweden got that psychologically probably painted the joyful Scandinavian environment the important goal that meant 1-0 before the players left the best by walking around in his red and white Danish outfit field. carrying around the blue and yellow Swedish flag. While sitting watching the game it was interesting to Thanks to everyone who helped make this event and to listen to the observations made by some of the Kiwis that everyone who attended. Cheers, Fredrik Karlsson

December 2015 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 Danish Christmas in New Zealand

Is it possible at all, as a Dane in New Zealand to happened. Everyone was welcome, and the guests feel the Christmas spirit? This question I asked arrived, the service started, we sang “Det kimer nu myself the first year I was in New Zealand. Almost til julefest” and “Et barn er født i Bethlehem” while everything that happens in NZ in December month is a gentle summer breeze reached us through the diametrically opposite to a Danish Christmas month. wide open windows, and the memory of childhood In New Zealand the countdown to Christmas and the Christmases in Denmark wrapped itself around us like following Christmas day means: sizzling barbecue, a warm quilt on this summer day. salads, new potatoes, Sauvignon Blanc, freshly And right there, in the middle of the entire picked strawberries and blueberries, bathing in small strangeness of it all, the miracle occurred: the streams and lakes, and long lazy days in a bach or moment the Bible was opened and read out from caravan where they celebrate Christmas and holidays the Christmas story (Luke, 2, 1-20): ”Og, det skete i de with their families and friends. Christmas is being dage, at der udgik en befaling fra kejser Augustus om celebrated in sandals, shorts and T-shirt, while the red at holde folketælling i hele verden”. (“And it came to flowers of the Pohutukawa - New Zealand’s native pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Christmas tree - pops out this month, and reminds all Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed”.) New Zealanders that now it is summer and Christmas. Then it dawned on me that only when we and My first Christmas in New Zealand was totally the shepherds in the field, had been told about the different to what I was used to from Denmark, and child in the manger - only then did the message of I was somewhat worried that Christmas would go Christmas arrive. over my head while my family and I ate fresh berries, So my experience is now: Whether I’m sitting enjoyed the sea lions and penguins on the beach and in a medieval church in Denmark wearing winter the albatrosses hovering in the blue sky. boots, surrounded by my immediate family, or But happily, where there are Danes, there is also wearing sandals in a country where people celebrate a desire for a Danish Christmas service, and that was Christmas on December 25, on their way to their lucky for me. At the Christmas service, we had to sing summer holidays, is not what matters. Because the the familiar Danish carols of course. There had to moment the Bible is opened, and we hear the familiar be an advent wreath with candles that would try to words: “Og det skete i dage at der udgik en befaling outshine the sun, and I would have to wear my black til Kejser Augustus.” - our present situation becomes cassock made of 100 % pure wool, despite the 30˚C secondary and the Christmas message of peace will heat outside. dwell in our hearts, no matter where in our lives and I was looking forward to the first Christmas service the world we are. No matter how often we read and and hoped that the spirit of Christmas, which had not hear the same joyful report. yet arrived, would come to me at this point. And it DANISH CHRISTMAS SERVICES This year the Danish Lutheran Church in New Zealand in association with local societies and representatives in NZ offers Christmas services in Wellington (28/11 at 6pm), Hamilton (5/12 at 11am), Auckland (6/12 at 4pm), Dunedin (13/12 at 2pm), and Christchurch (21/12 at 7.30pm). Please visit our webpage for more details http://www.danishchurchnz.org/gudstjenester.htm It’s free and all welcome - Glædelig jul! Pastor Anja G. Mathiassen, www.danishchurchnz.org

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