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From our webpage, http://danishsociety.org.nz/?HOME: Welcome to the Danish Society website. Our goal is to preserve, maintain, promote, foster and encourage Danish history, culture and language within New Zealand. We organise events to celebrate Danish holidays and festivals and activities related to Danish traditions. We want to promote understanding and relations between Danes and New Zealanders

and other ethnic people in New Zealand. We promote sustainability of the environment: maintaining our two properties, and developing the environment at Valhalla. Please feel free to browse our website and to contact us if you are interested in more information or would like to join the Society.

10/09/2024

Just a few days left to secure your booking for our Sunday roast this Sunday lunch. Casual and fun family day at Penrose where the kids can play while the adults get to socialise over a nice roast and a glass of wine

Menu is

Culotte steg (Beef rump roast)
Flæskesteg (Pork belly)
Roast potatoes
Salad and gravy

21/08/2024

Dear all, the September 2024 newsletter is now online.

18/08/2024

Dear members,

Last year the Danish Society purchased two Automated External Defibrilators, one for Penrose and the other for Valhalla.
Now that we have these life saving devices at our premises is the time to get more confident in their use. St John have offered to provide training to anyone who would like to attend on Sunday 25th August at noon.
After the AED training you can have some fun playing Bingo.

Thanks
Danish Society

28/07/2024

Thank you to those of you who came along to our smørrebrøds lunch this afternoon. Was great to see you all

22/07/2024

Last chance to get your tickets for this Sundays smørrebrøds lunch

Danish Smørrebrøds Lunch
Sunday 28th July, 1pm
Smørrebrød by Jacob & Bree Thuesen - Danish Delicacy Catering

Enjoy a lovely mid-year, midday Smørrebrøds Frokost (Lunch) hosted by The Danish Society at The Danish House, Penrose, Auckland.

Doors open just before 1.00pm. Sign in, come in, secure a cold drink from the bar and have a moment to mingle prior to delicious catering by Danish Delicacy.

The price is $45 per member and $60 per member guest/non-member (max 1 guest per attending member please).

Either book via link or the QR code:

17/07/2024

Dear all, the July/August 2024 newsletter is now online.

16/07/2024

Danish Smørrebrøds Lunch
Sunday 28th July, 1pm
Smørrebrød by Jacob & Bree Thuesen - Danish Delicacy Catering

Enjoy a lovely mid-year, midday Smørrebrøds Frokost (Lunch) hosted by The Danish Society at The Danish House, Penrose, Auckland.

Doors open just before 1.00pm. Sign in, come in, secure a cold drink from the bar and have a moment to mingle prior to delicious catering by Danish Delicacy.

The price is $45 per member and $60 per member guest/non-member (max 1 guest per attending member please).

Either book via link or the QR code:
https://forms.office.com/r/0eb6YMahR9

28/06/2024

We are set…..

Round of 16 in the Euro 2024 Denmark vs Germany live from the Danish house in Penrose this Sunday at 7am.

For catering purposes please let us know if you are coming

Doors open from 6:30am

24/06/2024

Let’s go Denmark…….

Wednesday morning we are yet again ready at the Danish House where we will be showing the game between Denmark and Serbia. A draw could send us through to the next stage of the 2024 Euro’s so it’s a big game.

For catering purposes please do let us know if you are attending

17/06/2024

Danish hotdogs will be on the menu so please get your bookings in for catering purposes.

We are looking forward to seeing you all.

Hereby a reminder regarding the Skt Hans event at the Danish House in Penrose on Saturday 22nd of June 5.30pm onwards.

While booking with names is not required, we are keen to get an indication of how many we should roughly count on for catering purposes. So even if you are not 100% sure please flick us an RSVP email if you are likely to come. We want to make sure we have enough hotdogs 😉
Please let us know on
[email protected]

Hope to see you there

Mia

17/06/2024

Not quite the result we were after this morning (1-1) but luckily we only have to sleep 4 more times before we are at it again.

Denmark vs England this Friday June 21st at 4am. Everyone welcome and we will be ready with a light breakfast and coffee/tea

Let us know if you are coming along for catering purposes

Hereby a reminder regarding the Skt Hans event at the Danish House in Penrose on Saturday 22nd of June 5.30pm onwards. W...

13/06/2024

04/06/2024

Dear all, the June 2024 newsletter is now online.

25/05/2024

Auckland Museum will host the retrofuturistic LEGO exhibition 'RELICS: A New World Rises' from Wednesday, 29 May until 13 October.

In 2020, childhood friends Alex Towler and Jackson Harvey won the Australian reality show Lego Masters. Four years on, their elaborate retrofuturistic Lego exhibition RELICS: A New World Rises is coming to Auckland.

01/05/2024

Dear all, the May 2024 newsletter is now online.

06/04/2024

RSVP April 10th

04/04/2024

Dear all, the April 2024 newsletter is now online.

11/03/2024

Dear all, the February/March 2024 newsletter is now online.

13/02/2024

Fastelavnsfest!!!!!!

So far we have only received bookings for 6 adults and 7 kids which is a bit disappointing. We simply cannot run an event like this with this little attendance so please get your booking in ASAP so we can make sure that we dont have to cancel.

Read more below for booking info

Fastelavnsfest - “slå katten af tønden”

Sunday 18th February, 2024 - 11am onwards, Danish House, Penrose

Dress up parade, hit the cat out of the barrel, lots of fun games and prizes. Bring your own picnic lunch. Complimentary coffee and tea will be available. All welcome, no charge.

*Adults invited to dress up too!

Please RSVP by 16 February on email to [email protected]

26/01/2024

Whoop whoop… Denmark is after a thrilling game this morning ready for the final in the Handball Euro 2024.. game is Monday morning at 5.45am

VI ER I EM-FINALEN!

29-26 vinder vi over Tyskland i en fuldstændig fyldt og tændt Lanxess Arena i Köln 🇩🇰

Vi spiller på søndag kl. 17:45, og du kan se med på TV 2. Vi glæder os!

📸 EHF / Kolektiff

19/01/2024

HAVE YOU READ https://danishsociety.org.nz/history/? It explains how the Danish Association in New Zealand (Inc.) was established in Auckland in 1942 with the objectives of helping the Allies drive the German forces out of Denmark and assisting the Danish people through their difficulties...
👇Click the Auckland Museum post below if you would like to learn more about:
🗣 the draft 2024/2025 annual plan for Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, and
🗣the public consultation period that will close at 5pm on Thursday, 15 February. ..
Tāmaki Paenga Hira means Auckland's memorial to fallen chiefs and their gathered taonga.
* Tāmaki is Auckland, the net of Maki.
* Paenga is to ceremonially layout, heap together on a marae, a margin, a chiefly boundary, and a reference to those fallen in battle.
* Hira is numerous, abundant, important, of consequence, great.

We're currently seeking feedback from the community on our Draft Annual Plan for 2024/25. Do you want to help your Museum become even better? 📝

Click the link and take a few minutes to let us know what's important to you: https://bit.ly/4aTFfyJ

Submissions close Thu 15 Feb, 5pm.

12/01/2024

Happy New Year to you all

For anyone interested please see attached from Embassy of Denmark in Australia in regards to the coronation ceremony that is taking place Monday morning NZ time

SUCCESSION OF THE DANISH THRONE – BOOK OF CONGRATULATIONS

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II will step down as Queen of Denmark on 14 January 2024 and hand over the Danish throne to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik. The Crown Prince will become His Majesty King Frederik X and Head of State of Denmark.

The Royal Danish Embassy invites you to congratulate the ascending His Majesty King Frederik X and Her Majesty Queen Mary in a Book of Congratulations.

A Book of Congratulations will be available for everyone to share their wishes with the royal couple on the following locations from January 15th to January 19th 2024:

Royal Danish Embassy in Canberra:
Monday-Wednesday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Royal Danish Consulate General in Sydney:
Monday – Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 am and 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday - Friday 09:00 am - 4:00 pm

Alternatively, we invite you to send wishes to the royal couple through the online Book of Congratulations: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAO__TXpjT1UOFNRVUxGVEg2RVVOMTRWSEI2S1U0QThXVi4u

Photo: Hasse Nielsen ©

31/12/2023

Hendes Majestæt Dronningen har meddelt følgende i sin nytårstale:

“Jeg har besluttet, at det er nu, der er det rigtige tidspunkt. Den 14. januar 2024 – 52 år efter jeg efterfulgte min elskede far – vil jeg træde tilbage som Danmarks dronning. Jeg overlader tronen til min søn Kronprins Frederik.

I aften vil jeg først og fremmest sige tak. En tak for den overvældende varme og støtte, som jeg har modtaget gennem alle år. En tak til de skiftende regeringer, som det altid har været givende at arbejde sammen med, og til Folketinget, som altid har mødt mig med tillid.

Min tak skal lyde til alle de mange, mange mennesker, som ved særlige begivenheder, såvel som i hverdagen, har omsluttet mig og min familie med kærlige ord og tanker. Det har gjort disse år til en række af perler.

Den støtte og bistand, som jeg har modtaget gennem årene, har været afgørende for, at jeg har kunnet løfte min opgave. Det er mit håb, at det nye kongepar vil blive mødt med den samme tillid og hengivenhed, som er blevet mig til del.
Det fortjener de! Det fortjener Danmark!

Så vil jeg afslutte min sidste nytårstale med de ord, som jeg plejer:

GUD BEVARE DANMARK
GUD BEVARE JER ALLESAMMEN”

I den kommende tid vil Kongehusets hjemmeside (www.kongehuset.dk) blive opdateret løbende med information om tronskiftet den 14. januar 2024.

🇬🇧 Her Majesty the Queen has announced the following in her New Year’s Address:

“I have decided that now is the right time. On 14th January, 2024 – 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father – I will step down as Queen of Denmark. I will hand over the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik.

Tonight, I first and foremost would like to express my thanks. Thank you for the overwhelming warmth and support which I have received during all these years. Thank you to the changing governments with whom the collaboration always has been rewarding, and thank you to The Parliament, who have always vested their confidence in me.

Thank you to the many, many people who on special occasions and in everyday life have embraced me and my family with kind words and thoughts, turning the years into a string of pearls.

The support and assistance which I have received throughout the years, have been crucial to the success of my task. It is my hope that the new King and Queen will be met with the same trust and devotion which have fallen to my lot.

They deserve it! Denmark deserves it!

I will conclude my new year’s address in my usual manner:

GOD BLESS DENMARK
GOD BLESS YOU ALL”

The Danish Royal Court’s website (www.kongehuset.dk)will be updated regularly with information regarding the succession of the throne on January 14th, 2024.

16/12/2023

Dear all, the December 2023 newsletter is now online.

09/12/2023

01/11/2023

Dear all, the November 2023 newsletter is now online.

30/10/2023

Hi all, we are short of helpers for our market on Sunday.

Helpers are needed from 12 till closing down (between 5 and 6pm). Ideally we need people for a two hour shift but anything will be a huge help so please get in touch with me on 021 848 141 asap

26/10/2023

In Copenhagen meeting with historian and linguist Jonathan Adams, author of the book Events in the Life of Phillip Tapsell (New Zealand Classics series, Oratia Books).

Phillip Tapsell, born Hans Falk in 1790, Copenhagen, took to the sea as a lad, changed his name, and after many adventures settled at Maketū in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty. There he became the key trader for local iwi and married into the highest levels of Te Arawa, while helping other tribes to defend themselves against invasion from northern tribes.
Meticulously researched and edited by Dr Jonathan Adams, this book presents the original manuscript with close editing and annotation, and includes accounts of Tapsell’s life and how that has been interpreted in Denmark. Read more here: https://www.oratia.co.nz/product/events-in-the-life-of-phillip-tapsell/

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22/10/2023

Re posting as we have had very little helpers coming forward.

We need at least 30 people to make this event possible so please let me know if you can spare an hour or two to help on the day.

Please get in touch asap

Jacob

Scandinavian Christmas market is back on Sunday the 5th of November and we need YOU.
This is an event that creates a great income for our club and with the cost of everything going up it is crucial that we do well. As well as our hotdog stall, kitchen help (Hot Dogs) door takings we have this year decided on leasing a soft serve machine as our regular ice cream stall holder was unavailable. We will be running two machines, so if you have ever wanted to work in a ice cream shop, this is your time to shine.

As with previous years we need helpers throughout the day and ideally in 2-hour slots. So please if you can spare 2 hours do let us know. Please stipulate on your reply as to what task you would like to do, and I will do what I can to accommodate your request.

Helpers are needed from 9:30 am till 6pm.
Please contact me on [email protected] or 021848141
Many hands make light work so please please come along to lend a hand!

13/10/2023

The Māori in Me is a nzherald.co.nz podcast, hosted and produced by Myjanne Jensen
👇 Click below to:
* read about Myjanne's longing to connect with her Māori identity and Māoritanga (Māori culture), while having a 🇩🇰Danish name, and an Australian accent (from having grown up in Brisbane)
* listen to a podcast featuring Myjanne and her mother.

Myjanne Jensen reflects on creating her introspective podcast series.

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Another video featuring Frank Hvam from the event on 10th June

A video featuring Frank Hvam from the event on 10th June

Thanks to Brian Kamper Nielsen the Danish house is all set up for the quarter final between Denmark and Czech Republic tomorrow morning. Doors open at 3:30am See you there

Calling all helper bees! We're still in need of helpers at our Penrose Working bee kicking off 9am this Sunday. You'll get lunch and refreshments on the house, and have blast getting to know new people and reconnecting with other members! We are in need of some special skills like painting, ladder climbing, and scaffolding building - but also need people to do everyday jobs like vacuuming, gardening, kitchen organising, and general tidying skills - so no skill is too small - we can use you!! It all starts at 9 am. And finishes at 4pm. Looking forward to seeing you there. Please register your interest by either calling/ texting Peter on 0210543732 or emailing [email protected], before 7th April.

Julefest 2018! 17 November! Kl.18.30

17 November. On this day you will attend a feast of epic proportions where you will dine on 'lune retter' and cold table offerings in an expansive 13 course culinary Christmas extravaganza! (ie. wear stretchy pants, elastic waistlines, or put a couple of extra holes in that belt - you will be rolling home). But the clock is ticking - bookings are essential for this hot ticket event and the deadline for RSVPs is 12 November. $25 Members, $40 non-members. Book with [email protected] **If you have food allergies or vegan/vege preferences please let us know - traditional Danish christmas fare is heavy on the animal proteins, so we need to know to accommodate you! Don't miss out on a great event by assuming we won't/can't cater for you :)

Great to see a lively crowd in Danish House tonight celebrating folk dance with groups of all different nationalities! 🤩

Olsen Banden i Auckland this Sunday! Come celebrate the gang's 50th birthday!

It's going to be a rainy weekend, so how better to spend your Sunday than by watching a Danish classic and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Olsen Banden. We're still at a stalemate between Olsen Banden Ser Rødt, Olsen Banden I Jylland, and Olsen Banden Sidste Stik, so more votes please! Click the link below to have your say... https://goo.gl/forms/k5PcflPeTLmQ6x1x1

Olsen Banden i Auckland! Come celebrate the gang's 50th birthday!

Well you seem very adament about which 3 Olsen Banden movies you want us to show...but now we're completely evenly split between Olsen Banden Ser Rødt, Olsen Banden I Jylland, and Olsen Banden Sidste Stik. HELP! More votes please! Click the link below to have your say... https://goo.gl/forms/k5PcflPeTLmQ6x1x1

There are perks for being a smørrebrøds nisse ;) Getting ready for our easter party!

Fastelavn 2018

Due to the inclement weather our Fastelavn picnic had to be relocated to Danish House, but this didn't dampen our spirits. The cats were well and truly bashed out of the barrels and then duly cuddled by their new owners. Thank you to the organisers, the two lovely fastelavnsbolle bakers and everyone who came to celebrate this very Danish tradition.

Ølsmagning!

Ølsmagning! Last 2 days for bookings, so get in quick! Thanks to our friends at Beertique BEER TASTING at Danish House is back again on SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER at 5pm! Come taste the latest range of beers from the importer Beertique. We start at 5pm at The Danish House. Brenda Amos, Beertique, will provide 5-6 different beers for tasting. Afterwards grab a beer or 2 from the bar while we fire up the bbq for dinner. Music, mix and mingle with a touch of ‘hygge’. $35.00 per person for members $45.00 per person for non-members/guests RSVP Sunday 22nd October. Minimum 25 people. Register with Brian Kamper: [email protected] Looking forward to seeing you there :) #beertasting #Ølsmagning #beer #importedbeers

Watching the game! German feed, but never mind ;)

Pub Quiz Tables - Only One Left!

STOP PRESS! We've only got one table left, so you'd better get your skates on and secure your seat at Pub Quiz tomorrow at 7.30 at the House... We're happy to take bookings from individuals if you're wanting to create a team there and make new friends :) Message [email protected] to make sure you don't miss out on this great event!

A few more pictures from last weekend's high tea - such a great event. Hope to see you there next time, but they're getting popular so remember to book!