DanishNews082010

NEWS MAGAZINEISSN 0113-4965 ● August 2010

Movie NightFriday, August 20th, 7.30pmHEADHUNTEr (2009)

ThrillerWon a Robert for best male actor and best supporting actor 2010, also 13 nominations.Come and enjoy one of the last winter evenings

in the “hyggelige” lounge.Free film plus coffee and cookies for members -

donations welcome. Non-members pay $5.

Come to theOpen HouseSunday, August 1st from 2pm

Come and meet your friends or get some new ones – Everyone is welcome!

Coffee & cake from $2.50(Next Open House – September 5th)

Wednesday Morning GroupWednesday, August 25th, 10.30am

10.30 am Coffee and chat11.00am More formal part of our gathering

Bring your Lunch to enjoy after the meeting. All welcome

Bente Vinter –Danske Møbler – the iconic NZ business

The Annual Winter Warm-Up

Saturday, August 14th, 6-10pm

International Ethnic Dance ExtravaganzaDancing, costumes & food

from around the world

Bingo Afternoon!on Saturday, August 21st, 2pm

Lots of fun and prizes!

Advanced NoticeSpringtime Dinner PartySaturday, September 18th

Den Danske Mødregruppes Midtvinter Julefrokost

The Danish Mothers’ Group Mid-Winter Christmas Dinner will be held on

Saturday 7th August 2010 at 6pm at the Danish House

This is a buffet dinner with everyone bringing a dish (not pot-luck) and helping with

serving, set-up, tidy-up etc.

Tilmelding og buffet-ret til Randi Edwards på tlf 630 1077 før 31. juli

Please contact Randi Edwards for further information

Registered with the Charities Commission

Danish Society News Magazine ● August 20102

THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC)P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642

6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, AucklandPhone 580 3103

www.danishsocietynz.com

Contact phone numbersThe Danish House 580 3103Valhalla, Leigh 09 422 6194

CommitteePRESIDENTInger Mortensen 443 5105

Email: [email protected] Stewart 480 8282

Email: [email protected] Knights 021 858 248 Email: [email protected] Siggaard 528 2469

Email: [email protected] MEMBERSAntony Barrett 444 0939 Kim Basse 473 6455Kurt Marquart 476 0244Finn Nielsen 625 5533Dawn Nissen 625 7396EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE”Pam Logan 480 98839 Puawai Place, Northcote, Auckland

E-mail: [email protected] PRODUCTIONJohn Stewart 480 8282 MAILOUTHelle Scott 521 2844 CHANGE OF ADDRESSKurt Marquart 476 0244

E-mail: [email protected] Other Addresses

ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERALP.O. Box 619, Auckland 1Fax 537 3067 Phone 537 3099www.danishconsulatesnz.org.nzTHE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARKP.O. Box 2154, Auckland 1Fax 307 5207 Phone 379 3119 www.dtcauckland.um.dkTHE LUTHERAN CHURCH1 Harris Rd (P O Box 85-014) Mt Wellington Phone 579 4490DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC.Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassenwww.danishchurchnz.org Ph 03 464 0218

SUBSCRIPTIONS (2010 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2009 to 30th Sept 2010)

Member: $60 per memberSenior rate: (65 & over) $50 per member Youth rate: (18 to 25) $50 per memberChildren under 18 Free Family discount: Less $10 per couple

REGULAR EVENTS

QUICK CHECK CALENDAR

DANISH HOUSEAn Open House is held on the first Sunday

of each month from 2pm.

COMMITTEE MEETINGSare held on the second Monday of the

month at 7.30pm

VALHALLA WORKING BEESWorking bees are usually held on the weekend

of the second Saturday of the month.

CARDPLAYERSmeet on the first and third Wednesday

of the month - 11am to 3pm

DANISH MOTHERS’ GROUP

meets every 2nd Tuesday. Call Christina on 021 161 3159 for venue.

FOLKDANCERSmeet at 7.30pm on the second and

fourth Tuesday of every month.

WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP

Meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 10.30am.

AugustSun 1 Open HouseWed 4 Card PlayersSat 7 Mother’s Group FrokostTues 10 Folk Dancing Social NightSat 14 Winter Warm-UpWed 18 Card PlayersFri 20 Film EveningSat 21 BingoTues 24 FolkdancingWed 25 Morning Group

SeptemberWed 1 Card PlayersSun 5 Open HouseSat 11 Valhalla Working BeeFri 17 Film EveningSat 18 PartyWed 22 Morning GroupOctoberFri 15 Film EveningSun 31 Over 60s partyNovemberSun 28 AGM

Committee Contact Working Group Convenor PhoneCultural Card Players Oluf Basse 534 2798 Danish lessons Connie Kristensen 0274 757 565 Danish Mothers’ group Christina Bengtson 021 161 3159 Films Kurt Marquart 476 0244 Folk dancing Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Library / Videos Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Society history Karen Yates 524 6016 Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Vibeke Courtney 576 3150Danish House Bookings Antony Barrett 444 0939 Maintenance Kim Basse 473 6455 Members Membership Kurt Marquart 476 0244 email: [email protected] Editor Pam Logan 480 9883 Webmaster Lena Burlon 528 1108 email: [email protected] Bar Finn Nielsen, 625 5533 Socials Annette Jorna 630 8722 email: [email protected] Bookings & Maintenance Marion Stewart 480 8282 Working Bees Erik Nissen 625 7396

Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups

Danish House Hall Hire RatesMembers rates for hiring the hall for the whole day at the Danish House, Penrose.Sunday to Friday inclusive $100Saturday: $150Half a day is $25 less. Funerals – no charge.

The bond is $150.00 per booking. The booking/holding fee of $50.00 is deducted from

the total cost.

Call the Booking Officer: Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939

RATES FOR VALHALLA Peak Members Guests Adults $18 $30Children $9 $20Off-Peak Adults $12 $30Children $6 $20Whole house daily rate Off-peak $120 Peak rate $270 Christmas season $320 Functions $320Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas season and school holidaysPeak = All school holidays, Christmas season and all weekends.Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Anniversary weekend.The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one time.

Call the Booking Officer: Marion Stewart,88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, NSC

P: 480 8282 E: [email protected]

Danish ClassesWednesdays

Beginners 6.30-7.30pmIntermediate 7.30-8.30pmPrivate lessons are available on

Saturday mornings. For more information call Connie Kristensen 0274 757 565

Bishop Ditlev G. Monrad

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Next year on Thursday 24th November 2011, the Danish Society will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of his birth.

This may seem a strange thing for the Danish Society in Auckland to do. He was, after all, a Danish Lutheran pastor that was appointed Bishop, he was also a politician and a liberal at that and helped to write the first Danish Constitution and became a Danish Prime Minister for a short time. All these achievements may be well and good, but what was his connection to New Zealand? Why he is significant to all New Zealanders?

You will be able to find out the answer to this question if you go on to the newly set up Auckland-based website for the Monrad celebrations, that has been developed by Kurt Marquart and is a work in progress. You will find it on: www.monrad.info.org.nz

If you have no computer yourself, your local library and their staff will be able to help you find the website.

If you have any information about Monrad in connection with NZ, please let the any of the team know; Inger Mortensen, Kurt Marquart, Carlo Mikkelsen, Karen Andersen Yates. We would love to hear from you.

And in conclusion do mark Thursday 24th November 2011 in your diary and keep the evening free for this celebration.

Karen Andersen Yates

Thanks to Annette Jorna for organizing a wonderful mid-winter Christmas party on June 26th. She put in a big effort to ensure we all had a great time. Thanks also to Dorte Soelmark and the food preparation team for the delicious open sandwiches.

Annette is always looking for volunteers to help with food, setting the tables and of course the cleaning up. Give her a call before the next party.

Mid-Winter Christmas Party


The world’s most prestigious dinner table ware is the Danish designed and produced Flora Danica by Royal Copenhagen. It was commissioned by Crown Prince Frederik on behalf of King Christian VII of Denmark in the late 18th century and was intended as a gift for the Empress Catherine of Russia. It became the life’s work of the most gifted porcelain painters at the time, Johann Christoph Bayer, who commenced the task in 1790, and did not finish until 12 years later, with 1802 different hand-moulded and hand-painted pieces.

Flora Danica was used for the first time on 29th January 1803 at a banquet in honour of the King’s birthday. The Royal Service has only been used at ceremonial events, such as royal birthday, weddings and some state visits. Of the 1802 original pieces of the Flora Danica set completed in 1803, a total of 1530 have survived to the present day. A part of this service continues to be in use by Queen Margrethe II at functions at both Christiansborg Palace and Amalienborg Palace. It was not until 1863 that a second collection of Flora Danica was made, as a wedding

gift from the Danish people to Princess Alexandra, the daughter of King Christian IX, on her marriage to the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII. This set is now kept at Windsor Castle as a most valued part of Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.

To day, Flora Danica remains available from Royal Copenhagen, and is displayed in many different designs at the establishment on Stroeget in Copenhagen. It is regarded as sovereign in individuality and decorative art, clearly formulated and aesthetically executed. The late Princess Grace of Monaco wrote in her book on flowers “One of the most delicate and beautiful porcelain patterns is the famous Flora Danica from Denmark.“

The Mark of Denmark

A history of the Danish House for the past 10 years was presented to the club at the 10 year celebration of Danish House, Penrose on February 27th & 28th. Copies are available to members for $4.00 each. Get your copy at an Open House or other Danish Society event.

Plenty to buy at the Danish Society shopRing Oluf Basse (534 2798) for shop opening times

Competition

Congratulations


Movie reviewFriday August 20th

at 7.30pmWe will be showing

HEADHUNTErDirector: Rumle Hammerich

Starring:Lars Mikkelsen, Henning Mouritzen and more

Synopsis:Martin Vinge, (35), former notorious journalist, now successful headhunter with a complicated personal life, is in all confidentiality contacted Sieger, C.E.O. of Denmark’s largest shipping

company. Sieger hires Martin to find an alternative heir to the firm instead of his son,

Daniel Sieger. Martin starts coming up with suitable names for the position, but discovers that he has actually been entangled in a larger impenetrable power game aimed at deciding what is really going to

happen to the company; a brutal power struggle that puts an intense pressure on Martin and his

private life and relationships. Sent in by Randi Beck Edwards

Paul & Ruth Ungemuth and Dawn Nissen at the Mid-Winter Christmas Party

Karen Andersen-Yates has received a letter from Thomas S. Fink of FDM Travel in Denmark, advising of a competition for Danes in New Zealand – send in a hot travel tip for New Zealand, filmed on your mobile or your own video camera, and be in with a chance to win flight tickets or travel vouchers. The competition runs until 25th August. For more information go to: http://www.fdm-travel.dk/web-tv/

----- Original Message ----- From: TFI Thomas S. Fink - FDM travel Online salg To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 1:37 AMSubject: Til danskere i New Zealand

Hej Karen,Kan du hjælpe mig med at komme i kontakt med danskere i New Zealand? Jeg vil gerne gøre danskere i New Zealand opmærksom på en konkurrence, som jeg mener I kan få stor glæde af. Vi (FDM travel) er på udkig efter videorejsetips fra New Zealand – dvs gode rejsetips filmet med mobiltelefonen eller ens ejet lille videokamera. Og hvem kan være bedre til at filme fede tips fra New Zealand end de danskere der bor der? Vi belønner med 4 x 2 flybilletter og et rejsegavekort på 15.000 kr. til de bedste videoer. Konkurrencen er startet i dag og løber frem til 25. august. Læs mere på www.fdm-travel.dk/web-tvKan I hjælpe mig med at formidle dette til danskere i New Zealand? Fx via en direkte mail eller nyhedsbrev?

Med venlig hilsenThomas S. FinkWebredaktør

FDM travel · Firskovvej 32 · 2800 Kgs. LyngbyTlf. +45 45 27 09 78 · Fax +45 45 27 09 [email protected] – www.fdm-travel.dk

Congratulations to Richard Logan who recently graduated from Victoria University, Wellington with a Masters in Strategic Studies. He is still studying.


From the Valhalla Booking Off ceriThis year we have had a few members staying at

Valhalla who have not visited for several years. This is the first time they have seen all the substantial work that has been accomplished over the past few years. The positive feedback I have received is very encouraging and indicates that the Valhalla Sub-Committee is doing its duty of care for this unique property.

Working Bee VolunteersIt was encouraging to see such a good turnout

for the planting at the working bee in July. Many of our helpers were non-members who stay at Valhalla through a member and were more than happy to put something back into the property. However we would love to see more members who use Valhalla regularly participate in at least one working bee a year. Many of you have promised your attendance to me but as yet there has been very little action. Please read Erik Nissen’s Working Bee report in this newsletter to see how you can help.

Septic Tanks UpgradeDuring the July working bee Palle, Erik, Kurt Raddock

and myself visited Simple Wastewater Solutions, just out of Matakana, to view their eco-system for upgrading our two septic tanks at Valhalla. We have looked at several options over the past 12 months that ranged in quotes from $12,500 to $85,000 and I now know more about septic tanks than I ever thought I needed to know. A chance meeting at the ITM in Matakana introduced us to the Simple Wastewater Solution System and we agreed this is the best fit for Valhalla in both cost and efficiency.

Valhalla RatesOver the past few months I have been analysing

the Valhalla occupancy and rates and provided a discussion paper to the committee with statistics on usage and income. As mentioned in the last newsletter the occupancy and income for Valhalla continues to grow. It was agreed at the June Committee meeting we will not recommend a rate increase for the 2010–2011 financial year, however it will be reviewed again next year. It was also agreed that the rate for functions such as weddings would now be increased to the Christmas rate of $320 a day irrelevant of which day of the week it is held.

Valhalla GuidelinesNow when you receive your Valhalla booking

confirmation there will be an additional page, which has the Valhalla Guidelines. Please read these guidelines, much of it is common sense but if you are unsure of anything and it is not written in the guidelines please phone me, it is toll free. During winter when you use the fireplace you must clean and re-set the fire. Arriving late on a cold winter’s night to find the fireplace unset and no wood restacked is very frustrating, which several of our members have discovered over the past month.

Lastly thank you for the encouraging comments. I tend to be the recipient of these accolades as I do the bookings but I do pass these onto the Valhalla Sub-Committee and the hard-working volunteers at the working bees, it is definitely a team effort.

Marion StewartValhalla Booking Officer


We need your help!at the next Valhalla Working Bees14th-15th August11th-12th SeptemberWe are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs. Our main focus will be to do outside jobs such as completing the steps, cleaning, weeding and planting etc. There is always house-cleaning to do as well. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday 11th August.

If you are able to help in any way, please contact Dawn or Erik Nissen on 625 7396

Valhalla Working Bee Report - JulyA large group of people turned up for a busy

planting weekend. Palle, Tove, Kim, Adrienne, Cathrin, Chris, Birgette, Ayla and David spent the weekend planting under ideal conditions.

Antony, John and Sasha cleared an area near the large pohutukawa grove to enhance the view over the bay. Marion, Erik, Palle and Kurt met with Col to view and discuss the new eco sewage system.

Neil continued work on the pergola with help from

Roger who also did some planting. Erik completed more name plaques on the steps.

Randi and Dawn managed to feed every one during the weekend with great food, which was appreciated by all. Emma, Caelin and Kaius enjoyed each other’s company clearing the lawn and playing on the playground. Thanks again to all who made the weekend a great success. Erik Nissen

The newly completed pergola on the viewing deck – native Tecomanthe speciosa vines will give some summer shade.

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ForeningsnytCongratulations to all the members

who have birthdays and the couples who have an anniversary in August especially

Henning Dinesensom fylder 70 år d. 18.8.2010

Karen Andersen Yatessom fylder 65 år d. 25.8.2010Torben & Guinny Sorensen

som d. 29.8.2009 har været gift i 40 år

Contributors

The next magazine deadline is Aug 16All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) online at www.danishsocietynz.com.Note: ads for events must be in a calendar month before the event. Pam Logan (Editor) [email protected]

Thank you to Marion Stewart, Karen Andersen Yates, Randi Beck Edwards, Carlo Mikkelsen, Erik & Dawn Nissen for items sent in, and also to Neil & Tove Treadaway for photos in this month’s magazine. WANTED

Do you like mowing lawns? The Danish House at Penrose needs

a new person who would like to keep the Society’s grounds trim.

Please call Kim Basse on 473 6455

Norsewood Cemetery Project

Register your interest for the next

SCANDINAVIANFESTIVAL

25th 26th & 27thFebruary, 2011

at Norsewoodwww.scandinavian festival.org.nz

www.norsewood.co.nz

Crown Hotel, Norsewood

Original Norsewood school 1873-1888 (destroyed by fire)

Do you have Scandinavian ancestors who settled in the Norsewood area in the 1800s?

While looking for a picture of Norsewood on the internet, I found the following website – www.norsewoodcemetery.co.nz

The website has the family trees of many of the original settlers’ Danish ancestors including that of Richard Logan’s Clausen ancestors who came from Egvad, Aabenraa-Sønderborg, Denmark. Pam Logan, Editor

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