Holland House

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
A big thank you to all the volunteers who have been involved in our events and markets so far this year.
However, we are really struggling with volunteers for the upcoming markets, especially for the one this coming Saturday, 14th September. We urgently need more people to help out or we may need to stop offering some of the things you all enjoy so much.
Even volunteering for just one hour can make a difference. Perhaps stay for an extra hour or come an hour earlier when you are planning to attend the market anyway.
We 'pay' handsomely in oliebollen and kroketten, but most of all you are doing a good thing for all the people who come to the market for their little bit of the Netherlands once a month 🇳🇱
If you are able to help out, please send a private message to this page.

Today it's , and what better way to observe this date than to highlight this year's Dutch Youth Ambassador! 🇳🇿🇳🇱 It has been a very exciting day indeed for Jett Nieuwenhuys, the winner of the 2024 Dutch Speech Competition! Read more below.

Christian Buijsers, committee member of the Auckland Dutch Club, has been the driving force behind this annual competition for a number of years. It takes place during 'Orange Week' in April. In 2025 it will be hosted from Waiheke Island.

Today it's , and what better way to observe this date than to highlight this year's Dutch Youth Ambassador! 🇳🇿🇳🇱

Jett Nieuwenhuys is the winner of the 2024 Dutch Speech Competition, her entry themed "what I tell my friends about being Dutch in New Zealand". In her speech, she eloquently reflected on where she stands, feeling like she comes from both countries. About the experience of having two homes, and the good and bad things that brings. She also shared some of the differences she sees between her friends here in 🇳🇿 and her friends back in 🇳🇱.

When Jett was 9, she and her family went on an adventure to New Zealand, where they still are 6 years later. Living on Waiheke Island, she goes to school, plays sports and enjoys the beaches in summer. But she always looks forward to seeing her friends and family in the Netherlands over the holidays.

Our Embassy team is having Jett over in Wellington to be Ambassador for a Day in September. She will shadow the Ambassador, learning about the work of an Embassy and the NL-NZ relations. We also hope to learn from Jett's perspectives as Youth Ambassador on the work we do.

Did you know that half of the people on our planet are 30 or younger? This will likely be 57% by 2030. However globally only 2.6% of parliamentarians are under 30 years old, and less than 1% of these young MPs are women.

There's a lot of mahi to be done! 👉 https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day

An exciting Thursday morning awaits us!
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semi-final: 🇳🇱⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

AGM today 3-5pm at Holland House

AGM ANNOUNCEMENT

N.Z. Netherlands Society “Oranje” Auckland Inc - Annual General Meeting
Sunday 30 June 2024 from 3pm to 5pm
at Holland House,
123 Rockfield Rd, Penrose, Auckland

Please follow the below link to our website for details, which includes a link to the committee member nomination form, as well as information about how to receive anomination form.

As we have two committee members stepping down from the committee, we have space for two more enthusiastic committee members to join our team. If you feel connected to our club and would like to help maintain our Dutch culture and heritage, and progress our club into the future, please put your nomination forward or feel free to discuss with one of the Committee members.

https://hollandhouse.org.nz/events/agm-auckland-dutch-club

AGM ANNOUNCEMENT

N.Z. Netherlands Society “Oranje” Auckland Inc - Annual General Meeting
Sunday 30 June 2024 from 3pm to 5pm
at Holland House,
123 Rockfield Rd, Penrose, Auckland

Please follow the below link to our website for details, which includes a link to the committee member nomination form, as well as information about how to receive anomination form.

As we have two committee members stepping down from the committee, we have space for two more enthusiastic committee members to join our team. If you feel connected to our club and would like to help maintain our Dutch culture and heritage, and progress our club into the future, please put your nomination forward or feel free to discuss with one of the Committee members.

https://hollandhouse.org.nz/events/agm-auckland-dutch-club

A trip down memory lane for some, a Dutch history lesson for others 🇳🇱🧡

Queen Dowager Emma of the Netherlands together with her daughter Queen Wilhelmina and granddaughter Princess Juliana, 1929

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858-1934) was Queen consort of the Netherlands as the wife of King-Grand Duke William III. She also served as regent for her daughter, Queen Wilhelmina, during the latter's minority from 1890 until 1898. Wilhelmina (1880-1962), Emma’s only child, then took over the crown and became the first Queen Regnant of thr Netherlands. She abdicated in 1948 in favour of her only child, Juliana. Queen Juliana (1909-2004) reigned until 1980 when her eldest daughter Beatrix took over and sat on the throne until 2013. Between 1890-2013, the Netherlands was only ruled by women. See less

We look forward to seeing you this morning 🧡🇳🇱
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The auction has only 7hrs to go!!

ORANGE BIKE AUCTION 🇳🇱🧡🚴
On TradeMe, great bargain to be had!
Become the proud owner of this unique bike that was used by the OranjeLeeuwinnen in Tauranga last year.
The auction will run until 4.30pm today.

Orange Bike - Oranje Fiets | Trade Me Marketplace ORANGE BIKE AUCTION FOR THE AUCKLAND DUTCH CLUB Many Dutch would agree: "Cycling is in our blood". The Dutch are also known to be keen on a bargain . . . ...

The trophy is heading to Waiheke Island . You can watch the finals here : https://www.facebook.com/100065174192316/videos/459325873247058/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Congratulations to the winners of this year's competition. JUNIOR WINNERS:
Dutch language & overall Junior Winner:
Elise Breuk (The terrace school Alexandra)
English language: Caleb Poulain (St Joseph’s Hastings)
SENIOR WINNERS:
Dutch language: Jade Black-West (Napier Girls High School)
English language and overall Senior Winner: Jett Nieuwenhuys (Waiheke High School). Jett becomes the 2024 Dutch Youth Ambassador.
And the trophy is heading to Waiheke Island this year.!!!!

ORANGE BIKE AUCTION 🇳🇱🧡🚴
Now live through TradeMe.
Become the proud owner of this unique bike that was used by the OranjeLeeuwinnen in Tauranga last year.
The auction will run until 4.30pm on Sunday 5th May.

Orange Bike - Oranje Fiets | Trade Me Marketplace ORANGE BIKE AUCTION FOR THE AUCKLAND DUTCH CLUB Many Dutch would agree: "Cycling is in our blood". The Dutch are also known to be keen on a bargain . . . ...

Koning Willem-Alexander viert vandaag zijn 57ste verjaardag.

De Koninklijke familie viert Koningsdag dit jaar mee in Emmen. Kijk vanaf 10.45 uur live naar NPO 1 of online via https://npo.nl/start/live?channel=NPO1

Meer weten over Koningsdag in Emmen? Zie: https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/koningsdag

Foto: RVD - Anton Corbijn

Dutch Week Speech Competition is back for the fourth year and this year it has expanded to include intermediate school age (Year 7&8). Spread the word amongst all your intermediate school and high school aged Dutch speaking and Dutch heritage contacts.

Remember, it's all about the quality of your ideas, so to be as accessible as possible, speeches can be in either Dutch or English!

Pre-entries close 29 April and we are live and online at Ross Intermediate in Palmerston North for the finals on 3 May.

See https://dutchcommunities.co.nz/speechcomp/ for all the details.

As part of the Dutch Week 2024 celebrations, straight after our Kindervrijmarkt in Holland House, why not head to Western Springs and join in with the Orange Bike Ride. A fun event for all ages.
Details and free registration through the link below. 🧡🇳🇱

Dutch Week Orange Bike Ride - Auckland Dress up and decorate your bike to join us in celebrating Dutch Week with our Orange Bike Ride. A fun event for all ages.

Speech competition 2024 - Dutch Communities New Zealand We are thrilled to announce that the Dutch Week Speech Competition is back for its fourth year, and for the first time, we are extending the invitation to include Year 7 & 8 students. This initiative offers a unique platform for Dutch speaking and Dutch Heritage students across New Zealand to showca...

The Auckland Dutch Club’s library is overflowing! This includes Dutch CDs, DVDs, even records, Video tapes and cassette tapes.

Do you still have devices that can play these? Are you interested in any of these? Free to a new home (postage at cost of receiver). If not claimed by our next market (9 March) they will be exposed of.

When did you last have a FRIKANDEL SPECIAAL? You get the chance at this Saturday's Monthly Dutch Market at Holland House 😋 For one market only, 1 for $6 or 2 for $10 (until sold out).
What is it? A type of deep fried sausage, which is served with finely chopped onions, mayonaise and curry sauce.
We look forward to welcoming you at Saturday's market, 10.00-12.30 🧡🇳🇱

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