2nd newsletter this month!

Yes, we have a 2nd newsletter coming out this month! This one is very short, but contains essential information on our up coming Lucia Celebration:

* Where and when Lucia is this year
* Registration Form to Lucia
* Message from our special guest - Per Anders Sandgren
* Who to contact if you are able to bake some yummy treats for the evening (Pia Clarke, (o4) 234 85 10 ).
* Membership Form - become a member and get a discount to the Lucia Event (if you haven't paid your subs since March this year - it's time to renew!)
* Information on the Swedish Church Service 12th June (the night before Lucia)

If you are a member you should already have this newsletter in your letterbox (or email). If not, please contact newsletter@sweden.org.nz or you can click on the link in this post to download it yourself.

Lucia practise, starting this Sunday!

Lucia is coming up and it's time for our maids to start practising the songs.

First practise is on this Sunday the 23rd May at 3pm.

We will meet at Kandallah Cornerstone Community Centre.

Please contact Joanna on joanna@sweden.org.nz , 04-905 7440 or Renate 04-586 1545 if you (or your child) want to join in this year's Lucia.

Return of the Swiwi!

After many requests we have finally managed to get some more Swiwi's in stock.

The cost for this lovely pin is merely $5.

Tinni has the Swiwis up at the Consulate General of Sweden, please contact her if you want to buy one (or more?): tinni@sweden.org.nz or (04) 4999895.

Don't forget movie night - this Thursday the 20th of May

So far we have managed to fill half the cinema, but 15 seats are still available!! Hurry up - register today! It's on this Thursday - the 20th of May!
The movie has outstanding reviews. See previous post for more information!

You can register by emailing tinni@sweden.org.nz or calling her: (04) 4999895. Hope to see you there!

Email notification - SENZ Event blog post

The committee has received some feedback from our members that you wish to hear from us more frequently - fantastic!

Based on this feedback we have decided to update our Eventblog to automatically send out an email to our members when we post an update to the Event blog. (Hopefully you should all receive this post as an email notification.) Please note, if the blog post is long sometimes part of the information get cut in the email. If so, please click on the link in the email to read more.

Don't worry, this doesn't mean you will miss out on our fantastic newsletters, they will still arrive and still be packed with useful and fun information. Please let us know what you think! email: info@sweden.org.nz

Newsletter is out!

After a few hiccups our newsletter is finally out, and what a great read it is!

Some highlights:

*Movie Night – 20th of May!
*Lucia 13th June!
*Swedish Vicar visiting – weekend of 11-13th June

*Photos from previous events

For those of you who receives the newsletter by email, you should have received it yesterday. For those of you still receiving it in your letter box - keep an eye out!

Haven't received it? It might be a case of forgetting to pay your annual subscription - due now!

Movie night - 20th May 2010

We are pleased to welcome the members of Sweden-New Zealand association to a private viewing of "The Kautokeino Rebellion". (In Swedish with English subtitles).

On Thursday the 20th of May at
Time Cinema -
191 Southerland Road, Lyall Bay
Cost: $15
Time: 7pm (movie will start at 7.45)

For the small amount of $15 you'll get: Drinks, quiche, nibbles, Coffee & Cake, plus the movie and great company! What a deal!!

Please note: Seat are limited to 35, so you Must RSVP to sweden@xtra.co.nz (First in first served!) and we will send you a form to register.

It's a 2008 film based on the true story of the Kautokeino riots in the 1850's in response to the exploitation of the Sami community at that time. The cast includes Mikael Persbrandt and Michael Nyqvist.

The movie is 92 minutes long. SYNOPSIS: For centuries the windswept mountain plateau of northern Scandinavia has been inhabited by the native Sami population and their reindeers. But modernisation is about to enter the desolate village of Kautokeino where the authority is held by the prosperous and ruthless liquor dealer Ruth. One of the native tribes, led by the young woman Elen, refuses to pay their unjust debt to Ruth, leading to one of the most dramatic episodes in northern Scandinavian history.