Marysia née Dac Jaśkiewicz—for many years a stalwart member of our Auckland Polish Association—died on 10 June 2022. One of the youngest of the Polish orphans who became known as the “Pahiatua children,” Pani Marysia arrived in New Zealand with her older sister, Aniela, in November 1944. They, and 836 other Polish children and adults,…
Readers of our website may have noticed that we have removed the translator button from our menu. It was not a decision made lightly. Having an algorithm translating for one is so much easier than actually doing the hard graft—and it is instant. We noticed, however—and have been told—that the “instant” translations of our stories…
Shake off those winter cobwebs! While it is so tempting to hunker down and keep out the world at this time of the year, your committee decided that some of us might appreciate being able to dust ourselves off and venture outside. And what better place to do that than at our spruced-up Dom Polski?…
Input from readers is something website creators welcome, and we are no different. It means people are reading our stories—and let us know where we may have got it wrong. In my original story about the history of Poles in Auckland, which is under the About Us drop-down menu, I mistakenly used an incorrect date…
Stanisław Szczepański, a WW2 veteran who fought for the Second Polish Corps under General Wladyslaw Anders, died on 6 June 2022 aged 95. _______________ From left, former Polish Ambassador to New Zealand, Zbigniew Gniatkowski, Polish veterans Stanisław Szczepański and Adam Piotrzkiewicz, and Honorary Consul for Auckland, Bogusław Nowak, at the presentation of Pro Patria medals…
Paulina Piasta tapped into the psyche of the members of our Association with her winning logo design: it outstripped the other nine entries by a significant margin. Her three entries into the competition focused on the key symbols Poles always associate with Poland—the Polish eagle, the map of Poland, and the colour red. That those aspects…
It is that time of the year again when we members of the APA meet for our annual general meeting. The date is confirmed as 29 May 2022. The time: 2pm. The place: Dom Polski, Auckland, 1 McDonald Street, Morningside. This will be the first public event held for APA Poles at the Dom Polski…
Last year’s cultural day at the CUE Haven Nature Reserve in Kaipara was so successful, the organisers are doing it again. Local Māori iwi – Ngāti Rango of Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara – will be hosting the event, which will enable all to interact with traditional Māori customs and culture. Along with Ngāti Rango, CUE…
Many thanks to all who entered our logo competition. It is with great pleasure that we present the entries. We appreciate the entrants presenting several ways that the APA could use the logo, not only as a banner for our website, but also in future merchandising. All members of the APA are eligible to vote…