Our History – corrections

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…

Malwina Zofia (Wisia) Schwieters (Polish)

(15 II 1931 – 6 II 2022) Historia życia – w skrócie Autor: Jacek Drecki Malwina Zofia (Wisia) Schwieters (z domu Rubisz), urodziła się 15 lutego 1931 roku w Sokołowie, w powiecie rzeszowskim, województwo lwowskie. Do wybuchu II Wojny Światowej, wraz z rodzicami, Zygmuntem i Anną oraz młodszym bratem Ignacym, mieszkała w Nisku, a następnie…

Malwina Zofia (Wisia) Schweiters (English)

(February 15, 1931 – February 6, 2022) An insight into the life of a proud Polish woman. by Jacek Drecki Malwina Zofia (Wisia) Schwieters (née Rubisz) was born on 15 February 1931 in Sokołów, Rzeszów county, Lwów province, in southern Poland. Prior to World War II, she lived with her parents, Zygmunt and Anna, and…

Anna Zazulak Aitken

SIBERIAN EXILES CROSS by Kelly Mills and Emma Conroy Our nana, Anna Aitken (nee Zazulak), one of the Polish children of Pahiatua and one of five sisters, came to New Zealand in 1944 and made New Zealand her home. Sadly, she had passed away before the Siberian Cross was made available and therefore could not…

Sharing History

Feedback from Our History, which appears under the About Us section, has included queries about the past presidents of the Auckland Polish Association. Details like this, the current executive does not have. We are, however, interested in collating a list of past presidents, and vice-presidents, to post on this site. If you can help with…