Logo Competition Winner

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…

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…

Christmas Message 2021

Dear Members of the Auckland Polish Association, our Polish Community and our friends. We are closing in on the most important time of the year for most of us and our families during Christmas, preparing to say goodbye to 2021, and welcoming the new year. The challenges of Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland especially have made…

Welcome

Welcome, all our members of the Auckland Polish Association, friends and visitors to our new-look website.  We have been inspired by those who came before us, those who arrived in our city in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and who created the association and built our Polish House, our “Dom Polski” in Auckland. At the same time as…