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news magazine - Danish Society
NEWS MAGAZINE Registered with the Charities Commission ISSN 0113-4965 ● July 2010 Movie Night Friday, July 16th, 7.30pm A new movie by Anders Matthesen SORTE kugler (2009) Come and watch a great comedy on a dark winters night! Come for coffee and cake and great company. Free film plus coffee and cookies for members donations welcome. Non-members pay $5. Coming up in August – the Annual Winter Warm-Up International Ethnic Dance Extravaganza Dancing, costumes & food from around the world Saturday, August 14th, 6-10pm Also in August is a fun Bingo Afternoon! on Saturday, 21st August, 2 pm Come to the Open House Sunday, July 4th from 2pm Come and meet your friends or get some new ones – Everyone is welcome! Coffee & cake from $2.50 (Next Open House – Sunday, August 1st) Den Danske Mødregruppes Midtvinter Julefrokost The Danish Mothers’ Group Mid-Winter Christmas Dinner will be held on Saturday 7th August 2010 at 6pm at the Danish House This is a buffet dinner with everyone bringing a dish (not pot-luck) and helping with serving, set-up, tidy-up etc. Tilmelding og buffet-ret til Randi Edwards på tlf 630 1077 før 31. juli Please contact Randi Edwards for further information Wednesday Morning Group Wednesday, July 28th, 10.30am Carlo Mikkelsen – More of the Mark of Denmark 10.30 am Coffee and chat 11.00am More formal part of our gathering Bring your Lunch to enjoy after the meeting. All welcome THE DANISH SOCIETY (INC) SUBSCRIPTIONS (2010 Financial Year – 1st Oct 2009 to 30th Sept 2010) P. O. BOX 12 279 - PENROSE 1642 6 Rockridge Ave., Penrose, Auckland Phone 580 3103 www.danishsocietynz.com Member: Senior rate: (65 & over) Youth rate: (18 to 25) Children under 18 Family discount: Less Contact phone numbers The Danish House Valhalla, Leigh 580 3103 09 422 6194 REGULAR EVENTS Committee PRESIDENT Inger Mortensen 443 5105 Email: president@danishsocietynz.com VICE-PRESIDENT Marion Stewart 480 8282 Email: vicepresident@danishsocietynz.com TREASURER Roger Knights 021 858 248 Email: treasurer@danishsocietynz.com SECRETARY Rolf Siggaard 528 2469 Email: secretary@danishsocietynz.com COMMITTEE MEMBERS Antony Barrett 444 0939 Kim Basse 473 6455 Kurt Marquart 476 0244 Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Dawn Nissen 625 7396 EDITOR “NEWS MAGAZINE” Pam Logan 480 9883 9 Puawai Place, Northcote, Auckland E-mail: editor@danishsocietynz.com PRODUCTION John Stewart 480 8282 MAILOUT Helle Scott 521 2844 CHANGE OF ADDRESS Kurt Marquart 476 0244 E-mail: membership@danishsocietynz.com Other Addresses ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE GENERAL P.O. Box 619, Auckland 1 Fax 537 3067 Phone 537 3099 www.danishconsulatesnz.org.nz THE TRADE COMMISSION OF DENMARK P.O. Box 2154, Auckland 1 Fax 307 5207 Phone 379 3119 www.dtcauckland.um.dk THE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1 Harris Rd (P O Box 85-014) Mt Wellington Phone 579 4490 DANISH CHURCH NEW ZEALAND INC. Pastor Anja Grønne Mathiassen www.danishchurchnz.org Ph 03 464 0218 RATES FOR VALHALLA Peak Members Guests Adults $18 $30 Children $9 $20 Off-Peak Adults $12 $30 Children $6 $20 Whole house daily rate Off-peak $120 Peak rate $270 Christmas season $320 Off-peak = Mid-week only excluding Christmas season and school holidays Peak = All school holidays, Christmas season and all weekends. Christmas season = Christmas Eve to the end of Anniversary weekend. The house can only be hired for 7 days at any one time. Call the Booking Officer: Marion Stewart, 88c Coronation Road, Hillcrest, NSC P: 480 8282 E: valhalla@danishsocietynz.com 2 $60 per member $50 per member $50 per member Free $10 per couple DANISH HOUSE An Open House is held on the first Sunday of each month from 2pm. COMMITTEE MEETINGS DANISH MOTHERS’ GROUP meets every 2nd Tuesday. Call Christina on 021 161 3159 for venue. are held on the second Monday of the month at 7.30pm FOLKDANCERS VALHALLA WORKING BEES meet at 7.30pm on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. CARDPLAYERS WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP Working bees are usually held on the weekend of the second Saturday of the month. meet on the first and third Wednesday of the month - 11am to 3pm Meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 10.30am. QUICK CHECK CALENDAR July Sun 4 Wed 7 Sat 10 Tues 13 Fri 16 Wed 21 Tues 27 Wed 28 August Sun 1 Sat 7 Open House Card Players Valhalla Working Bee Folkdancing Social Night Film Evening Card Players Folkdancing Morning Group Open House Mother’s Group Frokost Danish Classes Wednesdays Beginners 6.30-7.30pm Intermediate 7.30-8.30pm Private lessons are available on Saturday mornings. For more information call Connie Kristensen 0274 757 565 Sat 14 Fri 20 Sat 21 Wed 25 September Sun 1 Sat 11 Fri 17 Sat 18 October Fri 15 Sun 31 Winter Warm-Up Film Evening Bingo Morning Group Open House Valhalla Working Bee Film Evening Party Film Evening Over 60s party Danish House Hall Hire Rates Members rates for hiring the hall for the whole day at the Danish House, Penrose. Sunday to Friday inclusive $100 Saturday: $150 Half a day is $25 less. Funerals – no charge. The bond is $150.00 per booking. The booking/holding fee of $50.00 is deducted from the total cost. Call the Booking Officer: Antony Barrett, Phone 444 0939 Committee Contacts & Convenors for Working Groups Committee Contact Working Group Cultural Card Players Danish lessons Danish Mothers’ group Films Folk dancing Library / Videos Society history Welfare (Cards & Flowers) Danish House Bookings Maintenance Members Membership Communication Editor Webmaster Socials Bar Socials Valhalla Bookings & Maintenance Working Bees Convenor Phone Oluf Basse 534 2798 0274 757 565 Connie Kristensen Christina Bengtson 021 161 3159 Kurt Marquart 476 0244 Finn Nielsen 625 5533 Helle Gilderdale 478 7016 Karen Yates 524 6016 Vibeke Courtney 576 3150 Antony Barrett 444 0939 Kim Basse 473 6455 Kurt Marquart 476 0244 email: membership@danishsocietynz.com Pam Logan 480 9883 Lena Burlon 528 1108 email: webmaster@danishsocietynz.com Finn Nielsen, 625 5533 Annette Jorna 630 8722 email: socials@danishsocietynz.com Marion Stewart 480 8282 Erik Nissen 625 7396 Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2010 Culture, identity and the Football World Cup There is nothing like a football world cup to make us think about culture and identity. My work colleagues have had many discussions about the world cup and the sweepstake draw brought out all the strong feelings about how we reflect on other countries and how we reflect about ourselves. So, if Denmark were playing New Zealand in the football final, who would you support? Our club president arrived at the committee meeting last week wearing a Danish football strip and carrying a Danish flag so there is no doubt which side she would be on. Finn Nielsen went to the under 17 women’s world football championship last year and held a New Zealand flag and a Danish flag. Antony Barrett was not sure who he would support in a game like that; he would really have to think about it. Danes will identify with some of the great soccer players from the past. Do you remember Karl Aage Praest who is regarded as one of Denmark’s greatest players from the late 1940s. What about Poul Hansen who played fifty games for the Danish side and was part of the team who won silver in the 1960 Olympics? Or Ole Madsen who was Danish player of the year in 1964 and scored 42 goals out of 50 games he played. And what about Harald Nielsen who coerced the Danish football association into starting a pro league. Do you remember Allan Simonsen, Henning Jensen both from the 1970’s and how about the very famous Morton Olsen who has done wonderful things for world football. This history and pride in our great sports people is what makes us who we are. New Zealanders have been following the all whites with interest. Even in our Rugby mad nation one cannot escape the moment of glory when New Zealand qualified for the football world cup against Bahrain. We value this soccer achievement because we are such a small country and these efforts seem so magnificent in comparison to the great nations on the world. “Go England” shouts my husband at the TV. There is no doubting who he supports! By Kim Basse “Tak for målet – thanks for the goal!” The headline in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday, June 17th. FIFA World Cup News The All Whites can actually thank Denmark for Winston Reid, the hero who scored for New Zealand in the very last moment in the match against Slovakia and turned the seemingly inevitable loss to a 1-1 draw. This young player was born in New Zealand to a Kiwi father and a Danish mother. At the age of about 10-11, they went to Denmark, and Winston Reid went to football school. In 2004, aged 15, he was discovered by one of the biggest Danish clubs FC Midtjylland and already the following year played an important role in FCM securing the Danish championship. July 2010 ● Danish Society News Magazine The Danish team who played against the Netherlands. He has represented FCM in 85 matches and has played for Denmark in the U19, U20, and U21 teams. In all, he represented Denmark in 15 youth matches. In March 2010 he moved back to New Zealand so he could represent the All Whites in the Fifa World Cup. Winston Reid still officially plays for FCM, although the club’s coaches realise that Reid may well end up going to a foreign club now that he is getting famous. The Danish media are quite excited about Reid’s goal – Berlingske wrote: Finally a Danish goal! by Inger Mortensen 3 Football ‘live’ at Danish House A small but very enthusiastic and dedicated group of members got together very early – in fact 6am – Sunday morning, 20 June, to watch Denmark playing Cameroon at the soccer world cup tournament in South Africa. This was Denmark’s second game. They had to win to have any hope of staying in the tournament following a loss to Netherlands in their first game. Finn and Kurt had organised installation of a SkyTV dish and Inger brought her decoder so we could watch the game on the big screen in the Danish House. As tradition has it, we all stood up and loudly and proudly joined in on the national anthem waiving our flags (in the absence of vuvuzela’s!). Plenty of coffee and a wee bit of Gammel Dansk helped everyone wake up and get in the right mood. The game then got underway. When Cameroon scored a goal only 10 minutes into the game the room suddenly turned very quiet. More than a few anxious faces were seen. Despair and disbelief. Was this really the end of Denmark’s glory? We had to wait until the 33rd minute for another goal. This time in the right of the field. Denmark was back in the game. A huge sigh of relief from the hard tested audience! Maybe there was still some ‘Danish Dynamite’ left. Time for some breakfast and more coffee in the break. Some quiet confidence among the enthusiastic crowd however also clear that this could go right down to the wire. Too many missed chances but clearly luck was on Denmark’s side that morning. Several people in the room found it hard to even breathe as the excitement increased by the minute. In the 61st minute Denmark scored again. Everyone were absolutely ecstatic. Flags were waived high. Maybe Denmark would make it after all? And they did indeed. The end score was 2 - 1 to Denmark. This means that Denmark has to beat Japan in the final game to progress in the tournament. Very appropriately some more Gammel Dansk was served to celebrate the victory. What a terrific way to start Sunday morning. Sent in by Rolf Siggaard Plenty to buy at the Danish Society shop Ring Oluf Basse (534 2798) for shop opening times 4 Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2010 A reply from Queen Margrethe Movie Review Friday July 16th at 7.30pm We will be showing SORTE KUGLER (2009) Synopsis (Comedy): Alex Klein is a bankrupt real estate executive whose life is on a collision course. He has a wife who is thriving in success and a family whose habits are driving him insane, not to mention clients with bad taste and too much money. One day, when things become real serious, he can only weather the storm in his own repelling way. starring: Anders Matthesen, Søren Rislund, Søren Malling, Julie Lund, Linda Pedersen, Rene Dif director: Anders Matthesen Missing A set of bound copies of the Danish Society’s News Magazines are missing from the library. The missing magazines are from April 1973 to April 1991. If you have borrowed this set of magazines, please return them to the library. Thank you. The Mark of Denmark Through time, there have been a number of love stories with tragic endings in the “Romeo and Juliet” tenor. In one such event, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover took their lives in 1889. That same year, Denmark too was the forum to a now well known event with similar consequences. It involved a Danish tightrope walker and circus trick rider by the name of Elvira Madigan, who was born in Germany to a Norwegian mother and Danish father. Her mother later lived with the American circus manager John Madigan. The other party in this illicit affair was a Swedish cavalry officer, Lieutenant Count Bengt Edvard Sixten Sparre, who at the age of 35 was 14 years senior to Elvira Madigan. It all started in Sweden where Elvira was performing with her stepfather`s circus, and she met up with Count Sixten Sparre after one of the shows. It did not take long for the Count and Elvira to fall in love, but it was an impossible situation, partly due to the fact that Sixten Sparre was married and the father July 2010 ● Danish Society News Magazine of two children. After exchanging love letters for a year, they eloped to Denmark in June 1889, where they spent about a month. When they ran out of money, they packed a picnic basket, and went out to Noerreskov on the island of Taasinge. Here they had their last meal together, after which and by consent, the Count shot Elvira and killed himself with his service revolver. This took place on the 20th July 1889, when Elvira was 21 years of age, the Count was 35 years old. Both Elvira`s and Sixten Sparre`s graves are situated at the cemetery of Landet on Taasinge, and are today often visited by both tourists, and lovers from all over the world. Sent in by Carlo MIkkelsen 5 From the Valhalla Booking Officer Part of my role as booking officer is to keep a record of the number of occupants who stay at Valhalla over the year, the split between members and guests and the income from those that use Valhalla. I have just completed a discussion paper for the committee which threw up some interesting facts, some of which I will share with you. 1 At the end of the 2009 financial year the occupancy had increased by 45% since 2005. 2 This along with a slight increase in our rate charge has increased our income by 55% since 2005. 3 This year the occupancy is running at a 25% increase on last year. 4 The number of our adult members who use Valhalla is well in excess of 120 and is more likely closer to 150. This is difficult to quantify as whole house bookings are made by only one member but is often with other members joining them. All of this information is vital for the Valhalla Subcommittee and the Danish Society committee when considering projects at Valhalla. The increased occupancy figure is why we are currently concentrating on the water reticulation in particular the well and the quality of the water to the house. We need to ensure the well is able to provide the increase in water usage, the quality of the water is of a high standard and the whole system is working correctly. Of course with an increase in water coming into the house that reflects on the amount of water leaving the house in both grey and black water, which is why we are also looking at our septic tank system and how we can improve it. We are very fortunate to have both a geologist and a drain layer amongst our members who are dedicating many personal hours with their knowledge and skill driving these two projects. Neither of these projects could have been considered without parting with a considerable amount of money to buy this skill had it not been for these highly valued members. We have many other projects on our plans still to be implemented but until the water reticulation projects are finalised and completed we do not want to overcommit either our workforce or our finances. Over the next few months we are also concentrating on the revegetation. As our main planting calendar is between now and September it is vital we concentrate our workforce where it is needed most. While members are thrilled with the improvements to Valhalla so it seems are the mice. They are making their presence known in the house. We are doing our best to control this problem, but there is no quick fix. Meanwhile keep all your food well covered and stored away. In particular watch any open packets like biscuits and cereal boxes. I have formalised the guidelines for using Valhalla. They will be included with your booking confirmation, please read carefully if you are unsure of anything. Marion Stewart Valhalla Booking Officer Danish hot dogs, roasted marshmallows and snobrødsdej at Skt Hans, Sunday, June 20 6 Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2010 We need your help! at the next Valhalla Working Bees 10th-11th July 14th-15th August We are seeking your support to carry out a whole range of jobs. Our main focus will be to do outside jobs such as completing the steps, cleaning, weeding and planting etc. There is always house-cleaning to do as well. Any help is welcome. Lunch is supplied by the society, therefore we need to know the number of participants by Wednesday 7th July. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Dawn or Erik Nissen on 625 7396 Valhalla Working Bee Report - June Graham, Jes, Gitte and Erik arrived early on Friday morning. With Kiwi Well-drillers on site, Jes and Gitte and Erik were overlooking the extraction of the water pump from the base and the cleaning and sterilisation of the pump pipe and well. This took most of the day. Graham sprayed , weeded and planted near the estuary throughout the day. On Saturday the planting team of Graham, Palle, Erik, Tove, Antony, John and Hannah Nielsen spent the day hard at work. Neil continued work on the deck, building a pergola on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday planting was continued between showers by Graham, Palle, Erik and Tove. Dawn defrosted all the fridges and cooked for the group. Thanks to our small but hard-working team. Erik Nissen The water pump being taken out and cleaned by Kiwi Well Drillers. July 2010 ● Danish Society News Magazine 7 Thank You Letters Foreningsnyt Many thanks to the Danish Society for the beautiful flowers & kind wishes sent to me on the occasion of my broken leg. They certainly help to brighten the dark days of winter and are very much appreciated. Sincerely, Pat Basse Also thanks to Vibeke & Neville who arranged and delivered the flowers personally. Congratulations to all the members who have birthdays and the couples who have an anniversary in July especially Jytte Sharpe som fylder 70 år d. 17.7.2010 Christine Futterup som fylder 55 år d. 26.7.2010 In Memoriam Letters Kathie Kristiansen Hello there, Just to say that I’ve enjoyed getting familiar with Kathie Kristiansen passed away on May 24th. this website mentioned by Inger in the May issue Kathie played the piano at Society functions and was (www.mydenmarktv.com). It is a great one to pass ����� also the one who found the present easily moveable on to young people enquiring about Denmark, have ���� ��� � piano for the club. Ære være hendes minde! ��������� added it�������� to my ‘list of useful websites to give to ������������� ����� ��� �������� enquirers’ list! ������� ������������ ����������� Amazed to see the Caribbean Festival on the other��������������������� ��������� ������������ ���� ����� Lis Van��������������������� Rooyen, nee Illingby, died peacefully day, looked very strange i.e. unexpected in the streets �������� on 10th June, aged 74 years in Mosgiel. Lis came of Copenhagen – but loads of fun for both participants to New Zealand in the early 1950’s with her parents �������� and dancers! ��������� Paul and Karen IIlingby. Lis trained as a teacher, ��������� Regards, Carol Stigley, ��� ���� was musical and artistic. Many of her paintings and Royal Danish Consul General for Wellington �������� ���������� sculptures illustrated Danish themes, such as the ��������� ���������� paintings of the traditional farm house, the lag ����������������������� ������������ ������������ ��������� ��������� pole with Dannebrog, the red and white Danish ������������ ������������ ��������� �������� �������� flag. Clay sculptures were made of Hans Christian �� ��� ����� �������������� �� ��� ����� �������������� Andersen stories. ����� �� 25th������������������������������� 26th & 27th February, 2011 ������������������� ��������� Lis was active in the Danish Society in the early �������� at Norsewood ���������� ������������������������ days of the Danish House in Parnell. With her young ��� ����� �������������� www.scandinavian festival.org.nz ��������� children she enjoyed family holidays at Valhalla. At ������������������������� ���������� www.norsewood.co.nz ������������� �������� the opening of the Danish House in Penrose Lis sang ��������� ������������� with the singing group. Lis had many Danish friends �������� ���������� ��������� and was an active member of the Danish community ��������������������������������������������������������� ��������� ��������������������� ����������������������������������������� �� ��� ����� After �������������� in Auckland. many years living on the North Thank you �������������������������� to Inger Mortensen, Inge Andersen, ��������������������� ����������������������� ��������������� ���������������������������� �� ��� ����� �������������� Shore, Lis moved south to Mosgiel to be with her Kim Basse, Randi Beck Edwards, Carlo Mikkelsen, ����������������������� ��������������� ���������������������������� family. Erik & Dawn Nissen & Rolf Siggaard for items sent in Ære være hendes minde! Inge Andersen and also to Rolf Siggaard, Inger Mortensen & Gitte Nielsen for photos in this month’s magazine. �������������������� Liz Van Rooyen ������� ����� ��� ���� ��������� ��� ������ �� ������� ��� � �������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������ �������������������������������������������������������� ��� ������� ��� ����� ��� �������� ������������� ������ ����� ������������������������������������������������������ ����������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������� ��������� ��� ����� ��������� ������� ����� ��� ��� ���� �������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������ ������������ ���������������� ������������ SCANDINAVIAN ���������������� FESTIVAL �� �� �� ����� ����� ���� ������� ���� ������������� ����� �� ������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������� ����������� ��� ���� �������� ��� ���� ������ ����� ��������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������� ����������������� ����������������������� ������������ ���������������� �� �� �� ������������������������������� ������������������� ������������������������ �������������� ������������������������� �������� Contributors ��������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������� �������������������������� �� �� �� ������������������� �� �� �� ������������������� The next magazine deadline is July 14 All contributions welcome – in English or Danish (with a short summary in English). The magazine can also be read (in full colour) online at www.danishsocietynz.com. Note: ads for events must be in a calendar month before the event. Pam Logan (Editor) editor@danishsocietynz.com 8 Wanted Do you like mowing lawns? The Danish House at Penrose needs a new person who would like to keep the Society’s grounds trim. Please call Kim Basse on 473 6455. Danish Society News Magazine ● July 2010