Hellenic New Zealand Congress would like to welcome you to an evening with John Irwin, film maker, on his 34-year journey, documenting significant aspects of the Anzac - Greece relationship.
John will show a series of short film clips on various topics including:
- Excerpts from ‘Anzac: The Greek Chapter’ John’s 2024 feature length documentary.
- Anzac battle sites in Greece
- The WWI Lemnos Story
- George Devine Treloar and the Pontian refugees
- Excerpt from ‘Unbroken Bonds’ 2006 Pilgrimage to Crete of NZ Veterans
- Excerpts from ‘In Rich Regard’ the1991 documentary on the Crete/NZ
- relationship
- Excerpts from ‘Stories My Child, Stories’
- Episode 1 of the series ‘Out of Their
- Own Hands’ on the women of Crete during the German Occupation
- ‘Suda to Alex’. Home movies from the Greek Campaign and the Battle of Crete
- ‘Petros Vlahakis’. 1990 Interview with the artist behind the iconic images of the
- Battle of Crete (the stoning of a German paratrooper)
- ‘Ruth Riordan’s Cretan Journey’. Ruth’s connection with the village of Kousteryerako where her father was sheltered for almost two years.
Free event (thanks to Greek Orthodox Community of Wellington for providing venue) with koha towards tea/coffee/biscuits cost. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start and 9pm finish.
We have a Facebook page where we post regular updates that may interest our followers from a Kiwi or Hellenic perspective.
https://www.facebook.com/HellenicNewZealandCongress/
Our Hellenic New Zealand Congress committee could benefit from some new (and younger) blood to volunteer assistance at our events. You don't have to be Greek as we welcome Philhellenes and Kiwis too.
If you're interested in helping out once or twice a year with our events and/or be part of our committee, please contact us on hnzc.info@gmail.com.
Our Rembetiko Live 2024 event will be on Saturday 19 October. Tickets will be sold on Humanitix soon.
Think of it like the Greek version of blues or soul music. Here are a couple of links to help you learn more about Rembetiko.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/rembetika-the-blues-of-greece
Watch the film - https://youtu.be/GZXSjtZ0P1I?si=uGtOXczpc4Lhnset or with English subtitles https://youtu.be/kn2Ryt50Wk8?si=23g_Jwn6UXqtjF6C
A reminder to pay your subscription fees please. Donations also gratefully received since we've not been able to have many events last year.
Details below from our Secretary and Treasurer, John, who's doing a sterling job.
Please deposit in the Hellenic New Zealand Congress Inc. account - 06-0582-0158704-000 with your initial(s) and last name, and Mmbr sub or donation as applicable in the code or reference field. The membership amount remains $25 single or $35 family.
An acknowledgment of the deposit will be sent to your email address. A formal receipt will be sent for donations over $5.
We are a group of New Zealanders, some of Greek or Cypriot descent, who have a passion for all things Hellenic.
We support our local Hellenic community groups and have an ongoing programme to celebrate Hellenism, past or present.
The Hellenic New Zealand Congress (HNZC) started in 1994 and is based in Wellington.
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