Afrikaans Club involved with Auckland Museum's 'With a View to the Future' project - Competition for SA immigrants close 19 August!
Steve Hofmeyr - Popular Afrikaans singer visited NZ!
Read about Steve Hofmeyr's successful New Zealand tour.
Read about our KiwiKasie Arts Festival 2003 !
Read more about The Afrikaans Club of New Zealand on this page
How to advertise in our weekly e-newsletter
Photos of other Club projects (Note, all text here is in the Afrikaans language.) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Introduction

Our weekly electronic newsletter called "Brokkies" (English: "(News) Snippets") serves as an advertising and social contact medium at nominal costs. This newsletter is emailed to 1600 families. Subscription is growing weekly.
To advertise, please follow these guidelines:

Appearance & length of advertisements ("classifieds")

Use only black letters, ARIAL-type face, 10 pt. (not "bold" please).
Type the sentences one after another, only separating them with normal full stops and spaces. In other words, do not use "enters"/"returns" to separate the sentences.
Maximum length: 40 words (short heading excluded).

Advertising Tariffs

Community advertisements: FREE, except where indicated to the contrary.
Church Services: $20.
Classifieds - Personal: $15.
Classifieds - Business: $25.
Job adverts: FREE, if business is not identified, otherwise it is a "Business advertisement".

IMPORTANT: ‘Business Advertisements’ booked for 5 consecutive placements will cost $20 per advertisement only.

Examples of "Personal ads":

Examples of Business ads":

Procedure

Send an email to die.afrikaanse.klub@clear.net.nz , with the following in the Subject" line: "Brokkies Advertisement"

With your request for advertising, please also mention:

What the amount is that you are mailing to us. (This helps us to know that you understand and acknowledge the amount owing.)
Whether it is a Business or Personal advertisement.
The date of publication required. ("Brokkies" is published on Wednesday nights).
Whether you require any repeats. You could request e.g. 4 weeks of continuous repeats and pay for it as one order. (Example: 4 x $20 = $80). You could also order longer repeat cycles. (You could change the wording as the repeats occur, by emailing us the complete advert with updated wording; not only a segment of the advert.)
Add your business name and address, as well as your name.
The Club will confirm your order by email. This email message will contain a WORD attachment with your e-invoice.

Write the following on the REVERSE of the cheque:-

"Brokkies"
Advertisement category, e.g. "Business" or "Personal".
"Date of publication required."

Make cheques payable to The Afrikaans Club and mail to:

Orders need to reach us by 12 noon every Wednesday.

IMPORTANT:

Orders are payable in advance. Please send your cheque in time.
No payments may be made to invidual members of the Club. All payments need to be mailed to the Club's address as above.
The Afrikaans Club reserves the right to publish "Brokkies" on another day - without prior notice - than the usual Wednesday, if special circumstances require this.
The Afrikaans Club reserves the right to shorten or refuse advertisements if necessary, without prior consultation with the advertisers.
The Afrikaans Club and its members do not necessarily associate with or support any advertisement, announcement or statement in this newsletter.
The Afrikaans Club and its members cannot accept responsibility for the factual correctness in advertisements or for the quality of service suggested therein.

What do we do?

The Afrikaans Club of New Zealand is a socio-cultural organisation which also renders support services to immigrants from Southern Africa. This includes social networks, cultural recreation and business networking.

Functions of The Afrikaans Club

The Afrikaans Club offers the immigrant:

A weekly electronic newsletter called "Brokkies" (English: "(News) Snippets"). This serves as an advertising and social contact medium at nominal costs. This newsletter is already being sent to more than 2500 families. Subscription is growing weekly.
Afrikaans music & stage plays. (Also see heading "Our 3 Focus Areas")
Social functions.
A social network.
A business network.

What do our 3 Focus Areas entail ?

Our Family Focus

The Afrikaans Club organises the following projects for club members and other interested people, to be enjoyed in family context:

Dance parties (E.g. Our popular New Year's Eve Dance)
Fun days & Excursions
Music concerts

Our Arts Focus

KiwiKasie Arts Festival reaches for the stars

If last year’s huge attendance figure is anything to go by, the KiwiKasie Arts Festival of 4 October promises to be a major success again. The Afrikaans Club of New Zealand will present this event for the third year running. The name “KiwiKasie” is a play of words with “Kiwi” and “Occasion” (Afrikaans: “Okkasie”).

The event has received a grant from Creative NZ. The festival will be further enhanced through the support of the East Coast Bays Community Centre. Discussions between this centre and The Afrikaans Club have resulted in an agreement of co-operation, which is aimed at providing an even bigger, better community event to the East Coast Bays and the North Shore. It brings people into Browns Bay from all over Auckland; also from places like Rotorua, Tauranga, Hamilton & Whangarei. Read more

See some photos of KiwiKasie 2002 and KiwiKasie2003.

"Reaching Out" Focus

In acknowledgement of the fact that we come from a country which has a volatile history for various reasons, The Afrikaans Club wishes to reach out to Kiwis and English speaking South Africans with projects which endeavour to introduce Afrikaans speakers to them as the positive contributors to New Zealand society as we believe we are. The Club is also a member of the Multi-Cultural Society of New Zealand, where it is our pleasure to liaise with other cultures and participate in some of their projects.

How does the Club work?

The Club is managed by volunteers who are elected by Club members annually at an Annual General Meeting.
The Executive Committee (supported by a smaller Management Committee) determines the strategic direction, plans projects and executes projects with the support of other volunteers.
The Club's meetings, gatherings, official communication media and general activities are conducted mainly through the language medium of Afrikaans.
Most projects place an emphasis on healthy activities for the family.
Many of our projects are designed to include the New Zealand society of which we form a part.

What the Club is NOT!

A political group or party;
A protest group;
A member or initiative of any South African organisation or cultural society.

We exist for people to merely enjoy the Afrikaans language and who want to use it in a natural, normal way.

Why an Afrikaans Club?

Members of the The Afrikaans Club have all accepted - in a positive way - the challenges posed by immigration. Through the presentation of typical South African activities, which in many instances interest and involve other language groups, the Club provides a platform from which its members' adaptation to the new environment can be made somewhat easier.
We believe it is right and crucial for our members to positively get involved with the Kiwi community. However, we also believe it is appropriate and acceptable to do so with the retention of one's identity. This is confirmed by the fast-changing scenario in which New Zealand is becoming a multi-cultural society which accommodates diverse peoples with diverse cultures and languages. [Read more at www.stats.govt.nz/ (Census 2001 results)]
The Club appreciates the positive stance of the Minister of Ethnic Affairs in this regard, as was again reiterated by the Minister's representative at a recent Afrikaans cultural evening. The government regularly encourages new citizens during citizenship ceremonies to retain what is good and constructive in their respective cultures and languages and to enjoy it in New Zealand. They realise that this approach makes it possible for people to make their good contributions in a balanced manner. This helps to counter the stressors that go hand in hand with adaptation.

Meet the elected Executive Committee (All volunteers)

The current Executive Committee was elected during March 2009:

Martin Hefer (chairman)
Fritz Swart
Andries van den Berg
Francois Esterhuysen
Philip Langenhoven (resigned)
Schalk Lubbe (resigned)

Roles outside of the Executive Committee

Finance & Administration - Thys Oosthuizen (Paid official)
Webmaster - Mara-Marie Joubert (Volunteer)

General Enquiries

General Enquiries (To Thys Oosthuizen, as above)
Email address:

Who may join the Club?

The Afrikaans Club of New Zealand is intended for people - of any ethnicity - who identify themselves with the Afrikaans language and culture in its widest possible sense. All internal matters of the Club and all its projects are planned and executed by using Afrikaans as a language medium. However, the Club does use its discretion to make language adjustments during interaction with groups or people who do not have a command of Afrikaans. This forms part of our "Reaching Out" Focus and it is a natural adjustment in the country most of us will probably accept as our permanent new home.

Any person who is comfortable with this approach and who finds it natural to allow our members the space to embrace these ideals, as founded by our constitution, is welcome to join formally. Many English speakers who understand Afrikaans also enjoy the rich humor of Afrikaans and its depth. They are also invited to join. We are grateful that we do have English-speaking members. They enrich us with their membership and positive support.

Membership fees

Membership is $40 per family (one or more persons) per annum. Renewals are $30 per family per annum.

Our Constitution

The Afrikaans Club's Constitution is currently being revised. Read the current version.

Contact us

The Afrikaans Club of New Zealand
P.O. Box 300 674
Albany
Auckland
New Zealand

E-mail: