The first Polish society in New Zealand based in Wellington
The Polish Community in Wellington, New Zealand, is a vibrant, social and culturally active community, that aims to share its rich Polish culture with the wider community and to pass on our culture to future generations. Our website provides you with an opportunity to learn something about our community as well as being a gateway to becoming involved in the Polish Community, either through The Polish Association in New Zealand, and/or other groups in the community.
We welcome everyone who is Polish or is a descendant of Polish parents or grandparents or who has an interest in Polish culture.
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It was a Sunday when the Polish-born Pope stood at Wellington’s once grand Athletic Park in Newtown before 25,000 people on November 23, 1986.
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Polish immigrants assisted by the New Zealand government arrive in the area in 1876. One of those families being the Szutkowski family from Gdansk.
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The decades appeared to melt away for a group of Polish war-ophans and refugees on a pilgrimage to their adopted hometown
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Zapraszamy do przeczytania artykułu Premiera Polski, Mateusza Morawieckiego, z okazji 40-lecia powstania Solidarności. You are welcome to read an article
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In the 1950s, 303 researchers travelled through Poland and gathered over 46,000 recordings of folk music. It was one of the largest campaigns
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29 July: Introducing Krakerjack! Polish folk & klezmer band with Mehana Cool Balkan sounds. Profits to Ukrainian Refugees.
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The Polish Community in Wellington, New Zealand, is a vibrant, social and culturally active community, that aims to share its rich Polish culture with the wider community and to pass on our culture to future generations.
read more
The Polish Community in Wellington, New Zealand, is a vibrant, culturally active community that aims to share its rich Polish culture
read more
