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Big Dutch Day Out - Saturday 27 April, 2024 Colourful Art Competition and Plenty of HeritageThe Big Dutch Day Out is a prime event on the Dutch Community’s agenda of annual festivities. And not just for the yummie Gouda cheese, croquettes with Zaanse mustard and salty herring. Foxton will be cheered up by the music from no less than two street... Keep Reading
Netherlands-New Zealand Collaboration introduces an old ‘new’ art form An international collaboration between Dutch and New Zealand artists will put a bright spotlight on olfactory art. The 'Smells like Roses – Rozengeur' exhibition, in Foxton’s Māpuna Kabinet Art Gallery, opens on 1 April and will run until early July. New Zealand... Keep Reading
One of the world's top 10 kite makers - Rob van Weers - will fly a 9m Monkey Kite, high in the sky at the Big Dutch Day Out in Foxton, on 24 April. The Monkey will advertise Dutch Week on his T-shirt. And it's all part of a kids workshop to promote vliegeren and kite making. Rob loves kites - a good old ancient Dutch tradition, from.. Keep Reading
Dutch culture and language celebrated nationwide The Dutch community will celebrate ‘all things Dutch’ – all over the country – during the first ever ‘Dutch Week’, from Saturday 24 April to Sunday 2 May. The aim of a week of activities, is to highlight and celebrate the culture, language, arts, food and heritage of the Dutch... Keep Reading
Ivar Smits and Floris van Hees are two Dutch sailors who sail around the world as they document local initiatives of doing things in a more sustainable (or future-proof) way for society and the planet. Do you know good examples in New Zealand in the fields of buildings, climate, community, economy, ecosystems, energy, nutrition,... Keep Reading
Naar Nederland reizen: wat zijn nú de regels? Om de verspreiding van Coronavirussen tegen te gaan, heeft Nederland voorwaarden verbonden aan het reizen naar Nederland. Deze beperkingen zijn begin januari in wetten vastgelegd. De belangrijkste is dat je in veel gevallen Nederland alleen binnen kunt komen als je een negatieve PCR-test kunt laten... Keep Reading
Stemmen voor de verkiezingen? Tot 3 februari de tijd om te registreren én volmacht te regelen! Een belangrijke reminder: je kunt je tot en met 3 februari registreren om te mogen stemmen. Ook voor gebruikmaking van de volmacht-constructie geldt deze datum! In verband met gebrekkige internationale posterijen, zeker nu in het coronatijdperk, raden... Keep Reading
Op woensdag 27 januari om 19u NLse tijd vindt het (virtuele) Werelds Verkiezingsdebat 2021 plaats. Dit is georganiseerd door Politiek Café Londen, de Netherland Club of New York en door de SNBN. Dit debat is online live te volgen op YouTube en heeft tot doel om met partijen in discussie te gaan over onderwerpen die ons in het buitenland aangaan.... Keep Reading
Perhaps the headline "Drones, deep learning, and saving Māui dolphins" wouldn't capture one's attention. But then there's this paragraph: "“There's a guy who has a "f*** me Doris" drone, with a Māori-Dutch name, who is using AI [artificial intelligence] and some hardware to save the Māui... Keep Reading
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