Events - 2006
- 13th February 2006 - The Valentines Day Ball
- 21st March 2006 - Navroze Jashan
- 22nd April 2006 - ZANZ Special Fundraising Nite
- 24th June 2006 - ZANZ Annual General Body Meeting
- 20th August 2007 - Parsi New Year Celebration
- 30th September 2006 - ZANZ Bowling Evening
- 9th December 2006 - ZANZ Annual Christmas Party
| Date | 13th February 2006 |
| Event | The Valentines Day Ball |
| Venue | Pakuranga Country Club |
| Description | The ZANZ managing committee was extremely keen to bring together the Zarathushtrian youth of Auckland and Valentines Day seemed a perfect opportunity to have a function for the age group of 13 to 30. A group of kids got together to organize the entire event and put in considerable effort in making it a very successful evening. "Saints N Sinners", provided a platform for 60 Zoroastrian Youth to come together socially and bond as fellow community members. It was an absolutely enjoyable evening and “the evening rocked !!“ so the kids claimed. Some very enterprising kids dressed for the occasion. |
| Date | 21st March 2006 |
| Event | Navroze Jashan |
| Venue | Te-Tuhi The Mark |
| Description | The ZANZ Navroze Jashan, always a very well attended event, was performed by 9 Dasturs this year, some as young as 11 years and attended by over 130 people in-spite of it being a working day. After the jashan there was a feast of Malida, Rawa, Sev and fruits which were contributed by the ladies of the community. |
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| Date | 22nd April 2006 |
| Event | ZANZ Special Fundraising Night (Parsi Natak and Dinner) |
| Venue | The Bucklands Beach Hall |
| Description | The Association organized a Special Fund Raising Night on the 22nd of April at the Bucklands Beach Hall. On the agenda that evening was the eagerly anticipated Gujarati Natak - "Chalo Jeher Paiyee ". It was followed by a full four course Lagan nu Bhoonu, comprising of Sas ni Maachi, Saali Murghi, Mutton Palav dal, Lagan nu Stew accompanied by Kolah nu acchar, rotli and ice cream. It was a "House Full" crowd, anxious to get their annual dose of "natak nostalgia" cheering for the show to start. The cast comprised of local ZANZ members, a very talented lot, who had spent many evenings, over the previous two months rehearsing in their garages, emoting dramatic gujarati dialogues loudly, till late at night, much to the consternation of their Kiwi neighbours.The natak was performed with great professionalism and showmanship. Heavy doses of Bawaji humor, coupled with characters like "Kali kasari", "Tehmul Tight", "Pesi Papao" and " Shakey Sethna", the entire three act performance had the audience in absolute splits. ZANZ also brought out a Special Souvenir for the evening and obtained a special sponsorship deal from Vision Asia, the providers of Zee, Star Plus and Sony TV in New Zealand. The association made a handsome profit, which will be put to good use for their future community programmes. |
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| Date | 24th June 2006 |
| Event | ZANZ Annual General Body Meeting |
| Venue | Te-Tuhi The Mark |
| Description | Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to email you a copy of the AGM minutes. Kindly note, AGM minutes will be emailed to current ZANZ members only. |
| Date | 20th August 2006 |
| Event | Parsi New Year Celebration (Jashan & Dinner-n-Dance) |
| Venue | Jashan at The Bucklands Beach Hall, Dinner - n - Dance at Howick Bowling Club. |
| Description | The morning started with a celebratory jashan at the Bucklands Beach hall. A very well attended affair with over 200 people. The jashan was performed by ten dasturs from the community and the morning ended with a feast of sev, malido, rava and fruits. It was wonderful to see the community come together to celebrate this auspicious day. This was followed by a Dinner-n-Dance function at the Howick Bowling Club. A very joyful and enjoyable evening with over a 180 people in attendance. Various prizes were won by some very deserving participants for “Best dressed traditional male and female”, “Best dancing couple”, and “Best dressed child”. The prizes were sponsored by Shenaaz & Homi Mistry of Bharat Roofing. The food was catered by Garam Masala and the koliwada fish was a great hit. |
| Date | 30th September 2006 |
| Event | ZANZ Bowling Evening |
| Venue | Panmure Super Bowl |
| Description | A very competitive and fun event for both young and old. Eight teams gave each other a tough time with some fabulous individual performances. Winners in the Junior category were Daisy Powvalla and Farshid Daruwalla. Female senior category winners were Tanaz Siganporia & Monaz Bharucha. Male senior category winners were Minoo Arsiwalla & Shahrukh Khambatta. At the end of the evening, members were already clamouring for more similar events. |
| Date | 9th December 2006 |
| Event | ZANZ Annual Christmas Party |
| Venue | Te-Tuhi The Mark |
| Description | 49 young Zarthusti children with parents and grand-parents in tow, enthusiastically attended the evening and waited for Santa’s arrival. The evening’s activities started with face painting, games, music, dancing and lots of delicious treats. Our female Santa, Anahita Gonda provided great entertainment and enjoyment for the kids. A hoard of smiling kids went home after a thoroughly enjoyable evening already anticipating the next Christmas Party. |