Latvian House - Christchurch, NZ

30/11/2025

We have held our "November 18th" - the Proclamation Day of Latvia celebrations on the 29th.
Rota Stone led a beautiful Lutheran church service for us, after which we watched the President's speech to diaspora. Then our guest Valda Liepiņa took the floor and gave an insightful speech on the role the Latvian diaspora played and is still playing to aid Latvia in many ways.
After the speeches were done, we had some food and enjoyed ourselves by drawing the raffle presents.

Aizvadījām mūsu "18. novembri" - Latvijas Proklamēšanas 107. gadadienu, 29. novembrī.
Rota Stone novadīja skaistu luterāņu dievkalpojumu, pēc kura noskatījāmies Valsts Prezidenta uzrunu diasporai. Vēlāk ar runu uz tribīnes kāpa mūsu viešņa Valda Liepiņa, kuras teiktais lika aizdomāties par to, cik svarīgu lomu Latvijai spēlēja un joprojām spēlē diaspora.
Kad runas bija aiz muguras, turpinājām svinēt ar garšīgiem ēdieniem un veicām mūsu iecienīto dāvaniņu izlozi.

18/11/2025

Saules mūžu Latvijai! 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
Šodien tiek svinēta Latvijas Republikas proklamēšanas 107. gadadiena.

Pirms 70 gadiem svinētāju 18. novembrī Kraistčērčā bija nedaudz vairāk :)

20/06/2025

Sēru vēsts - 99 gadu vecumā, 11. jūnijā Sidnejā aizsaulē devies Visvaldis Bērziņš - ilggadējs Sv. Māras draudzes priekšsēdētājs un biedrs Kraistčērčā. Lai vieglas smiltis!

Sad news - Visvaldis Bērziņš - a long time chair and member of St. Māra Parish in Christchurch has passed away the age of 99, on June 11th in Sydney. Rest in peace.

05/04/2025

08/01/2025

Congratulations to Filma Straume for winning the Golden Globe as best animated movie!
Anyone interested in watching it in Christchurch, it' s screening at Lumière Cinemas from tomorrow!

Gints Zilbalodis' film "Flow" has won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film of the year, becoming the first Latvian film to win the award.

24/11/2024

Vakar aizvadījām Latvijas Republikas 106. gadadienas svinības Kraistčērčā.
Sākām ar grāmatu svētkiem, turpinājām ar saldējumu. Pēc tam pulcējāmies uz svētku dievkalpojumu, Valsts Prezidenta apsveikumu un mūsu īpašās viešņas - Sandras Kalnietes uzrunu.

Vakaru noslēdzām pie pilniem galdiem un ar dāvaniņu izlozi.

Kopā svētkos piedalījās 22 pieaugušie un 8 bērni.

22/11/2024

17/10/2024

Latvia's Independence Day (the Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia), is celebrated annually on 18 November.
As a reminder for everyone, we will be celebrating it here in Christchurch on the 23rd. Check our events tab for more information.
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However, on the 18th, there is a special screening of the Oscar-winning documentary "20 Days in Mariupol" in the Lumiere Cinema in Christchurch. The film was shot inside the besieged port city during the assault by Russian forces in early 2022.
Please book your tickets before they sell out. It's one of those hard but must-see films about events that should never be forgotten.