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    Posted on May 30th, 2008

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    Malaysia Students in Auckland meeting with MSD

    MSD

    30th May 2008 – Pn. Rose, Education Attaché for Malaysia students in New Zealand came to Auckland to visit Malaysian students here. The meeting of Malaysian Student Department (MSD) with all Malaysian students was supposed to be conducted last February but it had to be postponed to May.

    We, Malaysian students were very grateful to have Pn. Rose here in Auckland. Pn. Rose had given her speech about MSD and gave helpful advices to all the students. She reminded us to sustain the good name of Malaysia by following all the rules in New Zealand and achieve success in both academic and co-curriculum. She also said that all students need to register their name with MSD whether they are under scholarship or private students.

    Pn. Rose shared her experiences in handling students’ problems since she began her services in New Zealand since 2003. The most frequent asked questions were explained comprehensively by Pn. Rose such as the issue of passport, student visa, and driving license. Valuable and helpful information had been share to all who attend.

    The meeting ended at 9.30pm. We had a group photography session and dinner at the closing.

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    Posted on May 29th, 2008

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    Malaysia students clubs and organizations in Auckland meeting with MSD

    29th May 2008 – A meeting with Pn. Rose, Education Attaché from Malaysian Student Department were conducted at Auckland University’s Club Space. All Malaysia student clubs and organization committees were called upon to attend this meeting.

    There are four Malaysian clubs and organization in Auckland which are UMNO Auckland, PETRONAS Union in Auckland (PETUNIA), Union of Malaysian Students in Auckland (UMSA), and Malaysia Student Post-Grad in Auckland (MAPSA).

    The main issue that had been brought up in the meeting was the need for cooperation among all Malaysian clubs in organizing the main events that symbolizes Malaysia. Malaysia Student Department had suggested that all main events like Merdeka Night, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Chinese New Year, and Deepavali are to be hosted together in order to make a bigger celebration especially with the combination of recourses in terms of man power and financial.

    It has also been proposed in the meeting that a supreme council were to be established with the combination of Malaysian clubs in Auckland. This club will assist MSD in dealing with administrative matters.

    The number of Malaysian students in Auckland has increased dramatically in the past two years. This year, there are 426 Malaysian students that are registered with MSD but it is believed that there are more Malaysian students studying in Auckland and the number could reach up to 600.

    All clubs seemed to agree with the ideas being brought up in the meeting and the establishment of the supreme council will be held soon in order to encourage more unity in conducting Malaysian events and also the club will play a role in assisting MSD with students’ administrative matters in Auckland.

    The meeting adjourned at 10pm.

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    Posted on April 15th, 2008

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    Visit to Royal Malaysia Naval Ship

    Visit to Royal Malaysia Naval Ship

    Sometimes in our life, we maybe dreaming of being on the naval ship and experience it ourselves but not many of us have the chance to do so especially when at overseas. However on 15th April 2008, it is like having a dream come true. On that day, we have had the opportunity to visit the Royal Malaysia Naval Ship, known as KD Sri Inderapura which is one of the best that Royal Malaysia Navy had. According to their itinerary, this ship travel all the way from Lumut, Perak on a mission that is not being disclosed for security reason. However we feel honoured that they did spent their time and commitment to meet Malaysians at Auckland despite their pack schedule.

    On that day, the weather was not very good, it was gloomy and raining but that did not stop us from visiting the ship which is located at New Zealand Navy Base in Devonport. About 85 peoples joined the visit which includes undergraduate students and postgraduate students together with their families. All the plans arranged on that day worked well and according to its time. The students who went there by bus gathered at University of Auckland’s General Library at around 7.45am. The trip took about 45 minutes to arrive at the navy base and the program started at around 9.3-am. We spent about 3 hours there doing various activities, listening to the talk given by them, walking around the ship and chatting with the ship officers and crews and exchanging experience and knowledge. We also had the chance to taste the Malaysian style fried noodles cooked by the ship chefs and the food was very delicious. With all these activities, 3 hours is not a long time and at 12.30pm we took our bus back to university. We arrived at the university around 1.30pm marking the end of our trip.

    The purpose of the visit is to meet the Royal Malaysia Navy Officers as well as visiting the ship and learning about their life and daily operation on the ship. They were very friendly and allowed us to visit the main parts of the ship such as the main decks, cargo part, crew dining room and kitchen as well as the operation centre. At the operation centre, we are being exposed with all the equipments together with their respective functions. We also able to see a demonstration on how information is being transmitted from one crew at the side of the ship to the operation centre at the middle of the ship and also how to identify type of ship at night. Besides that, we were told about the specific duty assigned to officer and crew. There is a mailing officer who in charge of all the mails sent out or received by the ship and also the chartman who in charge of preparing the chart for their next journey. One of the facts about the ship that really amazed us is the cargo part of the ship which can accommodate around 24 tanks or 20 buses at a time. This clearly indicates how big the ship is. It is not surprise that this ship required around 20 officers and 250 crews to operate and handle it.

    Overall the trip was a very good experience for all of us who joined it. Despite the bad weather but we enjoyed our day there and are looking forward for next trip.

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    Posted on March 30th, 2008

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    Pingat Jasa Malaysia (PJM) Medal Award Ceremony

    Pingat Jasa Malaysia

    On 30th March 2008, Pingat Jasa Malaysia (PJM) Medal Award Ceremony has taken place at Manurewa Returned Service Association (RSA) hall at Manurewa. This ceremony was held to commemorate retired New Zealand soldiers who fought to protect Malaysia’s sovereignty during the World War II and the Insurgency.

    Mr. Walter Netto, the honorary member of the NZ Malayan Veteran Society has contacted Malaysian students and invited us to participate in this ceremony. A group of students from UMNO Auckland and UMSA (United Malaysia Student Organization in Auckland) was given the privilege to perform cultural dances, namely Tarian Sumazau and Zapin, and also to recite a poem written especially for the occasion.

    The medals were presented by Malaysia Defence Advisor to the Malaya High Commission from Wellington, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Faiezzelan. He was proud to see Malaysian students having the chance to experience the nostalgic and important part of the history of Malaysia through the appreciation of these soldiers’ endeavours. He also presented a remembrance medal to the students that took part in the event.

    We, students from UMNO Auckland are honoured and delighted to be part of this historic event that celebrated Malaysia’s independence. It also reminded us of the struggle that the older generation had to go through to achieve what we had today.

    The Manurewa RSA had also promised to continue this new bond of friendship we had created with them, assuring us that they would support and welcome us any time in the future. It is truly a proof that even after 50 years of Independence, Malaysia still remembered those who fought for her and we hope that this relationship shall endure the test of time.

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    Posted on March 27th, 2008

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    Leadership Program and Meeting with MSD

    Leadership Program and Meeting with MSD

    Event : Leadership Program

    Venue : Wellington

    Date : 25th-27th April 2008

    Participants: (i) Mohd Ridhwan Mohd Ali (President)

    (ii) Amirul Afiq Nasruddin (Sports Officer I)

    On the 25th April 2008, Kelab UMNO Auckland was invited by Malaysia Students Department in Wellington to attend a leadership program in Wellington. Kelab UMNO Auckland sent two representatives to attend the program who were the President, Mohd Ridhwan Mohd Ali and Sports Officer I, Amirul Afiq Nasruddin. There were 15 Malaysian students clubs from all over New Zealand attended the program. Almost the entire program was held at Malaysian High Commissioner, Wellington.

    First Day (25th April 2008)

    First Meeting

    The first meeting was chaired by Pn. Rose Lina Ismail, Education Attache’. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss about club’s organisation. Each club’s representatives had to present about the structure of the club, the events that had be done, and the upcoming events that will be held. For our club, our President, Mohd Ridhwan Mohd Ali had represented all the things that were asked to be represented. All 15 clubs stressed on the events that had been and will be done.

    Second Day (26th April 2008)

    Second Meeting

    The second meeting was again chaired by Pn. Rose Lina Ismail. The second meeting was about Club’s Organisation and Coordination. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the organization and coordination of Malaysian Organizations in New Zealand.

    Third Meeting and Fourth Meeting

    These meetings were regarding the upcoming Bersatu Games that will be co-hosted between Wellington Malaysian Student Organization (WMSO) and Massey University Malaysian Student Association (MUMSA).  Both meetings were chaired by Wan Dazriq, Bersatu Games 2008 Chairman. The Bersatu Games committee members represented what they had planned for this year Bersatu Games and then we have a Q&A session to clear up any queries that arise.

    Third and Final Day (27th April 2008)

    We were divided into few groups to participate in a game which looked like an Amazing Race. We had to explore the City of Wellington to find the clues in order to finish the race. We had to complete few task in the cold weather of Wellington. It was tiring but a lot of fun.  This activity was part of the leadership program that was planned for 3 years from MSD. We were lucky to be the first batch to be selected.

    After finishing the race, we went back to High Commissioner and Pn Rose Lina Ismail chaired the closing event. We reflected on what had been done during the 3 days of the program. Unfortunately, we couldn’t stay until the program ended since we had to go back to Auckland early. After greeting farewell to all, we headed straight back to Auckland. And Alhamdulillah, we arrived in Auckland in one piece.

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    Posted on March 15th, 2008

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    Orientation Day 2008

    Orientation Day

    Kelab UMNO Auckland Orientation Day was held on 15th of March 2008 at the Auckland Domain with the participation of almost 130 members. The objective of the event was to welcome new members besides thanking returning members for their loyalty. The event was targeted to bridge close relationship between members with fun activities and free food.

    This event was head by Mr Nurnisham Mohd Ali, UMNO Auckland Secretary 1. Members attending the orientation were assigned into few colour-coded teams during registration. They participated in the games organized for the orientation as representatives from their respective teams as this practice foster teamwork and as a mean of icebreaking members. Each team was assigned with one facilitator comprising of new committee members as an opportunity for them to display their leadership.

    The event started with welcoming speech by club’s president, Mr Mohd Ridhwan Mohd Ali. The president thanked and welcomed everyone including his committee members for contributing to the success of the event. He stressed the objective of the club is to take care of student’s welfare and unity. Shortly after the speech, the first game, ‘whisper-whisper’ started. After a good round of fun, the second game followed. ‘Project Runaway’ was a fun game with teams coming up with creative design for costumes using only newspaper. Later the models did a catwalk to show-off their team’s design.  The last game of the day was the annual event, ‘Baling Telur’. This was the most enjoyable event of the day as members had great laughter throwing eggs to the partners from a distance.  Our activities also attract the New Zealand locals and tourists when they taking pictures during each games.

    After the tiring yet fun games session, the members were served with food. The menu was really mouth watering with meehun goreng and kuih bingka. While the members were having lunch, the prizes for the games were presented to winners. The event was wrapped up with group photos and Mr Ridhwan thanking everyone again for their participation.

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    Posted on March 4th, 2008

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    Registration Day 2008

    Registration Day 2008

    Registration Week for UMNO Auckland Club took place between 4 March 2008 and 7 March 2008 at the University of Auckland during the University Orientation Week. The number of members registered reached 140 people and we are expecting more people joining the club during the Orientation Day on the 15 March 2008 this Saturday.
    UMNO Auckland 2008 Vice President Abang Shahreen Abang Hussaini is in charge on this event. Registration table were set up at University Quad, where there were 5 shifts per day, with at least 2 committees being present during each shift. The table was decorated with batik and also Malaysian flags, which symbolizes our nationality and authenticity.

    Once a new member was registered they were provided with a copy of the UMNO 2008 brochure containing the list of sponsors, a list of Halal outlets around Auckland, information concerning useful websites and most importantly the UMNO 2008 planner that covers the list of events and activities planned for the members this year.

    Special thanks go out to all our sponsors for continually supporting us. Thanks also to all our committee members who helped out during the Registration Week for putting their time and effort welcoming the new members also the returning member from last year. Last but not least, a big warm welcome to all our members, thanks for signing up and supporting our club. We will make sure that the year 2008 will be a very memorable one for all of you.

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    Posted on January 5th, 2008

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    Lawatan ke Kediaman Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal

    Datuk Shafie

    5 Januari 2008 – Kelab UMNO Auckland telah berkunjung ke kediaman Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal selaku Pengerusi Sekretariat Kelab UMNO Luar Negara (KULN) dan Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna di Kuala Lumpur. Kesempatan ini digunakan untuk menyampaikan sendiri berita penyerahan pucuk pimpinan Kelab UMNO Auckland yang sekarang diterajui saudara Mohd Ridhwan Mohd Ali mengambil alih daripada saudara Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian.

    Di dalam lawatan ini, matlamat serta hala tuju Kebab UMNO Luar Negara telah dibincangkan. Dato Shafie dalam amanat dan nasihat beliau mahu Kelab UMNO bergerak lebih giat dalam mengadakan aktiviti-aktiviti yang berfaedah serta berperanan lebih aktif dalam membantu serta membimbing para pelajar Malaysia di luar negara.

    Kelab UMNO Auckland juga telah menyerahkan laporan tahunan kelab ‘REVIEW 2007′ kepada Dato Shafie Apdal semasa lawatan ini. Turut hadir ialah saudari Suzana isteri kepada saudara Alkaf, saudari Afiah bekas Setiausaha Kelab UMNO Melbourne dan saudara Zulkafli bekas ahli Kelab UMNO Mesir.

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