Zarathushtrian Association

We would also like to thank Darius Mistry, Kashmira Amrolia, Rustom Dubash, Ronnie Sethna and Gulshan Vagal for making monetary donations towards the Jashan. Thanks to Tehmus Mistry for donating flowers.

The Jashan was followed by the sharing of chasni which was generously brought by Khorshed Tukina, Shernaz Kapadia, Benifer Irani, Yasmin Karani, Tanaz Patrawala, Pervin Contractor, Cyrus and Nilufer Khambatta, Faranak Kabir, Havovi Chhor, Hufrish Mehta, Thrity Mistry and Tenaz Irani. If we have missed naming anyone, we apologise but truly appreciate your kind donation.

Kind Regards,

ZANZ Management Committee

Homi and Zenobia Daruwalla were the lucky winners of the ZANZ raffle. Everyone went away with smiles on their faces and full stomachs.

We thank all those who attended for supporting ZANZ.

Kind Regards,
ZANZ Management Committee

The members of the community attended the ZANZ Parsi New Year Jashan on the 18^th of August 2013 at The Nixon Community Hall, 70 Sale Street, Howick.

The ZANZ Management Committee would like to thank Viraf Fatakia, Jamsheed Tata, Khushru Master, Freddy Dastur, Riyasp Bhandari, Karan Bhandari, Navzad Chhor, Parzaan Mehta, Zariab Karkaria and Behzad Karkaria for performing the Jashan.

We would also like to thank Yezdi Amrolia, Hutoxi Kateli, Havovi Chhor, Goolu Balsara, Gulshan Vagal and an anonymous donor for their monitory donations.

Also a big thank you to all volunteers who donated papris, bhakras, sev, malido and ravo for the jashan, which everyone enjoyed.

The community spirit was alive and apparent at this Jashan and we hope to have many more like it.

Kind Regards,

ZANZ Management Committee

The ZANZ Management Committee would like to thank all the participants and spectators who joined us for the ZANZ Badminton tournament on Sunday 6^th October 2013. This tournament featured Juniors, Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles.

This event was hugely popular and right from the beginning participants started showing their skills and interest in the game on the courts. The response for mixed doubles was so huge that we had to do a redraw.

The tournament also featured a bit of an upset when the defending champion Shahnoor Contractor was defeated in the round-robin draw by Shahazad Contractor. However he prevailed in the end and won the singles for the fourth year in a row.

Our congratulations to the following winners and runners-up in their respective categories:

Junior Singles:

Winner: Freyana Kaikobadi (15-12, 21-19)

Runners-Up: Reshad Contractor

Men’s Singles:

Winner: Shahanoor Contractor (15-3)

Runners-Up: Shahazad Contractor

Women’s Singles:

Winner: Jarafshan Mistry (15-12, 8-15, 15-8)

Runner-Ups: Ferzin Irani

Mixed Doubles:

Winner: Shahanoor Contractor & Cyrus Daji (15-8, 17-15)

Runners-Up: Nivzer Dadabhoy & Merzi Amrolia

In the end a prize winning ceremony was held where all the winners and runners-up were given awards of chocolates to gorge on and revive their energy levels.

We would like to thank all the volunteers who were there to help us out with referring the games. The youths had also put up food stalls selling yummy cutlets and muffins which also enabled them to collect funds for the 6^th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress, being hosted by ZANZ in December 2015.

Support ZANZ! This is YOUR organisation, we’re just the facilitators.

Kind Regards,

ZANZ Managing Committee

Collecting funds for the World Zoroastrian Youth Congress to be hosted in 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand is on in full swing and every drop in the ocean counts. The march to the D-day continues by aprah wallah Youth with a series of events to build up the piggy bank. So, this was the event where Youth had yummy Indian Food stalls.

Benifer Irani, one of the members of ZANZ Managing Committee took the initiative of organising the festive, Chalo Dandiya raas aneh Garba dance for the Zoroastrians of Auckland, giving the youth an opportunity to host the food stalls. It was held at the Bucklands Beach Community Hall on Saturday, 12^th October 2013 from 7.30 p.m. till late night. Though before the bawas could get their sticks together, they promptly made a beeline for the delicious pani puri and bhel puri made by Daliah Kermani. There was loads of gajar halwa, yummy samosas and pav bahji to feast on as well. We would like to thank the Donors on behalf of our Youth…... Daliah Kermani, Tanaz Siganporia, Khushnuma Balsara, Karmin Sukhia, Pervin Medhora, Nazneen Sukhia for donating food and assisting in their fund raising.

Some of the young ladies came in their glittering best and added some more shine to the dance floor. Spot prizes were distributed for Best Dressed Fatakroh Male, where there was a tie between Viraf Todywalla & Ketan Trivedi and Best Dressed Fatakrih Female – Nazneen Daruwalla.

D J Jolly played some foot-tapping disco dandiya tunes and really dhinchaak music which was a great fitness routine and an excuse to have some more fun, just the way we love it. Prize for Best Dancing Dhinchaak Couple on the dance floor went to Neville and Preeti.

It was surely a joyous, masti aneh majja wallih evening with loads of khavaa peevanu. So Chalo aveh next year dhinchaak music aneh Dandiya Garba sathe dhamaal karsu.

Support ZANZ and aprah wallah Youth !! As this is YOUR organisation who brings series of events and we are just the Facilitators !!

Malyeah and duvah with fondest wishes,

ZANZ Managing Committee

It was an enjoyable afternoon for the kids and a few parents who had come along.

The children enjoyed themselves jumping on the trampolines and doing great stunts and then one of the enthusiastic volunteer also gave a try on the trampolines and thoroughly enjoyed !!

There was finger food and soft drinks to gulp down after an adventurous afternoon.

Finally Santa came along with its Rudolph and gave away prezzies.

All children got a surprise gift (Christmas tree with decorations), from our generous donor Darius Karani and an anonymous donor gave chocolates for all children who came.

A Big thank you to all the volunteers and Santa Clause and Rudolf.

Kind Regards,
ZANZ Managing Committee.