Avalon House is the clubhouse of the New Zealand Netherlands Society Wellington, better known as the Dutch Club Wellington, at 61 Taita Drive in Avalon, Lower Hutt. The society was founded in Wellington on 12 May 1948. It is a social club for people interested in Dutch language, heritage and culture, and membership is open to all nationalities. The club aims to keep Dutch traditions alive and to link the Netherlands and New Zealand. It holds events for Dutch national festivals and traditions, and it publishes a bi-monthly magazine, Double Dutch. Members can borrow from a large collection of Dutch books. Family memberships are available.
We hear the clubhouse was damaged in a recent storm. The Wednesday coffee mornings will go ahead at another venue, and members will be told by newsletter. The klaverjas players have also found another venue for their Tuesday meetings. The club's website lists its other events and the planned reopening of Avalon House.