Our Events
Some of our Events during the year 2019-2023
75th Independence Anniversary Day 11-02-2023
11-02-2023 Independence Anniversary Day
We held the celebrations of 75th Independence Anniversary Day of Sri Lanka on 11th of February 2023, at the Mt Albert War Memorial Hall.
1-Welcome
2-Hoisting Flags
3-National Anthems
4-Rasika Subasinghe
5-Hon Damien Smith
7-Irani’s Performance
9-Asoka Dias
10-Nishi Ranatunga
11-Ruwan Palihawadana
12-Honoured Sri Lankans
13-AD, NR & RP
14-Refreshment
17-12-2022 දින පැවැත් වූ නත්තල් සමරුඋළෙල
2022-12-17 නත්තල් සමරු උළෙල
2022-12-17 දින අපි නත්තල් සමරු උළෙලක් පැවැත්වූයෙමු. නත්තල පිළිබදව ගරු ප්‍රින්ස් දේවානන්දන් පියතුමන්ගේ දෙසුමකින්ද හෙබි නත්තල් උළෙල, කවදත් අප සමග සිටින ප්‍රධාන අනුග්‍රාහක ෂෙහාන් සපරමාදු මහතාගේ දායකත්වයෙන් ඇරඹී, කිතුනු බැති ගීවලින් හා රංගනයන්ගන් අලංකෘතව තිබිණ. නත්තල් සීයා දරුවන්ගේ පමණක් නොව සහභාගිවූ සියල්ලන්ගේම නෙත් සිත් පැහැරගනු දැකගත හැකිවිය. මේ එහි අවස්ථා කීපයකි.
1 – Xmas tree
2 – Gawa lena
3 – Comperes
5 – Welcome by Prez
7 – Song by USLA
11 – JLC Choir
11 – JLC Choir
12 – Santa1
13 – Santa2
15 – Main Sponsor Shehan
16 – Thanking by Secy
Hela Mihira 2022- 28th May 2022
NZSL Modern Dance
Rangika Perera
Imaya Munasinghe
Group Dance
Duet
Comperes
Avondale college
Puja Natuma
74th Independence Day Celebrations -12th February 2022
(12th February 2022)
Venue: Mt Albert War Memorial Hall, Mt. Albert, Ackland
Chief Guest:
Hon. Michael Wood Minister of Transport, and Workplace Relations & Safety
Several guests delivered speeches, including:
1. Hon. Michael Wood Minister of Transport, and Workplace Relations & Safety
2. Hon. Vanushi Walters, MP for Upper Harbour
3. Hon. Brooke van Velden, Member of Parliment and Deputy Leader of ACT
4. Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, National Party Representative
5. Keynote address was delivered by Mr Amita Weerakoon
USLA President Dr Rasika Subasinghe made the welcoming speech while Secy, Mr Upali Gunasekara , did the vote of thanks.
Celebrations ended with usual Sri Lankan traditional refreshments.
Complete video of the event
Hela Mihira Silver Jubilee- 10th July 2021
Hela Mihira Cultural show staged on the 10th of July 2021 at the Avondale College Auditorium.
We are proud to say that we are the people who brought Hela Mihira on to the stage! තව ඉන්නවා කට්ටිය. ගෞරි, දයා, Dr ගාමිණී, නිහාල්, චින්තක.
1-Hela Mihira 25
2-Preparations
3-Control Room
4-Comperes
5-Lighting oil lamp4
6-Puja Natuma3
7-Mal Sugande
8-Iren Handen
9-Danno Budunge
9a-Gami Narthanaya
10-Udarata Narthanaya
11-Kokilaya
12-Hindi Tamil Mix
13-Yowun Wasanthaye
14-Arunata Palamuwa
15-Johana Nadagama
16-Mixed Dance
17-Teacher and Studetns
18-By the Committee
19-Gajaga Wannama
20-Karate
21-Udumale
22-Raffle Draw
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24-Kumatada Sobaniye1
25-Up-country Dance
26-Game Gode
27-Mee Pirunu Suwanda
For more photos:
Hela Mihira Videos
Full video of Hela Mihira 2021 is now on YouTube. Use the link below (or type hela Mihira 2021 or හෙළ මිහිර 2021)
Link:
Hela Mihira 2021 – YouTube
Links to Facebook
Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/uslaaucklandnz/
Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/uslaaucklandnz/videos/1144430686068259
Part 3: https://www.facebook.com/uslaaucklandnz/videos/869339493681456
Senior's Trip to Hamilton Gardens - 27th February 2021
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Senior's Trip Visuals
73rd Independence Day Celebrations - 13th February 2021
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(13th February 2021)
Venue: Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 489, Dominion Rd, Mt Eden
Chief Guest: Hon Phil Goff, Mayor of Auckland
Several guests delivered speeches, including:
1. Hon Phil Goff, Mayor of Auckland
2. Hon. Dr Deborah Russell, MP for New Lynn
3. Hon. Vanushi Walters, MP for Upper Harbour
4. Hon Paul Goldsmith, National List MP based in Epsom
5. Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, National Party Representative
6. Keynote address was delivered by Mr Wasantha Marasinghe
USLA President Roshan Manamperi made the welcoming speech while Secy, Rasika Subasinghe did the vote of thanks.
Celebrations ended with usual Sri Lankan traditional refreshments.
1-Committee
2-Guests Arriving
3-Welcoming
5-Invitees Arriving
5-Invitees Arriving
6-Ven Walgama Rewatha Thero
7-Compere (Siyara Dasanayake)
8-Guests
9-Guests
10-Ex-presidents
11-Participants
12-Hoisting Flags
13-Roshan & Phil Goff – Honouring National Anthems
14-Lighting Oil Lamp
15-Two-minute Silence
16-Roshan Manamperi (President, 14-USLA)
17-SL PM’s Msg Being Read (Shaanil(S), Ashrafa(T), Siyara(E))
18-Phil Goff (Mayor, Auckland)
19-Key Note (Wasantha Marasinghe)
20.1-Traditional Dance (Nishi Ranathunga)
20-Michael Wood (Minister of Transport)
21-Dr Deborah Russell (MP)
22-P Goldsmith (MP)
23-Vanushi Walters (MP)
24-KS Bakshi (National Party)
25-Vote of Thx (Rasik, Secy)
26-Refreshment
28-Refreshment
Independence Day - 8th February 2019
71st Independece Day – A short and sweet presentation
by Jalana Jayawardena
A talented student of USLA Sinhala Language Class, in year 8 of Blockhouse bay Intermediate School.
Full speeach : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xp2RfbIkws
Independance Day Celebrations - 9th February 2020
We celebrated the 72nd Independence Day anniversary on 8th of February at Mt Albert War Memorial Hall. Hon Jenny Salesa, Minister of Building and Construction, Customs and Ethnic Communities and Associate Minister for Education and Health, was the chief guest. Other distinguished guests included Hon. Michael Wood, Hon. Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Hon. Dr Deborah Russell, MP, Hon Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, MP, Hon Paul Goldsmith, MP, Language school teacher, Mrs Kanthi Gunathilake, Ms Farhana Nalar, President, New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation, President of Alumni Association of university of Peradeniya new Zealand chapter, Mr Sarath Karunaratne, Secretary SLSNZ and Mr Sharthaar Jameel, Mr Vajira Medagoda, President, NZ Ex Servicemen association.
Welcome Dance
Welcome Daance 2
Stage
Hon Salesa(Minister)
Hon M.Wood(MP)
Hon Guests
Flags Hoisting2
Flags Hoisting
President’s Speech
Dance
Nishanandaya - 27th October 2019
This time we invited two of very popular and talented vocalists in Sri Lanka and among Sinhala communities all over the world, Jagath Wickramasinghe and Uresha Ravihari. The singers themselves praised the event as an outstanding musical show among the ones they had ever staged.
