Citizen at last!
Aug 14th 2013, 9:23 am
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Citizen at last!
Today I officially became a New Zealand Citizen 
Aug 14th 2013, 9:36 am
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Re: Citizen at last!
Congratulations!!!
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Aug 14th 2013, 9:36 am
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Congratulations!
Aug 14th 2013, 9:45 am
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what did the day entail?
Aug 14th 2013, 9:52 am
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Ceremony involved swearing an oath of allegiance to the Queen (of New Zealand!), shaking hands with the Mayor, receiving certificate, receiving Kowhai tree, singing the National Anthem in both Maori and English. There were 184 new citizens from 34 countries!!
Aug 14th 2013, 10:08 am
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Thanks everyone
Ceremony involved swearing an oath of allegiance to the Queen (of New Zealand!), shaking hands with the Mayor, receiving certificate, receiving Kowhai tree, singing the National Anthem in both Maori and English. There were 184 new citizens from 34 countries!!
Ceremony involved swearing an oath of allegiance to the Queen (of New Zealand!), shaking hands with the Mayor, receiving certificate, receiving Kowhai tree, singing the National Anthem in both Maori and English. There were 184 new citizens from 34 countries!!
Aug 14th 2013, 5:45 pm
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Re: Citizen at last!
Many congratulations Capp
Aug 14th 2013, 9:34 pm
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Fantastic, only another 40 months to go...
Aug 14th 2013, 9:58 pm
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Many congratulations to you Cappuccino. It's a really special day. Now to get your Black & Silver Passport
Aug 14th 2013, 10:20 pm
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Aug 14th 2013, 11:07 pm
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