Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
Nov 24th 2009, 10:26 pm
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Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
Yes Ive been practicing my singing
Yes I have my union jack shorts and knotted Hankie (national dress required)
Yes I will be moving to Oz as soon as the passports are delivered (joking)
Anyone else on the 1st of December in Orewa?
Yes I have my union jack shorts and knotted Hankie (national dress required)
Yes I will be moving to Oz as soon as the passports are delivered (joking)
Anyone else on the 1st of December in Orewa?
Nov 25th 2009, 3:17 am
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
How exciting! Want to see the piccies. Enjoy the day 
Not yet, we're applying in Feb. We'll have been here 3 years then.
. Love it this time around though
Nov 25th 2009, 8:34 pm
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
i'm almost at the point of thinking maybe I just might go for citizenship.
I've been here 10 years so looks pretty permanent!
Good luck on Saturday...how very exciting.
I was reading the oath the other day...so strange swearing allegiance to the queen when she's your own queen anyway. Although I never swore allegiance to her there so she can't make me do her bidding yet.
An argentinian friend found the queen bit very odd
I like the way that it is secular though, that you can swear to almight God or make a solemn vow or summat
I've been here 10 years so looks pretty permanent!
Good luck on Saturday...how very exciting.
I was reading the oath the other day...so strange swearing allegiance to the queen when she's your own queen anyway. Although I never swore allegiance to her there so she can't make me do her bidding yet.
An argentinian friend found the queen bit very odd
I like the way that it is secular though, that you can swear to almight God or make a solemn vow or summat
Dec 1st 2009, 1:24 am
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
i'm almost at the point of thinking maybe I just might go for citizenship.
I've been here 10 years so looks pretty permanent!
Good luck on Saturday...how very exciting.
I was reading the oath the other day...so strange swearing allegiance to the queen when she's your own queen anyway.
I've been here 10 years so looks pretty permanent!
Good luck on Saturday...how very exciting.
I was reading the oath the other day...so strange swearing allegiance to the queen when she's your own queen anyway.
Dec 1st 2009, 3:21 am
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Dec 2nd 2009, 9:00 am
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
different hat too I think...the blue with the ostrich feathers
Dec 2nd 2009, 12:33 pm
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
Same person, but different office.
Bear in mind that the Oath on becoming a citizen is not to the Queen personally, but to the Crown of New Zealand (which is not the same as the Crown in the United Kingdom).
Bear in mind that the Oath on becoming a citizen is not to the Queen personally, but to the Crown of New Zealand (which is not the same as the Crown in the United Kingdom).
Dec 2nd 2009, 6:29 pm
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
Thought it was directly to her and her heirs/successors?
Could be legally messy if NZ ever split from the common wealth
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Could be legally messy if NZ ever split from the common wealth
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Dec 3rd 2009, 1:15 am
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony-Orewa
In the capacity of Crown of New Zealand. If the Crown of New Zealand were to be occupied by a different person, or New Zealand became a republic, one's allegiance as a New Zealand citizen would alter accordingly.
