Hastings welcomes 30 new citizens

Monday, 8 December 2014, 12:02 pm
Press Release: Hastings District Council

December 8, 2014

Hastings welcomes 30 new citizens

Hastings will welcome 30 new New Zealanders at a citizenship ceremony to be held Wednesday 10th December 2014, from 6pm in the Hastings District Council Chambers.

The candidates’ nationalities are as follows:
British: 6
South African: 5
Portuguese: 2
British/Zimbabwean: 1
Bangladeshi: 2
Samoan: 6
Indian: 1
Malaysian: 1
Filipino: 3
Australian: 1
American: 2

A Kaumatua will welcome those present on behalf of tangata whenua.

Hastings District Council Councillors will present each candidate with a kowhai tree to symbolise “putting down roots”.

ENDS

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