Hastings welcomes 25 new citizens
<p>Hastings will welcome 25 new New Zealanders at a citizenship ceremony to be held on Wednesday February 1st, 2012, from 6 pm in the Te Aranga Marae, 18 Boston Crescent, Flaxmere.<br />
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The candidates’ nationalities are as follows:<br />
South African 1<br />
British 3<br />
Swiss 4<br />
Samoan 9<br />
American 2<br />
Indian 1<br />
Zimbabwean 2<br />
United States National/<br />
Samoan 1<br />
Malaysian 2<br />
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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”.</p>