Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 24, 2018 16:17:52 GMT 12
BIGGEST INTAKE OF CITIZENS AND FIRST TIME AFFIRMATION IN MAORI
Yesterday, the Queenstown Lakes welcomed 82 new citizens, the largest number in a single ceremony to date in the district, including two women who became the first in the resort to give their affirmation in Maori.
When she received her citizenship letter, the Queenstown Lakes District Council planner noted giving the affirmation in Maori was not an option, so asked if she could.
"I thought it would be cool to do it in Maori ... it felt right doing it in te reo.
"I asked and they said, ‘Yes, absolutely’."Miss Evans, a graphic designer for Colliers, has been here six years and completed the first two years of her te reo Maori study, doing so "to become part of New Zealand"......
www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/biggest-intake-citizens-and-first-time-affirmation-maori
Yesterday, the Queenstown Lakes welcomed 82 new citizens, the largest number in a single ceremony to date in the district, including two women who became the first in the resort to give their affirmation in Maori.
When she received her citizenship letter, the Queenstown Lakes District Council planner noted giving the affirmation in Maori was not an option, so asked if she could.
"I thought it would be cool to do it in Maori ... it felt right doing it in te reo.
"I asked and they said, ‘Yes, absolutely’."Miss Evans, a graphic designer for Colliers, has been here six years and completed the first two years of her te reo Maori study, doing so "to become part of New Zealand"......
www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/biggest-intake-citizens-and-first-time-affirmation-maori