New citizens welcomed

Picture by Liam Clayton

Another 23 New Zealand citizens were officially welcomed this week by Mayor Rehette Stoltz at a ceremony at Gisborne District Council. Pictured with the Mayor are Frank Andrew Bode of Australia, Alfred Alexander Britain and Frances Miriam Watling, both of the United Kingdom, Nathan Hayward Coombs of Australia, Mica Jade Dawson of South Africa, Jason Michael Derr, Kalen Gabriel Makana Derr, Kale’a Anne Hanalei Derr, Kari Anne Derr and Gavin Michael Kealoha Derr, all of  United States of America, Stephen Darrell Donnelly of United Kingdom, Jane Alison Donnelly of Wales, Nicola Gill Faulkner of United Kingdom, Fazil Hanif Ibrahim of Fiji, Luisa Li Gan of Peru, Kirsten Julie Searle of Australia, Kelera Lesuvakarua Tiko and Sekonaia Tiko, both of Fiji, Kapil Vashisht of India, Leonard Warid of Fiji and Sarah Jane Willson of England. (Myles Ashworth and Rosemary Lamb not present).