At yesterday's citizenship ceremony in Rotorua, people shared why they became citizens.
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One day my daughter said, "It's awkward travelling on a New Zealand passport and you're still using an Indian passport."
RAJEEV BAJWA
India
TAKING THE OATH..Twenty-five people were made New Zealand citizens at the Rotorua Lakes Council on Thursday. PHOTO/FILE
At yesterday's citizenship ceremony in Rotorua, people shared why they became citizens.
One day my daughter said, "It's awkward travelling on a New Zealand passport and you're still using an Indian passport."
RAJEEV BAJWA
India
I work at the Tamaki Maori Village, I thought it was about time I became a citizen.
HILDA LAMONT
Papua New Guinea
Our grandchildren are from here so I thought it was about time.
MARGARET MOWBRAY
England
I came to New Zealand with my family in 2007. I had a daughter, she's 3 now, so I thought it was time I did it.
NAZIFA MESIC
Sweden
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