![Mohsen Askari.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NEAFR3R2QTQCBCBTCOPPJOZPHU.jpg?auth=2fbe06deeaf2eb03d7575708a34ad87584df3e14a76626f8e703083ad323eaf5&width=16&height=24&quality=70&smart=true)
MOHSEN ASKARI, Iran
I got a job here six years ago. I didn't know anything about New Zealand so I only came here for six months. Long story short, I am still here.
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IMELDA NICOLAS BANGGAY, Philippines
Owhata Primary students perform a haka. Photo/Stephen Parker
MOHSEN ASKARI, Iran
I got a job here six years ago. I didn't know anything about New Zealand so I only came here for six months. Long story short, I am still here.
IMELDA NICOLAS BANGGAY, Philippines
I'm so lucky to be a citizen. I came here eight years ago and married a New Zealander.
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AMANJOT KAUR, India
Everyone I have met in New Zealand has been so helpful and they always have a smile on their face.
FATIH KOLCU, Turkey
I've been in New Zealand seven years, I run a Turkish kebab business and I enjoy being here.
An NZ Post van and motorbike collided head-on along a rural road.