Mayor Annette Main’s last citizenship ceremony

Published on 03 October 2016

3 October 2016

Mayor Annette Main and Chief Executive Kym Fell welcomed a group of new citizens in a ceremony in the Council Chambers on Thursday, September 29.

Mayor Annette was delighted, as always, to welcome the new citizens to our district and said it was a bittersweet occasion as it was her last citizenship ceremony as Mayor.

“I have really enjoyed welcoming new citizens to Whanganui in my six years as Mayor. This has been one of the greatest part of the job, so it’s with an element of sadness that I will be handing it over.

“It’s exciting to see that people continue to choose New Zealand, and Whanganui, as their home and that people from all kinds of countries throughout the world move here, adding diversity and vibrancy to our community.”

The new citizens and their original nationalities are:

Mr Christopher Graham Burrows (British), Mrs Caroline Louise Burrows (British), Master Jack Oliver Burrows (British), Miss Holly Ruth Burrows (British), Mr Wilton Bishop Hodges (American), Mr Rajesh Kumar (Indian), Mr Willem Abraham Lombard (South African       ), Mr Robert Michael Gareth Morgan (British), Mr Tarsem Singh  (Indian), Mrs Harkamaljit Kaur (Indian), Mr Lovedeep Singh (Indian), Mr Jagdeep Singh (Indian), Mrs Sandiya Chandanie Bandara (British Sri Lankan), Mr Mervyn Larry Clements (South African), Mrs Sonja Ann Clements (South African), Mr Kwangsub Kim (Korean), Mrs Mikyung Joo (Korean), Miss Jaewon Kim (Korean), Miss Jaeee Kim (Korean), Mrs Sini Mattathil Joy (Indian), Mr Danilo Baetiong Samson (Filipino), Mrs Rosemailah Tamayo Samson (Filipino), Mrs Mirtha Cecilia Stewart (Peruvian), Miss Arianna del Carmen Jorge Miranda (Peruvian), Miss Lorena Mercedes Jorge Miranda (Peruvian), Mr Fabrizzio Martin Jorge Miranda (Peruvian), Mr Roger Gregory Tuffield (British), Mr Sa Vaiau (Samoan), Mrs Dora Vaiau (Samoan), Miss Foketi Michelle Sa (Samoan) and Mr Zedrick Elisara Junior Vaiau (Samoan).