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New Zealand gained 16 new citizens at Friday's citizenship ceremony in the Queenstown Lakes District Council chambers, welcomed by Queenstown Primary School pupils singing the national anthem.
The new citizens were (from left) Arusha Nemalekar, India; Meadow Koslen Ridd, Ollie Ridd (7) and Madeleine Ridd (4), United States; Kenneth Golding, Scotland; Colette Nicholson, Scotland; Peter James, Australia; Suzi Bunting and Emily Bunting (9), England; Michael Schwer, United States; Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden; Nicki Barnard, England; Andrew Miller, Gayle Miller, Joe Miller (4) and Riley Miller (3), of England; Lee Fletcher and Laura Fletcher, of England.
