Photo by Helena de Reus.
Each was presented with a kowhai tree, after swearing their allegiance to the Queen before a full Clutha District Council in Balclutha on Thursday.
Pictured are new citizens (front, from left) Dorothy Melvin (Britain), Mr Cadogan, Ursula Roger (Papua New Guinea), (back, from left), Anna Jordaan (South Africa), Charlene Burrows (South Africa), Janet Rogers (Philippines), Helen Fogarty (Britain) and Yuri Faria (Brazil).
