On Wednesday, the 19th of August, at 9.30am, at the Council Chambers floor 2A Civic house, the Nelson City Council held a New Zealand Citizenship ceremony. Ten special Kapahaka students were chosen to go. They sung 3 songs such as: He Honore, Te Iwi E, Ko Toku Marae Tenei. The Deputy Mayor gave a short speech in Maori as a way of welcoming and the visitors had to say the Oath of Allegiance (Te Oati ki Te Ariki Tapairu a te Raraunga ki Aotearoa) for the Country. It was cool, we had lots of fun, we are very proud of how well we have done.
By Nina
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