Five Mackenzie residents became New Zealand citizens at a ceremony in Tekapo on Tuesday 31 October 2023.
Attending the ceremony were (left to right) Kuldeep Singh and Surita Devi from Fiji, Krsna Price from the Philippines (with her son), Claudia Mischler from Canada, Mayor Anne Munro, and Christine Bell from Switzerland.
The Mackenzie College Kapa Haka group also attended and gave a powerful performance.