Street View: New Kiwi citizens share their stories in Rotorua

Estelle Hayes.

At today's citizenship ceremony, new citizens shared what their lives are like in Rotorua.

Geraldine Atchico. Citizenship ceremony. 20 March 2018 Daily Post photograph by Stephen Parker

I'm at Rotorua Girls High School, I'm in my second to last year. I want to study med, and be a surgeon.

GERALDINE ATCHICO Philippines

Peter Auge

We've been in New Zealand for six years, I'm a forestry consultant.

PETER AUGE South Africa

Yelena Bradford

I came to New Zealand five years ago. I'm a full-time mum.

YELENA BRADFORD Kazakhstan

Eashwar Balasubramaniyan

I came to New Zealand in 2003 as a student at Auckland University. I'm in the roading industry. I worked in Timaru but it was too cold, so I came to Rotorua.

EASHWAR BALASUBRAMANIYAN India