Happy families
Some of the new citizens welcomed by deputy mayor Councillor Cynthia Bowers into New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay and Hastings in particular 😉 at this week’s citizenship ceremony at Hastings District Council 🙂
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Events
My favourite pic from an afternoon playing Zorb football, from Action Inflatables Hawke’s Bay, with 11 Squadron Air Training Corps District of Hastings, Operation Rough Ground at Roy’s Hill Army Training Area, Hastings 🙂
Happy families and Hastings deputy mayor Cynthia Bowers pictured at a Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council on 20 May, 2015.
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Just some of the happy new citizens, pictured at a Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council on 15 April, 2015.
Photos by Margot Burns
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You never do know who you’re going to bump into. Welcoming new citizens to New Zealand, including my good friends Brett and Joelle Pretorius, 🙂 at Hastings District Council, on 18 March, 2015.
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One of the lighter moments from the first Citizenship Ceremony of the year, welcoming more “new” citizens, some of whom have lived here for decades!! 🙂 at Hastings District Council, on 18 February, 2015.
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Just one of the photos from another wonderful evening of celebrating the accomplishments of Hastings young people, at the Hastings Heretaunga Lions Club Young Achievers Awards.
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Last night I had the privilege of welcoming a group of New Zealand’s newest citizens into the Hastings District.
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FRIENDSHIPS RENEWED
Congratulations to Havelock North Squash Club for their recent celebration of 50 years bashing balls around an enclosed space.
Here’s a Facebook album of the weekend’s social events, where I suspect the conversation centred around tall tales and confessions of crime long-forgotten.
Admittedly, there are times when I’m less than happy with our local councils, but there are others when I’m decidedly more than happy for them to fulfill other roles than just roads and footpaths, sewage disposal and the supply of fresh water.
Hastings District Council really excels in honouring people who have contributed to our community, whether by achieving some accomplishment or by serving as volunteers in a remarkably diverse range of community organisations.
It’s been my pleasure to photograph the last few years’ Civic Honours Awards, both the awards presentation and portraits of the winners in locations relative to their area of passion.
These people add so much to the life of our community and it is wonderful that we celebrate them.
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and also candids and presentations from the awards night at Cheval Room, Hawke’s Bay Racing Centre.
Bert Lincoln, General Community Service Award
Betty Price, General Community Service Award
Bob Hall, General Community Service Award
Glenys Riddell, General Community Service Award
Hai Tong Too, General Community Service Award
Hastings Heritage Trails Society Inc, Arts and Culture Award
Norm Treneman, General Community Service Award
Pauline Vesty, Education and Youth Award
Peggy van Asch, Health and Welfare Award
Ross Sweatman, General Community Service Award
Click here to see the full set of portraits
and also candids and presentations from the awards night at Cheval Room, Hawke’s Bay Racing Centre.