Congratulations to Central Otago's newest batch of kiwis.

Pictured at the Central Otago District Council (CODC) citizenship ceremony on Friday (September 12, 2025): Declan Monahan (Ireland), Gillian Wilson (UK), Geling Li (China), Simione Vosota Salu (NZ), Vilisi Bulavou (Fiji), Marica Senabu Salu (Fiji), James Tate-Bell (UK), Weena Morris (Thailand), Danielle Megan Laughington and Seth Gordan H Laughington (Canada), Charlotte Elizabeth Kortegast (and children) (UK), Tanentoa Teiwaki (Kiribati), Taitusi Kadavaki (Fiji), Kyle Christie Clapperton (Scotland), Rita Ann Richards (UK), Blanka Csiky (Hungary), Joanna Elizabeth Corrie (USA), Ethan and Megan Sieroczuk (UK), Jane Walker (UK), and Archie Sieroczuk (UK).

CODC will be holding a further two citizenship ceremonies on Friday November 7 and 28.