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The cover design is based around the idea of Matariki, and the alignment of the stars.

Each town represents an individual star coming together to form a small constellation which takes the shape of New Zealand.

Matariki itself indicates the beginning of the Māori New Year in the middle of June, but is also about celebrating new life, new beginnings.

Choice (Whiriwhiria) - The New Zealand citizenship story

Choice is a commemorative book which acknowledges the commitment that new citizens make to New Zealand.

The book features the stories of people who have chosen to become New Zealand citizens and includes information on New Zealand citizenship.

This work, excluding the personal information and photographs used in citizens’ profiles, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. In essence, you are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to the Department of Internal Affairs and abide by the other licence terms. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/

Choice - Whiriwhiria: The New Zealand Citizenship Story - Te Korero Raraunga o Aotearoa (PDF, 4MB)