Newly-welcomed New Zealand citizen Gabriela Williamson with husband Henry and daughter Jessica (8) after yesterday’s citizenship ceremony at the Waitaki District Council chambers in Oamaru. PHOTO: DANIEL BIRCHFIELDFrom Mexico to Waitaki, life has changed dramatically over the years for Gabriela Williamson. Mrs Williamson first came to New Zealand 11 years ago, when she visited future husband Henry's family at Birchwood Station in the Ahuriri Valley. She said her home country could not be any more different from New Zealand, from the language to the food, to the culture and everyday way of life. Mexico is just so different in every way.''

Source: Otago Daily Times November 26, 2018 15:22 UTC