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Most of The Maltese in Wellington were invited for a reception with the Maltese
President and his Official Delegation in 1993.His Excellency Dr.Vincent Tabone
and his wife visited New Zealand and appropriate receptions were held which most
of those invited attended.
At the beginning of 1997 we sadly lost one of our foundation members a great
loss to us, his family and all the Maltese in New Zealand gentleman Sammy Zammit
passed away and left an emptiness which is still felt to this day. Many of us
all over New Zealand have fond memories of Sammy and this was evident in his
well attended funeral. An article about Sammy is on our website.
The beginning of the year 2000 saw the Migrants Commission in Malta and The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs organise the Millennium Convention for Volunteer
Community Leaders Living Abroad. Sadly the Maltese Association of Wellington
Inc. was not represented at the same and a golden opportunity for issues
pertaining to the Maltese in New Zealand was lost.
Late in 2000 Mr Paul Vella the PRO of The Reskeon Society of Melbourne came and
visited us in Wellington. For his radio program Paul Vella recorded an interview
with Mr & Mrs Micallef which was aired on the allmalta.com airwaves in the week
ending 26th November 2001 which raised the profile of
the Maltese in New Zealand and the issue of The long awaited Bilateral Agreement
between the 2 countries.
Since becoming an incorporated society the association's committee meets every 2
or 3 months. We also publish The Maltese Wellingtonian every 6 to 8 weeks which
is posted to all our members and friends in New Zealand, Australia and our
representatives in Malta. These include The Maltese High Commissioner in
Canberra Australia, The Maltese Prime Minister and The Leader of The Opposition
amongst others.
Thanks to our friend in Scotland Mr John J Cassar we are now on the internet on
the allmalta.com website. This is updated regularly by Mr Cassar and all
information can be read on this website.
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