Fijian Leader Honored
“ The members, supporters, friends, fans and well-wishers of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), All Ethnic Congress (AEC),
Young Executive Club (YEC), Fiji Council New Zealand (FCNZ) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public
Accountants (NZACPA) are delighted that our Founder/Leader/Chairman and President Alton Shameem JP, CPPA the New
Zealander- Native Fijian was honored with the Kiwibank Local Hero Award Medal as an integral part of the New Zealander
of the Year Awards 2011 at the Browns Bay PostShop, North Shore, Auckland on Wednesday, March 2” said Ms Pratima Nand
QSM, JP also a New Zealander-native Fijian.
“Invited guests, fellow awards recipients, their families and friends attended the well organized, lively, friendly
Kiwibank Awards Ceremony at the Browns Bay PostShop with a panoramic and enticing view of the wonderful beach and East
Auckland. The Master of Ceremony Grant McCabe who is also the National Awards Manager introduced the awards recipients
to the enthusiastic attendees.
We found the people and the Kiwibank personnel helpful, caring, warm, affable and passionate in their various exciting
community activities and making a difference in the community for the greater good of our great country New Zealand”
said Alton Shameem JP, CPPA the New Zealander-Fijian Community, Cultural, National and International Leader,
Founder/Leader/ Chairman and President of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), Young Executive Club (YEC), All Ethnic
Congress (AEC), Fiji Council New Zealand (FCNZ) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants
(NZACPA).
I take this opportunity to most profoundly thank my family, members, friends, fans, supporters, well-wishers, community,
the nominator, and Kiwibank for bestowing me with the Kiwibank Local Hero Award, and for tirelessly helping and
supporting our various organizations to be involved with the communities both locally, nationally and internationally
for the progress, advancement, peace, harmony, love and collective good of all peoples”.
Special thanks to you all good, kind and generous people for helping and supporting our fellow New Zealanders in
whatever way possible, who are seriously affected by the devastating Christchurch earthquake on February 22, to the
Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker, our Prime Minister John Key, Civil Defense, volunteers, firefighters, police, air
force, navy, soldiers, St. John’s Ambulance, search and rescue teams and the students both nationally and
internationally for being in the coalface doing their utmost best for the CanterbarIans, tourists and the international
students” said Alton Shameem JP, CPPA the New Zealander-Indigenous Fijian Community, Cultural, National and
International Leader, Founder, Chairman and President of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), Young Executive Club (YEC),
All Ethnic Congress (AEC), Fiji Council New Zealand (FCNZ) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public
Accountants (NZACPA).
God bless New Zealand.
Ends