SAVE THE CROATIAN CONSULATE GENERAL IN AUCKLAND

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PREVENT CLOSING DOWN OR DEGRADATION OF THE ONLY CROATIAN CONSULATE IN NEW ZEALAND
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We, the undersigned draw the attention of Croatian President Mr.Ivo Josipovic, Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Mr.Gordan Jandrokovic and Croatian Prime Minister Mrs.Jadranka Kosor.

For all Croatian citizens of New Zealand closing down or degradation of Croatian Consulate General in Auckland is a tremendeous inconvenience, forcing them to spend time and money flying to Australia (3hr flight) to solve the consular matters which were easily dealt with in Auckland office for the past 20 years.
Closing down the Croatian Consulate General in Auckland will have devastating impact on all Croatian citizens in New Zealand. It seems the Government doesnt understand the situation we, Croatian people in New Zealand, are in. We are expected to sit idly by, while others decide our future.

This is unacceptable.

The President, Minister and the Government of Croatia have the power to keep the Croatian Consulate General as is.
We, the Undersigned, represent thousands of Croatian citizens who now face the possibility of being left out without their only Consulate in New Zealand.

We respectfully request our right to the democratic process and we give all our support to our only Consulate in New Zealand.

All of us petitioners call upon you to prevent the closing or degradation of the Croatian Consulate General in New Zealand.



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SPRIJEČITE ZATVARANJE ILI DEGRADACIJU JEDINOG HRVATSKOG KONZULATA U NOVOM ZELANDU
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Mi niepotpisani, zahtjevamo pozornost Predsjednika Republike Hrvatske, g. Ive Josipovića, Ministra vanjskih poslova i europskih integracija, g. Gordana Jandrokovića i Predsjednice Vlade Republike Hrvatske, gospodje Jadranke Kosor.

Zatvaranje ili degradacija Generalnog konzulata Republike Hrvatske u Aucklandu i činjenica da je za najjednostavnije konzularne usluge, koje smo rjeavali u Aucklandu u proteklih gotovo 20 godina, potrebno potroiti vrijeme i novac za put u Australiju (3 sata leta avionom) za sve gradjane Republike Hrvatske u Novom Zelandu predstavlja izuzetno velik problem.

Nepostojanje Generalnog konzulata Republike Hrvatske u Aucklandu bio bi teak udarac svim gradjanima Republike Hrvatske u Novom Zelandu. Čini se da Vlada ne razumije situaciju u kojoj se Hrvati i gradjani Hrvatske u Novom Zelandu nalaze. Od nas se očekuje da sjedimo skrtenih ruku dok se odlučuje o naoj budućnosti.

To je neprihvatljivo.

Predsjednik, Ministar i Vlada Republike Hrvatske mogu, ukoliko ele, zadrati Konzulat na ovom nivou, a ne degradirati ga na počasni.
Mi niepotpisani predstavljamo tisuće hrvatskih gradjana suočenih s mogućnoću ostajanja bez svojeg jedinog Konzulata u Novom Zelandu.

S dunim potovanjem zahtjevamo svoje pravo na demokratski postupak i dajemo svoju punu podrku naem Generalnom Konzulatu u Novom Zelandu.
Svi mi, potpisnici ove peticije, traimo sprečavanje zatvaranja ili degradiranja Generalnog konzulata Republike Hrvatske u Novom Zelandu.