About 375 New Zealanders a day have applied since new rules came into effect on 1 July giving them a faster pathway to citizenship
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More than 15,000 New Zealanders have applied for Australian citizenship since the government opened a new route to citizenship last month, a rate of about 375 a day.
Of this group, about 500 have already passed a citizenship test and will become Australian citizens at ceremonies around the country soon.
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