On the occasion of the celebration of the Commonwealth Day on 12 March 2012, Swamiji was invited to an festive observance at the Wellington Cathedral followed by a reception at the banquet hall of the Parliament building.
The very Reverend Frank Nelson, Dean of Wellington and Naginbhai Patel
The Honourable Judith Collins, Minister of Justice and Minister for ACC and Ethnic Affairs in the New Zeland National-led Government
Rear Admiral Jack Steer, ONZM, Acting Chief of Defence Force