National Young Performer Awards 2018
19-21 October 2018 will see Palmerston North hosting a competition Festival of 137 elite young performing soloists 15-24 yrs from all over New Zealand. This years’ event sees Soloists competing in Ballet, Tap Dance, Pianoforte and Vocal as well as the very popular Troupe dance section, with 56 Studios represented.
This exciting weekend has the Troupe section on the Friday, Soloist preliminary rounds on Saturday and the spectacular Sunday night finals concert, featuring 18 of the best soloists competing in front of the 6 International Adjudicators from Australia and the USA. The 2018 NYPA Champions receive a combined Prize pool of more than $40,000.
Tickets from Regent on Broadway or Ticket Direct.
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?
(Peter from Carterton kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Peter!)
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Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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72% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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16.3% Hmm, maybe?
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11.7% Yes!
Homicide investigation: Ruatiti
A homicide investigation has been launched following the deaths of two people in Ruatiti.
The victims were located by Police at a rural property on Saturday afternoon.
A scene examination will begin on Sunday 14 December and is expected to take several days.
Post-mortem and formal identification procedures will be carried out in the coming days.
There will be a heightened Police presence in the area as the investigation progresses.
Police would like to hear from anyone in the Ruatiti area who has information about the incident.
Please contact Police online at 105.Police.govt.nz, or by calling 105.
Please use the reference number P064773873.
Further information will be released when it becomes available.
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