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Brightwater Dancer reaches top six in NZ thief still out there Phillip Rollo
Phillip Rollo The hunt is still on for a Brightwater thief after police interviewed and cleared a 16 year-old of the crime. Police have received more than 20 reports of car thefts from residents in the Brightwater area within the past two and a half months. One of the victims, Bevan Muollo, who had his car broken in to seven times, set up a game hunting camera and snapped the alleged thief in action. Since putting numerous posters around the township of the alleged thief, Bevan was tipped off by a local worker who believed he knew the person in the photo. Bevan called the police, who said they couldn’t do anything until Tuesday, due to the long weekend. So he visited the alleged thief ’s parents, who Bevan says were unsure if it was him because the clarity of the photo The alleged wasn’t that great. “Someone had given me Brightwater thief.
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Lauren Hammond danced her way through to the top six in New Zealand, at the ILT National Young Performer Awards in Invercargill last week. The 16 year-old Waimea College student was surprised by her outstanding results in the modern dance section, and was originally only hoping to make it through to the top 12 of the competition. “It was so good, I was so happy. It was one of my best achievements,” says Lauren. The dance was choreographed by Trudy Fargher of Fargher Academy of Dance. Trudy says the result was only the second time someone from Nelson has reached the final of the national competition, which is only held once every two years. The age group for the competition was 15-21 year-olds, meaning at the tender age of 16, Lauren was one of the youngest to dancers make it through to the final round. Both males and females were also competing together, but while Lauren says the males are generally stronger, there is not much of an advantage either way. Each competitor performed in three classes during the preliminary round; modern/ jazz, contemporary and a master class. Despite her sister’s glandular fever, Lauren says the top six finish was even better because she did better than her sister Abby, 18, who was also competing. “Yeah definitely,” she laughed. Dancers gained qualification to the competition after winning their regionals. Lauren and Abby were the only dancers from the Nelson/Tasman region. Lauren hopes to dance for a company when she is older and says performances Lauren Hammond, 16, reached the top six in the country at the ILT National on the national stage like this can only enYoung Performer Awards in Invercargill last week. Photo: Phillip Rollo. hance of chances of realising her dream.
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