Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader,
the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Gudday mate

Judy-Anne Kerrigan, Havelock North, her son Martin McRae, 2, Havelock North, with Skite, a female Clydesdale from Havelock North - Horse of the Year in the City Showcase, Civic Square, Hastings, the first event of the annual Horse of the Year.

Visual poetry

L-R: Lisa Le Fae, troupe leader, Maree Patton, Jewel Gray, Jan Hartshorn - Bellishus Performance Troupe, Hawke's Bay, rehearsing their fan veil routine in the Marine Parade Gardens, in preparation for the MEDANZ Festival in Wellington in April, in the hot sunny, partly cloudy weather.

Characters to be sure

Centre: Shelley Shackleton, Bucklands Beach, with family, the girls dressed as "The Red Hat Chicky Peppers", the men dressed as "Irishman, to be sure, to be sure..." - Simply Red, Mission Concert, Mission Estate Winery, Taradale, Napier.

Pleasing the crowd

Simply Red and founding frontman Mick Hucknall - Simply Red, Mission Concert, Mission Estate Winery, Taradale, Napier.

 Lovin' horsie

Tristan Ramsey, 3, Te Awamutu, watering Woodland Bug, a showjumper belonging to his aunt Emma Gaze, Te Awamutu, pictured at the Horse of the Year, at Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Winning is fun

L-R: Warrick Allen, premier arena MC, interviewing Olivia Robertson on Ngahiwi Cisco, winner, Norwood Gold Cup 1.45m, in the Land Rover Premier Arena, Horse of the Year at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Dollars richer

Danielle Johnson on Sofia Rosa, winner, Race 7, Little Avondale Lowland Stakes, $70,000, 2100m, Twilight Raceday at Hawke's Bay Racecourse, Hastings.

Hold that note

L-R: Pene Pati, Moses Mackay, Amitai Pati - Sol3 Mio, nationwide "On Another Note" tour, at Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, Napier.

Chirpy fellow

L-R: Ray Ward-Smith, ring time manager; Werner Deeg, Germany, international course designer, at work in the Land Rover Premier Arena, Horse of the Year, at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Tribute

A floral tribute at the scene of a fatal crash (09 January 2015) in Waimarama Rd, Havelock North.

Happy Young Rider

Keean Cooper on Amarula MVNZ, winner of the Dunstan Horse Feeds Young Rider of the Year, in the Land Rover Premier Arena, Horse of the Year, at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Little jumper

Georgie Coop, 4, Gisborne, with jumps by Jump4Joy, Invercargill, at the Horse of the Year, at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

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