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Mardi Gras: A Winner!
There must have been a few people who didn't get to the Mardi Gras this year. Too bad. You really missed it. See you there next year. Basically it was the same as most Mardi Gras. But there sure were a lot of people crammed into Trafalgar Street to enjoy this annual function staged by Jaycee.
Winners of the group prize in the fancy dress competition were these survivors of the S.S. Economy. Their banner explains the idea. Before they sank we did find that they came from Motueka
You meet the strangest things at a Mardi Gras. Heather Hobson and Karen Gallagher of Christ-church, were encountered by this monster. Actually it's David Bruce (Nelson), who won a section of the fancy dress
The three witches from Macbeth were Jennifer Dalziel, Alison Morley and Heather Proctor, all of Christchurch, who were second in their section of the fancy dress
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They closed Trafalgar Street and the taxis were not allowed to run, so these four girls found another mode of transport. Very efficient too
For Justine Satherley of Wakefield, it was just too much. Mum (Marilyn) had to do a spot of carrying
Lana McCarthy had time for a big smile before competing in the 2ZN talent quest
Also there were Sherrie Finlayson (a talent quest contestant), and Deborah and Andrew Carmody
Runner-up in the talent quest was Nicola Grainger, 17, of Nelson
Victory in the contest went to Christchurch singer Rex Miller
Another finalist was Steve Jamieson of Wellington
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The Nelson quartet of Philip Marshall, Louise Hale, Karen-Lee Wastney and Tony Hale were among the four finalists in the talent quest
Just for the fancy dress contest, Mrs Ann Weils was Sadie the Cleaning Lady
Chris Lukies, Mike Lynch, Elston Blain and Mike Coyle contributed to a swinging band. The show must go on
For Mike and Jan Veal, the hardest thing about the talent quest was picking the winner. They were the judges
"Mum, you should see yourself!" That's what Donna Greenfield (right) could be saying to her mother, Vivienne, who dressed as a senora. Donna was a matador
Also in the fancy dress contest were Gail Dodson, Elaine Greenfield and Stella Dodson