Local piano students sat and passed their Australian and New Zealand cultural arts practical piano exam, held in Dannevirke on September 27. Many achieved first-class honours. The students were presented for the exam by Ruth Appleton.
• Pictured in the back row are, from left: Maxwell Te Huki, Classical Piano, Preliminary, First Class Honours; Charlise Gundry, Modern Piano, Grade One, First Class Honours; Morgan Harrison, Classical Piano, Grade One, First Class Honours and Ruth Williams, Classical Piano, Grade One, First Class Honours.
• Front row, from left: Reuben Te Huki, Classical Piano, Preliminary, Honours; Paige Appleton, Modern Piano, Preparatory, First Class Honours and Tate Newnham, Classical Piano, Preparatory, First Class Honours.
• Absent: Ashlee Filer, Modern Piano, Preparatory, First Class Honours; Layla Brunton, Modern Piano, Grade 1, Honours; Zach Filer, Classical Piano, Grade 2, Honours; William Murphy, Performance Piano, Grade 2, First Class Honours and Mary Barrow, Classical Piano, Grade 3, Honours.