Neighbourly Good Sort: Nicholas Sandle
Nicholas Sandle has achieve a remarkable milestone with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
The principal double bassist celebrated 50 years with the orchestra earlier this year and on Saturday night he retired.
Since starting as a trainee with the orchestra in February 1970, Sandle has played in just about every corner of the country, recorded with Split Enz and given more than 2500 performances.
He is retiring to tend his Stokes Valley garden and to spend more time with his wife, and fellow musician, June Byng.
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Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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79.9% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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20.1% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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