New Zealand prepares to pick it's Rose

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It's not only regional finals in Portlaoise - New Zealand has it's own regional rose competition. In the photograph above we see the New Zealand Rose of Tralee finalists (from left) Ashley Mackenzie-White, Karen Lynch, Kimberley Farthing, Nicole Gourley, 2009 New Zealand Rose of Tralee Lisa Monaghan, Elizabeth Sara, Anna Mills and Laura Young in Invercargill.

This picture is from the Southland Times (again!) and our attention was drawn to the article by the good people at the New Zealand Rose site - Bryan Mulligan in particular.