All 18 semi-finalists got 30 minutes on their own in Memorial Hall today so they could hear the acoustics in the hall and get a feel for what they can expect Saturday...

Memorial Hall at the ready.
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Anastasia.
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Min Kyung.
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Meanwhile the judges started arriving and were greeted by brilliant sunny skies...

Dene Olding and Michael Dauth arrive from Sydney.
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One never gets tired of photographing this area. Too bad it’s not possible to breathe the fresh air through the website!

Along the boardwalk of Lake Wakatipu.
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