Flowers, chocolates, teddy bears, balloons, shock and
surprise were delivered yesterday. Mike's Couriers owner Mike
Williamson (37) said he started Valentine's Day deliveries
yesterday at 6.30am.
Hundreds of people in the Wakatipu proved romance was not
dead yesterday and by sending bouquets of flowers,
chocolates, cupcakes and wine to their loved ones through
Wild Poppies Flowers, helped raise money for St John.
On Valentine's Day at Frankton Kindergarten children put on
their best red shirts for the day, had red hearts painted on
their faces, made cards and heart-shaped tomato sandwiches
and slurped brightly coloured cranberry ice blocks.
Florists and courier drivers throughout Otago are scrambling
to meet Valentine's Day demand as thousands of roses and
other romantic gifts are exchanged between loved ones.
Bronnie Murphy, of Arrowtown, gets a Valentine's Day visit
from ambulance officer Nikki McFadgen as part of an estimated
100 Renaissance Florist deliveries made by St John yesterday.
Queenstown librarians are playing matchmaker again this
Valentine's Day as the library gets set to repeat last year's
Blind Date with a Book literary liaisons.
A Wanganui woman who murdered a neighbour she believed was
"coming on" to her partner on Valentine's Day last year has
been sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period
of 13½ years.
