Olivia Smith and her father Mike with the bagpipes that were stolen from Olivia's car on Dominion Rd, Auckland, on May 27, 2021. "I could buy another set of pipes, that's fine, but they had so much history. "When I noticed the back window smashed in and saw that my bagpipes were stolen, my world fell apart. The loss of the family pipes means she cannot compete in the National Bagpipe Solo competition in Dunedin over the Queen's Birthday weekend. Smith says it would be both unwise, and unprofitable to try to onsell the Smith family bagpipes due to their distinctiveness, and the tight-knight nature of the New Zealand bagpipe community.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 05, 2021 03:45 UTC