Simon’s D-day serves a purpose

CHOP CHOP: Simon Keepa says goodbye to dreadlocks he he has had for more than seven years.

AFTER: A shorter cut for a new job.

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A new job has prompted Simon Keepa to give his dreadlocks the chop.

The Glenfield man had dreadlocks for seven and a half years.

In exchange for cutting his hair he decided to raise money for the Cancer Society.

Mr Keepa, who just finished studying physiotherapy, will be starting a job at a school that has a no-dreadlock policy.

"A lot of people in Auckland have not known me without dreads and were sad to see them go," he says.

Friends and family donated more than $1000 towards the charity.

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