The Star: January 11, 2018

More documents

Recommendations

Info

28 Thursday January 11 2018 Puzzles •Solutions, Crossword sponsored by 7 26 6 18 2 12 26 24 8 9 124 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet. Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented by the other numbers. As you get the letters, enter them into the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided. 21 17 18 16 4 15 26 24 17 9 17 2 18 20 18 4 21 1 24 13 15 25 26 12 14 24 21 26 The Star page 39 watch local | support local | shop local Join our hosts Geoff & renee on sKy ChaNNeL 83 Thursday 7.30pm repeaTs friday 1.30am & 7.30am CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ©THE PUZZLE COMPANY Across 1. Head for the hills (colloq) (2,4) 5. Prime Minister buried at Auckland’s Bastion Point (6) 9. Comment (6) 10. North American wildcat (6) 11. NZ fish, also called whiptail or blue grenadier (4) 12. Appear like (8) 14/24. Business which became Air New Zealand in 1965, ___ ___ Airways (6,6) 16. Horrified (6) 19. Motionless (8) 21. Share a boundary (4) 22. Poorly (6) 23. The star of an annual Bluff festival (6) 24. See 14 25. Violent disorder (6) CHRISTCHURCH CREMATORIUM FUNERAL SERVICES 24 1 4 6 22 11 21 18 24 25 5 22 W A Y SUDOKU 17 15 1 18 14 9 17 5 4 24 1 26 20 3 26 9 17 17 4 8 10 23 19 7 26 6 17 18 2 6 18 2 5 26 23 26 26 24 1 12 18 1 17 1 4 9 26 6 10 26 24 26 14 21 24 22 1 26 21 22 2 5 12 15 24 4 9 4 14 26 12 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Y W 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A SOLUTION No.123 Down 2. October (Maori) (7) 3. Radioactive element (7) 4. Highest non volcanic mountain in © the A.F.Shuker North Island (9) 6. Classic NZ novel, Man ____ (5) 7. Branch of mathematics (7) 8. Sincere (7) 13. Spacious ship’s cabin (9) 14. Birthplace of All Black winger Nehe Milner-Skudder (7) 15. Mollusc with fan-shaped shell (7) 17. Rumour (7) 18. Sleep (colloq) (4-3) 20. Male singer (5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 H B X A R W Z E O T D G K Every row, column and box F N P should C Icontain M the Vdigits S1 to U9. Y L Q J 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Supplied by KNIGHT FEATURES 20 Crescent Grove, London SW4 7AH Tel: 020 7622 1467 Fax: 020 7622 1522 Sudoku sponsored by Stems FROM HOME Home Based Childcare & Early Childhood Education P:0800 78 33 78 M: 021 852 425 www.stemsfromhome.co.nz WORDBUILDER R L E DECODER Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out which letters are represented by the other numbers. As you get the letters, write them into the main grid and the reference grid. Decoder uses all 26 letters of the alphabet. C U How many words of three or more letters can you make, using each letter only once? Plurals are allowed, but no foreign words or words beginning with a capital. There’s at least one five-letter word. Good 7 Very Good 11 Excellent 15 Bring your Business to life! With our cost effective video production services WE SHARE YOUR VISION SKY 083 + On Demand WWW.STAR.KIWI for enquiries, contact Geoff moreton: 021 1066 177 Contact Renee for a FREE consultation and quote. Phone: 029 777 2887 now bigger than ever The magazine for gardeners who like to get their hands dirty SubScribe from $43. 50* *6 issues/6 months SUBSCRIPTIONS FREEPHONE 0800 77 77 10 www.gaRdeNER.kiwI growing with you SprIng Is here – It’S Sow Time how to get the best results from seeds and seedlings 100% NatIve In The capItal Unravelling the secrets of Otari-wilton Bush The New Zealand landscape awards The people behind the projects $7.90 incl. GST Save our roSeS How a rose register is protecting our heritage September 2016 | 100% It’s time to grow! New look and more content than ever! MeeT LeSTer Brice A Garden coach auckland Botanic GardenS Why we love our public grounds ISSN 2423-0219
The Star 29 Driven FREE WEEKLY MAGAZINE in stands every Friday Civic Type R – return of a genuine legend • By Ross Kiddie IT’S BEEN widely publicised Honda has a new Civic hatch in the New Zealand market, it launched mid-way through the year and, sitting beside its sedan stablemate, the two are commanding solid sales. What hasn’t been quite so noticeable is the inclusion of a Type R Civic hatch. Type R Civic, and other Honda models wearing that badge, appeal to enthusiasts who relate to the feisty, rorty performance offering. A friend of mine is an avid Type R Civic fan, and every time we have talked about its impending arrival, his eyes lit up in anticipation. The Type R Civic represents everything a hot hatchback buyer could want. It has a 2-litre turbocharged engine, it drives through a six-speed manual transmission and has suspension engineered for quick cornering. Honda rates the engine with 228kW and 400Nm, peak power is reached at 6500rpm, but it’s the area of maximum torque that is the most interesting, full boost is available all of the way from 2500rpm to 4500rpm. The combination provides solid response to accelerator request, the engine thrives on revs and offers strong initial and mid-range acceleration. Honda claims a 5.7sec standstill to 100km/h time, but in my research I’ve seen independent evaluations which have times of around 4.8sec to make that speed. Honda also claims a 272km/h top speed. The Type R gets driverselectable engine management protocols, there’s a comfort mode (which also adjusts the suspension to softer levels), there’s a sport mode which heightens engine anxiety and firms the suspension, and the ‘R’ mode for those track days at Ruapuna’s Mike Pero Motorsport Park. In ‘R’ mode the Type R is manic, it responds with the slightest hint of accelerator pressure, it is urgent and frenetic, the kind of feeling that Type R buyers have become used to in models past. In that mode the exhaust sound is at its most reticent, there is a sound enhancing centre exhaust pipe, but the throbbing, HONDA CIVIC TYPE R: Engineered so that performance has priority. popping sound out of it is far from overbearing. I took the test car west of Terrace Downs in the Canterbury high country. It was in its element on the complicated array of corners which make up that fantastic road. Riding on extremely low profile, sport specification Continental tyres (245/30 x 20in), the steering is pinpoint sharp and there is a strong self-centering feel at the wheel. Drive is channelled • Price – Honda Civic Type R, $59,900 • Dimensions – Length, 4556mm; width, 1877mm; height, 1435mm • Configuration – Four-cylinder, frontwheel-drive, 1996cc, 228kW, 400Nm, six-speed manual • Performance – 0-100km/h, 5.7sec • Fuel usage – 8.8l/100km Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi through the front wheels, and while the performance car purist might not relate to that, the entire handling feel is one of neutrality. At the media launch for the new Type R we, as journalists, were treated to hot laps at Hampton Downs motorsport complex. Rain was intermittent which made the track very greasy. Even with the natural push developed by front-wheel-drive the Type R was directional and controllable, and with the complex electronic traction devices there was little to indicate front-wheel-drive was a disadvantage. When presented with some tight corners it’s reassuring to feel the power of the four-corner Brembo brakes. The pedal is sharp and inviting and retardation is massive; just when you think that brakes are working at their maximum you can squeeze the pedal just a little bit harder and speed is quickly arrested. The Type R is a true performance machine, it has complex engineering structures within the suspension, and other mechanical and electronic components, so that its ability in the performance sphere is uncompromised. But it also appeals in many other ways. Just to look at the Type R Civic tugs at the senses. The body shape, while distinctively Civic, is adorned with carbon fibre accents, edges and spoilers which wouldn’t look out of place on a formula one car. On the inside, bright red, sports-style seats and red seat belts command the cabin, the dash graphics exude a sporty look and leave nothing to the imagination, the Type R is aimed at a buyer who wants to stand out in a crowd and had best be prepared to be looked at. I know during my time with the evaluation car it captured looks from all quarters. Interestingly, the Type R lands here from England, it is built to Honda Japan’s quality control criteria at its Swindon plant. Even though shipping costs are high, the newcomer lands at a competitive $59,900. While Honda has had a tough time in formula one in recent years, the Type R Civic is a result of Honda’s healthy motorsport heritage and it is built to traditional hot hatchback criteria. It also lives up to the reputation of its predecessors; however, it is by far a better car that any produced before, those who do buy one will certainly be rewarded by the fun factor every time the wheels turn. Best Motorbuys TM NOW 2006 HONDA CRv 2.4, auto, alloys, abs, twin airbags. $10,990 $9,990 2006 TOYOTA CALDINA 2.0, auto, abs, twinairbags. $10,990 Plus ORC $300 Cash Price $10,290 Thursday January 11 2018 NOW $9,990 2005 MAZDA AXELA SPORT 2.3, rare 5 speed manual, alloys, abs, twin airbags. $13,990 275 Colombo St, Christchurch. Cnr Colombo & Milton Sts. Ph: 337 9629. $9,999 $8,999 $8,999 2008 Ford FaLcon FG-xt 4.0L, auto, cruise control, climate air conditioning, alloy wheels, superb condition. Lancaster Motor Group Finance available T.A.P *Conditions apply T.A.P. www.signalmotors.co.nz CARAVAN PLANET FANTASTIC SELECTION OF NEW AND USED Nz NEW! 2001 VW BEETLE 5 speed, 2 litre, 180,000kms. FROM $90 pw www.caravanplanet.co.nz SOUTH ISLAND’S BEST SELECTION OF NEW & USED CARAVANS 47-49 Hayton Road, Wigram | Phone 03 982 3366 2003 volvo xc90 4x4 $9,990 Just 103,000kms, leather interior, 7 seater, reversing camera. 2008 suzuKi sWiFt xG aero 5 door, auto hatch, factory kit, climate control air cond, hatch spoiler, fog lights and alloys. NOW $12,990 Lancaster Motor Group | cnr WiLsons & sHaKespeare rd, cHcH deaLersHip open 9.00aM - 5pM 7 days | pH 365 0972 pHone pauL jordan 021-121-1472 or MicHaeL denny 021-329-929 FROM $120 pw 4.2L V8, 52,000kms!! NISSAN CArAvAN 2011 model 6 seater, popular 5 door dual slider, 2 litre petrol, tow bar, air conditioned, window tints, CD player, come and test drive today, UPGRADE YOUR VAN TODAY! ONLY $15,990 YES WE TRADE, YES WE FINANCE SUPERSITE Finance from 9.95%* Customer parking available on site Official Approved Sole New Zealand Agent $3,995 $3,995 $4,995 2000 ToyoTa ViTz 1000cc, auto, only 75,000kms. 2004 audi a8 $13,990 FROM $48 pw OPEN 7 DAYS 2003 VW passaT V5 2.4 litre, tiptronic, 139,000kms. BEST PRICED CARS IN TOWN 144 WOODHAM ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH PHONE 027 784 6917 OVER 1000 VEHICLES FOR SALE Below is a small selection of our great deals! To advertise in Best Motorbuys, phone Lea Godfrey 021 277 3086 NO DEPOSIT NO DEPOSIT NO DEPOSIT 2001 Ford FaLcon xr6 auii 4.0 auto, cruise control, air cond, boot spoiler, alloys, outstanding condition, unique vehicle. Only 86,000km. 12 MTHS REGO & FULL TANK 12 MTHS REGO & FULL TANK 12 MTHS REGO & FULL TANK Super select 4x4, 3.5 V6. 204 Main South Rd Christchurch 03 343 0068 $33PW $33PW $45PW D&L CARS & BIKES 1997 pajero suv $6,990 259 Colombo Street, Ph 03 377 0003 AH Mike 021 325 577 or Paul 020 4134 3035
Page 1 and 2: Supreme NewSpaper of The Year Natio
Page 3 and 4: The Star Latest Christchurch news a
Page 27: The Star Latest Christchurch news a
Page 31 and 32: 1 A Star Media Event The Star Lates

The Star: January 11, 2018

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?