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ELATED: Mairehau Primary School pupil Jack Gregory sent a letter of praise to Prime 

Minister Jacinda Ardern, and was delighted that she responded. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

• By Bea Gooding 

NINE-YEAR-OLD Jack Gregory wants 

to be a leader just like Prime Minister 

Jacinda Ardern one day. 

The Mairehau Primary School pupil 

was so inspired by Ms Ardern’s efforts 

during Covid-19 that he sent her a thank 

you card. And he was elated she had 

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“Thank you so much for taking the 

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“I’m sorry I’m not able to write you a 

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headaches for nearby residents 

who have fought hard to make the 

area safer. 

Langdons Rd residents opposite 

Northlink asked for yellow lines to 

be installed next to their driveways, 

but the city council have since 

placed them across the road near 

the complex’s entrance instead. 

With workers and shoppers 

parking too close to driveways, 

property access has been problematic 

due to low visibility, 

causing safety issues for residents 

when they leave home. 

Langdons Rd resident John Williams 

said since the new Kmart 

has opened, along with the shift 

down alert levels, traffic has 

worsened. 

“It’s gotten worse compared to 

before Covid-19 especially with 

more shops opening. It’s only a 

matter of time before an accident 

happens again,” he said. 

He referred to the time his 

elderly neighbour had her car 

written off, where an oncoming 

vehicle crashed into her car as she 

was leaving her property due to 

an obscured view of the road. 


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this week 

Wā Kōrero – Storytimes 

Tuesday, 10.30-11am 

Shirley and Fendalton libraries 

Encourage learning through 

language. Storytimes is an interactive 

programme including books, songs, 

rhymes and play. Recommended for 

over two-year-olds. No bookings 

required. 

Papanui Book Club 

Tuesday, 10am-noon 

Papanui Library 

Love sharing your favourite reads? 

Join other book lovers in a relaxed, 

friendly environment. Free, no 

bookings required. 

Super Saturday Storytimes 

Saturday, 11am-noon 

Shirley Library 

Encourage learning through stories. 

This is an interactive programme 

with stories, songs, rhymes, craft and 

play. No bookings required. Free. 

GenConnect 

Tuesday, 12.15-12.45pm 


If you have questions about your 

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bookings required. 

Makerspace 

Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm 

Redwood Library 

Join in for a wide range of fun, 

including art, technology and more. 

There is a different Makerspace 

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required. 

Scrabble Wednesday, 1-3pm, Bishopdale Library 

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required. All materials supplied. Free event. 

Games Afternoon 

Tuesday, 2-4pm 

Christchurch North Community 

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afternoon of boxed games. 

Senior Mens’ Exercise Group 

Friday, 11-11.45am 

Northcity Church, 95a Sawyers Arms 

Rd, Papanui 

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for seniors. Wear something 

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registrations required. Participants 

are asked to bring a $3 koha as a 

donation. Phone 375 0850 for more 

information. 

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Friday, 3.30-4.30pm 


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aged 8 to 13-years-old which includes 

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more. Free, no bookings required. 

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Card Club 

Friday, 1.30-3.30pm 

Shirley Library 

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every Friday. Go along and join the 

fun. Free. No booking required. 

JP Clinics 

Tuesday, 10am-1pm, at Papanui 

and Shirley, Wednesday, 10am- 

1pm, at Bishopdale, Saturday, 

10am-noon, at Fendalton 

Papanui, Shirley, Bishopdale and 

Fendalton libraries 

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Thursday June 25 2020 3 

News 

Foodbanks benefit from Rotary 

DEMAND: Rotary club members John Henderson (left), and Leith Falconer help deliver 

“unwanted” vegetables to food banks as part of a new initiative. 

BELFAST KAIAPOI Rotary Club 

members have been working hard 

to see what more they can do for 

the city’s foodbanks. 

They initially started off by 

giving cash grants, but have 

since decided to deliver unwanted 

vegetables rescued from 

supermarkets to foodbanks who 

have been struggling with high 

demand due to Covid-19. 

Club president Peter Pratley 

said the cash grants was a shortterm 

solution to a much greater 

issue. 

“We were only touching the 

tip of the iceberg,” he said. 

The club was conscious of the 

next wave of potential redundancies 

once wage subsidies finished 

and realised the pressure 

on foodbanks could get heavier. 

With a desire to take a longer 

view and initiate an ongoing 

service to those in need, chairman 

of the community group 

at the club, Graham Robertson, 

and his team got creative. 

Said Mr Robertson: “With 

supermarkets maintaining a 

high standard for purchase of 

produce, there is a large amount 

rejected and relegated to the 

seconds bin. 

“We decided we could rescue 

all those ugly duckling veges 

and get them to the great community 

organisations that package 

and deliver them to local 

households.” 

By investing in the “ugly and 

rejected” produce, the club has 

ventured into a long-term initiative 

that will keep the foodbanks 

stocked and those in need 

getting nutritional food over a 

longer period of time. 

“We now have a relationship 

with several producers who are 

generous by making their crops 

available to us, some we buy, 

and some are donated,” said Mr 

Robertson. 

“Manpower is our greatest 

investment and of course we can 

stretch our funds a lot further 

this way and to many more 

foodbanks than just those in our 

local area.’’ 

Through hard work and a 

“clever” initiative, thousands of 

households in Canterbury are 

now receiving a minimum of 

four tonnes of nutritional food 

every week. 

Lions club 

to close 

its doors 

THE CHRISTCHURCH North 

Lions Club has decided to close 

its doors after supporting the 

community for more than 50 years. 

The club was established to support 

a number of causes to improve 

communities and the environment 

throughout Christchurch. 

John Darby of the Lions club 

said dwindling membership numbers 

was to blame. 

“From an initial membership of 

50, the numbers have dwindled 

to 17 – and all members are now 

elderly,” he said. 

“Despite every effort to attract 

new and younger members, efforts 

have been in vain. Changing social 

conditions and responsibilities are 

probably the cause.” 

The demise of the club was 

“deeply regretted” as there was 

now a gap in funding and services 

previously provided “willingly” to 

the community. 

One of the club’s first of many 

fundraisers was the elephant race 

along Papanui Rd in 1966 which 

raised money for intellectually 

disabled children. 

Said Mr Darby: “In closing, the 

Christchurch North Lions Club is 

proud of the many thousands of 

dollars raised over the years.” 

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Fendalton photographer’s historic collection 

IMAGES OF the early 1900s 

taken from a collection of 

fragile photographic glass 

plates are now in focus on the 

Christchurch City Libraries’ 

digital heritage site, Canterbury 

Stories. 

More than 700 images of the 

city from the 

1000-strong 

collection 

are online, 

with the rest 

appearing on 

the site over 

the next few 

Carolyn 

Robertson 

weeks. It is 

the first time 

that the images 

are accessible to the public. 

Early Antigua Boat Sheds 

owner Samuel Anstey – believed 

to be responsible for the glassplate 

negatives – bought the 

building on the banks of the 

Avon River in the late 1800s, 

advertising that he had “70 wellbuilt 

boats to choose from” and a 

“photographic dark room for the 

use of visitors.” 

Fendalton-based Anstey, an 

English surveyor who arrived 

New Zealand in 1882, soon built 

up a remarkable photographic 

record. Many of those glass plate 

negatives remained in the space under 

the roof of the boat sheds until 

the early 1970s, when Canterbury 

DAY OUT: Boating on the Avon River in March 1904. 

Public Library librarian RC Lamb 

collected the images from the then 

owner of the site, WS Dini. 

City council head of libraries 

and information Carolyn 

Robertson says the Anstey Collection 

offers a “snapshot of early 

Christchurch life, capturing people, 

places and riverside poses.” 

“Staff are busy digitising these 

fragile images, providing a remarkable 

portal to Canterbury’s 

past,” Ms Robertson said. 

“The striking black and white 

photos illustrate the early 1900s 

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Pupil elated with PM’s 

personal response 

• From page 1 

Jack, along with his classmates, 

was tasked with writing a thank 

you card to someone who had 

helped him during Covid-19. 

Ms Ardern’s comfort and leadership 

was what came to mind, 

something he aspired to emulate 

when he grew up as a leader himself. 

“I told her ‘thank you for 

stopping Covid-19.’ I just wanted 

to tell her that she’s doing a great 

job,” he said. 

He stood up in front of 127 children 

and proudly showed off the 

letter, which he said he planned to 

frame and hang in his room. 

His teacher, Hayley Young, 

said most of the children chose 

parents or grandparents, but Jack 

was the only one who thought of 

someone outside of his family. 

“He’s a bright kid and thinks 

outside of the box. He thinks 

globally and is interested in 

humanitarian issues, the government, 

geography and likes to go 

that extra mile about issues he 

feels passionate about.” 

Miss Young said she was not 

aware he had actually sent the 

card until he came to school with 

RESPONSE: The letter that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sent 

to Mairehau Primary School pupil Jack Gregory, 9, after he 

wrote to her praising her response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

PHOTO: BEA GOODING 

Ms Ardern’s response. 

“We were very impressed, we 

all felt very proud of him.” 

The purpose of the exercise was 

to instil the importance of celebrating 

the positives, especially 

in the first weeks back at school 

following the lockdown. 

Said Miss Young: “Before we 

can address literacy or numeracy, 

we have to give them those basic 

concepts of what it is to be a good 

person – being thankful is a part 

of that.” 

Traffic woes continue 

• From page 1 

“You’ve got to be so careful, it’s 

dangerous near the entrances (of 

Northlink).” 

The recently installed nostopping 

restrictions encouraged 

even more people to park on Mr 

Williams’ side of the street as it removed 

additional parking spaces. 

They were placed there instead 

to improve visibility when 

customers and staff were exiting 

Northlink. 

Langdons Rd resident Ian 

Wilkie said he previously complained 

to the Papanui-Innes 

Community Board which have 

worked with the council to provide 

a safer solution. 

“It’s like taking your life in 

your hands to even cross the 

road now. If it doesn’t get any 

better then we’ll be taking our 

concerns to the streets at peak 

traffic periods,” he said. 

In addition, he wanted pedestrian 

lights to be installed 

FRUSTRATED: 

Langdons Rd 

residents John 

Williams (left) 

and Ian Wilkie 

will demonstrate 

their concerns 

on the street if 

safety hasn’t been 

improved. 

PHOTO: GEOFF 

SLOAN 

The city council previously 

rejected the idea to put restrictions 

where the residents had 

originally wanted as it was not 

normal practice to place them on 

either side of driveways. 

They said resource consents for 

this development showed onsite 

parking “well exceeded” District 

Plan requirements, providing 

754 spaces – 52 of which were 

allocated for staff. 

Said city council transport 

operations manager Steffan 

Thomas: “Changes to on-street 

parking included white lines to 

guide people away from driveways. 

The developer has marked 

the road incorrectly and will be 

rectifying this. 

“Council staff are also due to 

monitor traffic levels in the area, 

including volume and speed, and 

will install traffic lights at Greers 

Rd intersection in the event of 

expansion.” 

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End of Roadworks! 

Roadworks around the intersection over the last 

three years have presented many challenges for the 

business, but as owner Martin Meehan explains, 

“Our 34 off-street car parks had saved the day.” 

Now the intersection has been completed, customers 

will find it is much easier to access the 34 onsite 

carparks. To welcome all our customers back, we are 

running a week of in store specials. 

From humble beginnings in 1986, the award-winning 

family business Kidds Cakes & Bakery has grown to 

become one of the city’s most well-known outlets for 

freshly baked treats and decorated cakes. 

Located on the Cranford Street-Innes Road corner since 

1987, they moved into their spacious, new two-storey 

building five years ago, after their previous premises were 

damaged in the earthquakes. 

These have meant that customers have been able to 

easily park and purchase the delicious pies, savouries, 

cakes and cookies – all freshly baked on the premises 

seven days a week. 

Kidds Cakes & Bakery won the prestigious New Zealand 

Bakery of the Year Award in 2010, have won the best 

Hot Cross Buns in New Zealand Award twice, as well 

as a number of Gold Medals over the years in the New 

Zealand Pie contests. 

Among their other specialties are decorated wedding 

cakes, and customised special occasion cakes, which often 

look too good to cut up, Martin says. 

“They are really edible works of art.” They also 

pioneered photo cakes in Christchurch after seeing them 

at a bakery conference in the United States, and these 

have proved popular. 

Celebration 

“For some customers, it means a lot to have a photo 

cake for a special occasion, and for us it’s good to be part 

of people’s lives,” Martin says. 

“We also still make a lot of the old favourites, like jelly 

sponges, cream horns, sponge drops and Battenberg 

cakes. People want them, so we are happy to make what 

they want.” 

The on-site café is another popular feature of Kidds 

Cakes & Bakery. It is open for breakfast from 8am-2pm, 

and lunch from 11am-2pm, with the three qualified chefs 

creating a tasty selection of dishes. A wide choice of 

cabinet food is also available. 

The clientele includes families and 

many regular customers, who have also 

become friends with each other through 

meeting there, Martin says. They enjoy 

the café’s relaxed environment, while 

the outdoor courtyard and play area for 

children are an added bonus. 

Seating 60 people, the café is also 

available for small functions. 

The need for innovation in the face of 

the roadworks disruption has seen Kidds 

Cakes & Bakery recently signing up to 

Uber Eats, and they now have a liquor 

licence for the café. 

“We also now wholesale our pies to 

other outlets, and this has been good for 

us,” Martin says, “and we offer catering 

packs for office shouts.” 


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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020 

year. 


Councillor takes 

Davids heads 

matters into 

community board 

his own hands 

advocating body 

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 


for Cantabrians 

• By Louis Day 

IT COULD be a while until 


the eastern suburbs start to 

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign 

aspirations for the area come to 

fruition. 

During October’s local body 

elections, Ms Dalziel identified 

repairs to the eastern part of the 

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads 

as one of her main priorities for 

this term. 

“We need a fully integrated 

programme of works for the 

east, I have loosely called this 

the eastern alliance, which 

Ro ler Blinds cleaned 

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Views on 

Lively group 

cricket nets 

celebrate 

sought 

St Patrick’s Day 

Page 3 Page 5 

Ge ry Brownl e 

MP for Ilam 

283 Gr ers Road Bryndwr, 

Christchurch 

ilam@parliament.govt.nz 

0 359 0582 

Funded by the Parliamentary Service. 

Authorised by Ge ry Brownl e MP, 

Parliament Buildings, We lington. 


RESIDENTS MOST affected by 

the new Northern Motorway are 

Connecting Your Community relieved to hear the Christchurch 

Northern Corridor opening has 

been delayed by six months. 

The CNC was due to open in 

the middle of this year, but last 

week the New 

Zealand Trans- 



per blind 


No review 

over 

multi-storey 

house 


A message 

of love, unity 

and prayers 

for peace 

Page 3 Page 7 



MP for Ilam 


Christchurch 


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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

THE earthquake-damaged 

former Sockburn Service Centre 

could finally be demolished in 

July – if the funding needed is 

obtained. 

port Agency 

It comes as the 

announced more 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

time was needed 

to complete the 

Community 

$290m motorwayten 

in its draft 

Board has writ- 

The original 

submission to 

scope of the 

the city council’s 

Readers respond 

Chance to 

would essentially be an alliance 

Helpless to 

Victorious 

Delay in 

Market day 

project has been Mark Wilson 

Annual Plan 

Mike Mora 

to supermarket 

farewell Holden 

of contractors who can take 

extended include 

stoked 

making mall 

goes green at 2019-2020, 

stop property 

captain the whole area bit by bit and 

a third southbound lane on 

requesting the city council addresses 

the budget gap so the 

rebranding 

in style 

systematically get the work 

the Waimakariri River bridge and 

flooding 

with cup done,” she said during the 

a clip-on win 

exit safer 

Cashmere HS 

cycleway. 

buildings can be removed as soon 

campaign. 

St Albans resident Mark Wilson 

as possible. 

Page 8 

Page 17 But chief executive Dawn 

GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said the community are “somewhat 

thankful” for the delay. 

her achieve her dreams. 

Page 3 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to 

GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora 

Baxendale said any request to 


PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

pursue a specific project in the 

“The community will be somewhat 

thankful for a reprieve of the 


for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, 


for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the 

east would have to be agreed 

age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science, 

technology, engineering 


technology, engineering requested. 

demolition of the site would be 

upon by council. 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia 

effects of this motorway for six 

in how things worked, often country to participate in the 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia in how things worked, often country to participate in the 

South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of 

City councillors are yet to pass 

Holmes is on a mission to 

months, but it’s still there. Until 

taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme 

next month, designed She was shocked to hear the 

and maths. 

Holmes is on a mission to taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme 

next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source 

and maths. 

The former service centre, on 

Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage. 

on any guidance to staff around 

make a difference in the world. 

decisions are made to put our 

them back together. 

make a difference in the world. them back together. 

•Story, more photos, page 5 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN this, she said. 

The year 11 St Margaret’s 

community first, then there is no 

That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother. 

The year 11 St Margaret’s That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother. 

of tension for years with residents 

•Turn to page 5 

College student has a passion 

relief,” he said. 

the opportunity of her dreams. of tomorrow in industries that • Turn to page 6 

College student has a passion the opportunity of her dreams. of tomorrow in industries that • Turn to page 7 

unhappy with the state of the site. 


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City councillors James Gough, 

Sam MacDonald, Catherine 

Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown 

and James Daniels have sent a 

le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

asking her to lead a conversation 

as to how a zero per cent rates 

increase could be achieved this 

The city council is proposing 

an average rates increase of 4.65 

per cent acro s a l ratepayers in 

this year’s Draft Annual Plan 

which is cu rently under public 

consultation until April 5 and 

wi l be finalised before July 1. 

The 2018-2028 Long Term 

Plan also predicts a 50 per cent 

rates increase over 10 years. 

Said Cr MacDonald: “In 

the cu rent environment it’s 

clear busine s as usual is not 

appropriate and the council 

needs to look at how we enable 

this 12-month rates increase 

freeze to occur, it’s crucial for 

the economic confidence of our 

city.” 

Ms Dalziel said the las thing 

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“The Annual Plan is not challenges that lie ahead.” she said. 

signed off for three months so City council chief executive 

we have time to get this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a 

A the same time, the council zero rates rise out. 

is meeting with our economic “We’re considering a series of 

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NOR’WEST PROPERTY UPDATE 

Competition heats up in 

Canterbury market 

Keen property purchasers were out in 

numbers over the weekend with many 

real estate agents recording better than 

expected numbers in both enquiry and 

open home attendance post-lockdown. 

“We’re seeing high levels of interest 

across all of our properties,” says owner at 

Ray White Bishopdale, Karen Ellis. 

“One of our newest listings in Rochford 

Place, Bryndwr attracted more than 

31 groups on its first weekend of open 

homes last week.” 

All-time low interest rates and an 

ease in lending restrictions by the 

reserve bank has created the stimulus 

the property marketed needed, and 

confidence in the long-term Canterbury 

market seems to be strong among buyers, 

despite the economic uncertainty that has 

swept across the country, Karen says. 

Mortgage broker Bruce Condliffe of 

Loan Market says while he expected 

some pent-up demand from the 

Lockdown he thought the economic 

uncertainty might dampen buyer 

enthusiasm. 

“I’ve been really surprised; we are 

unexpectedly busy, particularly from 

first-home buyers and investors returning 

to the market taking advantage of more 

accessible home loans and low interest 

rates. Pre-approval is also critical in such 

a competitive market, particularly for 

first-home buyers and we’ve been doing a 

lot of work around this,” Bruce says. 

‘While there was a lot of talk around 

what may or may not happen in the 

housing market throughout lockdown, 

Canterbury seems to be picking up 

right where it left off before Lockdown 

restrictions were implemented across 

New Zealand,” Bruce adds. 

REINZ (Real Estate Institute of New 

Zealand) statistics released for May 

showed that while the number of 

properties sold was down considerably 

on the same time last year, the median 

sale price had continued its previous 

trend and increased by 3.4 per cent in 

May on the same period last year. 

Owner of Ray White Strowan, Barry 

Ellis says many purchasers are being 

confronted with a highly competitive 

environment and are often finding 

themselves in multi-offer situations, 

meaning many are having to increase 

their offers to reduce the risk of missing 

out on the property they want. 

Local Ray White business owners Karen & Barry Ellis 

“I guess coming back to the market 

after Lockdown we were uncertain of 

what impact COVID-19 would have 

on demand, but we’ve been pleasantly 

surprised. The buyer demand is great, 

but the competition among buyers has 

probably been the most surprising. In the 

past couple of weeks we’ve seen some of 

the highest levels of competition for our 

listed properties. 

“Almost every property put under-offer, 

or sold post-Lockdown has been in a 

multi-offer situation or had multiple 

bidders at auction. One of our recently 

under-offer properties in Bishopdale had 

12 offers at the end of May, and another 

unit nearby had five offers just last week. 

It’s certainly a seller’s market and it’s great 

news for Canterbury home owners.” 

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May 2019 

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Community a highlight of Margaret’s lockdown 

The COVID-19 lockdown 

really has just been one 

more ‘out of the ordinary’ 

occasion in a lifetime full of 

adventures for Ngaio Marsh 

resident Margaret. 

The fact that for quite a 

few weeks the residents 

stayed within the village 

perimeters meant an 

adjustment to her lifestyle 

but not one that was going 

to cause real concern. 

After all she had her 

husband Robert, also 

at the village, fellow 

Ngaio Marsh resident friends 

and wonderful staff to 

keep her company. 

The village has been a nice 

community to live in during 

lockdown, Margaret says. “I 

think probably for people in 

their homes it would have 

been more isolating than it 

was for us. The staff do treat 

us well.” 

Margaret, raised in 

Chelmsford, Essex, has 

memories of World War II. 

For a period, her parents 

moved her and her siblings 

to her grandfather’s house 

to allow the evacuees from 

London to use their family 

home. That sacrifice was not 

unusual at that time, she says. 

Following the 11-plus 

exams, she trained as a nurse 

and then went on to become 

a midwife with attendance 

at the Nursing Sisterhood, 

part of The Community 

of St John the Divine. 

She now loves to watch the 

British period drama Call 

The Midwife, (based on 

that same community) and 

remembers cycling around 

neighbourhoods exactly 

as those in the television 

series do. 

She next applied to the 

London Missionary Society. 

As a result, in the mid-1960s, 

she was sent as a missionary 

to Papua New Guinea, 

located in a ‘bush hospital’ up 

the coast from Port Moresby, 

where she eventually met 

Robert, then working in a 

Christian bookstore. 

A move to Australia, then 

New Zealand and a family 

followed. The couple have 

four boys, including twins. 

A couple of their children 

live in Christchurch, with 

the others in Wellington and 

‘down south’. 

In July 2018 Margaret 

and Robert moved into the 

care centre at the Papanui 

village, following the sale 

of their Christchurch home. 

Robert’s health issues 

meant resthome care was 

a suitable and sensible 

choice, she says. 

Lockdown meant she 

enjoyed a cooked meal 

in her room, rather than 

as usual in the dining 

room. “I didn’t find it too 

restrictive,” she says of the 

lockdown bubble. 

Since restrictions have 

eased she has enjoyed 

gathering with Robert and 

fellow residents for a midday 

meal as part of village routine. 

They have made some lovely 

friends at the dinner table 

and around the resthome. 

Being one of four 

siblings and with her and 

Robert having four children, 

Margaret has a real social 

side, and enjoys time with 

Robert each day but then 

Margaret, resident at Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village in Papanui. 

when she is on her own likes 

to sit at the village piano 

and play. She is a fan of the 

grand piano in the main 

village centre and loves to 

play a bit of Beethoven and 

“classical stuff”. 

While growing up during 

British rock’n’roll she was 

no real fan of Cliff Richard 

or the Beatles, instead she 

loved classical music and 

attended concerts at the 

Royal Festival Hall and the 

Royal Albert Hall in London. 

She has sheet music and 

other personal effects in her 

room, with a lovely view out 

on to the atrium gardens. 

Ryman, which operates 

34 villages in New Zealand 

and two in Victoria, started 

screening visitors who had 

travelled overseas from late 

January, and still requires 

visitors to sign a declaration 

on entry. 

Ngaio Marsh amenities 

include an all-weather 

bowling green, indoor heated 

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swimming pool, spa, atrium, 

library, gym, hair salon, bar, 

shop and croquet lawn. 

The village continues to 

welcome enquiries for their 

care centre. If interested in 

viewing the beautiful facility 

either Jane Escalera the 

village Clinical Manager 

or Anna Thomson the 

Village Manager will be 

happy to give you a tour, 

just call to arrange a time 

to view. 

People often tell us they ‘feel the difference’ when they visit 

a Ryman care centre. Where care is customised to suit your 

needs, and where nurses and carers go above and beyond 

every day to provide the best of care to our residents. 

Our care options include resthome and hospital 

care, you can relax knowing that if your needs change, 

we can continue to look after you. 

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WINNERS: Christchurch Women’s Club Toastmasters has been awarded for their 

exceptional contribution to the community. From left to right: Alice Huang, Julie 

Wang, Tina Mackie, Nicola Tiffen, Laura Bruce, Sheila Hailstone, Frances Williamson, 

Marie Kyle-Stevenson, Tiria Stewart. 

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A PAPANUI-based 

toastmaster’s club has 

won two awards for public 

speaking and having a 

positive impact on the 

community. 

Christchurch Women’s 

Club Toastmasters has won 

the Jack Duffy memorial 

rose bowl for exceptional 

contribution to the 

community. 

It is the second 

consecutive year the club 

has won this accolade, 

which was awarded at the 

Toastmasters International 

District 72 conference. 

Said Toastmasters 

International district 

director Diane Isherwood: 

“It is fantastic to see 

that the members of 

Christchurch Women’s 

Toastmasters have taken 

the skills that they have 

learned and done so much 

for the community.” 

Toastmasters, through its 

educational programme, 

gives members the 

opportunity and support 

to improve confidence and 

develop communication 

and leadership skills. 

The president of the 

Christchurch women’s 

club Sheila Hailstone 

said the women have 

led fundraising groups, 

developed podcasts 

during Covid-19, written 

and published two books 

with funds raised to go 

to Women’s Refuge and 

breast cancer research 

and have given keynote 

speeches. 

“The members truly 

express the core value 

of this club, supporting 

women to succeed,” she 

said. 

Club member Laura 

Bruce won the District 72 

humorous speech contest, 

held online for the first 

time. 

Her speech, Smart, 

helpful, and a great 

communicator – she’s the 

ultimate assistant, was 

a satirical take on the 

benefits of virtual assistant 

‘Alexa’ in the context of a 

smart home. 

“I was delighted to win 

the humourous speech 

contest,” said Laura, who 

began her journey to the 

district championship by 

winning her club’s contest 

back in September. 

“The strangest part was 

competing against my 

friend, Albertus Viljoen, 

who had won the division 

contest in Wellington. Fortunately, 

he came second, 

so it turned out okay. 

“Toastmasters has 

opened up so many doors 

for me. It gave me the 

confidence to try stand-up 

comedy, which I never 

could have imagined 

before toastmasters.” 

She now regularly 

performs stand-up comedy 

in Christchurch, and was 

the South Island runner-up 

in the 2020 Raw Comedy 

Quest. 

All women are welcome 

to attend Christchurch 

Women’s Club 

Toastmasters meetings. 

The 60min meetings 

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prepared speeches as well 

as an impromptu speaking 

component. 

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Councillor takes 

matters into 

his own hands 


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destination 


Davids heads 

community board 

advocating body 

Eastern 

suburbs 

repairs 

could take 

a while 



IT COULD be a while until 


the eastern suburbs start to 

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign 

aspirations for the area come to 

fruition. 

During October’s local body 

elections, Ms Dalziel identified 

repairs to the eastern part of the 



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the new Northern Motorway are 

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Northern Corridor opening has 

been delayed by six months. 

The CNC was due to open in 

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Bid to 


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demolish 

service 

centre 



• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

THE earthquake-damaged 

former Sockburn Service Centre 

could finally be demolished in 

July – if the funding needed is 

obtained. 

port Agency 

It comes as the 

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads 

announced more 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

as one of her main priorities for 

time was needed 

this term. 

to complete the 

Community 

“We need a fully integrated 

$290m motorwayten 

in its draft 

Board has writ- 

programme of works for the 

east, I have loosely called this 

The original 

submission to 

the eastern alliance, which 

scope of the 

the city council’s 

Readers respond 

Chance to 

would essentially be an alliance 

Helpless to 

Victorious 

Delay in 

Market day 

project has been Mark Wilson 

Annual Plan 

Mike Mora 

to supermarket 

farewell Holden 

of contractors who can take 

extended include 

stoked 

making mall 

goes green at 2019-2020, 

stop property 

captain the whole area bit by bit and 

a third southbound lane on 

requesting the city council addresses 

the budget gap so the 

rebranding 

in style 

systematically get the work 

the Waimakariri River bridge and 

flooding 

with cup done,” she said during the 

a clip-on win 

exit safer 

Cashmere HS 

cycleway. 

buildings can be removed as soon 

campaign. 

St Albans resident Mark Wilson 

as possible. 

Page 8 

Page 17 But chief executive Dawn 

GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said the community are “somewhat 

thankful” for the delay. 


Page 3 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to 

GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora 

Baxendale said any request to 


PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

pursue a specific project in the 

“The community will be somewhat 

thankful for a reprieve of the 


for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, 


for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the 

east would have to be agreed 


technology, engineering 


technology, engineering requested. 

Consent 

South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of 

City councillors are yet to pass 

Holmes is on a mission to 

demolition of the site would be 

upon by council. 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia 

effects of this motorway for six 

in how things worked, often country to participate in the 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia in how things worked, often country to participate in the 

months, but it’s still there. Until Rates 

taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme 

next month, designed She was shocked to hear the 

and maths. 

Holmes is on a mission to taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme 

next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source 

and maths. 

The former service centre, on 

Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage. 

on any guidance to staff around 

make a difference in the world. 

decisions are made to put our 

them back together. 

make a difference in the world. them back together. 

•Story, more photos, page 5 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN this, she said. 

The year 11 St Margaret’s 

community first, then there is no 

That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother. 

The year 11 St Margaret’s That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother. 

of tension for years with residents 

•Turn to page 5 granted College student has a passion 

relief,” he said. 

the opportunity of her dreams. of tomorrow in industries that • Turn to page 6 

decision College student has a passion the opportunity of her dreams. of tomorrow in industries that • Turn to page 7 

unhappy with the state of the site. 


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preparing to help members of 




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What’s in store for 



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forced to self-isolate because of 


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Motorhomes 

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granted for a major commercial $ 

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will come from the Government, 


in 2020? 


and residential development 350 in 


Expressions of interest sought Spreydon to Neighbourhood 

the district council says. 



Lyttelton. 


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the complex, Ohu Development 

with the idea and so I agreed that 

Mr Ward said it is still too early 

will need to raise between 

we should use our Facebook page 

to tell exactly what assistance the 

$800,000 and $1.4 million in its 

as an avenue if anybody does 

community will need. 

second round of crowdfunding, 

need help. 

“It’s very early days and I 

which is planned to start on 

“I’m not sure how needed that 

think that we are just looking 

it will be because most of the supermarkets 

are providing online 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN April 2. 

at how we respond to the virus. 

The public will decide whether 

DEDICATED: Dave Bryce is passionate about gardening as it is sustainable and promotes healthy eating. 

GIRL BOSS: Julia Holmes wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help For us, it’s about responsiveness 

or not the second crowdfunding 

delivery and things like that but 


PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN to the central government 

bid will go ahead on that date. 

it’s just hard to know how it’s going 

to pan out. 


the chairman of Redcliffs/Te Features and was one of seven At the moment, edible 

guidelines, the safety of staff 

In a survey by Ohu 


from a young age has always Julia is one of 25 young industries that were oten maledominated, 

with particular 

“I just think they [people] just 

WITH MORE than 100 edible 

Rae Kura Eco Village Group, recognised in the Residential items in Mr Bryce’s garden 

and the safety of our communities.” 

Development, people can 

been interested in how things women chosen around the 

species in his garden, Dave 

was successful at the Linwood- House Category. 

include pumpkins, courgettes, 

choose whether they think the 

WEST MELTON’S Julia worked, oten taking things country to participate in focus on science, technology, 

need to let us know what they 

Bryce would give any vegetable 

Central-Heathcote Edible 

The awards were presented to beans, lettuce, rhubarb, celery, 

It follows calls from 

crowdfunding campaign should 

Holmes is on a mission to apart just to put them back the GirlBoss Advantage engineering and maths. 

need and we’ll do our best to 

shop a run for its money. Garden Awards. 

Mr Bryce at a ceremony held at tomatoes, berries, nuts and 

Christchurch city councillors to 

continue, or should be paused 

make a difference in the world. together. 

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She was shocked to hear the 

help,” she said. 

the worst happens. 

Network] are about, that’s why tricky if the supermarkets stop 

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news from her mother. 

Mrs Hodder said there is no “I just think anything to help we exist. 

working and things like that, and 


Pleasant resident, who is also award for Best Sustainability Centre earlier this month. 


brought under control. 

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The 2018-2028 Long Term 

Plan also predicts a 50 per cent 

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the economic confidence of our 

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Ms Dalziel said the las thing the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’ 

Chamber of Commerce Covid-19. We wi l discu s these Covid-19 pandemic. 

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prevail,” she said. 

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for affected busine ses in a l 

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RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS 

Property Management Update 

As most landlords will be aware 1st July 

2020 was set as the first deadline to comply 

with the latest round of tenancy legislation, 

the Healthy Homes Standards. The five 

components of the Healthy Homes Act are: 

1. Insulation, 2. Ventilation, 3. Draughts, 

4. Drainage & 5. Heating. The first part of 

the legislation requires all new or renewed 

tenancy agreements to contain a statement 

of intent to comply with the Healthy Homes 

Standards. However, due to COVID-19 

causing a hold up to reports being carried 

out, the Government has extended this 

deadline out to 1st December 2020. 

So while this has certainly given us a short 

reprieve, it is important not to have a 

false sense of security, because while the 

intent to comply element deadline has 

been pushed out - the deadline to have the 

work completed has not been altered. This 

remains on 1st July 2021. 

Many landlords scrambled to get work 

completed prior to the insulation deadline 

so the wise thing to do is to continue 

on towards this deadline and get the 

reports completed. That way you can 

commence planning and budgeting for 

any improvements that will be required to 

comply with the Healthy Homes Standards. 

One other note is that while you will likely 

have previously had insulation reports 

completed on your rental property, this 

is new legislation, so new reports are 

required. Failure to comply will potentially 

result in fairly substantial fines so it is best 

to start planning now. If I can help with any 

questions around this, please get in contact. 

Katrina Green, 

Operations Manager 

Property Management 

Being a Subject to Sale Purchaser 

“The Chicken and Egg Scenario” 

Buying a property when you are a cash buyer is reasonably 

straightforward in that you find a house you like then put an offer in. 

You may have a finance clause and a few other conditions which are 

typically satisfied within 10 working days after which you confirm 

your purchase. Purchasing a home when you all ready own one is 

another scenario altogether and usually much more complicated. 

Below I have outlined some of the more common scenarios that 

could play out in the ‘we have a property to sell first’ situation. 

Purchasing unconditionally, without selling your property first 

If you are lucky enough to have your home freehold or close enough 

to it (a big chunk of equity will help) then the bank may be happy to 

offer you a mortgage so you can go and purchase something else 

without having to sell your current house first. This will take some 

of the pressure off and the worry that you may sell but not find 

anything else. The fish hook here can be evidencing to your lender 

your ability to service the mortgage on the second property until 

your current home has been sold, this can especially affect retirees. 

Selling without having purchased anything else first 

This option is often taken up by those who would like to know: 

a) exactly how much their current home has sold for so they have a 

concrete purchasing budget to work with and; 

b) would like to be cash purchasers in the marketplace 

Being ‘cash purchasers’ allows you to be more competitive in multi 

offer situations and allows you to also purchase property at auction 

and therefore opens your buying options up to homes being sold 

under all methods of sale. The biggest risk here is that you won’t find 

anything to buy and settle on before your own home hand-over date. 

Many sellers have renting or staying with family as backup options if 

this is the case. 

Offering on a property subject to the sale of your home 

This is an option that interestingly I notice many people beginning 

with but often not completing on. I know this sounds like a strange 

comment but let me explain. When homeowners have been sitting 

comfortably for some years in a home, they start to think a move 

might be an idea, the nest is finally empty, the stairs are getting a bit 

much, they would like to be closer to family and so on. They will often 

go out and have a look around some open homes and then make an 

offer subject to the sale of their home. 

There are pro’s and con’s to this scenario: 

Pros: You have found a home you would like to move into 

Cons: Your offer will highly likely contain a ‘rollover’ or ‘cash out’ clause 

to the benefit of the sellers, and you still have to sell your house. 

What is a rollover clause? In a nutshell, generally this clause is 

worded that if the owners of the home that you have made your 

offer on receive a cash offer from another buyer you will be given 

2-5 working days notice to confirm the purchase or you will be 

‘rolled out’ of the deal. You could end up in the position of being in 

the middle of selling your home only to have the property you were 

hoping to purchase taken away from you. This can be emotionally 

very upsetting and stressful. 

Another consideration when making a ‘subject to sale’ offer is that 

you may not sell your current home for the figure that you had in 

mind. 

One last point to note and one often less considered until you 

arrive in the situation, is that as a subject to sale buyer, generally 

your negotiation powers are at an all time low. In smaller or slower 

marketplaces or for rural or high end properties this may not so 

much be the case but, in general, your subject to sale offer is always 

going to be weaker than a cash offer. Cash is King as they say so 

your subject to sale offer needs to win out with a solid offering price, 

especially in multi offer situations. 

Summary 

If you sell first and are in a cash position then you certainly have 

stronger negotiation powers and the opportunity to secure the 

home you want without too much complication. 

It doesn’t take long before many subject to sale purchasers are 

awakened to the limitations and frustrations of trying to purchase 

subject to sale. Sometimes it will work out and in a less competitive 

market you shouldn’t have quite the same frustrations. However 

finding the home you love and then dealing with the stress of having 

to quickly sell your home can be a much more stressful option than 

selling and then finding something to buy in a cash position. 

Vanessa Golightly 

Selling Principal 


Licensee Agent & 

Business Owner 

027 664 9292 

Stuart Morris 


& Auctioneer 

027 422 6395 

Tracy Thomson 

Licensee Salesperson 

027 440 3035 

Ashleigh Pattullo 


027 865 9672 

Estelle Schuurman 

Property Manager 

Claire Morris 

Licensee Agent & 


027 662 4822 

Katrina Green 

Operations Manager 


027 606 0030 

Tania Ikin 


022 509 2755 

Olivia Hendry 

Executive Assistant 

Feature Properties 

Just Sold 

Allie McConnell 


Assistant 

Joy Coughlan 

Mortgage Broker 

027 223 3572 

20 Forth Street, Richmond 


5 Shirldale Place, Avonhead 

Tracy Thomson 

43A Halliwell Avenue, Papanui 


Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui 

Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | /RayWhitePapanui Morris & Co Limited | Licenced REAA 2008

Nor'West News: June 25, 2020

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