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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020
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Jack’s Beehive buzz
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
time to get in touch with me,” the prime
minister responded.
“I’m sorry I’m not able to write you a
longer letter – things are pretty busy just
now, but your message has given me lots
of energy to keep going.”
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• By Bea Gooding
UPGRADES MADE to a busy
road in Papanui have caused more
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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what’s on
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
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If you have questions about your
smartphone or tablet, head along
and ask an expert for advice. Free, no
bookings required.
Makerspace
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There is a different Makerspace
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required.
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required. All materials supplied. Free event.
Games Afternoon
Tuesday, 2-4pm
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afternoon of boxed games.
Senior Mens’ Exercise Group
Friday, 11-11.45am
Northcity Church, 95a Sawyers Arms
Rd, Papanui
Low impact exercise classes designed
for seniors. Wear something
comfortable and turn up – no
registrations required. Participants
are asked to bring a $3 koha as a
donation. Phone 375 0850 for more
information.
After School Activities
Friday, 3.30-4.30pm
Papanui Library
An interactive session for children
aged 8 to 13-years-old which includes
technology, games, crafts, books and
more. Free, no bookings required.
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Card Club
Friday, 1.30-3.30pm
Shirley Library
This weekly card club will be held on
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
A justice of the peace will be available
to witness signatures and documents,
certify document copies, hear oaths,
declarations, affidavits or affirmations,
as well as sign citizenship or rates
rebates applications.
Mahjong
Monday, 2-4pm
Papanui Library
Go along if you are interested in playing
or learning about Mahjong. Free.
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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
in the city, including visiting
theatrical companies, families,
and even the Botanic Gardens,
bridges, river rowers and horse
riding in Hagley Park,” she said.
“They also show the fashions
of the day and early buildings
now long gone, along with home
and work interiors.
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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.
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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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community board
his own hands
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• By Louis Day
IT COULD be a while until
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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
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from as li tle as $ 2
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Views on
Lively group
cricket nets
celebrate
sought
St Patrick’s Day
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Ge ry Brownl e
MP for Ilam
283 Gr ers Road Bryndwr,
Christchurch
ilam@parliament.govt.nz
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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-
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A message
of love, unity
and prayers
for peace
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Ge ry Brownl e
MP for Ilam
283 Gr ers Road Bryndwr,
Christchurch
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Connecting Your Community
• 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.
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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.
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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
her achieve her dreams.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
pursue a specific project in the
“The community will be somewhat
thankful for a reprieve of the
• By Bea Gooding
for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated,
• By Bea Gooding
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
age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
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.
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it will be because most of the supermarkets
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CALLS HAVE been made to
stop rates increases in response
to the Covid-19 crisis.
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
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Competition heats up in
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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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Total
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Total Number
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May 2020
Median Sale Price
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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.
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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
feature members giving
prepared speeches as well
as an impromptu speaking
component.
• For more info visit
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
THE earthquake-damaged
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could finally be demolished in
July – if the funding needed is
obtained.
port Agency
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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
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submission to
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scope of the
the city council’s
Readers respond
Chance to
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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
her achieve her dreams.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
pursue a specific project in the
“The community will be somewhat
thankful for a reprieve of the
• By Bea Gooding
for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated,
• By Bea Gooding
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
age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
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.
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•Turn to page 5 granted College student has a passion
relief,” he said.
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“It’s very early days and I
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“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.
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DEDICATED: Dave Bryce is passionate about gardening as it is sustainable and promotes healthy eating.
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Christchurch city councillors to
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make a difference in the world. together.
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She was shocked to hear the
help,” she said.
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CALLS HAVE b en made to
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to the Covid-19 crisis.
City counci lors 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
year.
The city council is proposing
an average rates increase of 4.65
per cent acro s a l ratepayers in
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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
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a propriate and the council
n eds to l ok at how we enable
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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.
dinary circumstances related to the economy in response to the
the city council n eded was for not entirely funded by rates, and
someone to hi the panic bu ton. the consequences that wi l flow and other key players so we are options with elected members The bi gest b ost is $5.1
“Calm heads must and wi l from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic as we develop the Annual Plan,” bi lion towards wage subsidies
prevail,” she said.
“The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.”
for affected busine ses in a l
“Our residents and busine ses signed off for thr e months so City council chief executive The push from city counci lors sectors and regions.
wi l be depending on us to we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a for a fr eze on rates rises comes
make adjustments, and we wi l,
•Tips for weathering virus, p3
A the same time, the council zero rates rise out.
shortly after Minister of Finance
however, we wi l n ed advice is m eting with our economic
•Mayor’s column, p9
“We’re considering a series of Grant Robertson announced
on the impacts on a l aspects of development agency, Christch-
options in light of the extraor-
a $12.1 bi lion package to aid •From the editor’s desk, p10
Thursday, March 19, 2020
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ACTION: Six city counci lors including
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James Daniels (above left) and Aaron
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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
Vanessa Golightly
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 664 9292
Stuart Morris
Business Owner
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027 422 6395
Tracy Thomson
Licensee Salesperson
027 440 3035
Ashleigh Pattullo
Licensee Salesperson
027 865 9672
Estelle Schuurman
Property Manager
Claire Morris
Licensee Agent &
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027 662 4822
Katrina Green
Operations Manager
Property Management
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