Nor'West News: September 03, 2020

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
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community
groups
• By Bea Gooding
ORGANISATIONS, charities and
community groups are concerned
about the future of volunteering
in Christchurch following
Covid-19.
Some reported a surge of volunteers
post-lockdown as a way to
support their community during
trying times, but retaining them
was a different story.
In an annual report by Volunteering
New Zealand which examines
the voluntary sector, 36.6
per cent of organisations reported
a lack of volunteers as their single
biggest challenge.
Delta Community Support
Trust general manager Ian Burn
said the organisation had not experienced
a significant decrease in
its volunteer workforce, however,
they were not immune to the effects
of Covid-19.
Said Burn: “As Covid-19 levels
go up and down, more older volunteers
have been cautious.
“We have had some volunteers
step out of the scene because of it,
with concerns about themselves
or people in their households who
are vulnerable.”
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Lack of younger volunteers
• From page 1
During the lockdown, the
organisation was kept busy, with
its foodbank service experiencing
a 50 per cent increase in
demand, highlighting the need
to have more hands on deck.
“We always need more volunteers;
we don’t have enough,”
said Burn.
In the Volunteering NZ report,
involving 3000 people in the voluntary
sector across the country,
35.8 per cent of respondents
noted an ageing volunteer workforce
as a concern, and a lack of
younger volunteers.
During the pandemic, many
vulnerable volunteers, young
and old, were forced to stop
volunteering in order to protect
their health, which further decreased
workforces.
Volunteering Canterbury
strategy and finance manager
Alison Marshall said many organisations
have had to “rethink”
the way they ran their
volunteer programmes since the
lockdown.
“Lockdown, and then the
impact of different levels, has
meant that they have had to, for
example, factor in social distancing,
taking extra precautions
where their regular volunteer
team includes older adults or
those who may be vulnerable,”
she said.
“Re-thinking and re-organising
the way you do things is
always challenging, especially
for organisations that are already
often stretched and working
around tight time frames.”
A “spike of interest” in people
wanting to volunteer in Canterbury
since the lockdown was
put down to the increased sense
DECLINE:
Alison
Marshall
and Glenda
Martin say
a desire for
episodic
work affects
volunteer
rates in the
region.
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of community or a change in
circumstances, said Marshall.
But feelings of uncertainty
about the future – as it was
highlighted post-earthquakes
and now, Covid-19 – reflected
people’s readiness to make longterm
commitments, hindering
recruitment rates.
“Many prospective volunteers
are seeking one-off, shorter-term
or episodic volunteering opportunities,”
said Marshall.
“This can be a challenge as
it takes time and resources to
recruit, orientate and train
volunteers; something which is
limited for many.
“Volunteering can provide a
sense of focus and positiveness at
a time of uncertainty. Knowing
that you are making a positive
difference is really good for people’s
mental health,’’ she said.
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city council has confirmed.
The route will be used by commuters
and students from 13
schools across the city.
It will connect to the Quarryman’s
Trail, Little River Link,
South Express, Uni–Cycle and
Northern Line cycle routes once it
was completed.
The city council transport
planning and delivery manager
Lynette Ellis said the cycling network
was already having a major
effect on the city, making it safer
and easier for people to cycle.
“During the pandemic lockdown,
we clearly saw the positive
impact of less traffic on our streets
and environment,” said Ellis.
“It will cover a busy and
populous area of Christchurch
that is projected to grow and
develop.
“The Nor’West Arc cycleway
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to work sites, the University of
Canterbury and many primary,
intermediate and secondary
schools across this side of the
city.’’
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PROPERTY NEWS
Housing market booming
as spring arrives
The Nor’west property market remains extremely active
as we come to the end of winter and is showing no
signs of slowing down anytime soon. REINZ statistics
released for July show that 141 properties were sold in
the Nor’west area, with the median number of days to
sell sitting at just 30.
The highlight, though, says owner of Ray White
Bishopdale & Strowan Barry Ellis, was the median sale
price for July – up 9.3 per cent on the same period last
year, increasing from $485,000 in July 2019 to $530,000
in July 2020 for the area.
“The market we’re working in now is hugely exciting,
there’s a lot of activity and the momentum is continuing
as we come into spring,” Barry says.
“The depth of the buyer pool is what’s most exciting.
We are seeing a lot of activity from first-home buyers
and investors, but also families upgrading and upsizing
their homes, and a lot of Kiwis returning from overseas.”
The agency has found auctions proving the best
method of sale in the current market, with two recently
sold properties stunning many hopeful buyers with their
final sale price.
The first, an ‘as is, where is’ at 98 Roker Street in
Somerfield, marketed and sold by Maria Paterson of
Ray White Strowan, sold for $448,000. The property
had more than 90 groups through the open home and
attracted more than 22 people to the auction, with more
than 13 bids placed.
“There was a lot of interest in this property, and
particularly as ‘as is, where is’ properties are becoming
scarcer in Christchurch. It was a great auction and the
vendors were extremely happy with the result,” Maria
says.
Another property, marketed by
Brent Rushworth of Ray White
Bishopdale, sold at auction for
$431,000.
“The property was completely
original and was on the market for the
first time in 50 years so there is a lot
of modernising to be done by the new
owners,” Brent says.
The 86 Crofton Road property had
81 groups through the open homes
and 21 people attended the auction
with 18 bids placed.
Co-owner of Ray White Bishopdale
& Strowan Karen Ellis says the
property market is booming and
auctions are proving an effective way
to get top dollar.
“With so many buyers in the
marketplace, auction is proving the
best way to achieve top dollar for your
property by creating competition
among the interested buyers. In the
last three months we have had 100
per cent of the properties we have taken to auction at
Ray White Bishopdale & Strowan sell on auction day,
achieving exceptional prices for our vendors,” Karen
says.
“If you are thinking about selling, now is a great time.
You only have to look at the results we’re seeing, and the
market statistics being released each month to realise it.
And with spring right on the doorstep, those property
owners that take hold of the current momentum will be
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Nor’West
Market Snapshot
July 2020
Median Sale Price
$530,000
(+9.3%)
Compared to $485,000
in July 2019*
Total Number of Sales
141
Compared to 136
in July 2019*
Total Sales Value
$93m
(+16%)
Compared to $79m
in July 2019*
Median Days to Sell
30
(+3.6%) (-37%)
Compared to 44
in July 2019*
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Youth group’s new development on track
• By Bea Gooding
STUDENTS OF youth
organisation Te Ora Hou
Ōtautahi will soon have a
permanent place to call home
after years of working in cold
and damp conditions.
Site developments at the Papanui
campus have been under
way for a number of years to
replace the previous run-down
complex which was demolished
last year.
New additions included new
classrooms, a kitchen and cafe
area, a whānau room and a new
outdoor space complete with a
basketball hoop.
General manager Jono Campbell
said plans to redevelop the
space has been in the works since
2014.
“We’re getting really excited.
It acknowledges our volunteers
who had to work in a space that
wasn’t the flashest,” he said.
“For years when we first started
running the old bungalow on
Sawyers Arms Rd, it was cold
and there were rats.
“Now, 20 years later, we have
our own buildings, land and
spaces for our whānau and rangatahi.”
Redevelopments cost $4 million
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welcomes the campus’ new facility, which is on track to be
completed early next year. ​
the required amount towards the
project as well as grants from the
city council, the Rata Foundation
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Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi provides
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people, mostly with Māori and
Pasifika backgrounds.
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facility was imperative in order
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There were many anxieties and
pressures among youth, especially
in Canterbury, such as fewer
opportunities accessing sport,
the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes,
the impact of social media,
NCEA and now Covid-19.
“Having a site where young
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Marshland Rd speed
reduction likely
IT MIGHT soon take
longer to drive one of the
busiest roads in north-west
Christchurch, ending
months of speculation
and completing a suite
of changes for the area’s
roads.
Marshland Rd, from
near Main North Rd/Spencerville
Rd to Prestons Rd,
might soon have a 60km/h
speed limit. The current
speed limit for that stretch
of road is 70km/h.
If approved by the city
council, the plan would
add-to previous changes to
sections of the Marshland
Rd/Main North Rd corridor
where 70km/h and
80km/h limits dropped to
60km/h.
The council adopted
those changes last September,
but the decision to cut
the limit on the road south
of the railway line to Prestons
Rd was deferred.
The local community
boards asked for the deferral
under the weight of
submissions against the
plan, and the need to know
more about possible safety
improvements.
The Papanui-Innes and
Coastal Burwood community
boards recently met
and heard some improvements
would outstrip the
council’s budget.
Traffic engineer Wayne
Anisy told the boards
signals and safety improvements
at the intersections
would “require funding
well-in-excess” of what was
available.
The road would need
to be widened to accommodate
median and side
barriers, which would
come at a significant cost.
Seal widening could costs
“millions,” the boards were
told.
GUIDELINES: Marshland Rd, from near Main
North Rd/Spencerville Rd to Prestons Rd, might
soon have a 60km/h speed limit adding about
90sec to a journey.
Committing to such
improvements would also
create uncertainty as to
when any safety improvements
could be carried out,
Anisy advised.
Minor safety improvements,
such as vegetation
clearing, sight boards and
stop controls had been
carried out at some key
locations.
However, they had not
changed the overall risk
rating of the road, he said
in his report.
There were high-risk
intersections and roadside
hazards and some in the
area, including Ouruhia
School, had concerns about
road safety.
The safe and appropriate
speed assessment of
the road needed to meet
national guidelines is
60km/h, he said.
Keeping the current
speed limit at 70km/h
would “align with the majority
of feedback” received
when the changes were
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mooted last year, he said.
Then, there were claims
the change would mean
slower traveling times
and lost productivity, and
increased congestion and
driver frustration.
Council research suggested
travel times might
drop by 90sec at most.
The boards were advised
this should be balanced
against the $5.07 million
social cost of a fatal crash,
or of a serious injury crash
($926,000).
They were also told congestion
was more directly
linked to traffic volume
and congestion at intersections,
and speeds were
much lower than the speed
limit during peak times.
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expected to grow 20 per
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• By Bea Gooding
RESIDENTS WHO
have endured months of
significant roadworks in
St Albans, Edgeware and
Mairehau can now see an
end in sight.
A bulk of the work on
transport projects under
way to manage the downstream
effects of
the Christchurch
Northern Corridor
motorway will be
completed by mid-
October, says the
city council.
In the past six
months, roadworks
have dominated the
area, particularly on
Cranford St, with many
residents and school
children fearing for their
safety while crossing the
road due to drivers not
following 30km/h speed
limits.
Said St Albans resident
Mark Wilson: “It’s all very
well to say that there’s an end
in sight to the roadworks, but
what happens then?
When the roadworks
are finished, then the
traffic from the motorway
comes.”
“We’re getting pretty
tired of it.”
Work on the corner of
Warrington St and Forfar
St may take longer, along
Mark Wilson
DISRUPTION:
Roadworks to
mitigate the
downstream
effects of the
Christchurch
Northern
Corridor have
been ongoing
in St Albans,
however, work
is nearing
completion.
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SLOAN
Roadworks ease; safety
concerns remain
with work on Barbadoes
St to repair wastewater
pipes, but the city council
still aims to complete these
areas next month.
Construction started
in early February and
was originally due to be
completed by the middle of
this year.
“We know the high
volume of road
works has
caused frustrations
for those
who live, work
or travel through
St Albans,
Edgeware and
Mairehau but an
end is in sight,’’
said Lynette Ellis, city
council transport planning
and delivery manager.
“By mid-October, our
contractors should have
the bulk of the projects
completed so there will be
significantly fewer active
road worksites in the area.”
Ellis said over the next
two months the city
council will be working
on traffic-calming options
for some streets that are
expected to experience an
increase in traffic.
Measures were implemented
to address safety
concerns in recent months
due to the roadworks, such
as an active police presence
in the area to deter dangerous
driving and assistance
with school crossings.
Although unsafe behaviour
had decreased due
to these improvements,
Wilson believed the real issue
of increased traffic due
to the CNC motorway was
not being addressed.
Said Wilson, about the
improvements: “From my
perspective, it’s another example
of an ambulance at
the bottom of the cliff, and
another knee-jerk reaction
without addressing the
problem.”
A report will be
presented to the Papanui-
Innes Community Board
next month on how an
extra lane on Cranford St
should be used, such as a
public transport or cycle
lane which the community
lobbied for.
Wilson was not convinced
the city council
would favour this option
in spite of previous assumptions.
“From how I see it, we
are not going to get a
recommendation from
staff for public transport
prioritisation on the lanes,
and can expect a focus on
maximising traffic flow
through the suburb.”
The CNC will be completed
by December this
year.
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Funding for charity denied
• By Bea Gooding
VOLUNTEERS AT a charity
that provides crucial support to
those experiencing traumatic
events have resorted to selling
face masks to stay afloat.
NZ Gifts of Love and Strength
started selling handmade, affordable
face masks when their
application for Government
funding of $15,000 was declined
by the Community Organisation
Grants Scheme.
The charity’s operational costs
are $17,000 per year.
Founder Vicki-Anne Parker
said they were not expecting the
full amount, but anything was
“better than nothing.”
“It was gut-wrenching because
this is the second time it’s happened
and we know we do a
damn good job,” said Parker.
They work hand-in-hand with
other organisations, such as the
Red Cross providing refugees
with unique care packages upon
arrival.
Partnerships like this prevented
the organisation from
having their funding application
accepted.
“The excuse they gave us was
pretty sad. They told us we had
duplicated services because the
Government already provided
funding for the Red Cross, so
IMPACT: NZ Gifts of Love and Strength volunteers Lynette
Hill (left), Rafia Chaudry, founder Vicki-Anne Parker and
Jessica Campbell-Beardsell have sold hundreds of face
masks to get by after the charity’s funding was denied.
they said we didn’t need it,” she because of it.”
said.
Selling face masks has made
Parker believed the funding “a huge impact” in many ways
decline for the second time as they have been inundated
highlighted issues within the with hundreds of orders, raising
voluntary sector when it came to nearly $2500.
accessing funding.
“Former clients come back and
“We haven’t been established volunteer with us, so it shows
for two years so it’s always we’re making a difference,” she
hard to get funding. Bigger said.
charities always get funding,” “One of the fathers from the
she said.
Vivian St fire lost his only child
“Lots of charities are also and helped make face masks for
being set up, but they’re failing us to pay it forward.”
Facelift for bowling club
A SHOT at hosting the world
championships for disabled
bowling presented both an
opportunity and a dilemma to
the Burnside Bowling Club.
The largest club in the South
Island was no stranger to hosting
prominent events – but they
needed to upgrade their toilet facilities
to cater for more disabled
players.
Club president Brenda Turner
said her club jumped at the
chance to host the 2020 Internation
Bowls for the Disabled
World Bowls Championships but
lacked the funding to upgrade
the club’s facilities.
“The previous toilets were built
in 1975, so a facelift was well
overdue,” she said.
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to upgrade the toilet area, we
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team guided us through to the
correct fund.”
The club received $52,000 from
the city council’s Capital Endowment
Fund towards building
their new accessible toilets.
While the championships
are now on hold due to the
Covid-19 pandemic, Turner
hoped the club, which began in
1963 and currently has around
240 members, will attract more
wheelchair users.
“It’s a great outdoor sport, you
meet lots of great people so it’s a
good social activity. You can be
as competitive as you want and
play as much you want – or just
come along for a chat,” she said.
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Worry Dolls a special treat
CHILDREN staying at the
Ronald McDonald House
were gifted with a special
treat to help them get
through their troubles due
to an initiative by a group
of year 2 pupils.
The Selwyn House
School’s unit of inquiry
topic for the pupils was
“Toys Through Time,”
and as part of the “taking
action” aspect of this
inquiry, the girls created
Worry Dolls for the young
children who are unwell at
the house.
Each doll was hand-sewn
and came in a gift bag with
the name of the girl who
made the doll and a special
message for the recipient.
“This Worry Doll was
made with love and
kindness especially for
you. So when you’re feeling
tired or sick or yucky tell
your Worry Doll and know
that someone else in the
world is thinking of you
and sending you love and
aroha,” the message reads.
Teacher Tara Hollings
said the idea was generated
by the pupils themselves.
“We were talking with
the pupils about their
favourite toy and what
COMFORT: Ronald McDonald House fundraising
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Dolls from Selwyn House School year 2 pupil,
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made them so special,
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said.
“And then one little voice
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it would feel if you didn’t
have that when you were
really sick. That is how the
idea of the Worry Dolls
was created.”
Ronald McDonald
House fundraising
manager, Regan De Burgh,
came to school to collect
the dolls and the last thing
the pupils did, as the dolls
were put into the car, was
to make a wish of wellness
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and kindness to the
children in hospital.
“So much creativity and
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and from the parents and
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proud the pupils were of
their finished products, but
the most rewarding part
was knowing that what
they had created was going
to help cheer up another
child.”
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Your Local Views
Make the effort to recycle correctly
From the board
David Cartwright, chair
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board
RECENT developments in our
ward include the approval of two
community local playgrounds
upgrades, approving the leasing
application to the Old Boys
Cricket Club for new practice
nets in Elmwood Park plus the
premission to change the name
of the Avonhead Cemetery.
Almost every day in our media
we get reminders of many issues
that at times seem out of our
control, be it Covid levels, justice
sentencing or boy racers.
Earlier this year our
communities voiced their
concerns over rates increases;
callers to talk back radio
stations, letters to the editor and
social media posts all demanded
better spending of the rates
dollar – more accountability, less
duplication was asked for.
Many people in our
community feel powerless in
how to make a difference or
knew where to make a start.
It was around this time I read
a news article that indicated
almost $1m in city council
spending during the first six
months of 2020 was incurred
through residents incorrectly
disposing of rubbish in their
yellow recycling bins.
It went on to suggest that
Christchurch residents were
some of the worse offenders in
the country.
I was flabbergasted to hear
of the large volume of items
(general rubbish like food scraps,
unwashed tins and bottles)
being regularly thrown into our
recycling bins – this behaviour
results in truck load after truck
load of recyclable material
becoming contaminated and
then diverted to landfill at great
expense.
While I don’t proclaim to be
prefect, I always try and make an
effort and have taken the time to
educate myself in the recycling
dos and don’ts, the differences
between soft and hard plastics,
the importance in removing
bottle tops from containers and
washing out tins.
Long term not only is this a
GET IT RIGHT: Disposing waste correctly will reduce the cost of recycling to ratepayers.
cost to our environment, but
results in wasted money from
the city council’s budgets –
money that could be used to
repair the pot holes in our road
and footpaths or assist not-forprofits
organisations or lessen
the burden on ratepayers.
While the number might
not seem high in the grand
scale of the city council’s budget,
it is a place where direct action
can be made quickly and
effectively by every resident in
Christchurch for the great good
of all.
It would be my hope that
when the next rubbish survey
and statistical information is
released that collectively we have
been able to have some impact
in reducing this waste in money,
time and effort.
For those people wanting to
make a difference information
can be found on the council
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HEALTH & AWARENESS
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Joint pain: Do I have arthritis or
could it be mainly my muscles?
The team at Physical Sense in Sydenham
sees clients with a range of symptoms but
many of their middle-aged and senior clients
visit complaining of pain in one of their joints.
Physiotherapist Ietje van Stolk suggests
that a major part of the pain could be due
to muscle pain rather than simply arthritis.
“Even if an x-ray shows arthritis, the reason
for the pain may be the muscles around
the joint,” she explains. The images show
how a muscle knot (the crosses) in a back
muscle can give hip pain (aches and pain
are the red areas in the drawings), a knot
in a muscle on the back of the shoulder
blade can give a deep pain in the front of
the shoulder and a muscle knot all the way
near the groin can give an ache in the knee
(especially at night in bed).
Ietje recalls one case where an 89 year
old client with severe arthritis who walked
with a stick, told her, “I will end up in
a wheelchair, I cannot put any weight
through my right leg due to pain in my hip
and buttock”. “Within 4 treatments, she
was walking with her stick but without the
severe pain,” says Ietje. “The arthritis was
one of the factors that made her muscles
spasm but the other was that older people
move less and the flexed position the hip
is in when we sit is particularly bad for
the hip.” Ietje is happy with the fact that
although the client was 89 and could have
been “given up on” or told to live with the
pain, she made a difference to her health
and wellbeing.
The same lack of movement can be the
reason for your knee pain or your shoulder
pain and the same few treatments could
make a huge difference for you.
At Physical Sense, hands-on techniques
(massage and triggerpoint deactivation
techniques) are used to release the muscles.
The client also gets a home exercise
program designed to mobilize and stretch
the joint, strengthen the important core
muscles and increase general strength and
SHOULDER
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KNEE PAIN
(the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt)
balance. They teach a movement sequence
that stretches the joint in all directions
whilst the client is able to lie safely on their
bed, perfect for older or less mobile clients.
In many cases having the muscles
released and being taught how to maintain
it, is enough to stay on top of the problem.
HIP PAIN
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How to Keep Things Under Control When Buying Property
Home buyers this is some unusual
sounding advice, but don’t worry, keep
reading until the end and it will all make
perfect sense.
When working with clients looking to
buy a property I often suggest they shop
considerably UNDER the budget they
have been pre-approved to by the bank.
Let me tell you why. For example if
you are pre-approved by the bank to
$450,000, don’t look at houses you
hope are going to sell for that. Instead,
look at houses at a much lower price
bracket, such as the late $300,000s
range. This way you can confidently
shop for property in your actual budget
and not always miss out by a little to
another with $5,000 or $10,000 more
to spend than you.
Using this strategy you will be able
to comfortably afford the mortgage
and with your extra budget leftover
you can always add value and
improvements to a lesser value
property versus maxing yourself out
at the top of
your budget with
nothing to spare.
I told you it would
all make sense by
the end!
Happy house
shopping and
remember I’m only
a message away
if I can help in any
way with your real
estate journey.
Vanessa Golightly,
Business Owner
and Licensee Agent
Ray White Papanui
027 664 9292
“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they make the best of everything”
Vanessa Golightly
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 664 9292
Claire Morris
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 662 4822
Healthy Homes | Heating Standards | It’s Heating Up!
As we continue working towards
compliance with the Healthy Homes
standards, with statements required
by 1st December this year, and
compliance by 1st July 2021, we have
come across a real issue with the
heating requirements.
Tenancy Services have produced a
calculator which they have online if you
want to take a look. Essentially you
fill in the dimensions of the room with
some further information, like number
of windows, is it double glazed etc.
Once you have entered these details it
calculates the minimum KW of the heater
required to heat the main living room up
to the minimum of 18 degrees C.
This should be simple, right? Well
apparently not! There are two very
real problems here. 1. Because there
is no minimum heat standard in the
building code, some new homes (less
than 5 years old) are, when the online
calculator is used, not complying with
the Healthy Home Standard.
2. Professional, experienced and
qualified heat pump installers are
installing a heatpump using their own
calculations, and to the manufacturers
standards, and again these are
sometimes not measuring up!
Just Sold
There are a myriad of issues here.
Sometimes the calculator means that
a huge (commercial grade) heatpump
is required, but this will likely mean
that because it is installed outside the
guidelines of the manufacturer, that the
warranty won’t apply. Plus of course, if
the heatpump is too large for the space,
it will not perform properly, and could
cost the tenants a lot in electricity.
So what do we do? Well that seems
to be the million dollar question. I
am working with heating specialists,
healthy homes companies and
legislation experts to see how we can
make this work for both tenants and
landlords. I have discovered that you
can install an extra heater (fixed to a
wall), up to a maximum of 1.5KW in
order to comply, but that will only help
in some cases. I will of course keep
working to come up with a solution, and
will keep you posted on that once I do.
In the meantime if you have any
questions, feel free to contact me.
Katrina Green,
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Stuart Morris
Licensee Agent
& Auctioneer
027 422 6395
Tracy Thomson
Licensee Salesperson
027 440 3035
Ashleigh Pattullo
Licensee Salesperson
027 865 9672
Bronwyn Corps
Administrator
Katrina Green
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Tania Ikin
Licensee Salesperson
022 509 2755
Olivia Hendry
Executive Assistant
Estelle Schuurman
Property Manager
Allie McConnell
Property Management
Assistant
Joy Coughlan
Mortgage Broker
027 223 3572
178 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale
Tracy Thomson
Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui
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