Nor'West News: September 03, 2020

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 

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• 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 

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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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linking Papanui with southern 

Christchurch has now started, the 

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 

will provide an alternative travel 

option by providing easy access 

to work sites, the University of 

Canterbury and many primary, 

intermediate and secondary 

schools across this side of the 

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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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July 2020 

Median Sale Price 

$530,000 

(+9.3%) 

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Total Number of Sales 

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Compared to 136 

in July 2019* 

Total Sales Value 

$93m 

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in July 2019* 

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Youth group’s new development on track 


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.” 

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Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi provides 

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the many issues they face today. 

There were many anxieties and 

pressures among youth, especially 

in Canterbury, such as fewer 

opportunities accessing sport, 

the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, 

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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 


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 

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They were also told congestion 

was more directly 

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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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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 

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Funding for charity denied 


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. 

“When we found out we had 

to upgrade the toilet area, we 

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uses the newlyrefurbished 

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which now 

caters for 

disabled players. 

approached the council for a 

grant, and Lisa Gregory from the 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board governance 

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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CHILDREN staying at the 

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COMFORT: Ronald McDonald House fundraising 

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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. 

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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. 

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GET IT RIGHT: Disposing waste correctly will reduce the cost of recycling to ratepayers. 

cost to our environment, but 

results in wasted money from 

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organisations or lessen 

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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 

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the hip.” Ietje is happy with the fact that 

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The same lack of movement can be the 

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the joint, strengthen the important core 

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(the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt) 

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In many cases having the muscles 

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RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS 

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 & 


027 664 9292 

Claire Morris 

Licensee Agent & 


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 


Ashleigh Pattullo 


027 865 9672 

Bronwyn Corps 

Administrator 

Katrina Green 

Operations Manager 



Tania Ikin 


022 509 2755 

Olivia Hendry 

Executive Assistant 

Estelle Schuurman 

Property Manager 

Allie McConnell 


Assistant 

Joy Coughlan 

Mortgage Broker 

027 223 3572 

178 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale 

Tracy Thomson 

Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui 

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

Nor'West News: September 03, 2020

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