Nor'West News: September 17, 2020

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6 Thursday September 17 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NOR’WEST NEWS PROPERTY NEWS Well-located family home offers space and flow A tree-lined street, so characteristic of our Garden City, is the location of this spacious, four-bedroom home in Harewood, which has just come on to the market. Warm and sunny, the property offers a wealth of features that will appeal to those looking for an attractive, wellmaintained family home to settle down in and make their own. Probably first to attract attention will be the light-filled, open-plan kitchen/ living space, with doors leading to a large deck creating that all-important indoor-outdoor flow and providing the opportunity for family barbecues, alfresco dining, or just a spot to relax in the sun. Adjacent to the living area is a separate dining area, while the modern, wellappointed kitchen features crisp white joinery and plenty of bench space. The home has four double bedrooms, the master with en suite bathroom, and a family bathroom. A log burner keeps the whole place warm and cosy on the coldest winter days and nights, plus there is a heat pump for the in-between times, and the south-facing bedrooms are double-glazed. The pleasing neutral décor and quality Rhino carpet means there is nothing to spend on re-decorating – just add your furniture and personal touch. Another notable feature of this property is the large double garage with shelving providing extra storage space, plus there is secure off-street parking. Ideal for busy families, the garden is low maintenance with mature shrubs and trees, although there is plenty of scope for further creativity, while a tree hut with a fireman’s pole could be the clincher for the kids. Located at 8 Crofton Road, Harewood, the home is close to two high-decile primary schools – Costwold School and Harewood School. The Bishopdale Mall is just a few minutes away, with Northlands Mall also within short driving distance, there are cafes close by, and the airport is literally five minutes’ drive away. The property is being marketed by Penny Wilson of Ray White Bishopdale and will be auctioned at the Ray White Strowan office on September 23 at 4.30pm. For an appointment to view the property, contact Penny on 027 361 5414. Open homes are Saturday and Sunday 3pm to 4pm and Thursdays 12.30pm to 1.30pm. What’s your property worth? Get a market valuation in 60 minutes, call 0800 YELLOW Ray White Bishopdale & Strowan 0800 YELLOW (0800 935 569) rwbishopdale.co.nz | rwstrowan.co.nz Inline Realty Limited (Licensed REAA 2008) Proudly owned by Karen Ellis 021 519 275 Barry Ellis 021 519 274
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday September 17 2020 7 News Digital needs increasing • By Bea Gooding A SCHEME to provide computers to community organisations in need across the city has proven popular, with digital needs increasing due to Covid-19. The city council’s Computers to the Community Scheme offers computers for free to not-forprofit groups to help them deliver services more efficiently. Excluding the lockdown, between July 2019 and June this year, 220 laptops and desktops were distributed to organisations, such as St Christopher’s Anglican Church, Delta Community Support Trust and the Multicultural Youth Association. Charity Kilmarnock Enterprises employs people with intellectual disabilities to provide outsourcing solutions for businesses, such as packaging or refurbishing needs and received four desktops and laptops. Said chief executive Michael Toothill: “We haven’t had the budget to purchase new ones ourselves, and we needed to find an alternative way to save costs. “We started to sell eco-friendly cleaning products and needed equipment to run the dispatch side of things. We had a gap to fill in business because we refurbished headsets for Air New HELP: Chief executive Michael Toothill (left) with Mark Russell and Robert Spence, of Kilmarnock Enterprises, with a new laptop they received from the city council to help operations run smoothly. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Zealand’s international flights, but that’s gone on hold. “Directly for us, it ensures we can retain jobs and has been a huge benefit to our employees.” In the past few months, the city council noted an increase in requests from groups working with multi-cultural communities and have allocated about 50 computers to organisations with a variety of cultural backgrounds. City council head of community support, governance and partnerships John Filsell said the cost associated with purchasing the technology was often a barrier. Said Filsell: “Covid-19 highlighted the need and use of technology to feel connected, to keep in touch with friends and family both overseas and within New Zealand to get information, continuing education and support the ability to continue to work. “Some groups have made the computers available to those who do not have them.’’ Meeting demand was not a major issue but at times the city council experienced a higher demand which meant some groups had to wait longer to receive their computers. ‘It is an absolute embarrassment’ • From page 1 “There is great opportunity here but like we have said, this was developed in the 60s and things have changed a little. He said he could envisage the mall becoming more boutique and similar to the Tannery. “That type of boutique mall on this side of town would work really well, there is a big catchment for it.” However, city councillor Sara Templeton said she could not support the plan as she did not see it as a priority for council resources. “We have got clear evidence . . . that shows that the inner-city east and New Brighton areas should be the priority for revitalisation,” she said. City councillor James Gough labelled this as “disgusting.” “We have massive influence here, it is one of the few areas where the council is actually the main landowner in a major retail area,” he said. “We are essentially the mall owner here, we have large tenants that are crying out to partner with us, you have a community that is desperate to see the council re-invest in something that it has a duty to, you look at the private sector that will re-invest in malls every five to seven years in a major re-vamp, nothing has happened from the council. “It is an absolute embarrassment and we have the ability to do something about this in existing budgets and I have got councillors wanting to vote against it, absolutely disgusting.” In spite of Templeton’s protests, the plan passed. The Fendalton-Waimairi- Harewood Community board will now play a leading role in the development of the investment case. The progression of the case to the council table for sign off will hinge on the approval of the community board. Board chairman David Cartwright said while he was “excited” by the progress, there was still a lot of work to do. “It is one thing to get the fish on the hook but to get it in the boat is another thing,” he said. Cartwright said he was looking forward to working alongside key stakeholders in the development of the case.
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