Nor'West News: October 29, 2020

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020
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pedalling
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bending over
backwards
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Car set alight then teen
gets sinister message
• By Bea Gooding
THIRTY MINUTES after James
Withington’s car was set alight in
the early hours of the morning,
he received a sinister Facebook
message asking if it was “still for
sale.”
The 16-year-old’s 1991 Ford Laser
was torched about 100ms from
his Cotswold Ave, Bishopdale,
home about 3.30am on October
16.
Thirty minutes later the
Facebook message from a fake
account, Serving Burns, arrived,
prompting James to believe he
had been deliberately targeted.
Footage from a neighbour’s
security camera shows an
unidentified person pushing the
car from outside his house 100m
along the road. The person then
spends 30min trying to set it on
fire.
James said police had told
him the Facebook account was
untraceable and they have been
unable to identify the offender
from the security footage.
His vehicle was the third to be
set alight on Bishopdale streets
over the past month.
• Turn to page 11
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Wā Pēpi: Babytimes
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Thursday October 29 2020 3
Desperate push to get Dekken pedalling
• By Bea Gooding
FOR MANY children, learning
to ride a bike is seen as a luxury,
but for six-year-old Dekken
McClintock, it’s a matter of
necessity.
Born with Prader-Willi
syndrome which causes weak
muscles, obsessive eating, and
slow development, the rare genetic
disorder has led to further
complications. Over a period of
time spinal deterioration has led
to him developing scoliosis.
His mother, Rachelle Mitchell,
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wheelchair-bound and undergoing
further operations later in
life.
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rather than the sides.
Dekken would be able to use
the trike into adulthood because
the base had the ability to extend
as he got older, with the possibility
of converting it to electric in
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the pedal that means he doesn’t
need to have power behind the
push as long as he can move
them. It doesn’t matter if he can’t
push strong,” she said.
“It will stop the scoliosis from
getting worse as he will get a
healthy blood flow through his
body and it will increase his cardio,
strengthening core muscles.
“If it gets worse he’ll end up
really hunched over making it
more difficult to walk than what
it already is.”
Dekken was born prematurely
at 34 weeks weighing only
1500gm after six weeks in neonatal
care.
He has had seven operations
since then, including a double
hip and femur surgery, and five
surgeries to rectify obstructive
sleep apnoea – a condition which
can cause breathing to stop during
sleep.
Said Mitchell: “He gets tired
really easily and struggles to
keep up with other kids his age.
Because he can’t regulate his
emotions, he gets frustrated at
not being able to do things like
everyone else.”
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Thursday October 29 2020 5
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The spring market is in full swing , it continues to defy predictions in terms of
performance and is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.
Owners that are selling in the current market are benefiting hugely from strong
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Nor’West Market Snapshot
September 2020
Median Sale Price
$545,000
Total Sales Value
$146m
Compared to $84m
in September 2019*
Total Number of Sales
214
Compared to 132
in September 2019*
Median Days to Sell
30
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^(+62%)
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experts who have visited the icy continent.
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the two new pieces of street art, including
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As lawyers, we are required to
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Sometimes when we do this,
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DisCOvERing POsiTivE RETiREMEnT
SharIng joy
through bISCuItS
C ommunity inf luencer
The aroma of biscuits has filled the home of Gianni
Barbafiera since childhood. Moving his wife and
young daughters from South Africa decades ago
in the quest for a safer environment and a more
opportune life, Gianni spends his days working
for Hamilton Jet and his Saturday mornings at the
Riccarton Farmers Market showcasing his variety
of cultural delicacies at his booth, Wooden Spoon.
Referred to as the ‘biscuit man’, we caught up with
him to talk about his customers favourites.
what’s your history with
biscuits?
My father was born in a small Tuscan town in Italy.
He migrated to South Africa in the early sixties,
where he met my lovely mother and my four
siblings, and I grew up.
My earliest recollections, when I was very young,
probably only three or four years old, include
wonderful memories of a weekly home baking
routine. My grandmother employed a wonderful
cook, who would make a selection of biscuits,
my favourites being the flower shaped one with
a cherry in the middle. Baking was part of my
childhood and upbringing.
The nineties were a period of uncertainty in South
Africa, and so my young family at the time, arrived
in New Zealand, ready to re-start our lives.
a biscuit smorgasbord
Most of our early biscuits had an Italian origin,
but not being bound by the restrictions of Italian
traditions, we were free to explore the entire world
of biscuits. Not only Italian Ricciarelli, Cavallucci
and Biscotti, but German Pheffer Küken,
American Snickerdoodles, Scottish shortbread,
English Garibaldis and more.
My wife is the baker and I’m the front of the house.
We pride ourselves on tradition, authenticity and
quality.
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are filled with talking with customers who have
become friends, family and I do like to sing in our
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zeaLand’S future
Thanks to COVID we are in the middle of a digital
revolution that is changing the way the world does
business. Technology is supporting the industries
and people that are being disrupted right across
society. Yet the tech sector fails to reflect the
diversity of the world it is enabling.
In a committed move to address this long-standing
issue, NZTech campaigned hard for more diverse
candidates to consider standing for its board.
The message was well received and NZTech’s new
board is the most diverse the sector has ever seen,
which puts the NGO in a great position to better
help the tech ecosystem, and New Zealand, adapt
and evolve in the time of COVID.
NZTech is the voice for technology in New
Zealand. It is a not-for-profit, organisation which
brings together 20 tech associations and more than
1500 member organisations which collectively
employ more than 10 percent of the New Zealand
workforce. The companies and people work
together to help create a more prosperous New
Zealand underpinned by technology.
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organisation is well placed to evolve to support
better inclusion in the sector. The NZTech board
has seven women with three in their thirties
spread across New Zealand including Auckland,
Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch.
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critical driver of economic well-being for all
New Zealanders in coming years, presenting
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businesses, new jobs and the creation of a globally
unique approach to New Zealand tech.
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much of the economy, the New Zealand tech
sector continues to grow and create jobs.
There are more than 100,000 people employed
in New Zealand in the tech sector with several
thousand new tech jobs created every year.
Tech exports are likely to be the second biggest
export earner for New Zealand in 2020, generating
more than $12billion in revenue last year for the
top 200 tech exporters.
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of an industry transformation plan designed to
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Thursday October 29 2020 11
‘Laser beast’ deliberately
torched on street
• From page 1
Said Senior Sergeant Roy
Appley: “Three in one area
is a concern – it may be an
individual or a group of
people setting cars on fire
deliberately.
“Christchurch is about to
head into summer where
fire is a risk in many areas.
A car fire could cause a
scrub or house fire. Like
Australia or Lake Ohau in
particular – you can see
what can happen when a
fire gets out of control.”
James bought the car,
which he called the laser
beast, less than three
months ago. He had
spent $2000 buying it and
on a new paint job and
other modifications,
earned through his
part-time job at a
bathroom furniture
manufacturing business.
“I was shocked,
I got up at about
4.20am and two cops
were there. My car
was already burnt out and
in pieces by then,” he said.
TARGETED: James Withington’s pride and joy
before it was set on fire.
Roy Appley
His wallet, passport, a
cellphone, work safety gear,
clothes and first aid gear
were also in the
car.
The car was
listed for sale
online.
He and his
friends were rattled
by the fire.
“Now they don’t
even want to park
their car on my street anymore.
It would’ve been different
if someone had just
stolen it. It was just weird
that someone went outside
my own house to do this
and knew it was there.”
•A Givealittle page
has been set up to
raise funds to buy
James a new car
and can be found at
https://givealittle.co.nz/
cause/surprise-car-fora-broken-respectfulson
Josh Bashford
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and the natural world, and particularly vehicles that could go nowhere, but
to the places we call home - in
also the rivers and waterfalls that
Bashford’s 31 Oct case, - both 25 Samoa Nov and 2020 Little offered sanctuary and refreshment;
River in Canterbury, NZ. A stunningly figures emerged as Bashford imagined
beautiful series emerged from a visit to connecting with family who could not
Samoa in late 2019, when he reached be visited in person.
to the beauty of the natural world ‘Then the Kererū became meaningful
there to find equilibrium in the midst of symbol as lockdown lifted, all the works
the measles epidemic.
are kind of pointing up; they are kind
Returning, he again sought the uplift of of a righteous bird, with attitude and
Fatu Feu’u acrylic on canvas
nature as the Covid pandemic Main locked Rd, us Little gratitude... River | 03 they 325 eat 1944 too much | art@littlerivergallery.com
and Feu’u’s abstract, exuberantly colourful
fall down, so there’s a sense we have paintings sit happily beside Bashford’s
been locked down but now we have dynamic prints.
Main Rd, Little River | 03 325 1944 | art@littlerivergallery.com
got a taste of freedom – this sense
The pair met in 2011 when Josh, then
of refreshment and looking after
a student at Canterbury University
ourselves.’
Fine Arts, was introduced by the head
The major Kererū series builds on his of school to Feu’u who was that year,
previous Regeneration woodcuts - large ‘Macmillan Brown’ artist in residence.
works on unstretched canvas, brimming Feu’u showed an interest in the young
with birdlife and waterways. Together, Bashford’s work and soon a firm
Abundant life shows a confidence and friendship was formed. Their shared
an extension of the unique works which Samoan heritage, faith and desire
have already established Josh Bashford to foster creative outlets for young
as a strong artistic voice who will be Samoans has seen them travel and
heard, like the Kererū, for a long time work together in Samoa. They have
to come.
shared experience of life’s adversity,
Superstar of the Pacific artworld, they relate and inspire each other
Fatu Feu’u joins Josh in their second artistically to many and diverse creative
Josh Bashford woodblock print on canvas duo exhibition at Little River Gallery. endeavours.
Josh Bashford
& Fatu Feu’u
31 Oct - 25 Nov 2020
Main Rd, Little River | 03 325 1944 | art@littlerivergallery.com
new services offered at longestablished
podiatry clinic
For more than 25 years, Charlotte
Russell and her team at Feet First
Podiatry have been providing a full range
of professional podiatry services at their
Upper Riccarton clinic. Over that time,
they have continually kept abreast of
innovations in the profession ensuring
New Podiatry
Assistant
Agata in
discussion
with a client.
clients receive the most up-to-date
treatment for their feet.
Now, a new Podiatry Assistant has
joined the team. Trained and qualified
in Europe, Agata is providing general
podiatry services, including a new service
the clinic has introduced – Toenail
Reconstruction. A painless cosmetic
procedure, this restores the natural
appearance of nails that may have been
damaged through accident or have
become discoloured or unsightly due to
fungal infection. Lasting six to eight weeks,
the cosmetic nail allows a new, healthy nail
to grow underneath.
Full information on the procedure
can be seen on the Feet First Podiatry
website, www.feetfirst.co.nz.
Another new service being offered
at Feet First Podiatry is the Medi-Pedi,
(medical pedicure), which is a safe,
hygienic pedicure service carried out in
their clinic with sterile instruments.
Recently, there have been reports of
clients suffering from nail infections after
visiting nail bars for pedicures, which were
likely caused by the use of non-sterile
instruments and nail varnishes that had
been applied to multiple clients.
before
after
A toenail before and after Toenail
Reconstruction has been carried out.
The cosmetic nail has restored the
toenail’s natural appearance.
As Charlotte explains, in Christchurch
there are no by-laws governing nail bars,
so clients have no protection from any
unhygienic, unprofessional practices.
On the other hand, at Feet First Podiatry,
Charlotte and her team provide an
hygienically clean environment with health
and safety guidelines being followed and
all instruments sterilised by autoclave.
Clients are also invited to bring their own
nail varnish.
Located at 37 Main South Road, Feet
First Podiatry is open Monday to Friday
from 8.30am to 5pm, with late nights
on Tuesday and Thursday to 7pm by
appointment. Off-street parking is
available.
Feet First also runs several satellite
clinics. These are at the Marshland
Family Health Centre, Marshland Road
on Mondays, the Redcliffs Clinic, Augusta
Street, on Wednesday afternoons, and at
Darfield Pharmacy on alternate Fridays.
Complementing the services offered at
Feet First Podiatry is their retail store The
Shoe Room, located opposite the Lone
Star in Riccarton Road. The store offers an
extensive range of specialised footwear for
people that have foot problems, difficulty
finding shoes or simply those looking for
stylish, comfortable shoes.
Opening hours are Monday 10am-
5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-
5.30pm with a late night by appointment
on Thursday, and Saturday 10am-4pm.
RiccaRton
37 Main South Road
RedcliffS
2 augusta Street
MaRSHlandS
427 Marshland Road
daRfield
darfield Pharmacy
PH 348 7910 | www.feetfirst.co.nz

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HIP PaIn? Talk To uS.
If you suffer from hip pain, don’t just put it
down to “old age”. With the right advice and
treatment, you may be relieved to realize
how quickly you can improve.
“Do I need a hip replacement?”. This is often
the first place people’s minds wander to when
they start experiencing hip pain. In fact, it
is this fear that often prevents people from
seeking treatment in the first place.
The reality is that in many cases, the hip pain
is not from significant underlying arthritis
which could lead to a hip replacement.
With this in mind - what is the best approach?
Here are 3 important pieces of advice to get you
started on the pathway to better movement.
1. Invest in a thorough assessment from
a health professional to establish the
underlying cause of your symptoms.
2. Get moving, any movement is positive.
3. Commit to a plan for long term health
of your hips and body.
The team at Freedom Health Physiotherapy
& Pilates are experts at assessing and
treating hip pain. Offering expert assessment,
treatment, specific hip & lumbar programs
and ongoing exercise solutions, they are a
great place to start getting you back to doing
the things you love - for life.
NOR’WEST NEWS
SMART SHOPPING
Come and visit us at
our Untouched World
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gifts for sending
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Christmas will be soon
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for you to send to love
ones in the northern
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Is your car
summer FIt?
With higher temperatures and longer
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Engine fluids, tyres, battery, belts, hoses
and air conditioning checks are all part of
the summer service requirements.
Something often overlooked are Pollen
filter replacements. These filters clean the
air that comes into the car, filtering out
pollen, dust, dirt, exhaust fumes and any
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Along with car manufacturers, New
Zealand Allergy and Asthma Society
recommend replacing these filters
annually, and Dirk suggests your
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Some of the most popular street
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most famous multi-cultural dishes
which have been perfected from many
decades of traditional craft.
While COVID 19 has prevented many
tourists, including locals to travel
back to Malaysia to eat Hawker foods,
the Old Street restaurant on Kendal
Avenue specializes in the hawker food
style, maintaining all the traditional
flavors at an affordable price. Local
Malaysian and kiwis alike who have
tried our food have often commented
on the nostalgic and pleasant
experience and how it satisfies their
cravings and homesickness.
While most of our regular customers
know us as “Wok on inn”, we have
recently established a new name; “Old
Street” to further express that our
food has the best representation of
Malaysian streets foods. We not only
allow people to dine in but also offer a
takeaway option where consumers can
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(Formally Allan’s Tyre & Auto)
Open Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm & Sat 8.30am – 1pm
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Thursday October 29 2020 13
HEALTH & AWARENESS
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
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
muscle can give hip pain (aches and pain been “given up on” or told to live with the
are the red areas in the drawings), Mike Pero a Bishopdale knot pain, she made NorWest a difference to her health September 24 SHOULDER KNEE PAIN
HIP PAIN
in a muscle on the back of the shoulder and wellbeing.
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SMALL NON AAA Buying goods
DENOMINATIONAL quality furniture, beds,
GROUP. Meet to stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
read bible on Monday
service. Selwyn Dealers.
afternoons. All welcome.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
For more info phone 313 8156
Veronica 960 7655 or 021
022 92613
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334 4125
BRICKLAYER
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repairs. Heritage
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Home 329 9344. Cell
027 684 4046. E mail
georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz
CARPET LAYING
Exp. Repairs, uplifting,
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Phone John on 0800
003181, 027 240 7416
jflattery@xtra.co.nz
CHIMNEY SWEEP
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or 0210 2771 927
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Public Notices
Notice of Intended Enrolment Scheme
To avoid overcrowding or the likelihood of overcrowding
at Northcote School we have been asked by the Ministry
of Education to develop an enrolment scheme. Under this
scheme students will be entitled to be enrolled if they live
within the home zone as described below.
Starting from the intersection of Northcote Road / Queen
Elizabeth II Drive and Main North Road,
• North along the western side only of Main North Road to
Styx Mill Road
• West along Styx Mill Road to Cavendish Road
• Including Styx Mill Road to Highsted Road
• Including Cavendish Road north of Styx Mill Road
• South along Cavendish Road to Grampian Street
• Including Redbrook Road, O’Rourke Place, and Picadilly
Avenue
• West along Grampian Street to Glenmore Avenue
• Including Claridges Road from Grampian Street to
Highsted Road
• Including Opal Place
• West along Glenmore Avenue to Brockham Street
• South along Brockham Street to Veitches Road
• Including Cherry Place
• West along Veitches Road to Northfield Road
• South along Northfield Road to Northcote Road
• Including Brogar Place
• East along the northern side only of Northcote Road to
Main North Road.
Applications for out of zone enrolments will be publicly notified as
they become available.
A precise map of the proposed home zone can be viewed at the
school office. If you have any feedback on our proposed home
zone please contact the school office by the 12th of November on
03 352 9371 or admin@northcotechch.school.nz
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RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS
Ray White offices celebrate 100% clearance rate in Christchurch
AUCTIONS continued to fire for Ray
White offices in Christchurch with
a 100% clearance rate on Friday 9
October – off the back of 16 out of 18
properties selling under the hammer
across the week.
Ray White New Zealand South Island
Regional Manager, Jane Meyer, lauded
the “outstanding” results and said
there was no better example of why it
remained a seller’s market.
“Week after week we continue to see
incredible results for our owners and
it provides further evidence that now
is the time to be listing and selling your
property,” Ms Meyer said.
“To achieve a 100% clearance rate
under the hammer for nine properties
at one event is great in any market
and there’s no doubt the Christchurch
market is red-hot at the moment.
It was an excellent week for Ray White
Morris & Co Principal, Stuart Morris
as he celebrated his own success with
a hat-trick of under the hammer sales,
with two properties also selling prior.
“We had competitive bidding on all
three properties, but the stand-out
was the sale of 17 Epsom Drive in
Rangiora as that auction was brought
forward and yet the bidding was
strong to the end.”
Completing the hat-trick for Mr
Morris was Rangiora’s 39 West Belt
in Rangiora and 451 Johns Road in
Fernside.
Vanessa Golightly from our Papanui
team has also had some outstanding
Auction success recently including
seven bidders on a one bedroom unit at
3/11 Division Street, four bidders on a
new-build in the Highsted subdivision
and another four bidders on a three
bedroom home in Westmont Street,
Ilam. She promotes Auction not only as
an effective way to sell but to buy also.
“In this competitive market you know
who your competition is on the day and
you don’t have to pay a dollar more or
less than the person above you, meaning
you know you are paying fair market
value versus a closed envelope situation
where you could be paying $10,000
more than the person below you.”
To discuss if Auction is the right option
for you please get in touch with one of
our team. We look forward to hearing
from you
Vanessa Golightly
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 664 9292
Stuart Morris
Licensee Agent
& Auctioneer
027 422 6395
Claire Morris
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 662 4822
Katrina Green
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Property Management - The Myths VS The Facts
As we all know, rental properties,
landlords and tenants are often in the
headlines, and it’s not always positive!
But, what we must remember is that
often what we are hearing and reading
is in fact only part of the story, and
often conclusions are drawn based on
this limited information.
In turn this means that rental
properties are often a hot topic of
interest which is discussed and debated
furiously, but what never ceases to
astound me is the lack of knowledge of
the facts out there.
As an example there are still a large
number of people out there who
believe that a rental property needs to
be double glazed in order to meet the
Healthy Homes Act which comes into
effect on 1st July 2021. While this was
something that was discussed initially
when the proposal was put forward,
this along with many other facets, was
not passed into law, so is in fact not a
requirement.
Of course as we move towards
the latest Residential Tenancies
Amendments Act coming into effect in
February next year there again seems
to be a lot of confusion out there, and I
am hearing all sorts of comments which
are simply not correct.
As an example I was speaking to a
current landlord recently who manages
their own rentals, they mentioned
that they were really concerned that
when the new legislation comes in, that
the tenants will be able to make any
changes they want to the property as a
matter of right! This is again incorrect,
as while yes, the law is changing, in
that a landlord will not be able to
unreasonably decline permission, the
important thing to remember is that
the tenant does have to ask permission
first, and the landlord can reasonably
set some conditions around the
request.
My advice is, as always, don’t listen to
rumours, instead ask the experts!
And, as I mentioned in my last piece,
Ray White is proud to bring you free
on-line information straight from
the experts’ mouths in our Landlord
Academy which will run each Thursday
evening in November.
If you are interested in finding out
more please just let me know, or you
can jump on and register at: raywhite.
co.nz/landlord-academy (please ensure
you select Papanui as your office when
registering).
Katrina Green
Operations
Manager Property
Management
027 606 0030
Tracy Thomson
Licensee Salesperson
027 440 3035
Ashleigh Pattullo
Licensee Salesperson
027 865 9672
Bronwyn Corps
Administrator
Tania Ikin
Licensee Salesperson
022 509 2755
Olivia Hendry
Executive Assistant
Estelle Schuurman
Property Manager
Recently Sold
Feature Property
Allie McConnell
Property Management
Assistant
Joy Coughlan
Mortgage Broker
027 223 3572
4 Westmont Street, Ilam
Vanessa Golightly
42 Devine Drive, Broadfield
Tracy Thomson
Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui
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