Nor'West News: January 28, 2021

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021 

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New cycle 

route should 

improve safety 

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Muscles put to 

test at holiday 

programme 

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March 2021 

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Plans released for new 

St Albans housing complex 

A NEW housing complex 

is planned for St Albans, 

replacing 20 old and cold 

units that were demolished to 

make way for the development 

in December. 

The Ōtautahi Community 

Housing Trust plans to build 

33 modern, green buildingrated 

homes on Coles Pl 

as part of its continued 

drive to improve the city’s 

community housing stock. 

ŌCHT has applied to the city 

council for resource consent, 

and an application for building 

consent will follow. 

Neighbours will be kept 

up-to-date with progress as the 

proposal develops, the trust 

says. 

All tenants from the old 

units were rehoused in 

other ŌCHT communities in 

November, well before work 

to prepare the site for the construction 

of the new one, two, 

three and four-bedroom units 

began. 

Some of the relocated tenants 

lived in their community for 

many years. Where possible, 

long-term tenants may have 

the option of returning to 

Coles Pl. 

• Turn to page 4 

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New cycle route should improve safety 

A MAJOR new cycleway that 

will provide a safe cycling route 

for people travelling through 

Papanui, Bishopdale, Harewood 

and the airport area will also 

bring benefits for other road 

users, the city council says. 

Design plans for the Wheels to 

Wings – Papanui ki Waiwhetū 

cycleway, which will form part 

of the network of 13 major cycleways 

criss-crossing Christchurch 

have been released this 

week. Included in the cycleway 

plans are a number of intersection 

upgrades and roading layout 

changes that should improve 

safety for everyone, said city 

council head of transport Richard 

Osborne. 

“On Harewood Rd, for example, 

we are proposing to reduce 

the four-lane section of the road 

to two lanes to make space for 

the cycleway while retaining onstreet 

parking. This will encourage 

lower speeds and make the 

road safer for turning drivers and 

pedestrians to cross,” he said. 

“We will be installing traffic 

lights at the Harewood, Gardiners 

and Breens intersection and 

partially signalising the Bishopdale 

roundabout. Traffic lights 

are planned for the Harewood 

Rd and Woolridge Rd intersection, 

and the Greers Rd and 

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cycleway also includes upgrades to roading layout which 

will improve safety. 

Harewood Rd intersection will 

also be upgraded,’’ Osborne said. 

Other proposed roading layout 

changes include: 

• Turning Wilmot St at 

Harewood Rd into a cul-de-sac. 

• Making Sails St exit only 

onto Harewood Rd. 

• Making Chapel St entry only 

from Harewood Rd. 

• Installing a new signalised 

crossing outside Harewood Primary 

School and extending the 

school speed zone. 

“We have tried to minimise 

the removal of on-street parking, 

however, the competing 

demands for road space means 

that some on-street parking will 

be removed along the route,’’ 

Osborne said. 

“In those areas where there 

is high parking demand we are 

proposing to put in time-restricted 

parking to help ensure that 

convenient parking is available 

About the Wheels to Wings cycleway 

It will provide a 

connection for local 

cycling trips in the 

Harewood, Bishopdale, 

and Papanui suburbs 

to destinations 

including schools, 

shops, businesses and 

recreational facilities. 

It will also connect to 

cycling facilities further 

afield. 

At its western end, 

the cycleway will 

connect with the 

Johns Rd cycle and 

pedestrian underpass, 

for people.’’ 

Twenty-one trees will also 

need to be removed along the 

route of the cycleway, but the 

city council is proposing to plant 

a total of 56 new trees. It is also 

proposing to upgrade the street 

lighting along the route to make 

the cycleway safer and more 

comfortable to user after dark. 

“Our monitoring of cycling 

numbers across the city show 

that more people are opting to 

travel by bike so we are keen 

to get the Wheels to Wings 

linking through to 

the commercial areas 

surrounding the 

airport, and to McLeans 

Island Rd via the Johns 

Rd shared path. This 

will be a connection 

route for the roughly 

7000 people who work 

in the airport area. 

At its eastern end, 

Wheels to Wings 

connects directly to 

the Northern Line 

cycleway and the 

planned Nor’West Arc 

cycleway. 

cycleway route finalised and 

construction underway so that 

we extend our cycleway network 

and link up more parts of the 

city,’’ Osborne said. 

Public feedback is currently 

being sought on the plans for 

the Wheels to Wings cycleway. 

People can share their views 

between now and February 22. 

The city council will consider 

the submissions and finalise 

the route later this year, ahead 

of construction starting in the 

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1000 applicants waiting for housing in city 

• From page 1 

ŌCHT chief executive Cate 

Kearney said the trust aims to 

reduce homelessness in Christchurch 

with new homes that blend 

in with other modern, developments. 

“We’d really 

hope that 

communities 

understand 

that social and 

community 

housing is 

Cate Kearney 

needed more 

now than 

ever, and in all 

suburbs, especially as we see the 

impact of the housing shortage, 

high rentals and the lingering effects 

of the Covid-19 response on 

the number of people in need of a 

home,” she said. 

The Ministry of Social Development’s 

Social Housing Register 

routinely has more than 1000 

applicants waiting for housing in 

the Christchurch city area. 

ŌCHT commercial and development 

manager Ed Leeson said 

the new, two-storey units will be 

a home for a range of tenants, 

from single people to families. 

They will be designed to 

achieve the New Zealand Green 

Building Council’s Homestar 6 

rating, at a standard that is at or 

above those set in New Zealand 

building code. 

Modern materials, passive solar 

design and high-spec insulation 

will help make them homes that 

are environmentally sound and 

MODERN: The new housing 

complex will incorporate 

high-spec insulation 

that will make the units 

environmentally sound. 

Below – The former complex 

in Coles Pl that has now 

been demolished. 

cheaper to run, Leeson said. 

Outside the homes, the surrounding 

area includes landscaped 

communal green areas 

and gardens, roading and parking 

are designed for safety and 

people-friendly spaces. 

“This is going to be a 

lovely site with very attractive 

landscaping, green spaces, communal 

areas and fruit trees,” said 

Leeson. 

“It used to be home to old 

units that were past their usedby 

date. We plan to deliver new 

homes that enhance the best use 

of our land and wider community.” 

ŌCHT provided 59 new 

homes last year and will open 

another 30 when the first stage 

of the three stage, 90-home 

Brougham St development is 

officially opened tomorrow. 

“As a landlord, ŌCHT is 

all about providing warm, dry, 

safe and modern homes,” said 

Leeson. 

“But that is just part of the 

story – our leased homes have 

been part of Christchurch 

for 90 years and with our new 

homes we aspire to enhance the 

lives of our tenants and 

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• By Bea Gooding 

DRAFTING THE long term 

plan and advocating for the 

community on traffic mitigation 

in congested areas will be 

prioritised by the Papanui-Innes 

Community Board in the next 

few months. 

Ahead of its first meeting of 

the year on Friday, the board 

identified a number of priorities 

it wanted to initially address. 

Board 

chairwoman 

Emma Norrish 

was feeling 

positive for 

the year to 

come in spite 

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Norrish 

of the major 

disruptions 

caused by 

the Covid-19 

pandemic. 

“I’m feeling really positive, 

we had a tough time last year 

but people are ready to move 

forward and get things done. 

Our board is too,” she said. 

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done, the board will be working 

to complete its draft long term 

plan, which is due next month. 

The following month will see 

the plan put through public 

consultation. Once finalised, 

it will determine how the city 

PRIORITY: Mitigating traffic on Cranford St is on top of the list for the community board. 

council should allocate budgets 

for the area. 

Another priority was the 

mitigation of safety and 

visibility issues outside 

Northlink shopping centre, and 

congestion brought about by 

the new Christchurch Northern 

Corridor. 

“One of the big ones is the 

traffic issues along Langdons Rd 

and looking at how we can deal 

with those issues, and mitigating 

traffic on Cranford St from the 

new motorway,” said Norrish. 

Increased traffic and unsafe 

driver behaviour in both of 

these areas posed safety risks 

for residents accessing their 

properties and for pedestrians 

walking nearby. 

Beginning next month, a peak 

hour bus lane is being trialled for 

three months on Cranford St. 

Residents wanted a bus lane 

to encourage people to get out 

of their cars, and the trial will 

determine a need for it as a 

means to manage the increased 

traffic. 

They feared the new motorway 

put “cars over the community,” 

facilitating more vehicles into 

their quiet neighbourhoods, and 

put public transport options on 

the backburner. 

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Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board had up its 

sleeve for the first half of the 

year. 

Chairman David Cartwright 

said this included installing 

bigger rubbish bins at high 

usage parks, addressing derelict 

buildings and improving 

pedestrian safety. 

Norrish was looking forward 

to working with the community 

this year towards the activation 

of 10 Shirley Rd. 

“We as a board have ringfenced 

$15,000 from the 

Discretionary Response Fund for 

activation of 10 Shirley Road,” 

she said. 

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Contact: brigidm@hot.co.nz 

Vicky Baker 

Domestic Consultant 

Contact: vickyb@hot.co.nz 

Brigitta Moore 


Contact: brigittam@hot.co.nz 

Sarah Bright 


Contact: sbright@hot.co.nz 

Stacey has been the owner 

operator of House of Travel 

Northlink for 7 years, with 20+ 

years in the business she has 

experienced many disasters in the 

travel industry which steads her 

well to lead this team through the 

COVID Pandemic. 

Brigid is the longest standing 

member of the team, after 22 years 

she is well known and respected 

by her clients. Brigid specialises 

in off the beaten track experiences 

– over the last few years she 

has explored many parts of New 

Zealand but loved her recent 

trip to the North Island where her 

highlights were the WaioTapu 

Thermal Reserve in Rotorua and 

watching the kayakers at NZ’s 

highest waterfall - Wairere Falls. 

Vicky Baker is our domestic 

queen, Vicky has been a travel 

consultant and sales support 

with House of Travel for the 

past 14 years. With changes in 

the business Vicky is embracing 

her new role as a Domestic 

Consultant. She loved her 

recent trip to the Coromandel 

with her family. 

Brigitta is celebrating her 20th 

year at House of Travel this week. 

During her time at HOT Brigitta has 

had many achievements, including 

TOP House of Travel consultant and 

being named in the elite House 

of Travel Legends group. Brigitta 

loves travelling and has made the 

most of the opportunity to see 

our own country with her husband 

Mike. Their recent trip took them 

to the beautiful Bay of Islands, her 

favourite spot was Russell with its 

history and stunning scenery. 

Sarah loves sharing her own travel 

experiences with her clients. With 

3 children and husband in tow 

Sarah has seen many parts of New 

Zealand in the last few months and 

has just returned from a trip to the 

stunning Golden Bay area. Sarah 

has been part of the team for 7 

years and has been with House 

of Travel for 20 years, she is well 

known for her bright and bubbly 

positive attitude. 

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KIWIBANK LOCAL HERO AWARDS 

Work with music therapy earns Wade medal 

• By Ella Somers 

KIMBERLEY WADE, founder 

and director of Southern Music 

Therapy, thought it was a hoax 

when she found out she had 

been made a Kiwibank Local 

Hero medallist for her work as 

a registered neurologic music 

therapist. 

However, she said it was “really 

lovely to be valued by someone 

other than my husband and my 

mum. Someone investigated 

and appreciated what I’ve done 

and thought it was cool, so that’s 

pretty special.” 

Wade grew up in Hawkes 

Bay in a musical family and 

studied psychology and classical 

singing at Victoria University. 

She considered becoming a 

clinical psychologist but 

“wanted to add the music in 

there somewhere.” 

After meeting a music therapist 

and learning about music therapy, 

Wade realised it was a career she 

wanted to pursue. She auditioned 

and got into Victoria University’s 

master of music therapy 

programme and, after graduating, 

moved to Christchurch. 

Wade describes musical therapy 

as a tool to help with a nonmusical 

goal, like finger dexterity 

or helping with emotional 

expression. 

“We’re also working on 

communication, physical 

VALUED: Providing musical therapy for people with 

disabilities has earned Kimberley Wade a Kiwibank Local 

Hero medal for 2021. 

rehabilitation, cognitive, 

emotional and social goals,” she 

said. 

Music therapy is in “quite 

a medical field,” Wade said, 

something she wishes people 

were more aware of. 

“As musical therapists, we’re 

providing opportunities and we 

think outside the box as to how 

music can be accessible to people 

with disabilities. 

“I love music because 

it’s a non-verbal way of 

communicating with people. It 

bypasses everything and gets right 

into your soul and provides this 

universal connection to people.” 

Wade has more than14 years 

experience as a neurologic 

music therapist and works 

primarily with people who have 

rehabilitation and neurological 

conditions. 

Said Wade: “I founded 

Southern Music Therapy 

because I liked working with 

people with neurological 

conditions. I wanted to work with 

stroke clients which was quite 

unheard of in New Zealand, not 

just Christchurch.” 

Southern Music Therapy 

provides a range of therapy 

services for people with 

disabilities from group work 

to individual sessions and 

now works within all the 

big neurological facilities in 

Christchurch such as Equitas, St 

John of God, Laura Fergusson 

and Burwood Hospital. 

As well as setting up the 

organisation, Wade co-founded 

the Cantabrainer Choir Trust 

with Therapy Professionals in 

February 2012 which is now run 

by the trust. 

The choir is for people with 

neurological conditions. Wade 

said she is really proud of what it’s 

done for so many people. 

“There was a real gap for people 

with neurological conditions 

who couldn’t afford private music 

therapy. 

“It’s a fabulous community 

space for people to come together 

and be able to do rehabilitation 

without it being super expensive.” 

A lot of Wade’s clients, 

especially her stroke clients, are 

not covered by ACC which means 

they have to pay privately for 

music therapy. 

“There’s never enough funding 

in the neurologic area and there’s 

never enough understanding of 

what musical therapy can offer,” 

Wade said. 

“I do have clients who sacrifice 

parts of their lifestyle in order to 

pay for the therapy because it’s so 

highly valued in their world.” 

It’s only after years of education 

and advocacy of music therapy 

that Wade feels more people are 

aware that music therapy is out 

there. Ideally, she wants people 

to know that music therapy is an 

option just like speech therapy or 

physiotherapy and to make sure 

it’s available to people if they need 

it. 

“In the last couple of years 

music therapy is becoming more 

recognised and more valued,” she 

said. 

“It’s definitely growing and 

keeping it as a quality service is 

very important.” 

• More awards, pages 12 & 13




KIWIBANK LOCAL HERO AWARDS 

The Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year Award recognises 100 individuals across the country who strive to 

make their communities a better place through hard work and dedication. Included in the top 100 local 

hero medallists for 2020 were 12 Cantabrians. We profile those who live in Christchurch. 

• Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah 

Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah has 

been hailed as a hero by law 

enforcement, politicians and the 

public for his actions on March 

15, 2019, when he risked his 

life to chase down the terrorist 

behind the Christchurch 

mosque attacks. Wahabzadah 

was worshipping at Linwood 

Mosque when the killer entered 

the mosque and opened fire. In 

spite of the clear risk to his own 

life, he chased the offender from 

the room, while grabbing an 

Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah 

Eftpos machine to hurl at him. 

Wahabzadah’s quick thinking 

and bravery saved many lives 

and helped law enforcement to 

quickly identify the killer’s car 

and capture him. 

• Alice Andersen 

As executive director of 

Qtopia, Alice Andersen’s role 

is to celebrate, educate and 

advocate for New Zealand’s 

rainbow youth and their 

whānau. In the year alone she 

has designed, developed and 

Alice Andersen 

delivered Qtopia’s education 

programme to more than 

2000 people in Aotearoa and 

Australia and helped establish 

international best practice for 

how schools can support gender 

diverse students with her mahi 

alongside Christ’s College, as 

they supported their first out 

transgender student. 

• Erica Austin 

Erica Austin was nearing 

the end of her Masters of 

Architecture degree at the 

University of Auckland when 

the Christchurch earthquakes 

happened. She finished her 

degree and moved south, 

excited to participate in the 

city’s rebuild. She is interested 

in how cities can build ‘social 

architecture’ to ensure the 

physical environment is vibrant, 

inclusive, and unites and engages 

its inhabitants. Since arriving, 

Austin has thrown herself 

into a wide range of creative, 

community and entrepreneurial 

projects, and considers herself 

a “Christchurch ambassador.” 

She has been an invaluable 

member of the teams at FESTA 

(Festival Of Transitional 

Architecture), the Ministry 

of Awesome, Gapfiller, TEDx 

Christchurch, PechaKucha, 

the Christchurch Arts Festival, 

WORD Christchurch, and LINC 

(Leadership in Communities). 

• Nigel Hampton 

As a criminal lawyer with 

more than five decades of 

experience, Nigel Hampton has 

been involved with many highprofile 

cases, including the Pike 

River Royal Commission and the 

collapse of the CTV building. 

He has been chair of the New 

Zealand Law Practitioners 

Disciplinary Tribunal, was the 

first Disciplinary Commissioner 

of Counsel at the International 

Criminal Court at the Hague, 

and Chief Justice of the Kingdom 

of Tonga. He is a judicial officer 

for World Rugby and New 

Zealand Rugby, on the boards 

of charitable bodies, and is New 

Zealand patron of the Howard 

League for penal reform. He also 

helped establish the Criminal 

Cases Review Commission 

board, to redefine the way 

possible miscarriages of justice 

are identified. 

Nigel Hampton 

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• Kerryn Scott 

Youthline provides free phone 

counselling to thousands of 

young New Zealanders each year, 

and Kerryn Scott is one of the 

dedicated staff which allows this 

work to happen. Scott works in 

triage, ensuring the vulnerable 

youth that calls Youthline are 

taken care of and supporting the 

volunteers that answer the calls. 

In addition to her paid role, Scott 

spends many hours doing voluntary 

shifts, supporting the triage 

team at high-volume times, and 

is a volunteer mentor, training 

new Youthline volunteers. Scott 

constantly monitors the national 

roster for gaps, and regularly 

takes up extra shifts to ensure 

that young New Zealanders are 

able to access support when they 

most need it. 

• Mataio Brown 

Matt Brown’s chain of 

Christchurch barbershops, My 

Father’s Barber, are places for 

men to get their hair cut or beard 

trimmed, but also safe spaces for 

men to connect and unload without 

judgement and regularly have 

workshops with guest speakers, 

community and support, an 

antidote to toxic masculinity. 

Brown regularly offers haircuts 

at the Christchurch City Mission, 

is a mentor at Christchurch 

Men’s Prison, and partners with 

domestic-violence charities. In 

2018 Brown partnered with the 

Ministry of Social Development 

for the ‘It’s not OK campaign’ to 

increase awareness about the role 

of barbers in creating safe spaces 

for men, and recently he held a 

seminar at Koukourārata marae 

with a kaupapa of talking about 

men’s mental health, suicide, and 

family violence. 

Mataio Brown 

• Sabidah Gillespie 

Sabidah Gillespie is a longserving 

volunteer member of 

Shakti Ethnic Women’s Support 

Group in Christchurch which 

endeavours to raise awareness 

of family violence and supports 

women out of dangerous 

situations and into safety and 

self-reliance. After the March 15 

mosque attacks, Gillespie worked 

tirelessly with Shakti and other 

agencies supporting women, 

children and whānau who lost 

loved ones. She visited them, 

supplied them with food parcels, 

drove them to appointments, and 

connected them to agencies for 

necessary support. Gillespie is 

also a prominent member of the 

Canterbury Malaysian Society, 

an active member of Rotary Club 

and Multicultural Society, and 

is a very well-respected member 

of the Islamic community in 

Christchurch. 

Vicki-Anne Parker 

• Vicki-Anne Parker 

After Vicki-Anne Parker lost 

her house in the Christchurch 

earthquake, she remembers being 

touched by a hand-knitted redand-black 

scarf sent to her by a 

stranger living in Auckland. The 

effect of that small gift during 

a hard time was the motivation 

behind Parker’s charity, NZ 

Gifts of Love and Strength, 

which sources donations and 

provides care packages to 

victims of severe trauma. The 

organisation was established 

after the Christchurch mosque 

shootings in 2019 when Parker 

provided care packages and 

three meals a day to 31 families 

affected by the shootings. Since 

then Parker has supported New 

Brighton Primary pupils who lost 

their classrooms in a fire and a 

Christchurch family who suffered 

a fatal house fire. 

Online store next step for 

specialist footwear shop 

Just over a year since the doors first opened, The 

Shoe Room in Upper Riccarton is about to launch a 

new service for customers – an online store. 

Owned by podiatrist Charlotte Russell, who 

also owns and operates the podiatry clinic Feet 

First, The Shoe Room was part of the clinic before 

increasing demand for fashionable, functional 

footwear prompted her to open the specialist shop 

in December 2019. 

“The online store is the next ‘big thing’ for us, 

and it means that a much wider customer base 

will have access to our extensive range,” Charlotte 

says. 

Customers logging on to the online store will find 

photographs of the shoes taken from every angle 

as well as information on the designs and materials 

used to make them. A size guide on the website 

shows how to measure feet, which Charlotte 

encourages people to use so they can be sure of 

ordering the right size. 

The Shoe Room stocks a number of leading 

international footwear brands, and the range has 

recently been extended with the addition of the 

popular Ziera brand. Also, in addition to Propét, the 

store now stocks the Dr Comfort range of medical 

footwear. 

While The Shoe Room’s main focus is on 

women’s footwear, the men’s range is also being 

expanded, Charlotte says. 

Business has grown steadily over the last 12 

months, both through word of mouth and with 

customers returning to purchase second and third 

pairs of shoes, which Charlotte says is largely due 

to the service her staff provides. 

“That’s our point of difference. Shop manager 

Maxine and shop assistant Carol are very friendly 

and welcoming and are able to build a rapport with 

customers by providing that all-important personal 

service and making sure customers get shoes that 

fit correctly, are comfortable and look nice on their 

feet.” 

The Shoe Room’s online store will go live in 

February, a fitting complement to the physical 

store, which is located at Unit 3, 355 Riccarton 

Road, opposite the Lone Star. 

Opening hours are Monday 10am-5.30pm, 

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 9.30am-5.30pm, 

Thursday 9.30am-5.30pm with late night Tuesday 

by appointment only, Saturday 10am-4pm. 

However, the online store will be open 24/7. 

The Shoe Room looks forward to meeting all of 

your footwear requirements. 

Carol, left, and Maxine provide the all-important 

personal service for The Shoe Room customers 

The Shoe Room is located at Unit 3, 355 Riccarton Road, opposite the Lone Star. 

Opening hours are Monday 10am-5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-5.30pm, 

Saturday 10am-4pm, Tuesday late night by arrangement. Off street parking available. 

P. (03) 929 0927 E. info@theshoeroom.co.nz www.theshoeroom.co.nz 

Fashionable • Functional • Footwear

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RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS 

Struggling to find something to buy? 

If you want an opportunity to knock, it’s time to 

build a door… 

I appreciate right now trying to buy property 

here in Christchurch is challenging. Stock 

levels are low (or in non agent terms, there 

aren’t enough houses on the market to meet 

buyer demand) and the number of other 

buyers looking is high. I have recently met 

many buyers at the end of their wits trying to 

buy a property. 

What advice can I offer? 

1. Review your criteria 

Would you consider other areas or property 

types than what you have been looking for. 

For example is a unit a more realistic option 

than a 3 bedroom home on a full section. You 

might need to start a step back from what 

you were hoping too. 

2. Have you consulted a mortgage broker? 

A broker will be able to give you more lending 

options than your bank and you might find 

you are able to borrow more (on this I never 

condone maxing out your finances just to buy 

a house, but an extra $30-50,000 could widen 

your buying options greatly). 

3. Keep Going 

I know it’s frustrating and you’ve been to 

that many open homes agents are starting to 

know you by name but I can’t see the market 

getting any easier anytime soon. Keep in 

mind that once your in your in. You might not 

end up buying exactly what you wanted but 

once you have secured your first property 

then your journey gets easier from there. 

Every house on the market has to be 

purchased by someone and the one for you 

is out there, you might miss out on a few first 

but learn what you can as you go and keep 

positive. Share your experiences too so other 

home buyers can learn along with you. 

Vanessa Golightly, 

Business Owner 

and Licensee Agent 

Ray White Papanui 

027 664 9292 

Vanessa Golightly 

Licensee Agent & 


027 664 9292 

Claire Morris 

Licensee Agent & 


027 662 4822 

Property Management Update – Welcome to 2021 

This year has sure kicked off with a hiss and 

a roar in the world of property management! 

Not only are we all preparing and studying 

hard to ensure we have a full understanding 

of the new Residential Tenancies 

Amendments Act 2020 which comes 

into effect on 11th February, but we are 

experiencing a very high demand for rentals. 

Since the passing of the amendments last 

year landlords and property managers alike 

have been wondering how these changes 

along with the impending Healthy Homes 

standards deadlines all so close together 

were going to impact our market, and 

unfortunately it does appear that it will, to 

some degree, be to the detriment of people 

needing rental properties. 

There are of course several factors 

contributing to a short supply and high 

Feature Properties 

demand. From landlords deciding it is all 

getting too hard for them, the increase in 

sales prices pushing them towards selling, or 

of course, the influx of returning Kiwis who 

need their previously rented out property 

back to move into. 

Prior to Christmas rental demand was 

fairly good across the board in Canterbury, 

however in the past two weeks we have seen 

huge numbers of enquiries. In our North 

Canterbury office, if we did not put a limit of 

maximum attendees at each open home for 

security reasons and in order to best manage 

the situation, our viewing numbers would be 

in excess of 50 groups at some properties. 

So how can we get over this hurdle for our 

tenants? The banks increasing investor’s 

LVRs (from 20% equity currently, to 40% 

at the end of March) is certainly not going 

to help, however I was recently speaking 

with some mortgage advisors, and the good 

news is that second tier lenders (lenders 

other than banks) are not governed by the 

same rules, and they are offering some very 

competitive interest rates. In my opinion 

rental properties are still a more than viable 

investment, particularly with interest rates 

at the bank being so low – so… tongue in 

cheek, I encourage you all to purchase rental 

properties so we can house some more 

awesome tenants! 

Katrina Green, 

Operations Manager 

Property Management 

027 606 0030 

Stuart Morris 

Licensee Agent 

& Auctioneer 

027 422 6395 

Tracy Thomson 

Licensee Salesperson 

027 440 3035 

Katrina Green 

Operations Manager 


027 606 0030 

Ben McNab 

Auctioneer & Licensee 

Salesperson 

Olivia Hendry 

Executive Assistant 

Estelle Schuurman 

Property Manager 

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Tracy Thomson 

Allie McConnell 


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Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui 

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