Nor'West News: April 08, 2021

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021
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Opportunity missed to hear all views
over controversial housing project
• By Bea Gooding
A ST ALBANS couple say the
Papanui-Innes Community
Board has missed a key
opportunity to hear all views
surrounding a controversial
housing project.
A petition signed by more
than 40 residents was presented
to the board earlier this year
opposing the design of two developments
at 47 Mersey St and
138 Westminster St, describing
them as “characterless.”
But Patrick Lindsay and
Emma Stilwell, who recently
moved to the area, were not
approached to have their voices
heard before the petition was
sent to the city council.
One of the key attractions
that cemented their decision to
move there were the medium
density housing developments
themselves.
They were warm and dry
having been built with today’s
building code standard in mind,
and provided families with a
different housing option compared
to “expensive, draughty
character villas featuring
time-consuming gardens and
backyards.”
“These developments create
opportunities for more affordable
home ownership and rentals that
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simply do not exist in other cities,
and in many other suburbs across
Ōtautahi,” they said in a letter
addressed to the board.
“It’s close to schools, work and
the reviving central city, with
beautiful parks and great small
businesses.”
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units on Westminster St.
Work is already under way at
Mersey St.
Residents were concerned the
designs of the units were not
aligned with character area rules.
A large number of houses
were built from early to mid-
20th century, consisting of single-storey
wooden bungalows.
But city council head of
resource consents John Higgins
said the properties were not
within a character area identified
in the District Plan.
He said they are within the
Residential Density Transition
Zone, where change in the area
CHARACTERLESS:
A St Albans couple
say the Papanui-
Innes Community
Board should
have sought wider
perspectives on
a controversial
housing project,
including these
units on Mersey St.
was anticipated over time.
Lindsay and Stilwell believe
the opportunity was missed
to listen to the perspectives
of first-home buyers, young
people, students, migrants
and Covid-19 returnees to the
country who live in mediumdensity
housing.
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Knit ‘n’ Yarn
Thursday, 2-3.30pm, at Fendalton,
Friday, 10am-noon, at Papanui,
Tuesday, 1-3pm, at Bishopdale,
Wednesday, 1-2.30pm, at Redwood
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Citizens Advice Bureau
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Friends of the Library Book Talk, Tuesday, 12.30-1.30pm. Fendalton
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GenConnect
Tuesday, 12.15-12.45pm
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Reading to Dogs
Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm
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Long-awaited community
centre opens this weekend
AFTER SEVERAL delays, the
$3.1 million Kohinga St Albans
Community Centre will be
opened this weekend.
The centre will come alive for
the first time this Saturday after
Mayor Lianne Dalziel officiates
the opening, which includes live
music and entertainment from
Suzie Sport and Chris Williams,
along with a barbecue.
The original facility was
demolished following extensive
damages caused by the Canterbury
earthquakes more than a
decade ago.
The rebuild was due to finish in
December last year, but it
was pushed back due to the
Covid-19 lockdown, with building
materials taking longer than
planned to arrive in the country
from abroad.
Residents can now look
forward to utilising the new
premises, which includes a
new hall, three meeting rooms,
kitchen facilities and an outside
deck area.
Community groups like the
Cranford Pippins, a Steady as
you Go Fall Prevention exercise
group, yoga sessions and youth
theatre groups are also expected
to return to the centre.
A section adjacent to the site,
which runs between Colombo
St and Caledonian Rd, has been
purchased by the city council
and will offer a quiet green space
with raised garden beds.
The St Albans Residents Association
will be responsible for
the centre’s management.
It had to temporarily operate
from the St Albans Tennis Club
and a transitional community
centre provided by the Lions
Club International Foundation
on Colombo St since the original
centre’s demolition.
In February, Ngāi Tahu gifted
the name “Kohinga” for the
new building. The area was
researched for its significance to
Māori.
Originally, much of St Albans
was filled with swamp, raupo
and flax, and was fed by many
tributaries – a body of water that
ALIVE: The
Kohinga St Albans
Community
Centre opens
this weekend
after more than
a decade of
uncertainty. ​
flows into a larger lake or river,
The people of Waitaha,
Ngāti Māmoe and Ngāi Tahu
gathered resources from here for
generations, until the draining of
the land into the Avon River.
Kohinga means to gather or
collect, and reflects the ethos of
the gathering of tributaries and
the gathering of people to collect
natural resources.
The opening will take place on
Saturday, from 10am.
In Brief
GRANTS APPROVED
The Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harewood Community Board
has approved a grant of $10,000
from its 2020-2021 Discretionary
Respond Fund to the
Christchurch North Community
Patrol. This will support the
group towards the purchase of a
second patrol vehicle, especially
as it has recently heavily
increased its presence in crime
hotspots around Bishopdale,
Avonhead and Russley. Another
$10,000 grant has also been
approved from the fund towards
Bishopdale Regeneration
Projects.
GARDEN AWARDS
CEREMONY
The presentation ceremony
for this year’s Community
Pride Garden Awards in the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board area will
take place next Wednesday
at Omarino Wine Park on
Harewood Rd. The awards, in
collaboration with community
boards and the Christchurch
Beautifiying Association
encourage civic pride and
acknowledge those who have
contributed to maintaining
the Garden City image by
beautifying their streets and
gardens. Last year more than
700 certificates were awarded for
outstanding gardens.
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Life experience motivation for supporting
PRIDE: Khye
Hitchcock
wants to help
build a kinder
and more
equitable
world, not
just for the
environment,
but for
humanity too.
Khye Hitchcock is programme director of The Green
Lab – a charitable trust which creates green spaces
across Christchurch. They talk to reporter Bea Gooding
about the importance of fostering community
connection and well-being with the environment in
mind
KHYE HITCHCOCK has always
wanted to explore new ways
of supporting the well-being
of everyone, including the
environment.
The Green Lab programme
director now works closely with
residents to design and build
urban green spaces across the
city that communities can be
proud to call their own.
But helping to create a
kinder and more equitable
world went beyond her love
of all things design and the
natural world – it extended to
the LGBTQIA+ community.
Said Hitchcock: “In my
career as an artist and curator,
I have responded to things
like the degradation of our
freshwater systems, climate
change, and creating largescale
community projects.
I’ve been involved in
feminist and queer art
collectives that sought to
create a kinder and more
equitable world.
“All of these things are interlinked;
I’ve always been motivated to
explore new ways that support the
well-being of everyone.”
When Hitchcock was a teenager in
small-town New Zealand, they were
often threatened with homophobic
violence.
As someone who identifies as
non-binary, it was a push to ensure
others never went through the same
thing and to remind others of why
kindness and well-being matters.
“The world has changed a lot in
20 years, but it’s still not easy being
trans in 2021.”
Formerly known as Greening the
Rubble, Hitchcock joined The Green
Lab three years ago as project manager,
before becoming its director
early last year.
They were invited to join the team
after producing the Festival of Transitional
Architecture in 2018, involving
more than 150 participants and
17 art installations.
The trust emerged following the
September 2010 earthquake to
green rubble sites with temporary
landscaping and planting projects,
bringing people back into the central
city.
Hitchcock oversees programme
scheduling, budgeting, builds relationships
with other organisations,
manages funding applications and
does most of the graphic design and
social media content.
Like all cities, Christchurch is
home to many overlapping communities.
“I think The Green Lab’s strength
is that we don’t try to serve everyone
all once, but will spend several
months serving a particular
community, learning about their
aspirations and supporting them in
creating something that’s theirs,”
they said.
“Our community co-design process
is empowering to those engaged
in it.”
Recent projects included kotahitanga
– a gathering space created
with Phillipstown residents, Linwood
tiny shops, a tree museum in
the CBD and a wayfinding route in
Richmond.
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Community Care Centre courtyard
space was what stood out for Hitchcock
the most.
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Covid-19 throwing a spanner in the
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well-being of everyone
“Instead of building in the
relatively settled weather of
late summer/early autumn,
the lockdown meant our team
were working with volunteers
in winter to get the project
done,” said Hitchcock.
“The project had such a
beautiful cohort of folk that
showed up week after week, in
the rain, in the cold.
“We had a grandmother who
learned how to use an angle
grinder, a woman from the
Philippines wanted photos to
send home because she’d never
been able to use power tools in
her country, and a volunteer
said the process helped him
find his voice.”
But one of the biggest challenges
of running a non-profit
was resourcing enough people,
materials and funding. Many
of the team members worked
part-time.
“The Green Lab is really
lucky; the city council has supported
our mahi from the early
days. However, the context
we’re working in has changed
dramatically since then,” they
said.
“Finding ways to sustain our
mahi, to make sure we are taking
good care of our team, the
communities we’re working
with and the environment is
SUSTAINABILITY: The Green Lab co-designs and helps
build urban green spaces with residents to foster social
connections and well-being.
sometimes a juggle.”
Prior to Covid-19, the trust
had interior greening projects
lined up in commercial spaces,
but the pinch on the economy
meant uptake on this had been
slower than expected.
“We know plants support
well-being and that kind of
work felt [like] a way to live our
values as well as provide
an income stream that supported
our community-based
work.”
Hitchcock’s family hails
from England, making the
move to New Zealand when
they were born.
Growing up in Whanganui
and following a three-year
stint in Japan and England,
they returned home to study
a Masters in Fine Arts at the
University of Auckland, graduating
in 2012.
Hitchcock found themself in
Christchurch a few years later
on a 10-month work contract
and has remained in the city
ever since.
And they have been busy,
having worked in curatorial
roles at SCAPE Public Art, the
Centre of Contemporary Art
and FESTA.
Hitchcock is currently
volunteer manager for Te
Pūtahi’s Open Christchurch
event in May, where 40
building owners will “literally”
open their doors so that
the public can experience
architecture from the inside.
“I’m interested in the ways
we can engage with the architecture
of this place to see what
values were historically, and
how they’re changing,” they
said.
“I think the awareness of
things that have shaped our
current beliefs allows us to
imagine new possibilities.”
Hitchcock was co-chair of
Qtopia until last year, which
provides support for rainbow
youth across the region.
Along with partner, Siobhan,
they recently spoke on a panel
about queer parenting in Wellington
– a topic close to their
heart as they both raised an
11-year-old, Jamie.
“I’m non-binary – this mahi
is important to me because it’s
a huge part of who I am and
my experiences in the world.
“There’s still lots of work to
do,” they said.
Concerns voices
were not heard
• From page 1
Many were not able to attend
community meetings during the
workdays.
“We’ve recently become aware that
some voices in the community are
vehemently opposed to the kind of
medium-density housing that has
let people like us join St Albans. We
absolutely respect the positions of these
people,” their letter read.
“We know that many
younger couples like ourselves
are busy building
careers, working while
studying or raising young
families, which allows
little time to investigate Emma
local council issues.” Norrish
But, they were concerned
that “the voices of older established
households may be overly magnified
with this kind of issue.”
Board chairwoman Emma Norrish
said the board did not undertake any
wider engagement because it has no
influence over the resource consent
process.
“I absolutely understand their concerns.
Unfortunately, as we’ve always
said, we can’t have any influence as it’s
not a community board process,” she
said.
“But we’re really happy to receive
that correspondence [from the couple]
because with these sorts of things, you
only hear one side.”
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Every week in our auction rooms I get to
see a huge range of emotions playing out.
I’m often very moved by the drama that a
competitive process can create for attendees
and my heart goes out to them. There are
tears about missing a much-wanted but
very sought-after property, there’s elation at
successfully purchasing, there’s a genuine
pride at finally getting on the property
ladder and, for some parents, there’s
the realisation that without them the
purchase would not have been possible.
These are tears that I can definitely relate to.
It seems more and more parents are seeing
withdrawals from the trusty, rusty or even
crusty ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ and as we
personally get a little bit nearer to that time
ourselves, I thought I’d take a closer look.
Obtaining funds from family is not a new
phenomenon, but it is a very important one
for some first-home buyers – and with lofty
deposits often required, it can involve big
numbers. It’s essential parents are aware of this
and that’s why we will often see parents not
just on auction day but throughout the whole
process, including open home attendances,
and second and third visits. Being part of a very
close family, I imagine that I’d want to do this as
well and whilst some real estate professionals
struggle with large family viewings – and even
larger post-visit family debates – best you get
used to it!
During my research, I’ve also discovered that
providing funds is not as straightforward as it
once was.
Originally the main means of assisting were,
firstly, contributing to the deposit, to a level
the lender was happy with, and, secondly,
supplementing additional funds to ensure
the debt-servicing criteria were met. It’s often
referred to as a guarantee.
This second method needs to be carefully
thought through by parents, as a default by
their son or daughter (and much as we don’t
like to imagine it, this can happen) could see
them shouldering the responsibility for the
loan themselves. This can become extremely
uncomfortable, especially if they have their
own financial commitments and pending
retirement. To address this, there have been
changes to the legislation deeming that
any and all guarantors to a loan need
to demonstrate the ability to meet the
required loan payments to avoid the worst
from happening.
As much as we all love our families, if you are
considering helping in this particular way it’s
essential to get independent advice.
So, what are these purchasers buying?
It seems they are trying everything.
First-home buyers with limited budgets are
thinking outside the square and in some cases
the market is giving them a robust education
in looking at properties that buyers might
have had the luxury of excluding in the past.
Varied locations, new subdivisions made
infinitely more desirable due to improved
motorway access, new schools and
communities, are all hugely popular.
We are also encountering parents looking
on behalf of overseas offspring with British
Pounds and American Dollars burning a
hole in their pockets and those budgets are
extraordinary when compared with what
was once considered necessary for making a
purchase in our local market.
So much of what we achieve as human beings
relates to how we have helped or been helped
by others, and I imagine one day I’ll be in
an auction room helping one of our family
members make a withdrawal from the trusty
bank of Mum and Dad too!
So, to all those parents in the same position,
well done, without you a whole generation
wouldn’t get to enjoy what we thought of as a
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Concerns over proposal to close bus lounges
• By Sophie Harris
THE CITY council is currently
consulting on a proposal to
close two Metro bus lounges on
Riccarton Rd.
But Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board member
Andrei Moore said the move,
if approved, would hurt “the
most vulnerable people” in the
community: Youth, the elderly
and people with
disabilities.
“It’s a backwards
step for
public transport
in Christchurch
given how busy
Andrei
Moore
the bus stop is,”
Moore said.
The closure was
mooted in the city
council’s draft Long Term Plan
2021-2031, in which it is looking
for savings of $329m over the
next 10 years.
A city council spokesperson
said a review found no “remaining
need” for the lounges, and
the proposed closures were part
of an attempt to reduce day-today
running costs.
Since opening in 2015, the
Riccarton bus lounges have
been the focus of complaints
about youth loitering, anti-social
behaviour and crime that has,
COSTS: A proposal to close two Metro bus lounges on Riccarton Rd has prompted
concerns on how it will impact youth, the elderly and people with disabilities.
at times, affected surrounding
businesses.
However, Moore said closing
them would kick the elderly and
people with disabilities into the
cold, and leave young people
with nowhere safe to wait.
“Young people need more safe
spaces, not less.”
The city council is currently
calling for public feedback on
its plans, but a visit to the bus
lounges last week revealed most
people were unaware of the
proposal.
Erin Costello, a frequent
user of the bus lounge, said
not enough had been done to
publicise the proposal, which she
felt was hidden in the Long Term
Plan.
“I found the proposal yesterday,
after my third look,” she
said.
“It is on about page 50 of a 75-
page document. One very small
paragraph, saying they are proposing
to close the bus lounges.
“People who are going to be
affected by this are not going to
easily find that information and
give feedback.”
Moore agreed, saying the proposal
had been “tucked into the
Long Term Plan with no notice”.
“There is a real lack of visibility
on this closure,” he said.
A city council spokesperson
said the long term plan had been
communicated across a variety
of channels, including through
media releases, digital and print
advertising, and on its website.
The public can make submissions
on the Riccarton bus
lounges, and other Long Term
Plan 2021-2031 proposals, via the
city council’s website until April
18.
A final decision on the lounges
is expected in June.
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Harewood School pupils took part in a colour run last week to learn
more about the Holi Festiva and the Hindu culture, organised by school
parent Maryanne Bhatnagar. Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrated in
India, known as the Festival of Colours. The festival signifies the arrival of
spring and is also celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest.
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Leaders in Learning
Tennis
Our Girls Senior Tennis Doubles pairing of Juliette
Ma and Alkmini Giannakogiorgou got the year off
to a winning start when they won the Canterbury
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Tuesday 16th February at Wilding Park.
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Golf
Juliette Ma and Alkmini Giannakogiorgou
Volleyball
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from Canterbury, who have a
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peers and range of experts
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Polyfest
This year Polyfest was
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culture, language and
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Burnside High School’s tutors, Greg Galovale
Senior Achievement Results 2020
NCEA – overall pass rates
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NZQA scholarship examinations
With excellent results from Level 3 NCEA, these
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number of passes we have had in a number of
years:
Scholarship: 68
Outstanding Scholarship: 12
Total: 80
and Wes Fifita, composed the original music,
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musicians Addo, Johnny, Benny and Angus. The
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with their assistance and support.
Year Level
Year 11
Level 1 NCEA
Year 12
Level 2 NCEA
Year 13
Level 3 NCEA
Year 13
University Entrance
% of Burnside
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National
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90.8 79.1
88.3 71.4
74.7 51.7
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Chicken pie will tempt the taste buds
Try this relatively quickto-assemble
chicken pie
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large family pie around
eight individual pies. It will
cook in around 90min. Or if
you prefer a pork meal, our
hoisin pork belly is a twist
on this modern favourite
Chicken and cider pie
Serves 6
Ingredients
2 tbsp oil
2 boneless skinless chicken
breasts, sliced or chopped into
small pieces
1 leek, sliced lengthwise then
finely chopped
1 medium apple, peeled, quartered
and sliced
1 carrot, peeled, sliced lengthwise
and cut in thin semi-circular
slices
2 tbsp plain flour
300ml apple cider
1 tsp chicken stock powder
½ tsp dried thyme or a few
sprigs of fresh thyme
a pinch of mixed herbs
salt and pepper to taste
1 x 400gm block or three sheets
frozen flaky or rough
puff pastry, defrosted
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
beaten egg or a little milk to
glaze
Directions
Preheat the oven to 210 deg C.
Grease a pie dish if using.
Heat one tablespoon of the oil
in a large frying pan and seal
the chicken in batches, stirring,
setting each batch aside once it is
sealed. Then add the remaining
oil to the pan and, when heated,
add the leek, sliced apple and
carrot, and cook gently until the
leek is softened.
Return the chicken and any
juices to the pan, then stir in the
flour, mixing well. Add the cider
a bit at a time, mixing it in with
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doesn’t form lumps.
When all the cider is added,
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herbs and stir in the mustard.
Simmer gently until the liquid
has almost evaporated, season
with salt and pepper and allow
to cool.
If using a pie dish, roll out
enough pastry to line the base.
Use the rolling pin to lift the pastry
and press it gently into the tin
This chicken
pie filling
can also be
made into
individual
pies, pasties
or turnovers.
with your fingers. Spoon in the
cooled filling. Roll the remaining
pastry to make a lid. Brush
the pastry edges with water, then
place the lid on top.
Use a sharp knife to neatly
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or use a fork to press all the way
around the edge to fuse the pastry
together. Use any trimmings
for decorations; a dab of water
will make them stick. Brush the
pie or pies with beaten egg or a
little milk.
Bake for 35-45min until golden
and crisp. This filling can also
be used for pasties or turnovers.
Hoisin pork belly
Serves 4
Ingredients
500-600gm boned pork belly
roast
1 tbsp canola oil
fresh flaky sea salt
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp lightly toasted sesame
seeds
Directions
Preheat oven to 220 deg C.
If using a traditional pork belly
roast, remove skin. While roast
is cooking, rub skin with oil and
grill to make crackling.
Trim any excess fat off roast, if
preferred.
Brush with oil and rub with sea
salt.
Cover with baking film. Place
pork in an oven pan.
Roast for 30min at 200 deg C
then reduce the temperature to
170 deg C and continue roasting
until cooked, about 30min. This
will depend on thickness. The
internal temperature should be 71
deg C. Cover and rest for 10min
before serving.
Brush pork with hoisin sauce
and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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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
muscle can give hip pain (aches and pain
are the red areas in the drawings), a knot
in a muscle on the back of the shoulder
blade can give a deep pain in the front of
the shoulder and a muscle knot all the way
near the groin can give an ache in the knee
(especially at night in bed).
Ietje recalls one case where an 89 year
old client with severe arthritis who walked
with a stick, told her, “I will end up in
a wheelchair, I cannot put any weight
through my right leg due to pain in my hip
and buttock”. “Within 4 treatments, she
was walking with her stick but without the
severe pain,” says Ietje. “The arthritis was
one of the factors that made her muscles
spasm but the other was that older people
move less and the flexed position the hip
is in when we sit is particularly bad for
the hip.” Ietje is happy with the fact that
although the client was 89 and could have
been “given up on” or told to live with the
pain, she made a difference to her health
and wellbeing.
The same lack of movement can be the
reason for your knee pain or your shoulder
pain and the same few treatments could
make a huge difference for you.
At Physical Sense, hands-on techniques
(massage and triggerpoint deactivation
techniques) are used to release the muscles.
The client also gets a home exercise
program designed to mobilize and stretch
the joint, strengthen the important core
muscles and increase general strength and
SHOULDER
PAIN
KNEE PAIN
balance. They teach a movement sequence
that stretches the joint in all directions
whilst the client is able to lie safely on their
bed, perfect for older or less mobile clients.
In many cases having the muscles
released and being taught how to maintain
it, is enough to stay on top of the problem.
HIP PAIN
(the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt)
If severe arthritis is the underlying cause,
some maintenance therapy may be
necessary, but that is often more affordable
and, for older patients, better tolerated
than surgery. After only one treatment you
should know that it will work for you. Call
and only pay $50 on that treament.
Physical Sense Gym and Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in front of the
door and there is ample parking. To enquire about joint pain treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz
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AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS
Specialised machines used to
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Auto electricAl specialists, roses
Auto electrical, are experts in repairing
and maintaining all aspects of the
electrical and electronic componentry
found in today’s highly sophisticated
commercial and passenger vehicles.
Their cranford Street workshop
boasts a suite of highly specialised
diagnostic machines, which enable the
team to quickly identify any electrical or
electronic problems in most makes and
models of vehicle and repair them, saving
time for the technicians and cost for the
customer.
roses Auto electrical offer a full range
of electrical services including batteries,
(they are a Battery town agent), which
are fitted free of charge. They also provide
free battery, alternator and starter checks
and install and repair car stereo systems,
alarms, air conditioning, ASB brake
systems and traction control systems.
A recent acquisition for roses Auto
electrical was the Autologic european
Diagnostics machine
This specialised and highly
sophisticated equipment is used to
diagnose most (if not all) electrical and
electronic faults in european vehicles.
The machine’s digital interface interacts
with the vehicle’s active components,
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and clears all Diagnostic trouble codes
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roses Auto electrical have the back-up a
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The Autologic european Diagnostics
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auto-electrical repair and replacement
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The customer comes first for the
friendly, professional team at roses
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vehicle serviced there motorists can have
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Roses Auto Electrical are located
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Phone 352 5090 to book in for service
for repairs, or visit their website
www.roseselectrical.co.nz
for more information.
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Have you lost your
buying mojo?
I have noticed a few buyers out there
recently who are starting to lose their
house buying enthusiasm. They have
missed out on a few deadlines and
Auctions are starting to wonder if they will
ever find something or are instead doomed
to dedicate every weekend for the rest of
their lives to open homes.
Don’t despair, the home is out there for
you and in the meantime I have found
these great tips for getting your buying
mojo back!
1. Start with one small win
Even a pat on the back for getting
your finance Pre-approved, that’s an
accomplishment in itself!
2. Focus on your mission, not your
obligations.
If you can find your mission, you’ll get
back your motivation, and if you get
your motivation back, you will find your
confidence.
3. Get unstuck
by shifting your
perspective
This means changing
how you look at things,
is it time to review your
wish list and home
buying criteria?
4. Stay far from
negativity
Reading and listening to
news articles about how hard the market is,
is not going to help. Neither is Janet at work
or that friend that has no idea but thinks
they know everything about the market
even though they aren’t in it.
5. Mind what you say to yourself
If you tell yourself you’re never going
to find a home to buy, then you are only
becoming your own worst enemy.
6. Don’t be afraid to ask for help and
support
Brokers, lawyers, agents, we are all here
to help and support your journey. You just
need to find the right ones.
Good luck and have faith! Get your
buying mojo back and get stuck in - you
WILL get there!
Content inspired by inc.com
Vanessa Golightly,
Business Owner
and Licensee Agent
Ray White Papanui
027 664 9292
Vanessa Golightly
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 664 9292
Claire Morris
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 662 4822
“Government to Double Brightline Test”
What does this mean for you?
To the right is a flow chart from the IRD website which you might find quite
helpful.
What is the bright-line test?
The bright-line test means if you sell a residential property within a set period
after acquiring it you will be required to pay income tax on any profit made
through the property increasing in value. The current bright-line period is 5
years. The Government has announced it intends to extend the bright-line period
to 10 years for residential property except newly built houses (new builds).
Inherited properties and those which have been the owner’s main home for the
entire time they owned it will continue to be exempt from all bright-line tests.
For further information from the IRD on this please visit their website or
enquire direct.
Stuart Morris
Licensee Agent
& Auctioneer
027 422 6395
Tracy Thomson
Licensee Salesperson
027 440 3035
Katrina Green
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Richie Eggelton
Licensee Salesperson
021 089 65594
Residential Tenancies Amendments Act 2020 | Notice Periods
In part three of my series regarding the
RTA amendments act 2020, we will cover
the other new notice periods now required
to be given to tenants when vacant
possession is required.
Fixed term tenancies will, as a whole,
remain the same with the end date of the
fixed term remaining. The one difference
to this is that at the conclusion of the fixed
term, the tenants may decide to either
renew their tenancy, roll onto a periodic
tenancy or move out giving 28 days notice.
A landlord will no longer be able to give no
reason notice to end the tenancy.
When working with a periodic tenancy, a
landlord may give the tenants notice that
vacant possession is required as they wish
to move into the property, this has changed
from 42 days to 63 days. Notice can also be
given due to major repairs or renovations
being carried out, the notice period for this
is 90 days.
The notice that a tenant is required to give
a landlord to vacate has also changed from
21 days to 28.
It is important to note that during a fixed
term tenancy, landlords can give either
of the above notices as long as the vacate
date falls on or after the end of the fixed
term tenancy. So for example, if the
landlord needs to move into their rental,
they could give 63 days prior to the end of
the fixed term.
Last time we talked about the notice
required when selling a property, so to
recap, 90 days is now required upon the
sale going unconditional or alternatively,
landlords can give 90 days notice that
vacant possession is required as they will be
putting the property on the market for sale.
It is important to ensure that the correct
notice periods are given to avoid any
potential problems down the track, as
always education is the key.
Katrina Green,
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Maria Paterson
Licensee Salesperson
027 543 4689
Olivia Hendry
Executive Assistant
Paul Nicholson
Licensee Salesperson
027 921 2160
Estelle Schuurman
Property Manager
Feature Properties
Cassidy Sprott
Property Management
Assistant
Joy Coughlan
Mortgage Broker
027 223 3572
7 Colesbury Street, Bishopdale
Vanessa Golightly & Richie Eggelton
16 Ballymena Drive, Belfast
Vanessa Golightly
18 Walter Place, Kirwee
Tracy Thomson
Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui
Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | /RayWhitePapanui Morris & Co Limited | Licenced REAA 2008