Nor'West News: July 15, 2021

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Another patrol vehicle
to counter petty crime
Residents’
groups
welcome
move
• By Fiona Ellis
COMMUNITY patrols are being
increased as concern grows over
petty crime.
The Christchurch North Community
Patrol has launched a
second vehicle, which will see
more areas covered over a longer
time frame.
Patrol chairman
Sam Hall
said there were
currently three or
four patrols each
week.
“With a new
Sam Hall
vehicle and
our numbers
increasing, we
look forward to having two cars out
there to increase our capabilities.”
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DAMAGE: Some residents say petty crime, such as graffiti, is increasing in the city’s north-west.
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Uncollected bins
top ticket list
• By Fiona Ellis
DAMAGED OR uncollected
bins and littering are the top
three issues currently plaguing
the Papanui-Innes Community
Board area.
A ticket report has revealed
a breakdown of issues that
residents reported to the city
council between May 22 and June
20.
In that time, 1231 tickets, or
jobs, were completed within an
average of 2.6 days.
Incidents fell into a range of
categories, including transport,
wheelie bins, graffiti, and parks
and three waters council assets.
Uncollected bins came out
on top with 114 tickets, with
damaged bins and road litter
placing second and third with
103 and 92 tickets respectively.
Sixty per cent (791) of residents
chose to report concerns by
phone, email or walk-in, while
thirty-nine per cent (518) did so
online through Snap Send Solve
and Hybris Online.
But at the conclusion of the
report last month, 323 tickets
were still open, or not completed.
The ticket report was included
in the agenda for the community
board meeting to be held on
Friday.
Number of tickets (issues)
reported in the Papanui-Innes
Community Board area
between May 22 and June 20:
1. Bin not collected: 114
2. Damaged bin: 103
3. Litter (road): 92
4. Leak (water supply): 82
5. Residential property files: 76
6. Graffiti: 74
7. Missing bin: 44
8. Blocked drain pipe or waterway:
38
9. Road asset (footpath, road,
furniture): 38
10. Tree (road): 31
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Community board to be updated
EXPANDING: The Christchurch North Community Patrol’s
second vehicle will enable them to better monitor the area. ​
• From page 1
Residents’ groups have
welcomed the move.
Redwood Residents Association
secretary Gayle Freeman
said she believed there had been
an increase in petty crime.
“We’ve heard anecdotally
about break-ins round the area,”
Freeman said.
Graffiti was also an issue.
Freeman said she intended to
join the patrol herself to help
target these issues.
She had been out on a patrol
once to get a sense of the task
and had membership forms
waiting to be filled in.
“I just want to make sure the
community is clean and safe.”
Bryndwr Community Group’s
Marney Ainsworth said she had
not noticed an increase in petty
crime.
It was important to distinguish
between organised crime and
petty crime, such as random
break-ins and graffiti where the
perpetrators were likely to be
bored teenagers with nowhere to
go, Ainsworth said.
“If they’re going to patrol, it
needs to be by the community
for the community, otherwise
they won’t know who [people]
are and it becomes another isolating
factor.”
Northwood Residents Association
president Clive Smith said
he was unable to say whether
petty crime was increasing without
any data.
However, it was an issue in
the area with car break-ins a
particular problem.
“If there’s nothing in the
vehicle, they’ll smash the
window, it’s just vandalism.”
He felt the community patrol
members were doing good work.
“Anybody who gets out on
Christchurch’s streets is doing a
great job.”
Alpha Ave Neighbours Association
member Bernard Del
Rey said Strowan residents were
suffering as a result of a crime
spree.
He gave a presentation at the
Fendalton-Waimari-Harewood
Community Board meeting last
month, headed: ‘We feel unsafe
and underserved.’
Fendalton Ward councillor
and community board member
James Gough said anecdotal
evidence pointed to a recent
spike in crime in the area.
He heard Del Rey present at
the board meeting.
The board decided staff would
look into how environmental
features could reduce crime in
the area.
“There’s some low-hanging
fruit that can be quite helpful,
such as better lighting,” Gough
said.
Staff would look into the
possibility of CCTV camera
installation, while Del Rey’s
concerns would be raised
with police, the Christchurch
North Community Patrols and
Canterbury Neighbourhood
Support.
Adding the Strowan area to
the board’s Community Safety
Initiative would also be looked
into.
Staff would update the board
on these issues within six weeks
of the June 28 meeting.
“We hope to see it translate
into improved safety,” Gough
said.
Del Rey said this was a
reasonable response.
A holistic approach was
needed to solve the problem, he
said.
“I don’t think any one
[solution] will be as effective as
they will be together.”
The community patrol would
also start operating in the
Strowan area.
Before Covid-19 caused
membership of the 50-person
patrol to plummet, the patrol
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was out “almost every day and
night”, Hall said.
“We’re up to 25 [members], six
have just joined up in the past
week or so. I think we’ll just keep
growing.”
The second car, a Toyota Vanguard
that cost $20,000, meant
the patrol would be able to run
general monitoring as well as
focusing on trouble spots.
These ever-moving “hot spots”
were supplied by police, based on
fortnightly data.
People were more willing to
report problems to police than
before, which was a positive
thing, Hall said.
However he was unsure if
incidents were occurring more
frequently.
“It’s hard to know if it’s getting
worse or we’re just hearing about
it more.”
Each month the patrol
made an average 50 reports of
suspicious vehicles to police,
and 20 reports of suspicious
behaviour.
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‘Olympic’ challenge for village residents
CYCLIST Jeannette Leermakers
had the cheerleaders out in force
at Ngaio Marsh Retirement
Village as she pushed herself in
a cycle challenge as part of the
Olympics@Ryman.
Living in Amsterdam until she
was 15, Jeannette said she was
on a bicycle from even before the
day she was born.
Her mother would cycle while
pregnant around the Dutch city
which is known for its bike paths
crossing flat terrain within a
compact urban landscape.
“Then from kindergarten to
high school, I biked to school
every day,’’ Jeannette said.
Jeannette later emigrated
to Australia, where she didn’t
cycle as often, and then to New
Zealand. A bicycle became top
of mind when she arrived in this
country.
“When I came to New Zealand
about 30 years ago, I bought my
second-hand bike, and I’ve still
got it,” Jeannette said.
“It’s really, really old and rusty,
but still going.”
Technology played its part
as part of this week’s cycling
challenge for Ryman Healthcare
townhouse resident Jeannette.
From a mounted and stationary
bike she was able to look at a
screen, and watch a cycle course
open out before her. The visuals
were set up with digital technology.
The digital screen made a real
difference to her pedal cadence,
she said.
“I wouldn’t call it motivation,
but it’s something to concentrate
on. It’s interesting and [the
course is] very, very beautiful,”
Jeannette says.
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She was filmed by a camera
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Confidence boosted by popular
programme – Reading to Dogs
HEADS TURNED when Maggie
the border terrier scampered
through Shirley Library.
Maggie paid a visit one afternoon
last week for the popular
Reading to Dogs programme run
by the city council.
Maggie headed for the far end
of the library where a red mat, a
pint-sized armchair and a little
dog bed awaited.
Excited nine-year-old twins
Keegan and Riley Salt were first
up. They had booked one of four
15-minute sessions with Maggie,
who sat obediently while the boys
took turns reading Seriously, Do
Not Open This Book aloud and
petting the patient six-year-old
pooch.
Maggie gave the occasional
yawn, but was still an attentive
listener. Keegan kept her on task:
“Sit, Maggie, sit,” he whispered
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distracted by a passer-by.
Reading to Dogs has helped
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COURAGE: Queenspark School pupils and twins Keegan and Riley Salt love taking part in
Reading to Dogs,
PHOTO: NEWSLINE ​
officer Kym Manuel.
From a pilot programme
at Papanui Library, it quickly
expanded to three locations
each Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday during school terms,
with sessions booking out weeks
in advance.
“Our guiding principle was
that the child’s confidence
and enjoyment of reading be
enhanced and their overall
experience with the dog be a
happy one, as many children have
had scary experiences with dogs
in the past,” said Manuel.
Five dogs are involved in the
programme with another two in
training.
All are chosen for their
exemplary behaviour around
children.
Riley and Keegan are sold on
the programme.
“I like that you get to pat the
dogs. I like that there’s all different
types of dogs,” they said.
And it has helped with their
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Farm opens for fun with fungi
A MUSHROOM-themed
education, play and foraging
area has officially opened in the
Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor
Regeneration Area.
More than 50 adults and
children attended the Fungi
Farm’s official opening this
afternoon, complete with hearty,
wild mushroom soup, and
mushroom-themed sweets and
savouries.
Located on the corner of Evelyn
Cousins Ave and River Rd,
Richmond, the Fungi Farm will
feature six different species of
edible native and exotic mushrooms
for foragers, 33 manmade
mushroom carvings and
art installations
by local
artists, engaging
nature
play pieces,
and interactive
signage
to educate
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Guglietta
people about
the fast-growing
fungi.
The project
is an initiative of the Riverlution
Collective and driven by the
Richmond Community Garden.
Project proponent spokesperson
Hayley Guglietta says the overwhelming
encouragement and
INTERACTIVE: Young and those young at heart can enjoy the benefits on Richmond’s
new Fungi Farm.
support they’d received from the
community had been inspiring.
“People have been really interested
in this project and it’s great
to finally be able to open it to the
community,” she said.
“There might not be any
mushrooms growing yet, but the
place will come alive in spring
and autumn.”
“We wanted to create an engaging
space that not only educates
people about living with
nature, but is also somewhere
that a family can spend a whole
day here, next to the Ōtākaro
Avon River, enjoying the regeneration
area.”
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Guglietta says the intention is
to hold monthly workshops with
the community to explore different
methods of growing a range
of different mushroom species.
“This is the first part of a wider
vision we have. We’ve got exciting
plans to transform the area
from Swanns Rd to North Avon
Rd into an educational, familyfriendly
art trail and nature play
area that weaves among the old,
established gardens and fruit
trees that we want to continue
tending to.”
Residential red zone consultative
group, Te Tira Kāhikuhiku,
awarded the project a grant of
$19,600 from the Red Zones
Transitional Use Fund, to help
bring the project to life.
TTK is able to issue grants
of up to $20,000 for temporary
projects and activities in regeneration
areas that have been
approved by landowner Land
Information New Zealand, working
in partnership with the city
council.
TTK chairwoman Chrissie
Williams encouraged people
with a vision to use parts of the
regeneration areas to submit a
proposal to the group for consideration.
“I really encourage people to
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red zone land for community
initiatives,” Williams said.
“We love ideas that connect
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Sleeping on hospital
floor could soon be
a thing of the past
THE SUPPORT people
of mothers giving birth at
Christchurch Women’s Hospital
often resort to sleeping on the
floor if staying overnight.
It is why the Māia Health
Foundation aims to raise
$44,000 to buy 20 specialist
chairs, providing a comfortable
place for them to stay alongside a
new mother and baby.
Currently, a support person
can stay at the hospital but their
choices of where to sleep are
limited.
They are provided with either
an uncomfortable chair or a
vinyl mattress on the floor.
“That’s not an ideal solution
and it’s not very welcoming,”
said Norma Campbell, director
of midwifery for the Canterbury
and West Coast District Health
Board.
Each year more than 5500
women give birth at the
women’s hospital. It is the South
Island’s largest secondary/
tertiary hospital and the hub
for the Fetal Maternal Medicine
Service.
The specialised chairs the
foundation is fundraising for are
designed for hospital environments.
During the day they can be
used as a sofa chair for visitors
or a breastfeeding chair for the
mother, and in the evening they
convert into a lie-flat bed.
“The staff at Christchurch
Women’s Hospital go above and
beyond every day to care for our
community’s newest families.
It’s time we cared for them and
gave our new mums, babies and
families all the support we can
in those first few days together,”
said foundation chief executive
Michael Flatman.
UNCOMFORTABLE:
Canterbury and
West Coast
District Health
board director of
midwifery Norma
Campbell with the
current sleeping
arrangements for
support people of
women giving birth
at Christchurch
Women’s Hospital. ​
Campbell said demand for
their services was “incredibly
high.”
The maternity ward on
level five has 45 beds and is 80
to 90 per cent full most of the
time.
“At many times we have been
over capacity as there are increasing
numbers of women and
babies with complex needs or
who are impacted by underlying
health conditions,” Campbell
said.
“These women need our
support and they need their
own support – and it may seem
simple, but these chairs will help
provide that.”
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can support the campaign
by donating at
www.maiahealth.org.nz/
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maternity-chairs
Nurse supports
fundraiser for
new chairs in
maternity ward
WHEN NURSE Joeann
Pagulayan goes to work at
Christchurch Women’s Hospital,
she sees an unwelcoming
situation.
Pagulayan spends most of her
time on level five, looking after
new mothers and babies.
Having been in the same
situation herself as a patient, she
finds it difficult to witness those
supporting the new mothers
either sleeping on the hospital
floor, or on uncomfortable chairs
if staying overnight.
It is why she is supporting the
Māia Health Foundation’s bid to
raise $44,000 to buy 20 specialist
chairs, which can fold out into a
lie-flat bed.
Pagulayan’s husband Mark
was by her side when she was
admitted to the hospital last year
after the birth of their daughter,
Matilda.
Pagulayan became unwell
after losing a large amount of
blood during birth and needed
monitoring and support.
Her husband ended up sleeping
on a mattress on the floor.
“He just wanted to be there for
me. Because of my condition,
mobilising was a bit challenging
so he stayed all throughout those
first few days to support Matilda
and me,” she said.
“Culturally it was just
what we do – no matter how
uncomfortable his stay was. It’s
such a precious time for a new
family and I want every new
family to be able to be together,
comfortable and safe.”
Pagulayan hails from the
Philippines.
She said in her culture, and
many Asian cultures, a husband,
a partner or a support person is
expected to stay with a
Joeann Pagulayan
new mother.
“They are there to help, to take
turns looking after the baby,
giving the new mum a couple of
hours rest,” said Pagulayan.
“That little bit of support and
rest changes everything for the
mum – how they feel physically
and emotionally and how they
can connect with their new baby.
“As a nurse, I feel really bad for
those mothers who don’t have a
support person to stay with them
overnight, I see how difficult it
can be for many new mums.”
Pagulayan understood why the
current situation of providing
a mattress on the floor or an
uncomfortable chair meant
that for some, having a support
person was not an option.
“Having people on the floor is
not ideal at all for the patients or
the staff,” she said.
“Sometimes when we enter
the room, especially if it’s dark,
we don’t notice straightaway that
there’s someone on the floor.”
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Basketball stars inspire young fans
• By Fiona Ellis
CANTERBURY Rams player
Max Darling may be best known
for his basketball skills, but he
also aims to inspire off the court.
A question-and-answer
session was his favourite part
of coaching about 30 pupils
alongside teammate Zach
Hannen at Cobham Intermediate
School last week.
“The kids asked some really
good questions, and we were able
to share some stories and lessons
we have learnt both on and off
the court,” Darling said.
“We had a lot of fun and I
think the kids did too.”
The session was part of
the school’s Whānau &
Youthtown Time programme, a
collaboration with the national
youth organisation Youthtown.
The weekly after-school
programme gave Pacific Island
and Maori pupils a chance focus
on their homework and work
on their reading skills before
rounding off with games and
activities.
Youthtown programme
co-ordinator Wayne Sofai said
pupils loved the basketball
players’ visit, which was kept as a
surprise until the day.
“They know who they are.
They see them as stars.”
Pupils were also surprised with
free tickets to attend a Rams
game.
Rams manager Caleb Harrison
said they were sometimes
involved with other Youthtown
programmes, so were pleased to
play ball for last week’s activity
segment.
Ball skills were not the only
benefits he hoped would come
from the coaching session.
“We’re trying to teach young
people about the benefits of
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development and just overall life
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Young people could be
inspired by Darling and Cannon,
and not just because of their
athletic ability, he said.
For example, Darling spent
two years playing basketball in
Croatia.
“[The pupils] could do
anything with their lives, they
could travel overseas.”
The Rams were also running
basketball coaching sessions in
collaboration with Youthtown
during the school holidays.
“It’s for all young people,
especially for people who
wouldn’t normally get
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HOME & HEATING
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RD Petroleum
this winter
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Pesto-stuffed lamb roast. Try the whisky or mulled wine marinade
instead of your usual gravy. (Below) – Roast venison.
Jazz up your winter roast
with a tasty marinade
It’s certainly the
weather for hot
roasts, try spicing
them up a bit
with ingredients
you are likely to
have at home
Pesto-stuffed lamb
roast with garlic
Serves 4
Ingredients
⅓ cup pesto
⅓ cup ground almonds
2 tbsp fresh oregano
salt and ground pepper
750gm lamb roast
2 cloves garlic
Directions
Heat oven to 200 deg C.
To make the stuffing, place
pesto, ground almonds and
chopped fresh oregano in a
bowl. Season with salt and
pepper to taste and mix to
combine.
Trim any fat or sinew
from the lamb. Season on
both sides with salt and
pepper and lay out flat on
a board, skin-side down.
Spread stuffing over the
lamb and roll it up to contain
filling. Tie pieces with
string to secure it.
Heat an ovenproof
pan, add two tablespoons
oil and sear lamb for
5min, turning to brown all
over.
Add two heads of garlic,
cut in half to the pan and
place in the oven to roast
for 25min for mediumrare,
or longer depending
on your liking towards
pink meat.
Whisky marinade for
roast meat
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
¼ cup whisky
2 tbsp prepared mustard
3-4 tbsp olive oil
400gm beef fillet (or
lamb)
freshly ground black
pepper
1 cup beef stock
1 tbsp thyme leaves
Directions
Whisk whisky, mustard
and 3 tbsp of olive oil
until well combined. Place
beef in a plastic bag. Add
marinade. Refrigerate
for 1 hour. Return to
room temperature before
cooking.
Preheat grill on high.
Remove meat from
marinade and pat dry.
Brush with remaining oil.
Season with black pepper.
Grill for about 8min each
side. To test if done, press
thickest part of meat with
your fingertip. The softer it
is the rarer it is; the firmer
it is, the more cooked. Tent
with foil and cover with a
thick towel. Rest for 10min
before slicing.
Bring marinade, stock
and thyme to the boil.
Simmer for 10min. Serve
with the meat.
Mulled wine venison
roast
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
Marinade
½ cup mulled wine
1tsp cinnamon
6 whole cloves
1 tbsp honey
Small strip orange peel
1 tbsp olive oil
Roast
400gm venison roast
Freshly ground black pepper
to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
Sauce
1 cup (250ml) meat glaze
or good beef stock
Directions
To make the marinade,
combine wine, spice,
honey and orange peel in a
saucepan. Slowly bring to
the boil. Simmer for 1min,
then cool. When cold, add
olive oil.
Place venison in a plastic
bag. Pour marinade over.
Move meat around so it is
well coated. Refrigerate for
at least 60min or up to 8
hours.
Return to room
temperature before cooking.
Preheat oven to 200
deg C.
Remove meat from
marinade and pat dry.
Reserve marinade for the
sauce. Season.
Heat olive oil in a pan.
Sear venison until lightly
browned on all sides.
Place in a small roasting
pan in the oven. Roast for
20-25 minutes for medium
rare.
Remove from oven and
tent with foil. Cover with
a thick towel and stand for
10 minutes.
Meanwhile, strain
marinade and bring to the
boil. Add meat glaze or
stock and simmer for 1-2
minutes. Serve with the
venison.
Great accompanied by
baby red jacket potatoes,
plus 4cm cubes of pumpkin
and large broccoli
florets, roasted with the
venison.
RD Petroleum (RDP) is a familiar sight
for farm and rural residents around the
Canterbury region, however now days urban
residents also enjoy the same excellent
customer service for which RDP is known for
in rural communities, through their home
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RDP began its home heating diesel delivery
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Customer demand has continued to increase
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Get the balance
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The quality of the air we breathe affects
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Ventilation is the process of air exchange
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In summer, it’s easy to open windows
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Ventilation includes
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continuing education
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Spreading
kindness
through craft
Crafting For a Cause is a group of
crafters meeting weekly at WEA to
create things people need. These clever
crafters knit, crochet, sew, and repurpose
materials generously donated to WEA
Canterbury. Creating social capital,
this group are helping reduce stash
cupboards and keep materials from
going into landfill, while sharing skills
and ideas.
Polar fleece has been turned into
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50 children’s beanies and mittens for
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families”. Wool yarn has been knitted
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laundry bags and sold as a fundraiser to
members of the WEA.
To find out more or join the group,
visit www.cwea.org.nz or drop into
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to Friday.
Papanui High School
Term 3, 2021 nightclasses
Whether you are wanting to learn something
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skill Papanui High School offers plenty of
choices for everyone in their
Term 3 Adult Education Programme. Our
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we do have some weekend workshops on
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Course brochures are available on our website,
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Spaces are
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Adult and Community Education Term 3, 2021
Come learn with us
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Bidding to win at auction
How do you navigate the adrenalinecharged
auction environment without
overpaying, overplaying or missing out?
Here are four tips that might help you.
1. Stick to the game plan
Preparation is key, so it is important for
you to devise a game plan while making
allowances for incremental changes
without overcommitment. Although
difficult, removing emotion from the
equation is primary. If you are unable
to bid with a cool head under pressure,
enlisting the agent, a representative
or trusted friend to bid on your behalf
ensures you won’t waver from your
financial limit.
2. Do your homework
By researching prices, you’ll discover
that most sales normally occur for
unusual figures, such as $412,500 or
$728,500. With this in mind, set your
limit slightly above a round figure
(for example, $527,000 rather than
$525,000). In this way, you can try to
eliminate opposition bidders with a
minimal increase.
3. Lateral thinking
To a degree, the auctioneer is the
director and each bystander has a
role to play. Some industry insiders
recommend that serious bidders start
with a high bid that will blow the other
buyers out of the race. The theory is
that doing so eliminates most of the
opposition from the outset and proves
your purchase commitment. Others
say you should only start bidding
when the reserve price is reached,
Healthy Homes Reminder!
We have just completed our series of
free Landlord Information Seminars,
offering rental property owners
some insight into the new Residential
Tenancies Amendments Act 2020, as
well as an update on healthy homes and
the changes with taxes and the bright
line test.
The seminars were very well received,
with many questions around the
implications of the RTA Amendments
as we expected, however, what I was
not expecting quite so much was the
confusion around the healthy homes
standards. One landlord said that his
property complies with the ventilation
requirements in his bathroom as, while
he does not have an extractor fan, the
window opens!
No, this is not correct and this is what is
going to get landlords into trouble. It is
so important that landlords understand
and the property is declared to be “on
the market”. Using this method, you
won’t declare your hand too early. Try
and watch a few auctions via online
streaming or in person and see which
strategy might be for you.
4. Be confident in your bidding
It is often very clear in the auction
room when the bidding increments
decrease that the limits are starting
to be tested. If you bid like you have
bottomless pockets and are there to
purchase the property at any cost (even
though you’re not) via big bold bidding,
a confident voice, quick responses to
other bids and offering a bigger bid
to a smaller increment, ie. when the
bidding drops to $5,000 increments up
the actual requirements and avoid
what people are talking about. For the
correct information ask a Property
Manager or have a look on the Tenancy
Services website, there is loads of
information, or phone them and clarify
if you don’t know.
I do think the next few months will be
interesting, now that the standards
are in full force. We will likely see
an increase in cases at the Tenancy
Tribunal where tenants will be
attempting to catch landlords out for
non-compliance and reap the rewards
of being awarded exemplary damages.
This has risen to a maximum of $7400
now, which will be a huge cost to the
landlord, and then the required work to
comply will still have to be carried out,
making this a considerable expense.
Even if your tenant tells you that they
are not worried that the insulation or
it back to a $10,000 or $15,000 bid. It
will rattle the competition and they will
think ‘this guy isn’t going to let this go’.
Happy bidding and if we can help you
with any further questions about
bidding at Auction please get in touch.
It would be our pleasure to assist you.
Content inspired by the realestate
voice.
Vanessa Golightly,
Business Owner
and Licensee Agent
Ray White Papanui
027 664 9292
heating does not comply, get it done,
it is not worth the risk as they could
change their mind and you won’t be
complying with the current legislation.
If your Healthy Homes Statement says
that there is an area where you don’t
comply if it is a new or renewed tenancy
dated after 1st July you then have only
90 days to bring the property up to
scratch.
My advice is as always, seek the experts
advice, don’t listen to rumours and
make NO assumptions.
Katrina Green,
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Vanessa Golightly
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 664 9292
Stuart Morris
Licensee Agent
& Auctioneer
027 422 6395
Tracy Thomson
Licensee Salesperson
027 440 3035
Maria Paterson
Licensee Salesperson
027 543 4689
Hasna Ngara
Licensee Salesperson
021 262 4943
Olivia Hendry
Executive Assistant
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Claire Morris
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 662 4822
Katrina Green
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Richie Eggelton
Licensee Salesperson
021 089 65594
Paul Nicholson
Licensee Salesperson
027 921 2160
Jana Schleehauf
Licensee Salesperson
022 090 1227
Georgia Tuuta
Excutive Assistant
Feature Properties
Sold Properties
Estelle Schuurman
Property Manager
Joy Coughlan
Mortgage Broker
027 223 3572
611 Barbadoes Street, St Albans
Vanessa Golightly & Maria Paterson
81 Edward Avenue, St Albans
Vanessa Golightly & Maria Paterson
35 Birchfield Avenue, Dallington
Vanessa Golightly & Maria Paterson
174A Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale
Tracy Thompson
Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui
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