Nor'West News: August 12, 2021

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 , 2021
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• By Fiona Ellis
RUSSLEY AND Avonhead
residents feel safe, a survey has
revealed.
The first Avonhead and Russley
Community Safety Initiative
survey shows 60 per cent of
people who live in those suburbs
feel secure while out and about.
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Residents feel safe in Russley and Avonhead
The survey had 392 responses
when it closed on Monday,
although some were still incoming.
It was carried out online
and on paper, with pamphlets
delivered throughout the area
last month giving residents
the opportunity to share their
thoughts.
The initiative is a collaboration
between the Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community
Board, the Christchurch North
Community Patrol, police,
Neighbourhood Support Canterbury,
and Ilam MP Sarah Pallett.
Community board
chairwoman Bridget Williams
said the survey gave a snapshot
of the situation.
Comments from the survey
showing why 40 per cent did not
feel safe would be looked at by
the board, who would consider
how to address concerns, she
said.
More people felt safe in their
own home, at 83 per cent.
Most respondents said they
had not been affected by crime
in the past 12 months, at 84 per
cent.
The figure was higher than
anticipated, Williams said.
“It’s reassuring to know that
the information coming in is
that [crime] isn’t as high as we
have heard in the community.”
• Turn to page 3
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charity show.
•Story, page 10
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children two-years-old and up. No
bookings required.
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Thursday, 11am-5pm, Friday,
11am-5pm, Monday, 11am-5pm,
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support that fit your needs. Phone
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skills and develop a love of reading.
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10am-1pm, at Bishopdale
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Arrive at 12.50pm for a 1pm start.
If you do not have a partner, phone
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Monday, 7.30pm
Ouruhia Hall, 225 Guthries Rd
The Marshland Table Tennis
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Awards for young musicians
• By Fiona Ellis
TWO YOUNG musicians
have struck the right note
with the Dame Malvina Major
Foundation, winning awards to
help them further their careers.
Pianist Siyu Sun won the
foundation’s $5000 Christchurch
Arts Excellence Award
2021.
The 24-year-old former Bishopdale
resident will put this
toward the cost of her studies
at London’s Guildhall School of
Music & Drama.
Casebrook violinist Rose
Light is the winner of the
foundation’s Cecily Maccoll
High Achiever Award 2021, of
$1000.
The 16-year-old also won a
discretionary award of $2000 to
assist with expenses including
training and competitions.
Sun, who had 19 years of
piano playing behind her, said
she was pleased to learn of her
win.
“When I won the award, I
was very excited, and I called
my family straight away, in
spite of the 11-hour time difference,”
Sun said.
Her studies in London were
going well in spite of the challenge
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“From March, the
Guildhall school finally
returned to in-person again,
and I was able to compete in
the finals of the Guildhall Romantic
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It was her first live performance
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“It was particularly touching
to . . . have that emotional connection
of performing to a live
audience, and to experience the
thrill, magic, and imagination
of creating music in the moment.”
Rose also enjoyed performing
and sharing music with audiences,
she said.
She had been playing the
violin since age nine, where it
was a compulsory instrument
in her Australian school.
She did not come from a
musical family but quickly took
the instrument, and planned to
study music at university.
Initiative formed
to spread
information
•From page 1
Social media posts about crime may
have given a perception that the issue
was more of a problem than it was.
The safety initiative was formed
earlier this year after Avonhead,
Russley and Bishopdale were
identified as hotspots for vehiclebreak-ins,
stolen cars, smashed
windows and other petty crimes.
The survey aimed to gather information,
and had been successful in
this, she said.
It also helped to spread information.
At 71 per cent, many people were
not aware of an active Neighbourhood
Support group in their area, and
the survey had raised awareness of
groups residents could turn to.
“That in itself is wonderful.”
The majority of respondents of
people wanted to hear information on
the results and impact of the survey,
at 65 per cent.
A community meeting for the
initiative to discuss results with residents
would be held at a date yet to be
confirmed.
The survey might be replicated in
other areas within the community
board area in future, Williams said.
“We have had a lot of community
interest from Bishopdale and
Strowan. We haven’t confirmed that
yet but it’s on our radar.”
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I’ve had to be many things in the course of a
very long career. From sales consultant to
business owner; a manager and a mentor.
I’ve been a confidant, a real estate historian
and a trendsetter, but now the requirement
to be a magician and a mind reader – as well
as a futurist – reflects an even greater level of
expectation from the public.
This market is beyond statistical analysis.
How can you possibly rationalize the sale of a
local property for $740,000 more than it sold for
one year earlier?
Or the sale that was brought forward for a
brand-new property (meaning the owners
accepted a pre-auction unconditional offer
at a level they would happily sell for) on an
offer of $1,040,000 – only for it to then travel
an additional $225,000 in the auction room,
ultimately selling at $1,265,000.
Finally, another property that was listed on
behalf of, their term, 'career private sellers'.
Having decided to sell their property on
Trade Me for what they thought was a hefty
figure of $725,000, they engaged a real
estate team and sold at auction for $865,000
instead.
Rather than overwhelm you with a longer list
of incredible results, let’s pause and consider the
origins of these unusual times.
We’ll start with recent statistics including May
where prices nationally were on average 30%
higher than the same time last year. 30% is an
enormous difference and obviously represents
a windfall to those selling and the need for a
strategic rethink by those purchasing. June looks
to be equally strong although vital elements
such as average days on the market (27) and
number of sales (663) in Christchurch both
show evidence of a lack of available properties.
Low interest rates coupled with low bank
deposit rates also creates an ideal formula for
property purchase, although the prospect of
these rates increasing is just starting to get some
traction. I’ll be interested to see if recent reports
of increases next year will play out. But these
aren’t the only reasons for our current market
frenzy.
Let’s look at some additional elements:
1. Listing numbers have contracted, creating
a 'buy now' scramble amid a fear of not being
able to get on the property ladder if you wait.
FOMO is real. Ask any of the multiple groups
attending open homes, auctions and new build
seminars. A tip for anyone waiting for spring
to list their home: consider moving earlier on
your intentions if you want the chance of an
exceptional price. Beat the crowds, in other
words.
2. Tony Alexander has highlighted the prospect
of potentially one million expats wanting to
return having the effect of increasing local Kiwi’s
desire to buy now before the market changes
to accommodate this influx. And think of the
word ‘changes’ as meaning ‘goes up’. Though a
recent adjustment to this theory is the pull of
a stronger labour market and higher wages in
Australia, meaning we may also lose people to
migration.
3. Money usually diverted into travel is now
finding its way into property investment and
renovation. This is the category that I personally
fall into at the moment.
Now I’m going to quote Tony Alexander one
more time: “before the 1990s household debt
in New Zealand was less than 60%, today the
ratio is near 165%.” It goes without saying that
this could be a very vulnerable place for some.
What’s the answer? As I said, I’m not a clairvoyant,
I’m just one party in this incredible place we all
refer to as The Market. But here’s some simple
advice: think carefully, get counsel from skilled
experts not uninformed mates, and if you think
you could find yourself in a tight spot through
overcommitting, then rethink and adjust your
wish list.
In the meantime, stay warm and here’s to
happiness.
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Close contest for gold at
retirement village games
MAIREHAU’S Doreen Watkins
says her race for gold at the
Olympics@Ryman cycling final
included a tough push for the
line at the end of the 13.5km
race.
The 71-year old Diana Isaac
Retirement Village competitor,
who admits she is a bit of a
fitness fanatic, was chased hard
by silver medal winner Sue
Greet, from Halswell’s Anthony
Wilding Retirement Village.
A total of 104 people from
31 Ryman retirement villages
throughout New Zealand and
Australia entered the virtual
cycling event, with 18 in the
women’s event.
Doreen said activities and
lifestyle co-ordinator Laura
Richmond warned her Sue was
making up ground in the final
kilometres.
“Laura tapped me on the
shoulders and said: ‘Watch
this one.’ I had just enough
to put a wee spurt on,” Doreen
said.
The course was “hard work”,
especially the changing of gears
on a hill.
“I remember the supporters
saying: ‘Change up a gear,
change up a gear’ as I was going
CHAMPION: Doreen Watkins relaxes after her massive
cycling win on 13.5km route during the virtual Olympics@
Ryman games.
down the hill.
“I was struggling to get up a
gear and I also thought I don’t
know whether I can stand that
pressure, if I want to have a little
bit left at the end,”
While Doreen had ridden a
bike as a child going to school,
her love of cycling awakened
with a tour of the Otago Central
Rail Trail in around 2004.
She feels as fit as she has for a
long time.
Three times a week she exercises
on the treadmill, backed up
by a 1km swim.
On other days she completes
a village gym class before again
stepping onto the treadmill.
“I take the weekend off,” she
laughed.
The residents and spectators
in the Christchurch village gym
have witnessed some stunning
cycling from the women and
men, who were motivated in
part by the Japanese scenery on
the screen in front of them. ​
DONATED: Retired firefighter Colin Rae has gifted a bench
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Recrafting history
• By Fiona Ellis
AS OF last month, the St Albans
Fire Station may no longer be
standing, but a part of it survives
at the Redwood Fire Station.
Eighty-two-year-old retired
firefighter Colin Rae has crafted
a bench from the timber of a
bridge at the St Albans station
where he served part of his 40
years as a brigade member.
During the early 1960s, he
lived onsite at the station, which
then encompassed nine houses.
His was on the other side of
Dudley Creek and joined to the
main area by a footbridge.
“I thought it would be nice to
get something from the old station,”
Colin said.
Scraping back the tar to reveal
the timber underneath was the
hardest part of the otherwise
straightforward build, the life
member of the NZ Professional
Firefighters Union said.
Most of the station houses
were sold off during the 1980s
once the firefighters duty hours
were changed, although the station
remained.
In 2019, the station was closed
and the appliances and staff were
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Kids in hospital to benefit from Xmas fundraiser
• By Bea Gooding
A 14-YEAR-OLD Parklands
student wants to make sure
every child gets a present this
Christmas, especially if they’re
stuck in hospital.
Emily Grocott is currently
collecting donations to be given
as gifts to children staying
overnight at Christchurch
Hospital on Christmas Eve.
The Avonside Girls’ High
School year 9 student is
spreading the message about her
Santa Sleigh fundraiser because
she did not want other kids
to miss out on the Christmas
magic.
“It’s sad for children to
miss out and hear about
others getting presents but
they don’t get it themselves,” she
said.
Emily was inspired to use a
Santa sleigh belonging to her
dad’s boss that had been sitting
around at home for several
years.
Her family was using it as a
Christmas decoration, but the
student had other ideas about
how it could be used towards her
cause.
That was when she asked her
mum for help by putting a call
out on Facebook for donations,
having so far received 50 items
that she will gift in person.
“I thought of it when I saw
[homeless] people sitting out on
the street, so I asked my mum
for help,” Emily said.
“It feels nice to do it and to
help people out.”
Gifts can include clothes,
games, teddy bears, blankets and
art and craft for any gender or
age, but they cannot be second
hand.
A separate box alongside the
sleigh has also been set up for
people to drop food off, which
Emily will make into food
parcels.
“You can put someone’s name
and number on [the food] that
you feel needs it so I can draw
some names out and give them a
food parcel,” she said.
Collection points at businesses
in the eastern suburbs will be
announced on her Facebook
page, “Emily Santa Sleigh,” next
month.
If they are wrapped, gifts
need to be labelled with the
appropriate age and gender
so they do not have to be
unwrapped.
•To find out how
to donate to Emily’s
Santa Sleigh fundraiser,
visit https://www.
facebook.com/
groups/522510672398316
HO HO HO: Avonside Girls’ High School year 9 student Emily Grocott’s Santa Sleigh
fundraiser will bring a lot of joy to children staying in hospital on Christmas Eve.
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Successful show to benefit homeless
• By Fiona Ellis
It contained everything
from faith to rebellion, but for
Defy Dance Academy owner
Cassidy Sykes, of Papanui, the
standout emotion from the
group’s recent performance was
enthusiasm from the audience.
The Casebrook and Riccarton
based dance academy was one
of several groups who joined
forces for Beyond Humanity,
a multi-genre charity show in
support of the Christchurch City
Mission co-organised by Sykes
and Diamond Harbour’s Melissa
Gillespie.
Also performing in the
emotion-themed show were
Base Acro & Dance-lifts, The
Christchurch Circus Trust,
Aerial3, UCheer and MC Scottish
Joe.
Among the 180 people attending
the event were those
who only knew about circus
performances, not dance, or
those who were unfamiliar with
either genre.
“With the end of year show,
it’s family and friends, you know
what to expect,” Sykes said.
“It was a very different crowd.”
However, the performances
went well and feedback was “really
positive.”
The 21 acts portrayed various
emotions that were part of the
experience of being human, giving
the show its name, she said.
The show was to benefit
homeless people, who were often
treated in a de-humanising way.
“When people see them on
the street, they give them a wide
berth.”
A pulled ligament prevented
Sykes from dancing herself,
whereas Gillespie performed for
the dance academy and her own
Base Acro & Dance-lifts group.
They were able to buy 38 care
packs with proceeds from the
show, Gillespie said.
Pyjamas, winter socks and
hygiene items were among the
contents of the packs, valued
about $60 each.
They wanted to help people
directly with items that would be
useful in winter, she said.
COURAGE: Emily
Walker performs
an act about
bravery as part
of the Beyond
Humanity charity
show.
FAITH: Tom and Melissa Gillespie in the charity show, which Melissa also co-organised.
(Above) – Sarah Nurkka and Jin Su Kim.
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Wartime relic close connection to guide
• By Fiona Ellis
HIS spitfIRe shot down by
enemy fire, World War 2 fighter
pilot Johnny Checketts managed
to escape the burning aircraft,
parachuting into a field in
German-occupied France.
The New Zealander was picked
up by the French resistance, who
treated his burns before helping
him escape back to England
across the channel in a fishing
boat.
However, the engine of his
Mark IXB Spitfire lay buried in a
field for more than 70 years.
It is now on display at the Air
Force Museum of New Zealand,
where the story behind it makes
it a favourite exhibit for volunteer
Chris Checketts.
The engine from his father’s
aircraft was recovered by a
French farmer who unexpectedly
offered it to him.
“I spoke to the guys here and
said: ‘It’s absolutely no use to me,
but do you want it?”, and they
said: ‘We’d love it’,” Chris said.
“Dad shot down 13 German
aircraft in it, which makes that
the second highest-scoring Spitfire
ever built.”
Sharing stories with museumgoers
was an important part of
his role, he said
“We’ve got over a million items
in the collection, so there are a
million stories,” he said.
“I really enjoy telling the stories
. . . given my father’s service
history, there’s lots of stories of
his that I tend to tell.”
He especially enjoyed seeing
how children reacted to those
wartime tales.
Bucking the stereotype of boys
and their toys, it tended to be
girls who asked the best questions,
he said.
He hoped they in turn would
remember the stories and pass
them on so the history stayed
alive in future generations.
Other stories he told were also
based on his items of his fathers,
such as papers, paintings and his
service medals.
A Distinguished Service
Order, the highest-ranked commonwealth
medal was among
these, as was the American Silver
Star medal.
“He’s the only New Zealander
to have been awarded the American
Silver Star, which is the
highest decoration the American
government can give to a foreigner.”
“His squadron escorted
American bombers on 60 different
occasions and they never lost
one bomber.”
In Chris’ childhood, his father
was close-mouthed about his
wartime experiences but opened
up as he grew older.
“Initially, he was very quiet
about what he had done. He was
a very humble man, very quietly
spoken.”
The museum is on the site of
the former Wigram air base,
which had been a part of his life
from the beginning, 73 years
ago.
“I was born basically here.
We lived in a house just around
the corner, right by the officer’s
mess.”
Planes seemed a standard part
of life when he was young, he
said.
“Most people had a car in the
garage, we seemed to have an
plane in the shed out back.”
Wanting to follow his own
career path, he shunned the Air
Force in favour of commerce
TEAM: The
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Base Wigram
in 1988. Vic
Braggins, Bob
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and Johnny
Checketts.
(Right) – Chris
Checketts with
the Tiger Moth.
RECOVERED: Chris Checketts with the Rolls-
Royce Merlin engine from his father’s Spitfire
that was shot down over Northern France
during World War 2. Photo: Geoff Sloan
(Above) – Johnny Checketts after returning
from a mission in 1942.
after leaving school.
“Dad, and mum, said that one
member of the family in service
was enough. No one else in the
family has been involved in aviation
at all.”
Wigram stayed a significant
part of his life, he said.
The museum opened in 1997,
and he liked it from the get-go.
It was a favourite haunt of his
father’s, who worked on repairing
the Tiger Moth in its collection,
and was himself a volunteer
until his death in 2006, aged 94.
Chris also looked forward
to becoming a tour guide, and
began volunteering immediately
after retiring three years ago.
Living within 1500m of the
house he grew up in, he spent
all day at the museum every
Wednesday.
The collection has grown in
the 24 years since the museum
opened, due to the contributions
of both the air force, which
owned the museum, and ordinary
people who donated items
of interest.
The museum was a place to remember
the history of the Royal
New Zealand Air Force, he said.
“This is a place of not only
aeroplanes and exhibits, it’s a
place of remembrance where we
acknowledge those who have
sacrificed.”
He made a point of showing
visitors the wall of names of
those who had lost their lives.
Volunteering was a great way
to meet people, and learn from
them even as they learned from
him.
“You meet people from all ages
and walks of life, and until Covid,
all countries of the world.”
While the pandemic had
impacted visitor numbers, plenty
of New Zealanders remained
interested in the museum.
Simply put, volunteering was
fun, he said.
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Thursday August 12 2021 13
Use pasta for lunch or a main meal
Vegetarian dishes are
very much in vogue.
Try these pasta
recipes for a quick
lunch or for a family
dinner
Fettucine with garlic
Serves 2
Ingredients
125gm dried fettuccine
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large shallot, thinly sliced
1 cup finely sliced fennel bulb
¾ cup dry white wine
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
½ cup cream
4-6 cloves garlic
Directions
Cheesy pasta bake
Directions
Cook fettuccine according to
packet instructions.
Heat oil in a non-stick frying
pan. Saute shallot until softened.
Add fennel and saute for one to
two minutes.
Pour in white wine and simmer
until reduced by half.
Serves 3
Ingredients
500gm pasta spirals
2 tbsp olive oil
500gm cherry tomatoes, halved
4 green shallots, thinly sliced
Cook the pasta in a large
saucepan of salted boiling water
following the packet directions or
until al dente. Drain. Preheat the
grill to high.
Wipe pan dry. Heat oil over
medium-high heat. Add the
tomato and shallot.
Cook for one minute then add 400gm grated mozzarella
Cook, stirring, for three to
tomatoes.
260
Heat until softened. 500gm bottle
x
onion and
180
roast four minutes or until the tomato
Add cream then garlic and garlic pasta sauce
softens. Reduce the heat to low
heat through. Serve over fettuccine.
picked, plus extra, to serve cheese and pasta
1 bunch fresh basil, leaves and add the cooked pasta, pizza
sauce.
Stir to combine. Remove from
the heat. Add the basil leaves and
stir to combine. Season.
Spoon the pasta mixture into a
20 x 35cm baking dish. Place under
a grill for five or eight minutes
or until cheese is melted.
Quick spinach and
mushroom pasta
Ingredients
250gm linguine
150gm mushrooms
Cherry
tomatoes
complement
well pasta.
Pasta also
makes a tasty
leftover meal.
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp cooking oil
150gm fresh spinach
1 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly cracked black
pepper
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a
boil for the pasta. Once boiling,
add the pasta and continue to boil
until the pasta is tender (about
seven minutes). Reserve a 1/2 cup
of the pasta water, then drain the
pasta in a colander.
Slice mushrooms and cut the
tomatoes in half.
Heat the oil in a large skillet
over medium heat. Add the
mushrooms and a pinch of salt
to the skillet and sauté until they
have released all of their moisture
(about five to seven minutes).
Add the tomatoes and sauté
for about two minutes more, or
just until they’re heated through.
Add the spinach and sauté just
until wilted. Add the cooked and
drained pasta to the skillet along
with the butter. Toss until everything
is coated in melted butter.
Turn the heat off.
Season with garlic powder,
nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper,
then toss to coat.
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8 Tips to Decluttering Your House
Did you know clutter can cause our brain
to be over stimulated and make us feel like
we are never truly done for the day? We
look around and all we see is this needs to
be done or that and we end up not truly
relaxing.
It is nearly time for that big Spring Clean!
A time when you go around your home
and get rid of things that don’t make you
happy. Things you have multiples of. Things
that you just don’t need. Below are 8 tips
inspired from ‘Imperfectly Perfect Living’
to decluttering your home.
1. Start Somewhere: When it comes
to spring cleaning it can feel
overwhelming. Start sorting out a
drawer, the bowl of odd items on the
kitchen bench or pile of books and
magazines and just start going through
it!
2. Keep. Donate. Sell: Make three piles.
A keep pile, a donate pile, and a sell
pile. When you grab hold of an item
it has to go into a box. When the box
is full, put it off to the side and start
another one.
3. 5 Second Rule: If you grab onto an
item and can’t remember the last time
you used it in 5 seconds, it’s time to get
rid of it! Don’t let items you haven’t
used in forever weigh you down!
4. Does it bring you joy?: Biggest
question! If the item isn’t bringing you
joy, why do you have it?
5. Do you have multiples?: Look around,
what do you have that is duplicated?
Three spatulas? Unless you’re a wizard
in the kitchen you probably don’t need
3 at once so why have them? Get rid of
the multiples.
6. Recycle. Recycle. Recycle: Often
times we have items that are just lying
around not getting used. For example,
old cell phones and magazines. Go
recycle them or post them on TradMe.
co as free items. Someone might pick
them up for parts or to reuse them for
something else.
7. Set Limits: When starting on a room
or closet, set a time limit. You’ll only go
through the closet for 20 minutes, or
one song list for more fun. This makes
sure you aren’t wasting too much time
deciding if you need it or not. If the
answer takes longer than 5 seconds,
get rid of it!
8. Don’t let the boxes sit: You’ve made
your boxes of Keep. Donate. Sell. Don’t
let them sit in your house or in your car
boot for 3 months. When the boxes
are full, get them out of the house!
Next time you’re feeling stressed go clean
out a drawer or a kitchen cupboard. I mean,
we really don’t need six salad bowls do we?
Well…maybe Nevertheless, decluttering
may just put you in a better mood!
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How to choose the right Property Manager for you
As in most professions, not all Property
Managers are created equal, so what makes
a great Property Manager, and how do you
find the right fit for you?
I don’t know about you, but over the past
five or so years I have found google reviews
to be a wonderful addition to my tool kit! I
mostly use them for choosing a restaurant,
or accommodation. Pretty much every
business these days will have some google
reviews posted about them.
Obviously, you do have to dig through some
of them, as there are always people who like
to grizzle, but if you use it as a holistic tool
and take an average of what at least 80% of
the reviewers are saying then I think you will
be looking at honest and accurate opinions.
This is of course just the first step. From
there you want to read through any
information you can get on them, whether
this is through their website or information
they provide you. And lastly, and in my
opinion most importantly, you need to get in
front of them face to face. In lots of cases of
Feature Properties
course this won’t be possible, you could be
living out of town or overseas, but we have
some amazing technology now, so jump
on Zoom or Skype, or if all else fails, the old
telephone will suffice.
Have some questions prepared, you
need to ensure that they understand the
multitudes of tenancy legislation and ask
them questions around what is important
to you in who you employ as your Property
Manager. Throw in a couple of curly
questions with some different examples, ie.
What happens if the tenant does not pay
the rent? Ask what processes they have and
even what their rent arrears percentage
is. What type of inspections they do and
do they take photos, etc. Do they run an
audited trust account? How do they collect
rent payments? What on-going training
and education do they undertake? Does
their team hold property management
qualifications? The list goes on, and on.
Communication, as in most service
industries, is certainly the key. A breakdown
in communication can have huge
repercussions. I for one know that with my
own rental properties, I want my Property
Manager to keep me up to date with what
is happening, even when the news isn’t the
greatest, so ensure your Property Manager
will speak to you about the hard stuff, and
even more importantly provide you with the
solutions!
So, choose wisely, don’t rush into the
decision. I think it is often important to
speak to more than one so you can, as
they say, compare apples with apples. As
Property Managers we are given enormous
responsibility for looking after our clients’
valuable assets, so it is worth spending the
time to ensure you have the best possible
people for the job.
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027 440 3035
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027 543 4689
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021 262 4943
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The change we need!
Authorised by Philip Mauger, 87 Jessons Road, Christchurch
Widely applauded for bringing a fresh style
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“I am standing for mayor
because I want to get
stuff done. I will bring a
practical approach to
council and make the
best decisions for
our city.”
MAUGER FOCUS
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Keep rates affordable and reduce debt
Finish our roads and footpaths
Deliver better services faster
Spend money carefully
Practical and common sense
leadership
Make Christchurch an even better
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