Nor'West News: February 10, 2022

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022
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EntriEs now opEn!
Speeding tickets do not
reflect residents’ reality
• By Fiona Ellis
POLICE ISSUED 341 speeding
tickets on Cranford St last year.
It comes as
Papanui-Innes
Community
Board member
Ali Jones raised
concerns that
police were not
patrolling the
Ali Jones
area enough
to catch
speedsters.
“There is no doubt that
speeding and red-light
running are issues along
the [Christchurch Northern
Corridor] and in St Albans
generally,” Jones said.
In an area of Cranford St with
a speed limit of 50km/h, one
car allegedly reached speeds of
between 91km/h to 100km/h.
In the same speed zone, six
drivers were allegedly travelling
between 81-90km/h, 37 between
71-80km/h, 252 between 61-
70km/h and 40 between
51-60km/h.
In an area with a speed
limit of 30km/h, four drivers
allegedly reached speeds of
between 41-50km/h, and one
between 51-60km/h.
Last year, Jones raised
concerns with the board about
traffic speeding in Cranford St
and the Christchurch Northern
Corridor, noting she did not see
TRAFFIC ISSUES: Papanui-Innes Community Board member Ali Jones is concerned about police enforcement of
speed limits on Cranford St.
PHOTO: STAR MEDIA
a police presence in the area.
She said an average of less than
one speeding ticket per day was
issued on Cranford St and did
not alter her position on this.
“No amount of quoted police
data relating to the number
of tickets issued or average
speeds is going to change what
many of us regularly see and
experience,” Jones said.
City council data taken in
May shows an average daily
traffic count of 24,741 on
Cranford St, between Innes Rd
and Knowles St, with an average
speed of 42km/h.
Lower down on Cranford St,
between Westminster St and
Berwick St, the daily average
was 23,098, with an average
speed of 37.5km/h.
Police declined to give
statistics on how many speeding
tickets were issued for traffic
speeding in the CNC, stating
these would be recorded as State
Highway 76 and could have
been issued anywhere along the
highway.
When asked by Nor’West
News how frequently the roads
were patrolled, police did
not specify a number, stating
the area was patrolled “to a
level supported by the risk it
poses compared to the rest of
Christchurch.”
Said Jones: “The number
of tickets issues are related to
the amount of policing, surely,
and we still don’t know that
amount.
“This is about the safety of
our community, and I believe
the council and police need to
work together more effectively
to address these problems.”
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Housie
Thursday, 12.30-2.15 pm
Mary Potter Community Centre, 442
Durham St North,
To participate, take $2 per housie
card or take a prize to the value of
the card. Afternoon tea to follow. Go
along, meet new people, have some
fun. Gold coin donation for nonresidents
attending the community
centre please. Inquiries, phone 372
9224.
JP Clinic
Saturday, 10am-noon, at
Fendalton, Tuesday, 10 am-1pm, at
Papanui and Shirley, Wednesday,
10am-1pm, at Bishopdale
Fendalton, Papanui, Shirley and
Bishopdale Libraries
A justice of the peace will be
available to witness signatures
and documents, certify document
copies, hear oaths, declarations,
affidavits or affirmations, as well
as sign citizenship or rates rebates
applications. There is no charge for
this service.
Cards at the Papanui Club
Monday, 1.15-3.15pm, Tuesday,
1-3.15pm, Wednesday, 1.15-
3.15pm
Papanui Club, 310 Sawyers Arms Rd
Join others for a different card
game each day. Monday is Flag 500,
Tuesday is Cribbage and Wednesday
is Euchre. All welcome for $2. Masks
are required. Phone Alan on 021 173
3388 for more information.
Bishopdale Monday Book
Club
Monday, 10-11.30am
Bishopdale Library
Go along and join this friendly
group of readers and chat about your
current reading and old favourites.
With no set book to read, this is a
relaxed and social group that meet
monthly in the library. Held on the
second Monday of each month.
Afterschool Activity Zone
Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm
Redwood Library
Go along for a variety of
activities including technology,
crafts and games in a fun learning
environment. All whānau welcome.
Thursday February 10 2022
Manu Competition,
Sunday noon-2pm, Graham
Condon Centre, 3 Sisson Drive.
Get amongst the fun and go
along to manu competitions
over summer to win prizes and
become the manu champion.
The city council is hosting
manu competitions all through
summer. Six heats will be held
at pools across the city ahead
of the grand final in March
at Jellie Park.There are four
categories – under 13s, 13 to
18 years, open female and
adult. Under the red setting
of the Covid-19 protection
framework, this will be
safely operated in line with
government guidelines with
capacity limits.
Caregivers, please stay in the library
during the session. Free, no bookings
required.
Scottish Country Dancing
Tuesday, 7.45-9.45 pm
Heaton Intermediate School hall, 125
Heaton St
Go along if you want to take part
in the fun exercise. All you need
to take is some soft shoes. The first
night is free for beginners. Phone 021
480 802 for more information.
Elizabeth Bridge Club
Wednesday, 1-4 pm
Christchurch Bridge Club Rooms, 21
Nova Pl
Go along and join others for a
game of bridge every Wednesday.
Arrive at 12.50pm for a 1pm start.
If you do not have a partner, phone
Maureen at 021 646 123.
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Final cycleway section decided
THE LENGTH and route of the
third and final section of a major
Nor’West Arc cycleway has been
agreed.
Te Ara O-Rakipaoa: Nor’West
Arc is one of 13 major cycleways
being built across Christchurch.
It is designed to connect The
Princess Margaret Hospital in
Cashmere to Papanui, where it
will meet up with the Northern
Line and Wheels to Wings
cycleways.
The first two sections from The
Princess Margaret Hospital to
Canterbury University have been
completed.
The city council now plans to
start construction on the last
remaining section in July 2023.
This final section will be 4km
long and go from the university
to Harewood Rd, linking up to
the Northern Line Cycleway.
A hearings panel considered
436 public submissions on the
cycleway design.
Based on the panel’s
recommendations, the city
council has agreed that on Ilam
Rd from the university to Jellie
Park there will be one-way
cycleways on each side of the
road.
From Jellie Park, there will be
a shared path up to Aorangi Rd.
From there, the Nor’West Arc
will take the form of a two-way
cycleway along Aorangi Rd,
Condell Ave and Matsons Ave to
Harewood Rd.
RIDE: The final section of the Nor’West Arc cycleway will be 4km long and go from the
university to Harewood Rd, linking to the Northern Line Cycleway. PHOTO: NEWSLINE
City council head of transport
and waste management Lynette
Ellis said other road safety
improvements would be made
as part of the final section of the
Nor’West Arc.
“For example, we are planning
to add signalised crossings on
Ilam Rd, between Jellie Park
and Burnside and Cobham
schools, and at the intersection
of Aorangi/Wairakei Rds to
provide safe crossing points for
both cyclists and pedestrians.
“When we build the cycleways,
we always consider all road users
and look for ways that we can
make the transport network
safer,” Ellis said.
The final section of the
Nor’West Arc has received $10.5
million in funding as part of
the Government ‘shovel ready’
projects.
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OBJECTIONS TO
PLANNED LIQUOR STORE
Thirty public objections have
been raised over a possible
new off-licence liquor store in
Burnside’s Kendal Ave shopping
area. The objection period
has now closed on Amber
Liquor Ltd’s application to sell
alcohol from 76 Kendal Ave.
City council head of regulatory
compliance Tracey Weston said
a public hearing is likely to be
held but no date has been set.
SKATE PARK UPGRADES
TO TAKE NINE WEEKS
Work to upgrade the skate
park at St Albans Park is
expected to take nine weeks.
The upgrade work started
on Tuesday. It will include a
concrete extension, a hipped
quarter-pipe, a grind rail and
new seating. City Care aims to
complete the upgrades in time
for the April school holidays.
HEARING SET FOR
WHEELS TO WINGS
A hearing is set to take place
on Wednesday to listen to
submissions on the revised
design for the $19 million
Wheels to Wings cycleway.
The latest design scheme
responds to some of the
concerns raised during two
rounds of public consultation
and includes 69 changes to the
original plans for the cycle route.
The hearing is scheduled to take
several days.
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Thursday February 10 2022 5
A life-long love of theatre honoured
Brenda Hayes has
been involved with
theatre in Canterbury
for more than 50 years
and recently received
a Queen’s Service
Medal in the New
Year Honours List. She
talks to reporter Emily
Moorhouse about life
behind the curtain
COMMITTED: Brenda
Hayes has been involved in
theatre in Canterbury for
more than 50 years.
PHOTO: STAR MEDIA
BRENDA’S INTEREST in
theatre sparked while performing
in a Sacred Heart College school
play at the Canterbury Repertory
Theatre when she was 16.
She played the role of a mother
in the 1950s musical Salad Hands
– although even then Brenda
said she was more drawn to the
backstage and production side of
things.
“I just fell in love with theatre
then, really. It was just magic,”
she said. “I used to stand in the
wings at night-time and just
watch it, and I thought this is the
place for me.”
Now, at 69, Brenda has been
a volunteer for the repertory
theatre for almost 50 years, stage
directing and managing, creating
props and working on sound,
lighting and graphic design.
She was first involved in
children’s theatre and did some
acting – just small parts, she said
– before leaving to travel.
When she returned, Brenda
joined the Canterbury Repertory
Theatre in 1972 and started off
making props. She had found
her niche working backstage,
and even remembers creating a
decapitated body to be used as a
prop for one of the plays.
Every play involved researching
the period in time and making
sure the production set matched,
a factor Brenda particularly
enjoyed.
“I’m one of those people that
likes to read up as much as I can
about something and get the
look and feel of a play right,” she
said. “Theatre can use all your
different talents like, I love art,
I love graphics, I like research
[and] I like history.”
After years of stage managing,
Brenda tried her hand at set
design, often working in shifts to
accommodate her full-time job as
a medical radiation technologist.
“It’s a nice balance to a job, I
think,” she said. “You’ve got your
work which makes the money
but then theatre kind of balances
you off.”
• Turn to page 6
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‘I think I’m committed’ – 50+ years of theatre
BACKSTAGE: Brenda at the stage manager’s desk during the 2003 show The Pain
and the Passion, and with her sister Geraldine Clarke who works in the wardrobe
department. The Canterbury Repertory Theatre’s former home on Kilmore St,
pictured here in 1985, was demolished after the February 22, 2011 earthquake.
PHOTO: CANTERBURY MUSEUM
• From page 5
Two years into her new role,
the theatre was destroyed in the
February 22, 2011 earthquake,
forcing the company to move
around temporary buildings
until they found a permanent
place.
All the while, Brenda worked
on numerous plays, helping
out with lighting and sound
production, and developing new
skills.
“I think every time there’s a
challenge and you need someone
to do something sometimes
you’ll end up doing it yourself,”
she said.
A stand-out moment for
Brenda was working on a play
in a large tent, brought to
Christchurch by an entrepreneur
after the earthquakes. One
night it was raining heavily and
Brenda was in the back row
controlling the sound, while
water ran down the back of her
neck.
While theatre brought its
challenges, it also brought
Brenda friendships and even a
life partner.
She recalled working on the
set of Mary Poppins at the Isaac
Theatre Royal when the director
asked for suggestions on what
prop should sit on a mantelpiece
in a Victorian living room.
At the same time, Brenda and
a man named Joseph, who was
the lighting designer, suggested a
stuffed mongoose.
“I just looked at him and
thought, well he’s got a strange
mind like I have,” Brenda said.
“The rest is history. We were
married seven months later.”
Brenda has also boosted
the company’s social media
presence. A few years ago, she
broke her foot and suddenly had
a lot of time on her hands, so a
friend brought around boxes of
old theatre photos dating back to
the 1930s. It took Brenda about
six years to sort through them
all, but she enjoyed the process.
“I thought over lockdown I
could post some of the pictures
and people became really
interested, so I ended up posting
every day for about three
months,” she said.
This year, Brenda received
a Queen’s Service Medal in
the New Year Honours list,
something she said “felt rather
good” although admitted mixed
feelings due to Covid-19 making
it a sad and uncertain time for
theatre.
To celebrate her award,
Brenda’s family got together with
a cake and raised their glasses,
while Joseph gave a speech.
As for the future, Brenda said
she won’t be leaving the theatre
anytime soon.
For her, it is a way of looking
back at different stages of life,
measured by what plays she was
working on at the time.
“I can look back at when we
did Wind in the Willows and I sat
on the river bank in the gardens
for a month . . . [Now] I can walk
through parts of the garden
and I can just think of magic
moments in plays and people
and difficult props I found,” she
said. “Otherwise one day just
goes onto the next and suddenly
you’re a day older.”
Although Brenda has retired
from her full-time work, she
can’t see herself leaving the
theatre anytime soon.
“I think I’m committed,” she
said. “I’ll stop learning the day
I die.”

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Sweet and sour metballs
Serves 4
Ingredients
five minutes or until they begin
to develop a golden crust. Add
the garlic and rosemary and
cook for a further five minutes.
Carefully lift the potatoes out
onto paper towels, then season
with salt and pepper.
Bring a pot of salted water to
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two minutes.
Drain and toss in a bowl with
the remaining tablespoon of oil
and some salt and pepper.
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1 egg
1 packet onion soup mix
cornflour
olive oil
Pepper
Sauce:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup malt vinegar
1 heaped tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 227gm can pineapple pieces
Directions
Mix mince/egg/soup mix/pepper
in a blender.
Roll into balls and roll in cornflour.
Fry in olive oil browning all
sides and cooking through
Sauce:
Stir all ingredients until combined.
Microwave on high power for
one minute at a time, stirring
in-between until boiling and
thickening.
Pour over meatballs and serve
Grilled porterhouse steak
with rosemary and garlic
fried potatoes, green
beans
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 Agria potatoes, washed not
peeled
3 tbsp olive oil
4 pieces beef steak, 180gm
pieces
2 tbsp unsalted butter
125ml red wine
300ml olive oil
8 garlic cloves
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
400gm green beans, shredded
Directions
Bring the potatoes to the boil
in a large pot of water. Cook
until the skins start to peel and
the centre feels tender when
tested with a sharp knife – about
30min.
Drain the potatoes and let
them cool. Do not run them
under cold water or they will go
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When they’re cool enough
to handle, peel and dice into
3cm cubes. The potatoes can be
You can add
capsicum
to sweet
and sour
meatballs for
added flavour
done days ahead and kept in the
refrigerator.
Heat two tablespoons of oil
in a frying pan and fry the steaks
until they are browned. Add
the butter, then turn the steaks
over and finish cooking to suit
your preference, basting with
the juices as they cook. Season
with salt and pepper. Remove the
steaks to a plate to rest and keep
it warm.
Pour the wine into the pan
and bring to the boil. Stir to
loosen any bits of meat that may
have stuck to the pan and reduce
the juices by half – about 3min.
In a deep frying pan heat the
300ml of olive oil.
Add the potatoes and cook for
Lamb chops with yoghurt
Serves 4
Ingredients
200ml Greek yoghurt
4 garlic cloves
1 cup mint leaves
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp cumin
1 to taste salt and freshly
ground pepper
800gm lamb chops
Directions
Heat the grill (or barbecue)
until very hot. Combine everything
except the chops in a
blender until smooth.
Place the chops in a deep dish
and pour over the marinade.
Refrigerate for 30min.
Grill for about four minutes
on each side or until the edges
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An unparalleled lifestyle in magical Moncks Bay
34A Jacksons Road, Fendalton 3 3 2 1 2 6 3 www.harcourtsgold.co.nz | Listing #P173765
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Auction: One Thursday, of a Kind14 March 2019 Unless Sold Prior
4 bedrooms This ageless | 2 bathrooms Warren and Mahoney | 3 living residence rooms | 1 office/study | 2 car-garage | 2 off-street parks | Listing Number SM0166
occupies a coveted position within a
Treasured quiet, by parklike two generations setting and in the offering desirable Moncks Bay incorporating from Shag Rock
a truly once neighbourhood in a lifetime of Fendalton opportunity, and this will be and a right along the Pegasus Bay coastline.
tantalizing drawcard home to upon those a who 2853m2 value classic section design. This property can potentially be subdivided
which furthers your options and adds
enjoys an overwhelming tranquil setting and
is presented Set down to the a market long driveway, on an uninsured the property another element of interest for buyers.
“as-is, where-is” comprises basis. a freehold parcel of 1108m2 with Ensconced in a private lane that sits across
Situated the in remarkable the tightly held advantage locale of magical an additional from the waterfront, this property is also
Moncks Bay, 900m2 this of property lawn, leased makes from a memorable Kiwirail for positioned a to enjoy the area’s celebrated
first impression nominal annual and was sum, constructed this extra plot in effectively the microclimate and is located within easy reach
1960s but doubles has naturally your outdoor received living extensive space, serving of the beaches, boating facilities, Barnett
modern up enhancements enough room for including a tennis court. a Bruce Park and the amenities in both Redcliffs and
Banbury The architectural home's renovation sprawling 2004. single-level Sumner.
Resort-style configuration, serenity concrete is provided block by construction the With floors needing repiling and being sold
colourful and Clivias irreplaceable as well as timber the established
detailing are uninsured, all deemed uneconomical to repair,
greenery timeless and palms trademarks trees of that the border architects' the muchloved
and mid-century spa pool, with ethos the infusing outstanding the home real game changer with the feel good factor
this unique “as-is, where-is” opportunity is a
swimming
views and with majestic distinct character. cliff face backdrop only and is guaranteed to attract attention. Your
escalating the property’s visual appeal. earliest viewing is advised.
An attractive and highly functional kitchen
Spacious living areas are complemented Open Homes: Wednesdays, Saturdays
occupies a separate zone removed from
by the sizeable Kwila deck, water feature and Sundays 1:00pm - 1:45pm.
the open plan family living and dining
and idyllic alfresco surroundings which See you at the open homes or for a private
area, while a second living space offers the a botanic backdrop of established plantings Auction
have previously
ultimate
hosted
in everyday
a wedding
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and could viewing or for more information contact
this central and manicured lawns that ensure complete
continue Thursday 24th February 2022
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incredibly inviting ambience indoors where
you’ll find four double bedrooms, two
bathrooms and a relaxing sunroom area that
comes complete with a spa bath.
With an expansive lawn area and the
welcome
year
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the
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both epitomise peace and privacy and offer
access up to the top of the section where
you can sit and admire the ocean vistas over
tiger
Harrison Joseph
Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008
Harcourts Papnui
027 695 7840
harrison.joseph@harcourtsgold.co.nz
Happy Chinese New Year and
welcome to the Year of the Tiger,
which is my Chinese Zodiac sign
and one that sums up a number of
my characteristics – but more on
that later.
I love the start of a new year. It allows me to
unceremoniously let go of anything that
preceded it and then welcome in the next
with a sense of promise and renewal.
If a year has been exceptional, I review it in
the expectation of repeating some of the
best moments. And if it’s been like the last
two, a mixed bag of drama and challenges, I
try to chalk it up to experience and put it all
in the ‘impossible to imagine’ category. Think
earthquakes, Covid and lockdowns.
Being a natural optimist, I love the thought of
what lies ahead and I’m very curious about the
potential influence of the Tiger on the year to
come.
Yes, I know some of you will think this is crazy,
but one of the most populous and powerful
nations in the world places great faith in this
and deeply respects its teachings, as do many
of our Chinese sales consultants.
Researching the Chinese horoscope, I’m told
Tigers are brave, confident, unpredictable,
outspoken and prone to taking risks.
So, let’s look at what this could mean in 2022.
Real estate brings considerable forces into
play and these are constantly being discussed,
debated and extrapolated around dinner
tables, in boardrooms, at the beach over
summer and on the television every night.
Everyone has something to say and the most
prolific dialogue, to be fair, often comes from
the armchair critic or theorist rather than those
closest to the market itself.
Here are some of my thoughts on the real
estate market. You might say it’s neither
outspoken nor unpredictable, but I think it’s
always brave to put your name to your beliefs,
so here are mine:
There’s likely to be a cooling down in some
areas of the market. Whether that’s a full freeze
or a gentle dial-back of some prices is yet to
be determined, but the current frenzy can’t
continue unabated. But who really knows?
Experts are at odds about where the market
will go from here and forecasts range from the
ANZ predicting a 4 per cent fall to property
data businesses pitching opinions based on
continued price increases!
No wonder we get confused, and that’s before
you consider the effect of supply shortages on
new builds and increasingly stringent scrutiny
from lenders on the affordability of loans
for purchasers. This has been given the very
appropriate name of ‘Stress Testing’.
There’s also the relaxing of subdivision rules
and criteria by the government, meaning
some of the prices previously paid for land
deemed R.S.D.T. (Residential Suburban Density
Transition) and R.M.D (Residential Medium
Density) are unlikely to be repeated due to the
increased availability of property that can now
fit these requirements.
And then there are evolutions occurring within
some market sectors, with two standouts
worthy of mention.
The first, and this is based on my own
marketplace observations, is that there is no
such thing as a street, area or address that
doesn’t have potential. I could name (though
I won’t!) streets that were once considered
deeply undesirable and unsaleable … but no
longer.
Everywhere, every property, no matter its look
or condition, has a buyer and an upside, so
don’t be put off.
I’ve seen first-hand in our auction room the
results for properties considered unlikely
to sell, scooped up by those who are brave
enough to take their chances at prices that
leave room to breathe and then add value.
And secondly, there’s a new market emerging.
The higher end of the market is definitely
getting higher; properties with values of $8
million to $15 million are emerging in our city.
Yes, we are coming of age and in some leafy
suburbs there’s a lot of building happening.
But as big as this is, it merely aligns us with
what’s happening in the rest of New Zealand.
So, what to do? How about taking a lesson
from the Tiger?
Let’s all be brave, confident and occasionally
outspoken – and take some good risks.
All the best, we’ve got this year!
Lynette McFadden
Harcourts gold Business Owner
027 432 0447
lynette.mcfadden@harcourtsgold.co.nz
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CONTENT MARKETING
Five ways to add value to your property
WHETHER YOU are trying to
sell your house now or looking
ahead to a possible sale in the
years to come, maximising your
sale price is an important consideration.
If you are investing money in
repairs and renovations, you want
to be sure you will get bang for
your buck, otherwise known as
return on investment. So how do
you add value to your home in
ways that are truly meaningful to
buyers?
Upgrade your bathrooms
and kitchen
There’s an unwritten rule of real
estate that bathrooms and kitchens
are what sell houses.
However, renovations and improvements
in these spaces can be
costly, so don’t jump in without
first running the numbers, and
doing some proper planning.
Be sure to research what’s ‘on
trend’ – the last thing you want
to do is invest in an upgrade
that’s now out of style and
won’t do your house price any
favours. Interior decorators, real
estate agents, and professional
property valuers are all great
people to tap for advice on this.
Give the property a lick of
paint
Not every change you make has
to involve a large-scale overhaul
of appliances or restructure of an
entire space. Sometimes, all that’s
needed is a little TLC and refresh
to bring a tired-looking property
back to life.
Focus on areas that receive a lot
of wear and tear – interior doors
being a great example. You’d be
amazed at how a fresh coat of
white paint on old wooden doors
can help modernise a property in
the eyes of your buyers.
Rethink internal garages
Increasing the size of existing
rooms or making unlivable spaces
liveable will help grow the value
of your home. If you can declutter
these spaces and make a couple
of comfort-adding changes, you
have an entirely new room at
your disposal.
Add a sleepout
Building a studio or sleepout
can add between $50,000 and
$100,000 in value to a New
Zealand property and could also
attract a larger pool of buyers.
There’s currently huge interest
in home-and- income
properties.
Be sure you understand the
legal ramifications of adding what
is essentially a separate dwelling
onto your existing home.
Invest in outdoor living
spaces
During the Covid lockdowns,
we all learned the importance
of living close to green spaces
or having a garden of our own.
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The most enjoyable part of planning
a renovation, in my mind anyway, is
finding inspiration! It’s finally an excuse
to justify all those years of home and
property magazines you have added to
the supermarket trolley and various DIY
building and design Instagram accounts
you follow and lust over for ‘one day’.
Here are five of my personal favourite
places to find inspiration for your
renovations, home decor, building and
DIY projects:
1. www.houzz.co.nz | With 20 million
interior design photos to browse
through you better make a cup of tea
or grab a glass of wine because once
you are in here minutes turn to hours.
The images are easy to find and there
is no clutter to work through, no pop
up ads or spam articles in the way,
just millions of lovely photos to flick
through.
2. www.pinterest.nz | Pinterest is an
image sharing and social media
service designed to enable saving and
discovery of information in the form
of pinboards. This is my go to for DIY
ideas and inspiration for small home
projects. Basically if you can think of
it then it’s more than likely someone
has posted a ‘how to do it’ on here.
You can also set up and save to your
own ‘boards’ under categories. For
example, you might have boards for
your bathroom renovation DIY, vege
garden, kids bedroom murals etc.
3. www.instagram.com | Find and
follow interior designers and
home renovation accounts. Some
suggestions are @thejungalow, @
frenchcountrycottage, @eviekemp,
@justcallmeplantlady and @
homestolovenz. These are only a few
of the tens of thousands that are out
there!
4. Trademe.co.nz and realestate.co.nz
| Browse through real life listings to
be inspired by what others have done
with their homes throughout New
Zealand.
5. Magazines | HOME, New Zealand
House & Garden and HomeStyle are
my favourite three but there are plenty
of others. If you subscribe to these
yearly there are also usually some
great savings especially if you resubscribe
at the end of the year.
Even if you don’t have a current project
on the go and just love all things home and
decor then you will still enjoy the above.
Happy browsing and I hope your next
home project goes well!
Vanessa Golightly,
Business Owner
and Licensee Agent
Ray White Papanui
027 664 9292
43 Medway Street, Richmond
Richard Eggelton
11 Jarrow Place, Halswell
Richard Eggelton
Vanessa Golightly
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 664 9292
Stuart Morris
Licensee Agent
& Auctioneer
027 422 6395
Katrina Green
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
Claire Morris
Licensee Agent &
Business Owner
027 662 4822
Ben McNab
Licensee Salesperson
& Auctioneer
027 427 7232
Tracy Thomson
Licensee Salesperson
027 440 3035
The Rental Market 2022
Over the past few weeks I have been
contacted by various reporters to make
commentary on the rental property market
in Canterbury.
The first enquiry was from a journalist who
was chasing a story around a one bedroom
home which had been built in Sumner and
was originally advertised at $460 per week.
This attracted some comments on the
Sumner residents facebook page with many
people exclaiming how the landlords had
inflated the price and were being greedy in
their demands.
While I was unable to comment on that
property specifically, what I was able
to tell them is that while the price was
certainly at the higher end of the market
for a one bedroom property, Sumner is a
popular area and so it does tend to attract
higher rents than some other parts of
Christchurch.
The owners of the property did end up
reducing the rent to $420 per week and
they were interviewed as well. When the
story was published I was quite surprised
that the overall reader feedback was
supportive of the rent as being reasonable
for that type of property in Sumner.
The second enquiry was from The
Property Investors Magazine who wanted
commentary on the entire Canterbury
market. I told them that the available
rentals on Trade Me are the lowest I
have seen since post earthquake. Why
this is occurring but it appears to be a
combination of several factors, including
the following:
• Landlords are finding new legislation too
difficult and are throwing their hands in the
air and getting out of investment property.
• It is no longer affordable for them with
the changes to taxable deductions etc.
• Or they are chasing the inflated sale
prices we saw last year.
Adding further pressure is the sheer
amount of people still moving home from
overseas, or moving down from the North
Island, adding to the number of people
looking to rent properties and I cannot see
this changing any time soon!
Katrina Green,
Operations Manager
Property Management
027 606 0030
1/40 Windermere Road, Papanui
Tracy Thomson & Hasna Ngara
SOLD Properties
121B Champion Street, St Albans
Vanessa Golightly & Maria Paterson
Richie Eggelton
Licensee Salesperson
021 089 65594
Hasna Ngara
Licensee Salesperson
021 262 4943
Reece Billett
Licensee Salesperson
021 221 6774
Georgia Tuuta
Executive Assistant
Maria Paterson
Licensee Salesperson
027 543 4689
Olivia Hendry
Executive Assistant
Estelle Schuurman
Property Manager
Joy Coughlan
Mortgage Broker
027 223 3572
Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui
Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | /RayWhitePapanui Morris & Co Limited | Licenced REAA 2008