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A WOMAN who takes in<br />
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would-be reptile owners about<br />
buying them online.<br />
Donna Moot has rescued<br />
hundreds of sick, injured or<br />
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years – many of which were once<br />
people’s pets.<br />
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they are to look after and animal<br />
welfare issues such as sending<br />
turtles by post across the country.<br />
“People find them and sometimes<br />
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come here until I can get them<br />
rehabilitated and re-homed.”<br />
Moot runs her Turtle Rescue<br />
and Rehoming operation out of<br />
her Somerfield house, which is<br />
currently home to about 75 turtles.<br />
“All the food, all the equipment<br />
I pay for myself. I’m very fortunate<br />
here that the Canterbury SPCA,<br />
they will support me with the<br />
stray turtles, so they’ll help with<br />
vet bills for that.”<br />
Over winter, Moot may spend<br />
up to a $1000 a month on electricity<br />
to run and heat the many water<br />
tank habitats in her home. Some<br />
turtles aren’t strong enough to hibernate<br />
outside through the winter<br />
and have to be brought indoors.<br />
But Moot believes turtles make<br />
great pets – for the right person.<br />
“I get a lot of turtles that have<br />
been bought on Trade Me.<br />
Unfortunately, many of them<br />
have significant shell injuries,<br />
deformities and are quite unwell<br />
because (the owners) have been<br />
given misinformation about how<br />
to actually care for them.”<br />
People often don’t realise turtles<br />
have a lifespan of more than 50<br />
years – so it’s definitely a longterm<br />
commitment, she said.<br />
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minimum donation of $20, which<br />
isn’t very much, but I expect that<br />
the person can show me that<br />
they’ve got the correct set up, so<br />
they may have to fork out quite a<br />
bit of money for that.”<br />
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Community Bible Group<br />
Monday, 10.30-noon<br />
Abberley Park Hall<br />
A community Bible reading group<br />
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Wednesday, 7pm-8.45pm &<br />
Saturday, 10am-noon<br />
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Friday, 2-4pm<br />
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Thursday 12.30-2.15pm<br />
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Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 3<br />
Ten-year-old composer’s<br />
music wows audience<br />
IT IS said Beethoven wrote<br />
his first complete piece of music<br />
at the age of 12 – but Pax Read<br />
did not want to wait that<br />
long.<br />
The 10-year-old Medbury<br />
School pupil had his solo piano<br />
piece Silver premiered by<br />
Professor Mark Menzies from<br />
Canterbury University School<br />
of Music during the Magic<br />
Carpet Music Trust’s inaugural<br />
anniversary celebration, held in<br />
Wānaka on Saturday.<br />
The trust was formed by<br />
patron Lyn Milne and awardwinning<br />
performer-composer<br />
Rakuto Kurano in <strong>May</strong> last year,<br />
to promote music throughout<br />
rural communities in the South<br />
Island, while providing young<br />
performers and composers with<br />
more opportunities.<br />
Pax’s musical pursuits include<br />
piano, flute and participation in<br />
the school choir. He has been<br />
studying composition with<br />
Kurano since the beginning of<br />
2022 through the school’s music<br />
programme. In addition to<br />
instrumental lessons, the school<br />
also offers weekly one-on-one<br />
composition lessons, which<br />
made it possible for Pax to study<br />
with Kurano.<br />
Pax spent the last few months<br />
composing Silver with guidance<br />
from Kurano.<br />
“There is something so special<br />
about hearing your composition<br />
performed live by a professional<br />
musician for the first time,” said<br />
Kurano.<br />
“I wanted to ensure Pax<br />
experienced this at an early<br />
age.”<br />
The premiere of the piece<br />
garnered an overwhelmingly<br />
positive response, receiving<br />
hearty applause from the<br />
audience of about 60 people.<br />
Many were stunned by the<br />
maturity of the piece for<br />
someone of Pax’s age.<br />
“Pax composed a remarkably<br />
assured composition for piano<br />
that was a pleasure to present to<br />
the public,” said Menzies.<br />
Said Medbury School director<br />
of music April Holland: “We<br />
are so proud of what Pax has<br />
achieved with his composition<br />
and we are thrilled that he has<br />
DEBUT:<br />
Talented<br />
young<br />
composer<br />
Pax Read<br />
(centre)<br />
with<br />
performer<br />
composer<br />
Rakuto<br />
Kurano<br />
(left) and<br />
Canterbury<br />
University<br />
professor of<br />
music Mark<br />
Menzies.<br />
been able to develop his music<br />
writing skills under the expert<br />
tutelage of Rakuto Kurano.<br />
“Pax’s enthusiasm and passion<br />
for music is evident in the way<br />
he involves himself fully in<br />
many musical opportunities<br />
and how he is always so willing<br />
to learn new skills. We cannot<br />
wait to see what the future has<br />
in store for this talented young<br />
musician.”<br />
Pax Read will certainly be a<br />
name to look out for.<br />
Secondary<br />
schools<br />
road race<br />
results<br />
HIGH SCHOOL students from<br />
across Canterbury competed in<br />
the <strong>2023</strong> Secondary Schools Road<br />
Race on <strong>May</strong> 8 at Hagley Park.<br />
Pai Wynyard, from Kaiapoi<br />
High School, won the senior<br />
boys’ 4km with a time of 12min<br />
01sec, closely followed by Daniel<br />
Prescott from St Thomas of Canterbury<br />
and Luke Johnston from<br />
Christchurch Boy’s High School.<br />
The senior boys’ school challenge<br />
was won by Christchurch<br />
Boys’, followed by Christ’s College<br />
and Shirley Boys’ High School.<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High<br />
School student Kate Currie took<br />
first place in the senior girls’ 3km.<br />
Cashmere High School’s Brynne<br />
Gordon and Elspeth McGuinness<br />
were second and third, after<br />
second-across-the-line Niamh<br />
Motley’s place was not recognised<br />
as she was from outside the district<br />
(Craighead Diocesan School<br />
in Timaru).<br />
Cashmere High was second in<br />
the senior girls’ school challenge,<br />
which was won by Villa Maria<br />
College.<br />
Daniel Wordsworth, from<br />
Papanui High School, was<br />
the first Year 9 boy home and<br />
Sophie Lampe, from St Andrew’s<br />
College, the first Year 9 girl.<br />
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Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
The big bird with dreams to match<br />
• By<br />
Heidi Slade<br />
HUNDREDS of<br />
years ago, moas<br />
used to walk across<br />
the land near where<br />
Carly Waddleton<br />
lives. Now she has<br />
written a children’s<br />
book about a moa, to<br />
encourage her two sons<br />
and others to follow their<br />
dreams.<br />
Inspired by her sons Louis<br />
and Arthur’s moa obsession,<br />
Waddleton will launch her first<br />
book next Saturday.<br />
Dreams of a Moa tells the<br />
story of a moa that has a go at<br />
achieving its dreams, all around<br />
the world.<br />
“I wanted the book to be about<br />
encouraging everyone to give<br />
your dreams a try, even if you<br />
have challenges – like the moa, a<br />
bird without wings,” she said.<br />
“Not only for my sons, but for<br />
everyone else.”<br />
Waddleton and her sons often<br />
visited the Canterbury Museum,<br />
where they became “obsessed”<br />
with the moa, she said.<br />
“They were so curious about<br />
it.”<br />
Inspiration for the story was<br />
also taken from Waddleton’s own<br />
experience of being born with a<br />
heart condition.<br />
“A lot of people are living with<br />
health issues,” she said.<br />
“In the illustrations, you will<br />
see that the main character<br />
actually has a prosthetic leg.<br />
I hope this subtle inclusion<br />
illustrates that anyone and<br />
everyone<br />
can go after<br />
what they dream of.”<br />
The book launch<br />
will be held on<br />
Saturday, <strong>May</strong><br />
27, at the Redcliffs<br />
Library from 10.30am-<br />
1pm, with support from the<br />
Canterbury Museum, which will<br />
be bringing in moa bones, a moa<br />
egg and other artefacts.<br />
Having the launch at Redcliffs<br />
Library was important for both<br />
Waddleton and her family.<br />
“We love living in this area,”<br />
Waddleton said.<br />
“The sense of community is<br />
amazing, and so it is important<br />
for me to hold the book launch<br />
here.”<br />
Originally from Lincoln,<br />
England, Waddleton moved to<br />
New Zealand in 2009. She has<br />
lived in Moncks Bay since 2011,<br />
where she met Megan Salole,<br />
the illustrator of the book,<br />
who happened to live<br />
just down the street.<br />
It took Waddelton<br />
and Salole about<br />
two years to finish<br />
Dreams of a Moa.<br />
“I think I’ve<br />
always known<br />
I was a writer,<br />
but I’ve just<br />
never given<br />
it the time,”<br />
Waddleton said.<br />
She began with<br />
poetry; her first poem<br />
was published when<br />
she was 8-years-old.<br />
But since<br />
having kids and<br />
reading to them,<br />
Waddleton said<br />
she realised<br />
how magical<br />
children’s<br />
books can be.<br />
• Dreams of a Moa is<br />
available from most<br />
bookshops or online at<br />
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THINKING BIG: Carly Waddleton‘s children’s book about a<br />
moa was inspired by her sons Louis, 9, and Arthur, 7.<br />
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Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 5<br />
2300kg of rubbish<br />
THE MOTHER of all clean ups<br />
saw more than 1000 volunteers<br />
collect over 2300kg of litter<br />
from waterways.<br />
The annual litter collection<br />
event on Saturday took place<br />
along the Avon River and<br />
Estuary.<br />
Members from 55 community<br />
groups filled 438 large plastic<br />
bags with rubbish.<br />
Among the bags were <strong>18</strong>0<br />
large items, such as tyres,<br />
pellets, plastic Christmas trees<br />
and an old barbecue, Avon<br />
Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust<br />
manager Tanya Jenkins said.<br />
“We saved 2370kg of litter<br />
entering our waterways during<br />
the event.”<br />
But Jenkins said she was<br />
disappointed the amount of litter<br />
collected had<br />
not decreased<br />
from last year. A<br />
goal of the clean<br />
up is to see the<br />
amount collected<br />
each year get<br />
Tanya<br />
Jenkins<br />
smaller, which<br />
means there is<br />
less rubbish going<br />
into waterways.<br />
Jenkins said a majority of the<br />
TIDY: A<br />
team of Ara<br />
students<br />
collected<br />
bags of<br />
rubbish they<br />
collected at<br />
Charlesworth<br />
Reserve.<br />
collected in clean up<br />
litter was plastic, which could<br />
easily have been put in a yellow<br />
recycling bin.<br />
“We still have work to do to<br />
educate the litter bugs among<br />
us that this is unacceptable,”<br />
Jenkins said.<br />
“Each item collected poses<br />
danger to our fish and birdlife<br />
and adds to our already polluted<br />
waterways.”<br />
The group also collected 292<br />
piles of dog poo left behind by<br />
the owners, she said.<br />
“(It has) become one of the<br />
reasons why our waterway water<br />
quality is ever-declining.”<br />
Surf life saver of<br />
the year named<br />
SPENCER PARK and South<br />
Brighton surf life savers have<br />
been recognised for their<br />
outstanding achievements.<br />
Riley Stewart from the Spencer<br />
Park SLSC was named lifeguard<br />
of the year at the Surf Life Saving<br />
New Zealand Canterbury awards<br />
of excellence at Tūranga on Saturday<br />
night.<br />
Stewart, who is<br />
a patrol captain,<br />
inflatable rescue<br />
boat driver and<br />
co-ordinator of the<br />
club’s search and<br />
rescue squad, has<br />
Riley<br />
Stewart<br />
exhibited exemplary<br />
dedication<br />
and expertise.<br />
His mentorship at the Canterbury<br />
Intermediate Lifeguard<br />
School was also invaluable to<br />
aspiring lifeguards.<br />
Stewart played a pivotal role<br />
in a challenging rescue on November<br />
13, which resulted in a<br />
fatality. It was named rescue of<br />
the year.<br />
The rescue involved three<br />
lifeguards who managed to swim<br />
a man to shore. The challenging<br />
nature of the rescue showed the<br />
remarkable skills and bravery of<br />
the lifeguards involved.<br />
Malcolm MacDonald from<br />
South Brighton was named coach<br />
of the year. Under MacDonald’s<br />
guidance, South Brighton won<br />
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bronze medals at the TSB New<br />
Zealand championships.<br />
Surf Official of the Year: Andrea<br />
Summerfield – Waikuku Beach;<br />
The Shanks Family Event Guard<br />
of the Year: Tim Harris – North<br />
Beach; Coach of the Year: Malcolm<br />
MacDonald – South Brighton;<br />
The Allan Lee Team of the Year<br />
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Open Male Beach Relay, South<br />
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Relay, Taylors Mistake Open Male<br />
Board Relay; The Leon ‘Flash’<br />
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Te Onepoto Award for Junior Surf<br />
– Coaching: Sjaan Bowie – Sumner;<br />
Te Onepoto Award for Junior<br />
Surf – Service (tie): Dean Le Warne<br />
– North Beach, Julie Jorgensen<br />
– South Brighton; Sportsman of<br />
the Year: Taylor Chamberlain –<br />
Taylors Mistake; Sportswoman of<br />
the Year: Rosie Falcous – South<br />
Brighton; V.S.E Trophy Regional<br />
Lifeguard of the Year: William<br />
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Education Instructor of the Year:<br />
Grace Rowland – Taylors Mistake;<br />
Instructor/Examiner of the Year:<br />
Dean Le Warne – North Beach;<br />
Rescue of the Year: Spencer Park<br />
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Lifeguard of the Year: Lochie<br />
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Lifeguard of the Year: Riley Stewart<br />
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Students overcome hurdles on<br />
road to kī-o-rahi competition<br />
• By Darryl Baser<br />
A GROUP of Te Aratai College<br />
students overcame some big<br />
hurdles to compete at the<br />
national schools’ kī-o-rahi<br />
tournament.<br />
Kī-o-rahi is a traditional<br />
Māori ball game, described as a<br />
cross between netball, handball<br />
and touch rugby.<br />
Two staff members and 17<br />
students from Te Aratai travelled<br />
to Rotorua for the tournament,<br />
but first had to overcome the cost<br />
of getting there.<br />
Assistant health, physical and<br />
outdoor education teacher Jesse<br />
Harding said each student had<br />
to raise $1000 through their<br />
sponsors.<br />
“The Kutt (a fitness club), here<br />
in Linwood, paid for our flights.<br />
We wouldn’t have been able to go<br />
without that help,” he said.<br />
Construction company Apollo<br />
Projects and the college also<br />
helped pay for the trip – but<br />
there were still a few more obstacles<br />
along the way.<br />
“Things started to get a bit<br />
scary when at 4am, I received a<br />
text from our airline saying our<br />
flight (8.25am departure) was<br />
cancelled.”<br />
The airline told the group<br />
they “could get some of us there<br />
tomorrow”.<br />
Principal Richard Edmundson<br />
came to the rescue, helping to<br />
get the group to Auckland in<br />
time for a connecting flight to<br />
Rotorua.<br />
Kī-o-rahi is played between<br />
two teams of eight (four male,<br />
four female) on a large circular<br />
field, with the teams swapping<br />
PLAYERS: LJ<br />
Beattie, who<br />
was named<br />
most valuable<br />
player, and Leah<br />
McCallum-<br />
Simon were<br />
part of the Te<br />
Aratai College<br />
team at the<br />
national schools’<br />
kī-o-rahi<br />
tournament.<br />
between defending the central<br />
pou (pole) and trying to score<br />
points by hitting it with the ball.<br />
All players wear tags which opponents<br />
try to rip off.<br />
Team members LJ Beattie, 16,<br />
and Leah McCallum-Simon, 15,<br />
said the experience furthered<br />
their knowledge of Te Ao Māori<br />
(the Māori world). Beattie, 16,<br />
won the most valuable player<br />
tane (male). “I used to play rugby<br />
league and touch, which has improved<br />
my passing catching and<br />
foot work skills. But, at the moment,<br />
I have been playing basketball,<br />
which helps in stressful<br />
situations when you can be stuck<br />
and not sure where to go (on the<br />
field),” the year 12 student said.<br />
Year 11 student McCallum-<br />
Simon said: “It was good to be<br />
able to see the different things in<br />
Rotorua and being able to make<br />
my connection with everyone<br />
else in the team. “I play netball<br />
and I think that helps with vision<br />
as I know where other people<br />
are on the field. You do passes<br />
like in netball. Playing volleyball<br />
(also helps) because you do a lot<br />
of jumping and in kī-o-rahi you<br />
jump to throw at the tupu (goal<br />
zone) and do lots of explosive<br />
movements.”<br />
Harding was pleased with<br />
how the students represented<br />
the school. The school finished<br />
25th out of 38 teams at the<br />
tournament. In September,<br />
Canterbury is set to host<br />
the South Island kī-o-rahi<br />
competition during Māori<br />
language week. Te Aratai College<br />
is also set to play a hosting role<br />
at next year’s national schools’<br />
competition.<br />
Students<br />
receive<br />
Duke of<br />
Edinburgh<br />
awards<br />
SIXTY-FIVE young people<br />
from throughout Canterbury<br />
have received The Duke of<br />
Edinburgh’s Hillary Award at<br />
a ceremony at the city council’s<br />
civic offices.<br />
On <strong>May</strong> 8, the bronze, silver<br />
and gold awards were presented<br />
by <strong>May</strong>or Phil Mauger.<br />
The students worked<br />
with Chris Allan from the<br />
Joshua Foundation to achieve the<br />
awards. They clocked up more<br />
than 2000 hours of voluntary<br />
service within their community,<br />
developed a new skill and become<br />
physically active, engaging<br />
in both team sports and individual<br />
pursuits.<br />
Mauger said: “The Duke of<br />
Edinburgh’s Hillary Award<br />
ceremonies are always significant<br />
occasions, as we proudly celebrate<br />
Ōtautahi rangatahi who<br />
have embraced the challenge of<br />
the award, risen to every occasion,<br />
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Burnside High plants<br />
tree for the new king<br />
A totara tree has been planted at Burnside High by the heads of school –<br />
Ameya Raut, Gabrielle Hampton and Max Wallace. The totara was donated by<br />
the city council to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III.<br />
Belfast gets $10k<br />
rugby gear grant<br />
THE BELFAST Rugby Football<br />
Club will benefit from a $10,745<br />
grant to buy balls, jerseys and<br />
shorts.<br />
Club administrator and life<br />
member Leslie McFadden said<br />
the grant gaming trust NZCT<br />
was awarded to the Belfast Sports<br />
and Community Centre.<br />
“Our rugby section has been<br />
in existence since 1908 and our<br />
motto is ‘kids in sport stay out of<br />
court’,” McFadden said.<br />
“We have many extra teams<br />
this season, especially in our<br />
junior section, and annual subscriptions<br />
do not cover all the<br />
cost associated with running the<br />
sport.<br />
Said club secretary and treasurer<br />
Glenda Spillane: “The Belfast<br />
Rugby Football Club has a long<br />
and proud history of involvement<br />
in both our community and our<br />
national game at all levels. We<br />
have a club rooms facility situated<br />
on Sheldon Park that . . . boasts<br />
a gymnasium and weight room,<br />
two bars, a restaurant, and a large<br />
entertainment area that is available<br />
to hire for a wide variety of<br />
functions. We also support the<br />
Belfast Primary School by helping<br />
teachers coach their sports teams<br />
and make available our fullyequipped<br />
gym and clubrooms to<br />
other sports clubs and the local<br />
school free of charge.”<br />
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MP Dan<br />
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flooding events, two deployments<br />
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I watched numerous colleagues<br />
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of the defence payroll. I<br />
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record on upgrading New<br />
Zealand’s military capability<br />
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This is an acknowledgement<br />
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As the Minister of Defence<br />
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Budget <strong>2023</strong> is not just a<br />
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196<br />
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16<br />
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20 21 22 23 24<br />
How many words of three or more<br />
letters, including plurals, can you make<br />
from the six letters, using each only<br />
How many words of three or more letters,<br />
including plurals, can you make from the six<br />
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />
words or words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />
once?<br />
TODAY<br />
Good 11 Very Good 15 Excellent 19<br />
Solution 195: alms, alum, alums, amyl, ASYLUM,<br />
lam, lams, lay, lays, mas, maul, mauls, may, mays,<br />
word. sal, say, slam, slay, slum, sly, sum, yam, yams, yum.<br />
No words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />
Good 11 Very Good 15 Excellent 19<br />
25 26<br />
27 28<br />
29 30<br />
31 32<br />
33 34<br />
Across<br />
1. Soak up (6)<br />
5. Destructive grasshopper (6)<br />
10. Turns (7)<br />
11. Compartment (7)<br />
12. Arachnid (6)<br />
15. Hit (6)<br />
16. Tiresome (7)<br />
17. Fill to satisfaction (4)<br />
<strong>18</strong>. Twisted (4)<br />
19. Vocation (7)<br />
20. A dull pain (4)<br />
22. Flower (4)<br />
25. As well (7)<br />
27. Spoiled (6)<br />
28. Lines of poetry (6)<br />
31. Outline (7)<br />
32. Item of jewellery (7)<br />
33. Evaluate (6)<br />
34. Insult (6)<br />
Decoder<br />
Down<br />
2. Between (7)<br />
3. Beginning (6)<br />
4. Party (colloq) (4)<br />
5. Deficiency (4)<br />
6. Fashions by hand (6)<br />
7. Diminish (7)<br />
8. Chippies (UK) (6)<br />
9. Fervent (6)<br />
13. Linked (7)<br />
14. Cut of meat (7)<br />
15. Eye protectors (colloq) (7)<br />
20. Sudden and unexpected (6)<br />
21. Atrocious (7)<br />
23. Grading (7)<br />
24. Unkempt (6)<br />
25. Central American country (6)<br />
26. Deprive of food (6)<br />
29. Tidings (4)<br />
30. Possessive of she (4)<br />
O Z H V Q G T A W E P B D<br />
14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different<br />
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.<br />
DECODER<br />
Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.<br />
The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented<br />
Each by the number other represents numbers. a As different you get letter the of letters, the alphabet. enter them Write into the<br />
given the main letters grid, into all and squares the reference with matching grid. numbers. To keep Now track work of out the<br />
which letters letters you are have represented found, cross by them other off numbers. the alphabet provided.<br />
17 2 8 10 5 1<br />
21 11 14 9 11 20 20 16 12 14 21 20<br />
11 22 21 6 21 14 20<br />
20 14 25 21 10 10 14 20 21 6 20 23<br />
21 12 8 5 20 23 12<br />
M<br />
19 14 14 26 12 23 25 23 2<br />
23 22 17 20 12 3 24<br />
E<br />
T<br />
<strong>18</strong> 1 21 9 2 13 21 9 2<br />
3 22 2 5 21 9 21<br />
21 24 21 12 20 23 2 26 23 12 2 7<br />
10 2 1 6 23 22 24<br />
23 4 20 14 12 20 1 24 26 21 20 23<br />
20 15 23 20 7 11<br />
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
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14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
T E<br />
SOLUTION<br />
No.195<br />
196<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
M Q N S T I L E D X Z C B<br />
U P J F H Y K V W G A R O<br />
14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
10 26 23 6 2 10 8 14 19 2 7 6<br />
13 20 25 2 20 20 17<br />
2 10 26 <strong>18</strong> 7 24 14 26 9 7 2<br />
2 6 6 14 7<br />
1 26 10 2 9 16 8 14 21 23 7 19<br />
26 6 23 10 6<br />
4 26 <strong>18</strong> 21 2 10 2 6 9 7 19<br />
C<br />
U L F X M S Y K I C N R J<br />
26 26 19 13 9 19 17<br />
A<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
10 26 19 19 26 9 7 <strong>18</strong> 25 5 <strong>18</strong> 16<br />
N<br />
4 2 11 5 3 21<br />
16 7 26 6 9 10 5 12 17 7 19 7<br />
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
C N<br />
14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
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SOLUTION<br />
No.196<br />
Crossword<br />
Across: 1. Absorb, 5.<br />
Locust, 10. Rotates, 11.<br />
Chamber, 12. Spider, 15.<br />
Strike, 16. Tedious, 17. Sate,<br />
<strong>18</strong>. Bent, 19. Calling, 20.<br />
Ache, 22. Iris, 25. Besides,<br />
27. Ruined, 28. Stanza,<br />
31. Profile, 32. Earring, 33.<br />
Assess, 34. Sledge.<br />
Down: 2. Betwixt, 3. Outset,<br />
4. Bash, 5. Lack, 6. Crafts,<br />
7. Subside, 8. Crisps, 9.<br />
Ardent, 13. Related, 14.<br />
Sirloin, 15. Sunnies, 20.<br />
Abrupt, 21. Heinous, 23.<br />
Ranking, 24. Shaggy, 25.<br />
Belize, 26. Starve, 29.<br />
<strong>News</strong>, 30. Hers.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
ail, ails, aisle, ale, ales, ilia,<br />
isle, lase, lea, leas, lei, leis,<br />
LIAISE, lie, lies, lis, sail, sal,<br />
sale, sea, seal.<br />
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under low sub-floor<br />
Now with the colder and wetter weather on<br />
its way, home owners are focusing on ways<br />
to make their homes comfortable, warm<br />
and healthy for their families throughout<br />
winter. Rising damp is an issue that affects<br />
many of our older properties which suffer<br />
from poor, or no, ground moisture barrier.<br />
In Canterbury especially, post-quake, many<br />
people have relocated to homes that suffer<br />
from rising damp which can be associated<br />
with health problems. Independent tests have<br />
shown that up to 40 litres of water can rise<br />
from the ground and enter a house every day,<br />
leading to mildew, mould, condensation and<br />
musty smells. Moulds can produce various<br />
allergic reactions and the frail, elderly and<br />
very young are especially vulnerable.<br />
Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd is a<br />
locally owned and operated firm. The team<br />
understands the problems caused by rising<br />
damp and are there to help. They will come<br />
to your damp home and pump a lightweight,<br />
flowable foam concrete under your timber<br />
floored home.<br />
While insulation is important, it has been<br />
recognised that it is dampness that is the real<br />
villain in the house. The new Healthy Homes<br />
Standards introduced by the government<br />
effective from the 1st July 2019 now has<br />
a requirement to install ground moisture<br />
barriers, a key element in the armory to fight<br />
moisture in the home.<br />
Dr Larry Bellamy BE (hons) PhD in a<br />
report dated 1988: Foam Concrete Under<br />
Timber Floors: An Energy Analysis assessed<br />
the effects of placing Foam Concrete over<br />
damp soil and had this to say: Condensation<br />
on the underside of a timber floor can occur<br />
where the floor is suspended over damp<br />
ground and the inside air temperature falls<br />
close to the crawl space air temperature.<br />
Much energy is required to vaporize moisture<br />
that penetrates the structure. By avoiding<br />
underfloor condensation, foam concrete can<br />
reduce floor heat losses by up to 90%.<br />
• Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd can in most<br />
cases, install a Ground Moisture Barrier<br />
under the suspended wooden floor of your<br />
home, even when there is no crawl space.<br />
• BRANZ Appraised; Appraisal Number 961<br />
• Members of the Insulation Association of<br />
New Zealand.<br />
• We offer a free measure and quote in the<br />
Canterbury region with no obligations.<br />
• Assessments can be made in all other<br />
regions by arrangement.<br />
Contact Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd<br />
now for your free, no obligation quote and<br />
complimentary appraisal of your underfloor<br />
ground moisture barrier needs.<br />
Phone 03 376 4608, 0508FOAMCO or<br />
www.foamconcrete.nz for more information.<br />
ATTACK RISING DAMP<br />
Keep cosy with<br />
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RD Petroleum (RDP) is a familiar sight<br />
for farm and rural residents around the<br />
Canterbury region, however now days urban<br />
residents also enjoy the same excellent<br />
customer service for which RDP is known for<br />
in rural communities, through their home<br />
heating diesel.<br />
RDP began its home heating diesel delivery<br />
service to the lower South Island’s main urban<br />
centres of Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin<br />
and Invercargill a number of years ago.<br />
Customer demand has continued to increase<br />
year upon year, and RDP has responded<br />
with specialised improvements to its delivery<br />
equipment.<br />
The trucks that deliver RDP’s home heating<br />
diesel in each urban centre are drawn from<br />
the company’s extensive vehicle fleet. This<br />
means they have the latest communication<br />
and GPS tracking technology on board, so<br />
the operations team always know where they<br />
are and how far away they are from their next<br />
delivery stop.<br />
RDP’s home heating diesel trucks come<br />
equipped with a specially-designed hose,<br />
through which the diesel is pumped from<br />
the truck into house tanks. The length of<br />
the hose allows the trucks to access tanks<br />
without having to enter the property, avoiding<br />
damaging the driveway. RDP is the place to<br />
go if you require diesel conveniently delivered<br />
to your home and as a loyal RDP customer<br />
you’re offered discounted pricing and can<br />
become eligible for value-added benefits.<br />
For all enquiries please phone<br />
0800 44 00 14, or visit the RDP website at<br />
https://www.rdp.co.nz/home-heating or<br />
signup at apply.rdp.co.nz/home-heating<br />
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Incorporating<br />
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Moving with the times reaps success<br />
SKODA AS a global brand is<br />
very much on a roll. There are<br />
many new models, the brand<br />
is marketed buoyantly in New<br />
Zealand, and at dealer level<br />
there is a lot of passion for the<br />
product.<br />
This evaluation focuses on the<br />
Karoq, a mid-size sport utility<br />
vehicle that has just undergone a<br />
major facelift for <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
The Karoq is popular here and,<br />
as a consequence, it is available<br />
with plenty of choice. There are<br />
three price-friendly variants –<br />
Ambition at $45,990, Style at<br />
$51,990 and Sportline at<br />
$63,990.<br />
The evaluation car was the<br />
mid-spec Style, whereas the<br />
Sportline adds a 2-litre engine<br />
and four-wheel-drive; the two<br />
entry-level models are front<br />
wheel-drive only and have a<br />
1.4-litre turbocharged fourcylinder<br />
petrol engine.<br />
The latter is much the<br />
European standard with strong<br />
mid-range torque (250Nm from<br />
1500rpm to 3500rpm), and a<br />
low point of peak power (110kW<br />
at 5000rpm). Together, these<br />
figures combine to produce<br />
strong acceleration. Skoda claims<br />
a 9.2sec standstill to 100km/h<br />
acceleration time.<br />
Figures aside, it is in the dayto-day<br />
commute that you really<br />
appreciate the quality of this<br />
engine, it gets about its business<br />
with urgency, yet is unflustered<br />
and quiet. It responds with<br />
vibrancy and is instant in its<br />
delivery, a lot of that is to do with<br />
the quick shifting eight-speed<br />
automatic and clever matching<br />
between the engine and<br />
transmission ratios.<br />
The Karoq is an adept<br />
highway cruiser, it is whisper<br />
quiet at speed, and provides all<br />
occupants with a comfortable,<br />
well cushioned ride.<br />
While the Karoq can be seen<br />
as a purposeful all-rounder, one<br />
of its greatest claims to fame<br />
is that of its fuel consumption,<br />
or should I say, lack of<br />
consumption. That’s the beauty<br />
of European engines, those<br />
that come out of the Volkswagen<br />
group’s factories are high<br />
on efficiency and low on<br />
emissions.<br />
The end result is a 7.2-litre<br />
per 100km combined cycle<br />
average fuel usage claim.<br />
The consumption readout<br />
reinforced that during my time<br />
in the test car. It was constantly<br />
showing around 7.8l/100km<br />
with an instantaneous figure of<br />
4.8l/100km at the legal limit, the<br />
engine turning over leisurely at<br />
just 1700rpm.<br />
What I also like about the<br />
Karoq is its practicality. It is a<br />
compact car at just 4.4m, but it<br />
has good space inside and useful<br />
load space.<br />
Bear in mind as well, there are<br />
many little features that make<br />
Skoda stand out as a car maker,<br />
they don’t stand out at first, but<br />
once familiar with the car you’ll<br />
appreciate them.<br />
For all of its clever kit and<br />
efficient technology, the Karoq<br />
doesn’t qualify for a New<br />
Zealand Government clean car<br />
discount.<br />
But the good news is that it<br />
won’t cost you a penalty, both<br />
engines and all models are<br />
fee neutral. I’m also reliably<br />
informed that there is a healthy<br />
supply of all Skoda models.<br />
• Price – Skoda Karoq<br />
Style, $51,990<br />
• Dimensions – Length,<br />
4390mm; width,<br />
2025mm; height,<br />
1603mm<br />
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,<br />
front-wheeldrive,<br />
1395cc, 110kW,<br />
250Nm, eight-speed<br />
automatic<br />
• Performance –<br />
0-100km/h, 9.2sec<br />
• Fuel usage – 7.2l/100km<br />
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5d Highway Star Selection, Auto, 7 seats,<br />
AC climate control, alarm, smart key, factory alloys,<br />
reverse camera, VTNZ appraised.<br />
$27,950<br />
2017 TOYOTA PRIUS PHV<br />
PLUG IN HYBRID, Low 65,781km, AA Appraised,<br />
Bluetooth, reverse camera, AC, factory alloys,<br />
parking sensors, ESC, clean car rebate applies.<br />
$23,980 $17,980<br />
$12,950<br />
$23,480<br />
2014 BMW 320D SEDAN 4D 8A, 2.0L<br />
Auto, low km, AC, cruise control, digital display, heated<br />
seats, reverse camera, climate control, factory alloys,<br />
smart key, 4 star safety rating.<br />
2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER<br />
24G Safety Package, Auto. 4WD 5 door SUV, 7 seats,<br />
reverse camera, AC, climate control, auto lights,<br />
factory alloys, smart key.<br />
2014 SUZUKI SWIFT RS<br />
Sport model, 5 door hatch, only 40,900km,<br />
ABS braking, AC, cruise control, factory alloys,<br />
smart key.<br />
2015 BMW I3<br />
ELECTRIC, Auto, cruise control, ESC, reverse camera,<br />
factory alloys, only 52,000km, clean car rebate<br />
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$13,250<br />
$<strong>18</strong>,980<br />
$23,980<br />
$8,480<br />
2014 SUZUKI SWIFT RS<br />
Very low km only 31,000km, AC, cruise control,<br />
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2019 SUZUKI IGNIS LTDC 1.2 p/CVT<br />
NZ NEW, auto, factory alloys, stereo with navigation,<br />
chain drive, new WOF, Bluetooth, AC, Only 10,948km.<br />
2019 TOYOTA PRIUS 5DE HYBRID<br />
Auto, <strong>18</strong>00cc, only 97,000km, AC climate control,<br />
factory alloys, digital display, smart key,<br />
VTNZ appraised.<br />
2009 TOYOTA IQ 100X<br />
Auto, 5 door hatch, only 93,000km, AC, factory alloys,<br />
VTNZ approved, reverse camera, central locking.<br />
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7 years<br />
2012 Suzuki Escudo 4WD<br />
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo<br />
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2011 Holden Commodore<br />
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2014 Holden Captiva LT<br />
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2009 Volkswagen Tiguan<br />
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2006 Honda Jazz<br />
1.3, NZ New, Manual, 161,000kms,<br />
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142,000kms, new WOF and service,<br />
7 seater.<br />
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141,500kms, 7 seater, reversing<br />
camera, bluetooth.<br />
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1500cc, 165,000kms, manual, new<br />
WOF service.
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Commodore & Falcon<br />
Specialists<br />
03 344 0301<br />
66 ford galaXie 500 cabriolet<br />
(conVertible) Auto, p/steer, 289-V8, rebuilt<br />
motor, 17" streeter alloys, rag top replaced,<br />
presents well. $69,995<br />
15 Jeep wrangler sport<br />
unlimited<br />
3.6 auto, 52,<strong>18</strong>5kms, 17” alloys,<br />
freshly serviced.<br />
$39,995<br />
16 cHrysler 300c srt-8 nz new<br />
(facelift model) 6.4 litre V8, paddleshift, sport<br />
mode tiptronic, 8 speed, heated plus cooling seats,<br />
remote start, adaptive cruise control,<br />
dual zone air con, Brembo brakes. $59,995<br />
73 lincoln continental<br />
3 speed automatic, 91,945mi, 20” alloys, 9” LSD<br />
Diff, electric seats, recond 460 BB motor, personal<br />
plate, includes very cool original dial<br />
up car phone fitted new.<br />
$44,995<br />
16 ford falcon fgX - Xr8 sprint<br />
5 litre, supercharged, 6 stage tiptronic, enhanced with<br />
hub & pulley upgrade, hi boost balancer, intercooler kit,<br />
electric pump, high flow injectors etc, 455kW, 785hp @<br />
the flywheel, 1 of 100 made. $99,995 $94,995<br />
17 cHrysler grand cHerokee srt8<br />
Facelift model, 6.4 litre tiptronic, 8 speed, black<br />
leather/cloth trim, sports mode, dual air con,<br />
paddle shift, heated seats,<br />
low ks, stunning example. $99,995 $89,995<br />
08 Holden ute sV6<br />
Auto, Rear Wheel, 168,496kms, V6 power, towbar,<br />
<strong>18</strong>”alloys .<br />
$22,995<br />
10 Jeep grand cHerokee srt8 4wd<br />
6.1 hemi V8 with 73,000km, brembo brakes, fully<br />
loaded srt8 specs, awd auto, in grouse condition.<br />
$32,995<br />
17 Holden commodore calais-V<br />
director ls3 6.2L V8, 6 speed tiptronic, build<br />
no: 21 of 51 NZ, paddleshift, cross drilled rotors,<br />
performance heated front seats,<br />
this is a rare find. $69,995<br />
15 ford falcon Xr8 fgX<br />
Supercharged, tiptronic, dual zone air con, black<br />
leather, reversing camera, 335kW, daytime driving<br />
lights, factory alloys,<br />
tints, rare car here.<br />
06 Holden commodore HsV senator Vz<br />
6 Litre LS2 V8 auto, black leather / cloth trim,<br />
dual air con, electric seats with 3 memories, extra<br />
gauges, 19" alloys, very original<br />
example. Total luxury here.<br />
$69,995 $65,995 $41,995 $38,995<br />
04 ford falcon Xr8 ba 300 Herrod kit<br />
5.4 litre V8, tiptronic, black leather seats, tints, air<br />
con, aftermarket <strong>18</strong>" alloys, tow bar, serviced ready<br />
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$22,995<br />
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Double Cab Ute, auto, 22” alloys, wide body model,<br />
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$94,995<br />
13 Jeep grand cHerokee srt8<br />
4WD 5dr SUV, 55,564kms, nice colour, auto.<br />
$54,995<br />
05 ford f150 lariat 5.4 litre V8<br />
Double cab, 5.4 Litre V8, tiptronic, full extractors,<br />
plus custom exhaust, black leather heated seats,<br />
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90 nissan self contained Home<br />
Diesel motor, 174,121kms, 5 speed manual,<br />
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78 Holden kingswood<br />
22,346kms on recond motor, 2 chch owners from<br />
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14 Holden commodore ssV redline Vf<br />
6L, tiptronic, leather, 19" alloys, heads up display,<br />
side intrusion warning,<br />
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06 cHrysler 300c srt8<br />
6.1 Litre Hemi V8, tiptronic, full black leather heated<br />
seats, Brembo brakes, dual A/C, 20" factory SRT8<br />
wheels, freshly serviced, sharp at...<br />
$31,995<br />
03 Holden berlina V8 only 90,000ks<br />
5.7 LSI V8, full leather, cat delete, auto, air con,<br />
serviced, tints, spoiler, 17" aftermarket alloys,<br />
a rare find here. $21,995 $19,995<br />
2016 Ford Ranger XLT<br />
Double Cab Ute diesel, 22” alloys, tinted side<br />
windows, 122,300kms.<br />
$44,995<br />
14 cHrysler 300c limited<br />
3.6L V6, 210k/w, 340n/m, 8 speed-tiptronic auto,<br />
dual climate air con, serviced, complied at the A.A.<br />
$31,995 $29,995<br />
13 Holden commodore sV6 Vf<br />
3.6 litre V6, Tiptronic, Dual air con, Cruise Control, Rev.<br />
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16<br />
Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
RAY WHITE PAPANUI<br />
Why Sell Now? Daniel Coulson | Chief Executive, Ray White New Zealand<br />
Enclosed are Property Market Insights<br />
from our latest Issue of Ray White Now,<br />
for the full edition of Ray White Now<br />
please contact us at Ray White Papanui<br />
and we will be happy to share a copy<br />
with you. We are also available to provide<br />
local Christchurch market insights that<br />
will help you to make informed decisions.<br />
Fear of the unknown has gripped<br />
the global property sector – a<br />
phenomenon that’s finally giving<br />
way to more encouraging market<br />
sentiment as inflation pressures ease<br />
and an element of enthusiasm returns<br />
for buyers and sellers sitting on the<br />
bench.<br />
Several recent data releases have<br />
been a source of tentative hope,<br />
supported by some big policy<br />
announcements that will shape the<br />
lending environment and drive buyer<br />
demand in the coming months.<br />
We are cautious of overstating<br />
the positive impact of lower-thanexpected<br />
headline inflation metrics,<br />
which recently bucked market<br />
trends. However, a closer look at the<br />
data shows homegrown pressures<br />
as pronounced as ever, with a tight<br />
labour market necessitating wage<br />
growth and the cost of goods and<br />
services exacerbated by capacity<br />
constraints and the summer’s<br />
disruptive weather events.<br />
Despite this, Kiwis are embracing the<br />
changing market environment, with<br />
indications the end may be in sight for<br />
mortgage lending rate rises. Mortgage<br />
market responses to the Reserve Bank<br />
of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) surprising<br />
50 basis point rise to the Official<br />
Cash Rate (OCR) in April have been<br />
somewhat muted, with the country’s<br />
biggest banks choosing to tweak fixed<br />
short-term rates by considerably less.<br />
At the same time, lenders are<br />
trimming longer-term rates, which<br />
continues to feed expectations that<br />
we are at or near the top of the<br />
mortgage rate hiking cycle.<br />
We’re also seeing a market-wide<br />
recognition that the current stage of<br />
the residential real estate calendar<br />
offers the last chance to sell before<br />
winter weather truly sets in, which<br />
will be followed by disruption to the<br />
market during October’s general<br />
election.<br />
As we plan for the months ahead, Ray<br />
White’s residential sales experts are<br />
looking beyond seasonal expectations<br />
and delving into regional sales data<br />
to identify the trends and market<br />
movements that will help you to make<br />
the best and most informed decisions<br />
regarding the sale or purchase of your<br />
next home.<br />
Opportunities are increasing in<br />
abundance, and we encourage those<br />
considering their options to seek<br />
qualified advice from their local Ray<br />
White professional so that we may<br />
help you to realise your housing<br />
aspirations.<br />
Sell with Confidence with Auction - Why Wait?<br />
We believe that auctions are a great<br />
way to sell your home in any market,<br />
and to back this we have made listing<br />
your home for auction in <strong>2023</strong> so easy<br />
you can’t say no!<br />
For all of <strong>2023</strong>, auctioneers fees<br />
are being subsidised by Ray White<br />
Papanui to $250, a saving of hundreds<br />
of dollars! Normally $600 or more for<br />
other brands.<br />
Our auctions will be held on<br />
Wednesday’s from 5.30pm, to make<br />
them easier to attend and meaning<br />
less disruption to work commitments.<br />
Feature Properties<br />
Contact our team today to discuss listing your home for Auction.<br />
Maria Paterson<br />
Licensee<br />
Salesperson<br />
027 543 4689<br />
Vanessa Golightly<br />
Business Owner<br />
and Licensee Agent<br />
Ray White Papanui<br />
027 664 9292<br />
28 O’Leary Street, Hoon Hay<br />
Vanessa Golightly and Maria Paterson<br />
Just Sold<br />
<strong>18</strong>4 Dunns Crossing Road, Rolleston<br />
Vanessa Golightly and Maria Paterson<br />
16b Champion Street, Edgeware<br />
Phil Mac<br />
Eneka Burroughs<br />
Licensee<br />
Salesperson<br />
021 117 0380<br />
Tracy Thomson<br />
Licensee<br />
Salesperson<br />
027 440 3035<br />
Phil Mac<br />
Licensee<br />
Salesperson<br />
021 057 6489<br />
77 Burwood Road, Burwood<br />
Tracy Thomson and Eneka Burroughs<br />
113a Totara Street, Riccarton<br />
Maria Paterson and Vanessa Golightly<br />
325 Hills Road, Mairehau<br />
Tracy Thomson and Eneka Burroughs<br />
2/<strong>18</strong>0 Hawthornden Rd, Avonhead<br />
Tracy Thomson and Eneka Burroughs<br />
Bron Poole<br />
Licensee<br />
Salesperson<br />
021 947 056