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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, <strong>2023</strong><br />

• By Jaime Cunningham<br />

ST THOMAS of Canterbury<br />

College completed a dream New<br />

Zealand secondary schools rugby<br />

league campaign by claiming the<br />

national title in their first-ever<br />

finals appearance on Saturday.<br />

They beat St Paul’s College<br />

(Auckland) 12-6 in a thrilling<br />

final to go through the three-day<br />

tournament unbeaten.<br />

It was also the first time a<br />

school outside of Auckland had<br />

lifted the trophy since 2000.<br />

• Turn to page 9<br />

www.starnews.co.nz<br />

PHOTOS:<br />

NEW ZEALAND<br />

RUGBY LEAGUE<br />

St Thomas’<br />

now in the<br />

big league<br />

Specialist<br />

pool gets<br />

$400k<br />

grant<br />

COMMUNITY organisations<br />

have been working hard to<br />

fundraise for the Matatiki<br />

Hornby Centre hydrotherapy<br />

pool and they have now been<br />

given a helping hand.<br />

The New Zealand<br />

Community Trust has donated<br />

a grant of $400,000 for the pool<br />

which is set to open alongside<br />

a library and customer service<br />

hub, an aquatic centre<br />

with a lane pool, spa pool,<br />

toddlers’ wet play area and<br />

learn-to-swim pool set to early<br />

next year.<br />

The city council agreed to<br />

provide $2.5 million for the<br />

hydrotherapy<br />

pool, with the<br />

balance of $1.4<br />

million<br />

currently being<br />

raised by the<br />

Hornby Rotary<br />

Club and the Marc Duff<br />

Greater Hornby<br />

Residents<br />

Association.<br />

Association head of special<br />

projects Marc Duff said they<br />

applied for the grant to help<br />

them bring the benefits of<br />

hydrotherapy to Hornby.<br />

“We’re absolutely thrilled with<br />

the generous grant we received.<br />

It has really put a buzz in the<br />

community,” he said.<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

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what’s on<br />

this week<br />

JP Clinic<br />

Thursdays, 9.30am-12.30pm<br />

Hornby Library<br />

A Justice of the Peace is on site to take<br />

oaths, declarations, affidavits and<br />

affirmations; to witness signatures on<br />

documents and to certify document<br />

copies. The JP can also witness<br />

citizenship applications, sponsorship<br />

applications and rates rebate<br />

applications. There is no charge for<br />

this service. JP sessions are held in the<br />

community centre next to the library.<br />

Drop-in Session with Hornby<br />

Ward Councillor Mark Peters<br />

Thursday, 10am-noon<br />

Hornby Library<br />

Mark will be available at the Hornby<br />

Library most Thursday mornings<br />

between 10am and noon, with<br />

community board members Sarah<br />

Brunton or Henk Buunk substituting<br />

if Mark is unavailable. These sessions<br />

are for anyone wanting to discuss<br />

local issues or ask questions they may<br />

have about anything city council<br />

related. Contact Mark to make an<br />

appointment: 028 409 5615 or<br />

mark.peters@ccc.govt.nz<br />

Story Time<br />

Fridays, 10.30-11am<br />

Riccarton House and Bush<br />

Join us for story time in the historic<br />

morning room at Riccarton House.<br />

Bring your tamariki and a gold coin<br />

and enjoy local books, bubbles and<br />

English Conversation Club Thursday, 11am-noon, Upper Riccarton<br />

Library The Conversation Club is a relaxed drop in group where anyone is<br />

welcome to come and practice conversations in English. This is not a class,<br />

but an opportunity to talk with others in English and meet new people.<br />

Great for ESOL learners.<br />

fun. No bookings necessary. Aimed<br />

at pre-school children (older siblings<br />

welcome). Even better, purchase any<br />

large coffee and receive a free fluffy<br />

from our friends at The Quarters Cafe.<br />

From Paper to Pixel Exhibition<br />

Every day until Wednesday 16<br />

Te Hapua: Halswell Centre<br />

An exploration of the local history<br />

content that has been collected,<br />

digitised and made available online by<br />

Christchurch City Libraries over the<br />

past 20 years.<br />

Knit ‘n’ Yarn<br />

Thursday, 10am-noon – Upper<br />

Riccarton Library<br />

Thursdays and Saturdays, 1-3pm – Te<br />

Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />

Come along with your knitting,<br />

crochet or other craft project. Share<br />

skills and be inspired in our friendly,<br />

relaxing environment. All skills and<br />

skill levels are welcome in this social<br />

group.<br />

Zine Club<br />

Thursday, 3-4.15pm<br />

Upper Riccarton Library<br />

Learn about different zine-making<br />

techniques, meet other creators, and<br />

enjoy some arts and crafts. Whether<br />

you’re a poet, artist, photographer<br />

or none of the above – there’s a zine<br />

in you! Some collage resources will<br />

be provided, but we encourage you<br />

to bring along your preferred art<br />

medium or device if you have one.<br />

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Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong> 3<br />

DWELLING: The basic three-bedroom home on an 1123sq m section on Glenmore Ave, Casebrook, sold for $597,000.<br />

Bidding war for quake-damaged home<br />

• By Nikki Preston<br />

AN UNINSURED Casebrook<br />

home that needs earthquake<br />

repairs has sold under the<br />

hammer for $597,000, stunning<br />

both the trustees and agents.<br />

Half a dozen property traders<br />

battled it out for the threebedroom,<br />

one-bathroom home on<br />

Glenmore Ave at the Harcourts<br />

Gold auction, with the eventual<br />

sale price exceeding the property’s<br />

RV of $580,000.<br />

Harcourts Gold agent Debbie<br />

Soper said the auction was a<br />

“cracker”.<br />

“For an ‘as is, where is’ in Casebrook,<br />

which we all sort of saw as<br />

being in the $400,000s, $597,000<br />

was just nuts,” she said.<br />

The bidding opened at<br />

$220,000, but most had dropped<br />

out by the time it reached the high<br />

$400,000s, she said.<br />

The auctioneer announced the<br />

property as being on the market<br />

at $500,000 and, by the time the<br />

bidding reached $540,000, there<br />

were just two buyers left.<br />

“Two people were really, really<br />

fighting it out and trying to get rid<br />

of the other one, and they both<br />

just hung in there as long as they<br />

could and the underbidder just<br />

couldn’t.<br />

“It got to the stage where it just<br />

didn’t make sense,” said Soper.<br />

The property was located down<br />

a long shared driveway, making<br />

access to the large 1123sq m section<br />

tricky, she said.<br />

It was in “original and raw”<br />

condition and even the toilet seat<br />

was missing.<br />

Some wanted to do up the<br />

property and resell it, while<br />

others saw potential in developing<br />

the land or adding a second<br />

dwelling. One bidder only<br />

viewed the property minutes<br />

before the auction and entered<br />

the room just as the bidding<br />

kicked off.<br />

“Not everybody wanted to<br />

develop that section either, most<br />

people were looking to repair the<br />

house, update it, and put it back<br />

on the market.<br />

“But the margin will be pretty<br />

slim to do that at that level, so<br />

you’ve got to make the section<br />

work really.”<br />

The trustees who put the<br />

property on the market after the<br />

elderly owner moved into a rest<br />

home three months ago were at<br />

the auction.<br />

Said Soper: “The trustees could<br />

tell this was insane . . . they held<br />

their poker faces really well.”<br />

She said the sale price was<br />

higher than recent sales on<br />

nearby Farrington Ave, where repaired<br />

properties in better condition<br />

and zoned for the desirable<br />

Burnside High School have gone<br />

for prices in the mid-$500,000s.<br />

A three-bedroom, onebathroom<br />

home with only<br />

an “as is, where is” garage<br />

on Farrington Ave sold for<br />

$565,000 in February, while a<br />

neighbouring property on the<br />

same street, which had been<br />

repaired, went for $550,000 in<br />

June. She said “as is, where is”<br />

properties “go really well” and<br />

the market overall is gaining<br />

momentum on the back of a<br />

steady winter.<br />

“I said to someone: ‘They are<br />

always selling for as much as<br />

the repaired properties at the<br />

moment. But it depends on what<br />

it is and where it is as well’.<br />

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Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong> 5<br />

Hornby hydrotherapy pool underway<br />

• From page 1<br />

The trust’s national grants<br />

manager Ben Hodges said the<br />

community were crying out for<br />

a hydrotherapy<br />

pool, so it was<br />

an easy decision<br />

for them to<br />

partner with<br />

the city council<br />

to help make it<br />

happen.<br />

“We are<br />

Ben Hodges<br />

about providing<br />

as many people as possible<br />

with uplifting opportunities to<br />

participate in sport and active<br />

recreation. The hydrotherapy<br />

pool means even more people<br />

will be able to enjoy the fun<br />

and therapeutic benefits of this<br />

aquatic facility,” he said.<br />

Hornby Rotary Club president<br />

Paul Burns said bringing a<br />

hydrotherapy pool to the centre<br />

will have a huge impact on a lot<br />

of people in the community and<br />

surrounding areas.<br />

“Hydrotherapy<br />

pools are great<br />

for people with<br />

aches and pains<br />

or recovering<br />

from injuries,”<br />

he said.<br />

Burns said<br />

it is also a<br />

Paul Burns<br />

good option<br />

for beginner<br />

swimmers and anyone who just<br />

wants to relax in a warm water<br />

environment.<br />

“Rotary’s focus is to help<br />

support the needs of our local<br />

community and the trust grant<br />

has had a significant impact on<br />

completing this project.”<br />

Hydrotherapy involves the<br />

use of warm water for pain<br />

relief, relaxation and a range<br />

of treatments. The water<br />

temperature is usually between<br />

33-36°C, warmer than swimming<br />

pools which are typically kept at<br />

26-28°C.<br />

Hornby resident Angela<br />

Swinney said she is excited about<br />

using the pool after having had a<br />

recent heart attack.<br />

“The pool will enable me to<br />

do gentle exercise in a safe and<br />

supervised setting. I’m very<br />

proud of the greater Hornby<br />

community for all the hard<br />

mahi it put into making the<br />

hydrotherapy pool happen,” she<br />

said.<br />

Around the site, the brick<br />

work for the pool changing<br />

rooms and plant room have been<br />

progressing steadily and will be<br />

completed in the next few weeks.<br />

Currently the city council<br />

team are working on procuring<br />

furniture like couches, desks and<br />

chairs for the library and other<br />

gear for the site.<br />

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Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong><br />

Biggest fashion show yet at Hub<br />

• By Briar Allen<br />

THE ANNUAL Hub Hornby<br />

fashion show is set to be the<br />

biggest yet.<br />

Senior centre manager Jason<br />

Marsden said the fashion show,<br />

which was first held in 2019,<br />

will feature 13 runways and 119<br />

models, compared to about 70<br />

models last year.<br />

“It is massive this year. It has<br />

just grown and grown and gotten<br />

bigger every year,” he said.<br />

The show on <strong>September</strong> 14 will<br />

starts at 7pm and will be free to<br />

attend. About 200 VIP tickets<br />

are available which include a seat<br />

and goodie bag.<br />

Marsden said the whole<br />

community, from young people<br />

to seniors, will be represented on<br />

stage.<br />

“It not only features spring<br />

and summer fashion for the<br />

upcoming season from our<br />

fashion retailers, but the models<br />

are drawn from staff, friends,<br />

family and customers.<br />

“It represents and supports<br />

diversity, as well as the<br />

community we serve.”<br />

He said the show aims to get<br />

the community talking about it<br />

and wanting to come along.<br />

“There is such a positive energy<br />

with the fashion show that you<br />

do not get at traditional runway<br />

shows.<br />

“For us it is about recognising<br />

and celebrating people in our<br />

community who do so much for<br />

others.”<br />

The Hub also called for people<br />

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Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong><br />

A communal garden<br />

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Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong> 9<br />

St Thomas’ dominate<br />

national schools squad<br />

• From page 1<br />

A large number of St Thomas’ supporters<br />

were on the sidelines for their second clash<br />

against St Paul’s of the tournament at<br />

Bruce Pulman Park, Auckland.<br />

St Thomas’ were first to score in the<br />

final, and followed it up with another try<br />

shortly after.<br />

Despite trailing early, St Paul’s managed<br />

to dot down for one of their own before the<br />

halftime break to close the gap to 10-6.<br />

A hard-fought battle followed in the<br />

second half, with both sides unable to<br />

score due to some impressive defence.<br />

However, St Thomas’ extended their lead<br />

with a penalty kick after a high tackle by<br />

St Paul’s.<br />

The two points would go on to be the<br />

only points added to the halftime score,<br />

and enough for St Thomas’ to claim the<br />

national title for the first time.<br />

St Thomas’ had only managed to make<br />

the semi-finals twice before this year, but<br />

never the final.<br />

But in <strong>2023</strong>, St Thomas’ form was<br />

evident not only in their results but also<br />

their dominance in the national secondary<br />

schools squad selected following the<br />

tournament.<br />

The school boasts nine players in the<br />

19-strong squad set to play in a fixture<br />

against the NZ Clubs squad on Labour<br />

weekend next month.<br />

Haeata Community Campus was the<br />

only other Christchurch school in any<br />

of the four tournaments last week. They<br />

finished 11th in the boys’ championship<br />

grade.<br />

National secondary schools<br />

boys squad<br />

Sio Kali – St. Paul’s College<br />

Maretino Kaloudau – St. Thomas<br />

of Canterbury College<br />

Sheldon Heywood – St. Thomas<br />

of Canterbury College<br />

Jackson Stewart – St. Thomas of<br />

Canterbury College<br />

Malakai Cama – Rotorua Boys’<br />

High School<br />

Quiann Feterikamafoe – St. Paul’s<br />

College<br />

Meihana Pullen – St. Thomas of<br />

Canterbury College<br />

Malakai Filippo – St. Paul’s College<br />

Noah Harmer Campbell – St.<br />

Thomas of Canterbury College<br />

Jason Salalilo – St. Thomas of<br />

Canterbury College<br />

Tepatasi Laumalila – De La Salle<br />

College<br />

Mikaele Ilaiu – Rotorua Boys’ High<br />

School<br />

Junior Sikuvea – De La Salle College<br />

Sosaia Latu – Otahuhu College<br />

Kalani P. Donaldson – De La Salle<br />

College<br />

Jeriko Fillipi Talisau – St. Paul’s<br />

College<br />

Zeke Faga-Iti – St Thomas of Canterbury<br />

College<br />

Ezikele Paulo – St. Thomas of<br />

Canterbury College<br />

Lenox Tuiloma – St. Thomas of<br />

Canterbury College<br />

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TOUGH: St Thomas' beat St Paul's College (Auckland) 12-6 in a thrilling<br />

final at Bruce Pulman Park in Auckland on Saturday.


10<br />

Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong><br />

St Margaret’s qualify for nationals<br />

after South Island schools final<br />

FOCUS: St Margaret’s centre Ellese Haigh keeps her eyes on<br />

the target in their 51-27 win over Otago Girls’ High.<br />

• By Jaime Cunningham<br />

AN EXTRA-TIME thriller saw<br />

St Margaret’s College go down<br />

to Columba College in the<br />

South Island secondary schools<br />

netball final.<br />

St Margaret’s had a dominant<br />

tournament in Invercargill<br />

and have now qualified for<br />

the New Zealand secondary<br />

schools tournament in<br />

Auckland, which starts on<br />

October 3, after the 30-28<br />

loss. Christchurch Girls’ High<br />

(third), St Andrew’s College<br />

(fourth) and Villa Maria<br />

College (fifth) also clinched<br />

spots at next month’s New<br />

Zealand tournament by<br />

finishing in the top five.<br />

But for St Margaret’s, who<br />

were last year’s national<br />

finalists, the final loss was<br />

a disappointing end to the<br />

tournament.<br />

They recorded an impressive<br />

3<strong>07</strong> goals across their first six<br />

games while conceding just 133.<br />

St Margaret’s met rivals St<br />

Andrew’s in their third playoff<br />

match in two weeks in the<br />

semi-final, which the red-andwhites<br />

won 43-31.<br />

St Margaret’s looked like<br />

winning the final last Thursday<br />

after taking a 13-5 lead in the<br />

first quarter. Goal attack Ivy<br />

Brown was a standout, injecting<br />

energy on attack and defence in<br />

the first half.<br />

Despite a number of<br />

opportunities for Columba, St<br />

Margaret’s managed to hold on<br />

to a 19-14 lead at halftime.<br />

Clean intercepts gained<br />

them plenty of turnovers on<br />

defence, but unforced errors<br />

saw St Margaret’s take 2min to<br />

get their first goal of the third<br />

period.<br />

St Margaret’s had possibly<br />

their lowest quarter score of the<br />

season with just six goals.<br />

But for much of the final<br />

quarter, St Margaret’s held onto<br />

their slim lead.<br />

Then Columba soared to a<br />

28-27 lead with 36sec to go on<br />

the clock. St Margaret’s were<br />

able to keep their cool, with<br />

Brown netting a goal to even<br />

the match. But it wasn’t to be<br />

for St Margaret’s in extra-time.<br />

They were unable to add to<br />

their score, while Columba<br />

went in front by two for the first<br />

time in the game.<br />

Meanwhile, CGHS faced St<br />

Andrew’s to decide third place.<br />

CGHS were reeling from a<br />

44-17 loss to Columba, and<br />

came out firing to finish third<br />

with a 35-30 win. The last<br />

spot at nationals went to Villa<br />

Maria, who beat Southland<br />

Girls’ 33-32 in a thrilling<br />

fifth place playoff. The four<br />

Christchurch sides now turn<br />

their focus to the national<br />

tournament at Trust Arena,<br />

Auckland, which starts on<br />

October 3.<br />

FINAL PLACINGS:<br />

A grade:<br />

2nd St Margaret’s<br />

College<br />

3rd Christchurch Girls’<br />

High<br />

4th St Andrew’s College<br />

5th Villa Maria College<br />

9th Cashmere High<br />

17th Rangi Ruru Girls’<br />

School<br />

18th Rangiora High<br />

26th Marian College<br />

32nd Burnside High<br />

B grade:<br />

1st Rolleston College<br />

2nd Darfield High<br />

3rd Avonside Girls’ High<br />

11th Lincoln High<br />

12th Hillmorton High<br />

15th Middleton Grange<br />

17th Riccarton High<br />

27th Ellesmere College<br />

•For the full results go<br />

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Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong><br />

Back-to-back basketball titles<br />

• By Jaime Cunningham<br />

ST ANDREW’S College’s<br />

senior A girls basketball team<br />

have qualified for next month’s<br />

nationals after winning back-toback<br />

AA premier schools South<br />

Island titles.<br />

They met rivals Rangiora<br />

High in the final of the threeday<br />

tournament at Dunedin,<br />

winning 73-54. It came a week<br />

after the two teams faced off in<br />

the Canterbury secondary<br />

schools final – which St Andrew’s<br />

also won.<br />

Year 13 student Lauren<br />

Whittaker was once again<br />

immense for St Andrew’s in a<br />

final, scoring 20 points.<br />

St Andrew’s progressed to the<br />

South Island final after dominant<br />

wins over Nayland College<br />

(90-22) and Avonside Girls’<br />

High (85-33) in pool play. They<br />

beat Columba College 75-58 in<br />

the quarter-final before beating<br />

Kaiapoi High 82-41 in their<br />

semi-final.<br />

St Margaret’s College also<br />

secured a spot at nationals,<br />

which takes place in Palmerston<br />

North from <strong>September</strong> 25-30,<br />

after finishing third. They beat<br />

Kaiapoi 82-64 in the third-place<br />

playoff following a 65-48 loss to<br />

Rangiora.<br />

Christchurch Girls’ High lost<br />

83-66 to Columba in the playoff<br />

for fifth, but sixth-place nabbed<br />

them a spot at nationals.<br />

In the boys’ tournament,<br />

SHOT: St Andrew’s College successfully defended their South Island girls’ basketball title<br />

at the AA schools tournament in Dunedin last week. ​<br />

Christ’s College came up short<br />

in the final against Waimea<br />

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THe Clearwater golfer’s first<br />

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This will be an informal event where we will run a very<br />

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12<br />

Thursday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2023</strong><br />

MEET THE Volkswagen<br />

Amarok, the German sibling of<br />

the latest Ford Ranger and an<br />

interesting alternative to one of<br />

our best selling Utes.<br />

This model-sharing arrangement<br />

between two of the heavy<br />

hitters of the car world, one hailing<br />

from North America and the<br />

other Europe, is an interesting<br />

alliance and precursor to other<br />

models expected to spawn.<br />

Unlike the current all conquering<br />

third generation Ranger<br />

current armed with something<br />

for everyone; a 15 strong line-up,<br />

comprising 2WD and 4WD versions,<br />

and the choice of single,<br />

super, and double cab body<br />

styles. By contrast the Amarok<br />

is more of niche market dabbler<br />

operating off the back of a modest<br />

four-model line-up, all double<br />

cabs and 4WD. Prices start at<br />

$65,000 for the Life and peak<br />

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Even the price leading $65,000<br />

Life is an attractive package,<br />

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Volkswagen camp around the<br />

$75,000 Style with a 2.0L 154kW<br />

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Amarok owners in the form of<br />

a standard across-the-range tow<br />

bar.<br />

The high spec $88,000 Amarok<br />

Pan Americana being reviewed<br />

here has a stronger off road bias.<br />

Incorporating<br />

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If you need a large combative and<br />

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The Pan Americana packs<br />

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The well-appointed and finished<br />

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improvement is the amount of<br />

additional rear leg and headroom.<br />

There’s a classy, modern<br />

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the Volkswagen an important<br />

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The way this sizeable Ute glides<br />

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balance is a credit to the team<br />

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Ride comfort is outstanding both<br />

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During my limited and less than<br />

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to show off its formidable 4WD<br />

abilities. This is a more than worthy<br />

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Amarok. It’s a huge step forward,<br />

thanks to Ford.<br />

Rating out of 10: Performance 8, Handling 8, Build<br />

Quality 7, Comfort 7, Passenger and Load Space 8, Avg<br />

consumption on road test 11.6L/100km, Value for money 7,<br />

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T M N<br />

12 13<br />

14 15 16 17 18<br />

words of three or more letters,<br />

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word. pig, PIGEON, pin, pine, ping, pion, poi, pone, pong.<br />

Good 10 Very Good 14 Excellent 19<br />

19 20 21<br />

22 23 24 25 26<br />

27 28<br />

29<br />

Across<br />

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22. Outdated (7)<br />

25. Breathe (7)<br />

27. Appalled (9)<br />

28. Farewell (Spanish) (5)<br />

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Down<br />

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21. Fold (6)<br />

23. Freight (5)<br />

24. Scale (5)<br />

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21. Crease, 23. Cargo, 24.<br />

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