Pegasus Post: September 14, 2023

Reuben 

Davidson 

for Christchurch East 

connecting you with your neighbourhood 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 

www.starnews.co.nz 

Rogue `baiters cause 

problems in red zone 

PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD/NZ HERALD 

FRUSTRATING: Rule-abiding whitebaiters are frustrated by what is happening in the red zone. 

• By Emily Ansell 

SOME whitebaiters are 

knocking down fences and 

camping illegally in the red 

zone, frustrating authorities 

and law-abiding fishers. 

Two weeks into the new 

season, the city council has 

been dealing with whitebaiters 

forcing entry and parking up 

illegally along the Ōtākaro 

Avon River in tents and selfcontained 

buses. 

Two fences were broken at 

Locksley Ave and River Rd in 

the first few days. 

Dallington Residents 

Association chairwoman Bebe 

Frayle said the area already had 

a problem with unauthorised 

vehicles “hooning round” in the 

red zone, which she says invites 

more trouble. 

“People see that there are 

people in there over the fences, 

and then it just encourages 

other people to do it as well. 

“It creates a bit of a free-forall, 

which is not great.” 

One whitebaiter, who doesn’t 

want to be named, said this is 

the kind of behaviour that gives 

the rest of them a bad rap. 

He said the rules are there 

for a reason and wants other 

whitebaiters to be fair about it. 

“Breaking down fences and 

setting up full-on campsites is a 

step too far. 

“And it annoys the rest of us. 

That’s where fights between 

whitebaiters start, and again 

that just makes us look bad.” 

• Turn to page 7 

Authorised by Rob Salmond, 

187 Featherston Street, Wellington. 

New 

Brighton 

library 

to close 

for seven 

weeks 

IMPROVEMENTS to the beach 

front library in New Brighton will 

mean the facility is to be closed 

from September 24 - November 

13. 

The refurbishment includes 

layout changes, flooring repairs 

and internal painting, as well as 

soft furniture updates, window 

treatments and a renovation of 

the bathroom in the foyer of the 

building. 

The city council is not planning 

to install temporary library 

facilities in the area and is instead 

encouraging library users to 

visit Parklands Library, where all 

items previously on hold in New 

Brighton will be redirected. 

The seven-week refurbishment 

won’t impact the on-site cafe, 

Salt on the Pier, although visitors 

will not be able to enter via the 

main library foyer, a city council 

spokesperson said. 

Once the refurbishments are under 

way, all items in New Brighton 

Library will be unavailable to the 

library network and library staff 

will be temporarily reassigned to 

other council libraries. 

All library events have been 

cancelled for the duration of 

the closure and weekly sessions 

will restart after the renovations 

are completed. 

Hon Poto WILLIAMS 

MP for Christchurch East 

For information and advice: 

P 03 382 0288 

E poto.williams.mp@parliament.govt.nz 

Electorate office: 

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what’s on 

this week 

Book Discussion Group 

Thursday, 10am-noon 

New Brighton Library 

For those who love reading and want 

to share in discussion with other 

friendly book lovers. The library 

subscribes to the Book Discussion 

Scheme so there is a cost involved. 

Every second Thursday of the month. 

Places are limited so please phone 

or email New Brighton Library to 

enquire about availability and cost. 

Wa Pepi: Babytimes 

Thursdays, 10.30-11am 

Shirley Library 

Meet others in the community 

and join our relaxed, fun group 

for interactive songs, rhymes, and 

books that will delight and develop 

your baby or toddler. All whānau 

and caregivers welcome. Free, no 

bookings required. 

Minecraft Club 

Thursdays, 3.30-4.30pm 

Aranui Library 

Build your own virtual world and 

navigate the ever-changing Minecraft 

landscape with fellow gamers. To 

really enjoy this game, you will need 

a basic understanding of Minecraft. 

Aimed at ages 8-13, bookings 

required, free activity. 

Paper Making, Friday, 4-6pm at New Brighton Library. Ever wanted to 

make your own paper? Come along to our free workshop and learn how. 

Suitable for all ages, supervision is required. Please book online at https:// 

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Afterschool Activity Zone 


Linwood Library 

Come and have fun at the library 

with our afterschool activity zone. 

Join us for a variety of activities including 

technology, crafts and games 

in a fun learning environment. All 

whānau welcome. Free, no bookings 

required. 

Seaside Market 

Saturday, 10am-2pm 

New Brighton Mall 

Enjoy the warm atmosphere of the 

New Brighton Market, with live 

entertainment, food, stalls and 

activities for tamariki, such as free 

face painting. Take a stroll along the 

beach, visit the beachside playground 

or have a drink nearby. 

Wa Korero: Storytimes 

Thursdays, 10.30-11am 

Parklands Library 

Meet others in our community when 

you and your preschooler join us 

for a fun variety of stories, songs 

and rhymes which foster children’s 

literacy. All whānau and caregivers 

welcome. 

Me Korero Tatou 


Shirley Library 

Let’s speak and build our te reo 

Māori skills together! Join us for a 

friendly kōrero, share your learning 

and learn from others. Everyone is 

welcome, at any stage of your te reo 

Māori journey. 

Rummikub Club 

Thursdays, 10am-noon 

Linwood Library 

Come and join us in a game of 

Rummikub, a tile-based game for two 

to four players, combines elements of 

the card game rummy and mahjong. 

Free, no bookings required. 

New look Valentines open now 

Hornby restaurant offers more choices and familiar favourites 

Thousands of Christchurch families will 

have fond memories of enjoying the tasty 

food and friendly vibe of Valentines buffet 

restaurant, which was located for many 

years in the central city. 

A New Zealand-wide franchise 

operation, the business went through many 

changes over the years, then with new 

owners taking over the company six years 

ago, it gained a new momentum. 

A third franchise was set up in Auckland, 

its Rotorua restaurant reopened, and in July 

2019, Valentines Christchurch opened at a 

new location – Chalmers Street, Hornby. 

As company director Ron Lal explains, 

Valentines has a rich history in Kiwi culture 

and they wanted to retain that feeling of 

nostalgia, but with some new concepts 

added to the mix. 

“We wanted to offer our customers a new 

experience that’s up with the times, and 

with a modern twist on hospitality. 

“Customers have a lot more choice of 

food now,” he says, “for example you can 

choose your own meat, which will be 

cooked individually for you. We offer a big 

selection of dishes, seafood and desserts, 

and of course there are the familiar 

favourites that the children love, like the 

chocolate fountain and an endless supply of 

ice-cream. 

“We want to wow the customers and 

at the same time we want to create that 

nostalgic Valentines feel.” 

The Valentines tradition of a free meal 

for a customer on their birthday has been 

upgraded to a celebratory birthday treat 

and, of course, with the famous birthday 

song being sung by staff, too. Families are 

also invited to take advantage of the school 

holiday special from time to time. During 

the holidays, one child under the age of 

eight gets a free lunch if accompanied by a 

full paying adult. (T’s & C’s apply.) 

Valentines has always been seen as a 

100 per cent family restaurant, a tradition 

that the new Valentines team is keen to 

continue, but Valentines is also a restaurant 

for everyone, from families to couples, 

to friends getting together to celebrate a 

special occasion. 

Situated in the heart of the Hornby 

shopping precinct, not only is Valentines 

the ideal place for people from the Hornby 

community to enjoy tasty food and a warm, 

friendly vibe, it also employs local staff, 

who are treated well and therefore enjoy 

working there and giving their customers 

the best possible service. 

Valentines is open seven days a week, 

from 10am till late. Outside the buffet 

times they also do the popular Valentines 

Shareboxes, which offer a range of 

amazing dishes. 

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Thursday September 14 2023 3 

$120k ‘discount’ on retro house 

• By Nikki Preston 

A RETRO home with red 

and orange zig-zag carpet 

rescued from the Tivoli Theatre 

Cathedral Square in the 

mid-1990s has sold under the 

hammer for $460,000 – $120,000 

below its RV. 

Just one person bid on the 

three-bedroom, two-bathroom 

home on Coopers Rd, Burwood. 

The auction paused at 

$400,000 leaving the owner and 

buyer to negotiate a sale behind 

closed doors. But after almost 

half an hour later the 1960s 

property was announced on the 

market and sold for $460,000. 

The property, which had been 

marketed as being “budgetfriendly”, 

was bought by a 

woman for her family. 

Bayleys listing agent Angela 

Webb said the mother and 

daughter planned to live in it and 

slowly renovate it, she said. 

“They loved the property and 

are really looking forward to 

moving in,” she said. 

The size of both the home and 

the section, as well as the price, 

had been big drawcards, Webb 

said. 

“It’s become harder and harder 

to buy affordable properties in 

Christchurch. That price bracket 

is getting quite swamped out; 

there’s a lot of first-home buyers 

shopping.” 

ART DECO: The carpet was taken from the Tivoli theatre and transported to 58 Coopers 

Rd over 30 years ago. 

When asked about the unusual 

carpet, Webb said: “It’s nothing 

like I have ever seen.” 

Three people had registered 

for the Coopers Rd auction 

including two home buyers and 

one property trader. 

The previous owner had 

owned the rental property for 

almost three decades and said 

she had decided to sell because of 

the rising costs facing landlords. 

She was happy with the result 

and pleased to be able to move 

on and look for new investments, 

HISTORIC: The 

Tivoli Theatre 

closed in 1994. 

Webb said. 

The property was described as 

an affordable project and it had 

an original kitchen along with 

the carpet reclaimed from the 

Tivoli Theatre when it closed in 

the 1990s. 

Long-term tenants of the 

property previously embraced 

the home’s art deco vibe and 

created a different 1950s theme 

in every room complete with tea 

trolleys and old ashtrays. 

“They used to have real tours 

through the house showing all 

the stuff. They were there for 

years and years . . . it was quite 

remarkable what they had in 

there,” the previous owner said. 

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Andrew Bagshaw was many things - a genius-level geneticist, keen cricketer and 

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Lions Club roars through 60 

years as pride of the east 

The Lions 

Club of 

New 

Brighton is 

celebrating 

its 60th 

anniversary 

this 

month. Club president 

Alastair Rankin reports 

THE LIONS Club of New 

Brighton was chartered 

September 9, 1963, sponsored 

by Christchurch Host Lions 

Club and sworn in by the Lions 

District Governor, Sedley Wells. 

There were 28 ‘charter members’, 

all of whom came from the local 

area. They were from a cross 

section of businesses and New 

Brighton society. The members 

were petrol station proprietors, 

painters, chemists, cabinet 

makers, French polishers and 

other professional or trades 

folk. They all had one thing in 

common, a desire to serve their 

community. 

To serve their communities, 

Lions clubs do projects, either 

to raise funds or help someone 

in need. All funds raised must 

go back into the community by 

donating money or donating 

equipment. These projects 

usually support the international 

causes of diabetes, vision, 

childhood cancer, hunger, 

and the environment, as well 

as disaster relief and youth 

activities. 

In the early days of our history, 

Burwood Hospital was getting 

established as the New Zealand 

Burns Unit and the New Zealand 

Spinal Unit. Much of our fundraising 

efforts were for special 

beds and Roho mattresses. The 

Lions Club of New Brighton 

also got the hospital bowling 

green installed to assist with 

rehabilitation. 

In the 1970s our member 

Frank Mitchell QSM became 

district governor for Canterbury, 

Marlborough, Nelson and the 

West Coast. Frank worked 

tirelessly over five years to 

establish Camp Quality in New 

Zealand, an annual camp of 

fun and adventure for children 

with cancer. The club is still 

very much involved with Camp 

Quality today. 

One of our members, local 

pharmacist Roger Hunt, worked 

with our Lions District Cabinet 

and the Christchurch Health 

Board to set up a heart unit at 

Christchurch Hospital. It took 

six years but we got there in the 

end. 

During this period, two of our 

members were local business 

owners and they were the 

driving forces behind the New 

Brighton Pier project. The club 

ran charity gala events to raise 

huge sums of money for the 

project. 

One of the most outstanding 

projects was the annual harness 

racing on the beach from South 

Brighton Surf Club to the finish 

line opposite the Whale Pool. 

This was the first weekend of 

Cup and Show Week that drew 

massive crowds and raised 

very large sums of money 

to be donated back into the 

community. Several of the local 

schools were equipped with 

computers from those funds. 

Immediately after the 

earthquakes, the Lions Clubs 

International Foundation in 

Chicago, United States, donated 

$10,00 to the recovery fund to 

be used where needed most. 

Along with that, our club 

provided working teams and free 

barbecues to those in need. 

Likewise we provided free 

barbecues for the Covid-19 Super 

Vax Saturday. 

It isn’t all about fundraising, 

sometimes we help people by 

doing projects like stacking their 

firewood or rotary hoeing their 

garden. 

For several years now, we have 

given our time freely to traffic 

marshalling at Children’s Day 

and the Coast to Coast, and we 

LIFT: One of the Lions Club 

of New Brighton’s biggest 

fundraising projects 

involved selling and 

delivering peastraw and 

compost. 

Below – The club held a 

barbecue for the Covid-19 

Super Vax Saturday. 

annually provide a water stand at 

the City2Surf fun run. 

More recently the club has 

worked very closely with the 

New Brighton Project on events 

such as Spring Gala, Kite Day 

and the I Love Brighton festival, 

as well as providing funding and 

manpower for the New Brighton 

Christmas Parade. 

Our big project for the last 

three years has been selling 

and delivering peastraw and 

compost, which we will be 

doing on September 23. As this 

is International Cancer Month 

the bulk of our proceeds will be 

going towards that. 

We are currently assisting two 

girls from Avonside Girls High 

School to attend a voyage on 

the Spirit of Adventure for 10 

days, and another young lady to 

attend a course at the Outward 

Bound School at Anakiwa in 

Marlborough. 

For the environment we are 

assisting a young chap with his 

community garden project by 

providing materials and some 

financial support. 

The Lions Club of 

New Brighton are the 

guarantors for his lease with the 

city council. 

Next month is Diabetes 

Month, including the Lions 

International project ‘Lap the 

Map’ – a walk for diabetes, so 

we will be counting the number 

of people who walk the pier on a 

Saturday to add their paces to the 

global map. A huge industrial 

foundation is backing this with a 

donation. 

To celebrate its 60th 

anniversary, the Lions Club 

of New Brighton held a 

cocktail party attended by the 

international president, Dr 

Patti Hill, from Edmonton, 

Canada. President Patti and 

myself (president Alastair) 

awarded Lion Don MacKay with 

a Melvin Jones Fellowship (the 

second highest Lions award) and 

inducted one new member, then 

cut the cake. 

Our goal for the near future 

is to raise the membership by 

five members by the end of June 

2026. All you need to become 

a Lion is a desire to serve your 

community. 

Where there’s a need there’s a 

Lion. 

Matt Stock 

National Party Candidate 

for Christchurch East 

Authorised by Matt Stock, 2/142 Ferry Rd, Christchurch


Call for Girl Guides volunteers 

• By Briar Allen 

A LACK of volunteer leaders is 

affecting the number of girls who 

can participate in Girl Guides. 

Girl Guides New Zealand 

volunteer and programme team 

leader Belinda Turnbull said 

they have seen a drop of girls 

enrolling in Girl Guides because 

there has been no real marketing 

or push to get more girls to join 

the programme. 

“The reason for that is because 

we cannot offer everyone the 

positive experience we know we 

can until we get more volunteer 

leaders, as we want to be able 

to provide a positive and safe 

experience for both our leaders 

and our girls,” she said. 

Turnbull said the drop in 

volunteers is due to people’s lives 

changing as well as the economy. 

“People’s lives change, the 

shortage of leaders at the 

Northcote unit is due to one 

just having a baby, another has 

moved overseas and the other 

found it overwhelming with 

work, study and volunteering. 

“But volunteers from other 

units have rallied together to 

support Northcote while we 

recruit new volunteers and 

train them. They have all been 

working together as a team to 

create an experience for the 

girls.” 

She said the economy is a bit of 

a problem, with most households 

GUIDING: Girl Guiding New Zealand is wanting more adult volunteers to help lead their 

Guide units. 

unable to live off of one income. 

“Both parents are usually 

working and between work 

and raising their own kids, 

most people don’t have time to 

volunteer.” 

Turnbull said volunteering 

is a great way to give back and 

make new connections and 

friendships. 

“Part of it is also raising our 

next generation of girls to be 

confident and adventurous. 

Volunteers can also gain 

development and training 

qualifications and first aid from 

volunteering.” 

Local coordinator and regional 

hub coordinator Lisa Milroy has 

been volunteering for the past 

decade and said she grew up 

guiding. 

“Guiding has been my life 

since I was six years old. I started 

in Pippin and Brownie units in 

South Waikato as a fresh leader, 

I then shifted to Rotorua to start 

my nursing training, and ran 

a unit there for a year, before 

having to step back to focus on 

placements. This was such a hard 

decision,” she said. 

Milroy said she then moved up 

to Auckland and found the local 

coordinator role perfect and was 

in the role for just under a year. 

“Then the decision to move 

to Christchurch relocated me 

once more. I stepped straight 

into being the local coordinator 

down here in April last year, and 

then applied for the regional hub 

coordinator position.” 

She said she truly believes 

volunteering changes you 

and that giving back to the 

community is one of the greatest 

things you can do with your 

time. 

“I may not donate hundreds 

or thousands, but the time I 

give, I reap rewards. This is my 

space away from home to enjoy 

being a woman, enjoy seeing 

girls gain skills and grow in their 

confidence, and see leaders make 

connections, in a world where 

that isn’t always easy.” 

Milroy said Guides is a 

unique opportunity for girls to 

reach their potential and have 

a safe place to explore, grow 

their confidence, find their 

passions, discover things that 

are important to them, and learn 

and exercise responsibility. 

“Girls learn better without 

having to compete with boys, 

and guiding provides exactly 

that. In my time as a member I 

abseiled, learned to use a bow 

and arrow, shoot a BB gun, and 

sea kayak. Now I aim for leaders 

to get the same experience.” 

• If you are interested in 

volunteering and making 

a difference in young 

girls’ lives visit 

girlguidingnz.org.nz/ 

volunteers 

for more information.


FED-UP: 

Rule-abiding 

whitebaiters 

are 

frustrated by 

the rogue 

fishers on 

the Avon 

River. 

PHOTO: 

GEORGE 

HEARD / NZ 

HERALD 

Whitebaiter camps 

‘disappointing’ 

• From page 1 

He added they’re all in the same boat, 

and have to do what they can to make 

sure future generations get to fish as well. 

Last year the city council 

ruled whitebaiters were no 

longer able to purchase keys to 

access fenced areas around the 

riverbank. 

City council residential red 

zone manager Dave Little said 

the situation is disappointing, 

but he hopes things will 

improve. 

“It’s probably one of those 

situations that we’ll get at the start of the 

season, and then our rangers go out and 

talk to those individuals . . . we’re hoping 

that then they’ll start to even out.” 

Little said they’re managing the 

issue, and those they’ve spoken to have 

public meeting 

/Agm 

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 

At 7.30 

(Refreshments available from 7.15pm) 

No need to rsvp, just turn up. 

Speakers; 

Clive Collins 

Wildlife Photographer 

presenting ‘our stunning 

estuary birds’ 

Henry Williamson 

Skipper of the Sea 

Cleaners vessel 

“Cleaning our waterways 

from discarded rubbish” 

complied so far. “If that becomes a 

repeated pattern, and it starts to look like 

it’s going to escalate, then our rangers 

would have to hand those matters on to 

police.” 

Frayle (left) said the city 

council has become good at 

dealing with this situation, but 

antisocial and disrespectful 

behaviour is a problem every 

season. 

“There are people who are 

whitebaiting along that river 

(who) don’t leave any mess, and 

they’re respectful . . . but there 

are lots of people who aren’t.” 

She added that whitebaiters need to be 

mindful they’re entering a community 

who have been through a lot, and while 

they want to share their space, they need 

to feel safe. – NZ Herald 

GIVING BLOOD TO SAVE A LIFE 

Recently my Macy and Hannah’s 

greyhound gave up their blood to help 

save a life, both within days of each other. 

The dog needing the blood ended up 

with 4 blood transfusions over 10 days 

and sadly we couldn’t save her. When a 

patient requires a blood transfusion, things 

need to happen fast as the patient has lost 

too much blood for sustainability of life. 

For patients that have lost blood volume, 

whole blood or packed red blood cells are 

required. 

Left: Percy getting 

a toy after being a 

blood donor. 

Below: 

Macy gave up 

400 mls of blood. 

Here she is sedated 

for the procedure. 

We fairly commonly 

see blood loss 

anemias with 

poisonings like rat 

bait, bleeding spleens or ruptured tumours 

and trauma like road traffic accidents. Some 

of these patients will exhibit weakness, 

laboured breathing and wobbliness. 

Transfused blood to a dog with a non 

regenerative anemia will last 120 days, so it 

can stabilise a dog for 2-3 months allowing 

diagnostic tests to be completed. 

We don’t keep stored fresh blood products 

so if we can’t source from the NZL Blood 

Bank, we have a few of our own donors 

with staff pets. 

To become a donor first the dog has to be 

healthy, fully vaccinated and parasite free, 

not on medications and not had cancer or 

chemotherapy in the past. They need to 

weight over 25kg and have a PCV over 35%. 

Greyhounds are perfect donor dogs for this 

reason. We then need to get their blood 

type to make sure they are the donor type 

( Ideally DEA 1.1 or DEA 1.2 negative). The 

recipient dog also needs the same blood 

type as the donor and both dogs need to 

Last week I operated on my beautiful 

14 year old Labrador Lola to remove a 

potentially malignant, life threatening 

Anal Gland cancer ( I’m still awaiting the 

histology results). I took her for a CT scan 

at Pacific Radiology to check she was 

cancer free elsewhere before embarking 

on this major surgery. She flew through 

the anaesthetic, even getting a teeth clean 

and pedicure before wake up. She is doing 

fabulously, taking all her medications 

be cross matched at the laboratory, on the 

day of the transfusion. 

Usually we sedate the donor dog to remove 

the blood needed for the patient in need. 

We check the donor dogs amount of red 

blood cells ( PCV) before we remove 10% 

to 15% of the donors blood volume. To 

prevent hypovolemia ( low blood volume) 

the donor should receive intravenous 

fluids (IVF) at the commencement of the 

transfusion. A dogs total blood volume is 

90mls/kg bodyweight so Macy could give 

between 300-400mls blood safely. 

The donor blood is given to the patient 

in need via the jugular or cephalic vein 

through a filtered giving set, which reduces 

clots entering the circulation. Blood can 

be warmed to body temperature before 

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are advised for the first 30 minutes of the 

transfusion to detect a possible reaction. 

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intense scratching, vomiting, 

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convulsions or cardiac arrest. 

Luckily I haven’t witnessed 

a transfusion reaction ever, 

probably because we type 

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carefully, and have a nurse 

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observing their vitals. 

Transfusion medicine isn’t 

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know are healthy saves a huge amount 

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your dog to be a donor dog then let us 

know. You can never have too many blood 

donors. 

Left: 

Pearl 

receiving 

Macy’s 

blood. 

Pearl was 

the most 

beautiful 

dog. 

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3 McCormacks Bay Road, Mt Pleasant 

reluctantly (unless in tasty sausage meat), 

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Hyundai Sante Fe hybrid strong and sporty 

HYUNDAI’S Sante Fe has joined 

the electrification party and 

celebrates its arrival by offering 

standard and plug-in hybrid 

models, with the leap to full 

electrification expected in 2024 

with the arrival of an all-new 

replacement for the current 

model. 

The Santa Fe is Hyundai’s 

longest-running SUV now with 

23 years on the clock. In this 

time, it’s built a strong following 

here, hitting the sweet spot for 

many with its 7-seater capability, 

spaciousness, and a raft of safety 

kit that has helped power it to the 

maximum 5-star ANCAP crash 

rating. 

The Santa Fe is available with 

Hyundai’s stalwart 1.6-litre 

turbocharged four-cylinder 

petrol engine combined with 

either a 169kW standard Hybrid 

version or a 195kW Plug-in 

Hybrid option. The Santa Fe 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

Hybrid uses a 44.2kW electric 

motor and 1.49kWh lithium-ion 

polymer battery, with claimed 

fuel consumption figures of 

6.3L/100km. The Plug-in Santa 

Fe can travel up to 56km on 

battery power, perfect for the 

daily commutes. This figure is 

eclipsed by the 89km you get 

with the slightly smaller but more 

affordable Mitsubishi Outlander 

PHEV. 

Prices for the three-model 

hybrid range start at $88,990 for 

the entry version and a steepish 

$99,990 ask on the elite being 

evaluated here. For another $10k 

you can have this model as a 

plug-in hybrid. This is a hefty 

premium to pay for plug-in 

capability, when there is not 

an enormous difference in real 

world performance separating it 

and the standard hybrid. 

An energetic 169kw hybrid 

power train in the test vehicle 

Incorporating 

best motorbuys 

www.drivesouth.co.nz 

proved surprisingly zesty 

compared to the less than 

animated performance of some 

hybrids, with the test vehicle 

especially energetic between 

1,500-4,500rpm. This is the rev 

sweet spot for ensuring a driving 

experience like a good coffee; 

smooth, strong, and leaves you 

feeling invigorated. Acceleration 

is strong for a standard hybrid 

and is almost verging on sporty. 

A rich vein of torque and the 

extra kick of a battery pack 

ensures punchy take-offs from 

standing starts, and purposeful 

mid-range pulling power. 

These qualities make light 

work of undulating roads and 

long energy sapping hill climbs. 

Managing this impressive hybrid 

petrol electric is an equally 

accomplished uprated 6-speed 

automatic. 

Passenger and load space 

is outstanding with every 

centimetre of capacity utilized. It 

gives its rivals a lesson in smart 

interior packaging and space 

maximization. Adding a touch of 

class to the elite is a full leather 

interior and power front seat 

adjustment to lock in the perfect 

seating position. 

I liked the intuitive 8” 

touchscreen multimedia system, 

incorporating Apple CarPlay & 

Android Auto for fully integrated 

smartphone functionality. Also 

included is wireless smartphone 

charging. 

A head-up display projects 

relevant driving and safety 

information directly onto the 

windshield. This makes for a 

much more relaxing driving 

experience, enabling the driver 

to keep their eyes on the road, 

because now this information is 

right under their noses! 

The Santa Fe put its best 

safety foot forward with driving 

assistance technologies including 

blind-spot collision warning, 

forward collision-avoidance 

assist with pedestrian detection, 

and lane keeping assist. 

There has been a re-work of 

the suspension to ensure this 

Santa Fe has more control and 

less body lean on twisty roads, 

or when called on to make 

unexpected changes in direction. 

A 15mm reduction in ground 

clearance over the old model 

brings a more composed feel 

to the suspension. Through the 

bends, it sits noticeably flatter 

and is less distracted by uneven 

road surfaces, with minimal 

lateral vehicle movement from 

the rear suspension. 

The Santa Fe’s serious off-road 

adventuring aspirations are 

firmly held in check. It does 

a decent enough job and feels 

assured traversing reasonably 

well-formed tracks. 

Rating out of 10: Performance 7, Handling 7, Build Quality 

7, Comfort 8, Passenger and Load Space 8, Avg fuel 

consumption on road test 6.9L/100km, Value for money 6, 

Safety – Five Star ANCAP crash rating. No clean car fee. 

Overall points out of 10: 7.5 

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2005 Hyundai Getz TB 2007 Holden Crewman V8 SS 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 Petrol S-LINE 

1400cc, auto, multibags, cheap 

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sounds and goes good. 

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2006 Peugot 206 Sport 

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2013 Sanyong Actyon Sport 

2WD, 2 litre, diesel/turbo, ABS 

multibags, leather. electric seats, drives 

great. 

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3 litre auto, electric roof, ABS, CD, low 

km's leather, reversing camera. 

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2 litre auto, multibags, reverse camera, 

drives great. 

CAm CHAiN 

2003 Toyota Flelder S/W 

1500cc, auto, multibags, goes good.


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$7,995 

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213 

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P W A 

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letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

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word. nut, oat, out, tam, tan, tau, tom, ton, tum, tun, tuna, 

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25 26 

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161 PACIFIC ROAD | NORTH NEW BRIGHTON 

DEADLINE: 12PM, 28 SEPTEMBER 2023 (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR) 

Welcome to 161 Pacific Road, your golden opportunity to step into the property market at an 

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FLOOR 100 M2 (more or less) 

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021 156 5884 

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Welcome HOME Jo! 

Navigating the property market can be like deciphering a complex melody, but with Jo by your side, it’s more like a 

chart-topping hit. With her innovative marketing techniques, she doesn’t just showcase homes; she crafts an irresistible 

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