Bay Harbour: October 11, 2023

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THIS WEEKEND 

30,000 native 

plants in the 

ground 

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CELEBRATION: A re-enactment of the first French settlers and 

performances like Pepper Hall, above, were part of the Akaroa French 

Festival at the weekend. 

• By Sasha Watson 

THE BIENNIAL Akaroa French Festival 

was a ‘full-on and fun-filled’ weekend. 

“It was a fantastic three days, with lots 

of fun had by all,” said festival spokesperson 

Luke Dawkins. 

“The town was buzzing and it was all 

hands on deck.” 

The festival opened on Friday night 

with a pōwhiri, followed by a market. 

Saturday morning saw re-enactments 

of the first French settlers arriving in 

1840, a parade and another market. 

More than 800 festival-goers enjoyed 

burlesque, comedy and live entertainment 

at variety show Le Cabaret on 

Saturday night, while Sunday offered 

a family fun day with the La Brocante 

vintage fair and the fancy french pooch 

parade. 

Games and competitions were held 

throughout the three days. Stallholders 

also held various raffles and gave away 

spot prizes. 

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Resident 

fails to stop 

Urumau 

Reserve 

spraying 

• By Sasha Watson 

CONCERNED 

Lyttelton 

resident Wendy 

Everingham has 

been unsuccessful 

in her bid to stop 

herbicide spraying 

in the Urumau Reserve. 

The Lyttleton Reserves Committee 

and the city council’s 

regional park ranger team sent a 

letter of intent to neighbours of 

the reserve in September. 

The letter expressed the wish 

to spray old man’s beard using 

‘associate 600 WDG’, which hosts 

an active ingredient called metsaulfuron. 

“The proposed herbicide might 

be effective to control old man’s 

beard yet is considered very toxic 

to the soil,” said Everingham. 

“Metsulfuron can travel 

through the soil via water 

droplets. This can leave active 

residue in the soil and affects the 

surrounding non-target plants.” 

The city council said yesterday 

the spraying will happen before 

the December/January flowering 

period. 


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‘Proposed herbicide very toxic to soil’ 

• From page 1 

Everingham was Lyttleton’s 

community weed control manager 

from 2019 to 2023, as well as being 

a part of the reserve management 

control team from 2013 to 2023. 

“I know this land extremely well,” 

she said. 

“Under community management 

of the reserve, the policy for weed 

removal was no spray – cut and paste 

only. Spray has not been applied to 

Urumau Reserve since 2007.” 

Everingham said that this was 

a ‘deliberate’ choice of the former 

committee to ‘restore the health of 

the land’. 

“Spraying is only a quick fix and 

just kills foliage for a season or two. 

There is a real danger that community 

plantings will be sprayed out, 

accounting for well over 1200 trees. 

“I argue that under the Reserves 

Act 1977, the rangers are not allowed 

to be responsible for making policy, 

rather it is the community board.” 

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been working together to develop a 

three-year plan for operational and 

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NEWS 3 

REGENERATION: A project to put more than 30,000 native 

plants in the ground at Rāpaki is now complete. 

‘It’s incredible to bring to life a 

vision held for many years’ 

• By Lily Duval 

MORE THAN 30,000 native 

trees, shrubs and grasses have 

been planted in the valley above 

Rāpaki marae over the past 

two years. The plants follow the 

Ōmaru Stream as it turns from 

a trickle at the Summit Rd to a 

flowing creek at the beach below. 

To celebrate the completion of 

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Karakia were said as the sun rose 

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breakfast. 

Kaimahi for Nature Whakaraupō 

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“It’s incredible to bring to life 

a vision that has been held for 

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Firefighters focus on preventing fires 

• By Daniel Alvey 

VOLUNTEER firefighters are 

normally focused on putting 

fires out, but now they are more 

prepared to prevent them before 

they start. 

Fire and Emergency New 

Zealand community risk 

manager Dean Harker held a 

training session with volunteers 

from Banks Peninsula and 

Selwyn District covering a range 

of topics to help reduce fires. 

Those volunteers are tasked 

with upskilling their colleagues 

and the public. 

“What we’re doing is educating 

them on readiness and recovery 

resources that the community 

risk management team have. The 

purpose behind it is so that we 

can upskill them, so they can 

educate the public moving into 

summer,” Harker said. 

Fire chiefs are concerned about 

the predicted dry conditions that 

will prevail with the El Niño 

weather pattern and the influence 

it will have on fires over 

summer. 

Harker is expecting a busy 

fire season with a very hot, dry 

summer approaching. 

“We want to get as much education 

out there to the members of 

the public and the communities. 

So by upskilling the volunteers, it’s 

another way that we can get that 

messaging out.” 

• Watch the video on 

Starnews.co.nz 

ACCESS: Dean Harker with a 4m by 4m inflatable which 

shows how much room a fire appliance needs to access a 

rural property. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

He said a common cause of 

scrub fires they have seen recently 

is burn piles either getting 

out of control or reigniting due 

to embers not being dampened 

down. 

“The fire’s finished and then 

it hasn’t been extinguished 

properly. So what happens is the 

strong nor’easters come and they 

blow the top off the remaining 

ashes, and then that ignites the 

embers and they get blown into 

other vegetation,” said Harker. 

Sometimes it can take up to 

three weeks for the ground to be 

fully dampened down. 

Harker said it is important 

to use www.checkitsalright.nz 

to find out about restrictions in 

place and whether conditions 

are okay for fire lighting. The 

site is able to suggest a better 

day, where the weather might be 

more appropriate. 

He said it’s also helpful for 

people to ring fire communications 

to inform them they are 

having a fire to ensure they are 

aware of it. 

EDUCATION: Volunteers learning how to prevent fires. 

The volunteers were also 

shown examples of low-flammable 

planting, which is part of 

an education programme run 

in conjunction with Lincoln 

University. 

Something like gorse will burn 

much quicker than broadleaf. 

“The low flammable planting 

is plants that will burn, but at 

a very, very slow rate. So what 

we’re encouraging people to do 

around their home is to use that 

sort of planting to stop a fire if 

it does come, to actually slow it 

down to give them time.” 

Other key steps to protecting 

properties from the risk of 

wildfires include keeping the 

grass around buildings short and 

clearing gutters of dead leaves 

and debris. 

Harker said access to a 

property can also be challenging. 

Property owners need to be 

aware of how much space is 

required to get a fire truck down 

a driveway, which ideally is 4m 

by 4m. 

Other prevention measures 

included in the training were 

fire safety home visits, where 

volunteers can check whether 

smoke alarms are working and 

their placement inside the house, 

as well as escape plans if there is 

a fire. 

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NEWS 

Festival fun 


“The French-themed foods and 

drinks went down well too. There are no 

complaints from us,” said Dawkins. 

“It was nice to see everyone enjoying 

themselves and the weather stayed fine.” 

The festival is held every two years and 

celebrates Akaroa’s culture and heritage 

as New Zealand’s only French settlement. 

“We’re going to have a debrief shortly, and 

begin to get ready for the next festival in 

two years,” said Dawkins. 

“I hope I’ll be organising the next one as 

it really is a special festival.” 


FIRST MAYOR: Nigel Harrison performs the role 

of le premier mairie d’Akaroa at the Akaroa 

French Festival on Saturday, where the arrival of 

the first settlers was re-enacted (below left). 

EVENTS: Le Parade began at the beach and 

went to the recreation hub, while The Lady Killers 

performed under the big top. 

BIG TOP: Variety show Le Cabaret attracted more than 

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DISASTERS: 

Canterbury 

University senior 

lecturer Dr 

Timothy Stahl 

is leading new 

research into 

how climate 

change could 

increase the 

risk of damage 

triggered by 

earthquakes and 

landslides. Left – 

Clifton Hill after 

the February 22, 

2011 earthquake. 


NEWS 7 

Landslides cause more deaths 

than any other natural hazard 

RESEARCHERS have received 

EQC funding to investigate how 

climate change could increase 

the risk of damage triggered by 

earthquakes and landslides. 

Canterbury University School 

of Earth and Environment senior 

lecturer Dr Timothy Stahl is 

leading the research. 

Stahl says earthquakes and 

landslides are two of New 

Zealand’s deadliest and most 

costly natural disasters. 

“Cumulatively, landslides 

have caused more deaths in 

New Zealand than any other 

natural hazard and lead to $300 

million in insurance claims each 

year. Our research programme 

spans geology and disaster risk 

resilience and provides a better 

fundamental understanding of 

these processes,” he said. 

“We plan to create up-to-date 

models for these hazards that 

will ultimately allow us to be 

more prepared and resilient. 

We’ll also drive new research 

into how natural disasters, such 

as landslides, cliff collapse and 

flooding triggered by earthquakes, 

are affected by climate 

change.” 

A big quake on the alpine 

fault is expected to trigger major 

landslides and cut communities 

off. 

Stahl says it is a high priority 

area of research because a warming 

climate and more frequent 

storms will continue to increase 

the cost of insurance claims and 

have a profound impact on people’s 

lives and property. 

“It’s very important because 

climate change, which is linked 

to varying storm frequency, 

intensity and duration, has 

an impact on several other 

hazards. 

“If you have more saturated 

ground prior to an earthquake 

this increases the risk of 

earthquake-induced flooding 

and also means there’s a greater 

risk of landslides on hillsides. 

“Rising sea levels and rivers 

running higher will also change 

patterns of earthquake-induced 

flooding.” 

The research team is one 

of three from the university 

awarded funding from EQC 

to fill knowledge gaps and 

improve engineering practices. 

Each programme will receive 

$450,000 over three years from 

2024. 

Stahl said the study will 

expand geological data at key 

locations along active faults, 

produce better models of 

earthquake and landslide multihazards, 

and improve guidance 

for building near active faults. 

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Hanno 

Sander from 

the Coastal 

Pathway 

Group 

updates 

readers on the project 

A collaboration between 

the Silverstream Reserve 

management group, the 

Coastal Pathway Group and 

Fulton Hogan has resulted in 

a new life for the footbridge 

previously installed over the 

rifle range drain at Moncks 

Bay. 

The 9.3m-long bridge was 

constructed by the city council 

in the 1990s and formed part 

of the old pathway near the 

sailing club. It spanned the 

concrete wave protection 

barrier at the rifle range drain 

outlet to the estuary. The 

bridge had been removed as 

part of the Coastal Pathway 

project and replaced with a 

wider bridge to complete the 

shared use pathway from Ferrymead 

to Sumner. 

Silverstream Reserve 

management group member 

David Birch co-ordinated with 

Fulton Hogan and the Coastal 

Pathway Group to gift the 

bridge to Silverstream Reserve, 

a 52-hectare nature reserve 

located near Clarkville. 

The reserve is a place of 

varied biodiversity, with 

a mixture of wetland and 

dryland plants, at the heart of 

which is a stream that is home 

to native invertebrates and 

eels. 

It took 18 months to gain 

structural engineering approval 

for the bridge safety, a bylaw 

authority for disturbance of 

the stream and banks, and 

a budget for the contractual 

works. 

The bridge was finally 

installed on September 28 

and will provide visitors with 

a shorter loop track, should 

they decide not to walk the full 

larger loop. 


Footbridge donated to reserve 

The bridge is one of several 

that span the stream, linking 

the tracks of the reserve. 

The reserve has been 

under development since 

2006 as a native forest 

NEW 

LOCATION: 

A pedestrian 

bridge at 

Moncks Bay 

has been 

repurposed to 

Silverstream 

Reserve, thanks 

to a combined 

effort. 

regeneration project. 

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upstream from the car park 

near the Heywards Rd/South 

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Brigade’s anniversary book 

‘a fascinating timeline’ 

In the lead-up to its 

150th anniversary 

celebration over Labour 

weekend, the Lyttelton 

Volunteer Fire Brigade 

looks back at its past in 

a regular column 

THIS IS the distinctive ‘blue, 

brass and red’ cover of the 

Lyttelton Volunteer Fire 

Brigade’s 150th anniversary 

book, which will be released in 

time for the celebrations over 

Labour weekend. 

It has 200 pages of historical 

stories and photographs and 

was written and edited by brigade 

member Glen Walker with 

assistance from Jack Montgomery 

and Rod Twist. Lyttelton’s 

own Leon White Design pulled 

everything together to create 

a fascinating timeline that’s as 

much a history of Lyttelton as 

it is about the fire brigade itself. 

When you wrap all the facts, 

figures and a few giggles up together 

– what a history it’s been. 

The book could easily have been 

twice the size. 

Our 150th celebrations 

start with a meet and greet on 

Friday, October 20. There’s a 

static display of old and new 

fire appliances on Saturday, 

between 10am-2pm, followed 

that evening by a formal 

dinner in a marquee in the 

station car park. On Sunday, 

a morning of remembrance 

and reflection will be followed 

by a farewell barbecue. 

Books produced for 

the 100th and 125th 

anniversaries are still in 

circulation – this latest 

edition should be around in 

2048 when the next 25-year 

chapter will be written about 

the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire 

Brigade. 

Registrations for the 

150th anniversary 

celebrations of the 

Lyttelton Volunteer 

Fire Brigade are open 

now. If you’re a past 

brigade member, know 

someone who is, or 

just want to celebrate 

the occasion with 

them, please email 

LVFB150th@gmail. 

com with your details 

and you’ll be sent the 

registration link. 

READY FOR PRINT: The cover of the Lyttelton Volunteer 

Fire Brigade’s 150th anniversary book is a distinctive ‘blue, 

brass and red’. 

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SPONSORED CONTENT 

Foundation 

farewells its 

patron 

THE 

SUMNER 

Ferrymead 

Foundation 

also farewells 

its patron. 

The trustees 

were saddened 

to hear of the 

death of their 

patron Allan 

Williams after 

a short illness. 

Allan 

Williams 

Williams had been involved with 

the foundation since January 

2007, initially as a trustee and 

then as the patron. 

“He had a strong community 

spirit, and embodied the 

foundation’s ethos of locals 

helping locals,” said trustee Jane 

Paterson. 

“As a longstanding Mt 

Pleasant resident and an astute 

businessman, he added so much 

value to the foundation. He 

will be greatly missed, and our 

thoughts are with his partner 

and family.” 

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THE SUMNER Ferrymead 

Foundation is delighted three 

community-minded residents 

have been appointed as trustees. 

The foundation’s chair Martin 

Hawes said it was often hard 

for community groups to find 

people who had the time to “roll 

up their sleeves” to bring about 

positive change in their community, 

so it was particularly 

gratifying to find three residents 

responding to the call. 

“With the three new trustees 

we have greater diversity in 

gender and age, and we are more 

representative of our catchment 

area too; it’s a very positive step 

forward,” he said. 

Andrew Clark and his family 

live in Heathcote Valley. He 

manages a local construction 

company, and has various other 

business interests. He is known 

for his unwavering support for 

the local community, especially 

when it is in need. 

“I have always possessed 

a strong desire to share my 

knowledge and believe in giving 

people a ‘leg up’, so the Sumner 

Ferrymead Foundation is a natural 

fit,” said Clark. “Especially 

as it’s about helping individuals 

and community groups in my 

community.” 


Sumner Ferrymead Foundation 

welcomes three new trustees 

ON BOARD: The Sumner Ferrymead Foundation welcomes new trustees Andrew Clark 

(left), Sarah Angelois and Noah Lewis. 

Sarah Angelois is set to complete 

her teacher training this 

year. A familiar face at Mt Pleasant 

School Te Kura o Paeraki in 

learning support, Sarah brings a 

strong background in hospitality 

and well-being to her community 

contributions. 

“My husband and two children 

all work and play in the Sumner 

Ferrymead area and enjoy the 

benefits and beauty this community 

has to offer,” said Angelois. 

Instore & Online 

9-15 Oct 

“As a recipient of the foundation’s 

2022 humanities 

scholarship, it’s great to be able 

to give something back to our 

community.” 

Noah Lewis lives in Sumner 

and is pursuing a Bachelor of Science 

in linguistics and computer 

science at Canterbury University. 

He works as a research assistant 

during the week and at a Sumner 

cafe on the weekend. 

“I discovered the Sumner 

Ferrymead Foundation through 

their second-year university 

scholarship programme and 

thoroughly enjoyed getting 

to know some of the trustees 

during the interview process, so 

it was an easy ‘yes!’ when I was 

asked about becoming a trustee,” 

he said. 

“The idea of working with 

a foundation which supports 

local people and projects greatly 

appealed to me.” 

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FROM ABOUT 1853 for nearly 

a century, piloting and signalling 

functions at Waitata Little 

Port Cooper played a vital role 

in assisting and controlling 

shipping in Whakaraupō 

Lyttelton Harbour. 

Some of the earliest European 

occupants of the bay, alongside 

visiting whalers, were a team 

of tough and skilled boatmen 

from Deal in Kent, England, who 

operated the first pilot boat. They 

didn’t stay long – when they left 

the exposed bay for Timaru, a 

crew of local Māori took their 

place in crewing the pilot boat 

for a time. 

In 1860, the provincial 

government formally established 

a pilot boat service and 

constructed a beacon and 

lookout on the crest of Te Piaka 

Adderley Head, followed by a 

stone signal station in 1867. 

A slipway and two houses for 

pilots and crew were built below 

the headland at Cabbage Tree 

Point (Long Point) – a small area 

just metres above the high tide 

mark, backed by precipitous hills 

and battered by the wind. 

The dwellings were 

deconstructed in 1875 and 

moved to a much more sheltered 

site above the beach; the little 

community being added to 

with a third house and a school 

building in 1883. 

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keeping a close watch out to sea 

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communicating by semaphore 

(and later Morse code) their 

sightings of barque, steamer, 

brig, schooner, tug or warship. 

Flag signals identifying 

individual ships were relayed 

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TREASURES FROM THE PAST 19 

Signalling from Waitata Little Port Cooper 

Signal station settlement and jetty, Little Port Cooper. Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref.12806.1 https://www.teuaka.org. 

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Adderley Head signal station. Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref.16.1 https://www.teuaka.org.nz/online-collection/469986 

back via the Adderley Head 

signal station to an approaching 

vessel. 

This messaging enabled 

stevedores and customs and 

health officials to prepare for a 

ship’s imminent arrival. 

No doubt local residents kept 

a watchful eye on the flagpole 

too – according to one story, a 

mirror attached at a strategic 

angle on an Oxford Hotel 

window allowed the landlady 

to see the Timeball Station 

flagpole, and thus prepare for 

thirsty arrivals. 

During the night when flags 

were not visible, messages were 

relayed by Morse code using 

carbide Aldis lamps. 

In 1877, a telegraph connection 

between Lyttelton Port and Little 

Port Cooper was established, 

followed in 1880 by a telephone 

cable laid undersea from Te 

Awaroa Godley Head to Little 

Port Cooper, which was the first 

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TREASURES FROM THE PAST 

Radio tower the end of signalmen 

Six men outside 

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In 1908, a jetty and boatshed 

with winch were constructed 

on the western side of the bay 

to facilitate freight movement 

and the comings and goings of 

residents. A second signal station 

was constructed in 1937; 

only its foundations remain as 

it was destroyed by fire in 1967. 

Connections to Little Port 

Cooper continue in Lyttelton 

today – local Sue Fitzgerald, 

is, to our knowledge, the last 

child born in the bay. 

Her birth in 1948 was 

attended by her grandmother 

Elsie Fosbender, and Hilda 

Williams, registered nurse 

and wife of signalman Peter 

Williams. 

Sue’s father, Leslie Fosbender 

(Fos to all who knew him) was 

one of the last signalmen to 

ride his horse up the narrow 

pack track to the signal station 

to keep watch. 

Life was still challenging 

in the isolated bay in the 

late 1940s – a launch from 

Lyttelton would bring essential 

supplies, but the families needed 

to be fairly self-sufficient. 

Gardens, fruit trees, cows and 

chickens were tended, cooking 

was done on coal ranges, butter 

was churned and lighting 

came from kerosene lamps. 

Sue’s older sister Elizabeth 

stayed in Lyttelton during the 

week to attend school, travelling 

to and from the bay by 

launch – and on two occasions 

spent unplanned nights on 

Ōtamahua Quail Island and 

Rīpapa Island, sheltering from 

inclement weather. 

All of the signalmen and 

their families left the bay in 

1949 when a distinctive new 

black and white 16m tall radio 

signal tower was built on Gladstone 

Quay in Lyttelton. 

The bay houses were removed 

in the same year, leaving just 

the sturdy schoolhouse and the 

original stone signal station to 

stand sentinel to nigh on a 100 

years of signalling history. 

Sue went on to spend her 

primary school years in Lyttelton, 

attended high school 

in Christchurch, and raised 

her family in Lyttelton with 

husband John. 

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Across 

1. Blow the contrivance stage producer will 

use (4,7) 

8. The prestige of the French, backed in 

knockouts (5) 

9. Make one go without pride, perhaps, love 

being half gone (7) 

10. Decorative ware, if first-class, is accepted 

by receiver (7) 

11. A flying baby-carriage? (5) 

12. According to one’s such, is one shady or 

not? (6) 

14. Chit-chat about pigs, so disjointed (6) 

18. How one is at war, as to one’s screw (5) 

19. A relic quietly replaced by an exact copy 

of it (7) 

21. A politician or, ah! a spell of jug (7) 

23. Pot found around Georgia is heathen (5) 

24. A Dresden figurine that may be crooked 

(11) 

Down 

1. Alert, and almost complete in following the 

night-watch (7) 

2. Is crookedly prodding one (7) 

3. Craftsman appears as taken in by a chess 

piece (5) 

4. Graced with disorder, he will sponge on 

people (6) 

5. Post I am to distribute, which is laying it on 

a bit thick (7) 

6. Biblical priest who features in the liturgy (3) 

7. Intermission taken up as one will leave 

school for the holiday (5) 

13. There’s nothing in a russet sort of cloth 

(7) 

15. Hairstyle that may be suited to the beach 

(7) 

16. One may be surrounded by growing 

things as they’re heard in court (7) 

17. Quietly get to read a sermon (6) 

18. Goes around in clothes as one is wasted 

by time (5) 

20. Did he not give a blow for his son Tom? 

(5) 

22. What is the matter with the cat that lost 

its tail? (3) 

PUZZLES 23 

SUDOKU 

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box contains the digits 1 to 9. 


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Across 

1. Something handed 

down (6) 

4. Profoundly (6) 

9. Lukewarm (5) 

10. Public facility (7) 

11. Luxuriant (7) 

13. Part of foot (4) 

14. Adhesive used by 

painters (7,4) 

17. Luxury car (abbr) (4) 

18. Muddy, sucking 

sound (7) 

21. Fruit with large 

stone (7) 

22. Conditions (5) 

24. Expensive (6) 

25. Colour/fruit (6) 

Down 

1. Balm (6) 

2. Space (3) 

3. Scrounge (5) 

5. Graceful, stylish (7) 

6. Head of a school (9) 

7. Child’s toy (2-2) 

8. Final remark (7,4) 

12. Agreed by all (9) 

15. Smart alec (4-3) 

16. Pure (6) 

19. Say (5) 

20. Powder (abbr) (4) 

23. Fled (3) 

CODECRACKER 


Across: 1. Legacy, 4. Deeply, 9. Tepid, 10. Amenity, 11. Opulent, 13. 

Arch, 14. Masking tape, 17. Limo, 18. Squelch, 21. Avocado, 22. Terms, 

24. Costly, 25. Orange. 

Down: 1. Lotion, 2. Gap, 3. Cadge, 5. Elegant, 6. Principal, 7. Yo-yo, 8. 

Parting shot, 12. Unanimous, 15. Know-all, 16. Chaste, 19. Utter, 20. Talc, 

23. Ran. 


Across: 1. Wind machine 8. Kudos 9. Deprive 10. Faience 11. Stork 12. 

Lights 14. Gossip 18. Wages 19. Replica 21. Amphora 23. Pagan 24. 

Shepherdess. 

Down: 1. Wakeful 2. Nudging 3. Mason 4. Cadger 5. Impasto 6. Eli 7. 

Break 13. Tussore 15. Shingle 16. Plaints 17. Preach 18. Wears 20. Piper 

22. Pus. 

TARGET 

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ending in s unless the word is also a verb, e.g. 

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Substantial overhaul for Nissan Pathfinder 

ARMED WITH a raft of 

across-the-board improvements 

and a lot more style, the 

latest iteration of the Nissan 

Pathfinder should find the road 

to success smoother than its 

underwhelming predecessor. 

It borrows some bits from 

the old model including the 

same 3.5-litre petrol V6, but the 

change wand has been wielded 

in enough places including an 

emphatic styling overhaul, to 

make a telling and compelling 

difference. This Pathfinder 

demands attention with its 

strong, muscular appearance, 

shorter front overhang, slimmer 

pillars, C-shaped LED headlights 

and a “floating” roofline. 

The latter allows the use of 

a two-tone paint job for the 

first time. All these elements 

transition the Pathfinder from a 

large, dated and frumpy looking 

SUV to one that’s modern, 

contemporary with enough eye 

candy to make it a bit of a 

head-turner. 

Now we’ve established it’s a 

good looker what else is new? 

A conventional nine-speed 

automatic ,complete with wheelmounted 

gear paddle shifters, 

is teamed to an updated version 

of Nissan’s well-proven 3.5-litre 

direct-injection V6 petrol. It’s 

see you later for the dithery and 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

droning CVT of the out going 

model. 

Seven drive and terrain 

settings are available for the 

all-wheel drive system. A new 

innovation is Pro-PILOT 

featuring semi-autonomous 

driving. Safety is nailed in one, 

thanks to 9 airbags, including 

curtain bags spanning all three 

rows of seats. Towing of braked 

trailers up to 2700kg is made 

safer and easier with a twomode 

on-board trailer-stability 

programme. 

Sold here initially in 2022 as 

a three model line-up, Nissan 

NZ didn’t wait long to hit the 

delete button on the entry level 

ST. Instead they’ve opted for a 

high spec line-up starting with 

the $83,490 Ti. The lavishly 

appointed Ti-L that was steered 

out for this road test, is the 

‘cherry on top of the cake’ model. 

With its steepish pricing 

the Pathfinder faces some stiff 

competition in the forms of Ford 

Everest and Toyota Highlander. 

While the current Highlander 

briefly offered a V6 petrol when 

it was launched two years ago. 

This was ditched months later, 

as Toyota NZ upped the ante in 

switching to low emisson hybrid 

engines. A move that has paid 

off, as cleaner greener SUVs of 

this size are not that common yet 

for less than $80K. 

The engine’s maximum power 

of 202kW is about the same as 

the old model while the 340Nm 

of torque is underdone in an 

SUV of this size and weight. 

Consequently, low-speed pulling 

power suffers and isn’t as strong 

as it needs to be to cope with 

long punishing hill climbs 

under load. This leads to the 

transmission hunting between 

gears in search of more power to 

keep the vehicle moving along 

at a respectable clip. At times all 

nine gears the transmission has 

at its disposal need to be called 

into play to do their bit. 

For the most part they cannot 

fully mask the engine’s torque 

deficiencies despite their best 

efforts. The motor’s happy place 

seems to be in the higher rev 

range. Here it effortlessly brings 

up the 6,500pm mark (and 

beyond for those drivers brave 

enough to test its rev extremities) 

before the engine cut-out kicks 

and plays the spoiler. The new 

automatic does a masterly job of 

cleverly shuffling its nine-gear 

deck of cards and comes up 

trumps most of the time. At 

highway speeds the gearing is 

high to keep engine revs and fuel 

consumption low. To summon 

a snappy burst of acceleration 

to whisk past slower traffic, the 

gearbox has to do a deep dive 

down a couple of ratio to find 

that extra oomph. 

A large and welcoming cabin 

looks and feels the real large 

upmarket SUV deal. Comfort 

is assured regardless of what 

the weather is doing. Making 

this happen is the excellent 

tri-zone climate controlled 

air-conditioning with air vents 

all the way through to the back 

row of seats. Rear sunshades do 

a good job of reducing heat and 

glare. 

A huge 10.8-inch Head Up 

Display is standard, projecting 

key information, including 

turn-by-turn satellite navigation 

to keep the driver focused on 

the road ahead. An upgraded 

infotainment system has 

integrated wireless Apple 

CarPlay and wired Android 

Auto, four USB charging points 

plus two 12-volt outlets. 

The test vehicle makes a 

statement with wrap-around 

ambient cabin lighting, 

panoramic glass sunroof, 20- 

inch alloys, plus underbody 

protection. There’s the option 

of captain’s chairs in the second 

row (reducing seating capacity to 

seven), ventilated front seats, and 

a ‘smart’ rearview mirror with 

switchable digital imagery. 

There’s a comprehensive safety 

package from Nissan’s Intelligent 

Mobility Suite. Included is a 

rearview camera, an Advanced 

Drive-Assist instrument cluster, 

LED dusk-sensing headlights 

with high-beam assist. The latter 

feature literally takes the tedious 

task of dipping the vehicles lights 

at night for on-coming traffic out 

of the driver’s hands. 

A well-sorted double wishbone 

front suspension and an 

independent multi-link rear end 

with coils, brings a fair degree 

of handling composure to the 

road holding table. However, the 

Pathfinder’s share size and 2000 

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the vehicle’s handling at its 

outer extremities. This comes to 

the fore when driving on tight 

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The laws of physics come out 

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these situations. Although still 

manageable, you quickly get a 

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on the latest Ford Ranger Ute, 

it has genuine ‘go anywhere’ 

off-road capabilities that are 

superior to the Pathfinder. It’s 

okay on ski field access road and 

that type of driving but little 

more with its average ground 

clearance. 

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Quality 7, Comfort 7, Passenger and Load Space 8, 

Average Consumption (on road test) 12.9L/100km, 

Value for Money 6, Safety – Five star ANCAP crash 

rating. 

Overall points out of 10: 7 

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OWN A COASTAL HOME? TALK TO YOUR COASTAL HOME EXPERTS. 

H O M E C H R I S T C H U R C H . C O . N Z 

H O M E C H R I S T C H U R C H L I M I T E D , L I C E N S E D R E A A 2 0 0 8


JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF 

TUES 31ST OCT 

3.30 - 5.30PM 

This Halloween HOME and The Lil Brew are inviting you to an 

afternoon of tricks, treats and spooky sweets for the whole family 

(including your four legged family members). 

FREE PHOTO BOOTH 

PUMPKIN LATTES 

SPOOKY TREATS 

$5 FACE PAINTING (COOKIE INCLUDED) 

SPOT PRIZES FOR BEST DRESSED DOGS 

& MORE 

PRESENTED BY 

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Nestled atop Clifton Hill, Gethsemane Heights emerges as 

Clifton’s newest and most enchanting subdivision, boasting 

panoramic vistas of the estuary, bays, and the majestic 

Southern Alps – a view that evolves with the passing 

moments. 

Spanning an expansive 863m² of gently sloping freehold 

terrain, this canvas is yours to transform into the HOME of 

your dreams. Position your abode thoughtfully to embrace 

the views and bask in the sun’s warm embrace. 3 Loader 

Lane stands as the quintessential platform to manifest your 

vision. 

The rhythms of everyday life flow effortlessly here; Sumner 

village and beach lie just beneath the hill, a mere 15- 

minute journey to the CBD, and a short drive to the 

bustling Ferrymead shops. The lifestyle offered here is 

unparalleled, and what better way to savor it than within 

the haven you and your family will call your own. 

Yet, circumstances have shifted for our owners. Their focus 

now turns towards a renovation on their existing property, 

rendering this section a surplus to their needs. Offers are 

invited for consideration. 

3 LOADER LANE | CLIFTON 

BYNEGOTIATION 

EDDIE SPRY 

021 156 5884 

eddie@homechch.co.nz 

Vendors have relocated | HOME must be sold! 

Tucked away in the ever so popular McCormacks Bay, a 

post-quake family HOME is very rare to come by. 

Positioned for great sun and set within its very own 

microclimate, this is one of the best kept positions that our 

coastal suburbs have to offer. 

With an internal access double garage and low 

maintenance construction, this HOME will provide lots of 

free time to explore the local walking tracks, weekend 

farmers markets and the beautiful scenery along the 

coastal walkway. 

EDDIE SPRY 

021 156 5884 


30 ARATORO PLACE | MOUNT PLEASANT 

BY NEGOTIATION 

JO GRAMS 

021 250 6921 

jo@homechch.co.nz


COMING SOON | CASHMERE 

Built to last in the early 1900's and 

recently renovated to preserve its character 

This family home nestled into the cashmere 

hills is a great opportunity to move in and 

enjoy right away. With high ceilings, 

double glazing, fully renovated designer 

bathrooms, kitchen and the private pool 

has all the classic charms with today's 

convenience. 

EDDIE SPRY 

021 156 5884 

KIEREN GRAY 

021 363 944 

• 3 BED 

• 2 BATH 

• 2 CAR 

• CHARACTER HOME 

• FULLY REJUVENATED 

• CITY AND ALPS VIEW 

• HEATED SALT POOL 


kieren@homechch.co.nz 

HOMES FOR SALE 

49 MARINE PARADE | NRTH NEW BRIGHTON 

FROM $699,000 

5 UNITS | 3 BED 2 BATH 1 CAR 

27 FLINDERS ROAD | HEATHCOTE VALLEY 

OFFERS OVER $329,000 

SECTION | 742M2 (MORE OR LESS) 

1/45 BEACHVILLE ROAD | REDCLIFFS 

DEADLINE SALE 

3 BED 2 BATH 1 CAR 

HOMECHCH.CO.NZ 

186 MAIN ROAD, REDCLIFFS | 03 930 1323

Bay Harbour: October 11, 2023

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