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

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Schools’<br />

growing<br />

pays off<br />

A FOREST FULL: (From left) Zara Clark, Tess Sitjes, Sana Fujii and Ruby Young of St Margaret’s College were part of<br />

24 school teams which played a part in planting more than 30,000 natives this year.<br />

• By Sasha Watson<br />

ST MARGARET’S College<br />

was one of 24 schools which<br />

played a part in planting more<br />

than 30,000 natives in the city’s<br />

red zone this year.<br />

They have been recognised<br />

as part of an outstanding collaboration<br />

with the Eco Action<br />

David<br />

Newton<br />

Nursery Trust, and the wider<br />

community.<br />

Trust chair David Newton<br />

said while it was the trust<br />

which received the outstanding<br />

collaboration award at the<br />

Sustainable Business Network<br />

awards ceremony, it was<br />

the “multiple collaborations<br />

between the trust, the community,<br />

the<br />

council, the<br />

schools and<br />

organisations”<br />

which played<br />

an integral<br />

part in the<br />

win.<br />

Said Newton:<br />

“It shows<br />

us that we can’t do this alone<br />

and recognises the strength of<br />

working together.”<br />

The trust grows native trees<br />

and plants suitable for native<br />

bird food and habitats within<br />

the red zone, sourced from the<br />

Travis Wetlands.<br />

• Turn to page 7<br />

Students<br />

want more<br />

connection,<br />

acceptance<br />

survey finds<br />

• By Sasha Watson<br />

CONNECTION, acceptance and<br />

community are just three of the<br />

most desirable things for Hornby<br />

youth.<br />

These were among the most<br />

prominent themes spoken about<br />

during a Hornby youth meeting<br />

last week, which was held at the<br />

Hornby Club and hosted by Te<br />

Whare Awhero Hope House.<br />

Said director Carey Ewing: “We<br />

hope this is just the beginning of<br />

the conversation. The response<br />

from the youth panel reinforced<br />

what the October Hornby Youth<br />

Voice survey results showed and<br />

a lot of common themes were<br />

echoed throughout the evening.<br />

“Youths are looking for<br />

interpersonal connections and<br />

interactions with a trusted adult,<br />

they want space to learn and have<br />

more opportunities, and they<br />

value being heard and listened to,<br />

which is an important aspect of<br />

their journey from childhood to<br />

adulthood.”<br />

The panel discussion included<br />

Hornby High School students<br />

and staff, youth workers, the<br />

Community Development<br />

Network Trust, the Greater<br />

Hornby Residents Association,<br />

police and the Graeme Dingle<br />

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audience of about 60 people.<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

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

HIT: St Andrew’s College<br />

band performing the<br />

Led Zeppelin classic<br />

Stairway to Heaven.<br />

Below – Led Zep circa<br />

1970.<br />

‘None of them listened to Led Zep’<br />

St Andrew’s<br />

cover song<br />

goes viral<br />

• By Pierre Nixon<br />

ST ANDREW’S College band’s<br />

performance of the classic<br />

Led Zeppelin song Stairway to<br />

Heaven has gone viral.<br />

The performance at the college’s<br />

prizegiving has become an<br />

internet sensation, accumulating<br />

more than 150,000 views and<br />

4000 likes on Facebook.<br />

The rendition of the 1971 rock<br />

anthem was the main event at<br />

annual prizegiving, leaving the<br />

audience of about 3500 attendees<br />

in awe.<br />

The band, comprising more<br />

than 100 musicians, skillfully<br />

blended the sounds of<br />

the school’s rock band, school<br />

orchestra, senior choir, and jazz<br />

band.<br />

At the helm of the performance<br />

were St Andrew’s head of<br />

the music department, Duncan<br />

Ferguson, and music teacher,<br />

Mark Hodgkinson.<br />

Their guidance, combined<br />

with the talents of lead singer<br />

Grace Burnett, lead guitarist Mia<br />

Fraser, and acoustic guitarist<br />

James McIver, played a pivotal<br />

role in bringing the cover to life.<br />

Ferguson said he “didn’t<br />

expect” the amount of traction<br />

the performance would get<br />

online.<br />

“I sat down at breakfast on<br />

Saturday morning and suddenly<br />

discovered there were 12,000<br />

views, and I thought, oh, that’s a<br />

bit interesting,” Ferguson said.<br />

“Then, over the course of the<br />

weekend, it just got a bit nuts<br />

and, it’s exciting.”<br />

Ferguson said co-ordinating<br />

the band was “about a year-long<br />

process” but “wasn’t as hard as it<br />

seemed”.<br />

“The first time all the groups<br />

came together and heard it was<br />

just three days before the prizegiving<br />

where we had our final<br />

dress rehearsal,” he said.<br />

He admitted none of the<br />

students were that excited about<br />

the performance at the start of<br />

the year because “they were all<br />

quite young, and none of them<br />

listened to Led Zeppelin”.<br />

“But once they saw all the<br />

groups together, they suddenly<br />

caught the vision for it, and they<br />

then got quite excited,” Ferguson<br />

said.<br />

Stairway to Heaven was<br />

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Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page<br />

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for their untitled fourth studio<br />

album (commonly known as Led<br />

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

WE WANT MORE: Connection, acceptance and community are just three of the most<br />

desirable things for Hornby youth.<br />

Youth survey prompts<br />

community meeting<br />

• From page 1<br />

“Dame Sue Bagshaw shared<br />

her wisdom and experience,<br />

Riccarton Ward councillor<br />

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Wigram MP Megan Woods<br />

closed out the night with her<br />

thoughts and some actions we<br />

could consider going forward,”<br />

said Ewing.<br />

“Our young people have told us<br />

it’s not material things they need<br />

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Ewing said he connects to<br />

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child has already been through<br />

a devastating earthquake,<br />

an extreme terrorism attack,<br />

multiple lockdowns, and a global<br />

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“It is the single most important<br />

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

Creating connections<br />

through crafting cards<br />

THE RICCARTON Card<br />

Making Club has been using<br />

the Upper Riccarton Library<br />

fortnightly on Friday mornings<br />

for more than 15 years.<br />

It’s a support group for those<br />

who have lost loved ones, a way<br />

to stay connected to the local<br />

community and a think tank<br />

dedicated to solving the big issues.<br />

“It’s much more than just a<br />

group that makes cards,” said<br />

group member Anne Davison.<br />

“We really enjoy the social<br />

aspect, as well as being creative.<br />

You meet like-minded people,<br />

and our conversations are so<br />

varied from where you use your<br />

Gold Card, to funerals, and<br />

happenings in Christchurch that<br />

others may be interested in.<br />

“We put the world to right.<br />

“Some of us live on our own<br />

now so come for companionship,<br />

and a couple come to keep their<br />

mental health in check, but most<br />

of all we come to meet with other<br />

people and as a small group, so<br />

we don’t feel overwhelmed by lots<br />

of strangers.”<br />

The best part about using Upper<br />

Riccarton Library, says Anne,<br />

is the room. It is important for<br />

the crafters that the room is very<br />

warm in the winter and large<br />

enough for members to spread<br />

out, with everyone getting their<br />

own table for their supplies.<br />

Members come from all over<br />

Christchurch, Selwyn and<br />

Waimakariri, and enjoy a coffee<br />

at the library’s cafe.<br />

Anne said when she retired,<br />

she felt a need to meet others and<br />

continue to learn aspects of card<br />

making. The group was the perfect<br />

opportunity to do just that.<br />

“About every fourth class, we<br />

will learn something new. The<br />

FRIENDSHIP:<br />

The card<br />

making club<br />

at Upper<br />

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community<br />

hub and a<br />

think tank for<br />

the crafters<br />

involved.<br />

more experienced members take<br />

turns to teach the rest of us.”<br />

There are currently six members,<br />

each with their own unique<br />

style of card making, and the<br />

group wouldn’t mind increasing<br />

membership.<br />

If you’re interested in joining<br />

the Riccarton Card Making<br />

Group for a club fee each fortnight,<br />

get in touch with Anne on<br />

027 370 8583.<br />

For information on room hire,<br />

visit the library website or ring<br />

on 941 7923.<br />

60,000 goal<br />

for next year<br />

• From page 1<br />

Said St Margaret’s director<br />

of community relations Jane<br />

Lougher: “We are thrilled to<br />

have been part of a collective<br />

effort to plant more than 30,000<br />

native plants this year, 5,500<br />

of which were propagated in<br />

our own St Margaret’s College<br />

nursery with the support of our<br />

middle and senior students.<br />

“Congratulations to<br />

Eco-Action Nursery Trust,<br />

Õtautahi-Christchurch and<br />

Waitaha-Canterbury for this<br />

well-deserved recognition.”<br />

The trust was founded in<br />

2016 as a way to create learning<br />

opportunities for students by<br />

taking action in their communities<br />

to tackle climate change.<br />

Said Newton: “The schools<br />

are a fundamental part of the<br />

project, as the students learn<br />

practical skills, more about horticulture<br />

and the environment.”<br />

“They have expressed how<br />

they feel better about their impact<br />

on climate change through<br />

this project.”<br />

To date, the satellite nurseries<br />

have contributed 20,764 volunteer<br />

hours of planting.<br />

The sustainable business<br />

awards, which have been running<br />

for 21 years, recognise and<br />

celebrate success in sustainability.<br />

Next year, the trust is looking<br />

to double the number of plants<br />

grown to about 60,000.<br />

Said Newton: “We’ll just<br />

keep doing what we do – I want<br />

to get as many plants in the<br />

ground within the next 10 years<br />

before I die.”<br />

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

Jump Jam Nationals <strong>2023</strong><br />

After the success of last year’s teams, we knew this was going<br />

to be a tough feat to match. Backing up a national title was<br />

daunting, but a challenge our Year 8 team was ready for. During<br />

our first competition, we performed as a team of 7, with one<br />

student out with sickness and one with injuries. In order for this<br />

team to compete at Nationals, we required a minimum of 12<br />

students to a team. With that in mind, we welcomed Maya, Ella,<br />

and Elizabeth to the team.<br />

With a rigorous practice schedule of three sessions a week,<br />

including holiday practices, they have consistently pushed their<br />

limits and strived for excellence. The countless hours spent<br />

perfecting their routines and refining their skills have truly paid<br />

off, as they continue to shine brighter with each performance.<br />

Competition time<br />

The Strictly Jump Jam competition is renowned for its high level<br />

of competition. What began as a novice grade to integrate more<br />

teams into the typical Jump Jam challenge grades, including<br />

costuming, formation, and routine changes, has now evolved into<br />

an elite grade. The scoring requirements for entry now meet the<br />

highest level challenge grade, making it even more competitive.<br />

Teams from all over the South Island gathered to showcase<br />

their talents and compete at this prestigious event. The level<br />

of competition was extremely high. Mr Brown and I were<br />

overwhelmed with pride when the students stepped on stage.<br />

This was by far their best performance. They had the whole<br />

crowd behind them, cheering them on, with Elizabeth, one of our<br />

yr 7’s getting a special shout from Brett (Mr Jump Jam) for her<br />

outstanding performance.<br />

Results<br />

Excellence - Technical<br />

Excellence - Presentation<br />

Overall - 2nd<br />

Senior Kapa Haka @ Tūhono<br />

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Halswell Quarry Park Adventure - Junior Park Rangers<br />

The highlight of our Term 4 has most definitely been the Year 0/1 trips to Halswell Quarry. What a<br />

fantastic programme run by the council. The tutors who delivered the programme were amazing - so<br />

knowledgeable and patient. Our Junior Park Rangers became bird watchers and bug spotters. They<br />

also learned about pollination, seed dispersion and decomposition. All big WOW words for the children<br />

to write about when they got back to school.<br />

Thank you to the<br />

amazing parent<br />

helpers who came<br />

along and allowed<br />

themselves to be<br />

dressed up as trees<br />

(all whilst being<br />

attacked by a toy<br />

chainsaw!)<br />

An amazing<br />

experience for our<br />

tamariki.<br />

Ngāti Moki Marae visit<br />

Our ākonga were greeted onto the marae with<br />

a mihi whakatau. Our students did very well<br />

in showing respect during this time and Kaira<br />

Rapana our Kapa Haka Kaea, led our waiata.<br />

I was proud to see how well our students<br />

represented Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka.<br />

Our ākonga were then invited to mihi to whaea<br />

Fiona to which they did an awesome job. Thank<br />

you to Kaira and Kharmony who role-modelled<br />

for our Year 5/6 and spoke first. It showed a lot<br />

of courage to stand up amongst your peers and<br />

mihi to everyone.<br />

After having a quick morning break with some<br />

kai our students followed whaia Fiona into the<br />

learning space where our students learned about<br />

māhinga kai and the history of the area. Our<br />

ākonga commented much about the interesting<br />

stories and had many questions about the<br />

māhinga kai. It was really awesome to see them<br />

so engaged. They learned a lot about the local<br />

area and how it has been shaped over time.<br />

After having a decent lunch break with some<br />

rolling down some slopes the ākonga went on a<br />

hikoi following the creek down to Hone Wetere<br />

Church. The students had just learnt about the<br />

church and as they followed the creek there, they<br />

were able to spot a lot of the native plants along<br />

the way. This was a great experience for them as<br />

they also got to see some of the tāngata whenua<br />

who were buried next to the church.<br />

Following the hikoi our students then made<br />

their way back to the marae where they thanked<br />

and were farewelled by whaea Fiona. They then<br />

performed the haka to show our appreciation for<br />

the cultural experience they had given us.<br />

The senior Kapa Haka group performed at Tūhono on Saturday 25th November in the Full Primary School competition. The competition was tough, many of the schools<br />

having been in the competition for over 6 years or more, and this was Oakland’s first time competing at Tūhono.<br />

Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka had three amazing achievements in the afternoon:<br />

• We came 3rd overall at Tūhono, an amazing feat considering we had<br />

many schools who had won Tūhono in our category.<br />

• Our Waiata-a-ringa song Tenei Matou placed 2nd in the category.<br />

• Our Haka Tika Tonu was placed 3rd in the category.<br />

The Senior Kapa Haka group would like to acknowledge our amazing<br />

leaders who lead our group on stage, all of the tamariki stood up and<br />

performed to a packed crowd at the Town Hall, and Matua Steve, Mr<br />

Brown, Miss Booth, and Mr Meyrick for their time and effort in training<br />

the students. We are all extremely proud of our tamariki representing<br />

Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka on the big stage at Tūhono.<br />

We’ve already signed up for next year since we’ve had a taste of what’s<br />

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

[Edition datE]<br />

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in<br />

Start a new<br />

Christmas tradition<br />

What could be better than starting some new family traditions this year? Christmas traditions are memories<br />

in the making and help spread a little festive cheer whether with your loved ones or out in the community.<br />

10 great ideas to help make Christmas a magical time of the year<br />

1. Create a Christmas playlist with some of<br />

your favourite carols and songs – play it<br />

loud and every day, if that’s your thing.<br />

Or plan a pre-Christmas sing-along<br />

evening – don’t forget to supply the song<br />

sheet so everyone can join in too.<br />

2. Get into the spirit of Christmas by getting<br />

together with family or friends to help<br />

decorate each other’s houses – turn up<br />

the music, drink the wine and go all out<br />

to deck the halls.<br />

3. Make and send homemade Christmas<br />

cards – there’s nothing more exciting<br />

than getting mail, right? Or how about<br />

writing some generic ones and dropping<br />

them into your nearest retirement<br />

home to brighten up an elderly person’s<br />

Christmas.<br />

4. Buy your family Christmas tee-shirts or<br />

Santa hats to wear on the day and don’t<br />

forget to take a family selfie.<br />

5. Fill a shoebox with gifts for a child, wrap<br />

it with a bow, and deliver to the nearest<br />

community gift tree – check with your<br />

local library and label with age and<br />

gender.<br />

6. Have a yearly family, friends or neighbour<br />

outdoor games night with drinks and<br />

nibbles leading up to the big day – think<br />

Pétanque, hoopla, mini golf, giant chess,<br />

or croquet.<br />

7. Take a leaf out of Iceland’s traditional<br />

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Eve each year – don’t forget to write<br />

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8. Make a list of must see Christmas movies<br />

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and tick off the ones you’ve watched.<br />

Don’t forget the popcorn and hot<br />

chocolate or nibbles and wine.<br />

9. Make and give a handmade ornament<br />

as a gift each year – the lucky receiver’s<br />

Christmas tree will be covered with<br />

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Thursday [Edition <strong>December</strong> datE] 7 <strong>2023</strong> 13<br />

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Shops bursting with<br />

festive gift ideas<br />

The countdown to the big day is well underway, so making up the<br />

Christmas gift list will now be a top priority… if you haven’t already done so.<br />

Finding those special gifts and stocking fillers as<br />

well as the Christmas treats for the table is so easy at<br />

our city’s malls and shopping centres, where the shops<br />

are bursting with festive merchandise.<br />

Every woman likes to receive body pampering<br />

gifts, and there is a huge selection of these priced<br />

to suit all budgets at the many pharmacies and gift<br />

shops around the city. Perfume is another favourite<br />

and again there is a wide selection to choose from,<br />

ranging from exciting new releases to the well-known<br />

fragrances that have stood the test of time. Lingerie,<br />

jewellery, fashion accessories, homewares and decor<br />

items – there’s no end to the ideas for the women on<br />

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The men are equally well catered for, from the<br />

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

Just a little bit naughty<br />

Banana and chocolate<br />

chip mug cakes<br />

Serves 2<br />

Ingredients<br />

2 very ripe bananas, peeled<br />

2 eggs<br />

1 tsp vanilla extract<br />

25g butter, melted<br />

½ cup flour<br />

1 tsp baking soda<br />

1 tsp cinnamon<br />

pinch of salt<br />

½ cup milk chocolate chips<br />

walnuts, roughly chopped, to<br />

serve<br />

Cream cheese icing<br />

50g butter, melted<br />

100g cream cheese, at room temperature<br />

2 heaped Tbsp icing sugar<br />

Method<br />

• For the cream cheese icing,<br />

The creator of the sweet chilli jam, ham and cream<br />

cheese scrolls that went viral during lockdown, Kitty<br />

Williams, is sharing more of her “naughty, indulgent’’<br />

recipes in her first cookbook, Kitty’s Kitchen: Just a<br />

Little Bit Naughty.<br />

The city centre resident started out with a<br />

sandwich making business, then a food truck,<br />

followed by a small catering business before she<br />

discovered the power of Instagram. It enabled her to<br />

fully indulge in her passion for “naughty ingredients”.<br />

As she says, “butter is good for the soul”. – ODT<br />

PHOTOS: CHRIS SHARPE<br />

put the butter in a small bowl.<br />

Heat in the microwave on high<br />

for 30 seconds or so, until melted.<br />

Add the cream cheese and icing<br />

sugar. Whisk until smooth then<br />

set aside.<br />

• Mash the bananas in a large<br />

bowl until smooth. Add eggs,<br />

vanilla essence and melted butter<br />

and stir until well combined.<br />

• Sift in the flour, baking soda,<br />

cinnamon and salt. Stir until well<br />

combined but take care not to<br />

over-stir. Fold in chocolate chips.<br />

• Divide the mixture between<br />

two mugs. One at a time, cook<br />

the mug cakes in the microwave<br />

for 2 minutes on high. (Every<br />

microwave is different so test after<br />

1 minute and go from there.) It’s<br />

better to be undercooked than<br />

overcooked – when you press<br />

the cake it should feel light and<br />

springy.<br />

• The cakes will be quite hot so<br />

it’s best to leave them for a couple<br />

of minutes to cool down slightly<br />

before icing. Pop the cream<br />

cheese icing into a snap-lock bag,<br />

or use a piping bag. You want<br />

to fill the corner. Twist the bag<br />

around until it feels tight, then<br />

snip the corner off using scissors.<br />

Do whatever design you desire,<br />

then top with the walnuts.<br />

Spicy prawn spaghetti<br />

with whipped parmesan<br />

ricotta<br />

Serves 4<br />

Ingredients<br />

500g tomatoes, halved (I used<br />

vine tomatoes)<br />

1 red onion, roughly chopped<br />

4 garlic cloves<br />

2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar<br />

2 Tbsp olive oil<br />

500g ricotta<br />

150g Parmesan, grated<br />

juice of ½ lemon<br />

200g spaghetti<br />

2½ cups thawed frozen prawns,<br />

peeled and deveined<br />

1 tsp chilli flakes<br />

butter for cooking<br />

handful of parsley, roughly<br />

chopped<br />

handful of basil, roughly<br />

chopped<br />

handful of coriander, roughly<br />

chopped<br />

Method<br />

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.<br />

• Put the tomatoes, red onion,<br />

garlic, balsamic vinegar and a<br />

drizzle of olive oil in an ovenproof<br />

dish and season with<br />

salt and pepper. Give it a good<br />

toss then chuck in the oven for<br />

35-40 minutes. The tomatoes<br />

should collapse into a sauce by<br />

this point and the house should<br />

smell divine!<br />

• Put the ricotta, Parmesan,<br />

lemon juice, a pinch of salt and<br />

a glug of olive oil into a blender<br />

and blitz until smooth.<br />

• Bring a pot of water to the<br />

boil and add the spaghetti.<br />

Cook until al dente.<br />

• Drain, reserving a cup of the<br />

starchy cooking water.<br />

• Drain off any excess liquid<br />

from the prawns, then pat them<br />

dry with a paper towel.<br />

• Coat the prawns in chilli<br />

flakes then pop them into a<br />

hot pan with a knob of butter.<br />

Once the prawns are almost<br />

cooked (they should still be just<br />

a touch translucent), add the<br />

tomato sauce to the prawns, stir<br />

through, then add the spaghetti<br />

and the reserved starchy water.<br />

Turn off the heat and add all of<br />

the fresh herbs, then stir again.<br />

• Grab a large serving dish.<br />

Put the whipped Parmesan<br />

ricotta on first, then top with<br />

the prawn spaghetti.<br />

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

Trailblazing Jeep Renegade leads the way<br />

THE ICONIC Jeep is trail blazing<br />

a new path for the brand as<br />

it enters for the first time the low<br />

emission world or electrification,<br />

by offering a plug-hybrid<br />

(PHEV) option across many of<br />

its models.<br />

The Renegade fires the opening<br />

shot in the new electrified<br />

Jeep range in the form of a<br />

$69,990 AWD plug-in hybrid<br />

being reviewed in this road test.<br />

It is pricey for an aging, small<br />

and quirky looking SUV. Carrying<br />

the 4xe badge, PHEV and EV<br />

Motoring with Bob Nettleton<br />

models will underpin the most<br />

efficient and environmentally<br />

responsible Jeeps ever. The company<br />

is shooting for the electrified<br />

stars and aiming to have EV<br />

offerings in each SUV segment<br />

in the next few years. It’s already<br />

started that journey here with<br />

the recent launched fully electric<br />

Avenger.<br />

4xe models offer strong performance<br />

and driving dynamics<br />

across the Jeep catalogue, from<br />

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and everything between.<br />

Each model features legendary<br />

4x4 abilities fine tuned for more<br />

than 80 years, while still an ideal<br />

choice for everyday city driving<br />

with an average all electric range<br />

of 45-50km.<br />

With E-Select modes – the<br />

4xe driver can tailor the hybrid<br />

power train to best suit each<br />

trip from daily commuting in<br />

pure-electric mode to extended<br />

Incorporating<br />

best motorbuys<br />

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highway road trips with no range<br />

anxiety, except for the totally<br />

paranoid. All three modes are<br />

selectable via three buttons. In<br />

the test vehicle these are located<br />

in the centre console.<br />

The 4xe hybrid solution combines<br />

enhanced performance<br />

up to 177kW. This is a lot of<br />

power for a small SUV. Given<br />

its off-beat looks, it’s a performance<br />

wolf in sheep’s clothing.<br />

This impressive power output is<br />

achieved by pairing a 1.3-litre<br />

turbo petrol engine with an electric<br />

motor nestled between the<br />

rear axle, which is powered by an<br />

11.4kW battery that can be recharged<br />

while driving or through<br />

an external power outlet.<br />

While not the smoothest or<br />

sweetest sounding motor, it is, if<br />

nothing else a highly entertaining<br />

drive – a little less so when<br />

it runs out of battery power to<br />

hurry things along. A six-speed<br />

automatic does a competent<br />

enough job. The test vehicle’s<br />

transmission isn’t the most polished<br />

in its class, with a few more<br />

rough edges than you would<br />

expect given its lofty price tag.<br />

If you are looking for loads of<br />

Ratings out of 10: Performance 7; Handling 7; Build<br />

Quality 6; Comfort 6; Styling 6; Average fuel consumption<br />

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Star ANCAP crash rating. Qualifies for a $4025 clean vehicle<br />

rebate until Dec 31, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />

Overall points out of 10: 6.5<br />

cargo and cabin space the Renegade<br />

offers little of either. Back<br />

seat passenger space is particularly<br />

tight, as is access in and out<br />

of the rear doors. When it comes<br />

to room it is shaded, or should<br />

that be eclipsed, by the cheaper<br />

top spec VRX Mitsubishi Eclipse<br />

PHEV. The passenger compartment<br />

design is neat, but a bit<br />

fussy looking and has a bit too<br />

much hard plastic trim on show<br />

for a vehicle in this price bracket.<br />

For a small SUV this one<br />

makes a big play for the safety<br />

tech high ground with standard<br />

features that include Full LED<br />

headlights, Forward Collision,<br />

Lane Departure Warnings and<br />

Traffic-Sign Recognition. Also<br />

making the safety cut for this<br />

model is Blind Spot Detection,<br />

Park View Rear Backup Camera<br />

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25 26<br />

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