Pegasus Post: March 21, 2024

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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024 

• By Sasha Watson 

HAVING A baby can be scary 

– especially if you’re on your 

own. 

That’s why Mickenzi Askin 

started making baby bundle 

packs to donate to mums in 

need of some help. 

The packs contain 

blankets, lotions, 

lip balms, toys, 

creams, clothing, 

bottles and 

more. 

“Each pack 

is different but 

all are designed 

for mums to be 

or struggling 

mums with 

newborns to 

one-year-olds. The only thing 

we ask is what the 

gender is as we 

don’t get enough 

gender neutral 

items. 

“They’re 

based on who 

needs it most and 

if we don’t 

have any 

available, 

we 

also 

offer 

other 

help 

like 

referrals 

to organisations 

who can give 

the right support. 

“In today’s 

world, 

the need 

to support 

women, 

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knowing the help I once 

received is being passed on,” 

said Askin. 

She became pregnant at age 

17 with her daughter, Scarlett, 

who is now eight-and-a-half. 

“I was still in school so I 

lost a lot of friends, had 

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time, there was not a 

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page 4 

Speed drop 

as a result of 

Streets for 

People trial 


PEOPLE ARE driving slower on 

Hampshire St than they used to, 

since the installation of speed 

bumps and bollards. 

Data from the Streets For People 

Aranui trial have shown an average 

speed drop of 13km/h along the 

street, a meeting has heard. 

The meeting last week was to 

hear community feedback to the 

trial. It was attended by residents, 

students, city councillors, city 

council staff and the Aranui 

Community Trust. 

The 50km/h speed limit on 

Hampshire St has not changed. 

Burwood Ward city councillor 

Kelly Barber told Pegasus Post 

the average speed of 85 per 

cent of drivers travelling down 

Hampshire St was 52.9km/h, 

pretrial. 

“The average speed has dropped 

to 40km/h now. The average of all 

travelling vehicles was 46.3km/h 

pretrial and is now 33.7 km/h. 

This means the project is working,” 

he said. 

The meeting also heard feedback 

against the bollards outside 

Wainoni Park, which had been 

removed prior to the meeting. 

Eastern Eagles Rugby League 

Club secretary Fina F’amoe had 

been worried about the loss of 

about 20 parking spaces in front 

of the park, after median-flex 

posts were installed in February. 

“The bollards were removed 

last week which is awesome. I’m 

so pleased; it is commonsense as 

they shouldn’t have gone up in the 

first place,” said F’amoe. 

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Art for Adults 

Mondays, 10am-noon 

Aranui Library 

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Meet new people, have conversations 

and make art. Any skill level is 

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Barrier Free Computing 

Saturdays, 10am-noon 

New Brighton Library 

Run by the Computers for Special 

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computers. Participants can work 

on activities of their choosing in 

a friendly and supportive setting. 

Suitable for all levels of ability. There 

is no charge and no need to book in 

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Richmond Gala 

Saturday, 10am-2pm 

Avebury House 

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Thursday March 21 2024 3 

Battle to priortise ‘lifeline’ bridge 


REPLACING the earthquakedamaged 

Pages Rd bridge could 

become the No 1 priority in the 

draft Regional Land Transport 

Plan. 

Councillors Celeste Donovan 

and Aaron Keown presented the 

city council’s submission to the 

Canterbury Regional Transport 

Committee on Monday urging 

it to move the New Brighton 

bridge upgrade from No 12 to 

No 1 on its list of priorities. 

Keown said evidence shows 

there is a 26 per cent risk 

of a magnitude 8 or higher 

earthquake off the coast in 

the next 50 years, which could 

trigger a tsunami. 

Donovan said the project 

cannot be delayed any further 

due to the need to improve 

traffic flow during evacuations 

and other emergency scenarios. 

“I believe we can’t afford any 

delays to this project, as this 

bridge serves as a lifeline route 

into and out of New Brighton 

and the structure carries critical 

communication and electricity 

cables, as well as water/wastewater 

services across the river,” 

Donovan said. 

“The Pages Rd bridge was initially 

ranked as the No 1 project 

in our region, but it got moved 

down. 

“This makes it challenging to 

secure government funding, as 

this funding typically goes first 

MAIN EXIT: An artist’s impression of the new Pages Rd 

bridge. Below – City councillor Celeste Donovan says the 

current bridge needs to be replaced as soon as possible. 

to the projects that are ranked 

highest across the region,” 

Donovan said. 

The bridge was damaged in 

the February 22, 2011, earthquake, 

while Pages Rd dropped 

in places, affecting drainage. 

The ‘Gateway to New 

Brighton’ project, which includes 

the replacement of the bridge, 

as well as various changes to 

surrounding streets and intersections 

is estimated to cost $65 

million. 

“Despite major redevelopment 

work and regeneration across 

the city, some key earthquake 

legacy projects, such as Pages 

Rd, are still yet to be completed,” 

Donovan said. 

Due to its deprioritisation 

and the city council having no 

confirmation of Waka Kotahi 

NZ Transport Agency funding, 

a hearings panel for the Pages 

Rd bridge project was going to 

be deferred for up to six months 

until July. It will now be held on 

April 4. Donovan learned of the 

delay at a consultation meeting 

with the Regional Transport 

Committee on February 21 and 

asked it reschedule the hearings 

as soon as possible. 

The committee includes 

representatives from the 

region’s councils as well as Waka 

Kotahi. 

The primary role of the 

committee is to develop and 

implement the Canterbury 

Regional Land Transport Plan. 

“It means the hearings 

panel can begin the process of 

hearing from the community 

to get feedback on the proposed 

design, understanding any 

concerns, and changes that need 

to be implemented as part of the 

final design,” Donovan said. 

The new bridge will be more 

resilient to future earthquakes 

and the effects of climate 

change. It will also be designed 

to improve access for everyone. 

Work to 

upgrade 

playgrounds 

under way 


THREE playgrounds in Burwood 

and Shirley are getting major 

upgrades at a cost of $368,846 

over the next two months. 

Work started on the Robin St 

playground in Burwood last week. 

Once it is completed, the Sabina 

St playground in Shirley will be 

upgraded and then work will 

start on the Chartwell Reserve 

playground in Burwood. 

Each playground will get 

modern climbing, sliding and 

sensory activities and take about 

20 days to complete. The projects 

have been funded through the city 

council’s Long Term Plan. 

The Chartwell Reserve 

playground will get a new double 

wave slide, climbing carousel, 

playful edging and picnic table. 

Waitākiri Primary School 

pupils helped with the design and 

planning of the new playground 

on Chartwell St. 

The work is expected to be 

completed on May 9, weather 

permitting. 

The playground upgrades were 

due to start in the middle of last 

year but city council community 

parks manager Al Hardy said 

there was a delay during preconstruction 

due to personnel 

changes. 

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‘I basically 

raised my 

Community feedback 

shapes streets project 

children alone’ • From page 1 

•From page 1 

Said Askin: “With Madeline, 

who is five-an-a-half, my second 

pregnancy, I had a partner 

who wasn’t physically there so 

I basically raised my children 

alone. 

“I also wasn’t producing any 

milk so a stranger donated 

theirs to the hospital. 

“They’ll never know how 

much I needed that and I can’t 

ever thank them. So I wanted to 

give back because I know how 

much it’s needed.” 

Askin knows situations 

change all the time, having 

made a “quick move” from 

Geraldine to the city about five 

years ago. She says that is often 

when new mums need help. 

“I moved without having 

much of anything but my 

children into my nana’s house. 

“I ran to St Vinnies in Hornby 

and said to the ladies there: ‘I 

really need some help’. 

“They were about five minutes 

from closing the shop but I 

explained my situation and they 

stayed to help me with sheets, 

clothing and much more. 

“Just what I needed, so it gives 

me joy someone else might get a 

smile and a bit of support out of 

this too.” 

Askin sent her first six packs 

out last week and said the 

mums were very grateful to 

receive them. 

“It went very well. We’ll keep 

doing bundles as long as we 

keep getting donations. 

“I didn’t think it would take 

off but after asking my small 

following on Instagram, we’re 

receiving donations from all 

over New Zealand.” 

When she’s not making packs 

or working on her business, 

Sustainable Mama, which 

focuses on creating sustainable 

and natural products like 

wooden baby rattles and healthy 

skin creams and lotions, Askin 

volunteers at the St Vincent de 

Paul shop in Hornby. 

“I started volunteering about 

four weeks ago. It’s a nice wee 

cycle, going back to help the 

beautiful women there.” 

•To donate or for more 

information about 

the packs, contact 

Mickenzi Askin on her 

Facebook page https:// 

www.facebook.com/ 

sustainablemama.nz 

F’amoe said streets in the area 

were already narrow and the 

bollards around Hampshire St 

were causing congestion. 

“If they were installed in the 

gutters alongside the footpaths, it 

would give traffic more space on 

the road.” 

Barber said 

some aspects of 

the trial will stay 

the same, such 

as speed bumps. 

“The project 

may have gotten 

Kelly 

Barber 

off on the wrong 

foot, but this is a 

really good way 

forward with 

community engagement and the 

council is listening to residents.” 

As part of the project, Barber 

said city council staff also tested 

changes to several street corners. 

On Monday, he went out doorknocking 

with staff. 

“We heard from residents about 

the ‘forest’ of bollards outside 

Hampshire St shops not being 

visually appealing. The city council 

is looking to remove them and 

install an island or the like. 

“Changes to Shortland St will 

be made to allow trucks to move 

easier. There is plenty of scope to 

find local solutions.” 

Barber said about $700,000 

of the allocated $2.6 million 

has been spent on the project so 

far. It is 90 per cent funded by 

New Zealand Transport Agency 

Waka Kotahi. 

TRIAL: The 

bollards, installed 

out front of 

Wainoni Park, 

have been 

removed. Below – 

residents have 

also criticised 

the ‘forest’ of 

bollards outside 

the Hampshire St 

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Term 1 - From the Tumuaki 

Avonside Girls’ High School 

Te Kura Kohine o Ōtākaro 

Educating and empowering young women 

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Avonside Girls’ High School Te Kura Kohine 

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Our vision statement above comes from 

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The first goal to achieve this for us is 

establishing a wairua in which all students 

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2024 at Avonside Girls’ High School Te Kura 

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peer support leaders continue to work with 

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sports. Everyone 

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had heaps of fun. 

This term we have 

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swimming sports 

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These were great 

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participation 

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Summer sport 

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and rowing. Winter sport trials are currently 

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teams and groups participating in sport. Our 

Music department is also thriving with bigger 

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Haka is now 40 strong and our polyfest Pasifika 

group consists of 78 students – they perform at 

Canterbury Polyfest in Hagley Park. Both groups 

sound amazing, and we are very proud of this 

development in the arts and cultural groups in 

our school. 

At the heart of what we do we want our 

students to succeed academically, and we would 

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2 our students are achieving well. We would 

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on the growth in endorsements and we were 

excited to hear about our students who gained 

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by 5 students with Zoe Langley gaining an 

Outstanding Scholarship in Technology. 

our Year 9s to 

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½-1 chilli, seeds discarded, finely 

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1 clove garlic, crushed 

1 Tbsp fish sauce 

1 lime, zest and juice 

1 tsp rice wine vinegar or apple 

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30g Allulose (or another easy 

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1 tsp Dijon mustard 

2 Tbsp sesame oil 

2 Tbsp fresh coriander, finely 

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½ tsp salt 

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400g scotch fillet steak, left 

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3 Tbsp olive oil 

1 tsp salt 

1 tsp cracked black pepper 

120g mesclun 

50g mung beans or bean sprouts 

8 cherry tomatoes, quartered 

¼ small red onion, finely sliced 

¼ cucumber, diced 

2 Tbsp fresh coriander, roughly 

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1 Tbsp fresh mint, roughly 

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30g peanuts, chopped 

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MITSUBISHI’S mid-size 

Outlander is on track to 

eclipse, yes that’s the name of 

its smaller sibling, and become 

the company’s biggest selling 

passenger vehicle in New Zealand. 

It was second behind the 

market-leading Toyota RAV4 

on our best selling SUV charts 

for 2023. Launched here at the 

end of 2021 it arrived here as the 

first model off the production 

line from the Mitsubishi, Nissan, 

Renault Alliance. 

Its success provided a dream 

start for this partnership. 

While the styling doesn’t send 

the heart racing, it won’t spark 

a bout of yawning. A clean and 

uncluttered contemporary lines 

are a little to generic to stand out 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

from the automotive crowd, being 

more of a blend in type. A facelift 

is due in the next 12 months to 

provide a welcome visual refresh. 

New underpinnings improve 

safety, body strength and 

steering stability, while multilink 

suspension and dual pinion 

electric power steering raises the 

ride quality and comfort bar. 

The Outlander’s 10-year 

150,000km new vehicle warranty 

is one of the better ones in New 

Zealand, although some rivals are 

starting to catch-up. 

The six model range is evenly 

split between two and four-wheel 

drive models in three trim levels 

LS, XLS and high spec VRX. 

Prices start at $41,990 for the 

2WD LS and top out at $75,990 

Ratings out of 10: Performance 7; Handling 7; Build Quality 

8; Comfort 7; Passenger and Load Space 7; Styling 7; Value 

for money 7; Safety – Five Star ANCAP crash rating. 

Overall points out of 10: 7.5 

Incorporating 

best motorbuys 

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for the flagship PHEV (Plug-in 

hybrid electric). 

Engine choice is limited to a 

135kW 2.5L motor or 185kW 

PHEV. Having to haul, depending 

on the model, an SUV weighing 

anywhere between 1575kg 

make is a big ask for this modest 

performing motor, but livelier 

with the PHEV power train. It’s 

mostly under load when driving 

over hilly terrain when the 

engine’s energy levels begin to flag 

and progress slows. 

A 245Nm war chest of torque at 

3600rpm doesn’t really get the job 

done that convincingly. Pleasantly 

smooth and responsive on flatter 

going, there is enough thrust to 

safely waft past slower moving 

traffic. 

A well resolved eight-speed 

sport mode constant variable 

transmission is one of Mitsubishi’s 

best. Step shift control changes 

do a fine job of mimicking a 

conventional automatic, with 

few slurring gear shifts that were 

once an undesirable trait of these 

transmissions. 

A generously proportioned 

passenger compartment earns 

top marks for spaciousness, 

practicality and being a relaxing 

long distance cruiser. Upping the 

comfort ante on the test vehicle 

were heated seats, three-zone 

automatic climate control, and 

rear door sunshades. 

A 12.3-inch full digital driver 

display is Mitsubishi’s first fullscreen, 

full-colour liquid crystal 

display, projecting a variety of 

information on to a large screen 

with exceptional clarity. A 

customisation function enables a 

variety of information to be easily 

combined and displayed. 

The test vehicle’s six drive 

modes are accessed via a centre 

console mounted selector, and 

range from normal to snow, and 

almost everything in-between. 

The suspension tune is very 

much in-tune with our often 

exacting driving conditions 

and topography. It makes an 

immediate impression with 

its strong road holding, even 

when you quicken the pace over 

demanding undulating roads. 

While the striking 20-inch 

alloys make a powerful visual 

statement, the ride quality suffers, 

with more suspension noise at 

low speeds over high frequency 

bumps found on our urban roads. 

Finance 

available 

(conditions apply) 

CARS WANTED 

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2011 SuZuKi SPlASH 5/HATcH 

$7,495 

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$8,995 

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$8,995 

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1.3L, auto, NZ new, low 56,000kms. 

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$7,995 

1.6L, auto, 173,000kms, alloys. 

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$10,995 

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$9,995 

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2Ltr VVT-I auto, 119,000kms, 5 door, air/con, ABS, 

ESC, drives superb. 

$16,490 

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Auto, 2Ltr petrol, 5dr, ABS, ESC, 114,000kms, 

very tidy example. 

$15,990 

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very popular diesel. 

waS $11,750 

$9,990 

Includes ORC 

$27,990 


2.5Ltr diesel, auto, 5 door, silver, 118,000kms, 

immaculate order, drives superb. 

$8,750 


Auto, 5 door, air/con 86,985kms. 

Includes ORC 

$16,750 


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147,184kms, roof rack. 

SALE 

waS $11,490 

$9,990 

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5 speed, 1600cc, manual, NZ new, 

5 door, alloys, very clean example. 

$25,990 

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2500cc turbo diesel, auto, 5 door, roof 

rack, 88,595kms. 

$25,990 

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8 seater auto, ideal family wagon, alloys, 

CD/radio. 

$13,990 

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auto, 7 seater, alloys, side and front 

airbags, superb family coach. 

$13,990 

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5 door van, auto, ABS, ESC, Lane Depart, 

airbags, economical, ideal commercial. 

$12,750 

2014 NissaN aTlas box Truck 

3 litre turbo diesel, 5 speed, 84,064kms, 

barn doors at rear, super tidy example. 

SALE 

waS $16,990 

$13,990 

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5spd manual, 3 Litre turbo diesel, large 

rear cargo capacity, excellent example. 

$7,990 

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Popular 4WD On Demand, Auto, 7 Seats, 

ABS, ESC, Airbags, Alloys. Black, 83,641kms. 

$12,750 

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4WD On Demand, Alloy Wheels, 7 Seater, 

Popular Family Use. 

2009 ToyoTa WisH 

1800cc auto, 7-seater, 87,879kms, 

alloys, drives superbly. 

2014 Mazda axela 

2 litre, 5 speed manual, 90,252kms, 

dark blue pearl, alloys, ABS, ESC. 

2005 ToyoTa corolla 

5 spd manual, 83,000kms, 1800cc VVT-i, 

NZ new, immaculate, one owner, light blue 

2016 Mazda deMio 

1300cc auto, ESC, ABS, airbags, leather 

seats, bright red pearl, 67,605kms 

$15,490 

$11,250 

$14,250 

$10,750 

$12,990 

2017 suzuki sWifT 

Late model styling, sparkling silver paint, 

16,930kms, very popular. 

2012 ToyoTa aqua Hybrid 

Very popular model, auto, air/con, 

38,983kms. 


Auto, excellent fuel economy, easy to 

drive, late shape. 


74,500kms, auto, alloys, air/cond, ABS, 

ESC, power/steer, superb to drive. 


Auto, blue metallic, alloys. 

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