Bay Harbour: October 02, 2025

Thursday, 2 October 2025 

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Two-candidate race slows early voting 

BY KEES CHALMERS 

A two-horse race for the Banks 

Peninsula city council seat is 

being cited as a reason for the 

dip in voter turnout. 

Of the 7613 eligible voters in 

the ward, 27.09% (2062) had 

cast their ballots as of Tuesday. 

At the same point in the 2022 

local body elections, 29.35% 

(2235) had voted. By the end 

of that election, turnout in the 

ward reached 

60.32% (4594). 

The polls 

close at noon on 

Saturday, October 

11. 

Incumbent 

city councillor 

Tyrone Fields 

and challenger Tyrone Fields 

Dave Dunlay both 

attributed the turnout to having 

only two candidates contesting 

the seat, compared with seven 

in 2022. 

Dunlay also put the decrease 

down to potential voters 

not feeling heard by the city 

council. 

“I’ve heard at all the different 

community meetings and 

different groups that I’ve met is 

that there is a frustration with 

council not listening and I think 

part of that frustration may be 

reflected in the slightly lower 

voter turnout. 

“If I am elected, 

I reckon that’s 

something that 

I’m really going 

to love – just 

getting out there 

and sort of trying 

to engage with 

community Dave Dunlay 

groups,” he said. 

Fields pointed to the new 

ballot collection methods, with 

bins now being used alongside 

postal voting. 

“There’s a natural lag that’s 

going to occur there,” he said. 

Fields rejected Dunlay’s 

suggestion that the city council 

is not listening to residents. 

“I’ve worked very hard in my 

ward and spoken to thousands 

of people and the feedback I get 

is really positive.” 

› Continued on Page 7 

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Fighting sickness and injury, 

Ferrymead Bays’ under 11s 

took home the Jack McKnight 

Cup for winning the 11th grade 

South Island competition in 

Nelson last week. 

The team was hit hard by 

absences in the lead-up to the 

tournament, with just nine 

players available. 

It meant the team had no 

subs, with all players having 

to play every minute of every 

game. 

But they topped their pool, 

winning four of five games, 

before beating Burwood Toa 

on penalties in the semi-final 

and Christchurch United 

Blue 2-0 in the final at 

Saxton Fields. 

“Their commitment, 

discipline, and maturity on and 

off the pitch were outstanding,” 

said coach Darren Cook. 

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themselves throughout 

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NEWS Bay Harbour News, October 2, 2025 | 3 

New restrictions limit trips 

to view Hector’s dolphins 

The number of trips to view and 

swim with Hector’s dolphins in 

Akaroa Harbour have been cut to 

protect the species. 

The Department of Conservation 

has imposed the new limits 

which will allow up to 20 trips 

a day across all operators over 

the busiest summer 

months and 

no more than 12 

trips a day for 

six months of the 

year. 

DOC operations 

manager Andy 

Thompson said the 

limits would not 

significantly affect 

operators’ recent 

activity levels. 

Andy 

Thompson 

“This provides room for operators 

to increase activity to levels 

just below pre-Covid peaks. 

“For example, in 2019/2020 

there were only 10-15 days during 

peak season where operators 

collectively exceeded the new 

20-trip limit,” he said. 

But Black Cat Cruises chief 

executive Paul Milligan said the 

new restrictions will impact his 

business. 

“It’s going to limit the ability 

for us to grow from here. We’ve 

had a reduction of around 50% 

of our swimming with dolphins 

trips moving forward,” he said. 

The Department of Conservation has imposed a limit of 20 trips a day on tourism 

operators in an effort to protect endangered Hector’s dolphins. 

Milligan agreed the Hector's 

dolphin needs protecting. 

“We understand DOC’s desire 

to reduce the impact on Hector's 

dolphins. The dolphins are very 

special creatures, they’re as special 

to New Zealand as the Kiwi.” 

Research has shown vessel 

activity can disturb the dolphins’ 

behaviour. 

The research that informed 

the decision was carried out 

over the past few years using 

an underwater acoustic device 

to monitor dolphin activity 

alongside vessel movements at 

a dolphin hotspot and popular 

viewing area in Akaroa Harbour. 

With the harbour popular for 

boating, Milligan said it is not 

the tourist boats that are the 

problem. 

“Vessels come in different 

shapes and sizes and forms, 

and the permitted 

operators that 

are operating out 

on the harbour 

are generally the 

ones who are following 

the rules, 

they’ve got qualified 

skippers and 

understand the 

regulations,” he 

said. 

“There are other 

Paul 

Milligan 

forms of vehicle traffic which are 

having far greater impacts on 

these dolphins.” 

Milligan said the fishing industry 

is “known to catch these 

dolphins”, and on a summer's 

day there are “a couple of hundred” 

recreational vessels in the 

Akaroa harbour, with unlicensed 

skippers and no way to “educate 

or control” their behaviour. 

Milligan said without being 

able to control where vessels 

go on the harbour, it would be 

hard to remove any impact on 

the dolphins. 

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Vegetation fire 

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Road closure approved 

The city council’s road closure 

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Lyttelton Farmers Market for 

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Team Phil and team Sara: The people 

It takes a village to run 

a mayoral campaign. 

Who manages the teams 

behind the two leading 

candidates? Dylan Smits 

finds out 

Phil Mauger 

Mayor Phil Mauger has hired PR 

expert Erin Jamieson to be his 

campaign manager for the third 

time following his successful bids 

to be mayor in 2022 and Burwood 

Ward city councillor in 2019. 

Jamieson, who lives in Lyttelton, 

is an award-winning partner 

at leading public relations firm 

Convergence. 

She first stepped into the 

Christchurch political scene in 

2007 on Sir Bob Parker’s mayoral 

campaign team and became 

a campaign manager for his reelection 

bid in 2010. 

“It’s really rewarding when 

I can help really good people 

and clever people being elected 

who are going to make a big difference 

in local government or 

central government roles,” Jamieson 

said. 

She first met Parker while she 

was Lyttelton Port Company communications 

manager and he was 

Banks Peninsula mayor. 

Jamieson co-founded Convergence 

with her business partner 

Leigh Harris in 2001 and has 

gone on to work with many highprofile 

clients. 

Mayor Phil Mauger with his campaign manager Erin Jamieson at the 2023 Public 

Relations Institute of New Zealand awards. She won three awards for her work on 

Mauger’s successful 2022 campaign for the mayoralty. 

Her crisis communications 

work in the aftermath of the 

2010 Pike River Mine disaster 

and efforts on behalf of the Student 

Volunteer Army after the 

earthquakes stand out as career 

highlights. 

Jamieson graduated from 

Canberra University with a 

Bachelor of Communications. 

She later received a 

postgraduate diploma in 

business administration from 

Massey University. 

After spending her early 20s 

travelling, she met her husband 

Dave Dunlay in Israel. After 

more moves to the UK, New Zealand, 

and back to Australia, they 

settled in Lyttelton in 1997. 

Dunlay is standing in the local 

body elections for Banks Peninsula 

Ward. While Jamieson is 

providing some support, she is 

not his campaign manager. 

Since working with Parker, 

Jamieson has become a go-to 

person for various national and 

local election candidates who 

she prefers not to name. 

Knowing Jamieson’s reputation 

as an experienced 

campaign manager, Mauger 

asked her to work with him on 

his Burwood Ward campaign. 

“Immediately I really liked 

Phil and that’s important for 

me. I’ve got to work with candidates 

who are likeable and 

have a good chance of winning. 

I’m really honest about that sort 

of feedback if I think someone 

doesn’t have the skillset,” said 

Jamieson. 

She is not a member of a 

political party and says she 

approaches her work with a 

“really grounded, neutral lens”. 

“I think most of the work I 

do is probably in that centre to 

centre-right space, but most of 

my judgement with who I work 

with comes down to if they align 

with my values and, in my opinion, 

if this person will be good 

for the community or country.” 

Jamieson overseas all aspects 

“I’ve got to work with 

candidates who are 

likeable and have a good 

chance of winning. I’m 

really honest about that 

sort of feedback if I 

think someone doesn’t 

have the skillset.” 

Erin Jamieson 

of the Mauger campaign 

alongside the mayor himself, 

from social media posts 

and advertising to debate 

preparation, strategy and media 

relations. 

For any prospective future 

candidates, Jamieson’s advice 

is to announce early and make 

their vision clear. 

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behind the big mayoral campaigns 

There is no top-level 

campaign team as such, 

rather Jamieson co-ordinates 

volunteers and contracts out 

specialist work like advertising 

design and videography when 

necessary. 

“I have a huge amount of people 

to draw on, but I’m across 

everything.” 

Jamieson said the Mauger 

campaign has “hundreds” of 

people who have volunteered 

for tasks from leafletting to putting 

up billboards. 

Compared to the 2022 election, 

Jamieson has noticed a 

rise in “keyboard warriors” on 

social media and online harassment, 

particularly of Mauger’s 

main election rival Sara 

Templeton. 

“People can criticise ideas 

and policy but when they start 

personally criticising someone, 

that’s not fair,” she said. 

“We’re very, very upset that’s 

been happening to Sara and 

kudos to her for standing. It’s 

really unfair she’s been treated 

that way.” 

Sara Templeton 

Rob Henderson is the campaign 

manager for Templeton after 

serving a similar role in David 

Meates’ 2022 mayoralty bid. 

He is the head of stakeholder 

engagement at creative agency 

Narrative Campaigns, which 

has a focus on social and environmental 

advocacy. 

Narrative Campaigns co-founder 

Rob Henderson is Sara Templeton’s 

campaign manager. He previously 

worked on David Meates’ bid for the 

majoralty in 2022. 

Henderson and Narrative 

Campaigns founder Erin Jackson 

were called in to support 

Meates’ campaign just three 

months before election day. 

It was mostly in a volunteer 

capacity, but they were compensated 

for some costs. 

“We came on sort of just as 

advisors but then ended up 

doing a lot of work for it in a 

quite short time. So it was reasonably 

stressful but also very 

rewarding,” said Henderson. 

“My role is co-ordinating 

the key team but we’re 

also a bit decentralised. 

We’ve made sure to get 

good people who are 

empowered to do their 

job . . .” 

Rob Henderson 

Meates, the former Canterbury 

and West Coast District 

Health boards chief executive, 

entered the mayoral race nearly 

11 months after Mauger did in 

August 2021. 

Some commentators believed 

Meates made his bid too late. He 

was 2271 votes short of becoming 

mayor, beaten by Mauger 

53,569 to 51,298. 

It was the first time Henderson 

and Jackson had been 

managers of a mayoral campaign, 

but they had been 

previously involved in Jackson’s 

own unsuccessful bid for a city 

council seat in 2013. 

Templeton’s campaign team, 

including Henderson, is fully 

volunteer with a nine-strong 

core group taking on various 

roles. 

This includes organising more 

than 300 people for door knocking 

and leafletting, finance and 

videography. 

“We all like, and are here to 

support, Sara’s vision for the 

city,” he said. 

“I like that Sara is focused on 

moving the city forward, and 

as a councillor she has worked 

incredibly hard.” 

Henderson is not a member of 

a political party and prefers to 

keep his political views private. 

Templeton asked Henderson 

to manage her campaign for 

this election given his experience 

and knowledge from 

working with Meates. 

“My role is co-ordinating 

the key team but we’re also a 

bit decentralised. We’ve made 

sure to get good people who are 

empowered to do their job without 

me lording over them,” said 

Henderson. 

With Templeton being an 

experienced city councillor and 

speaker, Henderson says she 

does not need much guidance in 

her communications. 

“We do help with some social 

media posts and strategise 

about how Sara can best put out 

her message to voters and stay 

true to her.” 

Jackson and Henderson 

formed Narrative Campaigns 

in 2015 and have worked with 

more than 200 clients from the 

Student Volunteer Army, the 

Mind the Gap campaign and 

Love Food Hate Waste. 

They do not consider themselves 

strictly public relations 

or communications professionals 

as their work often 

involves other kinds of work 

like event organising. It mostly 

encompasses social and environmental 

causes. 

Similarly to Jamieson with the 

Mauger campaign, Henderson 

has noticed the level of online 

abuse and vitriol directed 

towards Templeton is much 

higher than when he worked 

with Meates in 2022. 

“I’m disappointed to say I 

think that’s a gender-based 

thing, not necessarily a threeyear 

time difference.” 

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‘Hyper engaged’ 

Peninsula voters 

boosting turnout 

› From Page 1 

“I think it’s really unfortunate 

and ungracious that my 

opponent would couch 

things in those terms. I 

have not been critical of 

him,” he said. 

Banks Peninsula still 

holds close to a 5% lead 

over the second highest 

ward for voter returns, 

Halswell, sitting at 22.79% 

as of Tuesday. 

“Banks Peninsula people 

are just hyper engaged 

in local issues and voting 

really matters to them. 

“It makes me so 

heartened that people are 

engaged in the democratic 

process, it’s a real privilege 

to represent those 

communities,” Fields said. 

He attributes the high 

engagement to the ward’s 

small, highly educated 

communities, which foster 

volunteerism and civic 

activity. 

Meanwhile, Heathcote Ward 

currently ranks fifth in voter 

turnout. 

Nathaniel 

Herz Jardine 

Ian 

Kearney 

As of Tuesday, 22.59% (4492) 

of its 19,886 eligible voters 

had cast ballots, slightly below 

22.96% (4467) at the same 

stage in 2022. The ward’s 

cumulative turnout in 

that election finished at 

47.12%. 

Heathcote Ward city 

council candidate, 

Nathaniel Herz Jardine, 

expects its voter turnout 

to improve this year. 

He has found most 

residents are engaged 

with local politics, 

particularly suburbs with 

higher home ownership. 

“It's exciting to see us 

be close to the top of the 

charts,” he said. 

His opponent, Ian 

Kearney, has found 

there is a general apathy 

towards the election. 

“There’s a reluctance to 

voting. 

“The best way to fix 

that is to rebuild that 

confidence, if they say they’re 

going to do something, they’ll 

do everything they can to make 

it happen,” he said. 


Tactical approach seals success 

› From Page 1 

Bays had to approach each 

game tactically, ensuring the 

boys warmed down properly 

and rested well between 

matches to avoid any further 

injuries. 

Cook said the support from 

the parents and families was 

remarkable. 

"Their encouragement from 

the sidelines was a massive part 

of our journey and without a 

doubt helped drive us all the 

way to the final.” 

Emotions ran high for 

everyone when the final whistle 

blew in the final. 

“Watching the parents storm 

the pitch, cheering in pure joy, 

is a moment I'll never forget as 

a coach,” he said. 

Stolen tools auctioned by police 

BY SAMANTHA GEE 

A couple who had $50,000 of tools 

stolen from a work vehicle in 

Diamond Harbour were shocked 

to find them being auctioned off 

on behalf of police more than two 

years later. 

Gaston and Louise Monge- 

Grassi were staying in Diamond 

Harbour on a work trip in July 

2023 when a thief broke into several 

cars, including Gaston’s ute. 

Hundreds of tools were taken, 

including Gaston's toolbelt. 

“I found the truck completely 

open, empty and it was devastating,” 

he said. 

The couple own Piranha Tools 

in Tasman, which sells building 

and fine woodworking tools. 

Apart from his initial call after 

the theft, Gaston said he had not 

had any direct contact with police, 

despite numerous attempts to get 

in touch with information about 

the tools. 

Christchurch Tactical Crime 

Unit Detective Senior Sergeant 

Stephanie Trengrove said police 

attempted to identify ownership 

of the seized property. 

Property might be disposed of 

if ownership could not be established, 

she added. The victims 

were kept informed during the 

investigation, Trengrove said. 

No charges were laid over the 

stolen tools. The couple strongly 

disagree with the police version 

of events. “They've had the tools, 

and the list of stolen tools for 

two years, there's nothing active 

about it,” she said. 

The couple are in the process 

of making a complaint to the 

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Optimists mark 50 years 

BY KATIE TODD 

When a little homemade yacht 

called Muffin first glided onto 

the water at Lyttelton Harbour 

in September 1975, its creator 

Paul Pritchett could not have 

imagined the waves it would 

make. 

The Optimist 

was a tribute to 

his late friend 

Clive Roberts – a 

champion sailor 

who discovered 

the beginnerfriendly 

yacht 

class overseas 

and wanted to Paul Pritchett. 

introduce it to 

New Zealand. 

Roberts was killed in a car 

crash in May 1975. 

Determined to honour his 

friend's vision, Pritchett built 

Muffin in his spare bedroom 

for just $120. 

Now 50 years after Muffin 

first took to the sea, Pritchett 

is preparing to return the 

yacht and her original yellowand-red 

KZ-1 sail to where it 

all began – the Charteris Bay 

Yacht Club – for an anniversary 

celebration on Sunday. 

Within four years of its 

maiden voyage at the Charteris 

Bay Yacht Club, Muffin 

had inspired a revolution, with 

more than 1400 Optimists registered 

across New Zealand, 

many of them to beginners, 

seeking an easier alternative to 

the popular P-Class. 

Fifty years after Muffin took 

Optimists being sailed near the Charteris Bay Yacht Club. 

PHOTO: CHARTERIS BAY YACHT CLUB 

to the sea, Pritchett was preparing 

to return her to the club 

where it all began, with her 

original yellow-and-red KZ-1 

sail, for anniversary celebrations 

on Sunday. 

Pritchett, who lives in Diamond 

Harbour, said the boat 

was still seaworthy, though it 

was showing its age. 

"I'll have to put it in the 

water, but it leaks a bit," he 

said. 

"It was really thrashed when 

it first launched, because everybody 

in Canterbury wanted 

a go in it. 

"It went all around the different 

clubs and it was used as a 

demonstrator, until three-four 

more were built." 

Pritchett says the boat's 

enduring appeal is down to its 

accessibility for children under 

10. 

"It was very forgiving and 

you can't sit on the wrong 

side," he said. 

"We started to envision a 

future where every child could 

learn to sail at low cost." 

Yacht club commodore Kris 

Perano said the Optimist was 

an essential part of the New 

Zealand’s yachting story, with 

more than 4000 registered 

around the country. 

"They are the key class 

within New Zealand, but also 

globally, that kids are learning 

to sail in and certainly still 

a very big part of our club," he 

said. 

"Pretty much every kid starts 

on an Opti, including Peter 

Burling and all those sorts. 

"We have kids as young as 

8 routinely jumping in those 

boats and having a brilliant 

time." 

Pritchett not only built the 

country's first Optimist, but 

played an instrumental role in 

teaching "thousands of kids" to 

sail, Perano said. 

– RNZ 

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The initiative would aim 

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issues that have been troubling 

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Harbour for decades. 

Banks Peninsula Ward city 

council candidate, Dave Dunlay, 

organised a meeting with Cass 

Bay residents at the Lyttelton 

Recreation Centre last week to 

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A two month trial would cost 

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Dunlay said about 60 people 

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and he is optimistic the camera 

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Several people have already 

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In addition to donations, 

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Peninsula Harbour is setting itself up 

for the future, establishing a second 

Canterbury Country open grade side for 

the first time in the club’s history. 

In addition to its premier team, 

Harbour will now also field a side in the 

senior grade – one tier below. 

“We wanted to future proof the club, 

so there’s a pathway for the junior 

players,” said premier player-coach, Tim 

Gruijters. 

Before coming to New Zealand, 

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Harbour open their season against 

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“We are quite a young team so I think 

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Pearson said keeping player numbers 

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“That’s going to be the challenging part 

for the team, trying to get enough weekly 

numbers, but we’re optimistic we’ll be 

able to do it, it’s looking really good.” 

Harbour competed in the senior grade 

until the 2022/23 season, when it stepped 

up to premier level. 

The side placed seventh in its debut 

campaign, made the semi-finals the 

following year, and fell just short in this 

year’s final in March. 

The premier team has been 

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Jackson Hodgkinson and 

bowler Ben McAllister joining from 

Leeston-Southbridge, which has been 

unable to field a premier side this year. 

Opener Chester Oldfield has also joined 

from Taranaki. 

At the same time, Harbour has lost 

three regulars from last season – opening 

batters John McKenzie and Jock Rollison, 

who have moved to Australia, and allrounder 

Rory Sloan, who has switched to 

Ohoka Harrison/Bloy. 

Gruijters believes the new signings 

could push the club towards its first 

premier title – going one better than last 

season’s 46-run loss to Ohoka in the grand 

final. 

Gruijters is confident of another topfour 

finish and said it remains the focus. 

“Anything can happen in finals cricket, 

so, getting into the top four is, for us, the 

aim.” 

The key to success will be keeping a core 

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Gruijters said. The additional senior side 

will also provide much-needed depth for 

the top team, something they have missed 

in previous seasons. 

“It’s excellent, it’s what we want,” he 

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a six-month trial period and 

would continue if there was 

customer demand. 

“Bankers wi l be able to 

help customers with a wide 

range of non-cash services, 

including opening a counts, 

applying for home or personal 

smile when they l ok a them. Keyse with the annual exhibition 

for the past five years. started painting s oner, saying cards, and general su port with 

artistic, but wishes she had loans, pinning and i suing 

It also makes me smile,” she 

Abstract artist Rae Manson says. 

The former Ray White life and her car er came first. using online channels,” the 

is inspired by her coastal 

Manson is one of more Fe rymead real estate agent Manson describes her style spokesperson said. 

su roundings, incorporating than 20 artists showcasing retired in 2016, which 

as abstract realism. 

The spokesman said the 

its colours and themes into their work a this w ekend's a lowed her to start painting “I've always loved abstract. bank was l oking at 

most of her paintings. 

Sumner Art Society’s Art Exhibition 

at Mt Pleasant Yacht “It's what I love to do, it's my exploring differen themes.” Fe rymead but could not say 

seriously. 

I tend to work in series, 

retaining a smart ATM in 

“I love colour, I love s eing 

what colours do nex to each Club. 

pa sion. I'm so grateful I can • Art show liftout, pages 9-12 where and when that would 

other. The paintings are bright Manson has b en helping 

event organiser Kilmeny She said had always b 

do it a this stage of my life.” 

ha pen. 

and ch erful and make people 

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REAL ESTATE 

Elegance meets harbour views 

115 Main Road, Governors Bay 

Price by negotiation 

3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas, 1 study 

4823m² land, 4 car garage - Listing no. LN4584 

Open Home: Sun, 5 Oct 11:30am - 12:30pm 

REALTY Bay Harbour News, October 2, 2025 | 15 

ADVERTISING FEATURE 

From its elevated vantage point, this remarkable 

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Harbour - where the ocean meets the land in 

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Every aspect of the design embraces the view. 

Vast panes of glass draw the seascape indoors, 

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The open plan living and dining spaces flow 

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the harbour as your centrepiece. 

On the same level, the master suite offers a 

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bath while gazing out to the water. A generous 

walk-in wardrobe and indulgent ensuite 

enhance the sense of luxury, while a conveniently 

located guest powder room adds extra comfort 

and privacy. This level also provides internal 

access to one of the property's two double 

garages, a rare and valuable feature in this 

location, along with a well-appointed laundry 

with its own outdoor access. At road level, the 

second double garage offers even more secure 

parking or impressive storage capacity. A 

central heating system with hot water radiators 

ensures comfort throughout every season. 

The lower level offers two bedrooms, each with 

its own ensuite and direct access to the outdoor 

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Set on an impressive 4,823sqm section, the 

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The location completes the picture - coastal 

walks and the local school are close by, 

Christchurch City is an easy commute of just 

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falls within the sought-after Cashmere High 

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Deadline Sale: 4pm, 14 October 2025 (unless sold prior) 

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2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 living, 1 off-street park 

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For Sale: Priced at $485,000 


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9 Aynsley Terrace, Hillsborough 

Section for Sale: 1105m² Land 

Opportunities like this don't come around often! Approx. 1105sqm of flat, 

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Large sections like this are increasingly rare especially in such a desirable 

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Putting the 

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Ahmad understands that different people have different circumstances. 

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Ahmad and the Ray White Ferrymead Marketing team can design a bespoke 

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OVER $80 MILLION 

CONFIRMED SALES 

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44 James Drive, Diamond Harbour 

1/3 Clonbracken Lane, Heathcote Valley 

7 Port Hills Road, Heathcote Valley 

62 Te Awakura Terrace, Mount Pleasant 

18A Hackthorne Road, Cashmere 

2 Malthouse Lane, Heathcote Valley 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

6/274 Mairehau Road, Burwood 

1/45 Arran Crescent, Woolston 

1 Scruttons Road, Heathcote Valley 

80 Mauger Drive, Heathcote Valley 

46 Cuffs Road, Wainoni 

35 Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

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16 Ardtrea Lane, Heathcote Valley 

76B Martindales Road, Heathcote Valley 

91 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley 

20 Vernon Terrace, Hillsborough 

23 Wendy Place, Heathcote Valley 

29 Radley Street, Woolston 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

32 Scruttons Road, Hillsborough 

35 Bridge Street, South New Brighton 

12 Edie Street, Wigram 

39 Norwich Street, Linwood 

43 Brookside Road, Rolleston 

76C Martindales Road, Heathcote Valley 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

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17 Belfast Road, Belfast 

60 Rothesay Road, Parklands 

1/12 Carlsen Street, Burwood 

76 Puhara Avenue, Parklands 

10 Wildberry Street, Woolston 

325 Keyes Road, New Brighton 

SOLD 

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SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

2 John Morel Place, Parklands 

90A Burwood Road, Burwood 

14 Ormond Road, Lincoln 

91 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley 

96 Randolph Street, Woolston 

975 South Eyre Road, Swannanoa 5 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

SOLD 

367A Pine Avenue, South New Brighton 

386 Bower Avenue, North New Brighton 

11 Medway Street, Richmond 

5 Hatherly Lane, Mount Pleasant 41 Aylmers Valley Road, Akaroa 2 Le Fleming Street, Darfield 

Ahmad Sultani 

Phone me on 021 104 7115 

E. ahmad.sultani@raywhite.com

Bay Harbour: October 02, 2025

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