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THE SCRAP CAR INDUSTRY, and how we’re doing our bit to recycle used cars.
Cash 4 Cars Company is part of a large industry that handles thousands of end of life scrap cars each year. It is an industry that is set for growth, Thanks to the ageing stock of vehicles on and off the New Zealand Roads.
Roughly 30% of New Zealand’s vehicles are 20 years or older, The aftermath of a used car bubble in the mid to late 90’s.
From March 2017 to March 2018 alone, 158,000 cars reached the end of the road nationwide and this is set to only rise. Vehicles that have been written off by insurance companies go through auction houses such as Turners Auctions which have facilities throughout New Zealand. Cash 4 Cars Company customers are made up of local businesses and community members who are looking for a quick, hassle free sale of their unwanted car. What happens to your scrap car?
Car dismantlers take the majority of end of life vehicles, they strip them for all useable and recyclable parts then send the remaining car body to the metal smelters. A large amount of reclaimed metal is exported to manufacturing countries like China and Indonesia.
New Zealand is home to hundreds of Car Dismantlers who can process thousands of broken cars a year. Everything from doors to engine mounts to be kept and sold, some wreckers export auto parts to countries as far as Dubai, Malaysia and Japan. The bulk of auto parts however are sold to local customers, including Mechanics, Panel beaters and DIYers.
Before the car is dismantled their fuel tanks are drained along with other fluids and coolants. Vehicles are then sent to have their valuable parts removed, everything
gets re-used, sometimes more than once. Rubber is recycled, Glass can end up in concrete, Seat foam can become carpet underlay and copper wire to be melted down and reused. The materials reclaimed can turn up again in many forms from toasters to power extension leads.
Some of the 150,000 plus cars coming off New Zealand’s roads are dormant, this means the owner has not relicensed the vehicle for over 12 months and they are automatically deregistered by the New Zealand Transport agency. Some are left to rust away on farms and rural blocks while others are dumped in back yards, but this is a minority, in an industry that effectively deals with one of New Zealand’s least-talked about waste disposal industries.
Cash 4 Car Company’s mission is to help everyday people dispose of their unwanted scrap car in a safe and environmentally friendly way while getting the best price possible.
Stuart Millward, Store Manager at Mega Mitre 10 Lincoln Road, wih Community Prize Winners Sue and Nat Reid receiving there $100 gardening voucher. Thank you Mitre 10 for your kindness and generosity
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CHILDREN LEARN YOUNG AT TOP INDIAN RESTAURANT IN HENDERSON
sport in New Zealand, golf is the most popular participation sport, with more golf courses in New Zealand per capita of population, than any other country in the world.
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ADVICE FROM CENTENARIANS ON HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND BETTER Lili is 106. Married once, two children, four grandchildren. Lili’s best live-long advice: “Do something interesting every day; otherwise you disintegrate. Something that makes you happy and get you excited. Even best if it get your adrenalin going.”
The owners of Indian Flavours restaurant in downtown Henderson are committed to teaching their children how to run the restaurant as a very young age. But Aaditya (11) and Aaniya (10) love it!
They come in after school each day and have been trained by Mum and Dad how to take phone orders for takeaways, work the eftpos machine, and relate to customers in a friendly but professional way. They are taught how to smile, lay tables, clean table, and a whole range of service skills. Says Dad and head chef Manu “In India we like our whole family to be involved in the family business. This leads to a feeling of unity and oneness. It makes our family very tight and close. Plus, when family members are employees, they can be completely trusted. I am not worried about money being stolen or anything like that. My kids (Manu is laughing now) are also bi-lingual and don’t have the strong Indian accent and head wobble that me and my wife have, so they are better at relating with English speaking customers than we are! My kids are my own live in translation team! I also like them coming into the restaurant to work straight after school so that they are not at home alone. We insist that they do their homework first before starting work in the restaurant.
Aaditya, Dad and top Indian chef Manu, Mum Sunita, and Aaniya
I don’t pay them as such, but instead I buy them things that they say they want. (smiling widely) I often tell them that by working in the restaurant they are working for themselves because this is their inheritance when their Mum and Dad die!” Even at 10 and 11, they “get it “so they work with smile!
You can phone INDIAN FLAVOURS at 330 Great North Road by calling 09 8352030. Takeaway or dine in.
TRICKY SALE! Success Story!
5/48 McCleod Road My daughter owned a property in Te Atatu which was very run down and in need of a complete restoration. There were several complications w ith the sale of this property including working w ith finance companies, lawyers, banks, and the Companies office.
I have dealt w ith a lot of real estate agents in the past but Julian is by far the most professional and skillful we’ve met. We really needed him for this sale as it was not a simple real estate transaction. He navigated us through the very tricky sales process and kept us fully informed at every stage.
We ended up getting a better sales price than we’d expected which was really a bonus. So if you have CCC issues, compliance issues, or tricky stuff to deal w ith, I thoroughly recommend using Julian. He’ll navigate you through to a successful ending, just as he did for us. Dr Paul Moon, Professor Of History, AUT.
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302 Barfoot and Thompson staff in West Auckland
51 Houses sold by B&T in the last 3 months in Henderson
17,781 B&T open homes in West Auckland last 3 months
523 B&T current listings in West Auckland
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Address Capital Value Last Sale Date Last Sale Price Land Area 125 Sturges Road 750000 23-Jan-13 1015000 1124 11 Checkerberry Court 875000 17-Nov-19 913000 558 10 Muscat Place 900000 17-Nov-19 810000 605 49 Spence Road 760000 15-Nov-19 670000 1201 29 Espalier Drive 765000 8-Nov-19 694000 446 16 Graven Court 890000 8-Nov-19 855000 601 29 Midhurst Avenue 1120000 3-Nov-19 1055500 455 18 Graven Court 915000 31-Oct-19 844500 600 7 Serjeant Street 825000 30-Oct-19 810000 761 29 San Pedro Place 895000 29-Oct-19 930000 541 66 Fitzwater Place 650000 25-Oct-19 695000 575 45 Fleetwood Drive 940000 25-Oct-19 930000 450 213 Sturges Road 840000 25-Oct-19 720000 835 107 Sturges Road 990000 23-Oct-19 987000 350 236 Sturges Road 1145000 21-Oct-19 1000000 451 104 Rhinevale Close 765000 20-Oct-19 805000 772 68 Brookwood Drive 1135000 14-Oct-19 1130500 725 23 Midhurst Avenue 1140000 30-Sep-19 1022000 462 45 San Valentino Drive 845000 29-Sep-19 893000 568 11 Tabitha Crescent 670000 27-Sep-19 515000 897 29/169 Sturges Road 570000 29-Sep-19 655000 Castle Heights 41 San Valentino Drive 815000 18-Sep-19 847000 506 7 Spence Road 710000 16-Sep-19 729000 457 13A Fitzwater Place 630000 13-Sep-19 690000 365 15 Cognac Place 965000 11-Sep-19 957500 546 3A Summerland Drive 850000 4-Sep-19 882000 404 49 Wilsher Crescent 730000 26-Aug-19 669000 690 10 San Lorenzo Rise 795000 22-Aug-19 901000 637 9 Hercules Drive 800000 21-Aug-19 770000 547
This publication shows data regarding a wide selection of published residential property sales that have recently occurred. It includes information from multiple sources and published reports of sales made by most Real Estate agencies and may include private sales. Where data is not publicly available, an individual sale may have been excluded from the average results and tallies shown in this report. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information. Barfoot and Thompson Limited. (REA2008) accepts no responsibility should the contents of this market report prove to be incomplete or incorrect.
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