City Collision Repairs

31/05/2026

A cool video of the paint go robot spraypainter painting the side of a car , which includes a front guard blend.

It's still early days but the painting robots are making big progress !

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29/05/2026

Hi guys , in have a little favour to ask if you have a few spare minutes?

If we have done some work for you in the past and you think its worth of a good Google review could you hop over to this link and give us one please ?

And no joke ones haha!

Cheers from the team at CCR !

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29/05/2026

A cool new bit of kit for the painters , these are new to the market here in New Zealand , its a Rotogen automatic paint mixer, this ensures all tinters are 100% mixed to help achieve a great colour match .

21/05/2026

A brand new Tesla Model Y prepared for delivery by the team at CCR , did you know we are the local delivery agent for new Teslas purchased in the Hawkes Bay and surrounding areas.
When a new Tesla arrives at CCR we inspect for any transit damage and clean and charge the vehicles prior to handover . This ensures a seamless delivery and a happy customer.

You can even drop your trade in vehicle to us and we take care of ensuring it gets back to Tesla !

This one looks great in the new multi layer red colour !

20/05/2026

Some cool images posted by suppliers of the recent collision repair expo in Melbourne , Sam and I travelled over there last week for the CRA annual conference and the Australian collision repair expo.

It was a chance to view the latest technology in our industry on display.

There some huge changes coming to our industry in the form of robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

I spent time at the Ibodyshop stand viewing the AI estimating demos which will build an estimate from images of the damage, providing 75 % accuracy which will reduce the time taken pricing jobs.

I also looked at the paint mixing robots and automated paint shakers at the PPG stand .

One standout was the two spraypainting robots on display , these are available for sale and whilst in thier infancy they produce excellent results. There's still awhile before these will be mainstream in New Zealand as they are still building model specific programmes for the robots but its cool nonetheless.

They had virtual reality welding and spraypainting demos and lots of seminars . Its definitely a step up from little old New Zealand in regards to what's on offer !

20/05/2026

City Collision Repairs are proud to be a member of Car Craft New Zealand, it is a co-op of Premium level repairers working together to lift service levels and quality!

When it comes to collision repair, experience matters.
Car Craft New Zealand brings together skilled repairers across the country.

10/05/2026

A cool project done by the team at CCR , a customer wanted some custom painted calipers on her HSV ute. , after many hours sanding and cleaning this was the outcome , we had to lay down a sealer first then a white base before applying the colour , then decals went on and lastly clearcoat.

I think they look quite cool !

04/05/2026

Tom Neale in action in his Peugeot painted by Sophie Bassick , Tom and His Dad worked day and night to get it ready and it performed superbly !
He even took Sophie for a ride on the day !

23/10/2025

A big congratulations to Iroshan Gihan , he has recently completed his national certificate in automotive refinishing NZQA Level 4 . Meaning he is a fully qualified tradesman in NZ .

This is an awesome way to reinforce and validate his skill level !