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RAGLAN Chronicle 1Ray White Office, 21 Bow St Raglan ph: 07 825 8669.
16 James St• 2houseson1title• Potentialtoachieve$600pw
combinedrentalincome
This near new 3 double bedroom home offers easy low maintenance living. Spacious open plan dining and lounge, mas-ter has ensuite. Double garage with access.
Great sun drenched decking with north facing water views. Walk to town and beach.ID#RAG21220
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AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan
MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!!Four double bedroom home on 625m²Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathroomsFantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck or alfresco dining Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour.Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20886OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm1 Seabreeze Way
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs• Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views• 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location• Single Garage & Storage Shed Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20952OPEN HOME
Saturday 12pm335 Wainui Road
OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABYA slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge views. 2nd room/ storage/ laundry/ studio. Open plan living with cosy wood burner with wet back & sun drenched decking enjoying gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, holiday ambiance. Situated on 1258m².ID#RAG20965
OPEN HOMESunday 1pm
150 Whaanga Road
TOP SHELF PROPERTY Fabulous family living / Easy care garden 3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchenSun drenched open plan living & decksLarge paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered
RAG#20923OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm23a Violet Street
STEP INTO THE MARKET Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan living and fully fenced section. Relax on the lovely decking while enjoying the easy care section.Ideal opportunity for you to enter the fast-growing market in Raglan!Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20964
OPEN HOMESaturday 1pm6 Violet Street
SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM 4 bedroom home with endless optionsWonderful family homeModern new kitchen Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation throughout 1212m² of landPrior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20907 OPEN HOME
Saturday 2pm55 Government Road
WOODEN IT BE NICEThis 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroomNative timber flooringPrivate off road locationJust a walk to the beach, on the bus route.Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk)Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20963OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm10 Violet Street
TOO GOOD TO MISS! • 2 homes on 1 freehold title2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom housesIncome opportunity hereSuperbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbourIdeal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other!Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20933OPEN HOME
Sunday 2pm16 Stewart Street
NEW BEGINNINGSSolid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal accessPlumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20938
OPEN HOMESaturday 11am
297 Te Papatapu Road
WATER & MOUNTAIN Located close to town & beach. This is a 2 bedroom immaculate home, fully lockable garage with power. Elevated and sunny, only minutes to the nearest beach & town centre. The house has polished timber flooring, is fully insulated, newly roofed, newly painted and has a newly decked spa pool area. The easy care, fully fenced section will make this home a pleasure to live in. Prior Auction offers considered.
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Sunday 1pm19 Manukau Road
Phone now for an appointment to view 448 Wainui Road
RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATEBoard and batten rustic house plus a separate large barn with adjoining carport - ideal as a workshop/ studio.The main house has one large bedroom which could be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement.7253m² sectionEstablished orchard and extensively planted.Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town.Prior Auction Offers considered. Phone now for an appointment to view.ID#RAG20984
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3 Stewart St | Contact: 07 825 8276 Opinion: Outside looking inMy musing this week is not necessarily specific to Raglan; it is specific to New Zealand. That is… the high cost of living here.
Although I had not considered this topic, it chose me; my mate suggested it for the next opinion piece.
After giving some thought to living in a country where costs are largely quadrupled, excepting a pie and a Coke, I found myself back in Raglan thinking about the markets and dairies. When I moved here, I swore that I would not/could not shop in Raglan due to the prices. I resolved to drive to Hamilton once a week to shop, which I do. However, it’s the quick pick-ups, the sudden cravings, and the missing ingredient, which has me dash into them far more than I care to admit. And it is expensive; but why so much more than Hamilton.
This is largely a country of small towns, and trucking food throughout New Zealand is a costly venture. It is remarkable that goods arrive to every
nook and cranny, but it is the condition of business here. Yet why is it necessary to further markup the cost of goods to locations outside the cities? Does the price increase transfer to an increased employee hourly rate? As a country creeping to 5 million people, the population seems to be the justification behind the cost of living. Along with the ever-present excuse: our distance from the rest of the world. What I find far more interesting is the acceptance and resignation of the expense of living here.
I find the explanations absurd. Rather, I view the situation to be opportunistic, manipulative, misleading, and quite simply, greedy. There is immense wealth here, and certainly their grocery bills are not an issue even if living at the top of a mountain in the Weka valley. Financial success is personally defined, and it is possible to be profitable without following ‘what the market will bear.’ Oddly enough, the market can evidently bear $1 for a loaf of the lowest quality bread in New Zealand. Ezekiel Jacob
With less than a month to the 20 September election, this weekend offers an opportunity to find out more about the political parties’ policies from candidates which most people in Whaingaroa are likely to be voting for.
National Party Conservation Minister is lunching with the Chamber of Commerce from 1pm on Friday 22nd. That evening from 5pm, National’s Taranaki King Country candidate will be at Raglan Club. Then next morning she and her Green, Labour and Mana colleagues will be at the Town Hall from 10.30 on Saturday 23rd, giving 5 minute speeches, then answering your questions.
This weekend is your chance to put your questions and judge by the answers or evasions which party you prefer. The Chamber of Commerce has asked that you email your questions to Dave Currie at:[email protected] for the Minister of Conservation, Housing & Building and Construction. He has
responsibility for Karioi and shares in decisions on the fate of the dolphins, as well as being answerable for the cost and quality of housing.
Barbara Kuriger has replaced Shane Ardern as the National candidate for Taranaki King Country. Like Shane, she is a dairy farmer based in the south of the constituency. As it’s the 10th safest National seat, it’s very likely she’ll be elected, but, like all the other candidates, her main emphasis is the party vote, which determines which parties will govern. Raglan Club has offered all the parties an evening to meet their members; an evening with Green candidate, Robert Moore, is arranged for Wednesday 10 September.
The format on Saturday from 10.30am in the Town Hall will be similar to previous elections. However, this year it’s being arranged jointly by the Residents and Ratepayers and Whaingaroa Environmental Defence. It’s also only having the 4 main candidates, limiting them to 5 minute speeches, so there’ll be plenty of time for you to press for full answers to your questions. J Lawson
Meet the parties this week
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Locals views considered in WDC policy makingThe Waikato District Council’s
“interactive” tour around the district - to “stimulate discussion
and debate” with the community to help draft two new alcohol and gambling policies - was started in Raglan earlier this week.
The Waikato District Council says that it’s all part of the Council’s “community driven approach” to developing new policies in the district and Monday’s meeting, in the town hall, was the first in a series of five, around the Waikato District, to be conducted by the Council.
The meeting was attended by local residents, police, community group representatives and included representatives from Tauranga-based organisation the Problem Gambling Foundation.
Problem Gambling Foundation manager Eru Loach said the meeting would be a “great opportunity to make sure our communities are well informed.”
Community feedback, as a result of the meetings, would be considered in the policy making process in conjunction with results from two surveys conducted by Council, in July 2013, regarding the policy changes.
The 2013 surveys attracted only 88 responses in total, forcing the Council to approach Waikato communities on the two policies – the Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) and the Gambling Venues Policy.
The first of the two policies discussed at the meeting was the LAP, which related to the sale and supply of alcohol. It would give guidelines when considering alcohol licences applications.
He said that the introduction of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, which replaced the Sale of Liquor Act 1989, gave power to the Council to develop LAPs which, once adopted, would be considered by the District Licensing Committee (DLC) and the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) when making decisions on new license applications.
It would also have some effect on existing licenses, he said.
The number of alcohol licences in the Waikato District, at July 2014, was 142. These included on-licences, off-licences and club licences.
Mr MacCulloch said that the feedback sought, for the LAP, included alcohol-related issues, appropriate number of licensed premises, capping limits and proximity to sensitive facilities.
The second policy in discussion was the Gambling Venues Policy for the Waikato district which would be governed by two legislations – the Gambling Act 2003, which controls the growth of gambling, and the Racing Act 2003, which provides governance for the racing industry.
Currently, the Waikato district has two differing gambling policies, relating to gaming machines, which cover the original Waikato district and the former Franklin district.
Council planned to merge the two districts under one Gambling Venues Policy, Mr MacCulloch said.
The Waikato policy is a population ratio policy which limits the number of gaming machines to a population ratio of one machine per 200 adult population. The Franklin policy is an unrestricted policy
meaning new gaming machine venues may be established in that area, he said.
The new policy would affect whether or not class 4 gambling – ‘pokies’ – or TAB Board venues – agencies for TAB – may be established in the district and, if so, where they may be located.
The Waikato district currently has 19 licenced venues with a total of 246 gaming machines being operated.
The Council is also considering, as part of the new policy, the introduction of a relocation policy – to allow current licence holders to move venue.
Those who attended the meeting were encouraged to give feedback using Council’s interactive posters – where they placed a sticky-dot where they thought policy should be.
Mr MacCulloch said people who couldn’t attend the meeting were encouraged to fill in feedback forms, found on the Council’s website, and get them back in to the Council.
“We want to stimulate discussion and debate.
“That’s what we need to create good policy.”
Marcia Ahern
Decision Dots: Raglan resident Amy Waters helping the policy-making process using WDCs interactive posters on Monday evening.
Blockage blamed for sewage spill
The Waikato District Council will fast-track the upgrade of its computerised wastewater system
as a result of the sewage spill in Raglan about 11 days ago.
This week the council passed a recommendation that would fast-track the current upgrade of the district’s SCADA network.
In a report prepared for the Waikato Regional Council after the overflow from a wastewater pump station on Wainui Road was noticed by a passer-by on Sunday, August 9, the district council said an estimated 18 cubic metres of untreated wastewater spilled during a 19-hour period, with some of this likely to have reached the estuary.
Staff were continuing to monitor
estuary quality levels and the public was swarned not to collect seafood or fish in the area until further notice.
The report said the pump had stopped due to a partial blockage in the pipes running from the station. Several resets had been required to restore the pump levels back to normal.
The incident coincided with an upgrade of the pump station, which meant only one pump was working at the time.
“Normal operation would have resulted in the second pump starting following the failure of the first. This may have prevented the overflow depending on the exact nature of the blockage.”
The alarm alerting staff that the pump had stopped working was not received by on-duty staff due to a data entry issue, which the report said had been addressed.
The report also noted that blockages
in the wastewater network and pumping station were a regular occurrence caused by inappropriate items being placed down toilets and drains. Rachel Benn
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Modern classrooms envisaged for school
Te Uku School plans to radically change its classrooms into ‘modern
learning environments’ and hopes to have started work on it by August next year, says principal Rachel Allan.
Te Uku School has $650,000 from the Ministry of Education to modernise its eight classrooms and have decided to follow a concept of open learning environments in its upgrade.
Rachel said the four senior classrooms would be opened up into one space, with sectioned-off areas for more focused or quieter activities, with the outdoors more integrated into the indoors. Lighting, acoustics and insulation would also be improved.
Traditional school desks would be replaced with a variety of “nice furniture” such as ottomans, low and high tables and cushions, so children could move around and sit, stand or lie down to work.
The junior section, which had a toilet block in the middle of its four classrooms, would be more of a challenge for the architect.
The school hoped to have concept plans ready to show parents by the end of the year and had already set up a wall display showing ideas and comments.
“It’s happening. It’s not something that’s been dreamed up overnight. It’s been well thought out.”
Rachel acknowledged the concept required “quite a shift in thinking” for both parents and teachers. The Board of Trustees, which first consulted parents about the idea in December, fully supported the change, as did the teachers at the 155-student school.
“We think it will really
support kids being engaged in their learning,” she said. “It’s always about improving students’ achievement.”
The idea was for teachers to work more collaboratively and utilise their strengths more, so that some teachers could work with small groups while another teacher looked after the large group of children.
“So ideally you’ll have three or four teachers thinking about all the kids rather than one teacher thinking about 25 kids,” she said.
Rachel, who had visited open environment schools in Melbourne last year with other Waikato principals, said it was noticeable how “un-noisy” such classrooms were.
“We see order. We see kids making choices; teachers doing what they’re doing. It’s all planned. There’s nothing chaotic about it.”
She said she understood parents would wonder about their child being lost within a large group but said there would be systems in place so that would not happen.
The school held two meetings for parents last week to discuss the plans, and encouraged parents to keep their contributing ideas for the new learning environment.
Parent Gill Shaw said a teacher friend had taught in this type of environment and had found it very positive, as teachers could learn from each other and pool resources, while having more “pairs of eyes and ears” in the classroom.
Another parent, Vicki Stokes, said she had had some reservations about the changes at first, but now believed it would be good for the school.
Rachel Benn
They’re big fans of the late Bob Marley but it doesn’t
stop at that for disability service users Nigel, Anaru and Barney - they also have a regular jam session in a double garage on the outskirts of town.
Every Friday the trio belt out reggae numbers like ‘No Woman No Cry’ with a bit of back-up from Raglan musos Dave Ward-Smith and Tom McCormick.
Barney’s the lead singer, Anaru’s on drums and Nigel’s back-up vocalist cum bongo drummer, and each week they’re learning something new about rhythm and songwriting to add to their new-found musical skills.
But while they’re having fun this is also music therapy at work – or neurogenesis as Dave calls it, referring to the growth and development of neurons in the brain.
“Look at them all fizzing,” enthuses their caregiver as the three budding musicians take a break from their two to three-hour session.
No-one needs tell either Tom or Dave the benefits of music to the brain.
As well as having an interest in sound production and organising “heaps” of gigs in Raglan, Tom’s a psyche nurse who’s seen the “brilliant” effects of music therapy through his work at the Henry Bennett Centre at Waikato Hospital.
For his part Dave’s had personal experience of music helping him “come back” to normality after a serious hang-gliding accident in Wainui Reserve eight years ago. “I was nearly dead,” he admits
without exaggeration.Describing himself as a “brain-
damaged osteopath” who’s gotten a lot better, he reckons he healed with the help of a guitar brought to him in hospital by a friend.
He re-learned to write music, and is convinced it helped him recover emotionally too. “I re-wired the brain,” says Dave, who’s now committed to helping others with similar disabilities. He’s researched the science of brain damage and has had success, he adds, using hypnotherapy to help repair people’s “broken” brains.
Now Dave’s delving into the music therapy side of things which he hopes will encourage Nigel, Anaru and Barney to “push the limits”. Research shows it has certain positive effects on neuropsychiatric disorders.
Meantime the three are having
a ball learning about timing and rhythm, Dave says. One of the three has drummed a bit before, another’s had a guitar and that’s about it. But they can already write some lyrics of their own.
Dave explains that while speech comes from the left side of the brain, music is “multi-sided” meaning it can help make the “connectedness” of brain neurons.
The work may take time and patience but Dave reckons he gets way more out of it than what he puts in – “for example, a hug from these guys”.
He’s spurred on in his endeavours by some success in teaching a deaf woman and a Down’s syndrome girl – both locals – to drum. “It’s good for their intellect and it’s good for their soul,” he says. E Symes
Music is medicine: Dave Ward-Smith accompanies a band member
Earlier this month Raglan Area School’s Year 13 students set a “surreal” scene for, not just their final year’s ball, but for the Raglan community to hide behind a masquerade mask and dance the night away. Raglan Area School teacher Dave O’Loughlin said the ball committee students, consisting mainly of Year 13 and some Year 12 students, did a “wicked” job of organising the school ball (8th August) and the community ball (9th August).
“Everyone was looking really smart…the boys especially were looking really good.”
“They made about two-and-a-half [thousand dollars] profit.”
He said that the funds raised from both balls would be split amongst different areas of the school: rugby, music, surfing and towards the building of a new “poetry deck” at the school. Also, a contribution would be made to St
John’s Ambulance.The class of Year 13 students
said that they had wanted to have a masquerade ball last year, but as they were only Year 12 at the time, they had to wait until this year to execute their plan.
“We started the idea [for the two balls] three months ago” but then “Measles got in the way” which narrowed the time-frame down to just “three weeks to organise everything,” they said.
Mr O’Loughlin said the ball committee pulled the organisation off, with the help of Tracey Brechelt and Tim Turner.
“The ball was quite a set-up. The ball committee did really well.”
While the girls had the organising under control the boys said that their most challenging task was “cutting the bamboo and setting up the photo booth.”
The Year 13 class agreed that the night was a success, especially the food.
With the hall already set up,
it was the community’s chance to relive their youth by dressing up and hiding away behind a mask.
Raglan photographer Linda Holmes said she thoroughly enjoyed herself at the Saturday night community ball.
“It was surreal walking around wearing the masks and going past people that you knew, but couldn’t recognise.
“It was an awesome night,” she said.
For the community ball the hall was filled to capacity with pre-sale tickets selling out well before the event, Mr O’Loughlin said.
The entertainment for the night started with the “one week together” band, Nicky Keys, which played two sets, followed by local DJs, he said.
Mr O’Loughlin said that he hoped that the community ball would “become a yearly event to give those areas funded from the community ball a yearly income.”
Marcia Ahern
Masquerade balls prove to be a winner with students and community
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The Meridian Te Uku Community Fund is for the communities of Raglan, Te Mata, Waitetuna and Te Uku and provides $120,000 to help community projects in this area over three years.
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Raglan youth want a greater voice in the community so they feel more connectedA survey carried out of youth between the ages of 12 – 20 living in the Raglan area has revealed that youth can be agents of change instead of targets to be changed.
This survey was undertaken as part of the Social Sector Trials, which supports young people of Raglan to live in a community where they are recognised, valued and supported to fulfil their potential and aspirations. The survey highlighted that our youth are feeling more isolated, and disconnected from our community. We teach our youth about being respectful, taking responsibility for their actions and accepting consequences, which are all very important but equally important, is community responsibility.
The youth who completed the survey felt like Raglan was set up for and only valued tourists. They believe that the majority of shops, cafes and restaurants cater for the tourist market or high socioeconomic families and do not take into consideration their needs. It was obvious from the comments that the youth of Raglan do not have easy access to go to Hamilton and they would like an opportunity to get what they need to get in Raglan. Some things Youth would like to see in Raglan is a youth hub, more jobs for local people, especially school leavers and school students, shops that
they can afford like in Ngaruawahia or Huntly, free Wi-Fi and Maori signs so the town has a more of a bicultural feel.
The main problems that youth face in Raglan were smoking, drug and alcohol abuse bullying, as well as 17% of those surveyed felt like they had no one to go to in a time of crisis. At Raglan Area school as part of the solution we have created meaningful youth leadership roles where the youth voice, visibility, and power are connected with the school and their community. We are committed to achieving “connectedness”, a term used to describe a healthy, protective relationship between youth and the environments in which they grow up. It is increasingly clear that opportunities to experience a sense of place, belonging, and trust during adolescence promotes wellbeing – not just for individual youth, but also for the environments in which they live.
By Jason Messent Year 13, Raglan Area School
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Moore counts on Raglan having a taste for Greens
Robert Moore has fond childhood memories of “running havoc” with
his cousins down the back of Raglan’s Poihakena Marae, spending many a day on the local beaches and jumping constantly off the old Kopua footbridge.
So it’s no surprise the Green Party’s candidate for Taranaki-King Country is so passionate about the threat to his Whaingaroa “hometown” of everything from deep-sea oil and seabed mining to climate change, environmental degradation and even income inequality.
And while in reality he may be as much a product of Hamilton, where he both did some of his schooling and currently lives and works, he’s clearly counting on a strong showing of parochial support – and on many Raglan voters liking his party’s policies – as he looks to raise the Greens’ share of the Taranaki-King Country vote from 8 to 11 per cent in September’s general election.
To help do that, he estimates, the Green Party vote at the Raglan Town Hall polling station will need to rise from the 28 per cent of last time around to a whopping 38 percent.
“Raglan is one of the focus areas – it’s important to make sure that our whanau who are concerned about issues like seabed mining, oil drilling, dolphins, clean water, coupled with those who want more and better-paid sustainable jobs, get out and vote this election,” Robert says.
“But many of the concerns of Raglan are echoed across the electorate at large, so I will be getting out there and travelling the electorate in depth and spreading the … Green Party vision for Aotearoa.”
Robert, who has a BA in politics and screen and media studies, says the beauty of MMP is that a person’s vote counts just as much wherever they are. “These issues are important everywhere – it’s just that most people in Raglan are already ahead of most of the country in recognising their importance.”
He argues the pervasiveness of fossil fuel industries in New Zealand show National is preoccupied with resource extraction as the country’s economic driver. “It’s a backward-thinking model and makes no sense given we purport to be clean, green New Zealand.”
He points out other countries are investing hugely into clean alternatives, especially solar, and that this is “the future we need to be a part of”.
His opposition to resource extraction is nothing new. Some years ago now, for instance, he connected with the Ruapuke Kollective, a group concerned about ironsand mining and prospecting for mining happening just across their fences. “The whanau from that [Ruapuke and Aotea] community are hugely passionate about the land that they love,” he says.
Climate change is another issue which isn’t going to go away, he adds, and a stronger Green Party in Parliament after the election would lead the way to a low-carbon future. “Climate change affects Raglan especially due to the threat of rising sea levels, but throughout the world extreme weather events and adaptation of crops and wildlife to rising temperatures need to be tackled urgently.”
Other environmental issues facing the electorate, he says, include the proliferation of oil and gas sites around Taranaki, fracking that isn’t always up to industry best practice, and cleaning up and protecting rivers.
As you’d expect of a former union organiser who’s now a researcher at Anglican Action’s Centre for Social Justice – and did similar work earlier with Poverty Action Waikato – Robert’s also strong on social inequality.
“We’d seek to end the punitive approach to our welfare system, instead focusing on stimulating real long-term employment in sustainable jobs that add to both the value of the economy and to communities’ sense of wellbeing,” he says.
“Many parts of the [Taranaki-King Country] constituency, including Raglan, have below
average incomes … We can’t afford to not be investing in addressing the increasing inequality in Aotearoa.”
He points to Green Party wrap-around policies which aim to make families better off and invest in children, citing extended early childhood education subsidies, extending free GP visits and prescriptions to 13-17 year olds, creating drier and warmer homes and cutting household electricity costs. A climate tax cut would save families $319 a year on average.
Robert also sees a Greens policy to provide better public transport to all places with 500 or more people as directly relevant to Whaingaroa. “Many tourists are used to good public transport systems and miss places such as Raglan and Kawhia because it’s too hard to get here,” he says.
This is the second time Robert’s stood for Taranaki-King Country, and a line in his candidate profile on the Greens’ website succinctly sums up his motivation for entering politics. “Aotearoa needs a dramatic change in direction,” says the 26 year old. E Symes
Waingaro Hot PoolThe council hoped for some
progress on health and safety issues at the Waingaro Hot Pool complex in the next couple of weeks, council general manager service delivery Tim Harty told the Raglan Community Board Meeting last week.
Large parts of the facility, including the main pool, the slides and the hot water bore, have been barricaded off since the council served notices on the operators of the springs in December last year under the Building and Fencing of Swimming Pools Acts.
Tim said there are additional concerns around the quality of the water supplied from the geothermal bore.
The land is owned by the council but is leased to Chuhar and Amro Singh, who own all the buildings and facilities on the site.
The council was working with them to determine next steps, but it was their choice as to whether or not to remain open for business, he said.
Pharmacy wheel winAfter a slew of lotto winners this month, including $14 million Powerball winner from Christchurch, the lotto fairy has come to Raglan once again with the Raglan Pharmacy selling last week’s Winning Wheel ticket.
The ticket was picked up in Dinsdale on Monday and includes prizes for an all expenses paid trip to Auckland for two and a mini makeover for the winner.
While it is unclear whether the winner was from Raglan or not, they will be spinning the wheel on the live Lotto draw in about two months time.
A new Waikato District Council website highlights the success story of Te Uku-based aerial robotics business Aeronavics in its aim to attract more business to the province.
The website gives the case study of Linda Bulk and Rob Brauwer, who made the lifestyle choice to move to Te Uku in 2012. They now employ about 12 people in their business, which manufactures advanced multi-rotor airframes, RTF craft and related accessories.
The council hoped the www.openwaikato website, which went live last week, will attract more commercial interest to all parts of the province. With the slogan, ‘Invest, Visit, Live’, it gives business-focused information and facts on the Waikato.
Candidates Profile:
Hayley Willers LLB
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Living locally and available to see clients in Raglan by appointment
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Current advertisersLike last year current advertisers will shortly receive a letter regarding their advertising in the new edition.
Online direCtOryThe entire directory in now online - visit: www.raglandirectory.co.nz If you advertise in the directory you will automatically get an online listing.
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BENEFIT EVENING @ Solscape, this Thursday 21 Aug from 6pm, Nepalese feast and talk to support Nepalese orphanage, $15pp, ph 825 8268 to book. FRI 22 AUG, 1PM @ ORCA - lunch with Nick Smith, Minister of Conservation, Housing & Building and Construction. Free. All welcome. Email your questions to Dave Currie at [email protected] PARTY Barbara Kuriger mix & mingle @ the Raglan Club, Friday 22nd August from 5pm onwards. Everybody welcome.SAT 23 AUG, 10.30AM @ TOWN HALL - meet the Green, Labour, Mana and National parties - 5 minute speeches, then your questions. Free. All welcome.MON @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. 500 cards, 1pm.RAGLAN WRITING GROUP 1st and 3rd Tues of the month, 7.15pm at the Community House. Everyone welcome.WED @ RAGLAN CLUB, Fun Quiz 6:45pm.BUDGET ASSISTANCE @ Raglan Community House. Appointments required. 8258142WEDS @ BANTEAY SREY RESTAURANT Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcomeRAGLAN RAMBLERS WED 27 AUG: 9am at carpark next to fire station: Limestone arch Pakoka River - bring lunch
MAINLY MUSIC: Music & movement programme for preschoolers, Monday & Wednesdays 9:30am @ Te Uku church Hall. Ph 8255199 for more info.RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP. “Making a Difference” Light exercise sessions: Mondays & Thursdays 10am. St. Peter’s Church Hall, Bow St. All welcome.R A G L A N H O R T I C U LT U R A L SOCIETY SPRING FLOWER SHOW. 6th Sept in the Union Church Hall. Entries taken from 9 .30-11 .30am.Show open to the Public to view at 1pm. Adults and Children from Raglan and Districts invited to participate.LAST WED OF THE MONTH @ THE RAGLAN CLUB, Friends ‘n’ Mingles: karaoke & raffles, 11am. Enquiries Geoff Meek 825 0488.PALEO NUTRITION SEMINAR, Raglan Community House, Aug 30th 1 – 3.45pm. Presented by NZs leading Paleo diet nutritionist Julianne Taylor. Learn how the paleo diet can reverse many modern health issues, increase energy and help you lose weight effortlessly.$45.00 (includes 60 page guidebook) To book: call Julianne 09 3781573. paleozonenutrition.com
AcknowledgementRORY ALAN DEVLYN passed 12/07/14, Eleanor wishes to thank Raglan Support Group, Raglan CommUnity Patrol members, RSA members, St. Johns ambulance and friends for flowers, cards and phone calls. Special thanks to doctors, nurses and all at West Coast Health Clinic, Eve and Bill and my daughter Patricia for the sudden loss of Rory my dear friend and companion, miss your cheek mate.
Services OfferedM E TA P H Y S I C A L C O N S U L T A N T : Spiritual Counselling, c l a i r v o y a n c e and healing. For appointments phone Marilyn: 021 050 3635SPRING CLEAN? Fairy Awesome Raglan Eco Cleaner Ph selena 0276668406
Commercial To LetCOMMERCIAL LEASE 300sqm, High Stud New, email: [email protected] YARD FOR RENT. Could add building if required. Ph Bob, 021825 869.
FRI 22 AUG @ YOT CLUB, Happy hours 6-9 .Dj Dubsonic Free entry, free pool.SAT 23 AUG @ YOT CLUB, Happy hours 6-9. All Black test projected inside. West Coast Dance party after rugby. Bass driven music from djs Olly G, Hijenkz, GavinTron - $5.
SAT 23 AUG @ VALENTES Fundraising Gig: SYNERGY, HALF MAD HORSES, IHUHUPE, Amelia Penfold. From 8pm: $5 presales, $10 door.WED/THURS @ YOT CLUB: Great music, sky sport, cheap drinks ,free pool
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Tell us how you would like to UPSKILL and we can cater to your personal or organisational needs. For more information please contact Nenya on 022 073 8636 or [email protected]
For Sale1998 SUBARU O U T B A C K : 250,000kms, NZ new, new tires, new radiator and exhaust. Runs good, $2500 ono ph: 021 343 717.G A R A G E AVAILABLE for removal, Ph 0274 720 406.
For HireTRAILER FOR HIRE, 6x4 with high sides, ph: 0274 366 320
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To LetNEAR NEW 3 BDM, heat pump, double glazing, gas hot water,Small harbour view, $350 per week, vacant end of August5 mins walk to school, 10 mins walk to town.All enquiries ph or email Maysha m a y s h a @ s l i n g s h o t .c o . n z 0 7 8 2 5 7 1 8 1 , 0211663683
For SaleFIREWOOD DRY 6x6 load, pine $115, delivered ph 0210771 524METALYARD: Pipes, parts, metal, wheels, bikes, miscellaneous treasures @ Xtreme 8250017
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In My Good BooksQuality 2nd hand
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SURFSIDE CHURCHthis week:
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RAGLAN JUNIOR RUGBY 16.08.14
6th Grade Drew 90 - 85 Moana Ruawai, Emma Berejoni, Jasmine Berejoni
7th Grade RG Won 85 - 80 Miley-Jay Hill, Orion Overton, Ruby Wilson
7th Grade RB Lost 55 - 80 Logan Gibson, Liam McLachlan, Cody Swann
8th Grade Lost 25 - 30 Divyne Shadrock, Jackson Fellowes, Reef Staheli, Mitchell Swann
9th Grade RB Lost 20 - 45 Taane Millward, Brodie Meek
9th Grade RG Won 40 - 10 Ephrem Cox, Oliver Wallace, Hudson Bidois
10th Grade Won 25 - 15 Jack O’Neill, Kora Cooper, Tana Clapham
11th Grade Won 52 - 0 Tommy Ford Westrupp, Tama Jonas, Tukorehu Falwasser-Anderson & Jonty Parrott
GRADE RESULT PLAYERS OF THE DAY
RAGLAN JUNIOR SOCCER 16.08.14 GRADE RESULT PLAYERS OF THE DAY
5th Sea stars POD. Jade Camezind
5th Shrimps. POD. Benjamin Lacey
5th Hoppers. POD. Noam Freidrich and Ngaru Wynyard
7th Maui’s. Win 8-0 Harry Carter
7th Morays. Win 14-0 Ethan Oetzel
8th Stingrays Loss 1-3 The Team
8th Great Whites. Win 8-1 Nils Wessling
8th Snappers Draw 2-2 Vader Geros
9th Dolphins. Loss 0-3 Sophie Patterson9th Sealions. Loss 0-4 Reiner McLeod
10th Orcas. Loss 0-4 Griffin Pohutakawa
10th Sharks. Loss 0-3 Cooper Woolston
O/G Piranhas. Loss 5-6 Connor Black
O/G Bullsharks. Won 3-0 Duran Wipani, Harry Crake and Jackson Armstrong-Maye
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Belinda EhrlenbachRegistered NaturopathPhone 07 825 6592
Bulk Foods MerchandiserProlife Foods is a New Zealand leader in the snack category specialising in Nuts, Dried Fruit, Snack Blends and Confectionery - ‘Alison’s Pantry’, ‘Mother Earth’, ‘Value Pack’ & ‘Donovan’s Chocolates’. We have business relationships with all leading retailers in FMCG across Australasia.
Prolife Foods Ltd is looking for a self-motivated, independent person to fill a part time position working 4 hours per week based in Raglan.
Reporting to the Account Manager you will be required to ensure all bulk food bins are cleaned and maintained to a high level of cleanliness as well as filling and restocking bulk food bins with our products. Working independently you will need to maintain a professional demeanor with the public and store personnel when performing your duties.
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The Local Authority Shared Services Ltd Statement of Intent for 2014-15 has been prepared, provided to shareholding Councils, and is available to the public.
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Shop position – Kaahu’s Nest, Xtreme Zero Waste20-30hrs per week depending on availability and
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SITUATIONS VACANT
FlowersLilypot Florist* Fresh flowers* Send flowers* Potted plants07 825 68472 Wallis Street
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Volunteers needed for Daffodil Day Friday 29 August By donating to Daffodil Day it ensures the continuity of support service programmes, funding of research and assisting with providing information on cancer to those who desperately need it. The Cancer Society’s free services could not continue without the support of this. Every day 60 more New Zealanders will be diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to people who support and give generously services can be provided to these people. Contact Jo Wallis 825 7507 if you are keen to volunteer.
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RAGLAN REAL ESTATERaglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)
21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: [email protected]
AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan
MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!!Four double bedroom home on 625m²Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathroomsFantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck or alfresco dining Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour.Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20886OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm1 Seabreeze Way
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs• Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views• 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location• Single Garage & Storage Shed Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20952OPEN HOME
Saturday 12pm335 Wainui Road
OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABYA slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge views. 2nd room/ storage/ laundry/ studio. Open plan living with cosy wood burner with wet back & sun drenched decking enjoying gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, holiday ambiance. Situated on 1258m².ID#RAG20965
OPEN HOMESunday 1pm
150 Whaanga Road
TOP SHELF PROPERTY Fabulous family living / Easy care garden 3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchenSun drenched open plan living & decksLarge paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered
RAG#20923OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm23a Violet Street
STEP INTO THE MARKET Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan living and fully fenced section. Relax on the lovely decking while enjoying the easy care section.Ideal opportunity for you to enter the fast-growing market in Raglan!Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20964
OPEN HOMESaturday 1pm6 Violet Street
SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM 4 bedroom home with endless optionsWonderful family homeModern new kitchen Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation throughout 1212m² of landPrior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20907 OPEN HOME
Saturday 2pm55 Government Road
WOODEN IT BE NICEThis 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroomNative timber flooringPrivate off road locationJust a walk to the beach, on the bus route.Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk)Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20963OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm10 Violet Street
TOO GOOD TO MISS! • 2 homes on 1 freehold title2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom housesIncome opportunity hereSuperbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbourIdeal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other!Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20933OPEN HOME
Sunday 2pm16 Stewart Street
NEW BEGINNINGSSolid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal accessPlumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20938
OPEN HOMESaturday 11am
297 Te Papatapu Road
WATER & MOUNTAIN Located close to town & beach. This is a 2 bedroom immaculate home, fully lockable garage with power. Elevated and sunny, only minutes to the nearest beach & town centre. The house has polished timber flooring, is fully insulated, newly roofed, newly painted and has a newly decked spa pool area. The easy care, fully fenced section will make this home a pleasure to live in. Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20968OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm19 Manukau Road
Phone now for an appointment to view 448 Wainui Road
RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATEBoard and batten rustic house plus a separate large barn with adjoining carport - ideal as a workshop/ studio.The main house has one large bedroom which could be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement.7253m² sectionEstablished orchard and extensively planted.Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town.Prior Auction Offers considered. Phone now for an appointment to view.ID#RAG20984
AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!! 5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!!
Open Homes Saturday 2pm
- 9c East Street
Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd
FINAL NOTICE
21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: [email protected]
25/3 Violet Street 36 Kaitoke Ave
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE VIEW $355,000 • Private unit at the end of the cul-de-sac• Panoramic mountain and water views• Modern kitchen with new oven.
MOTIVATED OVERSEAS VENDOR WANTS AN OFFER By Neg • Quietly hidden down a waterfront street• Great views of the Estuary and Mt Karioi • Home currently being used as one
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 – 21 Bay View Rd
BIG VIEWS GREAT LOCATION • 3 Level open plan living situated on 812m2• Includes s/c unit• Contemporary design, large entertaining decks • Internal access garage, separate workshopPrior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG21995Julie Hanna 027 441 8964Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 – 21 Primrose St
• Build that lovely family home or that stylish beach bach
• One of the last available sections in this subdivision
• North facing 519m2 site, elevated with views
• Situated at the end of a cul-de-sac• Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG22005Julie Hanna 027 441 8964Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
• Wood burning fire plus heat pump for your convenience
ID#RAG21429Graham Rope 021 222 7427
house but can easily be 2 flats• There is a boardwalk that you can walk all the way to the local school
ID#RAG21739Julie Hanna 027 441 964Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
SPRING FLING AUCTION 6PM, 26TH SEPTEMBER 2014 RAY WHITE OFFICE, 21 BOW ST RAGLAN
OPEN HOMES this weekend 23rd & 24th August
• Solid home, master with ensuite & walk in robe• Impressive with sumptuous space• Designed to capture all day sun • Situated on 3775m2 in rural, secluded setting.• Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG21999Julie Hanna 027 441 8964Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
Lifestyle by the Beach
3 2 2
View open home:Saturday 2pm or by appointment
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 - 445 Wainui Rd
Modern, new kitchen and open plan living that flows out to a North facing deck• Enjoy the privacy provided by
the mature trees bordering the section
• Just a stroll to Cox’s Bay• 1/2 share in 1214m2•PriorAuctionoffersconsidered.ID#RAG22032Graham Rope 021 222 7427
GREAT FIRST HOME BUY
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View open home:Saturday 1pm or by appointment
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 - 61b Government Rd
!!WANTED!! BUYER URGENTLY SEEKING 200 HA’S + DRY STOCK FARM UP TO $2,500,000. Contact: Richard Thomson 027 294 8625
AUCTION: 26 Sept ‘14-19 Bay View Rd
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Saturday1pm – 61b Government rd
Sunday 2pm - 61a Lorenzen bay rd
Saturday 2pm – 445 Wainui rd
AUCTION: 26 Sept ‘14 - 537 Wainui Rd
3 1 1PARADISE IN WAINUI Close to iconic surf beaches, amazing bush walks and coastline• Tranquil private setting and
peaceful hideaway to enjoy• Open plan living• Situated on 1455m2• Prior Auction offers considered
View by appointment
ID#RAG21991Graham Rope 021 222 7427
4 2 2• 4 bedroom family home• Polished timber floors• Easy care grounds offering
privacy & safe children’s play area• Situated on 831m2• Prior Auction offers consideredID#RAG22036Julie Hanna 027 441 8964Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
IT IS A HOME!!! VENDORS SAY SELL
AUCTION: 26 Sept ‘14 - 61a Lorenzen Bay Rd
Sunday 12pm – 21 bay vieW rd
Sunday 12pm – 21 roSe St
Sunday 12pm – 19 bay vieW rd
3 1 2
Saturday 1pm – 40a CroSS St
5 3 2
View open home:Sunday 12pm or by appointment
TENANTS OF THE MONTH: MIKE & WAKERORI ROONEY
SPOTLIGHT ON BAY VIEW
View open home Sunday 12pm or by appointment
• Completely refurbished inside• Tastefully landscaped grounds• Separate self contained area• Walking distance to Cox Bay
Contact:Julie Hanna 027 441 8964Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
Open home Sunday 2pm