9 February 2017

THE RAGLAN

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I’ve copied in some emails detailing correspondence I’ve been having with Fulton Hogan’s managers about this – but they don’t seem willing to step up and take responsibility ... at least not at this stage.

It’s pretty appalling and I hope your council take this into consideration when the contract is renewed as it’s a disincentive to come visit, frankly.

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Dear Editor My wife and I had our first visit to your lovely area and township on January 18 for a couple of days.

We were mightily impressed by everything – except the weather and the dangerous surface at places along SH23 heading into town.

Our car was damaged and the windscreen smashed as a result of gravel thrown at us by a truck heading in the other direction – just over the bridge and as detailed below.

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Libraries will wipe your overdue fines during its Love your library week in exchange for cans of food.

Love your library week starts on Wednesday 8 February and finishes on Valentine’s Day on Tuesday 14 February and there are a range of free events planned for the public.

“The week is about celebrating our libraries with our local communities, and highlighting the importance of reading and literacy,” says general manager customer support, Sue Duignan.

There are a number of events planned during the week, including book folding sessions where people can learn to make a beautiful work of art by folding book pages, a pyjama party where people can come along and watch a movie in their PJs and an interlibrary competition where each library will work together to create an iconic building. There’ll also be spot prizes, giveaways and 2-for-1 sale items.

“As part of the week we are encouraging anyone with unpaid

overdue library fines to bring in a can of food and we’ll wipe their library debt. We know that some people have stopped going to our libraries because they have fines for overdue items and we hope by wiping their fines they’ll come back and use the library.”

The food will be donated to local food banks.

Our libraries offer a huge range of print books, study guides, DVDs and talking books, a range of free electronic databases as well as a range of programmes.

Love your library events: • PJ party: Wear your pjs and watch a movie with us.

• Wednesday 8 February: Raglan Library, Ngaruawahia Library • Make an iconic building with us on Saturday 11 February: a craftbuilding competition between the libraries.

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Raglan footbridge breeds NZ champion bomber

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New Zealand Bomb Queen Monique Chaplin pictured with her son and winning prize.

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oggie (Monique) Chaplin has a sore butt and her leg is one big bruise but New Zealand’s bomb queen says she wouldn’t have it any other way.

The 30-year-old Raglan resident entered and won the open women’s competition at the NZ Bomb Comp held at Wharewaka Point, Lake Taupo, over the long weekend.

“It was freaky,” says Moggie, who jumped from a 10-metre scaffold for the quarterfinals, and then from an 8m height for her winning bomb in the finals on the scorching hot Sunday.

“I had a sore arse, got burnt as. My leg is all bruised up but it was worth it.”

She came home with a giant $1000 cheque and a trophy thing, “a medal around my neck”.

Moggie and two other Raglan residents, DJ Kiel – who came third in the 13-16 agegroup category – and Kayla Lord, entered

the competition after seeing it promoted on Facebook.

“We represented Raglan.

“I thought why not get a crew together and go down for the weekend.”

The trio had a support crew of about 20 friends and family cheering them on.

Moggie dedicated her finals jump to Richard Keremeta and Ra Smith.

Richard died a year ago after jumping from the Raglan footbridge and being struck by another jumper, while Ra died after he was flung from the back of a ute that plunged off Wainui Rd into the harbour on Boxing Day, 2014.

A panel of judges scored competitors on a points system taking into account height of splash, volume of splash, and style and difficulty of the bomb.

Moggie, who likes bombing off the Raglan footbridge, laughs that she won, saying it came out of nowhere and she has no idea really about what makes a good bomb.

“People say it’s your weight but I seen skinny people and they can do a good bomb.”

So it’s also about technique, she reckons.

As for style, Moggie did a nutcrack bomb, “that’s where you put your hands in front of your private parts and jump”.

She says she had no idea how she was faring in the competition, “I just heard the crowds when I came up out of the water”.

“It was an amazing experience, I’m going back next year,” she says, to defend her title.

“I’m the Queen of the NZ bombing comp!

“I got interviewed by all sorts of people, televisions crews. We were on Sky, I don’t know what channel.”

DJ says he has been bombing since he was thrown off the Raglan footbridge at the age of 3.

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Raglan Sportfishing Club president Sheryl Hart says she got home to a very excited message on her answering machine from someone wanting to warn everyone, but it’s a fact that great white sharks regularly frequent Raglan.

She knows someone who sonically tags great whites and one that was tagged in the Kaipara Harbour is “in and out of Raglan like no tomorrow”.

“They come into the harbour to pup.”

And Great Whites can have up to 10 pups in a litter.

“It’s there water. They regularly come

in. Has anyone been attacked? No! “A lot of people think it is a joke, but it is not a joke.”

The story about the sighting has been generating chatter on Raglan Notice board.

Sheryl says if the Anniversary Weekend visitor was 12 foot long then that makes him a still juvenile, with a penchant for mullet and flounder over human flesh. A fully-grown great white is about 15-feet, she estimates.

“Do we get excited about it? I don’t think so.

“You are not their preferred food … unless it’s a huge great white, then they might like you for food.”

Sheryl says the great white was hooked on a fishing boat’s burley pot near Te Akau Wharf.

The shark rolled over and flashed his teeth, “there was no mistaking what it was”.

“They got a bit of a fright.”

In 2005 a great white was caught in a set net off Raglan, and that was a monster, weighing in at 1750kg.

“I couldn’t weigh it on the scales,” says Sheryl. A truck weigh station was used instead.

Other shark visitors to Raglan include bronze whalers – they also breed in the harbour.

Sheryl has weighed one caught in Raglan that was 220kg.

“I remember some years ago they sited some sharks from the bridge.”

That was some 30 years ago but there is not reason to think that they are still not around, she says.

“If you had x-ray vision and could see what was down there you would probably never go in the water again.”

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Taking a break: Clint relaxes downtown with a coffee.

lint Baddeley thought he’d take this summer off now that his 12year stint as Raglan ward councillor had come to an end. Fat chance.

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As he puts it, “things have a tendency to happen”. If someone needs someone to support them in a situation then “I do that”, he explains a little cryptically of why his holiday break hasn’t turned out quite as planned.

The Raglan resident of 45 years may have stepped away from local body politics ahead of last October’s triennial elections, but he points out that “I’ve always had three or four things on the go”.

One of those roles is as a public and private advocate, work he’s undertaken for 12 years now but which – he says – he is reshaping into more of a mentoring role for “people who need support, predominantly in Hamilton”.

Currently Clint’s also serving as the new chairman of Community Waikato – an organisation which supports voluntary groups in the community – and organising competitions to promote apprenticeships

as a board member of WorldSkills New Zealand.

All three roles must be fitted around his ongoing work at home as caregiver to his wife, Jackie, who’s not well. “That’s my main role – I juggle everything around that.”

In lighter vein, Clint talks of how he is also the self-appointed safety manager at Raglan Roast. His regular morning walk invariably ends up in Volcom Lane just as the popular coffee hangout is opening up for the day, and of course there’s a door that needs checking to ensure it isn’t a health and safety hazard.

As chairman of Community Waikato, a “new challenge” he took up last October, Clint drives into the organisation’s Victoria St offices as required. “There’s no set time, it just depends,” he says of his work overseeing advice to community groups in areas such as preparing funding applications and getting their constitutions right.

Community Waikato is funded by Trust Waikato, of which Clint was a trustee for eight years and chairman – a Governmentappointed position – for 1½ years.

Clint was appointed in 2015 to the board of WorldSkills New Zealand by another body he’s long been associated with, Wintec. He was on the Wintec board for 18 years, and deputy chair there for a decade, and admits it “blew me away” when the tertiary education provider awarded him an honorary fellowship recently.

He finds his WorldSkills role helping New Zealand tradespeople compete at regional, national and then world level “very satisfying”.

In contrast, Clint says he’d “had enough” by the end of his longtime Raglan ward councillor role. He reveals the multiple wastewater overflows in Raglan last year were a major catalyst in his decision not to stand for a fifth three-year term. “Local issues can get quite tedious and I’m not a believer in people staying in positions forever.”

Clint, in putting family considerations first, jokes that John Key “followed my lead” in stepping down as prime minister recently.

While serving on council doesn’t quite foot it with serving the country, Clint did have a term as Waikato district’s deputy mayor (before taking a tilt at the mayoralty, arguably a mission impossible for a Raglan candidate) and chaired the council’s powerful finance and strategy committee during his last two terms.

Achievements locally he feels proud of include how the Raglan wharf rose from the ashes (“I always wanted it maintained as a working wharf”), the establishment of the new museum/information centre and securing sole provider status for Xtreme Zero Waste during the past year or so.

Although much of his work now has a focus outside of Raglan, Clint remains a familiar face around town and also often takes a beach walk during the day. And, he says proudly, he’s the longest serving Raglan DJ (hosting an Americana music show on Raglan Community Radio, from 10am to 12.30pm on Sundays).

Clint reckons he’ll never retire – it’d be too boring. “I’ll keep doing whatever I want when I can … I’ve always only been motivated by helping people.”

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Cabbage tree deaths rise again ore and more cabbage trees in Raglan are becoming sick and dying from “sudden decline”, an epidemic that emerged in the late 80s and killed huge numbers of the natives.

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Whaingaroa Harbour Care manager Fred Lichtwark says sudden decline has remained relatively unnoticed in the town in recent years but more trees are starting to die.

“On the Wainui Reserve, lots are dying.

“They are collapsing all over the place, they just suddenly rot, die… suddenly you notice all the leaves are drooping, down, and they are all dead.”

Raglan residents have also noticed that cabbage trees in their gardens have died.

Fred says sudden decline is due to a bacterium – phytoplasma – spread by sapsucking hoppers. It is similar to “yellow leaf” disease in harakeke (flaxes), and mamaku and some pitosporum are also affected.

Affected trees usually lose all their leaves within two to 12 months. The bark on the tree becomes loose and detaches easily.

Usually, a cabbage tree is hard to kill

because new sprouts will carry on its life, even if a tree has been cut down.

Fred says when sudden decline killed many trees in the 90s it was feared that the iconic cabbage tree would be wiped out. In some regions, particularly in the north, no big trees survived.

During the epidemic, Harbour Care sourced seeds from a 100-year-plus cabbage tree in the region that had remained unaffected, and used those seeds to plant resistant trees in the region.

“New strains could knock them off.

“It’s all about balance. You need lots of native birds to keep the insects under control. It’s when you get an imbalance, that’s when diseases happen.”

Fred says climate also plays a part.

“Pumpkins haven’t grown, tomatoes aren’t ripening, some pohutukawa are just start to bloom now – I’ve never seen them that late.

The seasons are all screwed up.

“When plants come under stress they are more vulnerable to diseases.”

It was important to keep persisting in the replanting of cabbage trees because there is no cure for sudden decline, says Fred, and cabbage trees contribute to the health and wellbeing of our waterways.

Harbour Care planted a wetland of

cabbage trees below the old landfill in Raglan in the late 90s to suck up all the toxins and heavy materials that were leaching into the harbour.

“Think gluggy, black gunk that was oozing out. We put in a wetland and bugger me days it was treated.

“The trees suck the toxins out of the ground … pulls up the heavy materials and stores it in the leaves. When the leaves drop, the little microbes break the leaves down into an inert substance … it’s no longer an issue.”

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Coastguard gifted two new jet skis

Diamonds in the sky with Lucy

From left, Jim Wright Nissan owner Jim Wright, Sean Ellison, Rhonda Chung, Paddy Kaa and John Gallagher meet to bless Jim Wright Nissan Rescue One and Two, and Gallagher Rescue’s two new engines kindly sponsored by John and Glenice Gallagher Charitable Trusts, St. Lazarus Trust and Brian Perry Charitable Trust.

Volunteer Coastguard R aglan has had an extra boost in

resources thanks to Waikato businesses Jim Wright Nissan, John and Glenice Gallagher Charitable Trusts, St. Lazarus Trust and Brian Perry Charitable Trust.

Two Yamaha jet skis have recently been sponsored by Jim Wright Nissan so the volunteer unit can carry out more of its vital work in the seaside town, while two new engines in Gallagher Rescue, the Coastguard’s 11 metre rescue vessel, have been sponsored by the John and Glenice Gallagher Charitable Trusts, St. Lazarus Trust and Brian Perry Charitable Trust.

The owner of Jim Wright Nissan, Jim Wright, says he was more than happy to contribute to such a worthy cause.

“The Raglan Volunteer Coastguard provide a valuable service to not only locals but also to the many people who visit Raglan every year. I’m proud to be able to provide sponsorship for these two jet skis so Raglan Coastguard can continue to do more of that important work,” he says.

The former local supports a number of Raglan community services and was thrilled to assist Coastguard with their work in the community.

Raglan Volunteer Coastguard president Wally Hawken says receiving a financial boost from businesses like Jim Wright Nissan, John and Glenice

Gallagher Charitable Trusts, St. Lazarus Trust and Brian Perry Charitable Trust is a real blessing for the not-for-profit organisation.

“Without generous sponsorship such as this we would not be able to deliver the service our community not only needs but also deserves. So, thanks, Jim Wright Nissan, John and Glenice Gallagher Charitable Trusts, St. Lazarus Trust and Brian Perry Charitable Trust The Raglan community can now feel safer thanks to your help.”

Last month local kaumatua Paddy Kaa and Sean Ellison and Minister Rhonda Chung blessed the two new jet skis and new engines in the Gallagher Rescue in readiness for safe and successful emergency tasking.

Teresa Hancock Raglan Volunteer Coastguard delivers search and rescue and breakdown assistance to recreational and commercial mariners on the west coast of the North Island.

The local unit is manned by dedicated volunteers from all walks of life. From seventh generation locals to visitors to the town, the team reflects Raglan’s diverse and vibrant community.

In addition to the rigorous training the unit undertakes continuously, individuals contribute their skills from a diverse range of professions, enabling the Raglan unit volunteers to cope with any eventuality.

Don’t forget to have your say on Easter Trading ime is running out for people to have their say on Easter Trading in the Waikato district.

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Waikato District Council is proposing to adopt an Easter Trading Policy which will allow shops within the Waikato district to open on Easter Sunday. A recent change in legislation means that it is now up to individual councils to decide if they introduce a local policy for shop trading on Easter Sunday. At the moment shops can’t open on Easter Sunday unless they meet certain criteria. The submission period, which opened on December 14, will close at 5pm Friday February 17.

“It’s important that people

have their say by February 17, even if they agree with the proposal or if they previously told us their thoughts during our first consultation in October,” says Tony Whittaker, general manager strategy and support.

To tell us what you think, please fill in the short online submission form at www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/ sayit.

For more information, including the draft policy and Statement of Proposal, please visit www. waikatodistrict.govt.nz.

The Statement of Proposal includes information about shops that can open now, what shops would be able to open if the draft policy was adopted and what happens next.

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Lucy Mortlock runs a successful blog Lucy Loves reviewing beauty products and providing makeup tutorials.

t’s a fair guess that Lucy Maria Mortlock One quick glance at her blog, “Lucy Loves”, testifies so ... and, oh my, her bedroom is an altar to the worship of. Wall to wall.

I loves makeup.

Not because she is obsessed, mind – rather cosmetic companies from around the globe are sending Lucy makeup to review. We’re not talking about matronly brands known to some of a certain age but emerging labels catering to a newer, fresher, savvier market. OK. Younger.

So howsy, whatsy, whosy? How does a girl from Raglan jettison herself on to the world stage – without having left her bedroom, that is.

Lucy has always been different. The ailment long suffered by teenagers, ‘awkward otherness’, never bothered her. “I didn’t care,” she says, “I revelled in the role of outcast.”

After finishing school in Raglan, Lucy trained to be a hairdresser at Waikato School of Hairdressing.

A time she reminisces as “the best in her life”. “Well it was new, exciting – the tutors were AMAZING, they obviously all loved what they were doing.”

It is evident that this was true for Lucy, too, as her face lights up. “I suppose it’s a whole different dynamic from secondary school, whereby you have chosen your craft. You want to be there, you are passionate about learning.”

While training, Lucy finished her apprenticeship at Essence Hair in Raglan under the guidance of Shannon Leuthart. “It was a good mix, Shannon stylish and understated, me, wacky … just a little bit tacky, and Gemma, totally out the gate. Anyhow it worked, we were a team.”

So which was your first love, makeup or hair?

“Well Mum always cut my hair and she rocked it stylistically so everyone would ask where I got it cut.

“I’d never been inside a salon, so the first time I got my hair cut professionally, I was transported.”

“I just loved the experience, the glamour. The smell even.”

However, the Jennifer Anniston chop was not for our Lucy. Realising a natural gift, Lucy started cutting her own flaming red hair.

So how the segue into makeup then?

“Well my shoulder started giving me grief and it made cutting really, really painful. I love to create, but I don’t love to pain.”

Sooo, what to do, what to do. Lucy wanted to remain creative. Having always experimented with it, makeup seemed a natural progression. “Yeah makeup, art on a human canvas.”

We are talking hair and makeup, yet what has truly set Lucy apart is creativity of an altogether different kind. Embracing social media, photography and marketing, self-taught Lucy has created a blog and instagram account simply named Lucy Loves. As a one-woman makeup guru, Lucy has generated quite the hype – so much so that various international cosmetic companies are calling home.

Armed solely with her beloved Canon camera bought by her mum, some cheapish lighting and a little self-belief, she is making an impression in the notoriously competitive cosmetic world.

What makes her stand out? It has never been in Lucy’s nature to blend into the crowd so neither, she feels, should her followers. “Right?”

Who is your muse, though, Lucy? “Well ... myself.

“I want to show others it’s OK to look different and be experimental ... with a few trusty tips and some confidence, you can create a look that is true to you.”

Yet, surprisingly, it is not fame, glamour or fortune she seeks. Lucy’s dream is to teach, just like her admired tutors from Waikato School of Hairdressing.

Taihoa! Not quite yet, though. Lucy with her partner Mason Marshall plan to leave on their OE sometime soon. One wonders what the fates will conspire and in which far-away corner of the world she will land. London, Milan … Paris, perhaps?

“No, I will always live here. Raglan is home.”

True to the walking contradiction (her words) that she is, this girl with kaleidoscope eyes wants a conventional life. She plans to get married.

“Yeh and have kids, definitely kids … nappies and tantrums.”

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SuperValue Raglan: 16-18 Bow Street, Raglan. Phone 825 8300. Open 7am - 9pm, 7 Days.

Specials available from Thursday, 9th February until Sunday, 12th February 2017 or while stocks last. We reserve the right to limit quantities.

All limits specified apply per customer per day. Trade not supplied. Prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included.

Certain products may not be available in all stores. Proprietary brands not for resale. Customer Support Freephone 0800 40 40 40.

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KASM hosts KASHraiser ASM is hosting a KASHraiser on

K Friday 17th February at the Raglan Town Hall to help pay for the fight currently happening against wanna be seabed miners TTR.

KASM has rallied an excellent legal team and seven scientific and economic experts whose input is crucial in this fight for the protection of our precious marine environment. While this wonderful group of professionals are offering very reasonable rates we still have a way to go to ensure we can meet all the costs for the hearing process.

And what better way to raise money than by throwing a great big shindig! So come and have some fun with us and help protect our Oceans at the same time.

Awesome entertainment starting at 8pm includes live bands Knights of the Dub Table, Strangely Arousing, Mighty Lite and B-Rex will spin us some tunes. Tickets are $25 including free snacks & free bus on the Whale Bay - Government Road loop; available from kasm.org.nz/shop/raglan-event-ticket/ or at the door. Bar is cash only (R18).

This will be a great night; we hope you can join us.

KASM

KASM and Seabed Mining Facts • By virtually every environmental measurement, the health of our oceans is in decline.

• Seabed mining is a destructive brand new commercial activity • The New Zealand government has marketed our oceans to foreign mining

companies and aspires to see multiple seabed mining operations in our waters all around the country • This TTR case we are fighting now is precedent setting. If this application is granted we will likely see a flood of applications follow.

• If we are successful in stopping this company then we are showing the world that seabed mining is not an option in New Zealand • KASM played a major role in having both previous seabed mining applications denied by NZ’s Environmental Protection Authority • The proposed mining site in the Taranaki Bight and the surrounding area is a thriving recreational fishery for locals. There are reefs in the area teeming with marine life • The mining area is at the southern end of the range of the critically endangered Maui’s Dolphin.

• The local people of South Taranaki, Maori and non-Maori, overwhelmingly oppose TTR’s proposal.

• We defeated them once and we can do it again.

• It will be harder this time. TTR learned a lot last time and there is a great deal of pressure on authorities and decision makers to grant consent • KASM is fighting this destructive mining proposal on behalf of all communities on the West Coast of the North Island, and the future health of Aotearoa’s marine environment • The battle is expensive; KASM must raise enough funds to put up a strong scientific and legal defense.

• You can help – come along to this music gig and help us win this!

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

More Than Just A Farm A desirable 41ha farm located close to Raglan which would make a great dairy support block or calf rearing farm, and a 1/ 3rd could be cropped or mown for silage. There is a four bedroom home with sleepout and three car garage and a one bedroom ’bach in the bush’ that has to be seen to be believed and a huge 280m2 workshop with gantry. Farms of this size, location and quality do not come to the market often so make the most of this opportunity. www.pggwre.co.nz ID: HAM25061

Eco Tourism Opportunity • Unique 10 acre coastal property with ocean, harbour and mountain views • Established accommodation business with existing resource consents for expansion • Multiple revenue streams • Function Centre: Business retreats, conferences, weddings, courses, yoga retreats • Significant growth prospects across the full range of services www.pggwre.co.nz ID: HAM25163

Raglan TENDER

(Unless Sold Prior by Private Treaty), closing 3pm, Thu, 23 Feb. PGGWRE, Cnr Rostrevor & Vialou Sts, Hamilton Viewing by Appointment. 437 TE MATA RD

Richard Thomson M 027 294 8625

Raglan PRICE BY NEGOTIATION

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Lifestyle And Location 20a Nau Mai Rd is a well loved and looked after home set in a private quiet location. Located only 3km from Raglan this property consists of a three bedroom home with office, a large sleepout and the ultimate man cave shed, which could be utilised as a work from home workshop. The 6375m2 property is fenced and planted with lots of mature fruit trees. If you have been dreaming of a move to the country with an easy commute to Hamilton call me today! www.pggwre.co.nz ID: HAM25238

A Property With "Wow" Factor • Five apartments, four fully furnished • Amazing ocean views from every room • Perfect for joint ownership, get the family or friends together and own an ocean front property for under $400,000 each • Currently a lucrative live in holiday accommodation business • Don’t kick yourself that you missed this opportunity to own an iconic Raglan landmark!

Raglan $690,000

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Richard Thomson M 027 294 8625

Raglan PRICE BY NEGOTIATION Plus GST (If Any)

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Sands of Time

Continuing our occasional history series, we look back to Whaingaroa a century ago – 1917

Foreground Gilmour St, old Ben Gilmour's horse and Moon's house.

Background 1 Wi Neera St, Anglican church, Farmers store, Post Office, Gilmour Bros Raglan Stores, Royal Hotel, bakery, Langley's store (The Shack), Harbour View Hotel, Moon & Cameron's store, Town Hall, Frank Bray's butchers. Image by Gilmour Brothers.

century ago, the Great War, which A had been expected to be over by Christmas 1914, was still in stalemate

war. This may have influenced the setting up of the limeworks, after which Limeworks Loop Rd is named. Despite other shortages at the start of 1917 and conscription by and restrictions, a Leicester company was allowed “to manufacture and export to the lottery was increasing.

British Dominions iron and steel machinery In 1917 three Whaingaroa soldiers were to a limited extent during the war period killed at Ypres, another nearby and two so as not to lose touch with its agents and wounded. For those who weren't men aged 20 customers overseas”. The report also said: “A to 45, anxiously reading the monthly ballot notable feature of the plant is that it is entirely lists, there were less stressful problems, such automatic, requiring, apart from the quarry as the state of the roads. work, only two men – a feeder and a bagger.”

Raglan's population at the October 1916 Another wartime import was the census was only 217, but 56 in the Raglan hardwood railings, shipped for the Waingaro port area were eligible for service. Among sheep saleyards, opened in February 1917. them was Raglan's vicar, Reverend Seton, They were shipped from Australia to Raglan one of five clergymen drawn in a late 1916 (104,768ft3 of timber came into Raglan ballot, sent to France as Anglican chaplain in 1917), then was barged to Waingaro and to the 28th Reinforcements in July 1917 and carted to the site.

A total of 16,494 sheep were returned in 1919. sold.

As the photo below shows, most buyers About a third of conscripts appealed travelled by horse, but a few came by car. against service. Union leaders who spoke Agriculture was also the main industry against conscription were jailed for sedition and wharves around the harbour were still an and recruits who tried to get away were pursued. One such was James Malins, who important part of transport. During the year, was reported as “rather well known in this exports included 3488 butter boxes, 1367 district, having been resident here some time wool bales, 33 casks of hides, 361 bales of before being called to take part in the defence flax and 254 cases of empty bottles. In 1917 of his King and country”. In October 1916 Northern Steamship's Arapawa and Rimu he was one of 59 who passed the medical were serving Raglan and four launches test. After training at Featherston he was were for hire for goods and passengers. The given final home leave but didn't return to 1889 wharf was described as dangerous but council cited scarcity of labour camp. In September 1917, “two “An advert for the and high prices. However, in constables, armed with a good Harbour View Hotel August 1917, the Arapawa service revolver each” chased him brought plant and material for at Raglan-by-the–Sea at a logging camp near Waingaro. the new wharf to “be started in was titled The Brighton

By November he was on a ship the near future”. The present Of The Waikato, An arriving at Liverpool on January wharf opened in 1921.

Ideal Place For A 7, 1918, and the next report Next year, in 1922, the final Week-End Holiday and of him was being wounded in gravel was laid on the mud of Two Hours' Pleasant August 1918, eventually arriving the main road, initiating the Motoring from in Auckland in April 1919. decline of shipping, though the Hamilton.”

Meanwhile, his bush main road wasn't fully sealed contractor employers were fined until it became a state highway £50 for employing a deserter. That was quite a lot, for in August the old Raglan Agricultural in 1961. By 1917 government grants and loans & Pastoral Association showground (now were getting 13 local roads improved despite Bankart St – the area behind the bushes in wartime shortages. Roads had long been in a the photo above) was sold for £31 (2016 poor state. For example, Te Akau Wharf Rd, equivalent $3700). The show had moved in then known as Ponganui road, had slips to be March to Kauroa's new saleyards, linked by cleared and the landing had “about three feet of mud”. It was agreed to move a spare winch motor cars with Raglan.

For another comparison, Raglan Co- from Waingaro to Ponganui landing, “where operative Dairy advertised for a manager for it would be of great use to the settlers”.

An advert for the Harbour View Hotel at their dairy on Wallis St, as a “new up-to-date butter factory, with a manager's residence on Raglan-by-the–Sea was titled The Brighton the harbour front. The output is about 100 Of The Waikato, An Ideal Place For A tons of butter, and the salary was £225 per Week-End Holiday and Two Hours' Pleasant annum” (about $26,000 today), though it also Motoring from Hamilton. However, another claim of 90 minutes from Hamilton brought came with house and allowances.

In earlier years some were so eager to the response that it took nine hours in winter enlist that they had sold their farms to join and that the poor Hamilton to Whatawhata the Expeditionary Force but, by 1917, to road and an 8mph speed limit over 5 miles encourage more volunteers and provide for of the deviation made an hour and a half conscripts and more family men, the Raglan impossible.

Efficiency Board was set up to manage However, it seems speed limits were soldiers' farms. Massey, often known as ignored in 1917, just as now. In a court case "Farmer Bill", was prime minister during the where a car frightened three horses to run

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Mooar to Say

A column from Raglan Community Radio's Aaron Mooar.

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celand has reduced teenage drinking by 88 per cent and cigarette use by 87 per cent over the last two decades.

Stories of “hordes of teenagers getting in-your-face drunk” in capital city Reykjavik were common back in the 90s so they decided to put more funding into after-school sports. They also funded lots of art, music and dance clubs and encouraged parents to spend more time with their children.

One of the thoughts behind it was that if teenagers want to change their brain chemistry by getting high then maybe they could start a social movement around getting a natural high. The results speak for themselves.

Back here in New Zealand this just reinforces what most parents think, which is that playing sport is a good healthy option for their children. I’m not sure we could get New Zealand to adopt the Iceland approach, at least not right away, but there is something we can do right now to help the situation and we can do it for free: Change the way adults behave around kids’ sport.

Having been around junior sport for seven years now it’s pretty clear that the main reason children become disillusioned with sport is because of the way they get treated by adults who focus too much on results. We all know about this issue but I think it’s worth pointing out just how much adult behaviour at junior sport undercuts our desire to see our children participating in physical activities.

I don’t have space to get into the competitiveness debate right now, but what I can tell you is that New Zealand Football has increased the number of

away with their dray of gravel, and it was said the divi was 18 feet wide and limited to 5mph, and even though the driver admitted to 6 or 7mph he was let off.

Although Noel D Robertson later wrote that he started his Raglan bus service in 1917, it doesn't seem to have been advertised, nor become a daily run, until 1919. In 1917 mail still arrived via Whatawhata one day, then via the Waingaro Landing ferry the next. From 1917 to 1929 William Vernon also ran a weekly motor from Te Mata to Hamilton. Ruapuke Rd had been improved and allowed cars to reach the “excellent camping ground under the beautiful natural park of Karaka, and other trees”.

Even the footpaths were getting attention. The Town Board accepted A.J. Steadman's tender to concrete 360 square feet of the footpath outside the Town Hall.

They also decided to acquire the 44½ acre Papahua Block for a recreation reserve, though the gift wasn't made until 1923.

children playing football by 26 per cent since 2011 by changing the way we coach primary-aged children. The population peak, which used to be amongst 8 year olds, is now sitting at age 12. This means they’ve shifted the point at which significant numbers of kids start to get disillusioned with organised football.

The secret? Stop focusing on results, make sure the children are having fun, and recognise that the best learning comes from playing and not from long talks by the coach.

Here in Raglan we’ve doubled the size of Raglan Junior Soccer since 2011 by making sure the kids enjoy their sport, and also by taking the girls seriously. We weren’t looking to make the club bigger; it’s just a by-product of trying to do the right thing by the kids.

I’m actually a very competitive person myself but we have to recognise that adult levels of competiveness are inappropriate at junior sports events. We also need to understand that our children need positive support, not criticism from their parents. They know when they’ve made a mistake and don’t need us to point it out. That’s the coach’s job. Except good coaches these days don’t constantly criticise their young players either.

Joe Rao at Raglan Area School has been instrumental in getting high school sports teams going again in Raglan but I reckon we can take this a lot further. If we stop taking the fun out of sport for kids there is no reason why we can’t take teenage drug and alcohol prevention as far as they have in Iceland.

Aaron Mooar is the Raglan Community Radio Station Manager and Morning Show host. Tune in on 98.1FM or get the webcast at www.raglanradio. com Meanwhile, Raglan Beautifying Society added seven garden seats and 37 trees in the reserves. Other leisure activities included hapuka fishing excursions with the Northern Steamship Co. In 1917 William Moore moved from Kauroa School to become the fourth headmaster at what is now the Old School, though he also continued running his 400-acre Kauroa farm. Miss Trimmer was appointed his assistant. Across the harbour, Ruakiwi School was set up in 1917. According to Bill Richards in Off the Sheep's Back, it had six pupils and “consisted of a few desks in a spare room in Mr Jarvis’s new house”.

The older generation was being replaced by a newer. In 1917 the first teacher at the Old School, and also a Waikato Times correspondent, 80-year-old John Pegler died, as did one of the 1854 settlers, Mrs Cogswell, who was 85.

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Auction: 1pm 4th March @ LJ Hooker office, 25 Bow St, Raglan, unless sold prior.

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Auction: 1pm 4th March @ LJ Hooker office, 25 Bow St, Raglan, unless sold prior.

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Sophistication and Style on the Water Auction 4.3.17 @ LJHooker Raglan Contact Michelle O’Byrne - 021 969 878 Stephen O’Byrne - 021 969 848 Email

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Quality homes in such a sought after location are a rare find in Raglan. Designed with views in mind, the large windows capture the ever changing tides of the estuary and our glorious Mt Karioi, the outlook is ALWAYS stunning! This 3 bedroom home is loaded with features including a Fijian Rimu staircase, Kwila timber flooring, glass balustrades, outdoor fire & BBQ just to name a few. Water access is just steps away. Easy walking distance to town makes this an extremely desirable property.

Auction: 1pm 4th March @ LJ Hooker office, 25 Bow St, Raglan, unless sold prior.

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Great Family Home This 3 bedroom property has been extensively renovated inside & out, the modern decor gives its interior an upbeat, tasteful feel with the large lounge leading to the exterior deck for that indoor/outdoor flow. Workshop for the man, great kitchen for the wife! Perfect for the investor, or first time buyers getting onto the Raglan property ladder.

For Sale $499,000 Contact Stephen O’Byrne - 021 969 848 Email sobyrne.raglan@ljh.co.nz Saturday 2 - 2:30pm View ljhooker.co.nz/ 17CHFG

Feel the Earth, Feel the Energy Warmth and style radiate from this earth brick rustic home located near popular Wainui beach. Glowing native timbers and rustic features throughout make the hub of the home just beautiful, as well as naturally practical.

The grounds are well planted and flat lawns in front of the house give plenty of room for the family to play and relax. A sleepout and bathroom is sited at the rear of the property for guests. So many fine features awaiting your inspection.

1024 Ohautira Road

A Place to Call Home Be the first to own this wonderful, brand new home. Enjoy the peace and quiet of country living without the work of a lifestyle block. Elevated, capturing all day sun and extensive views of the surrounding bush, countryside and distant hills. There is space to spare for the family with 2 living areas, 3 good sized bedrooms, office or 4th bedroom and internal access double garaging.

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Serenity on the Harbourfront The Aotea Harbour outlook here is breathtaking with wide views of the everchanging tides and the surrounding landscapes. A spacious and contemporary early 2000’s built home has 3 bedrooms, ensuite and 2 living areas and is totally off-grid via solar power generation with a back-up generator system in place. Energise your soul and wake up to the smell of the fresh sea air and call of the birds in your own pristine native bush with a easy path which leads through to a beautiful white sandy beach. Call Kyle to book for the Open Home - (essential).

The Wright Move Welcome to your own beautiful country estate, completely private and peaceful. Located approx 5 minutes to Raglan this fabulous home is a little bit quirky and totally stylish!

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, freshly painted and immaculately presented. Sun soaked & extensive decking overlooks the stunning park like grounds, including mature trees, vege garden & chicken coop.

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• Cascading blooms tumble down the white picket fence and trellising • Be greeted by the gentle trickle of water from the fountain and a bombardment of sweet smelling flowers, herbs and colours • This garden feeds the senses!

• Both covered and uncovered decking areas means you can barbi in the rain!

• Great opportunity to own a character 1920s cottage within easy walking distance to Lorenzen Bay waterfront • This home oozes charm and character with lots of native timber • The added bonus is a separate cottage sleep out and ensuite providing an additional income source, guest room or office space for work from home.

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Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282 AUCTION

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17.3.17 RAY WHITE VIEW BY APPOINTMENT OFFICE 6PM • First time on the market in sixty years • Be delighted by this original one bedroom bach, selling fully furnished with the original decor of yesteryear • A north facing suntrap enjoying sunrise and sunset and an amazing view of Mount Karioi, harbour and wharf • Nestled into 885m2 of native bush, this peaceful private setting is what dreams are made from The site has an easy slope, explore the opportunity to develop for the future • Adjacent to beach access. Huge potential as book a bach accommodation or that special place to call home.

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• Perfectly liveable and enviable from head to toe - this sought- after property is ready for your flair and enthusiasm • Well positioned across the road from Raglan Area School and close walking distance to town and harbour this highly appealing site has so much potential • 1950s Character home on its own 830sqm section, elevated to capture superb views of Kaitoke inlet, Mt Karioi, and harbour • Location is the key word followed closely by potential. Come view, do your homework and decide how it will work for you!

ID#RAG22737 Graham Rope 021 222 7427

Teresa Wilkinson (PA) 021 173 9945

Saturday 12pm - 51 Norrie Ave | Saturday 12pm - 1b Point St | Saturday 12pm - 484 Okete Rd | Saturday 1pm - 23f Violet St Sunday 12pm - 484 Okete Rd | Sunday 12pm - 18 Seabreeze Way | Sunday 12pm - 51 Norrie Ave

21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com 12 RAGLAN Chronicle

17.3.17 RAY WHITE OFFICE 6PM

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

AUCTION

78N GREENSLADE RD

AUCTION

• Elevated and beautifully positioned to capture the sun and north facing views of the harbour • A solid near new home - just a walk to Cox Bay • A double bedroom upstairs with ensuite and access to private deck, an ideal feature providing great indoor / outdoor flow and easy living • Downstairs features 2 double bedrooms, bathroom and large garage with internal access • The easy care grounds have been landscaped - enjoy the established vegetable garden and planted orchard • Prior auction offers considered.

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

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VIEW OPEN HOME SAT 1PM OR BY APPT

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ID#RAG22722

16B PUKA PLACE

17.3.17 RAY WHITE OFFICE 6PM

• Secluded and beautifully presented single-level four bedroom home • 9416sqm more or less of landscaped grounds • A short stroll from popular Te Mata primary school.

• Two living areas, two bathrooms, separate laundry and various outdoor entertaining spaces to enjoy.

• Fully insulated with underfloor heating and 3 car garaging with generous loft storage • Delightful mature gardens and landscaped grounds, including an orchid glass-house • Approx 15-min drive to Raglan and 40-mins to Hamilton City • Prior Auction offers considered.

ID#RAG22730

114 GREENSLADE RD 1

17.2.17 RAY WHITE OFFICE 6PM

ID#RAG22728

Teresa Wilkinson (PA) 021 173 9945

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AUCTION

• Stylish family home tastefully renovated with brilliant sea views • As you enter the main living area you will be wowed by the stunning water views through the large well positioned windows • 2 double bedrooms upstairs, spacious open plan dining and living with an easy flow through two sets of bi-fold doors to a sun drenched deck • Great for entertaining. Third double bedroom downstairs with ensuite • Located in a quiet cul-de-sac on 636m2 • Prior Auction offers considered

SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER

8A GILMOUR ST 3

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