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In our monthly talk on mental health, Ruby Gibbs sits down with Glen & John from the Raglan Men's Group.

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JOIN THE KUPU C A FÉ WITH WH A E A LUCY B Y J A N I N E J AC K S O N

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ucy Haru feels right at home at the Raglan Community House.

The day we meet Lucy is working on a jigsaw to make sure all the pieces are there before it goes up for sale at the op shop.

“People ask me why don’t you just count them but I like to do them. It’s good for my brain,” she laughs.

Community house manager Mike Rarere reckons Lucy also provides a calming influence and outstanding mediation skills.

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“For me, it's awesome having another pair of eyes and ears on situations that can be quite challenging at times,’ he says.

When she’s there, Lucy is under the watchful gaze of her kuia Herepo Rongo, whose portrait hangs in the community house’s lounge.

Herepo was the last woman with moko kauae in the Poihakena community in her lifetime. She fought alongside Tuaiwa Hautai ‘Eva’ Rickard and others to have their ancestral land returned after it had been taken for a wartime airstrip and then turned into a golf course by the council.

Lucy’s not just the puzzle lady; she’s is the go-to for ukulele lessons, works parttime as a special needs teacher at Raglan Area School and more recently she’s hit the radio waves teaching conversational Māori at the Kupu Café on Fridays from 11.30am-12.30pm.

The radio show morphed out of the first iteration of the Kupu Café at the community house.

When Covid made gatherings a bit complicated, Whaea Lucy was still keen on sharing te reo with the community.

“I thought there had to be another way and then I met Yvonne Scully, and she said - why don't you go on the radio.”

Lucy Haru at the Raglan Communtiy Radio studio with Sammy Cowley.

It all made perfect sense, no worries about masks and scanning; Lucy could continue to share her reo and tikanga knowledge in the safety of the radio studio.

The scheme was called the Training Access Programme (TAP); it was a time when rising unemployment and inflation were hitting New Zealand hard.

Lucy’s the first one to admit she’s not tech savvy and Yvonne provided technical support until she went overseas and another radio volunteer Sammy took over.

Many of the young people Lucy worked with were directly impacted by economic hardship and the programmes were created to provide a pathway to employment.

“I don't know how to do the logistics of the radio so Sammy’s my techno-funk,” Lucy laughs.

“I'd see what it did to these young kids getting in trouble. Sometimes they’d come in to work and they would be in lala land and I’d say - I think you need to go home. So, I'd get them a taxi and tell them - go home and sleep it off - and then they’d come back to work the next day.”

Lucy lives in her grandmother Herepo’s house overlooking Te Kōpua - home to the Kokiri Centre and the whānau camping ground.

“Because my mother had looked after her mum then I came back to look after my mum (Waiapu Isobel Haru) - kind of runs in the family,” Lucy says.

When the golf course land was finally returned to the iwi in 1983, Lucy was living in Auckland.

Having grown up on a farm in Te Akau, you couldn’t get any more remote and Lucy headed for the city in search of work.

Living in Otara, Lucy progressed from factory jobs to working for the Manukau Technical Institute providing horticultural training to young people.

It was a natural transition for the country girl.

“Being a farmer's daughter, it was like second nature to me. Even though I was living in the city I was still working the land to grow vegetables and flowers and stuff.”

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Working for the programme provided Lucy with her first trip overseas. It was 1984 and she was invited to attend an indigenous hui in India.

“They got in touch with me because they had a lot of office workers and they wanted someone who was grassroots.”

To prepare for the trip, Lucy ate rice for one whole month; she wanted to experience the real India.

“I knew I was going to a poor country and I knew that rice was a staple diet. I didn't want to go there and be like the office workers and have these flash meals.”

When she was asked to deliver a report to a church group once she was back home, she took them on an excursion to the rubbish dump.

“The church leaders came to me afterwards and said - that was a bit off. And I said - you wanted a report, you wanted to know what it was like. Now, you have a very clear idea of what it looks like and what it smells like.”

Lucy had caught the travel bug. Wanting a contrast to India, Lucy travelled to Japan in the late 1980s and she returned to a much-changed India in 2015.

The eight years Lucy spent working at the TAP made her realise the importance of early intervention in the lives of vulnerable young people and she trained to be an early childhood educator in 1995.

“I decided if I could catch them earlier before they go off the rails then I would have hopefully broken the cycle.”

She had moved to Raglan in 1990 to look after her mum – to be back on her mother’s whenua - and to learn the tikanga and reo.

She worked at the Raglan Kindergarten for many years, and did teacher relief work around the Waikato district.

The 66-year-old might be at retirement age but she’s definitely not ready to stop working.

Whether it be teaching the ukulele chords to beginners, inspiring te reo learners or getting stuck into the jigsaws at the community house, she’s driven by the desire to help others.

“In a very small, under the radar way I’m helping people out where I can, when I can, how I can.”

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THR EE STR E A MS R AGL A N B O U T I Q U E R E T R E AT & A C C O M M O DAT I O N

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ocated in Te Uku, Three Streams offers two stylish properties available to book for the perfect Raglan getaway. The Local Rag spoke to owner Lucy Bourke about the boutique accommodation.

When did you start providing accommodation and what was your vision?

We opened the accommodation in 2018, about a year after we moved in. Our vision was to create a peaceful, private wee spot, close to Raglan, that incorporated nature and was a little bit unique.

What experience did you create for your guests?

We aimed to create an experience of being away from it all but close enough to Raglan to pop down town and get great coffee, food, and the Raglan experience.

We also like to showcase some of Raglan’s artwork and produce, and every guest gets fresh farm eggs from our chooks, seasonal fruit, Dreamview milk, and local Raglan Coffee.

How has the experience of hosting been for you and the family?

We’ve really enjoyed the sense of achievement that has come from creating both the spaces.

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property. It’s also given me the ability to be flexible for the kids, and with the help of our awesome cleaner, Trace, I’m free to be full time Mum also.

How has the business developed over the years?

Blackwood cabin is our newest addition, which we had built bespoke offsite in 2021. I absolutely love the feeling of the huge windows looking out into the bush – and the outdoor bath is my favourite spot!

Have you noticed changes in occupancy trends over the time you have been involved?

As you can imagine the last few years has been solely NZ travellers but we’re starting to see overseas guests come back, which is great for the town!

What aspect of hosting do you most enjoy?

We get a real buzz when we get great feedback and know that someone has enjoyed their stay and had a fab time in Raglan.

What is your general feedback from guests?

People enjoy the unique setting and being in a private, peaceful place but still experiencing the Raglan vibe and brand.

Three Streams Retreat sells gift vouchers and offers mid week stays for local getaways. Get in touch with Lucy threestreams.co.nz

LUCY'S GLUTEN FR EE S T O C K E D I N S T O R E S A C R O S S T H E WA I K A T O , B A Y O F P L E N T Y & A U C K L A N D W E C H AT T O L U C Y A B O U T H E R G L U T E N F R E E B R E A D J O U R N E Y.

Ed and Ryan the Owners of Volare with Lucy, middle.

Tell us about how Lucy’s began and how you ended up creating a business with Ed and Ryan the Owners of Volare?

Just before the pandemic my family and I had gone gluten free for health reasons. Like many people starting their gluten free journey I really struggled finding any bread that didn’t feel like it was a compromise in taste and texture in comparison to normal bread. I then decided I would try and make my own; after making many failed attempts I finally got to the point where I thought the bread I was making was far better than anything else I had tried or bought.

Before going gluten free I would often buy Volare sourdough from The Herbal Dispensary, and started wondering why they didn’t offer anything gluten free.

I decided I would track down Ed, one of the Volare owners, and have a chat. After a long phone call he asked if I would come in to Volare and also meet Ryan, the other owner of the company and the baker behind all their bread. It turned out I had called at just the right time and they had always wanted to do gluten free but didn’t have the time. Two years of trials and lockdowns later we have a purpose built bakery, and with the support of Ryan, Ed and the rest of the Volare management team, when we launched to the public 3 months ago it was really well received. We are producing bread that is now in every Volare store, many health food stores, the Hamilton and Cambridge farmer’s markets, and is delivered direct to customers throughout Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Auckland.

How did you get started with baking bread? What was the motivation?

I started originally making sourdough bread after my first child began eating solids; I wanted to make a more digestible bread for her that I could make using organic flour. I also really enjoyed the process of making it - it also helped that it tasted delicious. Then my third child was very colicky so I cut gluten and dairy from my diet while breastfeeding in the attempt to try give him some relief.

I couldn’t find any gluten free bread that I liked or suited our needs, so went down a rabbit hole of researching gluten free flours and became obsessed with trying to make a gluten free bread that tasted like proper bread without the compromise and that it just happened to be gluten free.

Have you always been a foodie? What other projects or lines of work have you been involved in?

I’m not sure if I would describe myself as a foodie, but I have always been health conscious. I am originally an operating theatre nurse, but preventative health and growing a lot of our food on our property and turning it into seasonal wholesome meals that taste delicious has always been paramount to me, and was amplified when I became a mother.

What was involved in the creation of this range?

We currently have three different loaves and the idea was that we would have a loaf to fit everyone’s needs.

The white loaf is soft and similar to your standard white bread for those who perhaps aren’t gluten free by choice, for example celiac, and really just want a white bread sandwich soft enough to stay fresh in their lunch or soft enough to have a sausage sizzle with.

The Seedy One is a sourdough bread that is packed full of wholegrain gluten free flours, and activated seeds, and is probably aimed more at people wanting a really nutritional wholesome bread that still tastes delicious and can still be eaten fresh.

everybody, and everyone having a genuine interest in your well being which is pretty rare, and I feel super grateful to have been blessed with that. I still remember my sisters and I dreading going to Petchell’s with my mum because she would stop and talk with everyone for what seemed like hours. I’m sure every local kid could appreciate, but now I love that and often my kids are pulling at me to go. Whilst Raglan has changed a lot and whilst the community size has grown I still think that it is full of people supporting new ideas and each other, which is probably why it continues to attract so many new people (nothing to do with the surf of course). Having that support behind me I think really gave me the confidence to put myself out there and give it a go.

Where to from here Lucy?

In the very near future we will be expanding our range and we will be selling our bread throughout New Zealand directly to customers.

Where can locals purchase the products?

You can buy them at the Herbal Dispensary and online via our website. lucysglutenfree.co.nz

The Sourdough One is for sourdough lovers and is shaped like your standard sourdough - perfect for a café style loaf that tastes amazing as toast with your favourite topping.

Describe a typical day on the job.

I normally start work around 5am and begin with looking at our numbers for the day, then go ahead mixing and shaping the doughs, trying to do them in a way that takes into account ferment and cooking times to maximise the oven time. While the breads are baking I usually clean up, feed the levain and soak seeds for the next day, weigh up flours and get things ready for the packers. In between that I’m responding to emails and do ordering etc. Then finished by 2pm to pick up my kids from school and kindergarten.

How has growing up in Raglan shaped you and helped with your career path?

I think growing up in a small community surrounded by entrepreneurs and creative people is bound to have impacted me and given me the confidence to change career path, but I mainly think the support, love and sense of community is what has really shaped me. I grew up with walking down the street and knowing Lucy at the Waikato Food Show held in Hamilton recently.

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here are men wandering around Raglan with babies strapped to their chests - have you seen them?

To all those men, I salute you! There are men in the supermarket deciding whether it’s a pasta or toast night.

There are men waiting in the car outside the office so that mum can dive out of work and breastfeed. There are men at the school gates, men at the dance lesson, men walking around town with kids hanging off them. There are men making dinner and men fixing cars and men decorating Christmas trees and baking birthday cakes. Hi guys.

I have become interested in this new paradigm, the cultural shift, an existence that previous generations dreamt of. We are living in the reality of those dreams, and our generation is testing these theories of ‘equality’.

Don’t think I am completely delusional, of course we aren’t quite there yet, however, this article is an appreciation story for all those giving it a chance. I asked a number of Raglan parents some questions about their family life, and perhaps during this read you will also think about how this reverberates in your world.

I asked people if they were parenting like they were parented? Or if they felt they were parenting differently?

A Raglan mum answered, “Definitely my dad played a huge hands-on positive role in my childhood...maybe I married

one like my dad?! My partner has taken on even stakes in the parenting role.

Nothing is assumed to be my role. Even in the baby years he was up changing nappies after I did the feeds. He is a bit of a feminist”.

Raglan dad of three replied, “My parenting is different, less strict and less religious, but I find that I do copy many traits.”

A Raglan dad said, “I believe that the change in society’s mentality is that women are empowered to follow their careers and it has encouraged men to take on more active roles as parents. The change of approach has clearly changed (in my point of view) in 3 generations.”

I agree with this, as I also identify with this change across three generations in my own family. It also makes me think about what we are doing to provide for the future generations. The pay-gap needs to be crushed for starters, and perhaps a few other things while we are there. Paternity leave is finally starting to materialise (albeit slowly) around the globe, and ditching ‘gender’ as a social construct is a great idea. Even within heterosexual relationships perhaps the ‘mum & dad’ show is phasing out?

Perhaps all we need to consider is family, and feelings.

Rural Raglan mum answered, “I think I am parenting quite similarly to my parents. My olds had a style of parenting where they gave us a lot of

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freedom but definitely felt you wouldn’t want to disappoint them”.

Another question I gave was a prompt for participants to reminisce about how their fathers fathered, both emotionally and practically.

A Raglan dad of three replied to my questions saying, “My parenting is different to my parents’ parenting because of my wife’s influence. Our parenting has evolved as we both learn.

My mother was the emotional go-to and my father was the practical goto, I never saw my father change any nappies, do much cooking, cleaning, housework etc. But I do remember seeing him doing the “male” tasks e.g. fixing things, rubbish, mowing lawns and building things. Our family schedule is less bipolar than my upbringing”.

I spoke with a Raglan dad of two, “My dad is an excellent dad. He always supported me emotionally, and showed a lot of love when I was young.

However he never changed a nappy, cooked a meal, or put us to bed. But this is beacause having a nanny and cleaner where I grew up was cheap. My mother did a lot of the work around us despite there being a person to help.”

Rural Raglan mum answered, “Dad did cook quite a bit (very 80’s meat and 3 vege) and changed nappies, think it was just a case of being so busy that both had to do their part. I definitely think my husband has changed more nappies than my dad did though!”

Parenting may seem like an innate, biological realm, but it is my belief that it is an incredibly political landscape hugely influenced by culture and status quo. There are many reasons for the rise in active parenting amongst dads.

I asked some locals to provide their ideas as to why this has happened in our generation. I probed into people’s private lives and asked about intricacies of home schedules such as bin-day, bath-time, shopping, dinners, and asked particiapnts to shed light on the truths of this task-based element of relationships.

Raglan surf mum said, “The kids default was to yell “mum”, but during the first lockdown there was this amazing change where I went to work as an essential worker and dad stayed home with the kids and by the end of that period there was a role reversal and they would instinctively say “dad” first. It was wild and a bit of a challenge for me but also really beautiful”.

A Raglan mum answered, “I’m better at organising what we need for school lunches and always know what we need

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in the cupboard, so maybe some things are automated to me, but I would say not much; we always endeavour to be equal parts and equal rest-time”.

Raglan surf dad said, “As a parent myself I support the day to day life thoroughly. Look after the kids and the house (cook, bath, bed, wash, clean, fold) as does my partner and mother of my children. I do the bulk shopping and she shops the random things that are eventually needed. We share the tasks as much as possible to allow each other to grow.”

Raglan surf mum answered, “I gravitate to inside mahi while dad does the lawns and rubbish. There are no hard and fast rules though and we both do it all.”

Raglan dad of three said, “Talking with male friends I see that this is the current trend, and I would think that it is because of dual incomes and a more diverse social culture”.

Raglan East mum said, “We have a whole family values thing”.

Raglan surf mum added, “Traditional gender norms see dads going off to work 9-5 and mums being more flexible with their working hours hence being the primary caregiver. It would be beautiful to change that up”.

Reflecting with our partners (and the generations above and below us) about what we are doing, who is doing it, and how these things make us feel can help navigate this territory. We might not be able to source the answer we are looking for from the older generation, because they might not understand. But our generation can become translators for our children. It is the hard stuff that helps us grow as individuals, such as standing by the sink until the last glass is cleaned, or putting air in the tyres, or making a meal for the family. As a community however, we can support each other. We can appreciate that many dads didn’t get this type of modelling from their fathers. My father didn’t change a nappy, and he certainly didn’t carry us around in a front-pack.

But my theory is that he would have been great at baby-wearing, if only he had had the chance to try, if only he had thought it was ‘okay’ to do that.

Of course, as is evident from this article, many people did have equality modelled in their childhoods - they are the lucky ones as they might feel more accustomed to the role of ‘21st Century Dad’. Hug your sons, hug your daughters, hold them tight, whoever you are - and do the dishes. @k_lowes_writes

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F R O M D I O N S M I T H F O R K Y L E L E U T H A RT

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ua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-aTāne. A tōtara has fallen in Tāne’s great forest.

They say time heals all wounds. It’s so hard to tell right now. This is more than a wound. This is surreal, incomprehensible, a reckoning that has shaken me and takes me to those places I don’t want to be. I do not understand. Heartwrenching and I’m fully struggling with how can this be? We made plans to help grow, nurture and love our young men together with others here in Whaingaroa. To surf, travel and love our life.

This past week has been a muddle. I think about you before I sleep and when I wake. I cry, sometimes a tear in the corners of my eyes, sometimes those deep, wrenching gasps and sometimes in between.

These short videos of memories replay time and again, time spent together with fun, laughter, candour, friendship, kindness and love. Always making time to smile, say hello in the street, broshake my hand with those big paws and those hugs, man they’re something else!

It was so hard, my body shaking and tears flowing as I made my way to you in your beautiful ‘Intoxication’ casket. Talking to you, holding your hand, touching your chest and looking at your magic half grin. Listening to the tales of a legend surround you. You are surrounded by love, as you have given to so many.

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A heart of gold, always a legend of making us feel so welcome. And his kindness and gentle soul, these are very powerful gifts he has.

The last time I saw you, you welcomed me into your games of pool & darts with Pick, Sarah and Tara. We were alone for a short time and spoke of how excited we were for our boys because we wanted to nurture, love & support them to be amazing. Some activities were tossed around for us to consider and explore. Then, you gave me one of those bear hugs and said “love you D”.

So good, I am so grateful to have shared a very small part in your life.

I am hurting. I am missing my friend. I am hoping time will help me heal, although it can not help me now. I will endure through the pain and heartache.

I am remembering how awesome it is to be your friend.

To your soulmate Tara, you amazing young men, Sunny, Cruz and Sage; to Chris, Sharleen & Hannah - thank you for forging, shaping and sharing a truly wonderful man. I am truly humbled by your grace and loving care.

To those fantastic men who spent time with Kyle this week and previously, wow, what an outstanding group of mates Kyle is privileged to have. “It’s been a long day, without you my friend, and I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again” Rest my friend. Love you back bro.

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hen you gaze at the sponsors board outside LJ HOOKER office you wonder at the large number of Raglan Clubs Kyle Leuthart sponsored.

There are actually 16 recipients of Kyle’s generosity and community assistance!

Sitting atop this list is the Raglan Golf Club. Kyle had been a long term sponsor for many years and the club is indebted to his contribution to our club. He sponsored tournaments and score cards as well as paying for greens flags.

On tournament days he always connected with the club by attending, playing a few holes, speaking to participants and assisting at prizegiving.

Local clubs all require sponsorship to pay the bills, striving to exist in an ever demanding financial environment. Without the likes of Kyle, we as a club would be unable to provide our members with the facilities and sporting opportunities they desire.

Thank you Kyle and LJ Hooker.

Rest in Peace Kyle. Kia Kaha. off the tee...Pete Aim.

Next week the Chronicle will pay tribute to Kyle Leuthart's life and contribution to the community. This week a huge crowd gathered to farewell and honour Kyle. In Sean Ellison's words 'Kyle has left his mark on the community, he was taken from us far too young and far too soon'. In the celebration of Kyle's life many talked about Kyle's willingness to offer help and support to different kaupapa around town. The Local Rag team send our deepest sympathy to Kyle's family and friends.

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rea school students from around the country battled it out in a four-day sports tournament held in Whangarei over the school holidays earlier this month. Representative students competed in sports disciplines like netball, rugby, football, ki-o-rahi, basketball and volleyball.

Raglan Area School (RAS) had a number of students selected in the Central North Island teams for volleyball, basketball and football. These teams joined other students at the national sports tournament with teams representing Northland, top of South Island and south of South Regions area schools.

The four different regions went head-to-head in each discipline over the first three days with a North Island team and South Island team selected based on their performances during these games. The final day sees the the North and South Island teams challenge each other in a final game with a national team selected at the end of the tournament.

The Central North Island teams were coordinated by RAS deputy principal Quenten Browne and while the weather caused a number of last-minute changes, many of the Raglan students were successful in their campaigns for national selection.

"A team is always selected from the best players of the tournament for each sport. Aside from rugby they don't usually get to play together but it is an honour and a big deal to the kids to be selected for the squads - and happily most of our players did well in this regard," said Raglan Area School football coach Aaron Mooar.

"All our Rangatahi from RAS were a pleasure to hang out with at the tournament and a big shout-out is due to Matua Quenten who ran the Central North Island operation and coped fantastically with the surprise elements caused by the bad weather.

"I also want to say how proud I am of the girls from the RAS Senior girls team - they played with great spirit and left everyone in no doubt about the awesome talent pool we have here." Said Aaron.

THE FOLLOWING R A S STUDENTS WER E CHOSEN FOR THE NEW ZE A L A ND A R E A SCHOOLS N ATION A L TE A MS: NZ Football Girls team: Sienna Harding, Pru Teddy, Jordan Mooar, Emma Higgins & Lani Fraserhurst NZ Football Boys team: Braeden Rossiter & Jahmin Thompson NZ Basketball Boys team: Xander Warren

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acqui from the Local Rag caught up with Simone from Raglan Chocolate to talk about their involvement in the Pacific Cacao and Chocolate 2022 Show in Auckland at Mt. Smart Stadium, 23 July When did you chocolate journey?

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Raglan Chocolate was established in 2017 after Mike decided he had had enough of working as a Food Technologist for ‘the man’ in a corporate job.

After discovering the Beanto-Bar ethos, he thought he could make better and more sustainable chocolate than where he was working. Raglan is very supportive of entrepreneurs and the encouragement he got to start the business was amazing.

Five years in and the chocolate is selling well, instore at 3o shops, Air BnB’s and online. Selling most in our own beautiful community.

Tell us about the Bean to Bar concept Bean-to-Bar is where the Cacao Beans are direct from Grower to Maker. The maker then is part of the entire process of creating their bars of chocolate, in house. The beans are not sent away to make the chocolate elsewhere then back to be packaged as a NZ made product.

For Raglan Chocolate, we make the bars right here in Raglan, up at Dreamview, in their original food grade container where they started out from - then the bars are wrapped and sent from our house on Cambrae Road.

Tell us about the blind tasting session at Rock-it cafe last month and the show in Auckland.

We were privileged to be asked to be part of the Pacific Cacao and Chocolate show, in the capacity of Maker, not as a Competitor.

Mike our maker made all the bars for the competitions - 700 of

them. This meant bags of cacao beans arriving to our house from Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Fiji and Samoa.

It was weeks of trial roasting to get the best flavours out of the beans. Flavours such as dried fruit, caramel, nutty, creamy, liquorice, floral... so very interesting, just as you would do a wine tasting.

The judges came to Raglan to do the official judging last week, 21 July. They spent most of the day at Rock-it Kitchen, led by international Cacao Judge Grant Vinning, following international standards for their judging.

Then everyone was off to Auckland for the set up for the Show. Over 500 people came through the door, everyone leaving with bags of goodies.

The VIP night shone the light on the Winning countries: For the overall Pacific Cup, the winners were: • GOLD to FIJI • SILVER to GUINEA

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• BRONZE to BOUGAINVILLE For the Samoa Friendship Bar, the winner was Suela Cook and her daughter Tausala and their family’s Cacao Farm in Samoa.

The Pacific Cacao and Chocolate Show judges held a blind tasting at Rock-it in July.

The artwork for the Samoa Friendship Bar was created by artist Denise Reynolds.

This was very special to us as part of that prize for them is a one year Cacao deal with Raglan Chocolate. We met Suela and we look forward to working directly with this family. They supply good quality Cacao beans and we pay a good price for them. We hope to see video and pictures of the Cacao farm and would like to visit them. A true Bean-to-Bar story.

The artwork for the Samoa Friendship Bar has been created by local Raglan Artist Denise Fort.

We look forward to the release of this Bar once we get our first shipment from the Cook Family in Samoa. Exciting times ahead.

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Mike and Simone at the Pacific Cacao and Chocolate Show.

A RTIST PROFILE: N AOM I PITCHER B Y L E I L A N I G O O DA L L festivals and gigs - the natural talent Naomi has for the craft is evident in her performance.

Naomi Pitcher is a jack of many trades, being a talented dancer, flow artist, fire spinner, hairdresser, and makeup artist. She "wants to create an inclusive, playful and magical world, with a high vibration that is contagious." Naomi always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur from a very young age, leaving her job at 21 to start her entrepreneurial journey with her hair and makeup business from the ground. This was first started by mobile appointments and growing her clientele. Naomi knew she had the drive and skills to succeed and was very determined to live the life of her dreams whatever that looked like.

Almost five years later, Pitcher has started her second performing business and is launching a performing company where she will perform at, and organise shows and be a team leader for events, gigs, and festivals all over the country and eventually all over the world.

Naomi Pitcher is passionate about performance art. Image: Samantha Believe Photography.

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his month the Local Rag had a conversation with Waikatoborn and bred Naomi Pitcher.

From a young age, Naomi was introduced to the art of performance through her talented whānau. Travelling around New Zealand to watch her mother (Emmeline Pitcher) and sister (Coral Pitcher) perform

planted a seed deep in her heart to create a career for herself in the industry. Naomi thrives on stage through her passion for encouraging others to follow their dreams and being inspired. This energy is felt and seen through her contagious smile and empowering feminine energy. Naomi found flow arts and hula hoop in the last two years and has been performing at various

When asking Pitcher about her inspiration, she "Wants to help inspire people to reach for their goals and know they can make all their dreams come true. We live in a world where we get so stuck in the system and are told our dreams are too big, and we should be realistic; when the truth is we can achieve anything we set our minds to - that is meant for us. Through working hard, manifesting/goal setting, working with the cycles of the moon, and with the help of our fellow humans, we can achieve anything we set our minds to.

Anyone can fulfil all their biggest goals by stepping out of their comfort zone, getting out of the 'rat-race' that our jobs and relationships put us in, and finding our true life purpose. " Naomi has been busy, performing at many events in Raglan and afar recently - such as two Matariki

events. Additionally, more events in Auckland and her first cabaret coming up in Tauranga with a fantastic group of women. Pitcher expands, "I love especially performing here in Raglan; I love living here so much and want to bring as much of the magical essence here because, without Raglan, I wouldn't be doing this today. The Music deep in me comes from this land." This pays homage to the artist’s roots, which are Ruapuke based as a 5th generation member of the Swann family.

Naomi also credits her mother as a significant influence, being a singer and performer for Pitcher's whole life, travelling all over the country and world - "Doing the most incredible highenergy shows would blow your mind.

But, she has always encouraged us to go for anything we desire."

The artist says she wouldn't be where she is today without Jess and Jair from Freedom 2 Fly, "I've learnt how to be the performer I am today because of them. They've given me the strength and skill that is the most valuable I could ever have wished for as a performer. I take up to 4 classes a week – a necessity for anyone wanting to pursue a career in performing or to get crazy fit!" She is also grateful for her partner, Liam Rolfe, who she met in her first few weeks living in Raglan, "He is an incredible performer, musician, and flow artist. Seeing how someone can practise so hard and put on an incredible show that brings so much joy to people through his performing, I wanted to do the same." Naomi communicates her gratitude to live here in Raglan and the support she has been given here in all aspects of life, and she wants to give back to the community because of this. Naomi will be starting a flow/fire club back up in the warmer weather for people to come to give flow arts a go passing on a skill that is so unique and beautiful.

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enika (Henrieta Tornyai) is an Auckland based singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer. She is taking her latest album ‘Strange Creatures,’ made using real native birdsong, on tour around the North Island this spring.

Studying at MAINZ to learn production, Henika began compiling field recordings from predator-free sanctuaries, with the majority sourced from Tiritiri Matangi, an island sanctuary in the Hauraki Gulf where she spent three days sleeping in the DOC Hut. “Getting up at 4:30am to record the dawn chorus was one of the most magical moments of my life. The whole island came alive with the most intricate song with clear ‘parts’ and patterns that already felt ‘composed.’ The song was already there, it

just needed some lyrics and structure. This became the opening track.”

The whole album is written around the original bird calls. The birds act as her band with Tui on the beats, Kakapo on bass, Kokako on harmony and Korimako on melodic hooks.

The genres span from alt-pop to jazz to hip hop, all tied together by birdsong and the message of conservation. Henika's live show is quirky, fun and colourful.

She accompanies the birds with live instruments such as the slide guitar, double bass and theremin. All profits from the album go towards supporting small local conservation groups.

Henika will be performing at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre on the 28th of August with special guest local folk-tronica artist, Parabola West.

Tickets are UnderTheRadar.co.nz

available

from Auckland based singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer, Henika.

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Our gut is an extraordinary machine, with innate intelligence, regulatory mechanisms and a unique microbiome. Microbiome is the collective term for the trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa that make up the balance of good and bad organisms that naturally reside in our digestive tract. They act as an

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with while also synthesising some of our B vitamins,

legumes, apples, peaches, bananas, artichokes, asparagus,

vitamin k, important short chain fatty acids (SCFA’s),

leafy greens – spinach, parsley, kale; sprouted wheat. Try

helping our immune system develop and enabling us to

to eat seasonally available foods. SCFA’s assist overall

convert food into energy. Formed in the first years of

gut wellbeing, motility (moving food through your gut

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between your gut and your brain (another whole article in itself – fascinating!)

Supplements – because our microbiome is as unique to each of us as our fingerprints are, there is no “one size fits all” regime for gut health. Key nutrients for a healthy inside include probiotics, prebiotics, glutamine, zinc, B complex, omega-3 fats, amino acids, collagen, immunoglobulins, medicinal mushrooms, digestive enzymes and vitamin D.

Firstly, come on in to The Raglan Herbal Dispensary and

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TA LK ING A BOUT M ENTA L HE A LTH

W I T H R U B Y G I B B S C R E A T O R O F T H E M E N T A L H E A LT H T O O L B O X When did you start the men's group in Raglan and what motivated you to set it up?

John - I think it was March, it's pretty recent.

Glen - The motivation for me was being in a men's group in Auckland and just knowing the benefits of that for me, and then moving to Raglan and having no group. Shortly after, hearing that John had also moved down here, we were just having a conversation about how the community needs one and how I needed one too.

J - I moved down to Raglan and Glen was already here and he was really juiced up about starting something. So we put a message out on the Raglan Notice Board and people responded.

What is your background? Have you been involved in these types of groups before?

J - I’m a carpenter so that pays the bills, but the satisfaction that my life force requires is more than carpentry.

I’m also a funeral and wedding celebrant.

I have been involved in people work for about 20 years. I’ve been doing men's work for about 12 years. We haven't just dreamt this up. I've been associated with an organisation called the Mankind Project for 12 years.

G - I started with them in 2016.

J - The Mankind Project is an international group. In those circles, we learnt a lot of tools that we have brought to this circle and the learnings for me in my life have been mind blowing, transformational, and created the person sitting here today. There's a sort of debt of gratitude. I am happy to give back. The work that we do in our men’s circles is really deep stuff; some guys will go to therapy for years to get to the same place they do in a couple of nights in the men's circle with us. And it's just through being open and then being asked the right questions, in the right way and in the right environment. A lot of the stuff that we do involves asking questions. So rather than us driving the process, it's led by whoever is seeking something.

What happens in this setting?

J - To put it really simply it's about guys coming together and having the conversations you don’t normally have around the smoko room table; getting beyond the mundane and getting real. The nice thing is that we actually celebrate the wins and the beauty of life

as well as supporting each other through the challenges. We also challenge each other to step up, to stretch ourselves, to be who we say we wanna be. There are those three aspects, care, support, and challenge. What are really important are the groundwork and the foundations so even if all of us have sat in a circle before, there's a reminder that the things that get spoken here are confidential so we all agree to keep the space safe. Then we move into something that helps us to arrive in the space. We do a little breathing meditation or a poem will get read and some heartfelt words that help us drop into the space.

G - You can feel the energy shift.

J- Yes, it doesn't take long, and then from there we have two working rounds where we each have an opportunity to speak and share. We’re always invited to speak from our own perspective and attach an emotion to something.

There are five main emotions so we acknowledge each of those or the ones that are alive in the moment: anger, fear, shame, happiness, and sadness. So for me, 20 years ago, I didn't know what shame was, I didn't know what fear was.

Everything was just lumped into anger. I had no idea that those other emotions were driving stuff. Anger is the easy default; it's like your cheap ticket to hiding something. So when we speak we associate it with an emotion and then we will go deeper again. We will explore a bit more and ask where you feel it in your body. And then it's like oh, ok, suddenly I'm home in my body. The awareness of an emotion and then the awareness of a feeling can bring guys back into their body and then they have a choice how they respond. Between stimulus and response there is a space.

And in that space I can choose how I respond. And we don't always get it right! But if we have a place where we can dissect it and understand it better and someone can hold up a mirror for us to see those bits that we can't see ourselves, it's like whoa, is that why I do that?

What are the benefits you have seen in your group?

J - It’s the joy. What goes part and parcel with what we do is actually celebrating the cool stuff. It's not just the grit. If we've got someone who is suicidal or someone who is reconnecting with parents that they haven’t connected with in a long time, it’s really deep emotional work, and the joy is needed

Glen Hamilton, left, and John Vissers from the men's group. to complement that. It all just goes hand in hand.

G - I think that maintenance is important. When I first heard of the men's group I thought it was a place to go when you have something to deal with but it's totally not. Yes it’s great if you have stuff to deal with but you don't have to. For a long time I had a story running that I had to have something big happening in my life but it's not, it's just to get that connection.

What do you think is the biggest barrier to Kiwi men opening up?

J - My experience is that if guys turn up, there are no barriers. The barrier is their front doorstep. If they are walking in the door, then they're already there, they've committed to themselves, and they’ve committed to learning and observing something different. The barrier is giving us the opportunity to look after ourselves. I got my hair cut today and I was talking to the barber about how as men we don't do anything for ourselves. This is as good as it gets.

We just do so little for ourselves; we are

not used to that self care. If we can go for a haircut and see it as nurture rather than something we have to do then we can also sit with other men and that can be nurturing.

How can men get involved if they are keen to learn more?

J - So we meet every second Wednesday and as the summer gets on, we will probably do something on the other Wednesday as well that's a bit more social. It's at the Old School Arts Centre. Guys can come; they can just observe if they want, participation is not mandatory. We meet at 7pm. Every week I just put a post on the Raglan Notice Board.

G - It's still quite new but as it's growing it's amazing seeing the men opening up.

J - What's amazing is, guys that come for the first time, the depth they share.

What they trust us with is humbling.

They keep coming back. We keep on learning and we keep on growing and we are all doing it together.

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VINTAGE FEST NZ

W E C H AT T O J E S S Y R I D L E Y A B O U T T H E U P C O M I N G E V E N T What is Vintage fest NZ all about?

So Vintage Fest is there to promote and showcase the vintage aesthetic and lifestyle to people who might be interested in it. It should be a very fun day out.

How did you become interested in the vintage era and pin-up life?

I became interested in the vintage era and pinup life when I realised how much I enjoy dressing up, and how good about myself it makes me feel. I know it sounds a bit silly, but a parent at Playcentre a few years ago showed me photos of her and her teenagers dolled up in vintage dresses, and I looked at them and thought, wow, we are allowed to dress like that?? So I tried it out and enjoyed it and now I basically live in pretty dresses, because why not? Why not dress in a way that I know makes me, and people who see me, smile? I also love how welcoming and encouraging the vintage community is; I've made friends and met so many amazing people through it, it's definitely been an incredible experience realising how many people are in similar situations to myself etc.

Tell us how you came to be one of 10 finalists for the Miss Vintage Australasia competition

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acqui from the Chronicle chats to Jessy Ridley about Vintage Fest NZ being held in Canterbury in September, and her involvement in the Miss Vintage Australasia competition. Jessica lives in Waitetuna with her 5 children.

I decided to enter Miss Vintage Australasia on a whim, and I genuinely did not expect to be a finalist.

I have done a couple of other pageants now, and the reasoning behind entering them is essentially to prove to myself and my kids that I can. Even if I didn't get in, entering was scary enough, and it showed my children that it is ok to have dreams and it is ok to try things, especially when they're scary. I have pretty bad social

anxiety - being on a stage terrifies me every time, but I do it anyway and I always love it.

What's required prior and during the competition and how are you feeling about it?

The competition has 3 sections, (daywear, summer wear, and formal wear) so in the lead up to the competition I’m trying to decide what to wear for those sections! A lot of the other finalists can sew, but I can’t really. Not well enough to make something to wear on stage without worrying about it coming apart anyway haha. So I'm not sewing much, but I still have a few tricks up my sleeve to make sure my outfits are all as amazing as they can be and as authentically me as I can make them. We also have to do our own hair and makeup; some of the pageants don't have this as a requirement, (as in, you can pay someone to do it for you) so I am also focusing on improving my skills in those areas as quick as I can too. I am incredibly nervous, no point lying about that haha. But I am also very excited and I can't wait to be down there and spend some time with the other finalists and hopefully have an amazing weekend.

Are you travelling down alone or with the family?

I really wish I was able to take my whole family with me but sadly they aren't able to travel down with me so I am taking my lovely boyfriend with me to cheer me on and play cameraman. I have 5 kids aged between 2 and just-about 13, the middle 3 of whom are autistic, and as much as I think they would love it it is probably just a bit much for them in terms of travel and change of scenery.

I'm sure they will all be there with me in spirit though and I'll no doubt come home with a bunch of souvenirs and photos for them!

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ne of the most challenging processes for employers is addressing poor performance in the workplace. There can be many different reasons why an employee’s work performance is below expectations. However, it is vital that the formal process for managing those performance issues complies with employment law obligations.

Identifying poor performance can be tricky.

Performance relates to how an employee is doing

K N OW YO U R L AW YE R — JAIM E LO M AS Jaime Lomas is a Director at DTI Lawyers, and alongside Andrea Twaddle, heads the Employment Law Team.

Jaime has extensive experience in employment law and dispute resolution. She takes a pragmatic and practical approach to achieve commercial and workable solutions for her clients. She is committed to understanding the issues her clients face and the impact on their businesses or on them personally. Her working philosophy is that obtaining a better understanding of her clients’ needs is key to give them tailored advice to enable them to achieve their goals and objectives.

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their job and does not usually involve deliberate wrongdoing. The starting point is checking the employee’s employment agreement and any relevant policies.

If performance concerns are serious enough to warrant formal performance management, clearly documenting the performance concerns and inviting the employee to respond to those concerns would be the first step. Employees need to be informed of their right to seek advice and have a support person attend any meetings. All information relevant to the performance concerns needs to be provided.

The Employer also needs to advise the employee in advance of any meeting what the possibly outcomes could be if, after hearing the employee’s response, the performance concerns are justified. The most common outcome is a period on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).

While an employee is on a PIP, the employer’s obligations continue. Regular meetings during the PIP period to provide the employee with updates on progress are required. The performance targets that must be met as part of the PIP should also be

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objective and easily measurable. The employee should also be given an opportunity to comment on the draft PIP before it is put in place. Duration of the PIP will depend on how long it is reasonable to see improvements in performance. For some roles this could be weeks, for others it could be months.

Employers need to always remember that an employee needs to be given an opportunity to improve before any disciplinary steps can be taken, such as a formal warning or termination. The aim of performance management should always be to help an employee improve to meet reasonable expectations.

This will often require an employer to dedicate further resources for training and mentoring.

Employers must always ensure the process and outcome is fair and reasonable in the circumstances.

The specialist employment law team at DTI Lawyers can assist businesses in relation to all employment matters, including advice on performance management to ensure legal obligations are met. For any further information on employment law queries, please contact Jaime Lomas – jaime@dtilawyers.co.nz

NEW BEGINNINGS FROM A FA R - R A NGITA HI

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fter Patsie was offered a job in Hamilton, Tim & Patsie took a leap of faith and made the decision to move their lives from Australia to Rangitahi, Raglan.

Starting with the bold decision to purchase the section after an iPhone video from the real estate agent, initiating the building process with the architects and builders via zoom calls, and adding in a few covid lockdowns in between, it was at times a difficult process but by using local industry knowledge and connections they recently shifted into their new home and couldn’t be happier.

We went and met with Tim and Patsie in their new home and got the full rundown of the building process and how they are liking their latest journey here in Rangitahi.

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We were searching online for a house to buy in Raglan from Australia but didn’t really find anything suitable then we stumbled across this block in Rangitahi. We contacted Mark Frost from Bayleys Real Estate and he ‘showed us around’ on his mobile phone.

It was a bit of a gamble buying the section without seeing it in ‘real life’ and in a town we had never been to, but it has paid off.

Can you give us an overview of your home and special features that you had to have and anything that has been a surprise win?

We tell people at home in Australia we have built a very Kiwi house – with the black steel, cedar cladding and lots of glass to take in the great views.

They don’t really build houses like this at home.

Patsie has had a growing interest in Kiwi architecture being a big fan of NZ Grand Designs so was inspired by what was on that show and what we had seen on our many trips to NZ.

Sustainability is really important to us and we wanted to have as small a footprint as possible both in the way the house was designed and built.

One of the main things we wanted was to have a passive solar house – we were not able to have all the features we had wanted but we have got solar panels and the orientation of the house means it works pretty well. We also love that in NZ double glazing is standard – that is great and is something we can feel working.

The kitchen is another feature that we put a bit of effort into. We wanted the kitchen to stand out a bit so we were pretty picky about the bench tops which are bamboo – a more sustainable material than stone. We also chose lovely Japanese Kit-kat wall tiles for the splashback that go to the ceiling and a bamboo and steel open shelving unit that sits over the island bench. Treetown from Cambridge worked with us on all the joinery and did an amazing job. The island bench also has a lovely tessellated relief on the front made from bamboo. We got that idea from Hayes Common restaurant in Hamilton.

We are really pleased with the way the kitchen and living space look and work.

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Overall, we couldn’t be happier – the sunsets are amazing and we are really enjoying seeing all the new houses going up – there are some great designs. It’s nice to be getting to know some people a bit – we love ‘The Hut - it’s great having that so close and the coffee and baked goods are fantastic – Tim is a big fan of the caramel slice.

We can see that Rangitahi will be a great area to ‘grow into’. There are some really good things in the planning that will add to the feel of community out here.

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stages as we initially completed the public boardwalk The and pride with high-quality Wainui build. interior of each the Café will be calm and inviting, with a The Café will have seated dining options inside and out, opposite the Hut café. Since then our work on the peninsula soft pallet of neutral hues and natural timber so ashas notbeen to Our parent company, Wainui Environmental, withhas extensive decking and outdoor fireplace you can continued and we areannow thrilled to haveso clients living distract @architects_IG_handle from the beautiful north-east view looking through operating in Raglan as a Civil/ Environmental Engineering takeinin thecompleted magical views whilewith enjoying two homesofonRangitahi the peninsula moreyour on the and Planning consultancy since 2011. meal.

In addition, there will be offices on the top level of the native greenery and over the harbour. The Rangitahi Café way. have some great projects coming up in Rangitahi. Can 2 2 closely connected to the project through youYou We are tell us a bit about them?

2 0 also , our T engineering business, Wainui Environmental, which has It’s an exciting time for Wainui Construction as we are set to kick off several new residential builds in the coming months as well as the completion of Northpoint Residences, LOC A L six modern coastal apartments located in the village core of Rangitahi.

SPOTLIGHT Our family home is one of the projects we currently have on the go with foundations underway. Designed with a simple Japanese aesthetic in mind, this single-level home includes a protected courtyard and low pitch roof to ensure it tucks into the contour of the land.

We also love the window furnishings – there are lots of sliding glass doors throughout the house so we had to get that right. Darren from Interiors by Forma in Hamilton helped us with the design and got Murray from Raglan Blinds to provide and fit the blinds and curtains. Again, great local businesses.

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t started life as the Raglan Police Station and constable’s residence, but after 40-odd years of police work the stunning villa on Main Rd is now a beloved family home.

Built in the 1920s, this character-filled villa is back on the market and ready for new owners to add to its long and interesting history.

The current owners Tai-Anne and Ben Blair are now set to hand this unique and enchanting piece of Raglan’s history onto new custodians.

Originally from Invercargill, it was meant to be a seaside home in the north for the couple. But with a grandbaby on the way and an ailing parent, they are southward bound once again.

“Family are definitely calling us back,” Tai-Anne says.

Not that family and friends haven’t benefited from Tai-Anne and Ben’s Raglan home with many visiting over the past year and enjoying all that town has to offer.

“We've just had my husband's sister, her husband and new baby from Kuala Lumpur. They've never been to Raglan before and they love it. They're even thinking about buying a bach here,” she says.

If these walls could speak, they would have some stories to tell from the various coppers, local miscreants, and the families who have shaped a different history from its one of crime-busting.

The villa was moved from Wi Neera Street to its current position on the prominent corner site in 1969

by Mr R Thomas, the permit cost $2 about $16 today.

Updated for modern living, the house has lost nothing of its old-world charm, and features high ceilings and polished native wooden flooring throughout imbuing a rich warmth into this stunning property.

The couple have stamped their mark on the home with new paint inside and a tidy up in the garden to create more space for entertaining and parking – enough for boat, cars and caravan.

“We’ve freshened it up with a new colour palette,

modernised the furniture and the styling. And outside we've really opened it up, put some lawn down, cut back some trees and made an entertainment area for fire pits under the trees with a barbecue and pizza oven.”

Family living is easy with dining and living area opening onto the north facing deck with its stunning vista of Karioi maunga, everchanging views of the Kaitoke estuary and awe-inspiring sunsets.

“It’s an easy walk to Raglan village for your morning coffee. We’ve loved walking the dog at the Kaitoke estuary, which is just minutes down the road.”

This expansive home offers the space families crave plus the opportunity to generate extra holiday rental income. Its prime location means it has awesome business potential – think high-end Airbnb or unique Bed & Breakfast.

For Tai-Anne and Ben it has been a loved family home but it has also nurtured her business Float Therapy Raglan, and was perfect for offering total relaxation and deep healing in a private, peaceful

space.

There’s certainly plenty of scope for work/life balance in paradise with this home, in previous incarnations it has also been a beauty clinic.

Meander through the cottage garden awash with scented roses, which adds to the sense of serenity and privacy.

While this home exudes yesteryear, she’s not stuck in the past, with a set of plans already drawn for extensions to the lounge and deck, there’s plenty of potential to grow this property.

If everything had gone to plan, the couple would have set the extension wheels in motion, but they are confident the plans will enhance this already spacious character home.

“It’s got massive potential to create more all-year round outdoor living space. It’s something that we wanted to do because we thought we were going to live there for a lot longer,” Tai-Anne says.

Spring is just around the corner and is a great time to sell!

Tai-Anne and Ben Blair have transformed the 1920s villa into a beloved family home.

I have serious buyers looking for property in all areas of Raglan.

If you would like to know how much your property is worth give me a call.

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2:00pm, Saturday 6 August Ray White Raglan office (unless sold prior)

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Are you wondering about building consent requirements?

The below information may be helpful: This exemption covers the construction of small buildings such as garden sheds, greenhouses, cabins or sleepouts greater than 10 square metres but less than 30 square metres… If you are providing sleeping accommodation in such a building, note that the facilities (such as potable water) of an existing dwelling must be readily available and used for sanitation, and the building cannot include cooking facilities because of the risk of fire. The net floor area of a single storey, detached building is limited to a maximum of 30 sqm.

If you are extending an existing single storey detached building, the maximum combined net floor area cannot exceed 30 sqm.

To qualify for this exemption, only lightweight materials such as light timber or steel framing and cladding must be used for the construction of buildings and the structural components must be designed and built in accordance to Building Code compliance… ”Lightweight” means that either timber or steel are used for the structural framing, and the roof and wall cladding are “light” in accordance with NZS 3604 definitions (roofs less than 20 kilograms/sqm and cladding less than 30 kilograms/sqm). The foundations can be concrete. If you have difficulty with understanding how to apply the technical requirements of B1/ASl to a particular building, professional advice of qualified people should be sought.

The above information is an excerpt from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment “Building work that does not require a building consent” Exemptions Guidance for Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004, 5th edition August 2020.

Passing Over of Information Disclaimer/Statement: This information has been supplied to us and accordingly Raglan Real Estate Limited Licensed (REAA 2008) is merely passing over the information as supplied to us by. We cannot guarantee its accuracy and reliability as we have not checked, audited, or reviewed the information and all intending purchasers are advised to conduct their own due diligence investigation into the same. To the maximum extent permitted by law Raglan Real Estate Limited Licensed (REAA 2008) do not accept any responsibility to any person for the accuracy of the information herein.

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Raglan Lot 407 Rangitahi Peninsula Large premier waterfront section Be quick to secure one of the last premier waterfront sections here at the stunning Rangitahi Peninsula, a homely destination that promises beauty, nature, simplicity, and your own private coastal retreat. Take hold of the opportunity now to design and build your forever coastal home or family holiday Bach on this prime "Sanctuary" waterfront section where you can capture 180-degree views of the water below and glistening sunsets across the harbour from the comfort of your bedroom.

Raglan 34 Omahina Street Massive price reductionbrand new, must be sold!

1,015sqm Asking Price $1,200,000 Phone for viewing times Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

This brand new home must be sold so don't delay and get in quick. Move in today to this brand-new home or holiday bach at the relaxing Rangitahi Peninsula. As you arrive home you will always be impressed by the stylish James Hardie Linea oblique cladding and cedar featured panelled entranceway. If your JetSki occupies the lined, insulated and carpeted garage there is plenty of room to park on the driveway.

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View from Townhouse 6

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Raglan 335 Wainui Road Lifestyle by the beach and multiple living options This substantial home sits on 9,549sqm (more or less) of land and offers relaxing views of Mount Karioi and the inner harbour. There's multiple living options on this plentiful lifestyle offering where you'll be across the road from the surf beach and Wainui Reserve.

This one-of-a-kind home includes two separate homes and tiny home accommodation. You're only a short walk or less than two minute drive from beaches and world class surf breaks.

Artist's impression

Raglan 25 Rangitahi Road 6

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North Point Residences, Rangitahi Construction is almost complete at Northpoint Residence.

The six architecturally designed townhouses feature two-bedroom layouts, each with a double carport and private court yard. North Point Residences can offer you the perfect low maintenance home, coastal bach or investment opportunity. Weekend or holiday time will be super relaxing. You are only a short walk or bike ride to the vibrant town hub.

bayleys.co.nz/2312063

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Raglan 123 Greenslade Road Hilltop town- meets- country lifestyle.

If you think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, come and check this place out. It's greener all around. A wide expanse of grass that opens up a world of possibilities and you'll be on top of that world as a result. Raglan's harbour waters aren't far away to the north and a cycle path is virtually just outside the gate. With 8830sqm (more or less), and zoned residential 9a, development is possible, subject to council resource consent and with appropriate due diligence.

Raglan Lot 410 Rangitahi Peninsula 3

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Price by Negotiation View by appointment Graham Rope 021 222 7427 graham.rope@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Peaceful waterfront section

1,306sqm

This large 1306 sqm (more or less) waterfront section will give you tons of room to design and build your own private coastal retreat where you can relax and watch the water glisten below from the comfort of your expansive west facing living spaces.

Price by Negotiation Phone for viewing times Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

The generous sized section will also allow you to build your main home on the elevated flat area to take advantage of the views and you can explore options of building a secondary dwelling on the flat lower part of the section.

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1,176sqm

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Asking Price $570,000 Phone for viewing times Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Designed and ready to go

Large section ready to go

House of the year category winners McIndoe Construction is proud to present a stunning high quality family home in the ever-popular Rangitahi peninsula. All the hard work has been done and construction is ready to go - you also have the option of adding your own personal touches to make it your own. The north facing open plan living area flows nicely with the high spec kitchen and dining room, all which connect perfectly with the expansive deck.

If you're after a substantial blank canvas to build your forever home in the relaxing Rangitahi Peninsula, then look no further.

This generous 1157 sqm (more or less) section with views of Mount Karioi, will allow you to immediately design and build your dream home with ease. Opportunities to build a smaller secondary dwelling on this flat section are also possible.

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Raglan

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473sqm

Asking Price $515,000 Phone for viewing times Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $465,000 Phone for viewing times Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

101 Rangitahi Road

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Easy flat section for your new home This 483 sqm (more or less) flat contoured section will provide the perfect platform for you to design and build your new home or holiday bach right in the heart of the plateau.

The position and shape of the section will allow you to design your home to have a warming north facing aspect across the living areas which can flow effortlessly with the private outdoor entertaining area.

Lot 416 Rangitahi Peninsula

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Easy contour building platform If you're after a good-sized blank canvas to build your forever home in the relaxing Rangitahi Peninsula, then look no further. This nice sized 473 sqm (more or less) section with views of Mount Karioi, will allow you to design and build your dream home with great proximity to the water or use the concept plans available.

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

WHATAWHATA 9 Glenwood Grove Section Perfection It's getting very difficult to find an attractive flat sunny site close to amenities and with quality neighbouring properties. The mature native plantings to the west of the section are an added bonus for its beauty and attracting bird life. This flat and sheltered bare block of 5166m2 (more or less) has access from Glenwood Grove, an intimate enclave of quality homes, but it also fronts Te Pahu Road, giving excellent exposure for a home business. It is just two minutes from The Village Cafe, petrol station and shops at Whatawhata and easy commute to Hamilton for work.

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GST Inclusive (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 25 August

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Richard Thomson M 027 294 8625 E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz

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RAGLAN 1549 Whaanga Road Section Overlooking Spectacular Ruapuke Beach Up for grabs is a prime lifestyle section overlooking the amazing Ruapuke beach. Sections of this calibre are rare and you're unlikely to come across another opportunity to build your dream home in such a beautiful location.

This section is 8025m2, giving you space for a family lifestyle home and the landscaping to go with it. All rooms are sure to have fantastic views of either the ocean or the mountainous rural scenery. This truly is a breathtaking spot to be able to come home to.

pggwre.co.nz/HAM32446 PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008

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RAGLAN 3578 State Highway 23 Last Chance!

Here is a chance to own a gently rolling, ridge top bare block with a sunny and easy building site on 8000m2 more or less, with big sky views and rural vistas in all directions, from the neighbouring paddocks to the distant wind farm.

The elevated site is hidden away well above the traffic.

The vendor will be forming and tarsealing the drive right to the sections boundary 350m from the road with new fencing and power to the boundary. A portion of the section will have native planting completed and fully fenced. There is plenty of room for a pony or young stock, a home orchard and a big shed.

$650,000

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$690,000

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RAGLAN 3803 State Highway 23 Price Reduced - Work from Home Opportunity!

Less than 6km from Raglan this 3.5ha property has multiple income producing options. The dwelling is a well presented four bedroom plus office home, featuring recent renovations with modern kitchen.

There is three bay garaging for parking. Privately located past the house is a 320m2 approx shed/workshop that would be perfect to operate a home business from. Part of this shed is currently converted to a two bedroom unit that could also be useful as office space.

There is reliable water supply to stock and gardens. The land is easy contour and productive, suitable for cattle and horses.

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Contact Greig Metcalfe - 021 995 071 Email

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Cosy & Convenient Price

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As Cute As Can Be Are you looking for a central located low maintenance and tidy home? You’ve found it! The convenience of town and cafes and the harbourfront are all just a short flat stroll away within minutes. The home features 2 double bedrooms and an open plan lounge dining and kitchen which opens out to a sunny deck. There is a single garage with internal access plus a separate carport for the boat. Full under floor and ceiling insulation is in place and there is a modern heat pump for winter warmth or summer cooling. This is hugely appealing and convenient central location

Price

$795,000

Contact Greig Metcalfe - 021 995 071 Email

gmetcalfe.raglan@ljhooker.co.nz

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Sat & Sun 12 - 12:30pm ljhooker.co.nz/ 3M9HFG

Kiwi bach, first home, rental investment or retirement abode, this property provides an affordable answer to all of these options. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac within 5 minutes walk to the Lorenzen Bay waterfront, this cute 2 bedroom character cottage is set on a flat section with attached single garage. The bedrooms are both doubles with wardrobes and the bathroom has a shower and a bath and there’s a separate toilet. The northfacing sunny aspect of the home makes the living areas light and airy and there is a heat pump for winter warmth. Lorenzen Bay is a scenic place to reside offering great swimming, watersports and coastal living.

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Contact Greig Metcalfe - 021 995 071 Email

gmetcalfe.raglan@ljhooker.co.nz

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Chrissy Cox

021 995 071

027 287 1804

Licenced Salesperson Managing Director

Views over the Bay

Feel the earth and energy of this home with the eco friendly mud brick constriction and warmth of Rewarewa floors. North facing, the sun shines into the kitchen and open plan living area which leads out to the lush flat lawn. On the second level there’s two bedrooms, a large second living space ideal for an office as well as a balcony. A huge bonus here at rear is ‘The Surf Shack’ offering a self-contained accommodation which has been very popular on Airbnb. The 987m2 site is made private with mature native and fruit trees. Your soul will appreciate being so close to the surf beaches and points, yet still just minutes to conveniences of Raglan township.

Greig Metcalfe

Licensed Salesperson

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Prime Location for Surfers & Beachlovers Price

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$1,090,000

Contact Greig Metcalfe - 021 995 071 Email

gmetcalfe.raglan@ljhooker.co.nz

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Located near the waterfront access path to Lorenzen Bay, sits this warm and inviting seaside character cottage which enjoys tranquil inner harbour views over the bay. The home features 3 bedrooms, a modernised kitchen and bathroom and a good sized lounge with logburner. There is a room downstairs for guests as well as a second toilet, laundry and internal access basement garage. A real bonus is the near new double garage and retained parking area constructed in 2021. From the door of this property you can stroll to Lorenzen Bay beach and jump in for a swim or kayak on the full tide in less than 3 minutes. LIM report on request.

Robbie Regnier

Matt Sweetman

Natasha Metcalfe-Black

Helen West

021 952 271

021 624 826

027 555 9994

07 825 7170

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CL A SSIFIEDS/WH AT'S ON For Sale F I R E W O O D DRY, DELIVERED Trailerload: Pine $200/ Blackwood $210/ Gum $215 Phone 021 0771524

WH AT’S ON A RT - E V E N T S - C O M M U N I T Y CROP SWAP: First and third Sundays of the month. 9.30 -10.30am at Bowling Club, James Street. Bring anything from kitchen or garden to swap – seedlings, plants, produce, preserves, baking. It’s not direct swapping, we share abundance, and everyone gets a bit of everything!

All welcome

M USIC AT THE OLD SCHOOL O L D S C H O O L A RT S C E N T R E On Sunday August 28 Henika performs

DRY MANUKA FIREWOOD. Free delivery Raglan wide. $200 cu Ph 0274761549

a show that is sure to intrigue and delight.

Henika is an Auckland based singersongwriter,

multi-instrumentalist

and

producer touring her latest album Strange Creatures. The album features sampled New Zealand native birds as instruments. Tui calls

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act as percussion, the booming Kakapo are basslines, Kokako are stacked to form chords

FLUE CLEANING AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS $125.

Also repairs and installations Phone Mark on 021457342 or 07 8298103.

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and Korimako melodies make up the hooks.

Every song was inspired and written around the original bird recordings from predator free sanctuaries. Genres span from alt-pop to jazz to hiphop, all tied together by birdsong and the message of conservation. Henika's

PLUNKET PARENT GROUP Are you the parent/ caregiver of a child aged from birth to 2 years?

Our parent group starts next Monday 1st August at Raglan Community House and will run each Monday for 4 weeks. Spaces are limited, so registration is essential. To book call/text 027 224 0404 or email dianne.roberts@plunket.org.nz.

ECONOMIES FOR PEOPLE NOT PROFIT Saturday 6 August 10 am to 12 noon A facilitated workshop/conversation with Bryan & Jo Innes from Living Economies on new economic approaches Register timebank@whaingaroa.org.nz.

WHAINGAROA PLANTING EVENT COMMUNITY DAY Saturday August 6, 10am3pm at Raglan Area School - register online: https://bit.ly/3SmYJ5l

live show is quirky, fun and colourful. She

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accompanies the birds with live instruments

Great prices offered

theremin. The songs are performed with

Call today: 07 847 1760

such as slide guitar, double bass and

T

he regular monthly series of Live & Local concerts features local professional and amateur singersongwriters, musicians, poets and comedians.

On Friday August 19 August singersongwriters Maida Barker and Tukana Kaya will each perform sets along with one more act (to be announced). These popular shows are koha entry, thanks to support from Waikato District Creative Communities, Raglan Light & Sound and Mark Frost – Bayley’s Real Estate. Show starts 7.30pm, doors open 7pm.

costumes with papier mache bird heads and stories about her encounters with the birds while recording on Tiritiri Matangi Island.

The support act will be Parabola West, a Raglan based artist whose songs are a lush & ethereal blend of folk, electronica, fantasy, and enchantment.

Tickets are available from Under The Radar.

In early September the virtuoso guitar lineup Diablos Caravan are making a return visit.

Their show is on Thursday September 8 and tickets for this are also available from Under The Radar.

Adoption of the Livestock Movement Bylaw 2022 Waikato District Council adopted the Livestock Movement Bylaw on 30 June 2022 with minor changes. The Bylaw came into operation on 1 August 2022.

For all changes, please refer to www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/livestockbylaw

• www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/roads-and-livestock For further information, please contact us on 0800 492 452 or email consult@waidc.govt.nz.

RAGLAN FILM FESTIVAL 2022 Film nominations open until 2pm Monday 19 Sept (films to be submitted by Monday 17 October). Enter online https://www.raglanartscentre.co.nz/rff/ OLD SCHOOL ARTS CENTRE AGM – TUESDAY 9 AUGUST Starts 7pm. Coffee break following the meeting then artist talk by Stuart Shepherd at about 7.50pm. All welcome.

RAGLAN CREATIVE MARKET – SUNDAY 14 AUGUST 10am – 2pm at the Old School Arts Centre on Stewart St. For more info - www. raglanmarket.com LIVE AND LOCAL – FRIDAY 19 AUGUST A showcase for local performers, from songwriters to comedy. 7.30-9pm, doors open 7pm. Koha entry.

Licensed bar and café open.

MUSIC AT THE OLD SCHOOL – SUNDAY 28 AUGUST Henika ‘Strange Creatures’ tour with Parabola West. 7pm, doors open 6.30pm. $15 early bird entry, $17.50 regular. Book at undertheradar.co,nz, booking fee applies. Licensed bar and café open.

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Agenda • MACA and Historical Treaty Claims Update • Nominations of 3 trustees • Process to select a Negotiator and Technical advisors • Mapping Customary practices in Whaingaroa Moana • Dates of future hui.

Contact Rolande Paekau at tainuiotainui@gmail. com or 022 069 4385 for any inquiries or apologies.

EVENTS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF KEY TEAM MEMBERS: CHECK OUR WEBSITE TO CONFIRM

Raglan Filmmakers’ Club Monthly on 1st Tues, 6-7pm Ragtimers Ukulele Group Weekly on Wed, 4pm Clay Shed Members’ Night Weekly on Wed, 5-7pm Karioi Quilters Monthly on 2nd Thurs 10.30am Raglan Art Group Monthly on 1st Fri, 10am Backgammon Club Monthly on last Fri, 6pm

• Waikato District Council Office, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia 3720

10.00 am Sunday 14th August 2022

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REGULAR EVENTS

Copies of the Bylaw can be found at:

Tainui o Tainui Hui-a-hapu - Treaty Claims Update

WHAT’S ON @ THE OLD SCHOOL

0800 492 452 www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz www.facebook.com/WaikatoDistrictCouncil

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MOVIES AT THE OLD SCHOOL THE GARDENER (Exempt | 88 mins)

OPERATION MINCEMEAT (M | 128 mins)

Sat 6 August 5pm Sun 4 Sept 4.30pm

Sat 6 Aug 8pm Sat 20 Aug 5pm

5 St ewa r t St , Ra g l a n DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (PG | 125 mins) Sun 7 Aug 4.30pm

HOW TO PLEASE A WOMAN (M | 107 mins) Sat 20 Aug 8pm

BENEDICTION (M | 137 mins) Sun 21 Aug 4.30pm

SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF KEY TEAM CHECK WEBSITE TO CONFIRM MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MOVIE SESSIONS