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24th March 2016 - Issue #486

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Dear Editor I‘d like to compliment and call attention to the professionalism and care that the local veterinary service (Anexa) shows to the animals and the people who come through their door.

Last week, at 8.30 am, I took a young, female cat in to be speyed. Because of an emergency at the clinic, she could not be operated on until late in the afternoon. The office staff called me to let me know this, and offered two options. They could keep her overnight and treat her the next morning, or they were prepared to operate on her that afternoon and stay open after their closing time in order to check on her recovery from the anaesthetic. I knew that the cat would be less stressed

Raglan Community Arts Council Scholarship Policy Guidelines and Criteria 2016 The Raglan Community Arts Council has much pleasure in announcing their sixth scholarship of $1000 to be awarded to a person resident in Whaingaroa region who has enrolled in tertiary study or who is currently in a a study or who is currently in a study course at tertiary level.

This scholarship is open to students aged 16-20. The scholarship has been Caring for the ones you love made possible through the generosity of those involved with the successful 27 - 29 Manukau Road Raglan Festival of Arts held in recent Ph. 07 825 8306 years.

Fax: 07 825 8855 The award is to encourage and assist students undertaking tertiary study in the Email: raglantrust@xtra.co.nz arts; The scholarship may be awarded for any of the following arts, but not limited to: Design; WeatherMap - New Zealand weather forecastsMulti-media; Raranga; Ceramic Art; Photography; Graphic Arts; Painting; Whakairo; Moving LLB. PG Dip Spts Mgt. Notary Public Image; Music; Dance; Drama; Textiles Local lawyer for Raglan’s legal needs

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The Raglan Community Arts Council will award one Art Scholarship for the amount of $1,000.00. The scholarship can be held for one year only; In awarding the scholarship the Raglan Community Arts Council will take into account the commitment of the individual, the potential benefits to the individual from the study as well as the potential benefits to the community; The applicant, or if a dependent, the applicant's parent/s or caregiver/s must currently reside in the area administered by the Raglan Whaingaroa area; Applicants may be required to attend an interview; As a condition of accepting the scholarship, the recipient is required to participate in a Raglan Community Arts Council art event; Closing date for applications 2.00pm, Monday 9th May 2016. All applications and supporting arts documentation must be in hard http://www.weathermap.co.nz/?p=ragl copy form.

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if she could be treated that day, and so, chose the second option. I was really grateful for the staff’s consideration and thoughtfulness in offering this option.

When I arrived at the clinic to pick her up, I saw that she was lying on soft, clean towels that someone had put in the cat carrier. Another example of the care and attention that animals are given here.

I think we are very fortunate to have such a caring veterinary service in Raglan.

Thank you very much, Anexa people! Although it can never be easy working with sick and stressed animals and (at times) their owners, you do it daily with such kindness, calm and compassion.

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Hawaiian takes out 2016 Ultimate Waterman title

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Hawaiian Zane Schweitzer is celebrated as The Ultimate Waterman 2016 in Auckland on Sunday by his fellow competitors (from right): Manoa Drollet (Tahiti), Daniel Kereopa (NZ), Mark Visser (Australia), Zane Schweitzer (Hawaii), Connor Baxter (Hawaii), Danny Ching (USA) and Caio Vaz (Brazil).

Photo courtesy of The Ultimate Waterman/Cory Scott.

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end, with Raglan’s Daniel Kereopa coming in third overall after winning the shortboard discipline.

Overall winner of the 2016 multidiscipline surf event was 22-year-old Hawaiian Zane Schweitzer, who came first in the prone paddleboard, the standup paddle surf and the longboard disciplines, and third in both the shortboard and the standup endurance disciplines.

“I have been training for this event all of my life without knowing about The Ultimate Waterman,” Schweitzer said after his crowning as the Ultimate Waterman 2016 on Sunday at the Auckland Viaduct.

Both Schweitzer and 2015 defending champion Kereopa chose longboard – which Kereopa won last year at Raglan - as their “double whammy”. This meant they received double points for their placing.

It was a close call in the longboard final at Piha, with Schweitzer scoring 14.43 to Kereopa’s 14.33, pushing the Hawaiian beyond the Raglan surfer’s reach on the points table.

Despite carrying a leg problem from day one of the multi-discipline surf event,

Kereopa won the shortboard discipline, which was contested in Fiordland.

American Danny Ching, who placed second overall, was a consistently good performer, winning both the outrigger canoe race and the underwater strength run and swim disciplines and placing well in several of the other seven disciplines.

Hawaiian Connor Baxter won the final 16km standup paddleboard endurance race on Sunday, which ended at the “Waterman Central” area at the Auckland Viaduct.

The Ultimate Waterman event creator and organiser, Raglan-based Greg Townsend, said the 2016 event was a huge success with even better locations and better organisation than the inaugural event last year.

“We thought we couldn’t have written the script better last year, but things turned out even better this year,” he said.

The trip to Fiordland and Southland to look for good waves for the shortboard, big wave and standup paddle surf disciplines was a real highlight for the athletes, despite being unable to find the elusive ‘big wave’ for the eighth discipline.

“They absolutely loved it – they said it was the best event they’ve ever competed in. And they got to see an amazing part of the country that some New Zealanders don’t even get to see,” Townsend said.

The camaraderie between the athletes was also apparent, and this was another of the great things about the event: “It’s like a big family”.

Daniel Kereopa also remarked on this at Sunday’s crowning ceremony, saying that all the athletes had special ocean knowledge and talents – from holding their breath for six minutes to riding 80 to 100-foot waves – which they were happy to share with the others.

“Unless we pool our knowledge, we can’t grow as a family,” Kereopa said.

Red Bull Media House, which will screen a three-part series about The Ultimate Waterman 2016 in September on Red Bull TV, had an even bigger presence at this year’s event.

“They’re absolutely stoked with the event. They plan on going even bigger and better next year. Watch this space,” Townsend said.

Rachel Benn Overall Results 1st Zane Schweitzer (HAW) 2nd Danny Ching (USA) 3rd Daniel Kereopa (NZL) 4th Connor Baxter (HAW) 5th Mark Visser (AUS) 6th Caio Vaz (BRA) 7th Manoa Drollet (TAH) 8th Kala Alexander (HAW)

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ANZAC commemorations bolstered ANZAC commemorations in Ngaruawahia and Raglan next month will be bolstered with funding from the Waikato District Council.

Sixty-seven ANZAC commemorative flags will line Great South Road in Ngaruawahia throughout April thanks to an allocation of $1,500 to the Ngaruawahia RSA Memorial Club.

At its March meeting the Council’s Discretionary and Funding Committee also voted to allocate $1,800 to the Raglan Returned and Services Association to assist with the cost of running the annual Anzac Day parade and ceremony at the Bow Street cenotaph.

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Teens put their heads together over helmeted entry in Art to Wear show

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And coincidentally the two 14 year olds are planning “a whole helmet idea” for the Time Travel category of the biennial event, one that packs out the town hall for both its matinee and evening shows.

“The rest will follow,” says Charlie of the complete costume that’s taking shape in her head. It will not be like a stereotypical time machine, she insists, but “a virtual thing like the internet where you travel through people’s memory”.

Charlie’s already an old hand on the catwalk, having featured in just about every

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This year’s categories are: • Re-Cycled – On the Re-Bound (open) • Colour: Red – Scarlet Fever (open) • JRR Tolkein – Middle Earth (open) • Children up to 13 years – Wild By Nature • Over 13 years – Time Travel

On Our Plate: The Local Eatery Over the coming months we’ll be… eating our way through Raglan… for lack of a better term. And we’ll be telling you all about it.

Hopefully we won’t make your mouth water, too much. We’re kicking off ‘On Our Plate’ with one of the newer kids on the block, The Local Eatery.

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She dressed back then in recycled plastic bags as a mythical red-haired blue-eyed patupaiarehe – a fairylike creature of Maori folklore.

Now she both designs and models her own costumes, and looks forward to the event which plays to sellout audiences. “I think it’s a really good way to bring the community together,” she says. “Raglan is known for art and creativity; also it’s real fun to make your own costume.”

Sven sees the event as a chance to play it cool on stage without looking “a total dweeb”.

He remembers appearing as ‘The Boxer’ in the 2014 Art To Wear, when he and friend Lennox Reynolds sported arms and legs covered in cardboard boxes.

Two years earlier he was a kea with wings that actually folded up.

Sven’s strength – hopefully – is the technical ability to turn what Charlie envisages into a reality. The pair were talking to Art To Wear organiser Jean Carbon recently when they came up with the idea of a collaborative costume effort, deciding to “put some designs down (on paper) after school.”

They’re both year 10s at Raglan Area School, where Charlie completed last year a “passion project” focusing on a 2014 Art To Wear entrant, taxidermist Annick Faubert, whose feathered creation ‘Reverence’ was placed second in the supreme award.

“It was my favourite costume.” she enthuses.

Jean’s quietly hoping others besides Charlie and Sven are now “getting inventive” for the upcoming event. “People need time to think about the sections,” says the longtime local fibre artist. “They need to look at possibilities and concepts before gathering materials.”

The show is deliberately planned for winter to attract visitors to town when it’s quiet, but is also so popular – with the 150-odd tickets normally gone the first morning on sale – that many people are left disappointed.

Now on Facebook a red carpet live stream to the Old School in Stewart Street has been floated as a way of allowing more people to view simultaneously the two Saturday shows.

Edith Symes *Raglan Art To Wear will be held in the town hall on Saturday June 4 at 2pm and 7pm.

The Local Eatery opened at the start of summer and has quickly become the perfect healthy addition to the CBD. Featuring fresh juices, house made ramen, tacos, delicious raw cabinet treats and more, The Local Eatery provides a tasty compliment to its’ neighbor, The Herbal Dispensary.

Owner, Cheryl Bree has recently extended her hours and is now open in the evenings, Thursday through Saturday, featuring more healthy eats with a Mexican flair. With a background in macrobiotics and having spent years on the road in Mexico, Cheryl brings a whole new taste to town.

I grew up in America, surrounded by Mexican food. From drive-thrus to fancy restaurants, you could have your pick anytime of the day. So after years of easy access, to a very limited selection, I was more than ready to experience those familiar tastes.

Settling in at the bar, I quickly felt right at home. One of my favourite things about The Local Eatery is the atmosphere. You get

a first-hand view into the kitchen, and can sip on your favourite juice or drink while watching your meal as it’s prepared.

My meal started off with a classic margarita, made straight up. It was the perfect complement to the Tuna Tartare Cheryl soon placed in front of me.

Tuna Tartare. Topped with gaufrettes and radish sprouts, sitting on top of one of the best sauces I’ve ever had. Truly. If I could eat everything with a little bit of hibiscus bay sauce on it, I would. At one point I asked myself if it would be appropriate to lick the plate… don’t worry Mum, I didn’t. But I definitely did my best to clean it up.

Like everything at The Local Eatery, Cheryl makes the hibiscus bay sauce from scratch. She even pulled out the bag of dried hibiscus flowers for me to smell. This little flavourful plate is also one of the many gluten free items available on the menu.

I am not a picky eater by any means, but I

have my expectations when it comes to certain food, especially when it comes to authentic, Mexican dishes. But my main plate would soon follow suit to that of the Tuna Tartare.

The Pollo en Mole Poblano Chicken.

Mole. My dear, dear friend. Mole, pronounced “mole-lay” is known as Mexico’s national dish. But, for all of you sauce fans out there, Mole is simply a sauce. But it’s not that simple. Mole’s can be packed full of chilies, seeds, nuts, vegetables and, a little bit of chocolate. The chicken was cooked to a juicy perfection and it sat lovingly next to a scoop of Mexican red rice, all surrounded by the delectable Mole Poblano. To say it was good would be an understatement.

No Mexican meal would be complete without a little bit of tequila. And Cheryl has the perfect imported selection to compliment her food. Not for shooting, but for sipping.

Tequila made to taste, and well made tequila is always worth a sip.

After filling up on Mole, I graciously passed on dessert, but ordered a Mexican Hot Chocolate to takeaway. The perfect amount of sweet and spice to end things proper.

The Local Eatery’s dinner menu is packed full of flavour. With dishes ranging from $8$30, plus dairy free, gluten free and vegan options, there’s something for everyone.

The menu will change each week as well, so you’re bound to find a new ‘favourite’ with every visit.

Are you hungry now?

Karamea Puriri Visit The Local Eatery at 6 Wallis Street, Monday – Sunday 10am to 4pm, and Thursday to Saturday 6pm to late.

USD $70 million submarine cable project underway in Raglan

The Tasman Global Access Cable and existing cable systems in Asia Pacific.

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teamNew of specialist Vodafone Zealand submarine cable Elissaexperts Downey will arrive in Raglan this External Manager month Communications to lay the first section of the +64 21 866 146 Tasman Global Access (TGA) undersea Elissa.Downey@vodafone.com cable.

For media enquiries please contact:companies Telecommunications Spark Zealandand Telstra are investing Spark,New Vodafone Richard Llewellyn approximately USD $70 million to build the Head Corporate Communications TGAofcable, which will significantly improve New Zealand’s international broadband +64 27 523 2362 connectivity.

Richard.Llewellyn@spark.co.nz Other benefits of the new cable include

strengthened links into fast-growing Asian markets, important redundancy and resiliency, and better connection with the five main international cable systems currently serving Australia.

The consortium of Spark, Vodafone and Telstra have queries, contracted Alcatel-Lucent For investor relations please contact: Submarine Networks (ASN), now part of Spark New Zealand Nokia, to lay the first cable between Ngarunui Stefan Knight Beach Manager, at Raglan and and Narrabeen General Finance Business Beach in Australia.

Performance +64 27 252 9438 Spark’s General Manager Wholesale and Stefan.Knight@spark.co.nz International, Lindsay Cowley, and Vodafone’s

Wholesale Director, Steve Rieger, jointly commented on behalf of the consortium: “The work in Raglan marks an exciting and important milestone on the journey to having the TGA cable ready to start carrying data across the Tasman towards the end of 2016.

“The first stage will see the crew of the MV Tranquil Image - a specially fitted out New Zealand vessel - bury a three kilometre stretch of fibre optic cable from Ngarunui Beach, through the surf zone and into the ocean.

“Once the Raglan shore landing works are complete, a larger specialised ASN ship will arrive in New Zealand to connect the next section of cable, taking it across the Tasman and eventually connecting it to the Narrabeen Beach landing in Australia.”

The cable laying activities at Ngarunui Beach are scheduled to commence on 29 March and this first stage will take approximately one week to complete.

The consortium cautions that weather conditions may impact the schedule: “The goal is to complete this first stage as quickly and seamlessly as possible, however the health and safety of the crew, and the public, are our first priority.

“We are keeping the Raglan community informed of the key construction dates and activities and we are extremely grateful for their understanding and support of the project so far,” said Lindsay Cowley and Steve Rieger.

The TGA cable is currently on track to be completed, tested and ready for service by the end of 2016. The 2,300km length of cable is comprised of two fibre pairs, and will have a total capacity of 20 terabits per second.

Vodafone, Spark, Telstra

TGA Cable facts: • The Tasman Global Access (TGA) cable will meet future international bandwidth requirements for New Zealand consumers and businesses alike, which are set to grow by 11,000% in the next 10 years.

• The TGA landing at Raglan on our West Coast provides important cable route diversity to the existing Southern Cross cable connecting New Zealand to Australia and the USA. • The TGA cable will enable New Zealand to better leverage the five main international cable systems currently serving Australia, and deliver important redundancy for New Zealand, as well as strengthening links into fast-growing Asian markets.

• Both Spark and Vodafone’s trans-Tasman internet traffic has grown from just 10 percent of total international traffic in 2000, to 40-50 percent today.

• With New Zealand’s international capacity requirements growing 60 percent year-onyear, (and projected 11,000% growth over 10 years) the TGA cable will support the future needs of consumers and the growth aspirations of New Zealand businesses.

• The TGA cable is a truly green project, in keeping with the ethos of Raglan. It will produce only short-term minor impacts on the environment that after one tide change will not be noticed, yet delivers limitless benefit for all of New Zealand in the longterm.

• In planning the TGA cable, particular care has been given to ensuring the work at Raglan has minimal impact. All major cablelaying work will be completed “off season” to minimise disruption to regular beach users. The consortium has taken advice from Raglan based marine ecologists regarding the cable route to shore. Local Iwi have also been consulted regarding their knowledge of the area and will continue to be involved in the development of the project.

Telstra Michael Zappone Group Manager Corporate Media Relations +61 438 004 959 Michael.zappone@team.telstra.com

Mass of wifi users make library Physical disabilities no barrier unappealing to residents to having fun in the water

Tourists are overrunning the library and council office with their use of free wifi.

At the community board earlier this month, it was heard that Raglan residents no longer feel that they can go to the library because it is always filled with tourists.

The community board had requested that the Waikato District Council advertise that free wifi was also available at the iSite, to reduce the number of people taking up space outside and inside the library and council office.

However, council says it does not manage the iSite, and it is not aware if the information centre has any plans to advertise its free wifi.

At the community board meeting, Waikato District councillor Clint Baddeley said the library was a service for the community, a place where they could go to get out some books, sit quietly or read the paper.

“Local people should feel they can go to the library,” agreed community board member Lisa Thomson. “But it’s filled with people on wifi.”

Ms Thomson said she was unsure that visitors to Raglan knew that the iSite had free wifi because most went to the library.

She said they sat there for hours occupying space.

Bob MacLeod said tourists should use the free wifi at the iSite, because the information centre was a service for tourists.

“I know talking to the (council) area manager that he is having a real issue with the use of wifi at the service desk.”

Mr MacLeod said the “council just grinds to a halt” with the amount of people taking up shared space to use the free wifi.

“They shouldn’t be sitting there all day,” says Kelly Clarkson. “Fifteen minutes is fine but all day? How does that impact my kid?

Seeing them sitting there, staring at their screens."

iSite team leader Te Aronui Maihi says they don’t want to be overcrowded with wifi users, either.

“We give out a minimum amount and then they get charged.”

She says having the bus stop outside the library means that the library gets a lot of wifi users.

She says the iSite hasn’t advertised its wifi because there are problems with it cutting out, and she is unsure of how far its coverage goes.

She says it would be good to expand the coverage of the wifi and have picnic tables outside, in the park area, where wifi users can sit.

WDC customer support general manager Sue Duignan says the record number of people through the library door in one day, not including those sitting outside using free wifi, is 816, on January 8, 2016.

She says the weather makes a huge impact on numbers.

“If the weather is fine we get on average 350 people through the door; on a poor weather day we get about 600 people.”

She says in December the library had 10,324 people through the door, and 7,237 wifi users.

Ms Duignan says there have been no formal complaints regarding wifi users since the refurbishment of the library last year.

“The refurbishment included changing the front of the library so that people could sit under the cover to the side, out of the way of the entrance.

“In January we extended our wifi coverage – the wifi now goes 100m in each direction.

This may also reduce the number of people sitting directly outside the library.

“Wifi is a service that we offer at all our libraries. We are committed to ensuring all New Zealanders have access to wifi services.”

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Justine Quarrell and Keith Jarmey from Raglan Water Sports (left), Scott Gundesen from SUP Bros Paddle Boarding (right) and Thomas Tumai (middle).

Halberg Disability Sport Foundation adviser Dave MacCalman hopes that Raglan will become the Waikato hub for adaptive watersports.

On Sunday, about 20 physically disabled people had a go at surfing, stand-up paddleboarding and waka ama in Raglan as part of the Flight Centre Foundation Halberg Water Sports Day. They included several children from Raglan and seven blind cricketers from Auckland.

The events took place at Ngarunui Beach and the Kopua Domain.

An adapted paddleboard was donated to Raglan Watersports so it can continue to give support and hold events for physically disabled Kiwis interested in getting out on the water.

It is hoped that the watersports day will attract twice has many participants next year.

“We’re looking to generate enough interest so that something can continue to happen here,” says Dave.

He says at Mt Maunganui the surfing

community has committed to taking four surfing sessions for the physically disabled each season.

It was the fifth and final watersports day to be held by Halberg and the Flight Centre Foundation this year.

It was the first time that a watersports day was held in Raglan, and the second year the event has been running.

“It’s new territory,” says Dave, of getting disabled people involved in watersports.

Halberg’s sporting events have mostly included land-based activities, such as basketball, cricket and athletics.

Dave, a former New Zealand Paralympian, says the idea is to normalise the inclusion of physically disabled people in sporting events.

“We should all be involved in sports and recreation, no exceptions.”

Inger Vos For those that missed out or anyone wishing to be involved in creating next year's events, contact davem@halberg.co.nz or Ross Ormsby: 021 665 627.

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I have to admit I’m not a big fan of freedom campers.

You may know the sort that I mean: they have a crappy van with a mattress in the back; young people in their 20s – so pretty much kids; too tight to spend 10 bucks on a campsite but not so broke that they can’t go to the pub; they prefer to cook dinner in the main street for all to see rather than do it somewhere more discreet or appropriate; the same goes with brushing their teeth or washing their undies.

And these are just petty annoyances. There is more serious stuff: defecating or weeing in bushes and leaving loo paper everywhere, rather than go find a toilet; leaving rubbish in public places and overflowing the bins; dossing out in their clappedout vans in residential areas and annoying the people who live there; damaging the natural environment by turning it into their personal living space; polluting others’ views with the sight of them; breathing …

But, seriously, we better get used to it because freedom camping is here to stay.

Up until now freedom camping has always been banned in Raglan and the surrounding district, but a new council bylaw is about to change all that.

Freedom camping is a right in New Zealand thanks to the Government and its Freedom Camping Act 2011, which permits it anywhere on public land – yes, including the street you live in.

The Waikato District Council is currently drafting a Freedom Camping Bylaw in line with the act, and it can only restrict or forbid freedom camping for reasons to protect an area, for health and safety concerns, or to protect access to an area.

The council’s been seeking feedback from community groups to take their issues into consideration. There will be a chance for a public consultation once the draft has been released, possibly in April.

Last week, the Raglan Residents and Ratepayers Association held a public meeting to understand the gripes and likes regarding freedom camping, to pass on to council.

I went, and it was a small group that turned up: accommodation providers, who didn’t rant about lost revenue; a woman who is sick of rowdy freedom campers parking up outside her house in Wallis St all summer; a mature and responsible couple who travel in a self-contained campervan and “leave nothing but a speck of dust”; a young bloke who stuffed freedom camping fines in the glove box of his offending vehicle while travelling in Europe, but never paid a cent; and a scruffy-looking fellow who scoffed that a bylaw is all very well, but useless if no-one will enforce it.

Everyone had excellent points to make, regardless of their stance: Bob MacLeod, with his three hats on of president of the Raglan Residents and Ratepayers Association, deputy chairman of the Raglan Community Board, and a member of the New Zealand Motor Home Association, said there was a responsibility by vehicle rental companies to inform travellers of their freedom camping responsibilities but in reality that had zero effect; Charlie Young, owner of Karioi Lodge, who would encourage “good” freedom campers, said the car park on his property had been put on a freedom camping app as a go-to site, and he’d been overrun with stayers, who also used his land as a toilet; and Solscape owner Phil McCabe reminded all that any designated sites

would effectively become a busy, free camping ground for up to five months of the year.

Solutions discussed included possibly limiting the number of consecutive nights freedom campers could stay at a site; limiting the number of campervans at sites; not allowing freedom campers to block the views of residents; a blanket ban on tents and vehicles that are not self-contained (read: toilet); designated sites for those self-contained campervans; and having effective enforcement of the bylaw.

The majority of the people at the meeting were in favour of a blanket ban on freedom camping in and around Raglan, with exceptions.

But whatever way you look at it, local authorities have struggled to legislate according to the act, and Freedom Camping Bylaws are failing nationwide.

The Government is to blame, and they should make freedom camping illegal, like it is in Europe, rather than require councils to make it work – when clearly it isn’t in tourist hotspots.

Other councils have already designated specific freedom camping sites and have restrictions in place, similar to those discussed at the Raglan public meeting, to no avail.

You only have to google “freedom camping news NZ” and there spews forth a raft of horrific stories, and all recent: Tekapo’s poo-plagued freedom camping spot as been temporarily closed while council deals with issues caused by human waste; a freedom camping app points travellers to free sites, and those iconic areas are being overrun with campers and littered with rubbish, alcohol bottles and human waste; Christchurch City Council is closing its five designated freedom camping sites after just three months because of overcrowding and health concerns, including a sewage leak into a nearby beach; an Otago riverside freedom camping site has been likened to a Syrian refugee camp; and in Queenstown, freedom campers are living on an empty section, disturbing the neighbours – and there are about 30 cars parked there every night.

It’s been estimated that 60,000 international visitors go freedom camping during their stay in New Zealand, and I haven’t read anything nice about them. That number will only grow as word spreads that freedom camping is allowed in New Zealand.

Meanwhile, responsible motor-homers, who aren’t too tight to pay to park up for the night if they need to, get tarred with the same brush.

What also really gets up my nose is that as a resident of a tourist town I must pay nearly $4000 in council rates every year, but freedom campers don’t contribute at all. And our rates will go towards providing them with facilities (because the hordes will need them) and cleaning up after them, and we have to put up with the sight of them living like the homeless in our backyard.

Even if you personally have no current concerns about freedom camping, you may at some time in the future. Whatever is written into the new council bylaw might come back to bite you in the ass – if freedom campers are moved on (banned) from an area then they will only land somewhere else, just like a flock of scavenging seagulls.

I suggest you all keep an eye out for the draft bylaw when it surfaces, to make sure your interests are protected. The interests of freedom campers certainly are.

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Twenty-five years service to fire brigade a gold star effort

Dave and Andrea Gilshnan on their way to the awards night.

Photo thanks to Margaret Dillon.

Giving 25 years of service to the Raglan Volunteer Fire Brigade has lifted a great weight off Dave Gilshnan’s shoulders.

On Saturday night he was presented with a gold star medal for his milestone.

“You get a medal at five years, and then every two years you get a bar to hang off it,” Dave explains.

They are replaced with the gold star at 25 years of service.

“It’s a weight off my shirt,” laughs Dave, who is the 17th Raglan volunteer firefighter to make 25 years of service since the brigade was started in 1954.

Dave, who has lived in Raglan for 40 years, started with the fire brigade when he was about 24 years old.

“The rest of the family were already joined up, and I’d been going to some dos anyway.”

His wife, Andrea, a volunteer with St John ambulance, is also an operational support officer with the fire brigade. Her father, Brian Shilton, has a gold star for volunteering with the brigade, as does her younger brother, Dave Shilton, and her sister Leanne’s husband, Renald Furer.

Dave, who works as a tyre importer in Hamilton so can only

attend callouts afterhours and in weekends, says he enjoys being part of the brigade.

“They’re a good bunch of fellows.

I enjoy the camaraderie, the family thing, the trainings, that we are all tied up with.”

He started his fire training while in the navy for three years, and says when he joined up with the Raglan brigade it was “a little bit backwards”.

“The navy was set up with all the flash stuff”, while with the Raglan brigade it was quite common for the volunteers to be hanging off the back of the truck on the way to a callout.

“That was the old days – everyone has to wear a seatbelt now, health and safety regulations.

“We are still learning a lot after all this time. The ABCs are the same but there are technical changes.

“They are training us up to do a bit more medical stuff.”

Fire brigade chief Kevin Holmes says earning a gold star is “quite a significant achievement”.

He says Dave has been a “very reliable” volunteer with a 96 percent attendance record for trainings and meetings.

“That’s quite outstanding.”

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If you’ve wandered down Electric Ave. lately, you might’ve noticed a little caravan at the end of the lane and with it, a girl by the name of Sarah, who I like to call, ‘Sarah, the Sewer of All Things’.

Sarah is originally from Thames and until recently, was running The Sewing Lounge on K Road in Auckland. When she closed her doors, she set her sights on spreading the sewing love beyond the big smoke. Through the magic of the Internet, she crowd-funded enough money to buy a caravan and a solar panel, and set out to do just that.

Cecil the Caravan is packed full of sewing

projects big and small. It also has all of the tools and resources needed to provide a full fledge sewing experience. Including the sewing machines which are fully powered by her trusty solar panel.

Sarah’s mission is to reduce the waste going into the landfill. She does this by inspiring others to think about the possibilities through sewing, and to challenge the status quo.

As she has travelled the North Island, she has implored a since of ‘Space Activation’, by working with the local business owners.

Through a successful email chain, Sarah was connected with the locals in Raglan, and provided a space at the end of Electric Ave. When I came across her, she was sewing a boat motor cover out of an old kite from the kite shop.

“It’s about finding out who your neighbours are and how you can add value to each other,” she said.

“How can you collaborate and support one another?”

Sarah is keen on her visitors fixing up old pieces of clothing that might need a few stitches, rather than tossing them in the bin.

Her favourite part? When someone has a go on one of the machines for the first time, and how excited they are from learning a new skill. Sarah offers help along the way, but by the end of the short lesson, you’ll know how to mend your pants all by yourself.

So grab your overly loved pieces from the closet and head down to Electric Ave. this weekend, Sarah will teach you how to stitch them up. Sarah and Cecil the Caravan will be there through Easter weekend.

Next week she’ll be teaching a class for new mum’s on Tuesday 29 March, (sign-up via Facebook). Wednesday 30 March you can catch her at Xtreme Zero Waste where people will be able to repair their Kahu’s Nest finds on the spot. Thursday, she’ll be taking a well-deserved day off to surf and Friday 1 April she’ll be at Raglan Area School, teaching the kids how to make Eco Warrior Patches (sign-up required).

For more information visit Sarah at one of the above locations or find her on Facebook at facebook. com/sewloveNZ .

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Arrow Heads coat of arms design competition

rrow Heads is a new and A exciting archery company in Raglan that provides action packed archery lessons for kids and adults. We target teaching first timers all the way up to full blooded Robin Hoods!

At the moment we run a kids session on a Wednesday from 4pm – 5.30pm.

Thursday kids session also from 4pm – 5.30pm and adults from 5.30pm – 7pm all down at the rugby grounds. The Thursday session will change soon due to rugby season starting. Maybe to a Monday!

We now also invite you to enter a competition we are running. The competition involves designing our new coat of arms - that will become our new iconic logo!

The winner of the competition will receive a five week free course of archery with all equipment and

instruction supplied.

The coat design must include an archery theme, a native New Zealand bird, something synonymous to do with Raglan and this Viking helmet.

The reason for the helmet is that the founder Gareth Jones direct decedents are Norwegian Vikings from the north of Norway.

The design can be in any format, handdrawn or digital, physical copies can be dropped off to the Chronicle office or email your design to: gareth@ raglanrock.com. Entries close Friday 22 April.

So get your creative juices flowing and show the world what you have!!

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Large Lifestyle Prime Location Opportunity to secure a large lifestyle property mid-way between Hamilton and Raglan. This 21.9ha property is suitable for any class of stock from cattle to horses. Currently run as a calf rearing block. One of the boundaries is the Waitetuna river. The plantings and pockets of native bush make this property very attractive. A comfortable 1980’s built three bedroom home, four bay shed, water bore with submersible pump, and a good set of yards complete this property. www.pggwre.co.nz ID: HAM23181

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Ninetieth birthday celebration for Tom

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Friends and family gathered at the Raglan Club on Saturday to celebrate the milestone of the longtime resident who has lived here all his life and would have been born here, too, if he hadn’t been a breach birth and his mum had to be whisked over the divvy to Hamilton.

“When he was born, he was a breach birth and the doctor said I can save your wife or your child so he was put aside,” says son Graeme White, one of four siblings.

“A nurse saw him move and they put him in the oven since there was no incubator in those days.

“Although his story is that he winked at a nurse and she slapped him on the ass.”

Tom’s old man drove the bus from Hamilton and Raglan and “pretty much fell in love with the place”.

Tom was one of seven children and he never left Raglan.

At the tender age of 14, Tom took over the running of his brother’s farm on Hill’s Rd after he was killed in World War II. And the rest, as the saying goes, is history.

Tom, who has 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, has been a “good Raglan citizen”, says Graeme.

He has been involved with the badminton, cricket and rugby clubs in his lifetime, and is the only founding member left of the Raglan Pipe Band.

He spent 15 years on the scouts and guides committee, and with wife Betty helped fundraise to get the St John Ambulance service happening in Raglan. Both drove the ambulance for over 15 years.

Tom’s been involved in the Night Owls, Meals on Wheels, the Raglan Museum and information centre, hospice and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

On Saturday he was presented with a big cake of the old family farm, made by granddaughter Heather Bryant.

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‘Garden of Eden’ Ratanui is a 175 hectare property at the foot of the spectacular Te Mata Hills just minutes from Raglan and handy to Hamilton. A genuinely unique offering in four titles, the property is renowned for its crystal clear water, lush pastures, ethical farming practices and hospitality. Ratanui has a number of private high end farm accommodation units with the exceptional rural environment and coastal location as big drawcards. This property could be a family complex with a homestead and separate three-bedroom cottage to compliment the mix. Ratanui is in a class of its own. Stands of rimu and natives enhance the aesthetics. The main dwelling is a revamped heart rimu homestead tastefully blending original features with modern updates. The numerous sheds and buildings are all in excellent condition.

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Raglan Outdoor Bowls: Business House Results

The overall winners 'Mrs Bown's Boys' L-R: Gordon Mills, David Cordiner, and Jim Boggiss, having been presented with their 'special cup'.

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hat a great time we had during both of our Business House/ Twilight Bowls over the summer months.

A lot of fun and enjoyment was had by so many players with the expected camaraderie of sparring each other along.

The weather played its part too.

The final results were close indeed. The overall winner (for the team that had no bowlers with previous experience) was team ‘Crowbars’: Crowie, Judy and Steve Crowhurst, with 16 overall points.

The winners of the team that had some bowlers in it were ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’, David Cordiner, Gordon Mills and Jim Boggiss, with 17 overall points. Close scores.

Prizes were also awarded for the ‘Best Uniform’ which went to the RD team. The ‘Most Distracting Opposition Player’ was Day Murphy and the ‘Hard Luck’ prize went to Team ‘Gives Us a Go’.

The next round of Business House/ Twilight Bowls will be in November this year. So watch out for it and plan ahead to put your team in... All welcome.

NORTHERN ZONE SINGLES: The Northern Zone comprises clubs from Huntly, Huntly West, Ngaruawahia, Taupiri and Raglan. This competition was for the 5 Years and Under players (players who have been playing for 5 years or less) and there were 13 competitors competing. A great effort. They played four games of 1 hour and 15 minutes, after which 2 players, John Carr and Cory Newport (both from Raglan) were the only ones with four wins. So it came down to using the points system to ascertain the winner from which John Carr was announced the overall winner.

Congratulations to all our winners. A big ‘thank you’ goes to Bill Bond . Les Schlarger, Jim Boggiss and the players with a ‘bye’ for marking all day. Also thanks to Eunice Turner and Ruth Rawlinson for providing the ‘Host Club’ duties during the day, with special thanks to Jacqui for providing a cake for afternoon tea. That was well received.

WAIKATO REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURES: Our club members proudly congratulate the Newport Family, Neil, Merleen, Cory and Neve, on being selected into the Waikato Development Squad to play against Auckland on Sunday 13 March. This is something very special and quite a rare happening for the whole family to represent their Centre. Well done...

Both Merleen and Neve have also been selected into the Under 8 Years Development Women’s Squad to play in Wellington on April 9th and 10th.

Good luck there also.

Happy bowling , Eileen Stephens

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resemble: bone. However, the bone will only accept such deposits at the joints, where the deposits create the discomfort and loss of mobility that we know as osteoarthritis.

If you do not flush these deposits out of the joints healing cannot occur.

That’s where hatha yoga comes in. By systematically warming up, moving, twisting, extending and compressing every joint, and putting you into natural human traction, we break down these deposits.

The debris is then flushed out by the powerful blood flow that results from extension and compression.

Start looking after your body and come join us at yoga!

Raglan Gym runs yoga classes on Tuesday and Fridays 9.15am, Wed 6.15pm and Saturday 10am. Check out the website for more info www. raglangym.co.nz or call 027 294 6949.

The Meridian Te Uku Community Fund gives your community a say on what local initiatives are supported and funded by Meridian. The Fund, managed by a panel of community members and Meridian staff, is about working together to build strong communities.

The Meridian Te Uku Community Fund is for the communities of Raglan, Te Mata, Waitetuna and Te Uku.

TO APPLY FOR FUNDING The next closing date for Meridian Te Uku Community Fund applications is 14 April, 2016.

For more information on the Meridian Te Uku Community Fund, or to submit an application online, please visit meridian.co.nz or email community.fund@meridianenergy.co.nz You can also call us on 04 803 2507.

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Easter gigs and opening hours at the YOT Club

This Easter the Yot Clubs hours are restricted to being open Thursday night and all day Saturday (both days 'til midnight).

However, what we lack in opening hours we definitely make up for in quality.

Thursday you are in for a rare treat. Australian funk, soul, party band Sex on Toast are playing.

Their other three gigs in NZ are headlining festivals.

Their music, choreographed dance moves and a vivacious stage presence have drawn accolades from Australian music publications such as Beat magazine, which called them "an inexplicably talented soul machine unlike anything ever seen in Australia before."

Don't miss this show! Tickets at the video shop, more on the door.

Because of the Easter trading laws we are not able to open Friday or Sunday. So Sunday Sessions will be happening a day early on Saturday and what a line up we have. Laughton Kora and Team Dynamite!! Laughton is the lead singer and pivotal member of one of NZ's greatest bands, the mighty Kora. His solo show features himself and a loop box / mixer and back up musicians. He ripped the lid of the last Sunday Session he played as the many hundreds of you guys who attended

Pink Fun Run/Walk 2016

What a great turn-out to the Pink Fun Run/Walk last Saturday!

From small beginnings 3 years ago, the event is slowly growing in popularity, with 90 participants this year who ran, walked or biked the route around the 3 bridges.

will testify. He will be backed by Team Dynamite, one of Aucklands top hip hop groups. Personally I cannot wait for this. We start at 4.20pm as per usual outside. Inside at 10 pm, Asian BBQ, Happy hour 'til 7pm. Door charge from 6pm.

We shut at midnight so get in early for both gigs this Easter weekend!

We also have some hell gigs coming up in the next month, keep an eye out for: Fri 1st April - Niko Ne Zna - 7 piece Balkan Gypsie band, Sat 2nd April - Strangely Arousing.

Sun April 3rd - final Sunday Session of summer - great local line up, drink specials, Asian BBQ .Sat 9th April - Thee Rums Coves and guests an Auckland band with a huge following here channeling the Kinks /Mod sounds of the 60s with a fiery punk ethos. Saturday 16th - The Raglan Rip Curl Surf event afterparty. Saturday 23rd April The Acetones - the countries premier Ska band.

Saturday 30th April - Johnny Osbourne with DJ Max Glazeby - this is a big big deal as Johnny is one of the absolute pioneers of dancehall music in Jamaica and this is one of his only two gigs in New Zealand.

Keep up to date with all our gigs weekly in the Chronicle.

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It was great to see so many dressed up for the event, making a splash of pink around the streets as the race proceeded.

Thank you all for coming along and supporting the Waikato Breast Cancer Trust. Together we raised over $1200.for the WBCT research program.

Our first place winner (on bike) was Ocean Burke, who won a voucher for two nights in a motel at the Raglan Kopua Campground, approx. $250 value!

Second and third to cross the finish line (running) were Jared Webby, and Emma Brooks. There was a lot of competition for best dressed, but our two prizes went to Bernice, and Coco, for their beautiful pink costumes. Our two ‘good sport’s of the day were Danielle (who was the first child running to the finish line) and Shirlene who chaperoned a group of ladies all the

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The winner of the raffle was Mark Hornby – Red ticket #17, drawn by Snr Constable McLachlan.

Our wonderful prizes, and the goods for the raffle basket, were donated by some of our lovely local business owners: Raglan Kopua Campground, Margaret Boggiss (Avon), Raglan Pharmacy, Raglan Coconut Yoghurt, Roll-up, Skoot, Zinnia, Wainui Road Supermarket, Raglan Liquor, Kate Wilson (new owner of Woodlands Café), 3 Little Birds, Vintage, Atamira, The Herbal Dispensary, and Bow St Depot. Thank you so much for your generosity!

Once again the Maori Wardens provided traffic management for the event - free of charge! Thank you John and the team. We really rely on our Maori wardens, who always do their job so well - without you this event couldn’t happen!

A huge thanks to all our volunteers who helped set up, man stalls, do baking, and make the event a success! And thank you to all who came along and supported us, we hope to see you all again next year!

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The team would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Easter Open Home

Deadline Sale

Open Home

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1193 Te Papatapu Road

Deadline Sale 4pm 6.4.16 Matt Sweetman - 021 624 826

Email

kleuthart.raglan@ljh.co.nz msweetman.raglan@ljh.co.nz Sunday 1 - 2:00pm ljhooker.co.nz/ 121HFG

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Open Home

Lifestyle, Location - Perfection

The Aotea harbour outlook from this property is just amazing with wide views of the everchanging tides from a variety of easy building platforms. Wake up to the fresh sea air and calls of the birds nesting in the ample regenerating manuka on the block. Let it continue to grow and have an endless supply of firewood or take advantage of the honey market with a bee keeping venture or lease.

The boat ramp is only 10 minutes drive away for launching your watercraft of choice and there’s a nice flat beach in front too for the whole family to enjoy.

Contact Kyle Leuthart - 021 903 309

NEW LISTING - Auction

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91a Greenslade Road

Magical 40 Acres on the Aotea Harbourfront Price

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Auction 3pm Saturday 16.4.16 On site Contact Michelle O’Byrne - 021 969 878 Stephen O’Byrne - 021 969 848 Email

mobyrne.raglan@ljh.co.nz sobyrne.raglan@ljh.co.nz

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Sat & Sun 2 - 3:00pm ljhooker.co.nz/ 127HFG

Welcome to your own private country estate in the suburbs! This unique property located on prestigious Greenslade Rd is only a short stroll to the water’s edge at Moonlight Bay. A large & rare residential section of 4217m² plus a 1/5th share in the pond. Well developed and established land includes an orchard, grazing paddock and luxury chicken coop! Extensively renovated home with new cladding, roof, double glazing, kitchen, bathrooms and more, it’s all done! Enjoy beautiful mountain, harbour & rural views, sun soaked spacious deck areas and even an outdoor bath.

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Arguably one of Raglan’s most sought after locations. Comprising 5 bedrooms, 2 living, 2 bathrooms and double garaging, all on an elevated 1012m² section with views.

A unique property offering so many options.

See you at the open homes, or call me now to arrange a private viewing. David Cordiner 021 283 0511. To be Auctioned on site Saturday 16th April 2016 @ 1pm (Unless sold prior).

531 Wainui Road

Located only a few minutes from Wainui beach and the surf breaks this modern architectural marvel awaits you and the family. Built with style in mind the spacious home spans over 3 levels with over 300m2 of floor area.

Price Contact Email View

$795,000 Kyle Leuthart - 021 903 309 kleuthart.raglan@ljh.co.nz ljhooker.co.nz/ UFHFG

Does income, a great location and enjoying the beach lifestyle appeal to you? Ahiawa Chalets are set in park like grounds on just under an acre (3778m²) and feature 2 well appointed luxury chalets as well as a separate stylish studio unit.

Auction 1pm, 26.3.16 at LJ Hooker office, 25 Bow St, Raglan.

Auction 1pm Saturday 26.3.16 Contact Michelle O’Byrne - 021 969 878 Kyle Leuthart - 021 903 309 Email mobyrne.raglan@ljh.co.nz kleuthart.raglan@ljh.co.nz View ljhooker.co.nz/11MHFG

1pm Saturday 16.4.16 On site David Cordiner - 021 283 0511 dcordiner.raglan@ljh.co.nz Sat & Sun 1 - 1:45pm ljhooker.co.nz/125HFG

14b Main Road

671d Wainui Road

Executive Living near the Beach

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349 Wainui Road

17 Norrie Avenue A Great Opportunity

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Lot 3 245 Hills Road

Manu Bay Forest Magic

Where the Living is Easy!

The Jewel in the Crown

Price Contact Email View

$429,000 Price Contact Michelle O’Byrne - 021 969 878 Stephen O’Byrne - 021 969 848 Email mobyrne.raglan@ljh.co.nz sobyrne.raglan@ljh.co.nz View ljhooker.co.nz/ 10YHFG

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On the way to Manu Bay a driveway through the bush on the slopes of the majestic ‘sleeping lady’ leads to a rustic cottage. With 3.81ha of bush and stunning coastal views this is your chance to own a unique piece of coastal Raglan.

By Negotiation Chrissy Cox - 027 287 1804 ccox.raglan@ljh.co.nz ljhooker.co.nz/ 106HFG

Enjoy private and low maintenance living from this stylish 3 bdrm home. Spacious open plan kitchen, living and dining. Sliding doors open onto a generous deck. Freehold 483m2 section. Close walking distance to town, school & harbour.

This breathtaking property encompasses a total of 8.2 acres bordering the harbour front reserve and offering ‘up front and personal’ views of the bar, estuary, Raglan township and Mt Karioi.

By negotiation Kyle Leuthart - 021 903 309 kleuthart.raglan@ljh.co.nz ljhooker.co.nz/ 11XHFG

Chrissy Cox

Matt Sweetman

Kyle Leuthart

David Cordiner

Michelle O’Byrne

Stephen O’Byrne

Sandra Bowditch

027 287 1804

021 624 826

021 903 309

021 283 0511

021 969 878

021 969 848

021 751 759

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Raglan Property Manager

*NB Boundary lines on photos are approximate & merely a guide. All information contained herein is gathered from sources we deem reliable. However we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely upon their own enquiries.

LJ Hooker Raglan (07) 825 7170 •

25-27 Bow Street , Raglan • George Boyes & Co Limited Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008

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AUTOMOTIVE

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EXCAVATOR & TRUCK HIRE LOW LOADER TRANSPORTER AVAILABLE FULL RANGE OF EXCAVATION SERVICES LANDSCAPING SITE WORKS FARM DRAINAGE RETAINING WALLS SUPPLIER OF PADDOCK ROCKS “Locally owned and operated” PH: Rob - 07 825 6828 or 021 957 745 or raglandiggers@clearnet.co.nz

ARBORIST

ENGINEERING

Stefan Frew info@liveelectrical.co.nz 0800 LIVE NOW 0800 5483 669

Commercial Residential Rural / Farming

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HARDIES HOUSE & GARDEN

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Nick & Kerin Hardie: 07 825 6886 / 027 425 6886 hardiehomes@xtra.co.nz

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Re Roofs New Roofs Spouting Edge Protection Scaffold

RAGLAN AUTOGATES autogates@live.com

mobile 021 263 8698

paul & robyn Christie tel: (07) 825 8366 paul: 021 188 0447 - robyn: 021 177 5201 199c te papatapu road, rD2 te Mata, raglan email: patandbob@xtra.co.nz

For advertising inquiries: Contact the Raglan Chronicle on 07 825 7076 or email us at:

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CONCRETE SERVICES

LAWNS / LANDSCAPING

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Phone Rob Short 0274 846 124 or A/H 825 0246 COURIERS/PARCELS

RAGLAN TO HAMILTON THREE TIMES DAILY “I CAN DELIVER YOUR PARCELS ANYWHERE IN NEW ZEALAND WITH TRACK & TRACE!” ‘CHILLED SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE’

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easy ways to place your classified ad EMAIL your ad and contact details to: classifieds@raglanchronicle.co.nz

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PHONE our friendly staff on 07 825 7076 FAX your ad and contact details to 07 825 7078

Raglan Resource Recovery Centre Rubbish, Recycling and Greenwaste Drop-off Mini Skips & Trailer Hire Kaahu’s Nest Reuse Shop Wood Yard, Metal Yard & Upcycled Compost and Mulch Sales

Open: 8:30 - 4:30 Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun Open: 12:30 - 4:30 Saturdays and Public Holidays Closed: Tuesdays and Thursdays

CALL IN to our office on Wainui Rd, Raglan

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Public Notices

Public Notices

RAGLAN MUSICIANS’ CLUB OPEN MIC NIGHT EASTER WEEKEND AT RAGLAN CLUB

FRI MAR 25 Good Friday Church Service 7pm @ Te Uku Church

THUR MAR 24 One One One From 7pm, no cover charge.

SUN MAR 27 Special Easter Service Sunday 10am @ Raglan Area School Hall.

FRI MAR 25 Good Friday Membership Draw $2800 Terminating

HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH

Left Hand Break now open every Saturday 5-8pm (as well as Wed-Frid 5pm to 8pm)

THURS MAR 24 @ YOT CLUB Sex on Toast.

Australian funk, soul, party.

Tix available at Video Shop.

SAT MAR 26 @ ROCK-IT KITCHEN Live acoustic with Joe Wilson. Koha.

The Avatar Course

For Sale

For Sale

1 LONG GLASS WINDOW for sale and 5 rimu double casement windows. All in very good condition. Offers.

Ph. 825 7180 to view.

Cooler days …staple denim jeans are back in rotation!

FIREWOOD. DRY PINE $155, Mac $170 2mx2m load delievered.

Phone 021 077 1524.

75 SILAGE SQUARE BALES. $80 ea+GST. Ph. 027 362 6004.

FIREWOOD DRY MANUKA $130per cubic meter. Ph. Gail 027 361 9022 or Ian 027 362 6004.

F I R E W O O D Manuka, dry. $120 per m3. Delivered. Ph. 825 0522.

FORD ESCORT (1980) Good Cond., new W.O.F. ph. 07 850 5195. Eve, or cel 027 202 6722.

In My Good Books Quality 2nd hand books Open Thurs - Sun from 10am 2 Wallis St Books wanted.

Volare Hot Cross Buns Fresh Sourdough Breads Organic Produce Food Tastings and Demo’s Easter Weekend at The Herbal Dispensary 6 Wallis St *We Are Open All Weekend*

Come try our new season: Neuw, Dr Denim, Rollas & Abrand Mens + Womens Best washes, styles … and service :)

DRY MANUKA F I R E W O O D Cut last year, heaped trailer load. $130 Delivered.

Dave, 8257270.

K A N U K A FIREWOOD SALE $120per m3. 2-5m3 $100 per cubic metre.

Delivered.

Any questions contact Shaun 027 379 0912.

YOT CLUB CLOSED ON GOOD

FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY. SUNDAY SESH MOVED TO SAT!

February saw the end of a long tradition of Open Mic Nights being held on the last Thursday of the Month.

Henceforth, Open Mic Nights will be held on the first Thursday of every Month. We’ll take a detour around March and we’ll resume on April the 7th from 9 pm at the Orca Restaurant and Bar. We are hoping that this will end any confusion when months have five Thursdays. Your diligent organisers will also appreciate having a little less to do around month-end!

Many thanks, Your team from the Raglan Musicians Club.

Courses, classes & workshops

MAKING A DIFFERENCE THE RAGLAN LIGHT HOLY WEEK & WEDS @ ORCA EXERCISE GROUP. EASTER SERVICES Restaurant Knitting ® Established 20 years Circle from 9.30am. ago. Sessions Mon FRI MAR 25: Good All welcome. and Thurs 10am till Friday Ceremonies at March 27 & 28 11.00am. St Peters 3pm ReSurfacing®: Consciousness WED Techniques MARfor Exploring 30 Church Hall.

Bow 2 day Avatar Workshop Street. Everybody is RAGLAN RAMBLERS SUN MAR 27: Easter 9amamfrom Wainui Rd car I? Why am I here?

Where ammost I going? welcomed to Sunday Mass at 8am Who park is next toapproach fire station ReSurfacing a new to these ageattend. old questions. *Ad sponsored by RC Magic Mountain. the answers by exploring the underlying No Mass in Raglan or You -will find B U D G E T lunch.

Te Mata on Saturday 26 Bring structures of your own consciousness.

ASSISTANCE @ March.

Raglan Community Visitors are very JOIN THE RAGLAN For more information contact: House.

Phone welcome to join us. Our CLUB Cam 021 529 765 825 8142 for an church is on the corner $25 per camkay@xtra.co.nz year appointment. Become of James Street and $400 accumulating a Budget Service client Wallis Street. For further draw everywww.theavatarcoursepacific.com Friday and be eligible for a information, call 825 Liveandentertainment Avatar® ReSurfacing® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. Bargain Basement All rights reserved.

8135 or 027 8426 349. most Fridays 50% off clothing Left Hand Break voucher.

Restaurant – SAT MAR 26 DRUM TUITION Excellent meals at R A G L A N A V A I L A B L E reasonable prices SEAFOOD FIESTA Whatawhata based (group bookings at Raglan Wharf. Kids tutor. Ph/text 021 152 welcome) fishing contest, smoked Pool darts Snooker 3747. fish demos, meal deals, Gaming & TAB face painting, live Family Friendly plus music, Wahine Moe For Hire BBQ area evening cruise and Big Screen BOUNCY CASTLE, more!

Courtesy Vans great for entertaining the Wed-Sun. kids ph Vicki 8257575.

RAGLAN - TE MATA

SAT MAR 26 @ YOT CLUB Saturday Sessions!

Laughton Kora and Team Dynamite. 4:20p outside, 10p inside. Door charge after 6p, Happy Hour till 7p. Asian BBQ all night!

Commercial To Let SELF STORAGE

Contact Gary Kite

4005 SH23, Raglan Ph: (07) 825 6560 Mob: 022 622 9005 info@raglanstorage.co.nz INDUSTRIAL YARD FOR RENT. Could add building if required. Ph. Bob 021 825 869.

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March 27 & 28 ReSurfacing®: Techniques for Exploring Consciousness 2 day Avatar Workshop Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going?

ReSurfacing is a new approach to these age old questions. You will find the answers by exploring the underlying structures of your own consciousness.

For more info contact: Cam 021 529 765 camkay@xtra.co.nz

Public Notice

EASTER OPENING HOURS Good Friday - CLOSED Easter Saturday OPEN HALF DAY 8:00am - 12:00 MIDDAY Easter Sunday - CLOSED Easter Monday OPEN HALF DAY 8:00am - 12:00 MIDDAY

ROCK-IT KITCHEN will be closed Wednesday 30 March for maintenance.

XTREME ZERO WASTE HOLIDAY HOURS:

Good Friday-25.03 CLOSED Sat-26.03 12.30pm-4.30 Easter Sunday 27.03 8.30 – 4.30 Easter Monday 28.03 12.30 – 4.30 (Public Holiday) KERBSIDE COLLECTIONS ONE DAY LATE: Raglan West Tuesday 29.03 Raglan East Wednesday 30.03

Deliveries Available Thursday Get orders in before the weekend Phone (07) 825 0577 Public Notice of application for renewal of off-licence. Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. Raglan Club Incorporated has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Ngaruawahia for the renewal of an off-licence in respect of the premises situated at 22 Bow Street Raglan and known as Raglan Club. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Chartered Club. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 9am to 10pm, except Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and before 1pm Anzac Day. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waikato District Council, District Licensing Committee, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the renewal of the licence may, not later than 16 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at Waikato District Council, Private Bag 544, Ngaruawahia 3742. No Objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the only publication of this notice.

PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG FREE

Draft Grass Verges Policy

Should Raglan go Plastic Shopping Bag Free?

Waikato District Council is seeking feedback on the draft Grass Verges Policy 2016.

The policy sets out to consistently manage the maintenance of grass verges in our district.

The draft Grass Verge Policy states that the maintenance of grass verges is the responsibility of the connecting property owner. However, there are exemptions. If the connecting land owner is ill, elderly, has a steep grass verge or if the grass verge is over 300m², an application can be made to Council. If approved, Council will maintain the connecting grass verge.

Have your say: Find the survey on our Facebook Page, search: Plastic Bag Free Raglan, or stop by the Whaingaroa Enviro Centre to fill one out and learn more.

For further information, or a copy of the draft policy, or submission form – visit www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz or any Council office or library.

Have your say by 5pm, 8 April 2016.

Tell us what you think about what we’re proposing. Make a submission by: • • • • •

Garage Sales

entering it online at www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/sayit emailing it to consult@waidc.govt.nz posting it to Waikato District Council, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia 3720 faxing it to (07) 824 8091 delivering it to any Council Office or library.

42 WAINUI ROAD. Easter Weekend. Sat 26 March 8am-12pm.

Kitchen, clothes, household, tools, electrical.

Proposed Trade Waste and Wastewater Bylaw

BIG GARAGE SALE 78D Greenslade Road, Easter Weekend, Saturday & Sunday.

10am to 5pm.

Options for the bylaw were considered and a combined wastewater and trade waste bylaw is Council’s best option to provide a consistent and fair approach for all discharges into the wastewater system.

Waikato District Council is seeking feedback on the proposed Trade Waste and Wastewater Bylaw 2016.

By having a bylaw, Council can also do more to protect public health and the environment.

To Let

For further information, a copy of the statement of proposal, proposed bylaw or submission form – visit www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz or any Council office or library.

FULLY FURNISHED 3BDRM HOUSE Raglan West. Short or long term. $450pw.

No pets.

Contact Denise 027 452 7893.

M O U N T A I N R E T R E A T April 15th-Jan 30th.

Furnished 2 bedroom, $325 per week + deposit.

Suit professional couple.

Ph. 825 0585.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BLOW OUT SOMEONE ELSE’S CANDLE IN ORDER FOR YOUR CANDLE TO SHINE BRIGHTER Raglan Violence Prevention and Awareness

Have your say by 5pm, 23 May 2016.

Tell us what you think about what we’re proposing. Make a submission by: • • • • •

entering it online at www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/sayit emailing it to consult@waidc.govt.nz posting it to Waikato District Council, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia 3720 faxing it to (07) 824 8091 delivering it to any Council Office or library.

A hearing will be held on the 29 June 2016 if you wish to present your submission in person.

Further Information

RUAPUKE MOTOR CAMP

If you have any queries/require further information about this notice please contact Melissa Russo on 0800 492 452.

- Peace and tranquility -Surfing, fishing, bush walks - Cabins, powered sites, tent sites PH 07 825 6800

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RAGLAN REAL ESTATE

Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)

90 UPPER WAINUI RD 6/7

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AUCTION *View Open Home Monday Postponed to May 1pm or by appt.

Auction

61B GOVERNMENT RD 3

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• Conveniently located in Government Road, this home represents exceptional opportunity for the first home buyer or astute investor • North facing with freshly painted walls and ceilings • Modern kitchen with island bench and European appliances • Bathroom and laundry makeovers ensure there is nothing more to do here, so the house is just ready to move in and enjoy • Fully fenced with a large new deck and stylish pergola, off-street parking • New single garage and carport leading to the rear covered deck for easy covered access to the house. Prior Auction offers considered.

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ID#RAG22546 • Harbour and Tasman sea views, Native Bush, Farm Land and the beautiful ‘sleeping lady’ Mt Karioi • 6/7 bedrooms, master with ensuite and massive walk-in-wardrobe • 4 bathrooms plus a massage area conveniently located to the spa area • Open plan living with modern kitchen, wide hallways, separate lounge with a log fire • Double garage with internal access and storage rooms • Downstairs is a recently developed two double bedroom, self-contained apartment • Prior Auction offers considered.

Graham Rope 021 222 7427

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AUCTION 6.5.16 Ray White Office 6pm

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Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

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• This house is calling for a new owner and a makeover • Do you love character? Are you after a project?

• Featuring 2 bedrooms upstairs and a 1 bedroom self- contained unit downstairs • Enjoy the harbour views and the great location close to town, wharf and bus route • 1/3 share in 2266 square metres more or less

• Built in the 1950’s this property imitates an art deco influence • Featuring new paint, new carpet, new roof and beautiful polished flooring throughout • Situated on a 566m² section with an extra outside room or possible sleepout and a single garage + attached room • Perfect as holiday accommodation, book a bach or your first home • Also a great retirement home with room for the vege patch, a beautifully fruiting ‘Black Boy’ peach tree is a sign of old time planting!

• Within walking distance to shops, wharf or the beach • Prior auction offers considered

ID#RAG22583

ID#RAG22581

Walk to the Bay

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

49A HILLS RD

LIFESTYLE

VIEWS FOREVER $525,000

• Panoramic views of the Township, Bar and Harbour • An amazing building site 5773m² (1.4 acres) • Close to town • Build your dream home here!

5 TE WHARE HAUROA PLACE 1 TE WHARE STABLES

By Negotiation

ID#RAG22570

Graham Rope 021 222 7427 Tamara Athique 021 804 701

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

4

STYLISH, SPACIOUS AND SUNNY $655,000

2

65 WAITETUNA VALLEY RD 4

2 • This property is layered with style, flair and love of entertaining that offers quality chattels and fittings that a discerning homeowner will appreciate and enjoy • This house with 210m² floor area and 641m² land area is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac in the very popular Seabreeze Way • Offering great modern open plan kitchen dining and living with doors opening to the north facing deck • Double glazing and large fireplace keeps everyone warm during those winter months • This property also features an outside shower, large double garage with internal access

ID#RAG22537

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

OPEN HOMES

this weekend 26TH, 27TH, 28TH March

*View Open Home Monday 1pm or by appt.

• This charming converted stables property has much to offer the discerning buyer • Warm and welcoming, cozy and quirky • The use of native timber creates a beautiful and restful environment • Featuring one bedroom with an additional bed space above, large living area and kitchen with hob top • The separate garage is huge and has further living, sleeping and working spaces plus a large kitchen with stove • Situated in a cul-de-sac location in the popular, peaceful and well designed Flax Cove subdivision • Be quick, this special property is being marketed for a limited time.

ID#RAG22331

27 SEABREEZE WAY

2

1

IDYLLIC SETTING FOR LIFESTYLE LIVING $630,000

2

3

*View Open Home Sunday 12pm or by appt.

• Rural property with easy access to Raglan and Hamilton • Peaceful secluded private and child friendly grounds • Large decking and spa pool • Surrounded by mature trees • 4 double bedrooms and a sleepout with bathroom • Sunroom • 1 single garage and a 2 bay shed • Situated on 7841m2 approx 1.9 acres • One boundary bordering a beautiful stream

ID#RAG22558

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

Saturday 12pm – 2 Rose St | Saturday 1pm – 45a Wallis St | Sunday 12pm – 65 Waitetuna Valley Rd Monday 1pm – 90 Upper Wainui Rd | Monday 1pm - 5 Te Whare Hauroa Place

21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com 16 RAGLAN Chronicle