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• FINAL NOTICE: AUCTION ONSITEp11 10 POKOHUI AVE 2.30pm Saturday 19th July 2014 What’s on

2 houses on 1 title Potential to achieve $600pw combined rental income

2 houses on 1 title Potential to achieve $600pw Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008) combined rental income

Open Homes Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan

OPEN HOME: Fri & Sat 12pm

NEW BEGINNINGS

COUNTRY WITH CHARACTER $560,000 - 79 Newton Rd

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting

• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats

Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access

Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA

Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd

Open Homes

• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs • Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views

Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), 2008)well planted garden

2pm Saturda • 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – PrimeyLocation - 9c East • Single Garage & Storage Shed

3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.

Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road

NEW BEGINNINGS TOP SHELF PROPERTY

Solid brick 3 brm family home in garden rural setting Fabulous family living / Easy care & rumpus, garage, kitchen 3 Office dble brms + office,single entertainers internal access Sun drenched open plan living & decks Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), Large paved entertainment area well planted garden Double garaging internal 3973m² fenced with & ready for aaccess new family Prior offers PriorAuction Auction offers considered considered.

RAG#20923 ID#RAG20938

OPENHOME HOME OPEN Saturday1pm 11am Saturday 297 Papatapu 23aTeViolet StreetRoad

WOODEN IT BE NICE TOP SHELF PROPERTY

This 3 bedroom weatherboard home has Fabulous family living Double / Easy care garden many great features: garaging bedrooms ensuite + family kitchen bathroom 32 dble brms +with office, entertainers Native timber flooring Sun drenched plan living & decks Private off roadopen location Just apaved walk toentertainment the beach, onarea the bus route.

Large Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental Double garaging internal access (Currently rentedwith $300/wk) Prior Auction Prior Auctionoffers offers considered.

OPEN HOME considered

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Prior Auction offers Sunday 2pm Valley Rd considered.

69d Otonga -OPEN HOME

OPEN HOME AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan ID#RAG20938

Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road

TRUCK & VAN DELIVERIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ID#RAG20952

STEP INTO THE MARKET

Stylishly redecorated tidyFlats little home has • 2 Storey House In 2this Legal all you need. With two bedrooms inside the • 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan&living and fully fenced • Panoramic Harbour Mountain Views section. Relax on the lovely decking while • 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location enjoying the easy care section.

Ideal opportunity you to enter • Single Garage for & Storage Shedthe fastgrowing market in Raglan!

Prior Auction offers Prior Auction offers considered. considered.

OPEN HOME Saturday 1pm 12pm Saturday ID#RAG20964 ID#RAG20952 335 Wainui Road 6 Violet Street

NEW SERVICES! - VAN DELIVERIES Departing Returning/Arriving HOME Morning: 8.00am OPEN 11.00am TRUCK 1.30pm & VAN DELIVERIES Afternoon: 4.30pm SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM STEP INTO THE MARKET

4 bedroom home with endless options Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has Wonderful family home all you need. With two bedrooms inside the Modern newankitchen house and additional room outside you Large double garaging workshop will enjoy the open planand living and fully fenced Large shade houses irrigation section.

Relax on thewith lovely decking while throughout enjoying the easy care section.

1212m² of land for you to enter the fastIdeal opportunity Prior Auction offers growing market in Raglan! considered.

Prior Auction offers OPEN HOME ID#RAG20907 considered.

Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road Saturday 1pm ID#RAG20964 6 Violet Street

Local Business Serving Raglan District Since 1996 NEW SERVICES! - VAN DELIVERIES

Phone Julie Hanna 027 441 8964

This property offers that sanctuary you have been searching for. Enjoy the flow from your front lawn to the reserve merging as one into the water. The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 sleepouts and is just waiting for you to

complete the finishing touches to renovations.

A water playground at your door step.

Prior Auction offers considered.

ID#RAG21972 OPEN2VIEW.COM ID# 317903

Ray White Office, 21 Bow St Raglan ph: 07 825 8669.

• 3 bedroom character bungalow • 5 mins to Te Mata school • Surrounded by native bush, amazing rural • Access to Raglan and Aotea harbour 10 mins views • Situated on 5.0965 hectares

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ID#RAG21959 Ray White Office, 21 Bow St Raglan ph: 07 825 8669.

ID#RAG20963 RAG#20923

OPEN HOME Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

WATER & MOUNTAIN

WOODEN IT &BE NICE Located close to town beach.

This is a 2 This 3 bedroom weatherboard home has bedroom immaculate home, fully lockable garage with power. andDouble sunny, garaging only minutes to many greatElevated features: the nearest beach town centre.

Thebathroom house has 2 bedrooms with&ensuite + family polished timber flooring, Native timber flooring is fully insulated, newly roofed, newly painted and has a newly decked Private off road location spa pool area. The easy care, fully fenced Just a walk to the beach, on the bus route. section will make this home a pleasure to live in.

Wonderful Prior Auctionfamily offers home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk) considered.

Prior Auction offers Sunday 1pm ID#RAG20968 considered.

19 Manukau Road Saturday 1pm ID#RAG20963 10 Violet Street

Phone Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

Departing Returning/Arriving Morning: 8.00am OPEN 11.00am HOME Afternoon: 1.30pm MAKE ME YOUR 4.30pm OWN – SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM I’M RATHER SPECIAL!!

4 bedroom withhome endless Four double home bedroom on options 625m² Two large living Wonderful familyareas, home2 ½ bathrooms Fantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Modern new kitchen Large family area flows out to sunny deck double garaging and workshop orLarge alfresco dining Large shade housesmagnificent with irrigation Glorious Mtn views, sunsets &throughout a glimpse of the harbour.

Prior Auction offers 1212m² of land considered.

Prior Auction offersOPEN HOME considered.

Sunday 1pm ID#RAG20886

Local Business Serving Raglan District Since 1996

OPEN HOME OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20907

A slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into WATER MOUNTAIN native bush& surrounds near Whale Bay. Master Located close townprivate & beach.

This isand a 2 huge bedroom has itsto own decking bedroom home,laundry/ fully lockable views.

2ndimmaculate room/ storage/ studio.garage with power.

Elevated minutes Open plan living with and cosysunny, woodonly burner with to the back nearest beach & town centre. house has wet & sun drenched deckingThe enjoying polished timber flooring, is fully insulated, newly gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, roofed, ambiance. newly painted and has a newly decked holiday spa poolon area. The easy care, fully fenced Situated section will make this home a pleasure 1258m².

Sunday 1pmto live in.

Prior Auction offers 150 Whaanga Road ID#RAG20965 considered.

Phone Richard Thomson 027 294 8625

ID#RAG20968

& a glimpse of theOPEN harbour.

ID#RAG20933 Prior Auction offers

OPEN HOME

considered.

Sunday 1pm 19 Manukau Road

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!!

5 o’clock Saturday 21st OCEAN January, Ray RETREAT BUSH BABY White Office. Be There!!!

OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20965

150 Whaanga Road

Saturday 2pm

• 2 homes on 1 freehold title YOUR– 2OWN – 2MAKE houses,ME 2 incomes two bedroom I’M RATHER SPECIAL!! houses Four double bedroom Income opportunity herehome on 625m² Superbly – sea views, easy walk to Two largelocated living areas, 2 ½ bathrooms town and harbour Fantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Ideal investment – livedeck in Largeaccommodation family area flows out to sunny one, rent outdining the other! or alfresco Prior Auction offers Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets considered.

OPEN HOME

A slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge views. 2nd room/ storage/ laundry/ studio.

Open plan living with cosy wood burner with wet back & sun drenched decking enjoying gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, holiday ambiance.

Situated on 1258m².

Sunday 1pm

OPEN HOME 1 Seabreeze Way

55 Government Road TOO GOOD TO MISS!

OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY

RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATE

Board and batten rustic house plus a separate large barn with adjoining carport - ideal as a workshop/ studio.

The main house has one large bedroom which could be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement.

7253m² section Established orchard and extensively planted.

Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town.

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Sunday 2pm 16 Stewart Street

OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20886F I N

Sunday 1pm A1 Seabreeze Way

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E • 2 homes on 1 freehold title 2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom houses Income opportunity here Superbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbour Ideal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other!

Prior Auction offers considered.

ID#RAG20933

OPEN HOME Sunday 2pm 16 Stewart Street

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Celebrating Maori Language Week Image: DJ Robert Ten Broek Image thanks to Pieter ten Broek

Meet with the DJ

Jo’s Takeaways. Te Kopua Domain......................................................825 8761

A series of Q & A’s with our local DJ’s

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The Shack. Dine in or Takeaway. 19 Bow Street..................................825 0027

I listen to a big variety of music so my influences are all over the show, old school jungle, deep house, metal, classical, hip hop and folk. Music is everywhere if you’re listening.

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I’m always keen on drum n bass, from ambient to heavy stuff, deep house and techno, reggae and dub.

It depends on the situation and the mood of the crowd - so long as there’s dancing.

What’s the best thing about DJing?

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This week the Chronicle caught up with Robert Ten Broek - a.k.a DJ Strange Attractor.

How did you come up with your DJ name?

Strange Attractor is a chaos theory phenomenon where things in the cosmos are pulled away from their predicted paths to a new rotation or location. It’s about moving people to a new sound or taking them on a journey they weren’t expecting.

Where do you play as a DJ? I mostly play at The Yottie or the yard outside as well as festivals and private parties when I can get them any gig is good.

How did you get involved in DJing?

Going to parties as a younger man dancing my ass off and having a blast. I Mass on Saturday evenings at 5 pm. started really listening to the music and 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays in Raglan how it was being mixed and wanted to WeatherMap - New Zealand weather be partforecasts of it. Then Agent Alvin moved 2nd and 4th Saturdays in Te Mata to Raglan and we ended up on Tractor Further information: Raglan 825 8135 FM and doing some gigs together.

Fr Anselm Aherne: Frankton 847 5688 Who are you influenced by? www.raglancatholic.org.nz

The crowd. Making them dance and go mental and have a blast! It’s a very fun thing to do.

What is the most challenging part?

Pre-gig nerves. I’m fairly quiet as a person so standing up in front of people goes against my natural instincts. I’m usually worried I won’t be able to mix, but once I’ve mixed a couple tunes things settle down. Nerves make me perform and do a good job.

P R O Best show memory?

I love playing so every show is awesome fun but if I had to pick.....

Boardies and bikinis.....or playing with State of Mind......or Tim’s 50th.....very hard question so many good memories Which song never fails to get you dancing?

‘Bigger, Faster, Stronger’ off State of Minds new album ‘Eat the Rich’ does the trick at the moment.

Next gig?

Probably soon. I’ve just got back http://www.weathermap.co.nz/?p=ragla from Europe and I’m gagging to play in Raglan again. Keep your eyes peeled for posters and get your dancing shoes ready for serious action.

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Police: Teenage burglary problem worsens

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spate of burglaries over the past month in Raglan is believed to be the work of local teenagers and the problem seems to be worsening, says Raglan police.

Constable Raewyn McLachlan said three 13 and 14-year-olds had been charged with burglary and receiving stolen goods and had been referred to Youth Aid in connection with the recent burglaries. Two other teenagers were also being sought for questioning.

She said tourists to Raglan often reported things stolen out of their bags or cars from the beach and car parks, but Raglan had been pretty quiet in terms of burglaries until now.

“Sometimes we get spates like this and it’s usually the same person or people, and they continue until they’re caught.”

The Raglan Four Square was burgled several times before it opened, with wine, chocolate and lighters taken. The residential

area of the business upstairs was also burgled and household electronics stolen.

Houses in Wallis Street, Cambrae Road, Nihinihi Avenue and Government Road had been struck, plus three caravans at the Raglan Kopua Holiday Park. Twenty 30kg red plastic fish bins were also reported missing from Raglan Seafood at the wharf.

The Raglan BP2Go, just under new ownership, was burgled two weeks ago with tobacco, cigarettes and cash worth more than $1000 taken. It appeared to have been a well-planned crime and was not believed to be connected with the other burglaries. None of the stolen items have been recovered in any of the cases.

Constable McLachlan said police had made the three arrests by acting on information they had received. The teenagers’ parents had been helpful with their inquiries and it was not a case of a lack of parental guidance.

“These kids know right from wrong.

They know what they’re doing,” she said.

However, she urged parents and caregivers to do more to ensure they knew where their children were and what they were doing. Allowing teenagers to roam around town unsupervised, as was happening a lot over the school holidays, was like giving them “a license to make trouble”.

Constable McLachlan also advised the general public to improve home security by noting the serial numbers of electronic devices, installing security lighting outside, locking doors even when at the other end of the house, locking cars in driveways, and photographing valuable items such as jewellery.

“Don’t assume that because it’s a little town you can leave your valuables out and expect them to be there anymore.”

The public was asked to report anything or anyone who looked suspicious to police.

The Crimestoppers hotline 0800-555-111 also accepted information about suspected criminal activity. Rachel Benn

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Competitors feel the CrossFit heat

Also at H.G Webb House, Cnr Boundary & Victoria Streets, Hamilton

CrossFit Challenge: Raglan Waka Ama’s Conan Herbert (left) is encouraged by his friend Te Huringa (right) in the weightlifting section of Saturday’s CrossFit Challenge-Athon in the Raglan Club carpark, with MC Dave Currie in the background.

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lot of people were nursing sore bodies in Raglan last weekend following Saturday’s CrossFit Challenge-Athon against local talented sportsman Te Huringa (Boy) Whitiora.

Many people turned out to watch four teams compete in the Raglan Club carpark for the challenge, which involved a five-station circuit and a Bow Street run, competing against Te Huringa’s score of 470 repetitions on the circuit and three minutes for the run.

“Only two of the last group ended up in hospital,” joked MC Dave Currie, who helped organise the fundraiser for Te Huringa to go to the World Teen CrossFit Gauntlet in California at the end of the month.

The teams were Raglan Rugby and JR Reinforcing, Raglan Waka Ama, Sean Ellison, Anatonio and CrossFit Te Rapa wahine, and the Raglan Volunteer Fire Service, with a standout performance by Sean Ellison, who got the competitors’ top circuit score of 353.

“The third time round (the circuit), my arms felt like jelly,” said Raglan Waka Ama competitor Sue Taylor.

Te Huringa (17), who barely raised a sweat, said he was used to doing the circuit four times a day for his training.

He leaves today (Thursday) for the games with girlfriend Kaeley Elkington, who is ranked first in the world in her age group. Te Huringa was currently ranked second in the world in the boy’s under-18 and was hoping to make the podium this year, after coming fourth last year.

The next step was the World CrossFit

Games, which attracted big prize-money and was “like the NRL” of the sport, he said.

Co-organiser Katarina Mataira said about $3800 was pledged or donated at the challenge-athon, including $1000 in sponsorship for Te Huringa to complete an additional 250 repetitions each of squats, press-ups, sit-ups and the rowing machine on the day.

“It was lovely to see a young Maori male celebrated by this community,” Katarina said.

Another generous sponsor had pledged to top-up whatever was raised in the challenge to their fundraising target of $5500.

Katarina acknowledged the help of lots of people with the challenge including, Dave Currie, sponsors, the teams, the musicians, Te Roopu Aroha ki te Reo Kapa Haka and Whaingaroa ki te Whenua Kohanga.

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Currie: you get what you vote for

Black marker queen heads to NZ Art Show

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he vote was split on the issue of seabed mining when candidates from four of the main political parties breakfasted at Orca on Tuesday with the Raglan Chamber of Commerce.

Taranaki-King Country electoral candidates Penny Gaylor (Labour) and National’s Barbara Kuriger both supported the mining, emphasising the need for good safety procedures.

Candidate Robert Moore said the Greens opposed drilling for oil and wanted more investment in developing alternative fuels.

Angeline Greensill said the Mana Party also opposed seabed drilling.

The four candidates had 15 minutes each to address the 50 people who came to the breakfast on regional development, environmental sustainability and social issues. They then took questions from the floor.

Questions were raised about foreign investment in New Zealand and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement being negotiated by 12 Asian and Pacific countries including New Zealand.

Barbara (National) said China was more interested in our water than our land because of the bad quality of its own water. She emphasised the need to be smart as a country so New Zealander’s benefited from any investment here.

The Government supported the TPP because New Zealand was heavily involved in food production and needed to be able to access foreign markets without huge tariffs. This would ensure we had “a bright future”.

Robert said the Greens opposed the TPP because of the lack of transparency. People needed the

opportunity to have a say in what was happening.

“There are huge concerns about resources, including land, in this country because we really love New Zealand – and so does everybody else!,” remarked Robert on the issue of foreign investment.

“I’m concerned we’ve already gone too far and we don’t want to go any further,” said Labour’s Penny Gaylor on the same issue.

Labour would not commit to the TPP until it had seen what was in it, she said.

Mana, however, was totally opposed to the free trade agreement: “It’s been done in secrecy and it actually undermines the sovereignty of New Zealand,” Angeline said.

Foreign investment could be good – such as Dotcom, the founder of Mana’s alliance partner the Internet Party, creating 52 jobs since moving to New Zealand – as long as it was controlled by New Zealanders and our assets and sovereignty were protected, she said.

Abortion, both for and against, was the main social issue that came up during question time.

Barbara highlighted the National Government’s young mother mentoring programme, while both Labour and the Greens agreed that the abortion legislation needed an overhaul.

The Mana Party had no specific policy on abortion, Angeline said, but she believed that children were always welcomed and were “the face of the ancestors”. However, abortion should be a woman’s choice.

Chamber chairperson Dave Currie reminded people about the importance of voting, as “we get what we vote for really”.

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Locals feature in rep rugby

aglan artist and master of the black marker, Denise Fort has been selected to showcase her art at the NZ Art Show held at Wellington’s TSB Arena from July 25th-27th.

The annual NZ Art Show is now in its eleventh year and is the largest curated art sale of its kind with around 3000 original artworks from over 300 artists on display.

This year will be the very first time Denise will be exhibiting.

“I’ve been working full-time on my art since the beginning of the year and it’s great to have a goal like this show to work towards and have different audiences in the art world, says Denise.

Born in Munich, Denise has a background in industrial design that can be seen in her illustrations, which have her trademark mix of organic and mechanic motifs.

As a child, playing meant drawing and creating for Denise and after a few designing jobs around the world she finally became an artist when she landed in New Zealand.

Mostly working in black and white, her aesthetic is made up of incredibly detailed line work that brings fantasy worlds of flying machines, trees, buildings, flowers and roads to life the closer you look.

“I do mostly pen work but I’ve been using bold colours and experimenting with a few things lately,” says Denise.

Denise’s works can be seen across many mediums and her classic line work adorns a few walls around the country including the U-Leisure Building at Waikato University and the Ronald McDonald House in Auckland.

The most recent mural she did was in Huntly. Collaborating with Creative NZ and Project Harmony she worked with members of the

Denise Fort and a sample of her work.

Image thanks to Tracie Heasman community to create the mural.

The project hopes to engage and encourage local youth to create themed art that will inspire people.

“Everyone of all ages got involved. I love doing this kind of work, especially working with the kids and even the adults. I had this one policeman watching me and then he came back after work to help me colour in,” said Denise.

With her illustrative designs in high demand, she has been busy with both her art and design work.

“It’s good. Design work inspires my art and my art inspires my design work,” she said.

Working with Biozone International as their designer, Denise was a finalist at the NZ Book Design Awards held last week for Best Educational Book.

Currently moving towards developing her own brand, you can purchase your own piece of Denise Fort art or merchandise by visiting her website at www.denisefort.co.

Maki Nishiyama

Making nationwide cook-off final icing on cake for Ayeesha

Rep Players: Finn Laboyrie and Cole McKnight

Finn Laboyrie and Cole McKnight from Raglan were recently selected as part of the Hamilton Panthers Gwynne Shield Rugby Team.

Both participated in the (Gwynne Shield) tournament that was held in the first week of the school holidays in Cambridge.

After a full round robin of nine games over the week the Panthers finished third, qualifying them for the 3rd and 4th final, which they lost to Te

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Awamutu - leaving them 4th overall.

The 4th place result is the best for the Panthers in the last 5 years with both Raglan boys playing a big part in the team. Finn was named by his team as ‘Most Improved Player’ of the tournament.

The Gwynne Shield has been the premier Waikato school boy rugby tournament since its origin in 1921.

The Hamilton Panthers are selected from boys 57kg and under - attending schools from Hamilton West out to Raglan. A. McKnight

A penchant for making and eating cakes – and an addiction to entering competitions – saw Raglan 21-year-old Ayeesha Geros make the last eight of a nationwide Ceres Organic Cook-off this month and compete in the final at the swanky Auckland Seafood School kitchens.

It wasn’t quite Masterchef, she laughingly admits, but the competition was good fun and a welcome distraction from boredom between jobs.

Ayeesha, who’s often done stints in the kitchen at Orca Restaurant & Bar, was stranded in Queenstown when she learned of the contest so put her time to good use dreaming up a beetrootglazed Ceres grain cake recipe and

uploading it online.

After her cake was judged among the top 20 entries – for which she received a $250 hamper and a year’s subscription to Taste magazine – the competition went out to a public vote and Ayeesha madly Facebooked friends and family in Raglan and the Mount to get behind her creation.

Almost 700 votes later she was winging her way to the final cook-off at Auckland Seafood School in Westhaven, where a pantryful of healthy products and a demonstration by celebrity chefs Nadia Lim and Paul Jobin made it a “fun” competition.

“It was kind of like Masterchef but on a much smaller scale,” Ayeesha told the Chronicle. “I wasn’t that stressed … everyone was so nice and we got a lot of help.”

Ayeesha Geros

While Ayeesha’s quinoacrusted fish on salsa didn’t win the mystery weekend getaway package, she was happy with the $300 deluxe blender she scored as a finalist and reckoned it was an improvement on the 127 cans of baked beans she won as a 13 year old.

Edith Symes

Kids Classic a big hit

T he Kids Karioi Classic was such a hit on Sunday that it is likely to become an annual event, says organiser Keri Oetzel.

Just a week before the annual Karioi Classic mountain bike race in Raglan, the inaugural children’s bike ride for 5 to 12-year-olds was run around the airfield, Raglan Kopua Holiday Park, and Kopua Domain areas.

It was all about ‘having a go’ rather than having a race, with great feedback from those who took part.

“They (the children) just loved it.

Two little kids just said they needed bigger bikes for next year,” Keri said.

“I think after this turnout, we’ll do it again next year.”

More than 40 boys and girls entered in the four age groups. The 11- and 12-year-olds rode 8km and the younger ones 4km, cheered on by plenty of family and adult helpers.

“This is so sweet,” said one of the parents, Jo Limbert. “It’s just so good to see Raglan kids participating, to be

included.”

Keri said she came up with the idea about nine months ago after several children started asking if they were old enough to ride in the 45km Karioi Classic.

The youngest competitor to date in that race was 13 years, said Karioi Classic organiser and Cyclery Raglan owner Dirk de Ruysscher.

Dirk and Karioi Classic coorganiser Lisa Thomson helped Keri plan the children’s event. Permission was sought from affected landowners for the use of the land and Keri approached all the local schools about the event.

A practice run was held on the Sunday beforehand with about 20 children.

“We learned that grass is really hard to ride on for little kids so we changed the course a little bit.”

The $200 in entry fees that was raised by the Kids Karioi Classic would be donated back to the community, she said. Rachel Benn

Children in the Kids Karioi Classic gather before the ride on Sunday around the Raglan airfield and Kopua Domain areas.

“It leaves the place stunning. We give them [farmers] a huge subsidy and we get plants in the ground from two dollars, fifty and they have a ninety-eight percent success rate.”

Fred said that so far 90% (170kms) of the Whaingaroa harbour and 500 km of tributary waterway banks have been fenced off and planted out.

“This equates to about 60 percent of the catchment area,” he said.

Initially it was thought that it would take about

Clean up of Whaingaroa catchment area recognised on National level

mind of local Fred Lichtwark, A

n idea which formed in the

25 years to see an improvement in the health of the catchment area; however, Fred said the results happened a lot quicker.

“After 10 years we have seen some really positive results…after 15 years we saw a reversal.”

He said that Whaingaroa Harbour Care had plenty more work to do for the Whaingaroa catchment area and, at this point, there was three years’ worth of work ahead of the group.

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way back in 1990, started the ball rolling to cleaning up the Whaingaroa Harbour catchment area. ‘Whaingaroa Harbour Care’ was born and now their efforts are being recognised at the 2014 NZ River Awards in November.

Fred had a vision. He saw that if the attributing waterways to the Whaingaroa Harbour were cleaned up, it would result in the harbour coming back to life.

So, in 1995, Fred decided to put his idea into practice and held a community meeting.

He was amazed by the support of councils and locals at the time. Seventy five people turned up to that meeting, including Eva Rickard, he said.

“She thought the idea was great…the only change [she wanted to see] was in the name.”

So, instead of ‘Raglan Harbour Care’, the name ‘Whaingaroa Harbour Care’ was agreed upon.

With more than 1.2 million trees in the ground and nearly 20 years behind them, Fred and his team have done what was seemingly impossible. Cleaned up the Whaingaroa catchment area.

“The down-stream benefits are clear to see.”

He said his biggest supporters had been local beef farmers.

“They are excellent.

They are absolute role models. They have worked away behind the scenes and got on with it.”

The benefits are great for farmers, their stock productivity is up as a result of the riparian management and costs and environmental impact are kept at a low, Fred said.

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There are two accolades at the NZ River Awards, which are to be held in Wellington. The Supreme Award – for most improved river in the country – and, the River Story Award – awarded to individuals, schools, communities, NGOs (Non-governmental Organisations), councils and others to improve the health of a local river or stream.

NZ River Awards organiser Susan Guthrie said that Whaingaroa Harbour Care will be representing the Waikato region in the River Story award category for the “outstanding results” the group had achieved in the whole Whaingaroa catchment area.

She said the group was a national model of riparian management – the care of waterway banks and its vegetation – and that “They can be really proud of the significant impact” made to the Whaingaroa catchment area.

“Fred’s group are (sic) doing a great job and we have selected them as the ‘ambassadors’ for the Waikato region at the awards…their work has gone further than Waikato and Raglan,” Susan said.

A presentation is currently being prepared about the efforts of Whaingaroa Harbour Care as a story for the award.

Whaingaroa Harbour Care is a not for profit organisation which gives subsidised planting of native plants around waterways – riparian planting .

Whaingaroa Harbour Care manager Fred Lichtwark said the need for a cleanup of the harbour came about 20 years ago as seafood depleted, stock carcasses lay dead on parts of the harbour and water quality was at its poorest.

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e may be marooned on a 50-foot catamaran that sits high and dry on his four-acre block above Maungatawhiri Road, but ex-navy man Keven Reily’s got a birdseye view of Whaingaroa Harbour and a rustic lifestyle that would be the envy of many a landlubber.

“It’s the best place to be for the next seven years without getting into a mortgage,” Kev told the Chronicle recently of his unusual living arrangement before tearing off down the road to pick up the older of his two boys, 13-year-old Sea, off the bus after high school in Hamilton.

“This (catamaran) will be seaworthy after that,” Kev reckons.

And then he’ll be sailing to Fiji for the winters and running his accommodation business on site come summertimes.

It’s a lifestyle plan the larger-than-life, 40-something Kiwi bloke’s developing slowly but surely.

He’s imported four Swedish kitset chalets made of Norwegian wood – which means ‘Kev’s Place’ as it’s called can now accommodate campers and others passing through Raglan who are happy to rough it as a trade-off for peace and tranquillity. And for that spectacular view of course, from the wee huts which come complete with camp cookers and basic utensils.

The chalets’ arrival means Kev can house not only tourists but also family and friends

because, he explains, living on a boat doesn’t leave much room for visitors. Before the boat, the small family – his other son, Hunter, is 10 – lived on-site in even less roomy quarters, a housetruck Kev built back in 1993 of Californian redwood.

“I believe the living tight keeps us close (as a family),” he says, recalling that in the evenings there was nothing but a curtain between him and the boys asleep in their beds. Now the pair have their own rooms in the twin hulls of the boat, and Kev’s busy building them beds and desks.

It’s a work in progress, and he’s in no rush. “Some things are best slow-built,” Kev reckons.

The housetruck that once took Kev all around the country as a firefighter – and to the surf on his days off – is still parked on site and is rented out to visitors, along with a smaller one acquired along the way.

Simple pathways, an outdoor fireplace and a basic open-air kitchen link the housetrucks in a way that evokes the gypsy – or is it hippy – way of life.

Kev’s had a build-up of business come his way over the past few summers, mostly through word-of-mouth. “I get really good people up here,” he reckons, explaining it attracts neither the “pack crowd” nor the backpacker market to any great extent.

With a tough military background and a good dose of DIY philosophy, Kev offers the more off-beat experience – as a traveller calling himself Elmoensio, a

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Elmoensio described Kev as a “curious character … with a military-grade explosion-proof catamaran houseboat standing on the grass”.

And he was obviously impressed with his host’s entertaining stories of “knives, boozed bar-nights and robberies, Russian gangsters, plastic surgeons and a rubber nose”. The young traveller was on an organised trip and reckons he never would’ve found or chosen such a great place to stay if left to his own devices.

Kev’s certainly got a colourful past as an exserviceman who has trained elite rescue teams all over the world. But his lifestyle was not always conducive to family life, he admits, and a recent change

in circumstances has seen him hunker down and develop his property.

Meantime he’s been working in security and, more recently, running a boot camp-style training course for Waikato youth keen to get into uniformed roles.

But ‘Kev’s Place’ is his piece of paradise to come home to. It’s got “blimming good water” which is gravity-fed from Karioi into his own deep spring, he says, it’s laid-back and it’s romantic in a raw kind of way with panoramic views from every chalet.

Travellers’ dogs are welcome up at ‘Kev’s Place’ too – just so long as they get on with other dogs including his own, and don’t chase the chickens.

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Electorate outsider upbeat she’s only ‘two ticks’ away Candidate Profile:

P that “the funny thing about

enny Gaylor once twittered

life is that you’ll never know where you’ll end up”, and it’s a fair bet that until relatively recently the Otaki-domiciled Kapiti Coaster never imagined she’d be paying regular visits to far-flung towns like Raglan.

But then she probably never contemplated either – until she’d narrowly missed selection as Labour’s candidate for her local Otaki seat – getting the nod as the party’s candidate for the sprawling Taranaki-King Country electorate.

Political pundits might see it as inconceivable the Kapiti Coast district councillor could wrest the true-blue seat off National, or make it in as a Labour list MP given the party’s poor polling, but the communications and marketing specialist who’s had two stints as a Parliamentary press secretary is nothing if not positive only two months out from the September 20 general election.

With the adroitness of a seasoned politician, Penny sidestepped the Chronicle’s suggestion last week that her ranking at 45 on the Labour list meant her chance of making it into Parliament this time around were

slim. Instead she launched an appeal directly to local voters.

“The safest thing to do if you want me in Parliament is to give your two ticks Labour’s way – one for the party vote to Labour, the other for the Labour candidate …” she said.

And she certainly wasn’t about to abandon the notion of running a “buddy MP” office in the electorate, possibly only an hour’s drive away from Raglan in Te Awamutu.

While she conceded she could only run a buddy electorate office if she became a list MP, Penny emphasised “that remains my firm commitment if elected”.

“The great thing about getting in among the campaigning in an electorate is that you meet massive numbers of people and [find out] the specific issues of every community, so you can’t help but become an advocate for that community,” she said.

“Just this week I met with a chap who was kicked for touch by two different local National MPs, so he came to me for help. I’ve already been able to act as an advocate, so watch this space.”

The mother of three – who lives on a farmlet with her Otaki-born and bred husband Kerry Bevan – would not be drawn on whether or how she

hoped to cut into National’s twothirds majority in Taranaki-King Country at the last two elections but did believe Labour’s policies were striking a chord with local voters.

“Our policies are about putting people first. Our focus is to ensure there are enough secure, well-paid jobs where every family can afford a warm, dry home and where every Kiwi kid gets the best start in life,” she said.

She’d had a very receptive response around the traps “so I know first-hand that here in Taranaki-King Country people do like our policies”.

Labour’s stance on seabed mining and oil exploration issues may not have gone down well in coastal communities like Raglan but Penny pointed to deputy leader David Parker’s keynote speech to the recent party conference, saying it was “significant and very telling that the major theme … was the environment and reaffirming Labour’s commitment to environmental sustainability”.

She also believed local voters certainly had reason to like Labour’s policy announcements in the education field.

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years. Aside from her Beehive stints she’s worked in communications roles for the police and IRD, and has been communications manager for the Ministry of Justice and Barnardos NZ – the largest not-for-profit children’s organisation in the country.

At the Kapiti Coast District Council she chairs the environment and community development committee, and represents the council on the Kapiti Youth Council and the governing board of Maori university Te Waananga o Raukawa.

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survey about listenership in Raglan.

The phone call was great. And although we laughed and talked about music, the surveyor mentioned that I resembled many of the phone calls. It seems many callers offered kudos and applause for a job well done, and were enthusiastically complimentary. The issue? They did not listen to the station.

And this is where I question the concept of community. If a community station represents the community, and those in the community are largely not listening, who is the station serving? There is a fierce pride in this town, but is it only a fickle pride with concrete boundaries. Maybe it’s as simple as loving the idea that Raglan has a community radio station. Either way, it has me wondering...

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donations, making computers available for every Year 5 and up child and upping the free early childhood education hours to 25 a week.

“All of these policies will directly support children to have a better education in this community.”

Penny Gaylor’s own education, coincidentally, culminated with an under-graduate degree in history and politics and a post-graduate honours degree in politics from Victoria University.

She went on to work in communications and marketing for 20

That view alone often shifts my mood and reminds me of the privilege of living here. However, after the godly beauty, once in town there are two items of marketing that jump out for me. And although I now notice them less, I also know if this is true for me, it is no doubt true for others. The two items are… the blinking “98.1 FM” sign for Raglan Community Radio, and the Raglan Butchery van (which has evidently been moved for winter). Of course, each piqued my interest so I have visited the butchery, and also have listened to the radio station.

Nevertheless, what has prompted me to write about this is having received a phone call from Raglan Community Radio to participate in a

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I was scandalized! Being an old fashioned person I had assumed that if you went to Singapore or other foreign places it would be a sort of self education project. Finding out what other parts of the world are like, how their people are and what they want, compared with us. But no, apparently not. For many people it is to seek out new shopping experiences.

Fresh items to acquire for the thrill of possessing things which quickly lose their allure, particularly if you are approaching your credit card limit.

In more simple times shopping was part of survival as people lived in communities and developed different ways of contributing to daily life.

Off to the shops in the morning for a bit of this and a packet of that;

the elements of the day’s meals. Now shopping is part of a much bigger picture and we are encouraged to shop till we drop because it keeps going the whole business of making and selling of things we need, or think we need.

This is what a capitalist society needs and is built on. To oil the works we have the advertising industry to get our attention and implant a belief that we must have possessions to be happy or admired.

So there you are, being encouraged to buy instead of looking and learning while you are lucky enough to be out and about round the world. I should add that while I tried out these ideas on a friend who is occasionally wiser than me, she reminded me that shopping is also a social activity. Good point, now that we tend to live in little boxes shut off from one another. So, by all means get out there and shop and chat, or least smile at people. Just don’t buy too much. Ian McKissack

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    

     

    

              

  

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       

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     

       

               

            

              

    

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                       

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MON @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. 500 cards, 1pm.

WED @ RAGLAN CLUB, Fun Quiz 6:45pm.

B U D G E T ASSISTANCE @ Raglan Community House. Appointments required. 8258142 WEDS @ BANTEAY SREY RESTAURANT Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcome RAGLAN RAMBLERS WED 30 JUL: 9am at carpark next to fire station: Te Hutewai Rd to tree line - bring lunch RAGLAN WRITING GROUP 1st and 3rd Tues of the month, 7.15pm at the Community House.

Everyone welcome.

MAINLY MUSIC: Music & movement programme for preschoolers, Monday & Wednesdays 9:30am @ Te Uku church Hall.

Ph 8255199 for more info.

M I D W I N T E R MASQUERADE BALL, Sat 9th August, Raglan Town Hall.

8pm start. Limited tickets $20 (1st drink free). Cash bar and food available. Mask essential for entry.

All profits to Raglan Area School. Tickets: Raglan United Video, RAS office and The Door.

For Sale THE WOODYARD: DIY? Looking for something quirky?

Recycled timber & upcycled items @ Xtreme Zero Waste 186 Te Hutewai Rd

AMMONIUM SULPHATE ex Te Awamutu $525 p/tonne +GST

Ph 0800 549 433

Flowers

Lilypot Florist * Fresh flowers * Send flowers * Potted plants

07 825 6847

2 Wallis Street

www.lilypotflorist.co.nz

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

Stunning new TIGERLILY swim separates ...perfect winter vaca wear +New ONE TEASPOON denim & finest NEUW jeans instore x

RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP. “Making a Difference” Light exercise sessions: Mondays & Thursdays 10am. St. Peter’s Church Hall, Bow St. All welcome.

RAGLAN AGLOW CANDLELIGHT: Many thanks for joining us in our Launch last week.

Next meeting: Fri 1st August, 9:45am to 12pm at Vision Church, Taipari Avenue, Raglan West, Speaker: Kay Miller of Raglan.

Contact: Alofa Smith 825 7973 / 021 0823 0669 Evenings alofa. dit@gmail.com What are we about? See www.aglow.org.co.nz FREE TRAINING: If you would like to enhance your Literacy and Numeracy Skills, or would like further training in a specific area we can help. Tell us how you would like to UPSKILL your staff or yourself and we can cater to your personal or organisational needs.

For more information please contact Nenya on 0220738636 or Nenyac@live.com

SURFSIDE CHURCH this week:

10am @ Raglan Area School 7pm @ Te Uku Church

For Sale

C O M P O S T : Condition your soil – Quality nutrients for your garden. Bulk $35m3 and Bagged $8 @ Xtreme Zero Waste 8250017 F I R E W O O D MANUKA Dry $110m3 Ring 825 0522.

FIREWOOD DRY 6x6 load, pine $115, delivered ph 0210771 524 VAN COVER made of polypropylene woven coated fabrics. Fits Toyota HiAce or similar hi’-top van. Never used. Was $300, now $100. Ph/txt 027 232 5589 or 825 7045.

Commercial To Let RETAIL SHOP for lease Downtown Raglan, Prime location, High foot traffic Ph: 021 363 465

COMMERCIAL LEASE 300sqm, High Stud New, email: sheryl.ker@ xtra.co.nz

Courses, classes & workshops

Public Notices

PILATES – Beginners Welcome Classes are held at the Raglan Scout Hall every Monday morning 9:15am; Tuesday and Thursday Evenings – 6pm. Bookings are essential.

Call Whaingaroa Physiotherapy Clinic 8250123 to book

YOGA @ SOLSCAPE, Sat 4pm, Asana, Pranayama, Nidva, koha, ph to book, 825 8268.

FRI 25 JUL @ YOT CLUB, DJ Matt Duff, House, tech, free entry sky sport, sky music before, free pool.

SAT 26 JUL @ YOT CLUB, League, rugby big screen early: M.O.A promotions present Free Bass Saturday with M.O.A djs Hijenkz and Gavintron.

Free entry

WEDNESDAYS @ YOT CLUB: Free pool, karaoke, sky sport, cheap drinks, good sounds

Commercial To Let

Public Notices

INDUSTRIAL YARD FOR RENT. Could add building if required. Contact Bob, 021825 869.

Services Offered

CHIMNEY FLUE CLEANING: Avoid chimney fires. For safe and efficient heating. $95. ph 027 2930398.

To let 2/3 BEDROOMS, sunny cottage, views, walk to town, no pets, $280pw.

Ph Mike on 027 244 0371.

NEW 3 BED HOUSE to rent, $350 per week 10 mins walk to town , 5 mins walk to school, double glazed, heat pump, warm dry, water view. Email Glenn: glennsrides@gmail. com 2 BDRM UNIT fully furnished, Raglan West, close to shop, $200pw + power ph 825 0154 or 027 525 0154.

Public Notices THE AGM FOR RAGLAN COMMUNITY RADIO will be held on Wednesday 27th August, 7pm at the Raglan Community House

B U D G E T A S S I S TA N C E @ Raglan Community House.

Appointments required. 8258142

THURSDAYS @ YOT CLUB: Free pool, karaoke, sky sport, cheap drinks, good sounds.

KARIOI CLASSIC 2014, Sunday 27th July, cycle and run around Karioi.

Cyclists and runners will be on Te Hutewai, Waimaori, Tuturimu, Matawha, Ruapuke and Whaanga Roads between 7.30am – 2pm. If you are traveling these roads please be extra mindful of competitors, there will be a 30km/h road restriction in place.

Please contact Lisa Thompson 07 825 7115 if you have any questions.

Situations Vacant

2014 ANNUAL G E N E R A L M E E T I N G FOR RAGLAN COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL: 7.00pm, Tuesday 19th August at Old School Arts Centre, Stewart St, Raglan.

Nominations are now open for the committee. Contact Rodger Gallagher, E: rodger@ raglanartscentre. co.nz, P 825 7443.

T U E S D A Y S FREE RAGLAN SHOPPING BUS Get collected from and delivered back to your home.

Come into town for Shopping, Library etc – or just enjoy coffee with friends.

9.30am pick up – 12.30 drop off (approx timings).

Phone 825 8142 to book.

BE COOL, BE KIND AND DON’T JUDGE

Raglan Violence Prevention and Awareness

Public Notices

Public Notices

2014 Community Funding Round Applications open Friday 1 August 2014 and close Friday 29 August 2014.

For full criteria and to apply, please visit: www.welenergytrust.co.nz 5 1 a W h a a n ga Ro a d , W h a l e B a y, R a g l a n , N Z

07 825 7072

Ph: (07) 838 0093 Fax: (07) 838 0070 w w w.w a o k u l o d ge.c o. n z Email: info@welenergytrust.co.nz w a o k u l o d ge @ g m a i l .c o m

‘Here for the Community’

Notice of the 2014 A n n u a l G e n e ra l M e e t i n g a n d Agenda T h e A n n u a l G e n e ra l M e e t i n g o f t h e Tr u s t Wa i ka t o R a g l a n S u r f L i fe s av i n g C l u b i s t o b e h e l d a t t h e C l u b h o u s e o n S u n d ay 2 4 August 2014, commencing 2:00pm.

Agenda 1 . We l c o m e a n d A p o l o g i e s 2 . C o n s i d e ra t i o n o f t h e A n n u a l Re p o r t o f the Club 3. Items of business of which due notice has been given under Rule 15.6 of the Club Constitution a. Amendments to the Club Constitution so that it is aligned with the Constitutions of SLSNR and SLSNZ 4 . E l e c t i o n o f O f f i c e rs 5 . Re p o r t o n t h e R a g l a n S u r f L i fe S av i n g Tr u s t – L i z A m o o r e , C h a i r p e rs o n 6. Presentation of awards and thanks to r e t i r i n g m e m b e rs o f t h e B o a r d a n d o f t h e O p e ra t i o n a l C o m m i t t e e s 7. Closure

A f t e r n o o n Te a Ev e r y o n e i s i n v i t e d t o a f t e r n o o n t e a w h i c h 5 1 a W h a a n ga Ro a d , will be served immediately after the conW h a l e B a y, R a g l a n , N Z clusion of the AGM. 07 825 7072 Yo u rs s i n c e r e l y A n d r e w W i t h e rs President 18 July 2013

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S E E K I N G D O N AT I O N S T O WA R D S T H E H A M I LT O N HOMELESS. “ H a m i l t o n H o m e l e s s ” i s a n o n - p ro f i t , n o n g o v e r n m e n t o rg a n i z a t i o n m a d e up of volunteer workers who feel a c o m m u n i t y re s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Situations Vacant

SITUATION VACANT Laboratory Technician (Part-Time) Laboratory Technician (Part-Time) required for Raglan Area School Science Department.

Duties include preparation, organization and maintenance of equipment, materials and resources.

Relevant laboratory experience and qualifications required along with a passion for Science.

Applicants will need to provide CV and evidence of experience.

All staff employed at the kura are subject to police vetting. Some training provided.

For further details please contact Karen Clark at Raglan Area School: karen_clark@raglanarea.school.nz Raglan Area School ph: (07) 825 8140

T h e y f o c u s o n p ro v i d i n g a s e r v i c e s h o w i n g u n c o n d i t i o n a l l o v e a n d c a re to those in need within the communit y f ro m t h e h o m e l e s s t o f a m i l i e s f i n d i n g i t h a rd t o m a k e e n d s m e e t . W h e n s o m e o n e f e e l s t h e y h a v e n o w h e re t o go a hot meal can always be found w i t h t h e m a t t h e i r re g u l a r s e r v e s o f hot meals in the CBD and various o u t re a c h p o s t s . Vo l u n t e e r s t u r n u p a t d i ff e re n t d e s i g n a t e d p l a c e s w i t h p o t s of food and in a “pot luck” style feed hungry stomachs, which can make all t h e d i ff e re n c e o n c o l d w i n t e r n i g h t s .

T h e y a l s o h e l p b y p ro v i d i n g c l o t h i n g , w a r m b l a n k e t s , h e l p t o re - h o u s e and furnish displaced people, school lunches, help for families in general a n d p ro v i d e n e c e s s a r y s o c i a l a s s i s tance.

We a re l o o k i n g f o r d o n a t i o n s o f t h e following: food, clothing, blankets e t c . I a m w i l l i n g t o b e a d ro p o ff p o i n t or I can pick up to deliver to them.

P l e a s e p h o n e / t e x t J o l e n e Wa re t i n i o n 027 8506 109.

I f a n y o n e w i s h e s t o p ro v i d e f i n a n c i a l assistance please contact Michelle on 027 502 9936. Thank you.

J o l e n e Wa re t i n i

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RAGLAN REAL ESTATE Open Homes Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)

AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan

Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd

SPRING FLING AUCTION 6PM, 29TH AUGUST 2014 RAY WHITE OFFICE, 21 BOW ST RAGLAN NEW BEGINNINGS

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting

• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats

Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access

• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs • Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views

Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden

• 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location • Single Garage & Storage Shed

3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.

ID#RAG20938

Prior Auction offers considered.

OPEN

OPEN HOME Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road

AUCTION: 29 August ‘14 - 445 Wainui Rd TOP SHELF PROPERTY

3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchen

Lifestyle at the Beach

Sun drenched open plan living & decks Large paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access

RAG#20923

View open home: ID#RAG20964

OPEN HOME Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

This 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging 2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroom Native timber flooring Private off road location Just a walk to the beach, on the bus route.

Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk) Prior Auction offers considered.

OPEN HOME

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4 bedroom home with endless options Wonderful family home Modern new kitchen Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation throughout 1212m² of land Prior Auction offers considered.

Sunday 1pm or by appointment

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Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street

• 3 Level open plan living situated on 812m2 • Includes s/c unit • Contemporary design, large entertaining decks • Internal access gargae, separate workshop

Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road

Located close to town & beach. This is a 2 bedroom immaculate home, fully lockable garage with power. Elevated and sunny, only minutes to the nearest beach & town centre. The house has polished timber flooring, is fully insulated, newly roofed, newly painted and has a newly decked spa pool area. The easy care, fully fenced section will make this home a pleasure to live in.

Prior Auction offers considered.

Sunday 1pm ID#RAG20968 19 Manukau Road

Four double bedroom home on 625m² Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathrooms Fantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck or alfresco dining Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour.

Prior Auction offers considered.

OPEN HOME

Sunday 1pm 1 Seabreeze Way

OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY

ID#RAG21995

TOO GOOD TO MISS!

ID#RAG21999

A slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge views. 2nd room/ storage/ laundry/ studio.

Open plan living with cosy wood burner with wet back & sun drenched decking enjoying gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, holiday ambiance.

Situated on 1258m².

Sunday 1pm

• 2 homes on 1 freehold title 2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom houses Income opportunity here Superbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbour Ideal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other!

Prior Auction offers considered.

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

OPEN HOME

OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20933

150 Whaanga Road

Sunday 2pm 16 Stewart Street

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AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!!

5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!!

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• Solid home, master with ensuite & walk in robe ID#RAG20907 OPEN HOME • Impressive with sumptuous MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!! space • Designed to capture all day sun • Situated on 3775m2 in rural, OPEN HOME ID#RAG20886 secluded setting.

WATER & MOUNTAIN

ID#RAG20965

View open home:

Saturday 1pm 6 Violet Street

Saturday SIZE IS NOT A1pm PROBLEM or by appointment

WOODEN IT BE NICE

ID#RAG20963

AUCTION: 29 August ‘14 - 21 Bay View Rd Big views, great location

STEP INTO THE MARKET

Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan living and fully fenced section. Relax on the lovely decking while enjoying the easy care section.

Ideal opportunity for you to enter the fastgrowing market in Raglan!

Prior Auction offers considered.

OPEN HOME

Fabulous family living / Easy care garden

Prior Auction offers considered

HOME

Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road

ID#RAG20952

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RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATE

Board and batten rustic house plus a separate large barn with adjoining carport - ideal as a workshop/ studio.

The main house has one large bedroom which could be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement.

7253m² section Established orchard and extensively planted.

Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town.

Prior Auction Offers considered.

Phone now for an appointment to view.

AUCTION: 29 August ‘14 – Section: 21 Primrose St

NEW LISTING: 5b Waikowhai Plce

ID#RAG20984

Phone now for an appointment to view 448 Wainui Road 21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com

• Elevated Section with harbour views • Close to town • Covenants apply • 519m2 in quality subdivision

Near new waiting for you $349,000

ID#RAG22005 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

• New home in popular Waikowhai subdivision • Low maintenance easy care section • Open plan kitchen and dining

Tenant of the Month: Ardre Foote 537 Wainui Rd

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• Good size deck, ideal for entertaining

ID#RAG21996

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

‘The Wild West Ranch’ $225,000

207 Te Akau Wharf Rd

Paradise in Wainui $409,000

View by appointment

View by appointment

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• Property currently used for Paddle to Accommodation Kayak tours: www.teakauadventures.co.nz • Versatile structure used as a lodge (8 x 12m2 approx) permitted.

• Situated on 5114m2 section Harbour access located close by, within walking distance.

• Unique business potential for ECO retreat and water activities available.

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• Close to iconic surf beaches, amazing bush walks and coastline • Tranquil private setting and peaceful hideaway to enjoy • Open plan • Situated on 1455m2

ID#RAG21878

ID#RAG21991

Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

Graham Rope 021 222 7427

LIFESTYLE: 182b Ohautira Rd

Create the Best of Both Worlds $250,000

• Escape and create your dream retreat high on this sunny prime building 2.5 hectare site.

• Spectacular rural and panoramic views

View by appointment

ID#RAG22004 Contact: Graham Rope 021 222 7427

OPEN HOMES this weekend

26th & 27th July

61b Government Rd

• Small boat access opposite driveway to property • Easy commute to Hamilton 30mins and Raglan 5mins.

Best Buy Under $300k! $275,000 • Modern, new kitchen

112 Wainui Rd

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• Just a stroll to Cox’s Bay

• Open plan living that flows out to View by appointment a North facing deck • Enjoy the privacy provided by mature trees bordering the section

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Contact: Graham Rope 021 222 7427

SNAP IT UP! $310,000

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View by appointment • Very private • Large entertaining deck at ID#RAG21801 rear Contact: • Small sleep out, office or man Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282 cave • Situated on 891m2

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

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