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To celebrate their milestone diamond wedding anniversary last week, Felix and Aileen Davy found themselves the centre of attention at Raglan Club on Saturday at a fine smorgasbord-style feast with 70 or so family and friends.

Most of their 12 children, 22 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren made it to the special occasion from up and down the country, with a daughter too over from Melbourne.

“It was a nice day,” Felix told the Chronicle, threatening to rebel if too much was said about it.

As it is, the congratulatory cards from Prime Minister John Key and the Queen – herself celebrating a slightly different milestone, 60 years on the throne – represent a tad too much fuss in the Davys’ eyes.

“We’ve got some horrors of kids and I think they jacked them (the cards) up,” says Felix warily.

Despite the fuss, the couple seemed to be enjoying the aftermath of

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celebrations on Sunday with a brandnew digital TV from their family set up in the lounge of their Raglan West home and a couple of large boxes of chocolates festively displayed.

Originally from Te Kuiti, where they were married in 1952, Felix and Aileen retired to Raglan from Hamilton 24 years ago and say they love living here.

Felix – a fencing contractor for most of his working life and a Fieldays stalwart from way back, having been both a fencing competitor and judge in his day – is proud to have worked too on local projects, including the building of Raglan Community House and helping develop Bush Park Wainui.

He designed the stonework and water feature tucked away in the sanctuary off Wainui Road, as well as putting in hours of hard graft with his heavy-duty weedeater to help open up most of the tracks there.

Life’s somewhat quieter these days however for the pair of octogenarians.

They garden at home, take themselves off to the club once or twice a week for entertainment and enjoy catching up with their ever-expanding family, the youngest addition barely three weeks old.

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Hundred homes to trial food scraps separation Trialling the new system has met with approval from community board chairman Rodger Gallagher, who at the latest meeting commented it would surely be better than getting smelly rubbish bags ripped open on the street by domestic animals.

Xtreme Waste is set to trial the collection of food scraps from 100 Raglan West households, in the hope it will lead to longterm benefits for the whole community and also create jobs.

Beginning from next month, the random households targeted – representing “a good crosssection of our community”, says project manager Liz Stanway – will get the chance to divert all their food waste from rubbish bags and try out the free collection service.

Funding for the trial will come from the waste minimisation fund after waste audits last summer showed “quite a bit of food waste” in rubbish bags, says Liz – despite food recycling within many Raglan households.

The organic waste will then be composted with the help of millions of willing worms and the product sold back to residents.

Liz insists however “it’s not just about the money”. The venture presents a big learning curve for Xtreme Waste which wants to provide a good product.

Although Raglan is achieving one of the best rates of recycling in the country, says Xtreme Waste, the average household still throws away about 112kg of food waste each year.

“Less food waste in our blue bags means less cost, less smell, less greenhouse gases and less acidic leachate from the landfill.”

Collecting food scraps, Liz adds, will be a “complementary service” to that of producing green waste at the transfer station in Te Hutewai Road. “And we want to keep the benefits in Raglan.”

Gina Loos with the new food waste bins less likely to be composted at home, can be added to the new bags.

“We’re quite excited to be able to benefit the community and create jobs,” she told Raglan Community Board in a presentation at its monthly meeting last week.

Householders will also be provided with a smaller bin or caddy, lined with a biodegradable cornstarch bag, to keep in the kitchen for disposal of the food scraps. The liner bags are strong yet breathable and have been proven overseas, says Liz, to store waste without becoming smelly.

Even meat scraps and citrus peel, which are

Some evaporation will mean the waste is reduced in volume and not sloppy – unless too much liquid waste is added – for transfer to the lockable bin, she explains.

“Food waste is therefore the most obvious waste stream to target to achieve waste reduction and increase the recovery of resources from waste.”

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And true to the business’s Reduce-ReuseRecycle ethos, she says, it’s about turning something costing the community into something useful.

The trial will run through to next March, taking in both winter and summer conditions.

New lockable bins full of bagged food scraps will be left at the kerb alongside the weekly rubbish bags and recycling containers.

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Film Festival contestants ride swell of success

Groundswell Media team at the Hamilton regional finals of V48 hour film festival

Last Wednesday, the central North Island regional finals for the V48 Hour Film Festival was held at Hoyts Te Awa with local entry Groundswell Media receiving awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Scipt and Best ‘Sweet As’ Short as well as a wildcard entry into the national finals.

Beating over 80 teams to make the Hamilton finals, their romantic comedy, ‘Whiff Drawers’ was runner-up in the region and went on to be viewed by Sir Peter Jackson as a wild card.

“It’s a biggie,” said Groundswell founder Maryann Tuao of the achievement “I think it’s every film-maker’s dream for someone of that calibre to be judging their work.”

While the film wasn’t selected as one of top three wild card selections, the group are still up for the Best Actor, (Marten ten Broek) Best Actress (Athene Jensen) and Best Script awards at the Grand Final.

This was Groundswell’s first ever entry into the film festival with Maryann admitting she felt “a little bit nervous,” as

Ceilidh coming to Raglan next month There is a CEILIDH (pronounced “Kaylee” ) in the Town Hall 7th July.

You are invited to a night of entertainment , live music and dance.

A Ceilidh is a traditional Scottish night that originated when the pipers came down from the hills and played for the village people who danced to the swirling of the bagpipes.

The Raglan and Districts Highland Pipe Band, is putting on a Ceilidh to re invigorate the fun times of old for Raglan people. These evenings were quite common years ago ,so come along and join

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she awaited her team’s randomly assigned elements on the Friday before the competition.

However, with processes and contingency plans in place, she was glad to avoid any last-minute emergencies - a situation faced by many V48 Hour Film Festival contestants.

“The V48 Hour weekend was certainly fun and entertaining. We were surrounded by a supportive crew and family, with great kai to keep the endurance of the group motivated. With an intense afternoon of editing and rendering, we made it on time to be entered in Hamilton at 6:32pm!” said Maryann Made up of 15 members, the Groundswell team’s Whiff Drawers was a collaborative effort by a group of talented people in the community.

Maryann would like to thank the rest of the Groundswell Media Collective, Turanga Kereopa, Juan Duazo, Brian Ruawai and Naomi Tuao as well as sponsors Orca Restaurant, Raglan United Video and Nannies Takeaways.

Also, a big thank you to all those who volunteered their time and input over the weekend, Marten ten Broek, Athene Jensen, Antonio Maioha, Jared Thomas, Claude Rikihana, Allison Lake, Ariana Millward, Nicholas Stevens, and Vivienne Regnier.

The grand final of the 10th anniversary V48 Film Festival will be held on Saturday 30th June at the Civic Theatre, Auckland, - good luck to Marten, Athene, Maryann and the rest of the Groundswell team. Maki Nishiyama in the spirit while supporting your local Pipe Band in a fun and entertaining way. The music is not predominantly by bagpipes, although the welcome, and a couple of items through the proceedings will certainly have gaily tartaned kilts swirling.

For those who are curious and /or a little rusty in their dance moves, there is a free extra night on the Friday 6th of instruction and practice, to get anyone up to speed for Saturday night’s event.

Buy your tickets (limited numbers@ $15.00. or family consession $40.00) from the Raglan Information Centre or phone Angela 027 2856968.

Mark the calendar for 7th July and get dressed up for a night of music and dance.

We would love to see you there!

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Council gets numbers to set sewerage link-up in motion Come in for a delicious meal and

It looks to be all go for the controversial Whaanga Coast sewerage linkup – news that will come as a huge disappointment to residents who campaigned for the coast community to go it alone with self-sustainable eco-friendly alternatives.

Waikato District Council water & facilities general manager Richard Bax revealed this week that 60 out of 110 households had signed up to the scheme by last Friday’s deadline – a number likely to rise as he understood there were some last-minute sign-ups at the council’s Raglan office.

Richard said a report would be going

to council next week recommending the scheme proceeds.

“I am pleased with the positive response to the scheme,” he said. “The council understands it was a difficult decision for residents but it’s a very valuable investment in the environment as well as an investment in the health of residents and visitors to the area.”

A site meeting would now be arranged next month with Whaanga Coast residents, Richard told the Chronicle. Provided the project got the final council okay, detailed design work would also begin next month.

Work would then start in October for completion next March.

Whaanga Coast residents will still be

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free to keep their own septic systems, or go it alone with other sewage treatment methods, but will face a rigorous and costly testing regime. It’s also understood that if they join up later to the council’s scheme they won’t be eligible for the 40 per cent subsidy offered to those who signed up by the deadline.

Even with what the council has promoted as a very generous subsidy, it will cost the 60 or so households which have signed up a shade over $15,000 to join into Raglan’s sewerage system. That figure rises to a whopping $22,000 if payment is spread over 10 years.

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Has s e l f r e e par k i n g and a r i d e Nurturing the artistic spirit of Whaingaroa

The Old School Arts Centre in Raglan’s Stewart Street is a dynamic venue where people can find inspiration, learn and explore creative ideas.

To further support our community in the arts, the Arts Centre is now open on Saturdays between 10am and 2 pm. Drop in to The Old School Arts Centre on a Saturday and meet newly appointed Media & Gallery Services Assistant, Susan Guenther. She’ll be able to let you know about what’s on, what’s coming up, and opportunities for you to participate. Susan has a degree in fine arts with an emphasis on printmaking and cultural theory, recently gaining further skills in graphic arts.

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the district as a learning and activities centre since it was built in 1883. Today, it continues that tradition as a thriving hub for the arts.

Hosting a busy programme of workshops, short courses, and a flourishing school holiday programme, the Old School is an industrious place. Talented and creative tutors encourage budding artists to experiment. Professional artists use the facilities to refine skills and expand the boundaries of their practice. The Community Gallery regularly showcases interesting exhibitions from our local artists. And, the Arts Centre also screens movies at least once a month.

You can also learn about our local art scene by becoming interactive online. Visit our website www.raglanartscentre.co.nz and

Please contact us if you are keen to get onboard: 847 4474

Only a 5 minute walk from the main shopping area of Raglan, the 19th century heritage building has been a focus for

click on our Facebook link for regularly updated information.

The Old School Arts Centre is a registered charity and we appreciate the help of our sponsors to keep up the good work. If you’d like to become a member and join a network of people supporting this productive place contact us any time on 07 825 0023 or info@raglanartscentre. co.nz.

The office is open 3 days a week: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 10am 2pm.

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In Brief Raglan West bus stop heads further east A bus shelter – similar in design to that on Norrie Avenue – is soon to be built on Wainui Road just east of Raglan West Store to accommodate commuters to Hamilton. Waikato District Council decided on the new Raglan West bus stop location after its plans to site it on Tahuna Avenue, around the corner from the store, were slammed at Raglan Community Board’s meeting last month. The board was concerned that buses would have difficulty, and hold up Wainui Road traffic, when turning right into Tahuna Avenue.

But last week’s board meeting heard the bus stop and shelter would now be on Wainui Road after recent discussions between ward councillor Clint Baddeley, council staff and board members.

Board wears part of new soccer jerseys bill Raglan Junior Soccer Club will get $1500 from Raglan Community Board’s discretionary fund towards new jerseys this season. Getting their 85 young members – representing 10 local teams – in uniform at a total cost of $5554 was the largest expense the club would face over a 10-year period, said club rep Aaron Mooar in his recent application to the board for help. And many grant providers wouldn’t fund uniforms, he added. He told the board at last week’s meeting that junior soccer was an entirely volunteer-run organisation and the existing jerseys were 10 to 15 years old, with club mums now “propping them up”. The club has had no previous funding from the board and is also fundraising through sausage sizzles of its own and by selling pies. Board member Linda Cole told Aaron at the meeting she thought it was “awesome” to get 85 kids in uniform, and good for their self-esteem. Fellow board member Barry Ashby also spoke in support of the partial funding applied for, as did chairman Rodger Gallagher.

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Raglan Community Board has agreed tenders should be called for when Xtreme Waste’s contract next comes up for renewal. This follows concern from residents who say they pay more for rubbish disposal than anyone else in the district. Board member Linda Cole complained at last week’s meeting that while residents in other areas got an inorganic rubbish collection – and paid maybe two-thirds of what we pay – Raglan people didn’t even get to dump a free trailerload of rubbish off at the transfer station, no matter what its contents. The charge, she believed, was $45 per cubic metre. And there was no comparison, she added, between the cost of Raglan’s blue rubbish bags at $2.70 each and the 25c or so it costs for a standard black rubbish bag for Ngaruawahia, Te Kauwhata and Huntly residents. “It’s cheaper to take it (rubbish) over the hill to Hamilton even with the cost of petrol.”

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SCHOOLS SCHOOLS OUT! OUT!

A School Holiday Week of Magic School Holidays are on the way and after a longer than usual school term it’s time to take a break from the routine and have some fun.

Look forward to five activity filled days of fun at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre. With the school break just around the corner it’s time to think about enrolling your children in this excellent school holiday programme to discover their creative side. lour

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1 Coordinators Chris Mitchell & Yann Bordier are passionate about providing an OSCAR programme which will enrich a child’s creative, cultural and social development. In what talented artists Chris and Yann describe as “A Week of Magic” a good selection of activities presents the enjoyment of discovering new interests, and opportunities to learn new skills in a fun, safe and caring environment. Accomplished painter Patricia Turner will be helping to inspire artistic imagination.

The OSCAR holiday programme for children aged 5 to 12years is held for one week only. Bookings are essential so be in quick. The Old School office is open for registration 10 am – 2 pm Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Place: Old School Arts Centre, 5 Stewart St, Raglan Dates: Mon 9 July to Friday 13 July, 9.00am – 3.00pm Cost: $17 half day, $29 full day, $140 for the week.

Subsidies may be available, please ask.

Contact Raglan Old School Arts Centre for further information 07 825 0023 or email: info@raglanartscentre. co.nz or visit www.raglanartscentre.co.nz

The Raglan Chronicle is runnning another school holiday feature to alert parents and carers to all the entertainment options for their kids.

Its a great opportunity for businesses to promote their products or services and encourage kids and parents to pop in.

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A recent media arts graduate, Turanga’s creative hands have also enjoyed success at the Raglan Art to Wear, winning the People’s Choice award for his joint creation with Renee Davenport, aptly titled, ‘Bird Woman.’  Looking ahead, he  reckons he is keeping his plans “pretty open” adding that, “I know I will  need to make the transition to Auckland where there are more opportunities working in the creative industry.” Maki Nishiyama

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 it all come together as a big The song was inspired highlight as well as “seeing by a an episode of America’s people being really stoked to Next Top Model and addresses be apart of the project.” body image issues that young No stranger to music girls can face. “Fashion videos, he was also involved L - R: Co-founding members of Upper Hutt Posse was an important part in the Mathew Hapeta (MC Wiya) & Dean Hapeta (Te Kupu)   with filming Hamilton-based   music video,” said Turanga,  band NRG Rising’s clip for the   Tracing back the origins UHP are on to their seventh  who worked hard to source  single From Darkness to Light.  of hip hop culture in New studio album and have   garments and pieces for Ariana The video recently  received  Zealand, no conversation expanded their crew, the group  to  wear.    airplay on TV 2 show, I AM   as anything from a would be complete without performing      Eventually enlisting TV, which Turanga said was   to nine-piece band. mentioning NZ’s very first three-piece    a friend to create custom “an awesome buzz.”

More recently, Dean was hip hop group, Upper designs, the clothes, shoes Hutt Posse (UHP) – who instrumental in filming a sixHaving become involved  will be performing this part documentary, Ngatahi and models are an integral with The Porch Recording Saturday 23rd June at the – Know the Links, traveling  part of the clip with the video Studio, producer of Ariana’s     YOT Club as part of their to twenty different countries,  also featuring Turanga’s good music video,through an album tour - “Declaration capturing hip hop culture, friend and past NZ’s Next internship while studying at  street art, and activism among Of Resistance.”  Top Model winner, Danielle Wintec, he said “I think that indigenous and marginalized  Blending the classic boomHayes. music video clips are perfect people around the world.  bap sound of the old school While executing his ideas in that you can do really out “Ngatahi has been a solid  with socio-political lyrics, their and concepts on basically there stuff and it is in the realm  project of mine from the year  1988 debut, ‘E Tu’ marked the 2000 to 2012, it was my ticket “zero budget,” was a bit of  of the music clip world.

I hate    beginnings of a movement, to talk to activists and my way    sending out a message to the   of connecting with people    people of NZ: “E Tu, Stand   through hip hop culture.” he    Proud, Kia Kaha, Say It Loud.”   explains.  “The inspiration that drove     UHP’s latest ‘live band’     us 24 years ago is the same   studio album fuses rap, reggae,        inspiration that drives us today. funk, soul, rock and even a “ said frontman Dean Hapeta  little punk. Keeping true to  a.k.a. Te Kupu.      their roots, their narratives are Originally formed as a  a direct response to uprisings  reggae band including members and social justice movements Dean, brother Matt Hapeta around the world like the recent (MC Wiya), Darryl Thompson Occupy movements.

(DLT) and Aaron Thompson Last visiting Raglan in (Blue Dread), UHP represented 1990, Dean says “touring a voice for marginalized people around the country, Raglan is in NZ society. a place you have to get to,” “Our music  isn’t just for indigenous people, putting out that “we’re sociooppressed    politically aware than any  it reaches  out to all oppressed   other band in the country, but   who  have       people  people –   that doesn’t we don’t        mean     had enough of a greed-driven             know how to party.”     society,” said Dean.

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School outdoor bowls takes off Over the last few weeks Raglan Bowling Club members have enjoyed the company of Year 9 and 10 students from Raglan Area School playing alongside them during regular Wednesday rollups.

Coach Terry Green, long-time local bowler Ross Turner and other club volunteers put the students through their paces covering the essential fundamentals of the game – from there it was simply a case of giving it a go and enjoying themselves.

Some of the students have shown an early

interest in competing in Waikato Secondary Schools fixtures later in the year.

“I’ve seen how they have responded to the coaching sessions Raglan Bowling Club has generously provided. It’s fired a real enthusiasm in them. They have had a lot of fun while learning new skills”, says Deputy Principal, Marlene Smith.

Such has been the success of the first course in basic bowls that the school is keen to send more students along for a taste of the sport in the not-too-distant-future.

Sue Russell

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Is someone close to you about to pass away?

For many of us, planning a funeral is something we tend to avoid until the time is upon us.

As a result it is not uncommon to feel a little overwhelmed by the entire process. So we talked to Matthew Sadlier, the Director of Seddon Park Funeral Home in Hamilton, to find out about what happens during the organisation of a funeral.

One of the first steps after someone close to you passes away is to begin discussions with a funeral director. Aside from looking after the legal administration, a funeral directors main role is to facilitate your wishes, a little bit like an events planner. When asked for advice on how to choose a good fit for you, Matthew’s answer is simple: “A good funeral director sees their role as a calling rather than a job, they have to be compassionate, personable and have a desire to help people celebrate the life of their loved one as part of their own way of grieving”.

It becomes obvious that the culture Matthew has created within his business is to help people get what they need from a funeral as part of their own grieving process.

“Sure there are certain tasks we have to do, like organise flowers, caskets and interments but mostly we have to understand what is important to the family, friends and of course the deceased when it comes to giving them a dignified celebration of their life”.

A funeral director is there to make things easier, and although the Seddon Park team organises funerals every day, they never forget the fact that each one is highly personal to those involved. “Helping people to organise a funeral requires a great deal of compassion, it’s not about ticking off items on a checklist – you almost need to be a sounding board,

event planner and just someone to talk all rolled into one”. One of the key observations that can be made about Matthew and his team is that they all seem to notice the small things, the flowers they liked, the song they listened to, and the memories you shared; they then help you to share and celebrate those things on the day.

Each of us grieve in different ways and funerals play a significant role on the road to closure. For some of us, the organisational side of a funeral gives us time to keep ourselves busy as we come to terms with loosing someone close to us. For others, the process can seem daunting at an already difficult time.

The measure of a good funeral director is how well they understand each individual they deal with and whether they accommodate accordingly.

Seddon Park Funeral Home has two key strengths; the first is, by far, the people. Each director has been handpicked by Matthew because of their individual ability to relate to people and to organise meaningful funerals without being overbearing. The second strength has to be the facilities; Seddon Park is a purpose-built venue which includes a chapel, catering rooms and plenty of parking.

“We’ve tried to make things easier for the families that deal with us. Of course we’ll organise whatever you wish, but we have facilities here which we encourage people to use if it suits them.”

The team at Seddon Park Funeral Home can be best described as helpful, compassionate and approachable. If you or someone close to you would like FREE advice on organising the funeral of a loved one, the team are only a phone call away.

Call Seddon Park Funeral Home on (07) 846 1561.

RAGLAN JUNIOR SOCCER 16.06.12 RAGLAN JUNIOR RUGBY 16.05.12 GRADE

RESULT PLAYERS OF THE DAY

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5th Kingies

Won 6 - 3

6 Black Lost 75 - 80 Brae Wilson & Riley Hartgill

6 Stingrays

Won 10 - 5 Levon Ladewig

6 Penguins

Won 4 - 3 Sonny Hosking

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7th Snappers

Lost 1 - 2 Caleb Breen

8th Orcas

Won 8 - 0 Emanual Ringia

8th Sharks

Lost 2 - 4 Braeden Rossiter

9th Manta Rays

Won 3 - 1 Tobias Bird

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Won 110 - 70 Hudson Bidois & Darryl Patterson

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Won 85 - 20 Sky Reid & Josh Salmon

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Lost 15 - 85 Tawhiri Barber-Salvation

11th BYE N/A

10th Seasnakes Won 5 - 0 Dughall Eadie

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11th Bull Sharks Lost 0 - 1 Noah Garside

13th BYE N/A

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Lost 7 - 17 Whaiangaroa Riki-Wahanga & Keeton Neels

Students with Ross Turner and Terry Green (from Bowling Club) as well as Marlene Smith (centre seated - school DP)

Raglan Light Exercise Group: still going strong

The Raglan Light Exercise Group is all about maintaining our mobility in our twilight years.

We were formed all those years ago along guidelines from Sports Waikato, Waikato Health (Green Prescription), the Raglan medical profession and other interested parties of our community. We are possibly the longest running group formed

by Sports Waikato.

Today we have grown, we own a extensive array of light exercise equipment, we have an excellent instructor, Julie Cockram, and great support and participation by members from our community. For over six years we have met in the Gospel Chapel in Taipari

Avenue, on Mondays and Thursdays from 10am till 11am. There are regularly over twenty members participating at each session.

The Wednesday class just recommenced, and is at 2.00pm. It features exercises with swiss balls, pilates, body flexibilities, and core strengthing.

We are about careful light exercise using stretching bands and weights, working ligaments, muscles, tendons and joints all over our bodies from the neck to our toes, and our members know how we make a difference to their daily lives.

Come down and see us, you will be made most welcome.

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The Mid Winter Swim is this Saturday!

Every year the community of Raglan comes together to celebrate Mid-winter by holding a mid-winter swim at the Kopua Domain.

This event is normally organised and sponsored by Ray White Real Estate.

This Saturday the Raglan Community House will be supporting the event by holding a “Snow on the beach festival” and importing 7 tonnes of snow on to the Raglan waterfront for the children of Raglan to play and have fun on. Many children in Raglan will not have seen real snow and for them this will be a real treat to build snowmen, have a snowball fight and ride a toboggan.There will be hot drinks and snacks to warm up the children, families and winter swim participants. See you there from 12pm this Saturday!

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Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)

AUCTION - Fri 6th July 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan Enter the Auction property address in either YouTube or Google for video.

BEACH BUM’S BLISS!

A FINE STARTER

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Entry level opportunity!! This original 1940’s weatherboard home occupying a 423sqm free hold site. With the preferred northern aspect, the elevated site is bathed in sunshine and has views out to Mt Karioi. This character home offers two bedrooms, spacious kitchen/dining, separate cosy lounge, and wooden floors throughout. There is a large entertaining deck at the front, lots of off street parking and to the rear of the property is a 2 level grassed back yard. Prior auction offers OPEN HOME considered.

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LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. You don’t have to be a millionaire to own your dream home. This wonderfully sunny, open plan 2 bedroom bach has just been given a new lease on life, nothing left to do but enjoy the incredible surroundings. Feel the sand beneath your feet the second you arrive and of course, a view to die for! But wait, there’s more… A caravan outside and ablution block with shower for the many guests you will have knocking on the door. It doesn’t take long to realise there really is no better place to be!!

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ID#RAG21141

MODERN CONTEMPORARY LIVING

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Whether you are looking for a superb holiday getaway or an excellent permanent home, you must view this property! Located at the end of a cul-desac, boarding the Estuary, looking out to the sea this property offers privacy and sun. This generous sized home has open plan living, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, second lounge and decks facing north and the views. Prior auction offers considered.

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LILY STREET COTTAGE

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Step into this delightful character cottage and be charmed!! A perfect holiday home - a short stay holidays business already operating. 2 bedrooms, large open plan living that flows out through 2 sets of french doors onto a wrap around deck. The bonus is the delightful, romantic, caravan tucked off the deck!

Privacy and tranquillity, easy walk to the wharf, parks, beach and town. Prior auction offers considered.

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The location is perfect. Easy walk to town, beach, parks, just minutes to the Kaitoke walking track, peek of the estuary and great views of Mt Karioi from the lounge and deck.

Very low maintenance, two double bedroom home and carport with nicely planted out grounds. There is also the added bonus of great dry storage under the house. This is a sunny warm little house, a dream starter in a great location. Prior auction offers considered.

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LOCATION AND VIEWS $320,000

Revel in the views of Mt Karioi while relaxing on the deck with a gin and tonic. This home has much to offer, 3 double bedrooms plus a large games room and a new kitchen, this property is a must see. Ample off street parking, garaging and a great outdoor entertainment area.

Location is everything, short walk to shops and safe swimming, park the car and walk away.

Perfect for first time home buyers, investors or as an ideal holiday home. This vendor is realistic and is awaiting offers.

ID#RAG21144

ID#RAG21140

APARTMENT STYLE LIVING - 2 Town Houses 11/25 Violet St - $350,000 ID#RAG20627 25L Violet St - $325,000 ID#RAG21021 Both apartments have 2 bedrooms, single garage with internal access.

North facing decking to enjoy the view. Located close to Cox Bay Low maintenance, great retirement or Raglan retreat!

OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20627

Saturday 2pm 11/25 and 25L Violet St

KIWI QUARTER ACRE $108,500 This section has to go! Your gain!!!

Last chance at a land grab…. section sales are booming, volume of cheap sections for sale is low – this may well be your final opportunity to purchase a section at this low price. There is only one way to go with section values when these last few have sold and that is up. Land area 1034m2. Make an appointment to view!!!

ID#RAG21088

TOTAL LIFESTYLE PACKAGE! Make the time to discover this very substantial and spacious lifestyle residence complete with 6 bedrooms, office, master ensuite and separate bathroom. This 2 storey property features large decking with outdoor entertaining, maximizing views over Otonga Valley. On the ground level there are multiple living areas, a top notch

WAITETUNA VALLEY $625,000 kitchen and access to decks with outdoor living and a beautiful level lawn. This 5.71 property has a 3 bay shed, chicken house, fruit trees, established grounds and a great rural outlook. This home must be viewed to be appreciated!

ID#RAG21094

OPEN HOME Sunday 2-3pm 128d Otonga Valley Rd

Don’t forget, Winter Swim with Snow on the Beach this Saturday 12pm, Kopua Domain!

A REAL HOME $465,000 • 3 double bedrooms plus office • Open plan, walk in pantry • Great decking • Views of inner harbour • Easy care 405m² section • Garden lovers delight

OPEN HOMES this weekend 23rd & 24th June Saturday 2pm – 16a Lily Street

Sunday 11am - 21b Long Street

Saturday 2pm – 22 Government

Sunday 1pm – 10b Wainamu Road

Saturday 2pm - 2 units 11/25 Violet St

Sunday 2pm – 37b Taipari Avenue

- 25L Violet St

Sunday 2-3pm – 128d Otonga Valley Road

ID#RAG20672

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