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1st May 2014 - Issue #391

Open Homes

Open Homes

Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

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SUNNY SIDE $295,000 - 122012 HELEN Valley Rd - 69d Otonga21 AUCTION Fri 3rd February AUCTION 2012 UP - Fri 6pm 3rd Ray February White Office, - 6pm 21PLACE Bow RaySt,White Raglan Office, Bow St, Raglan

• Located right in the heart of Raglan

NEW BEGINNINGS Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden 3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.

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OPEN HOME Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road

NEW BEGINNINGS • Walk to shops, cafes, school and beach.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

TOP SHELF PROPERTY

Fabulous family living / Easy care garden

Fabulous family living / Easy care garden

Sun drenched open plan living & decks

Sun drenched open plan living & decks

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O’Byrne – 027 3Stephen dble brms + office, entertainers kitchen

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

Double garaging with internal access Double garaging with internal access Large paved entertainment area

Large paved entertainment area

Prior Auction offers considered

Prior Auction offers considered

RAG#20923

OPEN HOME Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

TRUCK & VAN DELIVERIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats • 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats What more could you ask for?

NEW• 2SERVICES! - VAN DELIVERIES Office & rumpus, single garage, • 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs • You’ll love this very tidy, cute 2 bedroom internal access

Departing Returning/Arriving • Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views • Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), Morning: 8.00am 11.00am home positioned for maximum sunshine • 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location • 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location well planted garden Afternoon: 1.30pm 4.30pm • Single Garage & Storage Shed • Single Garage & Storage Shed • &Easy care, north facing with large wrap 3973m² fenced ready for a new family Prior Auction offers Prior Auction offers Prior Auction offers around deck Local Business Serving Raglan District Since 1996 considered. considered. considered.

OPEN HOME OPEN HOME OPEN HOME • Situated in quiet cul-de-sac with 1/3 sh in Saturday 11am Saturday 12pm Saturday 12pm ID#RAG20938 ID#RAG20952 ID#RAG20952 297 Te Papatapu Road 335 Wainui Road 335 Wainui Road 1151m2 Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting

TOP SHELF PROPERTY brms + office, entertainers kitchen Michelle O’Byrne - 021 8893 dble 448

Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd

RAG#20923

OPEN HOME Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

STEP INTO THE MARKET

STEP INTO THE MARKET

ID#RAG20964

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Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the 4073 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 Saturday 1pm 6 Violet Street

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 Saturday 1pm 6 Violet Street

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The Raglan Pipe Band proceeds up Bow Street during the ANZAC Parade 2014

Banteay Srey Cambodian Restaurant. Dine in or takeaway. 23 Bow Street........825 0952

To the Editor, It’s often said that Raglan is a small town with a big heart. One place that this is demonstrated is the way people drive their cars in Bow Street.

Although the ‘raised crossings’ say Jo’s Takeaways. Te Kopua Domain......................................................825 8761 the pedestrians have to give way to traffic, Raglan drivers always pause and let the pedestrians cross first, and where people cross Wainui Road from The Shack over to Blacksand Cafe, drivers stop well back from the compulsory stop and wave the Marlin Cafe & Grill. Dine in. On the Wharf...........................................825 0010 walkers across. I like the way this happens even though the road signs dictate that the reverse should happen.

When I first moved to Raglan I asked how come it was that there were no designated pedestrian crossings in The Shack. Dine in or Takeaway. 19 Bow Street..................................825 0027 Bow Street and that cars and trucks had the right of way. The reason given was that Bow Street and Wallis Streets were part of the state highway network and Transit (NZTA) would not allow any pedestrian crossings The Raglan Club. Dine in or Takeaway. 22-24 Bow Street.................. 825 8278 to go in. A few years later the state highway designation was removed and State Highway 23 shortened back to the town boundary just East of the Manukau Road intersection.

Waikato District Council took over management of Bow Street and it became a regular town street.

A few years ago, Waikato District Council did a study on a bypass for Raglan.

Three alternatives were considered. Two were rejected as not being affordable. The third option of widening Bankart St was selected and now a good deal of the traffic for Raglan West and the Whaanga Coast uses this road rather than go through Bow Street.

The way that Raglanders drive with care in Bow Street at low speeds, ignoring the quirky Council signs and giving way to people walking across the streets is great. I’ve noticed though that this is really confusing to visitors who drive and obey the normalforecasts meaning of these road signs. It WeatherMap - New Zealand weather seems that every day more and more Mass on Saturday evenings at 5 pm. people are discovering the magic of Raglan and visitor numbers are 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays in Raglan Caring for the ones you love increasing. This causes a problem as 2nd and 4th Saturdays in Te Mata

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DISCLAIMER

To the Editor, Last week I was privileged to attend a Business After Five Event at Xtreme Waste. Although I thought I knew quite a bit about this wonderful community enterprise, there’s always more to learn - and learn I did!

I also bought Aaron Mooar’s DVD, ‘Xtreme Waste, Community Enterprise.’ What a fantastic film it is.

It perfectly captures the humour, the tension, the struggles and the sheer perseverance and adherence to the strong environmental and community vision of those who established and work at Xtreme.

The focus on Xtreme’s commitment to achieving business, environmental, community and social goals came through loud and clear in the movie. As a result Xtreme and Raglan are leading the way for NZ in developing a culture that encompasses all four goals. It reconfirmed my belief that you often can’t measure the value of something in a simplistic, monetary only, linear way.

But this is more than just a film about Xtreme Waste. This is a film about our Raglan community, about visionary change and strong supporting beliefs and values. It’s about leading the way and getting on and doing stuff.

I want to thank Aaron for producing a wonderful film and thank http://www.weathermap.co.nz/?p=ragla Xtreme Waste for your fantastic and ever-evolving work as part of our community.

Stephanie Philp, Raglan

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locals drive one way in Bow Street and visitors drive another way.

I believe that the time is right to officially recognise and protect the way Raglanders drive in and walk across Bow Street by designating Bow Street and the adjacent area of Wainui Road as a shared zone with people walking having priority and cars limited to a speed of 10 kmph.

This would make it clear to visitors, just how they are expected to drive in Bow Street.

Rodger Gallagher, Raglan

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Downtown packed as Raglan pays tribute to the fallen

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n unexpectedly fine morning and an abundance of holidaymakers still about town made for a crowded Anzac Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph in downtown Raglan last Friday.

With seating for official guests also pushed out into the street by the security fencing surrounding the under-refurbishment council offices, it was a packed affair and few of the hundreds who turned out to pay their respects to those who gave their lives during wartime had an unimpeded view of proceedings.

However that did little to detract from an occasion which Raglan RSA president Colin Hodkinson described as “particularly good this year”. He said numbers were up and there was some very positive feedback, a lot of it from people in town for the long weekend.

He cited the case of a visitor who came across to talk to him as he was taking down the flag mid-afternoon. “She said it was a wonderful service, mentioned how well the young boy [Anzac essay competition winner Lennox Reynolds] spoke and said it was good to see such a great community spirit in Raglan.”

In typical laidback Raglan fashion it was looking only a quarter hour or so out from the start of the service that some of the usual parade participants might have gone AWOL.

But then almost flash-mob style the parade suddenly came together in Wainui Road and the revived Raglan Pipe Band – its numbers bolstered for the occasion by outof-town band members – led off the short march to the Cenotaph followed by the Red Cross donkey, two soldiers on horseback, a good turnout of local war veterans, the army, navy and air force and finally the various local services.

All present, Colin Hodkinson then gave a brief welcome – mentioning first the “lovely fine incorrectly forecasted day” – before turning it over to the Anglican Church’s Kathleen Gavin and local kaumatua Sean Ellison to conduct a largely traditional Christian-based service.

But even that was not entirely without a Raglan flavour, with local muso and

Raglan Mudsharks co-founder Dave Maybee propping up the singing of ‘How Great Thou Art’ with guitar accompaniment.

Proceedings culminated – as is Anzac Day tradition – with wreath-laying, the Last Post, a Silence, the Ode and then, in a relatively recent departure from tradition, the national anthems of both Australia and New Zealand.

One of the top army brass taking part in last Friday’s service was Colonel Barry Dreyer, who Colin Hodkinson describes as a “kind of a patron” of the 16th Field Regiment of which 161 Battery is a part.

The Linton-based battery was “adopted” by Raglan during the Vietnam War years, and it was Colonel Dreyer who led the battery’s first ‘Freedom of the City’ parade in Raglan 40-odd years ago. A. T

Raglan lacrosse lover turns out for NZ in Anzac tourney

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will be familiar to regular customers of Raglan Fish Market on the wharf – loves to play lacrosse, and on Anzac Day got to be part of a national women’s team that helped mark an abandoned trans-Tasman sporting clash famously dubbed “the game that never was”.

The commemorative New Zealand versus Australia tournament marked not only the centenary of World War One but also an important date in the history of lacrosse in both New Zealand and Australia. The tournamentwas held at College Rifles Park in Remuera – a ground steeped in military history – and kicked off with an Anzac parade of its own.

Jordan was delighted to be playing for the NZ BLAX – as the national women’s lacrosse team is known – and also that by a series of coincidences she’d finally found her way back to a favourite sport from her American

high school days.

While she’d brought her lacrosse stick all the way from the States to Australia when studying there, Jordan couldn’t find a team to play for and left it behind when she continued on to New Zealand. But she was excited to spot down at Raglan wharf one day a guy wearing a NZ lacrosse hoodie – the game was only revived here in the year 2000 -- and he put her in touch with a Waikato coach.

She’s now hellbent on making it to the sport’s next world cup in 2017 and even nurses hopes she can get the team game of her native America going in Raglan.

As part of last week’s Auckland tournament the actual “game that never was” – so called because a men’s lacrosse match between New Zealand and Australia was abandoned in 1914 with the outbreak of World War I – was finally played 100 years on in honour of the Anzacs who fought in the war.

The College Rifles Club - established in 1897 - is itself named after a military unit,

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

Jordan Newberry in her match kit

many of whose members fought in World War I. If you’re interested in playing lacrosse in Raglan, email jnew102@gmail.com or phone 022 301 1086. E Symes

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Changes afoot: Keith Savage and RUMA are on the move

L a shop in downtown Raglan for the

ongtime local Keith Savage has run

past 18 years, but now he says it’s time for a change.

And that means Volcom Lane will lose from the end of this month one of its main drawcards – the large, eclectic, stylishly cluttered Right Up My Alley, or RUMA as it’s also known.

For a good decade now RUMA has lured in passers-by with a colourful mix of old and new, native and exotic – everything from antique and contemporary furniture to tribal art, possum fur, merino wool and jewellery.

But Keith reckons he’s done his time in retail and is now ready to move on, though admittedly not far – essentially he’ll continue trading in the same sorts of lines, only from home.

However the 58 year old, who ran the popular Raglan Dealers in Bow Street for eight

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years before setting up RUMA, points out that closing up shop will also allow him to get out and about more and to investigate markets and fairs he’s only had time to dabble in.

“There’s lots of possibilities,” he told the Chronicle last week as he prepared for a closing-down sale with 30 percent off everything. “And it will involve a bit of travel.”

The one-time Raglan tradie – he was a painter and plasterer for 10 years before going into retail – can do that now his two Raglan born and bred children have flown the nest.

On a practical level that has also freed up two rooms for other things in the Violet Street home he shares with partner Lisa Kerrisk, who until this year has also run the shops with him.

“We bought them together … we bought at the right time, things went well and everything peaked,” Keith says of their success.

With RUMA the couple aimed for an eclectic mix of wares that complemented and took in both their tastes, they say on their

website, Lisa early on collecting and making jewellery – costume and vintage – and adding crystals and fossils to the range.

Then came possum fur and merino wool products, tribal and hip scarves, while Keith was forever on the lookout for art and antiques including quality handmade items that stood the test of time – interesting things that don’t have barcodes, he explains.

Many nations of the world are represented in their collection of stock, Keith adds proudly.

Lisa’s now leaving most of the shop stuff to Keith while she pursues other interests, both at the Herbal Dispensary where she now works and at home where she’s set up a beauty therapy room after studying and re-qualifying in her chosen field of some decades ago.

Lisa admits she hasn’t quite accepted they’re closing. “I love our shop but I believe that if you close one door others will open.”

Keith will now shift his focus to home too, building up further the successful online business he’s operated for some time now under the same RUMA name – which, incidentally, came about through an auctioneer friend of his frequently calling him to say he had something “right up your alley”.

It means more work for Keith on Facebook and the internet – which, he says, has always been a tool to direct people to the shop – and he will possibly now list on Trade Me as well.

While he admits he may miss the foot traffic of the past decades, Keith’s looking forward to the “blank page” before him. “I’ve enjoyed being in the shops … I’ve met some great people (customers) and made good friends through the business. I have totally no regrets.”

And he’s adamant it’s not the rent that’s persuaded him to shut up shop. Rent is inevitable, he insists. “It’s a small part of any business, and if rent’s a problem you shouldn’t be in business.”

Visit Right Up My Alley at www.ruma. co.nz or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ pages/Right-Up-My-Alley.

Edith Symes

Auction items flow in as KASM fundraiser nears

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ore than 50 items – some valued at over $1000 – are set to go under the hammer at this Saturday night’s big KASM music/ auction fundraiser at the Raglan Club.

Items which event-goers will be able to bid on now include tickets on the Forgotten World Railway Adventure Tour, party catering by renowned Raglan foodie Colin Chung accompanied by live music from Acoustic Spirit, a supermarket trolley dash and beautiful works of art and items of clothing.

Auction items revealed earlier range from a luxury overnight cruise on the Wahine Moe to a surprise session from Ani and and her Masterchef husband Aaron Brunet, a Magic Mountain horse trek for two and a team rugby training session from All Black great Josh Kronfeld.

The KASM committee says the steady flow of offers has been “incredibly uplifting” and reinforces the Raglan community’s commitment to the fight against seabed sand mining – a threat which has recently come even closer to home, it adds, with TransTasman Resources now planning to mine just off Ruapuke.

Funds raised on Saturday night will help pay for lawyers, scientists and other experts engaged by KASM to argue its case at Environmental Protection Authority hearings currently being held around the North Island.

Bands set to perform at the event are headed up by the legendary Raglan Mudsharks – with Midge Marsden – and Moana and the Tribe, also a band with strong local connections.

Tickets cost $20 and are available from the Raglan Club, the Raglan Information Centre and Whaingaroa Environment Centre at the town hall.

E Symes

‘Green dinner’ to knock or not to knock?

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That will be a question discussed over dinner when Raglan Green Party members and supporters have another of their popular ‘green dinners’ next Monday.

The Green Party aims on 25 May to knock on 10,000 doors to kick off their election campaign. Raglan Greens need to decide whether Raglan people will welcome the option of discussing politics on their doorsteps; if you have a view on that comment on the Raglan Greens Facebook page, or come to the dinner.

Apart from that, the Green Dinner will

follow the now usual format of having informal discussions over a range of Green topics and what help can be given to the Green Party’s election campaign. It will probably include speculation on the whereabouts of the Green’s Taranaki-King Country candidate, Robert Moore, who is currently walking somewhere north of Hanmer Springs. He was going to walk the whole of the Te Araroa trail to get a beter idea of the country he one day hopes to represent. However, the announcement that the election had been brought forward to September, caused a change of plan and he now plans to stop walking and start campaigning in late May, having walked 1,300km from Bluff to Picton.

His progress can be intermittently followed at http://halfwayaroundthesun.co.nz.

The Green Party has always polled well in Raglan; 28% at the 2011 election. If you are interested in finding out more about the Party, the people and the policies, you are welcome to come along – and to participate fully in the always-delicious shared meal and discussion about plans for election campaign.

We will be joined by Daphne Bell and others of the Hamilton Greens involved in the Green Campaign in Hamilton.

The dinner will be at 41 Point Street (the middle concrete driveway at the bottom of the street), 6.15pm on Monday 5 May. J Lawson

‘Show Off’ supporting IRU

Opinion: Placemaking There’s nothing like coming back to Raglan and catching the view from the top of Bow St across town to the ocean to make me relax after a hectic trip into Hamilton.

First aid: Show Off sales items in support of the Westpac Rescue chopper

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etting behind a worthy cause, local business Show Off is helping the Westpac Trust to raise funds for their new rescue helicopter - the BK117 ZKIRU - servicing the Waikato and King Country region.

Selling delectable punnets of pineapple and raspberry nougat at her jewellery store on Bow Street, owner Adele Wooller thought it was a great cause to support and particularly relevant to Raglan as a community that relies on the helicopter service.

Founded in 1987, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter has touched the lives of almost 10,000 patients. In Raglan itself, the helicopter has visited numerous times, assisting in emergencies and getting patients to the Hospital when time is of the essence.

In 2011, after 25 years of service the Westpac Trust saw the need for a new helicopter and started a fundraising campaign with a target to raise around

$4.5million. Having raised over $2million so far but the journey is not quite over yet.

With help from communities and businesses like Show Off, the Trust is ready to showcase the new Westpac Rescue Helicopter IRU this Sunday at an open day at Waikato Hospital.

Visit Show Off and show your support by purchasing some yummy nougat.

Westpac will also be holding an open day this weekend.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter Open Day @ Jennian Hangar, Waikato Hospital, Sunday 5th May, 10am to 2pm: The Westpac Rescue Pilots and Crew are opening the helipad to our community.

Come and check out IRU - your new Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Each year, thousands of parents and children drop by to get their photo in the chopper and to enter the free draw for a scenic flight. Meet the teams from the Police Dog Section, Armed Offenders, St John Ambulance, NZ Fire Service, Coastguard and more.

Maki Nishiyama

And there’s nothing like bumping into friends down Bow Street to really make me feel like I’m home either. Sometimes it can take half an hour to walk from the town hall down to the water because of the people you bump into – you couldn’t live in Hamilton long enough to bump into people that often, and nor would you want to.

There are plenty of other things that make Raglan the town we love and I know we’re all ready to defend Raglan from anything that would change that. I worry though, that just trying to prevent change isn’t going to keep us where we want to be. I think we need to try and identify the things that work for us and make sure we get more of it.

I hate the phrase ‘change is inevitable’ but look at the aerial photos of Bow St from 1951 and 2007.

Most of the empty sections have been filled in and the number of cars has multiplied to the point where it looks like we’ve being taken over by an alien species.

It wasn’t all bad change though, I’m sure no one wants the power poles and ugly asphalt footpath to come back on Bow Street. The addition of bench seating seems pretty popular too, even if some of it curves the wrong way, forcing you to face away from the person next to you.

So what does work for us? The slow pace and the experience of bumping into friends down the main street are two things that come to mind for me. Back before cars the marketplace was the centre of life in a town, everyone was on foot and it was a big social experience. These days lots of us love to drive past the shops and see who’s around, even when we’re just driving through town. Cars are an important part of the experience now (I like being on the grass median where you can say hello to the driver as they go by) but have we got the balance right? If this is a meeting place for the community how much of Bow St needs to be given over to asphalt? In actual fact we could take back

large amounts of the road space right now, without affecting the road layout or the parking spaces.

Being forgotten about for so long was one of the things that contributed to Raglan’s uniqueness; Council masterplans probably weren’t seen around here for most of the 20th century. Down Cliff St, the variety of old baches, built randomly in different eras, with different styles, and then added onto is something you’ll never see in a new subdivision. The narrow road that runs off into the grass under the trees wouldn’t be allowed either but it causes drivers to naturally slow down and it makes the place safer. I’d much rather have that in Raglan than the Hamilton-style curb and channel that spreads through town with every big redevelopment.

This is where we come to Placemaking (yes, you knew this is where I was going). This is the one council process that doesn’t involve a master plan and a master designer. The consultant overseeing the project didn’t come here to tell us how the town should look; he came here with a process that lets us decide for ourselves how it should look.

This is our chance to make sure we maintain the slow paced vibe of Raglan, it’s our chance to make sure it takes even longer to walk down Bow St because everyone loves hanging out there. We can also use it to do things like connect the shopping area down through to the jetty and stop the shops

by Orca feeling out on a limb.

This is a new way of working with the community for our council and everyone is still figuring out exactly how it might go but I hope we can refine the process and get it working really well – because some time in the future the driving surface of Bow St is reportedly going to need reengineering and at that point we’ll probably have another masterplan thrust at us – another masterplan where one mistake is multiplied out 10 times and we get no say in the details of our lives.

Another masterplan where decisions get made by the consultant who put in the lowest bid and didn’t have any time to figure out which way the seats should curve.

If we can’t stop change, we can at least be in control of it. Aaron Mooar

Annual race hosted on Raglan harbour Whaingaroa Whanau Hoe Waka is hosting our Annual Waka Ama Race on the Raglan harbour this weekend.

The first of the 3 race starts will be just off the Opotoru Estuary entrance at 9am. We have 40 waka (240 paddlers) registered in this race alone.

With 400 more paddlers lining up for the 4 other race starts.

The main 24km races start at 10.30am and 2pm inside the estuary just of the Te Kopua boat ramp.

This is the 20th Anniversary of this event which has grown into one of the largest and longest running Waka Ama races in New Zealand.

Races includes a 12km SUP race (starting at 10.40am) and we have local entries in the Junior Men 8km, Mens 12km and SUP division.

Good vantage points for watching the races will be at Te Kopua, along

Cliff Street, and at the Wharf.

Whaingaroa Hoe Race Page Program www.wakaama.co.nz/ racecalendar/lookup/929 All enquiries to whaingaroahoe@ gmail.com

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NZ Music month hits the YOT Club To celebrate New Zealand Music month we’ll be treating punters to a series of free entry nights this week at the YOT Club.

Tonight (Thursday) sees the return of one of the town’s favourite bands, The Hollow Grinders. These Surf / Punk pioneers will be playing their first gig in Raglan for ages.

Playing alongside The Hollow Grinders will be Arthur Ahbez and Super Bird. Arthur’s music ranges from somber acoustic folk tracks through to loud swinging hip jams, with his stated aim of pushing open doors and inviting people to take part in the moment.

Friday sees local funk soul brothers Fanga and Andy bring their respective record collections to The Yotty. Expect some old classics over many genres, with a few surprises. The league test will be shown weather permitting on the 16 square metre screen outside, with full sound as well, as on the TV’s inside.

Saturday sees Yot Club resident Bubby play a collection of rock, funk, dance, drum and bass for your musical pleasure On Sunday local DJ’s Matt Duff and Chris Rayner bring their party brand DMTH to the Yot Club. Their last visit resulted in a packed dance floor the whole night

Hollow Grinders to play Yot Club as people grooved to their deep minimal tech house sounds Upcoming gigs at the Yot Club include drum and bass artist Trei on the 9th. Trei is smashing it out of the park at the moment with overseas releases topping Beatport charts world wide, cementing Trei s reputation alongside State of Mind, The Upbeats and Concord Dawn as one of the worlds most in demand drum and bass DJs/ producers.

Local lads The Brown Brothers put on one of their always eagerly anticipated gigs on the 10th May. Auckland rapper poet singer Tourettes plays the Yot Club with

Australian singer Ben Salter on the 16th May. Auckland band Blood Bags play the 24th, and Cornerstone Roots play Queens Birthday Sunday with 3 Doors Down and Jamin-i.

The Yot Club is open 7 days from midday with great food, free pool, free wifi, free karaoke, sky sport and now the capacity to take anything from the internet/ you tube and play on one or more of our TV’s. Thinking more surfing, snowboarding than porn of course. Late nights Wednesday ‘till Sunday.

Maki Nishiyama

exploring making Bow Street more pedestrian friendly.

The intersection of Bow Street, Cliff Street, Wallis Street, and Nero Street is already a safety concern and confusing to guests to the town so to suggest imposing even more traffic to an existing problem is unfortunate.

I look forward to the ideas and concepts of the ‘living spaces’ working group being forwarded to the Raglan Community Board for vetting, governance and oversight as required by Local Government Legislation.

It is disappointing that elected representatives do not trust their own community and keep wasting money on outside consultants for, at times, expensive stuff ups when the skills sets are already in this community and would be gifted for free. The best consultants are local residents

who look out their window every day observing a problem and have figured out how to rectify it simply.

I could quite easily design a consultative process for a business area Structure Plan that the whole community would be comfortable with, including consultation carried out by community volunteers, appropriate governance and oversight, and the only costs would be secretarial support, some specialist input on ‘Best Practice”, i.e. minimising reverse sensitivity issues (planning speak for nuisance from neighbours), managerial coordination, printing, independent survey and District Plan change costs. Some of these costs may not be necessary. A number of people in this town could design and facilitate that process. For free and get it right.

Matt Holl

Dr Oliver Russell, Dr. Damian Kitcheman, Dr. Marcia Mitchley

10 Bankart Street, Raglan

Opinion: Matts Monologue Ye ole concept of blocking off the traffic island in Bow St so vehicles in Wainui Road wanting to blast across to the supermarket, have to first go to the bottom of Bow St and then do a U-turn, is a concept stimulating lively debate and some angst.

This is an issue that should be dealt with by a Structure Plan for the Raglan business zone and if “due process” were in place this

idea would merely be assessed in a Structure Plan planning process.

As I do not charge for my consultancy I’ll tell how it is for free.

For blocking traffic movements into Bow Street to be viable we would require a ring road with heaps of strategic parking around the business centre but this cannot be done because there is a harbour in the way. The genesis for the original Raglan Naturally community plan was to obtain a clear community

mandate requesting that Council invest in adequate vehicle parking for Raglan, and this still has not been done.

People going around and round trying to find a convenient parking space creates a lot of the vehicular congestion in Bow Street.

Because of difficult topography there are only two viable roads through Raglan, Bow Street and Bankart Street.

Maintaining the efficiency and safety of those two roads must always be of primary focus when

Area Fishing Report: by the Raglan Wharf Seagull

Fishing has never been better.

We have had a great run, whether fishing up the coast or down on the waterfront with spear chasing after flounder or up the harbour netting.

It has been really nice meeting others out there on the harbour spearing for flounder, fully prepared and getting a good feed for themselves. Inside the Kopua three bridges is a safe place to firstly try and the fish are there, even during early morning darkness and on all tides - other than dead low.

There is still a lot of scoopouts (ashtrays) on the Kopua cockle beds where snapper and trevally have been feeding. We caught a nice 3kg snapper, and other legal snapper, as well as trevally in the shallows on high tide up the harbour. We were in less than 4m of water and they went ‘whamo’

when hooked.

Plenty of mullet were also going through the flounder net up the harbour and we did net one large one.

Outside the harbour we have often caught our limit in under an hour and some snapper of size were weighed at the Raglan Club Inc weigh station. We have also lost some bigger fish.

There is still a temperature of 19 and no tuna or marlin sightings.

Bottom fishing is still all on in the shallows, pretty much full on, caught a good size john dory amongst the snapper, gurnard and kahawai.

Very happy.

‘Smokem Raglan’ went really well. A lot of interest was shown in the filleting of flounder and a few people gave it a go. You need to cook it though then you would see the real value on why many of us prefer to fillet flounder and then cook.

General secrets of smoking fish.

Remove the backbone. Salt the night before and keep chilled. Salt is used to make moisture and for taste. Next morning, paper towel off as much moisture and salt as you can. The more moisture out the better. Remove all scale, blood and bits of gut and give the fish a general tidy up.

Add preferred sweetener: brown sugar, golden syrup, maple syrup, then sprinkle your herb.

Fresh is best, scissor rosemary, thyme, coriander or basil leaves then smoke. Temperature is critical to start with. We are not steaming fish but you need an even moderate temperature and smoke for as long as possible without drying the fish too much.

Tight lines. Fish are in great condition now but as always carefully choose the conditions for your fishing days.

The Raglan Wharf Seagull.

The rain has been so good but look at the garden soil. All is germinating now, weeds too, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers all those free range seeds in the garden are off.

Just loosen the crust of the soil with a flat hoe until you decide what next best to grow. It is time to establish winter plants and seeds before the real chill of winter arrives. Its time to plant vegetables, like carrots, all brassicas, broad beans, silver beet, winter lettuce and try kale, maybe coloured for a flower garden show.

Flowers, the garden centres have lots of stock available. When buying get plants not too well forward, iceland poppies, calendulas (an English marigold), violas, pansies, polyanthus, primulas, and cineraries. This is the last month for spring bulb planting.

Garden maintenance: start now.

Dig old composts into your garden to build it up, then full the compost with leaves and clean foliage.

Garden mulch and pea straw should be dug in with nitrogen fixing nodules.

Fruit trees and the new seasons roses are planted now. Pruning of fruit trees can start as leaves are lost and take all cuttings of fushias, roses, and split root stocks of dahlias, chrysanthemum, lilies and lift corms of begonias. Cyclamen flowering for indoors are at their best from now on.

Moon. New moon has gone on the 29th April, seed planting from the 3rd May to the 11th. New moon 29th May, full moon on the 15th.

RAGLAN CHRONICLE KIDS GIVEAWAY.

Broad Bean month. Those yummy beans. 8 packets of 12 beans. Plus I have put in a few lupin seeds. Just plant shallow in clean garden soil. Beans may need later stick support.

Kids experiment. Put a seed in a glass jar against the glass side with moist soil. Watch that seed germinate, see how the root grows to a long length before the sprout reaches the surface. Take it to school to show your teacher. Later transplant it into your garden.

Enjo the time in the garden .

The Raglan Wharf Seagull.

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This month: What’s Bokashi and Why worms?

Food waste makes up around 40% of the waste thrown out by households. The average household in NZ throws out 1.5 kilos of food waste a day. Save your waste from the landfill and turn it into something useful. There are lots of compost options - sometimes a combination works best.

Composting booklets available at the Environment Centre for $2!

1. Thermaculture = Hot compost What: Black bins, crates or compost heaps Pros: Cheap or free to start.

What it takes: Time - hot compost takes

Winter is a great time to try Bokashi!

longer to breakdown. It also needs turning to ensure even breakdow - layers of organic waste should alternate between green fresh

Bokashi is Japanese for “fermented organic matter.”

Bokashi, also available at the Environment Centre, is a great compost system for smaller households with less organic waste or less space for a compost bin. It’s quick and easy! Just add organic waste to your Bokashi bucket with a tablespoon of CompostZing. When the bucket is full, place out of direct sunlight and your food waste will pickle! In 10 days, bury your food waste in the garden. In 4 weeks, the food waste will be completely incorporated into the soil, which will be ready to grow healthy and productive plants!

In winter, this is a great way to prepare your beds for spring planting.

stuff and brown dry stuff

2. Bokashi compost

What: Buckets with Zing! (See article) Pros: Small system which can be kept under

the benchtop and used with meat, acidic and cooked foods too.

What it takes: Needs to be dug into ground. It’s awesome for the garden!

3. Vermiculture = worm compost

What: Can be an old bath tub or a purchased

bin like Hungry Bins Pros: Processes organic waste super fast and creates high-quality fertiliser.

What it takes: Worms need a good home and to be fed what they like - for example: they take meat only in very small quantities.

The Environment Centre has 10 or 15 litre Bokashi buckets.

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hungry bin - eats waste Hungry Bins are an easy-to-use worm farm now available in Raglan through Xtreme Waste and the Whaingaroa Environment Centre.

Why worm composting? Worms can eat your food scraps, teabags, coffee grinds, bakery paper bags, tissues and paper towels, or wet cardboard and turn it into the best compost in the world!

The average rubbish bag is 40% organic waste, so that’s 40% less you’ll spend on prepaid rubbish bags! You’ll have high-quality fertilisers for your garden, in your own backyard for free. You’ll be doing your bit for the environment by sending less to landfill. And, of course, you’ll have thousands of new friends! Did you know that worms can live up to 4 years?

Hungry Bins are ideal because they’re really easy to use, but if you are looking for other options - have a look online. There are tray worm farms, stackable bins, or you can make your own with an old sink from Xtreme Waste!

All you need to start your bin is half a kilo of worms and a few bags of compost. Both can be purchased at Xtreme Waste. The worms will breed to suit how much you feed them. At full capacity, a Hungry Bin can take up to 2kgs of food a day and holds about 8000 worms!

We’re working on making food waste collections available but until then we highly recommend composting food waste at home for use in your home gardens.

The great thing about buying a Hungry Bin from Xtreme Waste is that you can always call us if you have questions about your worm farming!

Lots of Raglanites are now using Hungry Bins - including Bizworx Accountancy, Poihakena Marae, Whaingaroa Environment Centre, Raglan Area School and lots of local residents!

Thanks to Trust Waikato and our local EnviroMatters sponsors:

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Backyard Bounty Raglan who wants FREE FRUIT?! We're gearing up to plant more fruit trees in public places this year with our Backyard Bounty project. We need your help to make this happen though, get in touch with us if you're keen to dig in!

We planted over 100 trees last year, and already have more 40 trees to plant thi winter thanks to Lion Club. Come check out our map of public fruit trees in Raglan.

"Even if we started with publicly-owned roadside areas where instead of utilising the land, we spend a significant amount of money mowing the grass.

We could create a veritable cash crop that would improve our standard of living, nutrition, air quality and reduce the bills for mowing all at once.

Do you think that we should utilise our vast amount of publicly owned land to grow food?" - Sam Judd, NZ Herald Timebank members can earn credits for their volunteering time!

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            

              

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      

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             

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             

             

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          

                   

              

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      

     . 

                

            

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              

             

              

              

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              

              

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To Let HOOKEM - TAKE A Kid Fishing Family Fun Day. Saturday 3rd May. Free Entry. Registration 8 - 10am BBQ area.

Raglan Club.

HEALING ROOMS 2nd & 4th Thurs @ Plunket Rooms, 11am – 12.30.

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

WED @ Raglan Club, Fun Quiz 6:45pm.

WEDNESDAYS @ BANTEAY SREY R E S TA U R A N T Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcome. Beginners welcome.

R A G L A N RAMBLERS WED 07 MAY: 9am at carpark next to fire station: Magic Mountain - bring lunch RAGLAN WRITING GROUP 1st and 3rd Tues of the month, 7.15pm at the Community House.

Everyone welcome.

For Sale F I R E W O O D MANUKA Dry $110m3 Ring 825 0522.

F I R E W O O D DRY 6x6 load, macrocarpa $130, pine - $115, delivered ph 021 0771 524 FIREWOOD DRY, shed-stored, manuka, heaped trailer load, $130 delivered ph Dave 825 7270.

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.

Found -brilliant aged classic, solid leather MEN’S derby shoe & desert boot for work and everyday, ... & knits, jackets, shirts !

Come see our winter collection soon!

MAINLY MUSIC: Music & movement programme for preschoolers, Monday & Wednesdays 9:30am @ Te Uku church Hall. Ph 8255199 for more info.

RAGLAN LIGHT E X E R C I S E GROUP. “Making a Difference” Light exercise sessions: Mondays & Thursdays 10am.

St. Peter’s Church Hall, Bow St. All welcome.

INDOOR BOWLS, St. Peters Church Hall, 48 Bow Street, Sundays at 1pm. All welcome.

FUNDRAISER SUPPORTING IRU - THE NEW WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER $8 punnets of delicious Pineapple and Raspberry Nougat.

Available at Show Off 2 Bow Street

THURS 01 MAY @ YOT CLUB, The Hollow Grinders : Arthur Ahbez and Superbird.

FRI 02 MAY @ YOT CLUB, DJs Fanga and Andy.

League outside on big screen weather permitting.

SAT 03 MAY @ RAGLAN CLUB, Midge & MudSharks, Moana & The Tribe, Slipped Disks, Amelia Penfold.

KASM fundraiser with auction, $20 tickets for sale now at Club & Info centre.

6.30pm till late.

SAT 03 MAY @ YOT CLUB, DJ Bubby, rock, funk, dance, drum and bass.

SUN 04 MAY @ YOT CLUB, Deep Minimal Tech House, DJ’s Matt Duff and Chris Rayner.

MON 05 MAY @ VALENTES Outwest Cantina, Into The East, As Autumn Falls Tour 2014.

UPCOMING YOT CLUB GIGS: Trei, v & Ben Salter, Cornerstone Roots

Courses, classes & workshops YOGA @ TE UKU Every Monday from 6.30 to 8pm, yoga at the Te Uku Hall ring Belinda 825 6592.

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

Appointments required. 8258142.

Flatmates Wanted

To Let

TWO ROOMS AVAILABLE $110 + $150(including expenses) easygoing people, For Sale travellers welcome.

RAGLAN GOLF Call/txt Danny CLUB firewood 0223811831 fund-raiser: The Commercial To Let 2014 sales have commenced. Only C O M M E R C I A L 300sqm, $80 for 1 cu.m. of LEASE High Stud New, dry- stored split pine email: sheryl.ker@ logs, delivered within 10 km. Quotes for xtra.co.nz further. Phone Garry C O M M E R C I A L PROPERTY to on 825 6875. lease, downtown KAAHU’S NEST, A Raglan, commercial rambling treasure kitchen compliant, of opportunity. ph 021 952 271.

Raglan’s no1 reuse store for clothing, I N D U S T R I A L furniture and bric- YARD FOR RENT. a-brac @ Xtreme Could add building if required. Contact Waste 8250017 Bob, 021 825 869.

THE METALYARD A handypersons RETAIL SHOP dream to obscure for lease items. Pipes, parts, Downtown Raglan, metal, wheels, bikes, Prime location, miscellaneous High foot traffic treasures @ Xtreme Ph: 021 363 465 Waste 825001

Raglan Property Services 2 BRM HOUSE Lorenzen Bay with garage - avail now $290pw 3 BRM HOUSE Smith St, avail now $350pw Both houses are seeking long term professional tenants.

Bond and Let fee applies.

Contact Dianne on 027 255 0901

Public Notices

FURNISHED S T U D I O A PA R T M E N T , Whale Bay. Available immediately until Christmas. $145 pw. Call Cam on 825 8333.

2 BEDROOM BRICK home, fully furnished, carport, views to ocean. No pets – no children.

Available May to Sept 2014, $350 pw, ph 07 853 2321.

2BDRM STUDIO 10min from Raglan on Main Rd, $160pw ph Pru 825 0269 or text 021 063 7121 Lost WELL LOVED CAT is lost. Grey tabby with white belly. No collar, is microchipped. 027 486 0966. Thank you.

Garage Sale SATURDAY 03 MAY, 19 Violet St, 8am-12pm.

Services Offered

CHIMNEY FLUE Avoid chimney fires.

For safe and efficient heating. $95 ph 027 2930398.

Public Notices

RAGLAN ART TO WEAR 2014. It’s time to get inspired and complete your entry for the 2014 Raglan Art to Wear Awards Show! The Raglan Art to Wear Awards will be held on the weekend of Friday 30 -Saturday 31 May 2014 in the Raglan Town Hall. Closing date for entries: Friday 23 May 2014.

All enquiries contact Jean 825 8877 or email raglanevents@ x t r a . c o . n z

Public Notices

LITTLE GEM OP SHOP: Opportunities for Treasure Hunters and a friendly cuppa.

Saturdays 9-11.30am.

Union Church Hall, Stewart Street.

Public Notices

B A M8 DON’T H8

Raglan Violence Prevention and Awareness

Public Notices TE MAURI TAU INC SOC AGM is being held on Thursday 8th May 2014 at Te Putahi o Te Mauri Tau. Ph: 825 7111 R A G L A N BADMINTON CLUB. Badminton starts Thursday 8 May, 7-9pm. Raglan Area School Hall. Phone Celia 8258808 or 0211636974 (evenings only please). All welcome.

Classifieds Advertising Special PAY FOR 2 ADS GET THE 3RD FOR FREE! Place and pay for your classified ad to run twice and we’ll run it a third time absolutely FREE! Conditions Apply

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Contact the Raglan Chronicle: p 07 825 7076 f 07 825 7078 e classifieds@raglanchronicle.co.nz

TRUNDLER BED To Let $110 ph 0274 837 SUNNY & WARM 571. spacious 2 bdrm SUPER SWEET apartment.

Newly BABY RABBITS, decorated, new 1/2 Mini Plush Lop, stove, large builtWeaned and ready in wardrobes, great end April, koha for water views. 3 mins daughter, Gabrielle stroll to shops. Long 825 8422 term. Kate 021 760 468

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4 N: ay ‘1 O I M CT h AUSt, 9t se Ro

SIMPLY SENSATIONAL

• North facing, elevated.

• Stunning views • 4 bedrooms, spacious lounge • Situated on 1012m² • Prior auction offers considered

‘14 : ay N M O I CT 9th AU Ave, are rek a 8K

ABSOLUTE VALUE

• 1950’s north facing dwelling • 3 double bedrooms, office • Single garage, outside shed • ½ int in 903m² • Prior auction offers considered

ID#RAG21884

ID#RAG21872

Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282

Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073 Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448

OPEN HOME:

OPEN HOME:

Saturday 12pm, 17 Rose St

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14 : May ‘ N O h I t CT t, 9 AU es S Jam 6a 1 &

Sunday 1pm , 8 Karekare Ave

HOME JAMES

Located within minutes walk to town centre on James Street • 1 title, 2 houses • FRONT HOUSE: 3 bedrooms • BACK HOUSE: 2 bedrooms • Situated on 931m2 • Prior auction offers considered

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REVAMPED & REVIVED IN RAGLAN

: y ‘14 IONh Ma T t C AU St, 9 es Jam

• Elevated for sun and privacy • Tastefully renovated • 2 double bedrooms • Situated on 680m² • Prior auction offers considered.

ID#RAG21882

ID#RAG21885

Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282

Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073 Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448

OPEN HOME: Sunday

OPEN HOME:

11am, 16 and 16a James St

NEW LISTING: 61b Government Rd - $275,000

BEST BUY UNDER $300K!

Sunday 11am, 10 James St

NEW LISTING: 12b Primrose St

• Immaculate, 3 bedrooms • Modern, new kitchen • Open plan living that flows to north facing deck • ½ share in 1214m2

• Private attractive grounds • Modern,3 bedrooms, office • 3 bathrooms, double garage • Situated on 1006m2

ID#RAG21899

ID#RAG21898

Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073 Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448

BIG IS GOOD $410,000 – 61b Lorenzen Bay Rd

• Large sun drenched home • Upstairs 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom • Downstairs 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom • 1/3 share in 1794m2.

open2view.com ID#315605 Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282

LIFESTYLE LIVING IN TOWN By Neg 46b Cross St.

ID#RAG21912

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073 Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448

BRAND NEW & AFFORDABLE $375,000

NEW LISTING: 16 Stewart St

• Exquisite new home • 3 bedrooms plus ensuite • Situated in a cul-de-sac location Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073 Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448

USE YOUR IMAGINATION CREATE YOUR RUSTIC ABODE HERE! $130,000

• 1/5 interest in 5.7708 hectares • Approximately 3 km’s from town centre • Within walking distance to water

ID#RAG21905

Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282

LOCATION, VIEWS, AFFORDABILITY $395,000

• This property provides you with income!!!

• House 1: 2 bedrooms • House 2: 1 bedroom studio • Situated on 401m2

ID#RAG21681

NEW LISTING: 4316 SHWay 23

• Modern 3 bedroom home • PLUS! separate selfcontained unit • A secret retreat with huge potential • Situated on 1446 m2.

ID#RAG21758

open2view.com ID# 315607

REDUCED: 1 Puka Place

HELLO TO A NEW WORLD OF EASY LIVING $465,000

ID#RAG21916

Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282

OPEN HOMES this weekend 3rd & 4th May Saturday 12pm – 17 Rose St

Sunday 11am – 10 James St Sunday 11am – 16 & 16a James St Sunday 1pm – 8 Karekare Ave

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO RENT? Check our available Rentals rwraglan.co.nz/Rental_Property or call into the office for a Rental list Russ Adams 021 0200 7665

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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