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Nasa’s ‘Discovery’ crew onboard Wahinemoe with locals Eric, Fairmont, Charlie, and Tim. Should you wish to aquire any images from this week’s Chronicle - please contact us on 825 7076 or email your request to info@raglanchronicle.co.nz

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High-flyers drop in on Raglan He’s picked out the “awesome” beauty of our rugged west coast from space but astronaut Eric Boe reckons that’s no match for his Discovery shuttle crew coming here and experiencing Raglan on the ground.

Colonel Boe – one of five Nasa astronauts who visited Raglan last Thursday on a goodwill mission down under – said that on Discovery’s final mission in February the shuttle crew had seen how beautiful and “easily recognised” Raglan was from the stratosphere.

Nannies Takeaways. 35 Bow Street............................................................................. 825 8842 He knew what he was looking for because he’d been to New Zealand two years ago to catch up with an American high school friend now living in Hamilton, and a highlight of that trip had been crossing the Raglan bar for a day’s fishing off the coast.

Raglan West Store. Takeaways.45 Wainui Rd...............................................................825 8293 But the Discovery pilot said it was people who made the place, and for the crew to come here and experience that for themselves was extra special. They were “overwhelmed” by their welcome at Poihakena Marae, where they experienced a powhiri courtesy of 100-odd The Shack. Dine in or Takeaway. 19 Bow Street...........................................................825 0027 Kohanga Reo and Raglan Area School children.

Youngsters seeking autographs crowded around the astronauts as they tucked into a characteristically Kiwi lunch that included cheerios and tomato sauce.

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Later the crew took some time out from their public engagements and whiled away the Zaragoza . Restaurant. Cafe. Dine in & Takeaway. 23 Bow St.......................................825 0205 afternoon on Raglan’s new luxury harbour cruise boat, the Wahinemoe.

Boat owner Charlie Young, whose own crew swapped souvenirs with the shuttle crew, reckons the astronauts were “blown away” by the beauty of Raglan from Whaingaroa Harbour. “And these are guys who have seen some amazing things (from space),” he observes.

Eric Boe and Discovery crew members including Commander Steve Lindsey, who has been to space five times in all, were in Raglan as part of a goodwill tour down under that doubled as a “morale-building” exercise to support victims of the devastating Christchurch earthquake.

Air NZ and a number of Hamilton businesses including regional tourism bodies contributed to the tour, which saw the astronauts make a “reach for the stars, anything’s possible” type presentation to a large number of city and suburban schools in the Waikato, Caring for the ones you love Canterbury and also Auckland.

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by Eric Boe’s old classmate Ree Varcoe, now general manager of the Hamilton Central Ph. 07 825 8306 Business Association. After his 2009 trip here Colonel Boe took Hamilton city’s flag Fax: 07 825 8855 home to theforecasts States, then with him earlier this year inhttp://www.weathermap.co.nz/?p=raglan February on Discovery’s final mission WeatherMap - New Zealand weather before being decommissioned.

Email: raglantrust@xtra.co.nz He told the Chronicle he’d wanted to return the flag to its city, and on the strength of his memories just had to revisit Raglan too. Now the whole crew were hoping to make a return trip down under, and to bring their families with them.

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Raglan must grow to prosper, says mayor Allan Sanson, a Huntly beef farmer who was voted in at council elections last year, told 50-odd local businesspeople who gathered at Blacksand Café last week for a Meet the Mayor evening organised by the Raglan Chamber of Commerce that it was important to attract a bigger population – especially those who could bring business to town.

Good jobs with higher salaries to keep the young within the Raglan community, he said, were paramount to growth of the local economy.

Also important alongside business development was the opening up of more recreational pursuits in Raglan. The likes of kitesurfing, fishing, walking and cycling were booming here, he said. Now, the focus was on linking those walkways and cycle tracks that were “unique to Raglan”.

He was encouraged that Raglan’s infrastructure was developing, and said international tourist-oriented businesses like ASR, Ozone Kitesurfing and Volcom

were all highly regarded in Raglan. “They bring (to town) the services we need.”

Mr Sanson, a third-generation farmer who described himself as “passionate about the land”, also told the meeting that because of a lack of country living in the district he supported the council in its quest to open up more rural zones.

There was a demand for lifestyle block sections and “refurbishment” of the environment, he said.

“I am particularly interested in building and developing living spaces with tidy environments around them,” he said, describing the work of Whaingaroa Harbour Care as having gone a long way towards improving locally what had become a “national failure” – the quality of water in the country’s streams and wetlands.

Mr Sanson told the audience that his goal was to facilitate the wants of business, community, people and the council. And to try to “avoid confrontation”, he added somewhat wryly.

But that proved easier said than done at a meeting which came only a week after approval of a revised design for the new Raglan wharf building.

In a question-and-answer forum near the end of the meeting locals quizzed Mr Sanson on the recent decision by Raglan Community Board to go ahead with the council-driven Beca design despite disagreement on its final appearance.

Mr Sanson rejected accusations that council didn’t listen clearly to the community. “People say we didn’t consult but I disagree.”

The toing and froing between design differences at the whim of the people, he maintained, had cost council bigtime. “We needed to make a decision and to move forward.”

When asked by chamber chair and community board deputy Alan Vink if the decision could be reversed, Mr Sanson replied that it could but only for “very, very good reasons”.

“Yes, at the end of the day, they (WDC) can overturn that decision,” he conceded.

Asked by Raglan Four Square owner Richard Jacobsen if he recognised Raglan as unique in the region, Mr Sanson said he and the council were well aware of the fact and that “we do the best we can”, with ward councillor Clint Baddeley also advocating tirelessly for the local community.

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Dream rides at NZ Champs for local trio Te Uku teen Jason Dickey has finally achieved his dream of becoming a national champion in cross-country motorcycling – but he had to beat another Raglan district competitor to get there.

The 16-year-old, racing for the final time at junior level, went one better than his second placing last year to take out the title at the 2011 New Zealand Cross-Country Nationals at Urenui in New Plymouth recently.

And his closest competition came from Te Mata 15-year-old Matthew Quirke, who also stepped up from his last year’s third placing to finish runner up in the junior grade.

Meanwhile 18-year-old Brandon Given of Ruapuke made it a great day for Raglan district riders by placing third in the country in only his second shot at senior level.

Brandon used to race against Jason in the juniors, just as Jason and Matthew have been competing head to head.

All three have done “exceptionally well” to step up from their 2010 efforts at national level, says Jason’s father Grant, a former competitive cross-country rider who took out Huntly Motorcycle Club’s annual Bel Ray series twice as a senior when the event was in its infancy 15-16 years ago.

Jason has followed in his father’s footsteps – but at an earlier age – and winning the Bel Ray series again this year, in the lead-up to the nationals, made him the first junior rider to win it back to back. As with last year, he also took out the newer Raglan Rocx series.

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Grant says Jason and Matthew are farm boys with a natural ability in “reading the land” and that has taken them to the top in the tough world of endurance sport.

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Mountain Biking Club gets quickly into gear There’s nothing like a challenging weekend in the Whirinaki Forest Park near Napier or another coming up in Taupo to make you feel like a local, reckons Merren Tait.

Merren, who moved to Raglan from Wellington 18 months ago, is the riding force behind Raglan’s new mountain bike club and says the camaraderie of weekend biking excursions down the central North Island has helped turn her into a real member of the Raglan community.

The 33-year-old – who’d been a secondary school teacher for 10 years and an avid cyclist on and off for nearly 20 years – found she couldn’t get enough mountain biking, or community interaction, to keep her happy and sane away from her day job at the local library.

That, even though twice each week she bikes the long way to work via Maungatawhiri Road from her Lorenzen Bay home.

So Merren set about creating her own club in the quest for like-minded souls to share a sense of adventure and camaraderie.

“I got a good response straight away,” she says of the first meeting at the Harbour View Hotel in November last year.

Of the 40-odd on her emailing list, there’s now a core group of six or seven bikers, she says, and it sure beats riding alone.

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The club’s first weekend away recently in Whirinaki was a good test of both endurance and group spirit, she says, and “we came out winning”.

It was a scenic 16km through beautiful podocarp forest, she explains, the last 5km of it all downhill.

A fast and furious downhill ride – this time of about 10km – followed at the end of the next day’s ride too, adds Merren, which made up for the gruelling 36km, sevenhour-long Moerangi track in a southern part of the Ureweras. The ride did not finish until after dark when the glow-worms were alight, and she concedes it was definitely not an adventure for “the faint-hearted”.

Next month there’s a weekend trip to Taupo, where on the Saturday they’ll ride the W2K track that stretches from Kinloch to Whakaipo Bay, and on the Sunday break into ability groups to ride Craters of the Moon and Wairakei.

And as a reward there’ll be a free hot soak in an accessible Spa Road pool. “You’ve gotta go to the hot pools afterwards,” says Merren. Recent day trips by the new club to Rotorua and Te Aroha have also included the almost obligatory hot pools, she adds.

Merren’s keen for the local club to car pool and also to hook up fortnightly with Hamilton Mountain Bike Club, which does

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Enchanting afternoon at the Old School ‘Enchanting’, was the word used by concert goers to describe Saturday’s concert at the Old School Arts Centre.

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night rides of between one and one-and-ahalf hours at its MTB park in Pukete.

But at the end of the day, she says, the new club’s about exercise and good fun for cyclists at all levels of ability, rather than competitive riding.

There are also increasing mountain biking opportunities locally, through not only the likes of the new offroad circuit on the Rangitahi peninsula across the Raglan West causeway but also proposed mountain bike tracks in Wainui Reserve and around the east side of Mt Karioi.

Then there’s the public walkway and cycle track soon to be opened at Te Uku wind farm. In fact there’s paper roads all over the place, says Merren. “The potential to have a really good cycle network (in Raglan) is there.”

Her advice for anyone interested is simply to “come along for a ride and see how much fun it is”. *Raglan Mountain Bike Club is on Facebook, or email raglanmtb@gmail.com.

Waikato Baroque with Rachael Griffiths Hughes (Harpsichord), Martin Griffiths (Baroque Cello) and Kathryn Orbell (Baroque Flute) had ventured over the divvy for the first time.

Playing on historical instruments based on 17th century designs, the eight items demonstrated the special tonal quality of the instruments. Rachael Griffiths Hughes said that the Old School provided the perfect intimate venue for the historical instruments.

The acoustics of 19th century timber of the Old School are a good match for these quieter instruments.

‘Cat Fugue’ by Domenico Scarlatti was a harpsichord solo. This sonata was inspired by the composer listening to a cat stepping across a keyboard.

Rachael showed how the harpsichord could be used to reflect many different types of cats heading across the keyboard.

The concert was named, ‘Another String to their The crowd enjoying an afternoon with Waikato Baroque Bow’. This acknowledged that all of the Italian Renaissance composers did something else other than compose baroque music. The last item in the concert demonstrated this theme with a sonata by Benedetto Marcello. As well as compose sonatas, Marcello was a lawyer. As a younger contemporary of Vivaldi, sometimes his music has a Vivaldian flavour.

Local recording engineer, Tom McCormick Dr Oliver Russell Dr Gill Brady Dr Marcia Mitchley recorded the concert. We hope we can entice them

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Faces from the past puzzles museum society This mystery photo, found in a tidy-up at the Community House, has been given to the Museum Society. Does anyone recognise the people in it?

Raglan and District Museum Society President, Dr Patrick Day said they hope to display the mystery photo in the new museum if the couple can be identified, and if they have a connection with Raglan.

“When we reopen we intend to orientate much more towards exhibiting collections of relevance to this district”, says Pat. The museum until now has housed a rather eclectic range of pieces, from old vacuum cleaners, old stoves, old saws, bits and pieces generously donated over the years and not necessarily originating from Raglan and surrounds.

“We’re taking the opportunity with the new and larger space we’ll have to better reflect the history of this area”.

The Society is keen to create a display dedicated to the iconic surfing culture which is Raglan.

“I’ve been in contact with Bob Comer, a Raglan surfer from way-back about acquiring some pieces for the surfing display. We hope the display will really mark our museum as being special to this area”, says Pat.

Meanwhile the museum Society is busy preparing for the move into the new museum. Construction of the museum and information centre is a little ahead of schedule.

An expert museum designer will visit soon to advise the group on how best to go at setting up the new spaces. Te Rangi Tinirau will bring his years of experience constructing museums and developing display plans.

His services have been funded through a $2,000 Te Papa Museum grant.

“We have a much larger area to work with and it’s exciting. I’m interested to hear what Te Rangi thinks will work well for our large downstairs atrium area.”

The Museum Society turned its attentions seriously toward a new museum space in 2005. Since then over $1 million has been raised primarily through application to various Trusts, including Perry Group, WEL Energy, Trust Waikato and The Lotteries Board.

Council contributed $300,000 toward the project.

Another recent acquisition is a specialised bird display cabinet.

“Without the efforts of Rodger and Virginia Gallagher in particular and the support of Councillor Clint Baddeley we would not have got the funds we did. The journey toward a new Museum space has been a long one. It was first talked about in 1999”, says Pat.

The Society received the cabinet from Pirongia Forest Park, a lodge located near the top of Mt Pirongia.

More fundraising is ahead. The Museum needs a sophisticated heat pump which will cost about $55,000.

“Now we’re asking whether anyone out there would like to donate stuffed native birds so we can fill the cabinet. We just want native birds.”

“A museum needs a constant temperature to maintain its collections well. Without a heat pump that can achieve this in a large space we won’t be able to borrow displays from other museums”, says Pat.

The Museum already has a small collection of birds, including Kereru, Tui, Ruru (Morepork) and Shining Cookoos.

“If we could acquire a preserved Kiwi it would be a welcome addition to the collection”.

If anyone can help with the specific requests or wants further information about the Museum Society, please contact Pat on Ph: 07 825 8416.

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In brief Kopua footbridge build requires pavement detour

A section of Raglan’s harbour-side footpath will close from 25 May so that contractors can progress work on the new Kopua footbridge project, but pedestrians will still have access between Raglan’s CBD and the Kopua Domain.

A detour will be indicated around Wi Neera Street while the contractor, HEB Structures install piles and raise the level of the existing footpath section between the jetty and the old Kopua footbridge. It is anticipated this will be in place for up to 10 weeks.

General Manager Water & Facilities, Richard Bax is confident the footpath will be reopened within the timeframe advised by HEB Structures.

“It’s unfortunate we have to close a section of footpath and we apologise for any inconvenience to pedestrians, however this project is well on schedule and we are confident usual access will resume by late August,” he said.

Further work required includes trimming some of the low hanging branches from the pohutakawa trees lining the path. This work was applied for and granted under the Resource Consent conditions for the Kopua footbridge project.

Waikato District Council now has an arborist’s report and as required for the resource consent, will liaise with local iwi before the branches are trimmed.

World Junior surf champs kicks off in Peru

The Rip Curl New Zealand Junior Surfing Team commenced their assault on the 2011 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Peru with surfers moving through their qualifying round heats.

The event is being held at Punta Hermosa, Peru from the 21st - 29th May with two arenas catering for a record 276 surfers from 27 countries competing at the event.

The Kiwi’s stand out performance on day one came from Ben Poulter (Raglan) in the Under 18 Boys Division late in the day scoring 12.0 out of a possible 20 points to win his match up - one of only two Kiwis to do so on day one.

Surfing the left-hand point break Poulter looked at home in the waves notching up a 5.07 point ride before finishing with a 6.93.

In true Poulter style, Ben threw buckets of spray off several big backhand turns to impress everyone watching his heat. “I am big, it comes naturally” said Poulter in his post heat interview when questioned about where he gets all his power. “It is fun in Peru, I am from Raglan and we have similar surf and temperature so it is not much different to here.”

Unfortunately Ben Poulter on day two was edged into third place in his heat losing to American Conner Coffin and Travis Southworth (Mex) - the margin a mere 0.70 points.

New Zealand surfing team announced

Surfing New Zealand has announced a team of eight surfers including Raglan surfer Ben Poulter to represent New Zealand at the 2011 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games which take place in Panama during June and July this year.

The New Zealand Surfing Team comprises a relatively inexperienced line-up of surfers in terms of the World Surfing Games event. However the team is spearheaded by Paige Hareb, New Zealand’s most successful female surfer who, in her first outing at the event, placed runner up in 2010.

The team comprises surfers from five regions throughout New Zealand Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki.

The New Zealand team placed seventh from 31 nations in 2010. The ranking was the highest achieved by the New Zealand Team in the past decade. The 2011 team will be out to surpass that excellent result whilst competing in the amazing Central American waves of Panama.

Not just two roundabouts

Museum Mystery: Do you recognise these people?

A recent Chronicle story contrasted the $10 million-odd cost of work currently underway or scheduled about town with the couple of million spent “on two roundabouts” a few years back. Raglan Community Board chair Rodger Gallagher has pointed out this was the total cost of a project, known officially as the Bankart Urban Upgrade, which included the likes of upgrading power, phone and internet services as well as stormwater, water and sewerage piping, seating, carparking and lighting.

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Sistahood on show at the NZ Organic Expo

Six weeks ago, the Green Living Show and New Zealand Organic Expo contacted Raglan-based fashion designer Freddy Chur to showcase her 100% organic street wear range, Sistahood. Ever since, Freddy has been hard at work trying to put it all together, and this weekend in Auckland, her new pieces will be showcased as part of a business and lifestyle expo promoting sustainable living.

there’s not much elasticity and you can’t funk it up because most of the dyes are toxic. My goal from the start was to create comfortable street styles, and if I can’t do it in an organic way, I don’t want to do it at all,” says Freddy.

Having travelled the world, Freddy’s initial move to Raglan was around six and a half years ago, “Raglan has an amazing community of people and is so, so, special, it feels like home now,” she says of her adopted hometown.

Although currently busy putting the finishing touches on her brand new collection Freddy hopes to eventually produce her sample range as well as setting up her business so that her garments can be 100% created in Raglan.

The new range for Sistahood, and her new line for men, Brothahood, features their signature harem pants as well as t-shirts, singlets, dresses and hoodies. Awareness of the environment and being conscious of the materials used during production are an important part of Freddy’s business ethos.

Every piece of clothing is hand crafted in Raglan using organic materials sourced from places such as Turkey and India and Freddy enlists the help of local creatives, such as her pattern maker and sewer Dominique le Courtois, to contribute to Raglan’s economic self-sufficiency.

“Living in Raglan has opened up my eyes, and I guess it’s a global movement as well, but a lot of people are waking up to the fact that we need to change our ways,” says Freddy of her motivation to produce sustainably.

Freddy Chur with her Sistahood range Drawn to creative vocations such as photography and video production, and with a keen interest in fashion, it was natural for Freddy to progress to fashion design. However, Freddy believes that the ‘can-do’ attitude of the local Raglan community was what inspired her to go for it and start her own fashion label.

“I always had a passion for fashion but I always thought you had to study fashion design and I didn’t want to spend

time doing that. The thing with people in Raglan is [if they have an idea] they’ll just do it, and I thought that was a really cool thing,” says Freddy.

Despite some of the challenges she faces using organic and raw materials, Freddy is determined to produce her clothing in an environmentally and socially conscious way.

“When you’re working with organic materials there’s a lot of limitations like

“I know it’s far-fetched but I would really like to start growing [raw materials for textiles] like flax and make the entire piece in Raglan from start to finish. So many people put so much effort into being eco and self-sustainable and it’s hard doing everything yourself. But if all of us do it together, it’s easy,” says Freddy.

Freddy’s show will be on at 5pm on Sunday 29 May and all the models walking the runway will be from Raglan so check out the expo this weekend for some tips on sustainable living and some familiar faces.

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Jewellery designer sharing her knowledge I have just heard the best idea ever. Local jeweller, Lauren Haynes, is intending to hold workshops for couples to show them how to make each other’s engagement or wedding rings. Brilliant.

Lauren and son Tai Manawa, 2, have been back in Raglan seven months, during which time Lauren has started jewellery workshops designed to initiate the novice through to advanced. Her goal is to maintain a lifestyle - the one we all moved here for - whilst making her own way, in her own time. Not interested in planting a massive footprint in this world, she is happy to engage with her art, which mirrors life … how it evolves and changes. All the while sustaining that elusive balance. Lauren allows son Tai to guide her.

Lauren (Ngatai) is from Torere on the East Cape and credits strong ancestral and whanau ties for a creativity that intrinsically adopts principles of Wairua - in life and in work. She sees the workshops as a way of sharing knowledge and skills; in return she is stimulated by the enthusiasm and energy of others. It is a symbiotic learning environment.

Lauren’s jewellery is unique as she is attracted to things unusual. She points out that jewellery is not just about metal and focuses on each piece as a process rather then emulating iconic styles.

There is obviously a market for individuality, as Lauren currently sells work in discerning galleries throughout New Zealand, including Jet and Matapihi here in Raglan.

It was a serendipitous - yet survival driven - turn that prompted Lauren into designing jewellery. To fund her travels through Europe, Africa and Asia, she would lay out cloth wherever she may be to sell necklaces made of paua, or if need be, offer them as koha in return for food or lodging. On her return home she enrolled at Hungry Creek Art and Craft School, just north of Puhoi, for a three-year intensive course.

Lauren has also had the opportunity to study under renowned Dutch jeweller and artist, Ruudt Peters, at his school in Amsterdam. At Hungry Creek their philosophy is to encourage students to be innovative not imitative, and Peters is a leading exponent of contemporary design. His interest in mysticism proves to be a rich source, full of symbols and meanings. Peters believes that alchemy is a philosophy that moves between

A sample of Lauren’s designs. intuition and knowing, and it is with this principle that he encourages students to discover their own potential. There is a spiritual element to the work rather than mere technical.

Laurens workshops run from a one-day introduction to two-day intensives through to the two-day advanced design classes. I am particularly interested in the Recycle, Reclaim and Repair class that allows you to revamp and modify old jewellery... like Aunty Pru’s pearl cluster necklace in the dress-up box or that exquisite turquoise silver choker bought in Tijuana in ‘72, not worn since.

Laurens next workshop dates are: 1-day introduction – Saturday July 2 2 day intensive – Saturday/Sunday July 09/10 To register interest or enrol in a workshop please call Lauren on 021 617791 or email laurenhaynes@hotmail.co.nz As her workshops become more popular Lauren is also interested in forming a collective art centre in Raglan whereby artisans across all mediums have a combined space in which to create a living, breathing studio where people can watch artists at work. Yet another brill idea and if anyone out there knows of a space or has an idea to contribute, let Lauren know.

Brenda Rae Kidd

Lauren at work in her studio.

Karioi Classic Cycle Competition in association with the Raglan Chronicle and Bike2Bay

T T G G s i s i h tth iikkee!! n i n i W W nttaaiinnBB M Moouun

The Karioi Classic Cycle Race is coming up in 9 weeks and we would like to get you involved - for free!

The competition runs for the 4 weeks of May - so make sure you get a copy of the Chronicle each week and be in to win this GT Aggressor Mountain Bike worth $500 and a free entry into the Karioi Classic Cycle Race (SUNDAY 31st JULY 2011 - TE KOPUA DOMAIN, RAGLAN) There is only one catch, the winner will have to enter the race!

Each week in May we will place this symbol somewhere in the Chronicle > All you need to do is locate the symbol and write down the page number it appears on and the issue number of the Chronicle that week (the issue number is on the front page of the Chronicle). For example: Page 3, Issue 243.

At the end of the 4 week period all you need do is:

Not to miss an opprtunity Te Uku School encouraged the Nasa “Discovery’ crew to stop in. Pupils got to meet the friendly crew who signed the children’s arms and chatted over the fence.

Simply email your entry to: classifieds@raglanchronicle.co.nz In the ‘Subject’ line of the email write “Bike Comp” In the body of the email write the issue no’s and the page numbers the symbol appeared on and please include your contact details.

One entry per person.

Entries must be emailed through by 4.00pm Tuesday 31st May. Please note: Only enter contest if you are prepared to participate in this years Karioi Classic cycle race.

Winner will be drawn on Wednesday 1st June and their name published in the Raglan Chronicle 2nd June edition.

Bike can be picked up from Bike2Bay from Thursday 2nd June. Prize: GT Aggressor Mountain Bike. Free entry into Karioi Classic Cycle Race. Bike colour and model is as advertised and cannot be changed or redeemed for cash.

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Champion bowler wins in grand style Yes indeed, Maureen Wahanga (Maws) did just that, as can clearly be seen. Her dedication to playing this year has really paid off, playing most Wednesdays in our rollups and in other competitions too.

At our annual prize-giving held on Sunday 22nd May, Maureen took out the title of ‘Champion’ in the following events:Women’s Open Singles, Club Triples, Club Fours, 5Years and Under Women’s Singles and the Women’s Handicapped Singles, as well as being Runner-up in the Women’s Open Pairs and the 5 Years and Under Pairs. It was no surprise that she also took

out the title of “Most Improved Player’ for the year. Congratulations and Well Done, Maureen!

To top it all off we had Bowls Waikato’s new General Manager, Vaughan Cruickshank, with us and he helped Jim Boggiss do the presentations. What an honour indeed!

Our other Championship winners for 2010-2011 were: Men’s Open Singles - Denny Robertson, Men’s Open Pairs – Graham (Mouse ) Stephens and Phil Meek, Women’s Open Pairs – Eileen Stephens and Sue Russell, Club Triples – Graham Stephens, Maureen Wahanga and

Ian Barnard, Club Fours – Harold Crake, Maureen Wahanga, Margaret Mead and Rangi Sundvick, 5 Years & Under Men’s Singles – Phil Meek, 5 Years and Under Men’s Pairs - Phil Meek and Jim Ardern, 5 Years and Under Women’s Pairs – Queenie Tukiri and Sue Russell, Mens Handicapped Singles – Jim Boggiss, Veteran Singles – Terry Green.

Prize-giving was followed by a potluck luncheon and some social time together. Our AGM was held on the same day, but I will report on that later.

Happy Bowling, Eileen Stephens

Maureen Wahanga and her trophies

Raglan Golf Club news Recently the Raglan Golf Club senior champion, Ken Shea, won the Gross Score section of the 26th National Left Hander’s Golf Championship.

This was played in Alexandra, Central Otago, over 72 holes. Heartiest congratulations go to Ken for his success in winning the event by 14 strokes.

Ken’s daughter Melissa, who now plays at the Ngaruawahia Golf Club, won the Women’s Left Handed Championship at the same tournament. Melissa won by an amazing 57 strokes from her nearest rival, and she is also congratulated on a fine effort.

The ‘Yellow Ball’ winning team: Peter Hogg, Coral Harman, and Mike Goodison.

RAGLAN JUNIOR SOCCER: SAT 21st May 2011 GRADE

RESULT PLAYER/S OF DAY

5th Penguins

Win 8-4

Travis Stoddard

7th Sharks

Win 3-1

Ngakau Benseman

7th Orcas

Draw 0-0 Khunga Hutt

8th Manta Rays

Win 5-2

Zac Kirby

8th Kingies

Win 2-0

Dylan Pickering-Bailey

9th Great Whites

Lost 0-4

Phillip Crake

10th Stingrays

Lost 1-2

N/A

10th Bull Sharks

Win 4-1

Cabe Kereopa-Hartstone

11th Piranhas

Win 6-1

Zara-Anne Hyde

The tournament attracted 180 golfers in total from all over New Zealand.

On Easter Saturday the Raglan Golf Club held a ‘Yellow ball’ teams competition, a new format that proved most successful.

Teams of three played a combined hole-by-hole event in which each team member played a yellow ball every third hole. The yellow ball scored double points and was very valuable, as losing it meant the team lost the double point advantage.

Of the 12 teams entered five lost their yellow ball on the way round, and after the event stories of lost yellow balls, lost and eventually found ones, and those retrieved from drains and paddocks flowed as freely as the good cheer.

The event was well received and will definitely be repeated next year.

Free drapes for cold homes

In support of the Whaingaroa Affordable Housing Trust (WAHT) initiative, Raglan Christian Fellowship 59 Wainui Road is once again running the free winter drapes for cold homes programme.

Last year the programme which was the brainchild of Huntly Energy Efficiency Trust (HEET) received and distributed free, recycled drapes to aid heat loss in cold draughty homes.

Research showed that many of our Raglan homes are not insulated. This has the effect of placing a financial burden of costly, mainly wasted heating, on those house holders.

The high cost of housing in our village already leaves

less money for other items essential to good health including a nutritious diet, primary health services, winter heating, education and transport.

Effects of poorly insulated homes are much too often seen by our health service providers.

WHAT decided that it could help improve housing conditions in Raglan by implementing the relatively simple and cost effective Free Curtains for Cold Houses Programme.

Thick drapes over windows is an effective way of keeping out the cold.

If you would like to make use of this, an anonymous service, please phone Julia Brown at 825 8028 for your drapes, or Julia can come and measure for curtains and deliver them.

RAGLAN JUNIOR RUGBY: SAT 21st May 2011 GRADE

RESULT

PLAYER/S OF DAY

6th

Draw 80-80 Kase Robbs, Txema Hazet Brown

7th Green Won 40-35 Darryl Patterson, Billy Mosen 7th Black Draw 45-45 Tyrell Maniapoto, Maru Maniapoto-Whitiora 8th

Lost 60-40 Liam Parrott, Amelia Parker

9th

Lost 5-35

10th

Lost 10-30 Ned Pene

11th

Won 36-5

Ryan Larkins, Tom Wallace

12th

Lost 5-30

Leroy Neels, Trent Robin

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Campbell Diprose, Lucy Single

Raglan Junior Rugby 9th grader Jake Ellison caught up in the action in Saturdays game.

The team lost to Eastern Suburbs but put up a really good fight to the last minute!

OPINION: A Raglan Rumination by Albert Einsteinlager Have you seen Colonel Gaddafi on tele lately?

You know the guy. The one whose small African nation produces enough oil to keep him resplendent in his military-chic wardrobe. I am wondering if he is still alive. His skin has the pale, shiny veneer of a Madam Tussauds wax dummy. When he goes in for the patented double cheek kiss, it looks like someone is working his strings like a modern day Pinocchio. How

can we be sure that a heart beats beneath that Versace tunic?

Another famous figure from the murky world of terrorism has recently been killed. Osama bin Liner, the mythical guerrilla was shot twice.

If the reports are correct we have proof that he was a living, breathing red blooded bloke. Not the whimsical stuff of legend. Not the elusive mountain goat living high in the Afghan hills. In

Thank you to the people of Raglan, districts & visitors Once again ANZAC DAY this year was a great success, thank you to all of those involved with our Remembrance Service.

A special thank you to those who helped with the Poppy Donations, and the generous response to this worthy cause, which has exceeded $3,000.00, an amazing response and up slightly on last year.

A big thank you to the ladies who prepared the food.

Raglan Club for the use of their club rooms for our refreshments and continuous support towards the Raglan & Districts RSA. Our appreciation to the following people & organizations: • 3 padres who conducted the Service: Shaun Ellison, Kathleen Gavin, Ra Koia • RNZ Navy • Mr Marcus Veron (horses) • Mr Vern Talbot (donkey) • Raglan Pipe Band • Hamilton Fraser High School Cadets • Raglan Police • Raglan Area School • Raglan Volunteer Fire Brigade • Raglan Volunteer Coast Guard • Local School Children.

• Raglan Area School Head Boy (Nat Hughes) & Deputy Head Girl (Ashley Weir) • WDC for road stoppage & seating at library. • Maori Wardens for setting out the cones etc.

• General Public for their generosity and participation • Congratulations to Waitetuna School for winning the best judged “School Wreath”.

Andy Millar, President, Raglan & District RSA

reality an ageing gent with a scraggly beard and a stack of VHS porn under his bed. Surely one of his twenty wives must have found his stash.

Perhaps they were too fearful to say anything.

He didn’t exactly have a brilliant track record when it came to extracting vengeance on people that annoyed him.

If you are reading this, the world hasn’t ended.

It still muddles on. Evil versus good. Mankind’s perpetual quest to wipe itself out along with its immediate environment. So many deep questions. I’m just pissed off that I drank copious amounts of expensive wine in anticipation of the end of the world. Armageddon was supposed to take care of my mammoth hangover and Visa Card bill. Bugger. A new day and a new headache. Oh well. Muddle on.

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what’s on SUN 29 MAY @ Te Uku Church, service 7pm.

RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP. Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs 10-11am @ the Old Gospel Hall, Raglan West.

MAINLY MUSIC. Monday & Wednesday 9:30am @ Te Uku Church.

FOOD FOREST G A R D E N I N G , RAGLAN WEST. 8 – 10am Thursday mornings.

MON 30 MAY @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. 500 cards, 1pm.

Tuesdays @ Raglan Club -- Texas Hold’em 6.30pm.

WED 1 JUN, RAGLAN RAMBLERS. Kaitoke Walkway – about 5km on an undulating walkway behind the school, past the old

flax mill steam boiler and back along the harbourside.

WED 1 JUN @ BLACKSAND CAFÉ.

Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcome.

Beginners welcome.

ZUMBA! Waitetuna School Wednesdays 6pm Te Uku Hall, starts Tuesday May 3rd 7.30pm, Sarah T 8255844.

HEALING ROOMS. 1st and 3rd THURS. 11-12pm.

Plunket Rooms.

Frocking Gorgeous 3 DAY SALE

WINTER STOCK! *New Arrivals* **NEW** UGG BOOTS **NEW NZ Designer Tunics **WOOL DUFFLE COATS** **WOOL Merinos** BOOTS from Kathryn Wilson

We offer a competitive payment rate with an extensive toy library, training provisions, medical insurance and on going support.

Please enquire now!

0800 084 314 or (07) 960 9040

3 BDRM HOUSE. $330 p/w (includes lawns).

Fabulous views, sunshine and off street parking.

Sorry no smokers or pets inside. Ph Jill 8258275.

gig guide

OFFICES / GALLERY STUDIO or CLINIC with SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT Downtown CBD High exposure plus Harbor views.

Ph 021 363465

SAT 11 JUNE @ ORCA, COMMON UNITY. Reggae Band. $15 pre-sales from Bar. $20 on door.

MEDIC FIRST AID CLASSES. Workplace first aid. Ph 027 231 8805.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - GUITAR LESSONS from experienced guitarist, singer, songwriter. $60 per lesson or 6 lessons for $300. Phone Chris 021 02225801.

For Hire

FLOORSANDING EQUIPMENT for hire. Ph Raglan Flooring 825 8777.

BOUNCY CASTLE FOR HIRE, entertainment for the kids. Vicki 825 7575.

Garage Sale

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 9am. 4316A Main Road.

Furniture etc.

MOVING OVERSEAS, Saturday 28th May, 23 Taipari Avenue, 9am-12pm.

For Sale

FIREWOOD dry Manuka, cut to size, heaped trailor load, $125, delivered.

Dave 825 7270.

FIREWOOD Dry. Macrocarpa/native mix. $120 a load delivered. Ph 825 5200.

FIREWOOD T-TREE / Manuka. $140 delivered per m3. $100. Ex yard. Ph 825 0522.

RAGLAN GOLF CLUB firewood fund-raiser.

Split pine $70 per cubic metre delivered, $80 further than 15 k.m. Pine cones $8 per bag. Phone Alex on 825 0997, or Garry 825 6875.

UNIQUE NEW JEWELLERY RANGE

by Wellington Architect Ana O’Connell. Ethical, affordable. Right Up My Alley, Volcom Lane. www.ruma.co.nz A BEAUTIFUL MAY SALE -Johnny Ramli eclectic jewelry See our top shelf*

Flowers

Lilypot Florist * Fresh flowers * Send flowers * Potted plants 021 448 104 2 Wallis Street

Sayer Landscape Supplies 140 Te Mata Road,Raglan (07) 825 0577

Do you want to work from home? Are you a parent wanting more social interaction for your preschooler?

Do enjoy working with and along side children? Why not become an educarer with Bizzy Buddyz Home Based Childcare.

For more Raglan courses, classes, gigs and events go to the ‘Events’ page at www. raglan.net.nz

CAPOEIRA ANGOLA CLASSES – Monday’s and Thursday’s 7.00pm, Scout Hall. $5. Phone 021 2010 542.

Pre-Winter Prices: Trailer - $150 (1 m3) 0.5m3 Scoop - $75 Bags - $15 Best wood you can get!

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THURS 2 JUN @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. Euchre. All welcome.

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BUSINESS FOR SALE. Lunch bar and Flat for lease. $660/week + outgoings. Phone 027 8597407

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To Let STUDIO, OPEN PLAN, self contained. Fully furnished. Raglan West. $180 inclusive. Ph 825 0154.

FARMHOUSE FOR RENT. 10 minutes from Raglan, 35 minutes from Hamilton. 3 bedroom.

Fireplace, dishwasher.

Suit family. Ph 825-8095.

RETAIL SHOP becoming available High foot traffic, Prime downtown CBD. Ph 021 363465

Flatmate Wanted ROOM AVAILABLE in lovely sunny house.

Norrie Ave. $120p/ wk.

Text/call Eliza 0276634356.

My sincere thanks to the Raglan community for supporting me during my homeless period after the Christchurch earthquake.

In particular I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Santorik family for their unconditional love and generosity. I would also like to thank the West Coast Health team, particularly Dr Fiona; the Sunset Motel family (I have loved my house); the Lions Club Op Shop, the Community House Op Shop, the ladies at the Dump Shop (for the clothes and wonderful books) and the team at Orca for the gorgeous coffee. Cousin Bru, thank you for one the best days of my life, look after my pig. Leah Whui, thank you - we have climbed mountains! Jill Greig

Public Notices MARTIN, Te Atairehia (Ata) Olivia - passed away June 1st 2010.

Ata’s whanau invite family & friends to the unveiling of her headstone. On Saturday 4th June 2011 at Maketu Marae, Kawhia.

Powhiri 10am, 11am service followed by Kai hakari (luncheon). Nau mai haere mai.

SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION, Next meeting will be held on Thursday 2nd June at 11.ooam. Guest speaker will be our social worker Anne Hall from the Raglan Community House. We extend an open invitation to all.

Light luncheon and Raffle available.

ESSENCE HAIR BEAUTY will be closing for our winter break from Friday 3rd June & reopening Tuesday 21st June, see you then. The Team @ Essence.

Lost PLEASE RETURN SUPERMARKET BASKETS to 4 Square.

Much appreciated.

Situations Vacant MARLIN CAFE & GRILL

Bar & Front of House Person required.

Previous experience with Bar, Barista and Food Service, an advantage.

Apply to the Marlin, Wallis St, Raglan.

Casual Work Wanted RIVERS EDGE PAINTING Experienced painter available. Top quality work. Free quotes. Good rates. Phone Chris 021 02225801.

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