Rise Community Magazine, Summer Edition - Dec 2022

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Rise Real Estate Summer, 2023

Nothing brings me greater joy than to share the third edition of our, Rise Community Magazine with you!

With the warmer months upon us, it’s my wish that our latest edition will accompany you and your friends and family for some much needed rest and relaxation, at your desired summer locations.

Supporting local is our passion, and in this edition we chat with local businesses about their day to day operations and what it is that keeps them ticking, as well as to local talent, entrepreneurs, creators & more.

Take a photo from where you’re currently reading the magazine, upload it to your Facebook or Instagram Story, tag @riserealestate.nz and await to hear from us regarding what you’ve won! See, page 5 for more.

Some Faces Behind the Pages

Brenda Donaldson Founder

Calling ...

Local Businesses, Entrepreneurs, Creators and Producers to advertise your passions and what it is that makes you tick, in our next Community Magazine which will launch in June 2023! info@riserealestate.co.nz for more. Advertising opportunities close in April, 2023. riserealestate.co.nz

Editor

Kiris Apelt, KA Digital Marketing.

Contributing Writers

Brenda Donaldson, Kiris Apelt, Daisy Smith, Sally Hastie, James Donaldson, Sheryl Mace, Claire Williams, Rachel Barrett, Mark Eman, Bron Alexander, Liora Pine, Dorothy Wakeling & Monique Webb.

Photographers

Marque Brand Studios.

Cover

Light Interior with Golden Lamp, Sies Studio.

Design

KA Digital Marketing.

Editorial & Advertising

KA Digital Marketing - kadigitalmarketing@outlook.com

Printing

Gravitas Media, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Edition 4 will be released in June 2023. For advertising enquiries contact Brenda Donaldson, brenda@riserealestate.co.nz

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Wyuna Bay Project

Step inside this breathtaking newly renovated home, recently awarded the ‘best design award.’

Q&A: Riverside Adventures 18

Meet and gain greater insight into the brains behind what is, ‘natures playground.’

Renovation & Building Tips 22

Handcraft Homes shares their next top tips for those renovating and/or building.

How to: Buy a Home 34

The tips that have nothing to do with quitting avocado on toast.

Create Healthy Habits 42

Liora Pine from Flourish Wellness has got you sorted, for summer.

Market Update

Unusually, sales slowed down throughout Spring. Yet there has still been plenty of genuine buyers in the market, so here’s hoping for a productive summer, for both our vendors and buyers!

Sales are typically taking more time to transact, and prices have adjusted to suit the current market. However, uncertainty is being created amongst buyers from the Official Cash Rate (OCR) continuing to increase, causing buyers to sit back and

wait to see an outcome, from both interest rates and house prices.

The festive season and summer in general is always a great time to sell, as buyers generally have more time for inspections and for you to enjoy summer gatherings in your new home!

These findings are as per recent REINZ Reports as well as reporting from Economist, Tony Alexander.

-Brenda Donaldson.

@riserealestate.nz

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Wyuna Bay Project

Words by Daisy Smith, IP Interiors and Kiris Apelt, KA Digital Marketing.

A collaboration between ourselves; IP Interiors and renown Queenstown Architect Firm; Kerr Ritchie saw this beautiful newly renovated home take out Australia and New Zealand’s, 2022 Best Design Award and a special feature in New Zealand’s House & Garden Magazine! It’s easy to understand why.

Working together with the goal to ‘deliver nothing less than the owner’s vision, a ‘sustainable’ family home that’s fun for a young family who have a love for indoor, outdoor entertaining and enjoy soaking up the breathtaking views from either side’.

The plans were articulated around the philosophy of ‘empathy within the natural surroundings’, referring to the native bushes, manuka and tea tree trees which have yellow & brown hues, hence the neutral interior colours which harmonize the exterior. This can be seen oozing through each aspect of the home, and was achieved by applying harmonizing textures, shapes and colours inhand with the expansive coastline of native New Zealand, also a key focal point of the design.

“We wanted to keep it simple, yet luxurious.” - Owners, Wyuna Bay Project.

Daisy Smith, Partner of IP Interiors says that, within the Design and Architectural Industry “we’re noticing more and more requests like this, many Homeowners aren’t wanting their Beach Houses to feel too cluttered, but at the same time are wanting to have a sense of luxury, bound by budgets.” For the owners of Wyuna Bay, collectively we achieved this by:

• Carefully choosing the right materials and letting the luxurious materials tell their own story.

• Choosing furniture and decor that’s proportionate to the size of the home. This is important as space depicts a sense of luxury.

In this instance the benchtop, sofa, carpet and artworks can look quite small in symmetry to the size of the home. Each has been uniquely customised to deliver a true statement on its own.

• Using statement furniture and lighting but in proportion to the Owners budget. We carefully selected a few which delivered the sense of indulgence that they were looking for.

Perhaps you’re currently in the midst of putting your inner Interior Design skills to the test in your own home, but have realized that it’s more involved than you initially thought.

Daisy shares some insightful tips and tricks for the aspiring Interior Designer that she has learnt throughout her successful career.

• If you want a modern house, floor to ceiling windows are a must have.

• Invest in the whole journey, otherwise you’ll end up with a house that has a real “builder-house” feel.

• Cedar is a beautiful material but does require repainting every 4-5 years, so it can be very costly especially if you have a difficult site.

• Take time to source feedback and opinions on the key materials which you’ll be using beforehand, to ensure that you’re spending your money wisely.

• We have a signature design process which people quite enjoy. We encourage you to mark a day to analyse from the minute you wake up, to when you go to bed and during this period, note how you use your current home; what do you love, hate, and dream about when using your current home? Design your new home around your lifestyle, don’t just look through magazines, Pinterest or the likes and handpick everything that looks ‘funky’.

INFORMATION IP Interiors

WORDS KA Digital Marketing

For breathtaking interior design services for your current or upcoming project, get in-touch with Idle Pursuits Interiors, Cambridge, New Zealand.

@ip_interiordesign | ipinteriors.co.nz

Daisy Smith

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Upcoming Events

03 DEC 22

Mad Mikes Summer Bash.

Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato.

03 DEC 22

Extravaganza in the Park

Hamilton NZ Christmas Market.

Elliot Park, Hamilton.

04 DEC 22

Otorohanga Christmas Market

The Island Reserve, Otorohanga.

04 DEC 22

A Lavalla Christmas

LaValla Estate, Tuakau.

8 - 12 DEC 22

Special Olympics National Summer Games.

Various locations across Hamilton.

09 DEC 22

Christmas Market

Cornerstone Alpaca Stud, Gordonton.

16 DEC 22

Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA.

Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton.

17 DEC 22

A HobbitonTM Christmas

Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata.

18 DEC 22

White Ferns Vs. Bangladesh

3rd ODI.

Seddon Park, Hamilton.

20 - 22 JAN 23

Soundsplash Wainui Reserve, Raglan.

21 - 23 JAN 23

HSBC Sevens

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.

27 - 30 JAN 23

Festival One. Hartford, Karapiro.

4 - 6 FEB 23

Long Course Weekend

Mighty River Domain, Cambridge.

4 FEB 23

Summer Harvest Festival

Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata.

17 - 23 FEB 23

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Play-Off Tournament

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.

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24 FEB - 5 MAR 23

Hamilton Garden Arts Festival Hamilton Gardens + Other Hamilton Locations.

Beckett Drive

A stunning home with thoughtful street appeal and a thoughtfully designed interior, fit with a spa to truly relax and embrace the rural-like atmosphere.

Te Awamutu.

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Discover the Waikato River at your own pace.

A recent sit-down with Sally Hastie, Business Manager for Riverside Adventures was the perfect opportunity to discover more about natures playground which sits in our backyard!

Riverside Adventures, it looks exciting - in a nutshell what is it and who is it for?

We’re a family owned and operated business based on the edge of Lake Karapiro in the Mighty Waikato.

What tours will be on offer throughout Summer?

We have everything available for this coming summer and we’re offering fully inclusive bespoke packages, which are proving extremely popular.

Lastly, a weekend at Riverside Adventures in summer - what does that look and feel like?

We believe a weekend with us in summer epitomises a kiwi holiday!

We put adventure packages together for people to experience our amazing area and offer biking, kayaking, glowworms, shuttles, adventure races and team building. We have something to cater for everyone, from those who have retired, to families, school groups, corporates and more!

Who are the brains behind the business, what were the motivating factors for such an adventurous location?

We also have our shuttles running regularly on the Te Awa River Ride, Waikato River Trail and Hauraki Rail Trails, as well as Kayak Glowworm tours, Daytime Canyon Kayak tours, bike hire, and kayak hire.

We can help with your next adventure from a couple of hours to a multi-day!

Your four pillars are; Play, Stay, Eat & Meet - can you elaborate further on the intention behind each?

The outdoors, friends, whanau, fun, adventure and maybe trying an activity for the first time. There is nothing more magical than being out in nature and exploring our surroundings with your nearest and dearest.

Riverside Adventures Waikato - previously Lake District Adventures, was a dream of mine from when I was a child, to be able to share the Glowworms with others and to show people their amazing backyard.

With the help of my parents, Ann and Mike Paget and husband Steve, it became a reality almost 10 years ago! The fact that we now have 3 awesome trails nearby as well as the lake, is a bonus and works in so well with everything that we have on offer.

Our mantra is to “come and share the beauty of our surroundings: Riverside Adventures, Waikato invites you to experience pure adventure by bike, kayak or on foot to stretch your body, boost your morale and feed your soul.”

The 4 pillars are about getting people to Play all day and stay the night.

We want to offer people the ease of everything being in one spot. No need to travel anywhere else.

After covid we realised that we had an amazing offering which Kiwis and Internationals truly want and need.

In the near future we’ll also have a space for people to meet and include adventures into their next function, meetings, team building events etc. With wellbeing becoming and integral part of teams, we want to be able to offer the whole deal. We also work with a number of other local providers to offer other activities and local cuisines!

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INFORMATION Riverside Adventures WORDS KA Digital Marketing

For a fun-filled weekend with family and friends soaking up the glorious outdoors this summer, you know where to turn!

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House Renovation & Building Tips

Since we last caught up with James Donaldson from Handcraft Homes, as outlined in our latest Rise Community Magazine (Edition 2) at 24 Douch Rd in Ohaupo, when they had only the frames up whilst awaiting the installation of the trusses, a lot has happened since!

Explore the next steps in the what sometimes seems to be a ‘never-ending process’.

Twelve Finalize External Colours

It’s time to finalize your cladding colours, unless you’re opting to paint your new home, like 24 Douch Rd, will be. You’ll also need to confirm your roof and joinery colours.

You’re building your dream home. We work to ensure that it exceeds your expectations.

Thirteen Landscape Moodboard

Although your home is not yet completed it’s time to look at landscape designs!

The 24 Douch Rd owners used a Landscape Designer (Rescaped NZ) who helped create a cohesive outdoor living / entertaining space and gardens, as well as a planting plan.

Fourteen Cladding

Finally it’s starting to look like a home, sit back and watch it all come together!

Fifteen

House Walk-Through

Take a walk-through your new home with James from Handcraft Homes to ensure that the layout and functionality is what you had hoped.

Sixteen Sparky Walk-Through

It’s time to walk through with the Electrician to confirm and/or make any changes.

This is also the time to confirm if you wish to purchase any pendants and/or outside lights.

Seventeen

Behind the Scenes

The Plumber and Drain layers will be continuing to work whilst your Builders will also be straitening all your ceiling and walls, getting ready for GIB!

Eighteen

Decking

Catch-up with your Builder to confirm where you’d like your deck/s (if any) and their sizes.

Nineteen

Gibbing & Plastering

Que. Brand new walls, there’s nothing better!

INFORMATION & WORDS Handcraft Homes

For an affordable luxury home and a Builder that you can trust, contact Handcraft Homes. riserealestate.co.nz

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Upcoming Events

12 MAR 23

A Day in the Domain

Te Aroha Domain, Te Aroha.

14 - 18 MAR 23

Balloons Over Waikato Hamilton.

25 MAR 23

Middle-earth Halfing Marathon

Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata.

31 MAR 23

Blackcaps V Sri Lanka 3rd ODI

Seddon Park, Hamilton.

31 MAR - 1 APR 23

Waikato Show

Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton.

16 - 17 JUN 23

National Agricultural Fieldays

Mystery Creek Events Centre.

20 JUL - 20 AUG 23

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.

Working to reduce plastic milk bottles in workplaces.

Kaipaki Dairies is making it their mission to reduce the number of plastic bottles which are disposed of on a daily basis in all workplaces, throughout the Waikato Region.

For the past little while the team have been delivering their milk to local businesses throughout Hamilton and Cambridge for hundreds of Employees to enjoy from their staff-rooms.

It’s a simple process that only involves someone from the business to sign up for the Kaipaki Business Milk Run and then simply put the empty bottles outside in a crate for the Kaipaki Team to pick-up for next day delivery. kaipakidairies.co.nz | @kaipakidairies

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Luxury skincare created and made in Cambridge, New Zealand.

Natural. Oil based (no water). Organic. Essential fatty acids. Vitamins for healthy skin. No synthetic preservatives. Ingredients to reduce the signs of aging. madebymeltd.co.nz | @madebymeltd

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Mark Eman established Fine Lawn in 1987 and today, 35 years on it still remains a family owned and operated business.

Throughout this time it has progressed into one of New Zealand’s largest producers of instant turf.

Finelawn grows turf across 50ha of prime Waikato land and also offer installation services, irrigation design and comprehensive lawn care services, in addition to selling and distributing lawn care products. Finelawn is ideal for rapidly enhancing the look and feel of both commercial and residential properties.

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How to ... buy a home.

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We’ve all heard of those basic tips like, make a budget, quite avo on toast and don’t go out for dinners, but let’s be honest, who finds joy in the most mundane tips like those? We certainly don’t and with years of assisting property buyers under our belt, we know that we’re not alone, which is why we’ve put together some tips that are realistic and alot more exciting!

Saving Tips

• Make purchasing a home your main priority and don’t invest elsewhere, so that you can funnel all of your money into that one goal.

• Spend proportionally to your income (i.e. no more than 10% on materialistic items).

• Shop at a cheaper grocery store and try to always use all of your groceries, rather than throw any away, make the freezer your best friend.

• Quit purchasing luxury items and delivery based services like, Uber Eats.

• Decrease your smoking and alcohol intake.

• If feasible, live with your parents and/or family to try and save on some living expenses.

• Clean out your wardrobe and sell any quality, unused items.

Whilst it’s essential to save for your house deposit, it’s important to know what else you need to save for and to better understand what’s involved in the whole process. Here’s our collection of all you’ll need to save for, when it comes to buying a home.

Your Deposit

Starting with the obvious – you’ll need a deposit

to bring your home owning dreams to life, but how substantial a deposit depends on the price of your home and how much you have the capacity to borrow. Usually saving 20% of purchase prices plus other related costs is a good idea and means you’ll have less to pay off over the years.

Bonus tip? When prepping to secure yourself a loan, use an online calculator and an estimate of what you may borrow to see what your mortgage repayments could potentially look like. This can help you prepare mentally and also ensure that the homes you’re looking at, fit within your means and budget.

Purchase Costs

• Legal fees: These are the fees you’ll need to pay for working with a conveyancer or solicitor in the process of buying a home, and they’re estimated to cost around $1,800.00 but this will fluctuate depending on where and what you’re buying.

• Building & methamphetamine inspections: These inspections are important, as they make sure that there aren’t any problems with the property that you or I wouldn’t be able to notice. If your home is older, this process is even more important.

Moving Costs & Furniture

Something else that often gets overlooked are the costs associated with moving all of your items into your new place, and the cost of the new furniture once you’re in there.

Of course this can also be the one cost that you can save a lot on by recruiting family or friends with a truck or a trailer, to help you move and making the most of second hand marketplaces.

But if removalists are required and if you’re a lover of having everything ‘new’ for your new home, then these are additional costs that you’ll need to consider beforehand.

Remember though that no one expects your house to be 100% Architectural Digest on day one, unless you’re having Kris Jenner over for dinner. So when it comes to furnishing your home, you can take your time to factor all actual spends into your budget, once you’ve moved in.

Emergency Buffer

Always have an emergency stash that you can lean on should you run into trouble, in the instance when a bill costs you more than you’d originally estimated.

It can be hard to know “how much is a safe saving buffer”, but aim for a buffer that will cover you for at least two - three months of living expenses.

Saving and purchasing your first home is super exciting, but comes with many added responsibilities that are important to be aware of, before popping your toe into the water too early.

Have a question or would like some assistance to better understand the purchasing process? Get in-touch with us!

INFORMATION Rise Real Estate

WORDS KA Digital Marketing

For more tips and additional support throughout the purchasing process, get in-touch with Rise for more!

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Meet, Kylee Graham

As the newest member of the Rise Real Estate Team, I am excited to work with you. The opportunity to help people on their journey to finding a new home motivates me, as buying a home is without a doubt one of life’s big decisions, so it’s an honor for me to help you along the way!

In addition to making the process enjoyable for you, I strive to provide you with information and opportunities that will aid you in making the right choice. The skills I bring to this role are a combination of those i’ve developed in others, before I came to this one.

During my career as a flight attendant, staying energised, focused, and working diligently were qualities I embodied every day. Taking care of people with the utmost professionalism and consideration are also qualities I bring to my role here. As a mother of three children and as someone who has worked on a farm for many years, I am used to long hours, hard work and multi-tasking!

I’m passionate about the Waipa and live on a dairy farm in Ohaupo with my husband and our three children. For me and my family, the outdoors are a favorite place, I play tennis, and I participate in my children’s sports in the community.

I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you in person, or chat over the phone. Regardless of where you are in your home buying or selling journey, I’m here to help!

Become

a Real Estate Agent with Rise Real Estate.

At Rise we’re excited about the opportunities that we can offer our people, and the bright future of the career in the Real Estate Industry. Our culture is built on mutual trust and we are committed to our community, our clients and our people.

We’re passionate and progressive thinkers who constantly grow and evolve, finding new ways to achieve exceptional levels of service and deliver the highest results for our clients across their real estate portfolios.

We offer the mentorship and knowledge that you need to continually improve as an agent, and to better serve our clients.

From seasoned agents to new agents, there is always room for growth and expansion in your career at Rise Real Estate!

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Fairer Commission Splits.

Flexibility. Team Building Opportunities. Training Experiences. (Locally & Overseas).

Unlimited Income Potential. riserealestate.co.nz | @riserealestate.nz

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by Bron Alexander

Fabrics designed by New Zealand illustrator Bron Alexander are now available to purchase wholesale through Australian textile mastermind Nerida Hansen.

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Butter Board

• Start with softened butter and a large board.

• Sprinkle with a liberal layer of flakey salt and citrus zest (both add brightness & depth to the butter).

• Add any herbs or toppings that sing out to you, even vegetables, freshly ground spices, toasted nuts etc.

• When you’ve selected your toppings, make sure that they’re all congruous in one way or another.

• Top with something sweet if you like, such as Honey.

• Serve with crusty, warm bread.

Flourish Wellness Founder, Liora Pine is on a mission to create a community of likeminded women, giving energy and confidence back into you and your business, through design and wellness / health coaching.

After starting her own journey 15 years ago, Liora now loves taking her learnings about nutrition, using supplements and exercise to help others feel their best. Apart from offering Barre classes around Cambridge and Hamilton in the Waikato, Liora also is a Health and Wellness Coach to like-minded individuals around the world.

We asked Liora to share some ways in which we can all create better, healthier habits as well as to how we can better understand day-to-day habits, which actually take up so much of our energy.

7 Steps to Create New Habits

The trick is to chip away at your goal in small, incremental steps. In other words, when you know how to form a new habit (related to your goal), then you can turn success into a series of daily actions.

Focus on just one new habit at a time; what do you want to achieve?

Commit to 30 days: During this time, your entire life should be structured around carving out time every day to consistently do it. Anchor your new habit to an established habit: A habit shouldn’t be based upon motivation, fads or temporary desire. Rather, it should be instilled in your life to the point that it becomes habitual.

Take baby steps: Really, the only way to make a habit stick is to turn it into automatic behaviour. You can do this by taking baby steps and creating a low level of commitment.

Plan for obstacles: Prepare and anticipate that these obstacles will come. Then, you won’t be blindsided by them. Create accountability for your habit: hint hint, that’s us in this community!

Reward important milestones: Focus on building a reward system into the process so you can take time to celebrate the successful completion of your goals.

Build a new identity: You can do a lot by committing to a small action, doing it every day, increasing the effort over time and overcoming obstacles.

Everyday Habits that Zap Your Energy

Messy desks: Missed the memo on spring cleaning? A, US study found that when there are too many objects competing for your attention, your brain’s ability to process information gets compromised.

Working through lunch: Swapping your break for an extra hour of work won’t up your productivity. Research shows it’ll only make you feel more tired at the end of the day.

Skipping workouts: Sure, hitting the snooze will score you extra shut-eye, but you really should get up and moving. US scientists found that regular exercise can decrease feelings of fatigue.

Bad posture: Did you know people feel tired and more depressed when they slouch? That’s what a study in Biofeedback found. So keep a spring in your step, strut with an upright posture instead.

Saying yes to everything: So a life of saying no would be pretty boring, but if you’re constantly saying yes at your own wellbeing’s expense, it might be time to put your own needs first instead.

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Twin Oaks Drive

This stunning residence remains true to its heritage, lovingly crafted with materials from Europe and the Mediterranean. Tamahere.

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The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum provides an Art-inNature experience with over 100 sculptures and installations within one of New Zealand’s largest outdoor galleries.

A recent conversation with Dorothy Wakeling, Secretary for the Trust provided us with so much insight into how incredible Art-in-Nature experiences really are!

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The Waikato Sculpture Park is renowned for offering, ‘Art-in-Nature Experiences’, what exactly are these?

Throughout the seasons, the park provides environmental and creative inspiration for all ages, including school groups and families.

• Walk the 2km art-in-nature trail, featuring more than 100 sculptures with new exhibitions annually.

• 30,000 trees have formed the renewed landscape.

• Make ephemeral art like t-pees and rafts out of natural materials.

• Enjoy activities like, Find the Roosting Ruru and Out of the Box.

John & Dorothy Wakeling founded the park, when did this take place and what was the driving force behind this ambition?

Karin Barr has her glass sculpture; ‘Eternal Fire’, in the parks current exhibition. Can you tell us about it?

What does a day at, The Sculpture Park look like?

A great day out, especially when the sun is shining, with friends and/or family!

As a local sculptor, Karin works with cast glass with a background in stone carving. Eternal Fire is a representation of a typical sculpture for Karin, working with various components to reproduce firewood pieces into glass, to make a firepit. With the use of sunlight which causes the glass to ‘shine brightly’.

Most people allow a minimum of 2 hours for their 2km walk to the park, some because of the trees and beautiful surroundings, others to be inspired by the art they see along the way.

We hope to see you this summer!

In 1991, we started replanting 17.5ha of what once was a derelict quarry, and now it is a beautiful renewed landscape with more than 30,000 trees, which are protected for carbon sequestration.

We initiated a charitable trust to make ensure that the park can be sustained long-term. The Art-inNature Arboretum Trust manages the park with both volunteers and paid staff.

Jocelyn Pratt also has her marble sculpture; ‘Seasons of the Future’ on show at The Sculpture Park. Can you tell us about it?

A stone sculptor with a passion for working with hard, volcanic stones. This piece is made of marble from Takaka Hill, which was sourced more than 20 years ago. The colour of the stone is to represent the ocean, using the darkest part of the marble, with the focus of the whole piece being around regeneration. riserealestate.co.nz

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The perfect place to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon, learning and appreciating Art-in-Nature.

Mindful & Sensory Play Workshops

Got an Explorer or Adventurer running through your house, who loves Sensory Play?

Then come and join us for some epic play based learning. Each session is based around a theme, and provides over an hour of mindful exploration. Children will have so much fun engaging in this type of play while developing a range of essential learning skills. We have created each themed workshop lovingly by hand, and designed our themes to promote play based on learning and mindfulness. Our Workshops

• Spark Imagination.

• Develop Fine Motor Skills.

• Encourage Creativity.

• Initiate Conversation.

All of the handcrafted sensory play materials, loose parts and natural components are provided and each session includes everything that your child needs to create magic and wonder, plus your explorer gets to take away their creation and some of our sensory play products to keep! www.andthelittlebox.com @andthelittlebox riserealestate.co.nz

Aesthetically

Pleasing marketing solutions for your home by Rise Real Estate.

Located just 20 minutes from Cambridge and Te Awamutu you will find a unique sanctuary, right here in the Waikato!

Offering tours and educational opportunities for anyone and everyone to learn about the Maunga and Conservation, right here in your backyard.

We have the largest predator-free and pest-proof fence in the world, which is designed to remove all mammals from Maungatautari, which has provided a safe environment to reintroduce some of New Zealand’s most endangered species back to their natural habitat. Species like; a western brown kiwi, kaka, hihi, tuatara, takahe and more.

The project contributes to the conservation outcomes for New Zealand’s natural, recreation, historic and cultural heritage by protecting and restoring Maungatautari’s flora and fauna, including the reintroduction of iconic species. Along with contributing and strengthening alignment to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework.

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Behind the non-for-profit organisation that supports more than 400 families throughout New Zealand.

Since, December 2021 Rise Real Estate has been supporting Kidney Kids, New Zealand in the form of monetary donations from each sale made.

This pledge is one that means a lot to us (Rise) as a team, as our foundations are built on helping another and supporting our community, so if it means that we can do this in other ways than just through Real Estate, it’s our pleasure to do so.

Recently we caught up with Rachel Barrett, National Manager for Kidney Kids, New Zealand to gain insight into the non-for-profit organisation and how our donations are utilised.

Kidney Kids NZ is a not-for-profit National Organisation supporting children and their family / whanau who live with kidney disease / disorders. Kidney disease can be mild, and children can recover well but some kidney diseases are serious, debilitating, isolating, and life changing for the whole whanau.

Many days, weeks or months can be spent in the Starship hospital receiving specialised paediatric renal treatment. Starship is the only hospital in the country, providing this specialist care.

Families are often separated for lengthy periods of time while their child is in Starship for treatment with a parent / carer and the rest of the whanau at home. This can be an anxious

time for everyone being away from the rest of the family, while getting used to having a chronically ill child, and families can struggle with financial difficulties and their need for emotional, and practical support is heightened.

It is easy for a family to register with Kidney Kids, NZ and get support and information for the whole family. We visit our families in Starship and make home visits and attend the paediatric renal clinics in the main regions. We hold events to enable families to connect with each other. We have an education programme to ensure kidney kids get the extra tuition they need, if falling behind at school due to ill health or long hospitalisation.

We have a Smart Watch Programme which allows the kidney kids to manage their medication, fluid intake, exercise etc. We offer practical and emotional support and kidney health education and information.

The annual camps and parties are the highlight for many, which promote friendships, confidence, teamwork, and a fantastic weekend full of fun and a lifetime of memories are made.

“As a small charity, we are dependent on our funding and people’s generosity like Rise Real Estate, to help us keep the valuable support going to ensure our Kidney Kids reach their potential.”

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The funding Kidney Kids receives goes towards supporting our kidney kids and their whanau.

• Individual financial support. while at Starship hospital.

• Extra tuition through educational programme.

• Welcome Gift Bag project.

• Youth Navigation Programme preparing youth to transition from Paediatric Hospital Services seamlessly to Adult Health Services.

• Regional family events.

• Help towards, Virtual Christmas Event 2022.

• World Kidney Day 2023.

Our family support is given through the generosity of funds donated to Kidney Kids, NZ and we are hugely grateful as funding helps kids which are Kidney Kids live their best lives possible!

For further information on this charity. www.kidneykids.org.nz

WORDS Kidney Kids, New Zealand.

If you’d like to make a donation to Kidney Kids, New Zealand, you can do so via their website. Or, when you list and sell your property through Rise Real Estate, they’ll donate $500.00 to Kidney Kids, NZ from the sale.

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