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RAGLAN Chronicle 1
Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)
21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: [email protected]
AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan
MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!!Four double bedroom home on 625m²Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathroomsFantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck or alfresco dining Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour.Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20886OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm1 Seabreeze Way
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs• Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views• 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location• Single Garage & Storage Shed Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20952OPEN HOME
Saturday 12pm335 Wainui Road
OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABYA slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge views. 2nd room/ storage/ laundry/ studio. Open plan living with cosy wood burner with wet back & sun drenched decking enjoying gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, holiday ambiance. Situated on 1258m².ID#RAG20965
OPEN HOMESunday 1pm
150 Whaanga Road
TOP SHELF PROPERTY Fabulous family living / Easy care garden 3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchenSun drenched open plan living & decksLarge paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered
RAG#20923OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm23a Violet Street
STEP INTO THE MARKET Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan living and fully fenced section. Relax on the lovely decking while enjoying the easy care section.Ideal opportunity for you to enter the fast-growing market in Raglan!Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20964
OPEN HOMESaturday 1pm6 Violet Street
SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM 4 bedroom home with endless optionsWonderful family homeModern new kitchen Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation throughout 1212m² of landPrior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20907 OPEN HOME
Saturday 2pm55 Government Road
WOODEN IT BE NICEThis 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroomNative timber flooringPrivate off road locationJust a walk to the beach, on the bus route.Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk)Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20963OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm10 Violet Street
TOO GOOD TO MISS! • 2 homes on 1 freehold title2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom housesIncome opportunity hereSuperbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbourIdeal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other!Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20933OPEN HOME
Sunday 2pm16 Stewart Street
NEW BEGINNINGSSolid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal accessPlumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20938
OPEN HOMESaturday 11am
297 Te Papatapu Road
WATER & MOUNTAIN Located close to town & beach. This is a 2 bedroom immaculate home, fully lockable garage with power. Elevated and sunny, only minutes to the nearest beach & town centre. The house has polished timber flooring, is fully insulated, newly roofed, newly painted and has a newly decked spa pool area. The easy care, fully fenced section will make this home a pleasure to live in. Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20968OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm19 Manukau Road
Phone now for an appointment to view 448 Wainui Road
RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATEBoard and batten rustic house plus a separate large barn with adjoining carport - ideal as a workshop/ studio.The main house has one large bedroom which could be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement.7253m² sectionEstablished orchard and extensively planted.Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town.Prior Auction Offers considered. Phone now for an appointment to view.ID#RAG20984
AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!! 5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!!
Open Homes Saturday 2pm
- 9c East Street
Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd
FINAL NOTICE
Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)
21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: [email protected]
AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan
MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!!Four double bedroom home on 625m²Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathroomsFantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck or alfresco dining Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour.Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20886OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm1 Seabreeze Way
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs• Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views• 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location• Single Garage & Storage Shed Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20952OPEN HOME
Saturday 12pm335 Wainui Road
OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABYA slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge views. 2nd room/ storage/ laundry/ studio. Open plan living with cosy wood burner with wet back & sun drenched decking enjoying gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, holiday ambiance. Situated on 1258m².ID#RAG20965
OPEN HOMESunday 1pm
150 Whaanga Road
TOP SHELF PROPERTY Fabulous family living / Easy care garden 3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchenSun drenched open plan living & decksLarge paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered
RAG#20923OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm23a Violet Street
STEP INTO THE MARKET Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan living and fully fenced section. Relax on the lovely decking while enjoying the easy care section.Ideal opportunity for you to enter the fast-growing market in Raglan!Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20964
OPEN HOMESaturday 1pm6 Violet Street
SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM 4 bedroom home with endless optionsWonderful family homeModern new kitchen Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation throughout 1212m² of landPrior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20907 OPEN HOME
Saturday 2pm55 Government Road
WOODEN IT BE NICEThis 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroomNative timber flooringPrivate off road locationJust a walk to the beach, on the bus route.Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk)Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20963OPEN HOME
Saturday 1pm10 Violet Street
TOO GOOD TO MISS! • 2 homes on 1 freehold title2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom housesIncome opportunity hereSuperbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbourIdeal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other!Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20933OPEN HOME
Sunday 2pm16 Stewart Street
NEW BEGINNINGSSolid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal accessPlumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.ID#RAG20938
OPEN HOMESaturday 11am
297 Te Papatapu Road
WATER & MOUNTAIN Located close to town & beach. This is a 2 bedroom immaculate home, fully lockable garage with power. Elevated and sunny, only minutes to the nearest beach & town centre. The house has polished timber flooring, is fully insulated, newly roofed, newly painted and has a newly decked spa pool area. The easy care, fully fenced section will make this home a pleasure to live in. Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG20968OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm19 Manukau Road
Phone now for an appointment to view 448 Wainui Road
RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATEBoard and batten rustic house plus a separate large barn with adjoining carport - ideal as a workshop/ studio.The main house has one large bedroom which could be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement.7253m² sectionEstablished orchard and extensively planted.Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town.Prior Auction Offers considered. Phone now for an appointment to view.ID#RAG20984
AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!! 5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!!
Open Homes Saturday 2pm
- 9c East Street
Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd
FINAL NOTICE
• LocatedrightintheheartofRaglan• Walktoshops,cafes,schoolandbeach.
Whatmorecouldyouaskfor?• You’lllovethisverytidy,cute2bedroom
homepositionedformaximumsunshine• Easycare,northfacingwithlargewrap
arounddeck• Situatedinquietcul-de-sacwith1/3shin
1151m2
ID#RAG21701
Ray White Office, 21 Bow St Raglan ph: 07 825 8669.
SUNNY SIDE UP $295,000 - 12 HELEN PLACE
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dining guideBanteay Srey Cambodian Restaurant. Dine in or takeaway. 23 Bow Street........825 0952
Jo’s Takeaways. Te Kopua Domain......................................................825 8761
Marlin Cafe & Grill. Dine in. On the Wharf...........................................825 0010
The Shack. Dine in or Takeaway. 19 Bow Street..................................825 0027
The Raglan Club. Dine in or Takeaway. 22-24 Bow Street.................. 825 8278
The Raglan Pipe Band proceeds up Bow Street during the ANZAC Parade 2014
Mass on Saturday evenings at 5 pm.
1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays in Raglan2nd and 4th Saturdays in Te Mata
Further information: Raglan 825 8135Fr Anselm Aherne: Frankton 847 5688
www.raglancatholic.org.nz
RAGLAN HOSPITAL & REST HOME
27 - 29 Manukau Road Ph. 07 825 8306 Fax: 07 825 8855 Email: [email protected]
Caring for the ones you love
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 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 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 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 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 normal meaning of these road signs. It seems that every day more and more people are discovering the magic of Raglan and visitor numbers are increasing. This causes a problem as
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
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 Xtreme Waste for your fantastic and ever-evolving work as part of our community.
Stephanie Philp, Raglan
*Total significant wave height and *Tide times for Raglan Bar
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H 01:40 amL 08:00 amH 02:00 pmL 08:10 pm
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N 30 amNW 25 pm 1.8
H 02:30 amL 08:50 amH 03:00 pmL 09:10 pm
R 07:09 amS 05:25 pm
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Mainly finewithpossibleshowers
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RAGLAN Chronicle 3
Downtown packed as Raglanpays tribute to the fallen
Also at H.G Webb House, Cnr Boundary & Victoria Streets, Hamilton
Raglan lacrosse lover turns out for NZ in Anzac tourney
An 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 out-of-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
Jordan Newberry – a young American whose face and accent
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,
many of whose members fought in World War I.
If you’re interested in playing lacrosse in Raglan, email [email protected] or phone 022 301 1086. E Symes
Jordan Newberry in her match kit
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Auction items flow in as KASM fundraiser nears
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Right Up My Alley off in different direction
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
More 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 Trans-Tasman 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
Longtime local Keith Savage has run a shop in downtown Raglan for the
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
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
Changes afoot: Keith Savage and RUMA are on the move
‘Green dinner’ to knock or not to knock?
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Living locally and available to see clients in Raglan by appointment
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‘Show Off’ supporting IRU
First aid: Show Off sales items in support of the Westpac Rescue chopper
G etting behind a worthy cause, local business Show Off is helping the Westpac
Trust to raise funds for their new rescue helicopter - the BK117 ZK-IRU - 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
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 [email protected]
Annual race hosted on Raglan harbour
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.
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
Opinion: Placemaking
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Area Fishing Report: by the Raglan Wharf Seagull
Dr Oliver Russell, Dr. Damian Kitcheman, Dr. Marcia Mitchley 10 Bankart Street, Raglan
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.
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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.
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.
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
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 co-ordination, 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
Opinion: Matts Monologue
NZ Music month hits the YOT ClubTo 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
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
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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.
hungry bin - eats wasteHungry 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 environ-ment 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 on-line. 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!
1. Thermaculture = Hot compostWhat: Black bins, crates or compost heaps Pros: Cheap or free to start. What it takes: Time - hot compost takes longer to breakdown. It also needs turning to ensure even breakdow - layers of organic waste should alternate between green fresh
stuff and brown dry stuff
2. Bokashi compostWhat: 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 compostWhat: Can be an old bath tub or a purchased bin like Hungry BinsPros: 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.
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 Compost-Zing. 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.
The Environment Centre has 10 or 15
litre Bokashi buckets.
Winter is a great time to try Bokashi!
Composting booklets available at the
Environment Centre for $2!
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
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SIMPLY SENSATIONAL• North facing, elevated. • Stunning views • 4 bedrooms, spacious lounge • Situated on 1012m² • Prior auction offers considered
ID#RAG21872Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282
OPEN HOME: Saturday 12pm, 17 Rose St
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 waterID#RAG21905Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282
NEW LISTING: 4316 SHWay 23
BRAND NEW & AFFORDABLE $375,000• Exquisite new home• 3 bedrooms plus ensuite • Situated in a cul-de-sac location ID#RAG21681Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448
REDUCED: 1 Puka Place
• Large sun drenched home• Upstairs 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom• Downstairs 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom • 1/3 share in 1794m2. ID#RAG21912open2view.com ID# 315607Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448
BIG IS GOOD $410,000 – 61b Lorenzen Bay Rd
BEST BUY UNDER $300K!• Immaculate, 3 bedrooms • Modern, new kitchen • Open plan living that flows to north facing deck• ½ share in 1214m2 ID#RAG21899Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448
NEW LISTING: 61b Government Rd - $275,000
HOME JAMESLocated 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 consideredID#RAG21882Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282
OPEN HOME: Sunday 11am, 16 and 16a James St
ABSOLUTE VALUE• 1950’s north facing dwelling• 3 double bedrooms, office• Single garage, outside shed• ½ int in 903m²• Prior auction offers consideredID#RAG21884Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448
OPEN HOME: Sunday 1pm , 8 Karekare Ave
LOCATION, VIEWS, AFFORDABILITY $395,000 • This property provides you with income!!!• House 1: 2 bedrooms • House 2: 1 bedroom studio• Situated on 401m2ID#RAG21916Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282
NEW LISTING: 16 Stewart St
• Modern 3 bedroom home• PLUS! separate self-contained unit • A secret retreat with huge potential • Situated on 1446 m2.ID#RAG21758Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
LIFESTYLE LIVING IN TOWN By Neg 46b Cross St.
HELLO TO A NEW WORLD OF EASY LIVING $465,000• Private attractive grounds• Modern,3 bedrooms, office• 3 bathrooms, double garage• Situated on 1006m2
ID#RAG21898open2view.com ID#315605Julie Hanna – 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna – 021 0200 8282
REVAMPED & REVIVED IN RAGLAN • Elevated for sun and privacy• Tastefully renovated• 2 double bedrooms• Situated on 680m² • Prior auction offers considered.ID#RAG21885Stephen O’Byrne 027 205 4073Michelle O’Byrne 021 889 448
OPEN HOME: Sunday 11am, 10 James St
NEW LISTING: 12b Primrose St
AUCTION:
17 Rose St, 9th May ‘14
AUCTION:
8 Karekare Ave, 9th May ‘14
AUCTION:
16 & 16a James St, 9th May ‘14
AUCTION:
10 James St, 9th May ‘14
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