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2 houses on 1 title Potential to achieve $600pw combined rental income

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AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan

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Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting

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• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs • Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views

Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden

• 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location • Single Garage & Storage Shed

3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.

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3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchen Sun drenched open plan living & decks Large paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access

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Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan living and fully fenced section. Relax on the lovely decking while enjoying the easy care section. Ideal opportunity for you to enter the fastgrowing market in Raglan! Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN HOME

Fabulous family living / Easy care garden

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This 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging 2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroom Native timber flooring Private off road location Just a walk to the beach, on the bus route. Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk) Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN HOME

4 bedroom home with endless options Wonderful family home Modern new kitchen Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation throughout 1212m² of land Prior Auction offers considered.

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This property offers that sanctuary you have been searching for. Enjoy the flow from your front lawn to the reserve merging as one into the water. The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 sleepouts and is just waiting for you to

complete the finishing touches to renovations. A water playground at your door step. Prior Auction offers considered.

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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. Sunday 1pm ID#RAG20968 19 Manukau Road

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Four double bedroom home on 625m² Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathrooms Fantastic 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.

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• 2 homes on 1 freehold title 2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom houses Income opportunity here Superbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbour Ideal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other! Prior Auction offers considered.

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Board 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 section Established orchard and extensively planted. Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to

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Matapihi students featured in te reo Māori songbook: Teacher Joel Goodison reads 'Te Taiao' to the children while other teachers (from left) Sioux Swann, Lindy Moir, Merren Goodison and Angela Kimber look on.

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Students’ social action day voted a sizzling success

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Staff and students in yellow - the colour of hope - celebrate success as Grace, right, hands over a box of goodies to Marian (with her son) from Raglan Foodbank.

he unlikely combination of a sausage sizzle, sumo wrestling and

sizzle, doing a live ad on Raglan Radio and

yellow-themed mufti day made for fun

“It’s taught us a lot,” she adds. “Like

“The idea of giving to help others in

and hilarity last week when Raglan

(that) the foodbank is not just for people

our community created valuable learning

Area School students pulled together

in need but also works in with the (Raglan

to support the local foodbank.

House) budgeting service.”

At the end of it all the year 11 social

keeping a log of their tasks.

Foodbank manager Marian Wright

Social studies teacher Naomi Tovio was also delighted.

opportunities,” she said. “And the students have helped make a small but positive difference to other people’s lives.” Edith Symes

studies class had more than 17 boxes of

and volunteer packer Marie McRae, who

cans and toiletries to donate to the cause,

were at the school last Thursday afternoon

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to receive the pile of cans amassed in the

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gym foyer, said they were amazed at the

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Grace Mindoro told the Chronicle as pairs of students wearing sumo suits wrestled each other to the ﬂoor in the gym with others cheering from the sidelines. “This is our social action to raise awareness of poverty in our community.” Students, both junior and senior, had entered into the spirit of the day by giving a

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From left Green Party candidate Robert Moore, Labour candidate Hilary Humphrey, National candidate Barbara Kuriger, Conservative candidate Allan Thompson and Raglan Ward Councillor Lisa Thomson. Image thanks to John Lawson.

he wild weather wasn’t enough to keep locals keen to grill their election candidates from attending the Town Hall Meet the Candidates event last Sunday. Around 100 Raglanites of all ages got the chance to hear what the four candidates had to say about some of the issues close to the heart of the local community. The four Taranaki-King Country candidates – incumbent MP National’s Barbara Kuriger, Labour’s Hilary Humphrey, Green’s Robert Moore and Conservative’s Allan Thompson – were given a tight time limit by MCs Lisa Thomson and Leanne Steel but mostly coped well with the questioning. Issues raised included; how they would solve the housing crisis; adding value to New Zealand exports in an innovative and sustainable way to dealing with infrastructure challenges like Raglan’s sewerage issues and tackling rising sea levels.

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Two-tick voting

he meeting started with an explanation of "two tick" voting, which still confuses some voters. It was explained that every voter has a party vote and a candidate vote. The party vote matters more. The party vote is important because the party with the most votes usually gets to form the government, sometimes in coalition with minor parties. The party vote goes to deciding how many MPs each party gets. This gives the opportunity for strategic voting. By giving your party vote to your preferred coalition partner you get to shape the government. (The party vote is only wasted if the party you vote for gets less than 5%.) The second tick is for a local candidate. Most Raglan voters are in Taranaki-King Country, the 10th safest National seat, so it’s not likely to matter how you use your electorate vote. However, in the Maori constituency of Hauraki-Waikato, the candidate vote could well decide whether Nanaia Mahuta remains the Labour MP. John Lawson

Jono Hutson joins the real estate market…

ou may have seen Jono around town delivering some of his delicious plant based lunches or beautiful raw tarts and bliss balls … but what you may not know is that before he moved to Raglan ﬁve years ago he was working as a successful real estate agent on the west coast of Auckland.

“I have always been passionate about Real Estate. Over the last few years, I have become very conscious of how lucky I am to call Raglan home. It is such an incredible place with so many special people. For me, this now feels like an exciting opportunity HAWKEN & CO. to offer my service and expertise to the community” Keeping an eye on the market and Wally Hawken assisting friends through the process of both VFM; VAL PROF.URBAN; ANZIV; SPINZ. buying and selling, Jono felt compelled to enter the market again and offer a fresh 07 825 8064 approach, focused on trust, transparency 0274 968 417 and communication. Jono believes that he can provide a hawkenandco@hotmail.co.nz unique service, to assist you with advice H&Co. New Zealand’s leading rural real estate company PO Box 130, Raglan and support through the entire process of RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL buying or selling your home. From initial

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All the candidates except the Conservative’s Allan Thompson agreed climate change is actually a real issue, but they’d tackle it in different ways. The candidates were also asked questions from the floor relating to issues such as banning sea bed mining, making te reo Māori compulsory in schools, opening charter schools to the Official Information Act, roads and local government. Early voting for the General Election opened at the town hall on Monday, September 11 and the final opportunity to cast your vote is Saturday, September 23 until 7pm. Janine Jackson

thoughts and curiosity regarding your properties current market value to advice on simple strategies to maximise your properties appeal to buyers…. He is happy to share what he knows. “I am always conﬁdent that I can create the ultimate outcome for my clients. It is actually about service. Every home is different and with this in mind each marketing campaign is tailored to suit. Often the potential to add value is in the small details. It is my job to exceed expectations and make sure that it is an enjoyable and stress free experience. Believe it or not it can actually be fun! “ “I invite you to CALL ME TODAY for an obligation free chat and learn more about what I can offer YOU”. You can contact Jono by email at jono. hutson@pggwrightson.co.nz or call 021 488 766

Jono Hutson may already be a familiar face to some. Kay Buchannan Photography

Haka and Guitars headlines Raglan Film Festival

Health in Your Hands A column connecting with senior citizens in our community.

aglan Film Festival opens Friday, September 15 at 7pm with a Kiwi film Haka and Guitars, fine food and continues with bevy of international films.

The international line-up includes My Pet Dinosaur for the kids, The Artist’s Garden for art lovers and gardeners, an Italian comedy of manners - Perfect Strangers, legendary skate movie - Lords of Dogtown, a hard-hitting exploration of USA race relations - I am Not Your Negro and a look at the life of influential rapper Tupac in All Eyez on Me. Hastings filmmaker William Watson brings Haka and Guitars to the Raglan Film Festival opening night. The award-winning documentary recently screened at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in 2017 and has picked up a string of awards including best world peace documentary in the Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative. Attending the opening night screening, Watson will discuss the highs and lows of a film that was 12-years in the making. Set during the Pacific’s most bloody Civil War, the New Zealand Army found a way to achieve peace without guns and violence. Through the powerful influence of women and multiculturalism Haka and

ate one evening 97 year old Alice announced to her daughters she could hear music and someone singing, she seemed quite happy until she realized that nobody else could hear any noise. She became upset and said that the people next door had the radio turned up too loud. As well as a severe hearing loss Alice has Dementia, and her behaviour is sometimes unpredictable. She has short term memory loss, but can often recall events from the past with amazing clarity.

Guitars shows the world there is a way to achieve peace in our time. Former NZ Army Major Fiona Cassidy (NgatiKuri, Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa) returns to Bougainville to reflect on ‘Operation Belisi’, modern history’s most successful peacekeeping mission. Check out this gem of a Kiwi film on opening night plus the bonus feature of Leanna & Dan a documentary on Fire Fighter stair climbing competitions and get in quick for tickets which includes food cooked by Raglan kaumatua and a drink. Support the local kaumatua and head down to the Old School for choice kai for sale from 5pm for those not attending the film - $5 for seafood chowder or pumpkin soup and fry bread, $2.50 for delicious Top Cut sausage and bread, $2 for fry bread, butter and golden syrup. Haka and Guitars: Friday, September 15 – food on sale from 5pm, bar opens at 7pm and movie begins at 8pm Adults $15, Concession $12, Children $8– ticket prices include food and a drink. Licensed bar available. Book online: raglanmovies.nz. All other festival tickets Adults $15, Concession $12, Children $8, Multi-entry Special – six sessions for the price of four $60. Old School Arts Centre

Learn to sail in Raglan

he Raglan Sailing Club is a small, social club operating from Lorenzen Bay, catering for experienced sailors and those wishing to learn to sail.

Each summer they have a series of Learn To Sail (LTS) sessions where anyone, young and old, are welcome to come and experience the enjoyment of sailing in the harbour. They have over 20 small Club sailboats for members to use on Club days and they can also supply life-jackets. One important focus of the Club has been the teaching of children 8yrs and over to sail in our Optimist yachts and learn safety in the water. To continue with the teaching section of the Club, this year they will need extra help from

experienced sailors as the ideal situation is oneon-one training within the group environment. The lessons involve water safety, rigging the boats, basic sailing techniques, following a course around buoys, de-rigging and cleaning equipment for storage. LTS days are held once a month over summer and helpers will be rostered on for possibly three sessions a season. They are asking for any current or retired sailors to come and help give the children of Raglan the opportunity to learn to sail. The Club also requires the assistance of any boaties to help with the Safety boat on Club days. If you are able to help us with these fun and worthwhile activities please contact raglansail@yahoo.co.nz or phone Sue and Gus on 07 825 0567. Thanks, and see you on the water! Raglan Sailing Club

She had a very disturbed night and needed reassuring several times and at 2am complained about people out making a noise outside. The next morning the old lady wanted to go round to the neighbours and ask them to turn the music down. When she ﬁnally realized she was the only one hearing the music she became scared and thought she was going mad. The two sisters were very concerned until did a Google search for “hearing music” and discovered that the phenomena was common amongst people with hearing loss especially as they get older. Many do not admit to hearing noises for fear of being thought of as crazy. Until recently the medical profession has often dismissed the condition as tinnitus. Perceiving things that are not present are called hallucinations. They can be visual (seeing) auditory (hearing), and less common, olfactory (smelling), gustatory (tasting) or tactile (feeling). Visually impaired may have visions while those with hearing loss are more likely to hear things without an external source. They may last for years or may be one off incidents. In 2004, Neil Baunman, who runs a hearing clinic in the States, found some of his clients complained of musical sounds which appeared to be quite different from the monotone sound of tinnitus. He put out a request on social media to see if others heard music. He was inundated with people who were afraid to admit to hearing imaginary sounds in case they were crazy. Most of them had

some degree of hearing loss. He believes they make up for the lack of sound by subconsciously inventing musical sounds. He called it Musical Ear Syndrome (MES). He has continued his research bringing peace of mind to people of all ages with hearing loss. He distinguish two types of sounds, tinnitus which is a single monotonous noise such as buzzing, whistling or humming, and more complex sounds such as voices, music and singing. Mankind has experienced visions and voices throughout history with many different explanations, however there are a number of things that are thought to cause Musical Ear Syndrome, such as lack of auditory stimulation. Living alone in a quiet environment may cause the brain to manufacture its own sounds. Bereavement after the death of a spouse may also cause various phantom phenomena. The elderly are more likely to be prescribed pharmaceutical medications, and both recreational and medical drugs can cause hallucinations. Some foods such as chilli, coffee, nutmeg, mushrooms, Stilton cheese and rye bread may trigger some people to have hallucinations. What exactly triggers Musical Ear Syndrome remains a mystery but, poor hearing, dementia, stress, anxiety, tiredness, depression, isolation and listening to continuous background noises are thought to be major contributing factors. Alice has not had a repeat of the musical sounds she heard and appears to have forgotten the incident. With the help of information from several websites the sisters were able to understand what may have caused the temporary glitch in their mother’s hearing, and that gentle assurance was the best treatment. Prior to the musical incident she had had a busy few days, and was anxious over a small eye operation, and the previous day she had been involved in a musical quiz at one of her memory groups! Pauline Abrahams

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Anna Cunningham winning the Antipodes goodie box at last year's skincare event.

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at time has taken on a whole new meaning at Let’s Grow with meditation and yoga now part of everyday practice at the early childhood education centre. Introduced by teacher Petruschka Willmann around ten months ago, meditation and then more recently yoga have now become a natural part of what the children do at Let’s Grow. “Meditation is so important to the children, they are such a reflection of our busy society,” she says. “It’s so nice for them to have a time when they can stop and just be.” Part of an ongoing teaching practise research project, Petruschka has read many articles about the benefits of meditation and yoga for young children and now she’s seeing the positive results first hand. A growing sense of empathy amongst the youngsters has been noticeable, she says, with children saying – you’ve hurt my heart – rather than reacting negatively to conflict in the playground. As well as better managing their emotions, meditation is helping the students gain more control over their bodies with some overcoming toileting

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issues as they have gained more selfawareness. Petruschka says the parents have been very supportive and are now asking for tips on how they can continue with their children at home. Yoga in the centre has followed on as a natural progression of the meditation, with Petruschka spontaneously practising it a couple of times a week with the students.

"At first, the children were so proud of their abilities and commented on how good they were at the poses but now they just do it without needing to say anything.” Yoga at the centre now benefits from the expertise of The Space yoga teacher Bexie Towle, a trained children’s yoga practitioner, who comes in once a week to fine tune the poses. Janine Jackson

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New te reo singalong book features Matapihi youngsters exploring nature 11-17 September

TE WIKI O TE

REO MĀORI Māori Language Week

General phrases

Now you’ve got the basic pronunciation covered have a go at these simple, everyday phrases.

Hello Kia ora Tēnā koe

How are you? Kei te pēhea koe? E pēhea ana koe?

Did you know?

Kia ora means

Thank you as well as

Hello

Kei te aha koe?

Good Kei te pai E pai ana Ka nui te ora

Bye Hei konā Haere rā! (speaker stays) E noho rā (speaker leaves)

Teacher Joel Goodison reads 'Te Taiao' to the children while other teachers (from left) Sioux Swann, Lindy Moir, Merren Goodison and Angela Kimber look on.

ll children at Matapihi Kindergarten now have their own glossy te reo singalong book – complete with CD – showing pictures of their exploration of the kindy’s lush, eight-acre bushclad playground.

The teachers too have all been given a complimentary copy of ‘Te Taiao’ (The Natural World), one of the latest in an interactive series of te reo books for early childhood education. “We’re excited to see it published in time for Māori Language Week (this week),” kindergarten co-owner

and teacher Angela Kimber told the Chronicle. The book features Metua and Hana Herbert on the front cover and a happily mud-spattered Dizzy Coulden-Lavers on the back, while fullpage colour photographs inside show Matapihi youngsters doing simple things in the great outdoors like eeling, crossing the stream via a plank, walking the “wobbly ropes” tied to trees, playing hide-and-seek in the native bush and jumping jubilantly in mud puddles. Each picture has a brief sentence in te reo explaining exactly what they’re up to.

And what they’re up to is all part of the kindergarten’s Uru Taiao programme which has attracted both national and international interest over the years, with educators visiting Matapihi from as far afield as Scandinavia and Kazakhstan. Uru Taiao translates as entering into the realms of nature, Angela explains, but more simply put it means the children get to go bush one day a week and basically connect with nature. ‘Te Taiao’ author Sharon Holt, who is from Te Awamutu, was so impressed with the concept when Angela spoke about it at a “nature nurture” conference last year that she then visited the Te Mata kindergarten to see for herself how it worked. “My own experience of spending a morning with the children in Uru Taiao encouraged me to do a te reo singalong book about this kind of unstructured play in nature,” she says. Renowned photographer Rachael Hale McKenna then captured the children in their natural environment, doing what they do rain or shine on “bush kindy” days. The end result is an inspiring 24-page te reo teaching and learning resource with English translations and ideas for follow-up activities. Also included at the back of the softcover book are a CD and the guitar chords needed for singalong sessions. Edith Symes ● To go in the draw for a complimentary copy of the book just email info@matapihilindergarten. co.nz with ‘Te Taiao’ in the subject line. ● To enroll children at Matapihi Kindergarten ph 825 7875.

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or those of you who whakapapa to Aotearoa [whose ancestors come from New Zealand], members of your whānau [family] or you yourself bore witness to the suppression of te reo Māori [the Māori language] that started towards the end of the 1800’s.

It wasn’t until a few months ago that I realised just how much this suppression has truly impacted my own whānau. My koro [grandfather] was raised in Bridge Pa, Hastings. By the time he was old enough to attend kura [school] in the late ’40s, it was unlawful for te reo Māori to be spoken in most public settings, especially at kura. While some young Māori continued to learn te reo outside of the kura, my great grandparents were quite staunch ruler followers and refused to kōrero, [to speak] in te reo with my koro, even in their whare [home]. And so began the disconnect of our culture for my whānau. After my grandparents were married, they moved their young family from Aotearoa to America in the ’70s and my koro did his best to take as much as the culture as he knew, with him. When I was younger, he and my Samoan grandmother would

jokingly argue about whether the grandchildren should learn basic words in Māori or Samoan, but since my grandmother speaks Samoan fluently, she usually won. However, my koro continued to encourage us to learn what we could about our Māori heritage. Around the time I was 25, I began to really recognise that disconnect from my ancestors, and for a couple of years I tried to regularly attend the small kapa haka group that my koro and some of the other Māori in Utah had started. Before I first visited Aotearoa, I had some pretty grand ideas about my Fatherland. I was only aware of a few small bits and pieces of the history of the Māori people, my own people, and I had this grand vision that Aotearoa was a bilingual land where both English and Māori were fluently spoken. But when I arrived for the first time, I immediately realised how naive my expectations were. That’s not to say there isn’t a presence of te reo Māori and Māori culture, but there wasn’t the strong presence I had envisioned. Earlier this year, the idea was presented by the Green Party to make te reo Māori compulsory in schools. While I don’t have the historical knowledge one might

need to debate this, it was surprising to me that it was not already a requirement. In the US, being the melting pot of culture that it is, you are required to take a second language in High School for at least two years. So knowing that Aotearoa has three official languages, but two of them are not required learning, was quite shocking. I have read the various arguments for why te reo Māori should not be compulsory and have found the naysayers reasonings a bit close minded and disheartening. “I have read the various arguments for why te reo Māori should not be compulsory and have found the naysayers reasonings a bit close minded and disheartening.” Without the language of the land, we will lose our identity. Not just Māori, but Aotearoa New Zealand as a whole. Even if you do not whakapapa to Aotearoa, you have been pulled here and continue to stay because of the mana [the spirit] you feel, it is something that

can only be truly understood and communicated in te reo Māori. A few months ago, while my koro was visiting us from the States, I had the chance to kōrero with him about his time as a tamariki [a young child] and growing up unable to fluently speak te reo Māori. There was a heavy tone of sadness in his voice, a sense of guilt that he was unable to pass the taonga [the treasure] of the Māori culture onto his children. Being the emotional man that he is, tears welled in his eyes and the importance of te reo Māori truly hit me. Over the past ten years, some of my whānau have made their way back to Aotearoa from America and are making the effort to learn te reo Māori. Early last year my nephew was born, my koro’s 38th mokopuna [grandchild] and the first of his mokos to be born on the whenua of Aotearoa. Thanks to the determination of his parents, he will be raised learning both te reo Māori and English. And while my koro may not be able to kōrero in te reo with him, he will be able to listen to his great grandson speak the language that fills his heart. The tamariki are the keys to the future, they will be tasked with

keeping all aspects of who we are and where we come from alive– passing our stories on in whatever language they are told in. If we allow te reo Māori to be brushed aside because it’s not … “a language you use in everyday business”, or because “the rest of the world doesn’t speak te reo Māori”, what does that say about our respect for the culture of Aotearoa? Luckily there has been a revitalisation of te reo Māori and even in the few years I have been here, I continue to hear it more and more. Our community has many opportunities to enrol our tamariki and start them on the journey that will help tautoko [support] te reo Māori and keep it alive for generations to come. From Whaingaroa Te Koha Reo, Te Ropu Aroha Ki Te Reo Whaingaroa at Raglan Area School, Kura Reo ki Poihakena and Matapihi Kindy, plus there are many other resources readily available online. Whether you are wanting to become fluent in te reo Māori, or just understand the simple ways of saying hello, “kia ora”, and goodbye, “ka kite ano”, that small effort will go a long way. Karamea Puriri

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With another winter season of junior sports done and dusted, we congratulate all the kids, parents, coaches and other people involved in making it all happen.

RAGLAN JUNIOR SPORTS SEASON ROUNDUP

SOCCER

Right image - Most Successful Team this year: Dolphins U11 Girls Front row from left, Maia Page-Laboyrie, Enfys Hewett, Prue Teddy, Natalia Meek, Alicia Baker, Loka Joliffe, Back row, Stella O'Donnell, Brad O'Donnell (coach), Kasey Hight-Johnson (manager) , Zoe Middlemiss. Missing Heiana Ralaimihoatra and Tehani Ralaimihoatra. Left image - Most valuable players From left to right Front row. Remy Cook 7th Grade, Corey Pepper and Luca Thompson 7th Grade, Chase Rawley 7th Grade, Jonty Smith 8th Grade, Manoa Beaudry 9th Grade, Laki Kanellis 9th Grade, Grace Mc Gregor U11 girls, Prue Teddy U11 girls, 2nd row Jahmin Thompson 11th Grade, Kye Nguyen 9th Grade, Harry Carter 10th Grade, Tom Hannon 13/14th Grade, Bella Wynyard and Maria Grilli U11 girls, Stella O'Donnell U11 girls, Jordan Mooar 13th Girls, Neillie-May Shea U11 girls, missing Scout Loten 8th grade girls,

n Saturday, September 2, Raglan Junior Soccer had it's end of year prizegiving, ending another successful year of football.

The club has grown to around 200 kids spread over 21 teams ranging from 5 to 14 year olds. There was a good representation of girls playing in mixed teams as well as 8 all girls teams. The wet weather had made for a challenging year managing the fields and game days, but the club is confident a major upgrade of Kopua playing fields is on the horizon. A big congratulations to all our players for an amazing season, especially our 'most improved' and 'most valuable' players. Our most successful team this year was the Dolphins. The team won 11 games, drew two and only lost one. Quite an achieved considering it was their first year together as a team.

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Below image - most improved players are front row from left, the U11 Girls team: Molly Hodgkinson, Isla Stephens, Rosa Jowsey, Maia Page-Laboyrie. Second row Zaviah Eyre 7th Grade, Lennox Gee 7th Grade, Sianna Bower 7th Grade, Rosa and Evie Hunter U8 Girls, Rico Clarke 8th Grade, Nikau Edwards 9th Grade, Felix Sargent 9th Grade, Ashton Ladyman 10th Grade, Josh Haworth 13/14th Grade, Third row Keira Harstone. Missing from photo Shea Woolston 11th Grade and Samson Scott 9th Grade.

We would like to also acknowledge Kye Nguyen and Jordan Mooar for making the Waikato Representative teams, Jordan was also selected to play in the Weir Rose Bowl in October. The Seastars headed back to the Papamoa tournament and retained their 2016 winning title. Lastly we would like to thank all the coaches, managers, parents and helpers who make things happen for the kids, without you the club wouldn't exist. Thanks to our sponsors, Four Square, Southern Trust, Jo's Takeaways. Good luck to all teams that have entered the coming up 5-aside tournament. We look forward to another great season next year. Naaku iti noa, Raglan Junior Soccer All images on this page thanks to Ken Hansen Photographer

NETBALL

ell what a season it has been! We've had both our ladies teams place successfully in the premier b grade (Mana Wahine second in the trophy final, Legends were third in the plate final), teams entered in tournaments, and eight junior teams that have been out there every single week giving it their all - rain, hail or shine!

We've now reached the end of our competitive season, all we have left to do is celebrate all our players this coming Sunday, September 17, at our Prize Giving (to be held at Raglan Club from 2pm). As a club we would like to acknowledge all the support we have been given this year. Four Square Raglan for all our new balls, thank you so much Satnam! Raglan Lions for your generous donation that enabled us to get first aid kits, ball pumps, ice packs and more gear bags. Meridian Energy for their grant towards more equipment. The anonymous locals who were so very generous. Karen Clark & Margaret Dillon - you ladies are amazing. It's thanks to you both that we have photos and certificates for all our players and we are incredibly grateful. And a massive thank you to all our Raglan Netball Club members, parents, committee members and supporters - without you we wouldn't even exist. Your support and dedication means everything! Lastly I would

nother great season of Junior Rugby has come to an end. As a club we have had another strong year with seven teams and 128 players and a massive 20 players making various representative teams including Hudson Bidois being selected for the Waikato Roller Mills Team.

The ten aside tournament was a huge success: 6th & 8th grade - Plate Winners, 9th & 10th grades - Championship Finals Runners Up and the 12th Grade - Championship Final Winners. The 12th grade coached by Hayden Robbs & Graham Wallace also went on to make the WCJR A Pool Final. Congratulations to all our Junior Rugby Players, each and every player deserves a pat on the back – you have all done Raglan proud. To the dedicated and skilled group of coaches and managers who put so much time and effort into their teams and

like to announce that I will be stepping down as Chairperson. Our committee has worked tirelessly this year and I think most of us are due a well earned rest! Please consider putting up your hand to join the committee - it's incredibly rewarding and enables our Whaingaroa youth to participate in this fantastic sport. Happy Summer days everyone! Raglan Junior Netball

all the parents who have given up their Saturday mornings, thank you! To those players leaving us, good luck in your future endeavours. For those of you who will be back next year; being a rugby player is no easy task remember to take every opportunity, do your best, do it for you, do it for the Team and have fun doing it. As a small club we rely on the support of sponsors, we are very appreciative of the generosity we receive from: Raglan Surf Emporium, Raglan Bakery & Café, RPB Safety, Hamilton Resene Automative & Light Industrial, Alpha Interiors, Direct Tech, PGG Wrighton – Chris Leuthart, Raglan Concrete Services, LJ Hooker – Kyle Leuthart, Weka Coffee, The Shack, WCS Ltd, Christies Carpentry & PGG Wrightsons – Richard Thompson. Raglan Junior Rugby

RUGBY

Club Awards Millward Shield - Most Promising Player Award – Hudson Bidois Wilfred Neil Trophy – Sportsmanship Award – Taane Millward Robbs Trophy – Performance & Fair Play Award 8th-10th Grade – Henry Seavill Wahine Toa Award – Ruby Wilson 2014 Representitive Players Hudson Bidois, Taane Millward, Oliver Wallace, Tana Clapham, Karepa Mataira, Lucca Page, Kase Robbs, Cory Hartgill, Sam Loten, Matthew Brooks, Kahn Sweetman, Nikau Adams, Tiki Kaipara-Morrison, Jay Wilson, Kuhga Hutt, Brodie Meek, Divyne Shadrock, Rico Pirini, Mitchell Swann, Isaac Limbert. 2017 Team Awards 12th Grade: Ewan McCartie, Taylor Sherlock, Lucca Page, Tana Clapham, Oliver Wallace 11th Grade: Brodie Meek, George Loten, Tyson Stafford, Rico Pirini, Mitchell Swann 10th Grade: Noah Furniss, Alby Sharples, Sunny Leuthart, Henry Seavill, 9th Grade: Brae Wilson, Luca Parrot, Jesse Cox, Cody Swann, 8th Grade: Corsyn Stafford, Zara Wilson, Layton FitchWaitere, Max Murphy 7th Grade: Monty Rowe, Roman Cox, Kaiden Rossiter, Jethro Neels 6th Grade: Blake Waitere, Cruz Leuthart, Baylin Bell, Myla Wilson

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Boutique sound systems stars at Ruapuke Roots Festival

t’s like a concert with a difference – the sound systems are the stars of the event. Reggae extravaganza Ruapuke Roots Festival returns in 2018, showcasing the top boutique sound systems in New Zealand.

music, first became popular in the 1950s in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, and is growing in New Zealand. “We’re promoting that emergence.” Michael, who over the years has gone from an “interested punter to an organiser”, says there are a growing number of sound systems in New Zealand, and the festival will showcase six of them. “And a handful of what we consider handpicked selectors, people that play their records on the sound system. We have MCs coming from as far as Birmingham (the UK) and Ghana

side, or providing vocals over tracks. Michael says the festival is all about the manipulation of sound. It’s about clarity, balance and equalisation, making the sound “as good as it can get”. He says the sound systems are “very impressive” to see. “They are all hand built, 100 per cent customised, and every one sounds different. Many are entirely hand built, eve¬n the preamplifiers.” The sound system culture, of machinery and humans playing ska, rocksteady or reggae

One of the organisers, Michael Robins, who lives in Te Mata, says the focus of the threeday festival is the sound systems, which can be thought of as a musical group or band, with DJs playing reggae records and MCs from New Zealand and abroad toasting the instrumental

(West Africa) … MCs are the reggae version of a singer. We combine the singers with the sound systems.” Michael says the headline act is Channel One Sound System from the United Kingdom with MC Ras Kayleb. “They are like the master of instrumentals, the greatest, the most entertaining purveyors of this style of music.” Other main acts include Lion Rockers HiFi (Auckland), Naram (Wellington), Eyes Down Sound System (Christchurch), Dub Vader (Australia), Fish and Bread Sound (Snells Beach), Majestic Roots (Tauranga), Vital Sounds and MC Ras Stone (Wellington/Ghana). The festival will also include workshops held by the makers of the sound systems and the artists who use them. The last festival was held in 2015 – three days of blue skies – and was a sold-out event. Held at the Ruapuke Motor Camp, all tickets come with camping passes, and there is a camping area dedicated for families. Those under the age of 16 are free accompanied with an adult. A warmup event will be held at the Yot Club on November 17, in anticipation of the festival. The original DJ Queen from Jamaica, Sister Nancy, is playing for the first time in New Zealand. “Sister Nancy is the first woman to sing on the microphone in one of those sound system sessions,” says Michael. “She’s amazing!” Inger Vos * The family-friendly Ruapuke Roots Festival is on at the Ruapuke Motor Camp from February 9 to 11. Tickets cost $145 and children under 16 are free when accompanied by an adult. All tickets come with free parking and camping. Book at Ruapukeroots.com. Sister Nancy plays the Yot Club on November 17, 8.30pm-1am. Early bird tickets cost $25 and general admission is $40 (plus booking fee) from dashtickets.co.nz.

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*NB Boundary lines on photos are approximate & merely a guide. All information contained herein is gathered from sources we deem reliable. However we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely upon their own enquiries.

LJ Hooker Raglan (07) 825 7170 •

25-27 Bow Street , Raglan • George Boyes & Co Limited Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008

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ELECTRICIANS/HEATING

PLUMBING

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

ARBORISTS

T R EE SER

• Felling & removal • Fully insured • Hedge trimming • Pruning, shaping, thinning • Stump grinding

Stefan Frew info@liveelectrical.co.nz 0800 LIVE NOW 0800 5483 669

newleaftreeserves.co.nz matt@newleaftreeservices.co.nz

Commercial Residential Rural / Farming

BUILDERS

RECYCLING/MINISKIPS P L U M B I N G & G A S LT D Grant Mathis 07 825 0523 or 027 222 0156 grantmathis.gm@gmail.com

Christie Carpentry

• CERTIFIED PLUMBER

hOUse BUiLDer anD renOVatOrs

• CERTIFIED GAS FITTER • MAINTENANCE, NEW BUILDS, LIGHT COMMERCIAL

paul & robyn Christie COURIERS tel: (07) 825 8366 paul: 021 188 0447 - robyn: 021 177 5201 199c te papatapu road, rD2 te Mata, raglan email: patandbob@xtra.co.nz Pick ups and Deliveries Servicing Raglan Monday to Saturday 6 days a week

027 4979 116 or 07 825 0214

• LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

ROOFING

Offering a reliable, friendly service combined with quality workmanship.

ph 07 847 8210 DRAINAGE / EXCAVATION

Specialising in New Builds, Maintenance and Drainlaying. Nick Heasman Phone: 021 058 2140 Email: onpointraglan@gmail.com onpointplumbing.co.nz

FENCING

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

ENGINEERING

RAGLAN ENGINEERING LTD For all your Welding and Metalwork needs, as well as Hydraulic Hoses and Fittings, pay a visit to Peter at Raglan Engineering. Contact Peter on 825-8486 or see him 8am-5pm at 2 Park Drive, Raglan

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POOL FENCES AUTOMATICGATES SECURITY FENCE BALUSTRADES

Contact for FREE QUOTE

RAGLAN AUTOGATES autogates@live.com

mobile 021 263 8698

FLOORING

Matt Connor - Roofer contactmattconnor@gmail.com 021 254 1600 • New Roof • Roof repairs • Re-roof • Cladding & flashings • Gutters - new - repairs - maintenance

FENCING • • • •

West Shore Ltd

Quality Local Roofing & Maintenance

• Landscaping • Licensed Builders • Painting • Decorating • Flooring Supply & Install

• Rental Cleans • Carpet Cleans • Meth Cleans • Water Blasting • Gardening • Lawn Mowing • Fully Insured

For advertising inquiries: Contact the Raglan Chronicle on 07 825 7076 or email us at: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz 4/10/07 3:17:13 PM

WED 13 SEPT R A G L A N R A M B L E R S 9am from Wainui Rd car park next to the ﬁre station - Nikau walk.. REMEMBER TO VOTE!!! - Early voting is open now at the Town Hall.

KANA VINAKA BOOK LAUNCH Join chef Colin Chung for the Raglan launch of his new cookbook. Colin will be answering questions and cooking up recipes from the book . All welcome. Book launch will be held on Sunday, September 17, from 2pm at Raglan Sunset Motel conference room.

FRI 15 SEP @ YOT CLUB: Emma G returns home to Raglan for her All Roads Lead to Home tour. With support from Zvi Yehoshua Indyk. $10.

Courses, classes & workshops THE RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP Sessions Monday and Thursday. 10am to 11am. StPeters Hall. Everybody is most welcome to attend. *Sponsored by RC

For Sale

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HAKA AND GUITARS

plus LEANNA AND DAN Friday 15 8pm | Wednesday 20 4.30pm NZ PEACE MAKING DOCUMENTARY

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LORDS OF DOGTOWN

Saturday 16 5.30pm | Friday 22 8.00pm M Sexual Refs | SKATEBOARDING IN VENICE, USA

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PERFECT STRANGERS

Saturday 16 8.00pm | Thurs. 21 4.30pm

F I R E W O O D AVAILABLE now for next winter. Pine $80, manuka $130 M3. Delivered. Phone 027 361 9022 or 027 362 6004. a ta m i ra . c o. n z Amazing Sneakers, & Desert Boots GARMENT Project + New styles Rosefield Watches MENS TCSS Cords are !!!

M Off. Lang Sexual Themes | ITALIAN with subtitles

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MY PET DINOSAUR

Sunday 17 2.00pm | Tues. 19 4.30pm PG Coarse. Lang | OZ ACTION ADVENTURE

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ARTIST’S GARDEN

Sunday 17 4.30pm | Wed. 20 7.00pm USA GARDENS and IMPRESSIONIST ART DOC..

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ALL EYEZ ON ME

Sunday 17 7.00pm | Thurs 21 7.00pm

R16 Violence, Off. Lang. | STORY OF TUPAC SHAKUR

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I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Tuesday 19 7.00pm | Fri 22 5.30pm OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY - USA

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RAFFA NOMINEE SCREENINGS Feature films preceded by short film nominees for Raglan Arts Film Festival Awards

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Adult $15 – Concession $12 - Child $8 MULTI-ENTRY SPECIAL - $60 (6 Sessions For The Price of Four) Pick up a Film Festival guide from the Old School or at the i-SITE. Check out www.raglanartscentre.co.nz/rff

Reserves raglanmovies.nz or 825 0023

Door sales from 30 mins before session times

SAT 16 SEPT @ YOT CLUB: Prophet Motive (Akl), The DiCKS (Thames), Spiteful Urinator (Ham), The Contenders (Ham). $10 at the door.

In My Good Books Quality 2nd hand books Open Thurs - Sun from 10am 2 Wallis St Books wanted.

Services Offered NEW TO COMPUTING? C e r t i f i e d professional oﬀers personal lessons. Jamie 0222332664. Commercial to Let SECURE METALLED YARD FOR LEASE 1500m2, ready now at Nau Mai Business Park. HIAB & Trailer friendly access. Other sizes available for Sale or Lease. Ph Bob Carter 021 825 869, or 07 825 8690 TASMAN LANDS Ltd

FREE BUDGET SERVICE AND CAREER-TREE CV WRITING SERVICE Raglan Community House @ 45 Bow St. Nau mai Haere mai. For appt. ph 07-825 8142, email: info@ theraglanhouse. co.nz. *Sponsored by RC

Situations Vacant CHEF POSITION AVAILABLE at The Wharf Kitchen And Bar, fulltime, evenings and weekends. Experience essential. Send CV, Cover letter and references FAO Ciara

thewharfkitchenandbar@ gmail.com.

LOST LOST Rottweiler female Raisin. Whaanga Reward for 0221696012

DOG 8mths named Lost Road. return.

LOST - Earring, gold with turquoise centre. Ph. 03 547 5100 if found.

R A G L A N HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY next meeting Tuesday September 19th at 1:00pm in the Church Hall, Stewart Street. Guest Speaker, Trevor Mcilroy, a rose specialist. Floral art celebrating spring. Interest table, fridge magnets, normal competitions, display table, rafﬂe, tea and biscuits. New members very welcome. *Sponsored by RC

RUAPUKE MOTOR CAMP

- Peace and tranquility -Surﬁng, ﬁshing, bush walks - Cabins, powered sites, tent sites PH 07 825 6800

WHAINGAROA WHANAU HOE WAKA INC AGM Thursday 28th September 7pm @ Raglan Fire Station Agenda: 2016 AGM minutes Chairperson’s report Treasurer’s report Election of Committee Members General business All enquiry’s to the Secretary whaingaroawaka@gmail.com

Classifieds

Public Notices

if you have the power to make someone happy, do it. the world needs more of that.

2018 REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN Registrations close: Fri, Sept 29, 2017

Acknowledgements EILEEN BEACHKELLY would like to thank the Raglan Museum and the community for supporting the release of her book, Life & Times The Beachs of Karioi. The book is availalbe at the Raglan Museum for purchase.

Call into the Chronicle office to fill out a registration form or we can email one to you ph: 825 7076 e: info@raglandirectory.co.nz w: www.raglandirectory.co.nz.

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Ray White Raglan 21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410

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Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com