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2nd April 2015 - Issue #437

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Open Homes

Relax and enjoy the view

Wine and Cheese Open Home with minichocolate Easter eggs

Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)

AUCTION Fri 3rd February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan NEW BEGINNINGS Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access

3973m² fenced & ready for a new family

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OPEN HOME Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road

TOP SHELF PROPERTY Fabulous family living / Easy care garden 3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchen Sun drenched open plan living & decks

Sunday 5th April 2-3pm 21 Rose St $745,000 ID#RAG21808

Large paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered

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• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats

Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

• Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views • 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location • Single Garage & Storage Shed Prior Auction offers considered.

OPEN HOME TRUCK & VAN DELIVERIES ID#RAG20952 Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road

STEP INTO THE MARKET

NEW SERVICES! - VAN DELIVERIES 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

Departing Returning/Arriving Morning: 8.00am 11.00am Afternoon: 1.30pm 4.30pm ID#RAG20964

Saturday 1pm 6 Violet Street

IS NOT A PROBLEM Local Business Serving SIZE Raglan District Since 1996

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.

WATER & MOUNTAIN

MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!!

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

OPEN HOME

WOODEN IT BE NICE

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY • 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs

Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden Prior Auction offers considered.

Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd

Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street

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

OPEN HOME

OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY

A slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge

ID#RAG20907

OPEN HOME Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road

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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TOO GOOD TO MISS!

• 2 homes on 1 freehold title 2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom houses

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Cover Top Rower: Claudia MacDonald with the ‘well earned’ spoils from her successful Maadi Cup campaign. See full story page 3.

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A statement in the consultation version of its Long Term Plan (LTP) says, “The opening hours of five libraries in the district are to be extended with one late night for each and Meremere will add four more hours during the day. For three of the libraries – Raglan, Huntly and Te Kauwhata – the extended hours would include other council

services such as dog registration. Funding will come from the general rate at a yearly cost of $63,000 plus inflation.” As the Raglan Library currently opens from 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday and from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Saturdays, the planned extension would see it open to 8pm on one night a week. The Council says that an online survey in 2014 found that 83% of library respondents favoured an increased level of service for libraries. Rodger Gallagher

Aerial robotics add new dynamics to forestry

A detection and aerial robotics • erial imagery, near infrared

sound like they belong in a military operation, however these advanced technologies are set to change the dynamics of forest management.

Raglan-based Aeronavics Ltd and Scion (NZ Crown Research Institute) have teamed up to field test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mounted with interchangeable remote sensing technologies for use in forest management. Researchers from across Scion, led by their Forest Industry Informatics team, will be using a multirotor craft from which LiDAR, infrared or hyperspectral sensors and video cameras can transmit vital information on many aspects of forest management – such as resource assessment, tree health and pests. These technologies will also be a valuable addition to biosecurity surveillance and eradication operations, and fire management. “UAVs could seriously change the way forests are managed,” says Science Leader Bryan Graham. “They will make

it possible for us to gather a larger volume of information, which combined with existing data and technologies, will add greater precision to forest management decisions. “We spent the past year looking into the feasibility of using drones for this purpose, for both large forestry companies and smaller units, and have since received industry support to conduct field trials. By investing in UAV technology at this scale we can work with Aeronavics to further develop both the aerial platform and associated sensors, and speed up the delivery of a whole new generation of management tools for our forestry and government stakeholders.” The UAV will be able to collect data over an area of 500-1,000 hectares in a single flight. Using LiDAR, data can be collected on stand attributes, such as stocking and tree height, and the infrared camera will capture aspects of tree health. “Combining LiDAR data collected at 10 metres above the canopy with that collected from satellite or plane will give us a much clearer picture of what’s happening within both native and planted http://ww forests,” says Bryan.

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Young Raglan sculler overcomes nerves – and New Zealand’s best

he was “crazy nervous” but once local rower Claudia MacDonald hit the water in the girls under-17 single sculls final at Lake Karapiro last Friday she was going for gold. And that’s what she got, taking the winner’s medal – and the trophy that went with it – by a boat-length at the annual Maadi Cup, which is billed as the biggest sporting event in the southern hemisphere. A day later, at the end of the week-long regatta – which this year attracted 2200 competitors from 122 secondary schools around the country – Claudia celebrated her 17th birthday in style by also claiming the girls under-18 silver medal in the single sculls. It was a riveting race, her proud mum Lynn told the Chronicle at their home in East Street on Sunday. Claudia came up from fifth place in the last 500 metres to get within a few seconds of the winner, she explained. It all happened so fast, Lynn reckoned, and there was so much hype among the thousands of spectators it was like watching a horse race. Not that Claudia’s success was entirely unexpected: she’d already been singled out by the media as a stand-out competitor after good showings in the semifinals. But while delighted with her medals she has no time to rest on her laurels. The former Raglan Area School primary student who now commutes to Fraser High – she was its sole competitor at the Maadi Cup – was training hard again this week for the national trials in 10 days’ time which could ultimately see her off to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Junior World Rowing Championships in August. “It’s quite an important trial … a big challenge,” Claudia explains of her next

Talented Teen: Claudia MacDonald with her Maadi Cup medals and winners trophy hurdle. The talented teen started rowing only in 2013 and admits she’s sacrificed a lot to succeed, like losing 12 kilograms this season through rigorous training. Despite having done waka years before at the area school – an experience which she says gave her a taste for watersports – Claudia chose rowing at secondary school because it was “different”. Coincidentally Fraser High’s been making a big push to revive student interest in the sport after having won the Maadi Cup way back in 1975. The single sculler’s been training on the Waikato River nine times a week before and after school with Hamilton Rowing

Club, then five times a week with Fraser High once the club season finished in mid-February. It’s meant some overnight stays in the city with a relative for the 5am training sessions. “It’s a lot of hard work,” she says, “but it was all worth it in the end.” Even before the Maadi Cup Claudia was excelling, and not only in single sculls. At the North Island club champs she took home three bronzes in her under-20 singles, the womens club eight and club four. Then at the national rowing champs in Twizel she took silver in the club quad and bronze in the club four, as well as earning places in the A finals for all her other events. Edith Symes

Keep parenting sweet: Pio A

growing a child is a bit like making a feed: take a child, throw in a few ingredients, sweeten with niceness, pepper it with fun and use the tongue sparingly. Add a bit of heat so the pot is kept on the boil, but allow some pressure to be released occasionally. Comedian Pio Terei, a spokesperson for the Parenting Place, had many little gems of wisdom about parenting, such as this one, when he visited Raglan last week to present The Parenting Show with Pio - Building Awesome Whānau. His message to parents, both Māori and Pakeha, was to be firm, fair and friendly, to talk with and to listen to their children, and to fill their “emotional tanks” with smiles, touch, words, attention and loving care. Pio discussed different types of parenting, such as the ‘parentus sergeant majorcus’ breed: the “bark and bite” type of parent who yelled, had lots of rules and punishments and whose catchcry was “because I said so”. While this type of parenting appeared to keep children in line when they were younger, it ran the risk of those children later rebelling against such authoratarian rule, or the children thinking their opinion did not matter. However, the ‘parentus jellyfish’ where nothing was ever the children’s fault and there were no boundaries was not the

answer either as boundaries helped children know where they sat in the universe. “Kids need boundaries. Even the tough little kids who think they don’t need boundaries – deep down they know there’s a big kid that cares about them,” Pio said. ‘Parentus backbonicus’ was the the happy medium, where parents were firm, fair and friendly, flexible and “didn’t sweat the small stuff”. It was important for parents to choose the right time and the right language to “unpick” their children if there was a problem, and to be creative with the words they used so it was the actual problem, and not the child, that was attacked. “I don’t like that expression, ‘harden up’. And if we tell our young men to harden up, they will snap. We need to tell them to smarten up,” he said. Pio, a father of three sons, also had other advice for the 25-odd people who came to Raglan Area School last Thursday for the free presentation, which was hosted by Parent Works, Northern Social Workers in Schools, Raglan Area School and Te Uku schools. “Fathers, you need to be the one that your daughter first falls in love with. You need to set the bar,” Pio said. He advised mothers to not let their sons push them around: “If they’re going to push you around, then they’re going to push around the next wahine in their life, and that’s just not on.” Pio also said it was good for parents to

Pio Terei at his parenting show at Raglan Area School last week. work on creating a good atmosphere in the home, peppering family life with fun as this was what children would later recall about their family. “Just get creative and do something stupid,” he said. Rachel Benn The Parenting Place is running a sixsession course for parents of 0-12 yearolds in Raglan, starting on Thursday, April 30. The cost is $75 each or $110 for a couple (subsidies available). For more information, phone Hine on 027-249-4197. Rachel Benn

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Father and son riding to promote social change R taking a little bit of Raglan around ob Jones and his son Matai are

New Zealand on a cycle tour to promote social and environmental change. The Yorkshireman, who is known as ‘Robz’, and his four-year-old son left Raglan earlier this month to cycle down to the South Island, spreading the word along the way of how Raglan people and others have made changes for the better. Robz has been living at Pukete Farm on the outskirts of Raglan for about three years and has been involved in the Whaingaroa Nature School, which teaches local children about medicinal and edible plants, the bush and the environment. And as an environmentalist, he is walking the talk, or rather, cycling it and recycling it: living in a house constructed from recycled materials and cycling everywhere he goes, with Matai on the front. The pair have done another cycle tour before, pedalling 5000km down to Bluff two years ago: “It’s kind of what we do over summer, we cycle around,” Robz explained. Robz was a musician as well, and wanted to combine his travels with his music and activism to try and make a difference. “There are so many awesome stories that show solutions to problems such as building, waste, water quality,” he said. So he told people that he met on his tour known as Be The Change NZ - these stories at gigs, markets, maraes, schools and wherever he was invited or ended up along the way. He talked about Whaingaroa Harbour Care’s success in cleaning up the harbour; about Rick and Liz and Leanne and Francha’s permaculture gardens; about Neil and Paulina’s underground house at Te Mata; about Xtreme Zero Waste’s waste minimisation success; and about the Whaingaroa Nature School’s environmental education of local children.

New organics guide a bright spot in Kaiwhenua pair’s tough year L

ast year may have been “torturous” for Lyn and Kaiwaka Riki but out of it has sprung a new chapter in the Kaiwhenua Gardens success story.

Rob and Matai Jones Robz had about 20 or 30 gigs lined up before he even left and hoped to cycle as far as Dunedin over a two to three month period, depending on the weather. He had an invite to speak as far south as Riverton, but by then it would getting into May “so we’ll see how long we last”. Travelling light with just a hammock to sleep in, a change of clothes each, a camera and some food, the tour was also a wonderful opportunity for Robz to spend time with his son and give him new experiences. “There’s another side to it. It’s about his [Matai’s] learning as well,” he said. The father and son were accompanied by two friends, who were travelling in a van as support and were filming the tour to post on the BeTheChangeNZ website and eventually make a feature-length film about the experience. Rachel Benn Check out Robz tour and stories on: www. bethechange.net.nz

Not just a chapter, in fact, but a whole book. Entitled Kaiwhenua Organics – after the charitable trust under which their sustainable business operates – the practical guide for organic growing was published in January and is just another way to “pass on our knowledge”, says Lyn of the 15 years they’ve spent cultivating five hectares of Kaiwaka’s ancestral land at Whale Bay. Through a year that began with a major stroke for Kaiwaka and progressed in July to a knee replacement for Lyn, the couple still delivered their scheduled six-month Wintec course on site for 16 students completing levels two and three in organic horticulture. Lyn reckons that despite the setbacks she managed to lean on haybales and do the talking while Kaiwaka demonstrated their tried and true organic practices, which closely follow Maori traditions. But yes it was a torturous year, she recalled last week. Through it all the book was “happening” and so was the course specifically designed at Kaiwhenua to get Maori landowners utilising their own resources and creating employment. Lyn and Kaiwaka’s efforts have now paid off and the couple are proud to have 200-odd copies of their glossy 74-page guide – which is illustrated with more than 50 colour photos – on sale at shops downtown as well as at places like Raglan Area School, Te Mauri Tau and the library. “It’s quite a good manual for (organic) gardening,” Lyn says modestly. It’s an educational book, she explains, put

together over six of those difficult months last year with friend and horticulture tutor Tracey Newport from Porirua Polytechnic, who researched and wrote it from the “very extensive” operational plan devised at the gardens five years ago. While Tracey’s knowledge and experience were invaluable in developing the guide, adds Lyn, they had planning and financial assistance from Te Puni Kokiri or the Ministry of Maori Development. “It was a good team effort.” Other project support came from the Ministry of Social Development and the Department of Internal Affairs. Edith Symes Kaiwhenua continues to supply The Shack, The Herbal Dispensary and Te Mauri Tau with organic vegies. As from last week, Raglan SuperValue now also stocks its produce again.

Wing and prayer entry results in win For budding Raglan photographer Janet Scott, competing and winning the Hamilton Zoo Wildlife Photography competition and being named Photographer of the Year came as a completely unexpected surprise. Janet has been snapping photos for many years but has only relatively recently learnt more about the creative artistry and science behind her passion. She describes the award as a real honour, given the standard of entries received from fellow Hamilton Zoo photography club students. “I really entered on a wing and a prayer because I didn’t have any new material to submit due a shoulder injury. I can’t really carry the weight of a camera so I had to rely on earlier photos to select from,” Janet says. The winning shot, a beautiful end of day image of one of Hamilton Zoo’s charming spider monkeys, seemingly aglow in the late afternoon sun, was selected from an array of stunning zoo-creature images submitted by the group - tutored by celebrated wildlife photographer Trevor Penfold. Janet won a Canon 70D camera, with an 18-135mm lens. “When the awards were announced and my photo was judged the best overall I had forgotten about the significant prize I would

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receive because I was so caught up in the moment. It’s a thrill to own such a fabulous camera and I’m really keen to practice and learn all about its capabilities once my shoulder has healed.” Trevor founded the annual competition as a means of raising awareness and financial support for the zoo’s conservation fund. For Janet and others who are members of his Hamilton Zoo-based workshops the competition is also a way of supporting the Zoo’s aspirations towards animal conservation programmes locally and overseas. “Trevor’s workshops have taught me so much about what taking really great images is. Photography is all about light, shade, dark and glow. It’s taken me over two years to get to the stage where I am taking consistently good photos. The Hamilton Zoo gets by on the smell of an oily rag and it’s a wonderful asset for our area so it is great to be able to support it while learning more about the craft I love.” When her shoulder is completely mended Janet plans to continue to evolve her photography passion. She recommends Trevor’s workshops as an excellent way to move into serious image taking. “He has just so many skills and his teaching approach makes learning and understanding so accessible.” Sue Russell

Caving: The art of the crawl W

hile crawling through a very small space in a dark underground tunnel may be anxiety inducing for some, once you are inside a cave looking up at a cathedral-like room in what feels like the very womb of the Earth, you find there’s a sense of serenity and beauty amongst the mud filled landscape. Presented with the opportunity to experience caving, I definitely had reservations about my own abilities and whether I would get wedged between a literal rock and a hard place. Cave guide and owner of local adventure tourism business Raglan Rock, Gareth Jones explains he will be taking us through what is called ‘The Rattlesnake,’ – the most advanced caving route he offers at the Te Pahu location. Fortunately for the rookie caver, Gareth is like Raglan’s own Bear Grylls and will make you feel at ease and even provides a popculture influenced narrative of your journey making it seem like a treasure hunt, a la The Goonies or Indiana Jones. Entering the cave via a hole in a grassy field surrounded by sheep, helmets and headlights on, wearing multiple layers of thermals and a boiler suit, we descended into the darkness. Gareth explains that - in a nutshell these caves are formed by water trickling down through the rocks to carve out holes and passageways after tectonic activity has pushed sedimentary rock (usually limestone)

up from beneath the Earth. These are called ‘solution caves’ and many of these caves feature streams and lakes and unusual mineral formations within, including stalactites, stalagmites, columns, curtains, and flowstones. We were treated to some amazing looking formations inside, including rooms with the ceiling covered in stalactites, a formation that looked like a brain and some yummy looking chocolate, caramel and vanilla coloured walls. About an hour or so into the trip, I started to think that surely we were nearing the end of our expedition at which point Gareth stopped by a small crack in a rock and said, “now, we begin.” ‘The Rattlesnake’ is one of Gareth’s’ advanced caving routes and there were definitely a few challenging obstacles to overcome including crawling on your back with limited airspace, swimming underwater and also a bit of underground rock climbing chucked in the mix. At the end of the trip I felt both exhilarated and exhausted from experiencing this underground universe. I think Kiwi caver Chris Whitehouse summed it up best when he says that caving is an adventure: “To go places no one has ever been before, and to stare down these almost bottomless holes and staring into the darkness and not knowing what’s there. Could it be a connection or a pile of rocks? Or could it be something beautiful or something horrible? Is it going to be the best place you’ve ever been or the worst place you’ve ever been? -

Cave guide Sam enjoying the mud

it’s just the whole unknown.” Currently rated the number one thing to do in Raglan on Trip Advisor, contact Raglan Rock to book your own underground wonderland adventure. Gareth is also taking bookings for his Easter school holiday programme so get in touch to book your kids into an adventure filled break learning new skills like rock climbing, abseiling, archery, caving, orienteering, bouldering and caving. Maki Nishiyama Raglan Rock: 0800 724 7625 or email gareth@raglanrock.com

WW2 style rat-catchers There are many extraordinary adventures that were given birth during the darker days of WW2; stories of courage, compassion, faith and every now and then stories of the very strange but true. This is one of these. Visiting Raglan at the ripe old age of 91 and counting, to spend some time with her daughter and son-in-law who have now settled in this town, Dorothy (Dot) Jones from Wales shared with the Chronicle her war-time exploits as a volunteer in the Women’s Land Army, most specifically as a qualified rat-catcher. As a 17-year-old in 1942 Dot, like many other young women chose to join the Land Army. Her way, she says, of helping out when the men had gone away. She remembers the anticipation and excitement of a whole other world opening up to the girl once destined, to years of office secretarial work as was common in that time. Instead, captivated by a very ‘stylish’ uniform provided to Land Girls who became rat-catchers, and without the permission initially of her Mum, Dot put her hand up to go off to the Isle of Anglesey and undertake the basic training. Because she had completed grammar school and was relatively small in stature she was considered ideal rat-catching material. The uniform Dot found so appealing consisted of beige corduroy breeches, airtex cream shirt, green pullover, a three-quarter length riding coat and three-quarter length beige woollen stockings, heavy walking leather shoes and a wonderful cowboy type hat. “Eight of us from our hostel housing 40 volunteers were chosen to do the ratcatching training at Bangor University. This was an intensive two months learning everything useful there was to know about rats; their breeding and nesting habits, how to catch them and especially how to kill

them and also all about poisons,” Dot says. Once the bookwork and study had been completed Dot and the other girls gained practical experience visiting local farms with a Mr Jones, an old gamekeeper who caught rabbits, moles and rats. “Rats have very long, greasy, dirty tails, which leave a definite shiny trail as they go in and out of their holes. Dry stone walls are the hardest area to detect their presence.” To kill the rodents, infesting farms and eating through massive amounts of precious food stores, three poisons were used; zinc phosphate, a grey paste, arsenic and red squill. “When we had found a rat hole we would feed it for three days with a food without poison because rats are very clever and if they sense the food isn’t good for them they’ll avoid it. In this way they got used to the food, until Day 4 when we would lace it with poison and ‘good-bye Rats’.” Day 5 would see the girls return to inspect every bait station and pick up the dead rats, remove and demolish any leftover poison which could be got at by any other farm animals. While zinc phosphate poisoned the rats causing them to seek open air and water, arsenic and red squill tended to poison the rats inside their holes. All dead critters were loaded in the rat-catcher van and incinerated in a boiler at the back of the hostel. Dot enjoyed four years in the Womens’ Land Army from 1943 to 1947, stationed in Anglesey or on the Lleyn Peninsula. “This was such a long time ago in my life but I can still remember it so well. Outside of the rat-catching work we girls had a lot of fun. We were all 18-19 years of age or so. All the other girls in the hostel worked on the land picking potatoes, threshing corn, stocking hay and weeding and picking swedes.” With two GI divisions stationed on the Isles there was plenty of fun to be had with

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Dorethy Jones back in 1943 in her rat-catching uniform

the army boys Dot recalls. She remembers the GI’s always seemed to have a lot of money. “They would buy us nylons which we would keep in a glass jar to be shared around the girls in the hostel when they had a night out.” As far as Dot is aware she is the last surviving rat-catcher of the eight. Sue Russell

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Clinic welcomes new staff

I’m ‘gluten free’ is a phrase that you are bound to be hearing more of. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, of which most breads, pastas and cakes are made of and to a lesser extent oats.

e are delighted to announce that Dr Andreas Hoffmann has joined the team at West Coast Health Clinic. He is originally from Thuringia in South East Germany and has moved to New Zealand with his wife and young family to experience the Kiwi way of life and was particularly drawn to Raglan because of its beautiful beaches and surfing lifestyle. Dr Andreas qualified in 2007 and has spent the last five years in general practice. Andreas is a highly skilled, caring and compassionate doctor and is really looking forward to being involved in the care of the people of Raglan and the surrounding areas. Influenza vaccines are now available: The warm weather is coming to an end and that means its time to start preparing for winter. While thinking about what winter means for you give a thought to your health needs. More than a million kiwis get an annual influenza immunisation – why not join them? There are a number of common misconceptions about the vaccine with some people believing it will give them influenza (‘the flu’). The influenza vaccine cannot give you ‘the flu’ as there is no live virus in the vaccine. It has an excellent safety record and has been proven to provide effective protection for most vaccinated people. Influenza is more than just a ‘bad cold’. It is a serious illness

Dispensary: Gluten free foods

Flu vaccines are now available at the West Coast Health Clinic that can put you in hospital or even kill. Influenza can lead to serious complications, particularly in people with existing medical conditions such as heart or lung disease. Although people with underlying medical conditions are most at risk from influenzaassociated complications, otherwise healthy adults, children and infants can still become seriously ill. Being young, fit or healthy will not protect you from influenza. By immunising against influenza you can protect yourself and lessen the chance of bringing it home to a baby, older relative, or someone with a medical condition who could develop serious complications from influenza. In 2015 the influenza vaccine is FREE for anyone aged 65 years or over, pregnant women and those under 65 years with certain medical conditions including:

Cardiovascular disease (history of stroke or heart attack), Chronic respiratory disease – asthma (on regular preventative therapy), COPD, Diabetes, Cancer – please check with your doctor or nurse if you are eligible for the vaccine. For those who do not meet the criteria for a FREE influenza vaccine it is still available at a cost of $25 per vaccine, per person. It is important that you book an appointment with a nurse for the Influenza vaccine, ph: 825 0114 to do this. Easter Golf Tournament West Coast Health is sponsoring a golf tournament on Easter Monday commencing at 10am. There is a nine hole open tournament for adults and the mini putt for the kids so come along and have a great family day out. WCHC

You may then be wondering what you can cook for yourself, friends and family who have become gluten free. Below are some gluten free grains you may like to experiment with. Amaranth-Used by the ancient Aztecs as a valuable food. In areas of Africa and Latin America where it is consumed there is not malnutrition. It has a high nutritional content and can be used to fulfil protein and calcium requirements. It contains more calcium and the supporting calcium cofactors, magnesium and silicon, than milk. It has quite a strong bitter flavour and is a concentrated food so it can be used in a combination with other grains. Quinoa-This is a cousin of amaranth and it has some of the same outstanding properties. It has the highest protein content of all grains and more calcium than milk. It is a very good source

Gluten free food of iron, phosphorus, B vitamins and Vitamin E. One of the staple foods of the Incas, they called it the ‘mother grain’. Buckwheat-Contrary to its name it is not a wheat product. Rutin, a bioflavonoid found in buckwheat, strengthens the capillaries and blood vessels and is also an antidote against x-rays and other forms of radiation. It cleans and strengthens the intestines and is effective for treating dysentery and chronic diarrhoea. Check out our huge range of gluten free foods in-store, we can also help you with cooking tips. The Herbal Dispensary - 825 7444

Open fire season introduced An open fire season will be introduced for the Waikato District Council area effective from Wednesday 1 April 2015. Principal Rural Fire Officer

Gordon Bailey says an open fire season means permits are no longer required across the district unless the fire is within a Department of Conservation area or within a one kilometre safety margin around such an area.

What is Easter All About? It all started when Adam and Eve messed up. It wasn’t so much what they did but the fact that they made a choice to ignore God and do their own thing.

That’s our real problem. That’s what messes us up. We reject the only one who loves us perfectly – God.

And so everyone else started doing their own thing too. And it became normal. Ignoring God became normal.

Here’s the point – we are spiritual beings with a body. Not a body with a spirit. Your spirit is the real you. When your body dies you’re supposed to live with God forever!

So now we all get born into a messed up world. Right from the start we want to do our own thing. We don’t want long lists of do’s and don’ts.

We’re not meant to die. That was never the plan either. But getting messed up kills our spirit. It doesn’t just hurt people, it sentences the real you to death – forever.

Actually, God doesn’t either. That was never the plan. All He wanted was for us to love and enjoy Him like He loves and enjoys us – Did you know He enjoys you?

But God never gave up on us – never stopped loving us. Yep… all of us. All of us… no one gets excluded!

We all get messed up to some extent. Sometimes when we do what we want, we get in the way of what someone else wants. People get hurt. God was trying to help us avoid all of that. He said, “if you love and enjoy me you’ll learn how to love and enjoy each other too – without hurting everyone!” But we didn’t listen. We do what we want to do. The world gets more messed up. More people get hurt. All the dumb things we do pile up on top of each other. They never actually go away. And they make it impossible to connect with God again. It all just gets in the way. Like Adam & Eve it's not so much what we’ve done. It’s that we choose to ignore God and do our own thing. We don’t even realise He’s there, loving us in every moment.

And He doesn’t turn the love dial up or down. Not even when we mess up. The dial is always on full for all of us. All of us… no one gets excluded!

God doesn’t want us to die, but he knows we can’t fix it. We can never reverse the damage. So he sent Jesus. That’s what Easter is really all about. Because Jesus never messed up or hurt anyone, because He never rejected God, he is the only one qualified to fix it.

Jesus died on the cross. He died so we don’t have to. Jesus took our mess and God rejected Him instead of us. He removed it all and forgave everything – even rejecting Him! But it didn’t end there. God brought Jesus back to life. He was showing that He can bring us back to life too.

If you’re sick of the mess, invite God into your life. That’s why Jesus came. That’s what Easter is all about!

Come to an Easter service - check the paper for services, or contact: Activate Church Ps Andrew Roughton 825 6563 Anglican Church Jan Mitchell 825 5122, Union Church Ps Doug Stephenson 825 8276, Surfside Church Ps Roger Peart 825 5199

Written by Andrew Roughton

This is a paid feature from combined churches in Raglan. The opinions and views expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily represent the views of the editors or publishers of the Chronicle

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     

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     

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                   

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 

 

 

 

 

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 

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 

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  

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  

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  

 

                                  



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

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8 RAGLAN Chronicle

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  

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 

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WEDS @ BANTEAY SREY RESTAURANT Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcome BUDGET ASSISTANCE @ Raglan Community House. Phone 825 8142 for an appointment. Become a Budget Service client and be eligible for a Bargain Basement 50% off clothing voucher. RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP. “Making a Difference” Light exercise sessions: Mondays & Thursdays 10am. St. Peter’s Church Hall, Bow St. All welcome. HEALING ROOMS 2nd & 4th Thurs @ Plunket Rooms, 11am – 12.30. RAGLAN RAMBLERS WED 08 APril: 9am at carpark next to fire station: Hakarimatas bring lunch SMOKEM RAGLAN: Smoked fish competition Easter Sunday 5th April, free entry – entries to Raglan Club Inc. 4-5.30pm.

RAGLAN CLUB RESTAURANT ‘Left Hand Break’ opening this Easter Sunday from 5pm. Group Bookings Welcome. Ph 078258288 FOOD TASTINGS AT THE Herbal Dispensary Easter Weekend, 6 Wallis Street Raglan SENIOR CITIZENS MEET at Fire Station 11am, 16th April. Guest speaker Sarah Gibb from Hamilton, vacancies exist for president, secretary and treasurer. Contact Tanya 825 8345 or Myrna 825 8382. crystals, art, Antiques,

Courses, classes & workshops Raglan Iyengar Yoga School est. 1996

5 week course $50.00 Mondays 6 - 7.15pm 20 April to 18th May

Collectables, chimes,

Venue: Scout Hall, Cliff St Teacher: Certified Iyengar teacher - Cornelia Regnier Bookings & Fee: corry.yoga@gmail.com Info: www.yogahamilton.co.nz

Jewellery, tribal art….

*newwcomers will have priority

Antiques, crystals, art, Collectables, chimes,

Jewellery, tribal art….

SAT SSUN UN EASTER WEEKEND SAT & &

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Outside The HHerbal erbal DDispensary Outside The ispensary Wallis St 6 6 W allis St

SURFSIDE CHURCH Good Friday Service: 7pm @ Te Uku Church Easter Sunday Celebration Service: 10am Raglan Area School Hall

ROCK-IT CAFE EATS N BEATS: Fri - Branna, 6-8pm Sat - Chris Thompson , 6-8pm. Breakfast Lunch and dinner open late Fri & Sat ph 825 8233. SAT 04 APR @ YOT CLUB: YOT CLUB & SUNDAY SESSIONS PRESENTS: End of Summer Wrap-Up Party. Free from 5pm in the yard, $5 after

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

Finally …Brixton felt hat delivery!! +Chaos & Harmony Winter Boots, New AM Eyewear, winter nail shades, …lots of goodness x The Corner Store &

FIREWOOD DRY 6x6 load pine $125, mac $145, native $160, gum $160. Delivered. Ph 0210771524. FIREWOOD MANUKA DRY DELIVERED $110m3 Ring 825 0522. FIREWOOD MANUKA DRY $120 m3 delivered. Ph 027 362 6004 or 027 361 9022 RAGLAN GOLF CLUB FIREWOOD SALES: Dry, shed stored split pine firewood sales have recommenced. $80 per cub. metre delivered in Raglan, extra out of town. Ph: Garry on 825 6875. RELOCATABLE 10M2 eco building $15000, Trade Me #865915864, 0274245965

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VOLARE EASTER BUNS & sourdough breads, Organic Produce, foodie treats, chocolates, herbal teas & more. This Easter at The Herbal Dispensary phone 825 7444 FREE QUINCE FRUIT suitable for jam, paste or preserves. Waitetuna. There is a large quantity on many trees max 2m. please ph 8255800 after 6pm to arrange a time HANDMADE ROUND RIMU dining table, unique piece of furniture made from recycled and new materials. $400 ph 022 1561 511. SMALL STUDIO WITH ENSUITE bathroom, 5.5m x 3.7m, large windows, corrugated iron roof, external cladding tin, internal cladding plywood, Matai wood floor, been used as a guest room, $8000 ph 825 7310.

For Hire

BOUNCY CASTLE for hire, great entertainment for the kids. Call Vicki 8257575.

Commercial To Let RETAIL SHOP SPACE FOR LEASE Downtown CBD, Prime location, High foot traffic Ph 021-363465

8pm. DJs, Kaya Brown, Drulox, Jamin-I & Greg Churchill. Drink specials ‘til 8pm.

Situations Vacant

SELF STORAGE

CASUAL, PART-TIME position available for labouring work. Trade exp. preferred. Ph 825 6886.

4005 SH23, Raglan Ph: (07) 825 6560 Mob: 027 2022 575 info@raglanstorage.co.nz

Garage Sale

SAT 4TH APRIL, 8 RAGLAN GYM Norrie CLASSSES Ave from 10am4pm, massive garage Spin 6pm, saleMon: of nana’s treasures, Tues: Spin 8.10am & lots of silver & china Yoga 9.15am & Pump collectables 6pm. also small furniture, sheepskin rugs Wed: Pump 9.15am & + more. Yoga 6pm. Thurs: Spin4TH 6pm. SATURDAY APRIL, Spin 8.10am 35Fri:Uenuku Ave,& not Yoga9am, 9.15am. before something 48 Bow St (2 min for everyone. walk up the Rd frm SAT Raglan 4TH Gym) APRIL, 32 Bay View Rd forfrom PH 027 294 6949 8am. more Quality info. items, gym equipment, men’s workwear, building supplies, tools, outdoor & indoor furniture, dining table, surfboard, wetsuits, orchids and more!

Found

A WELL-LOVED teddy or dog in the middle of the road (Government Road)Sunday 29th March. Ph 07 8258482, mob - 0274 893 755

Services Offered

CLEANER: RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY and thorough cleaning services ph 020 400 178 07

Wanted

KEEN EXPERIENCED lightweight (55kg) rider wanted to help me exercise my ponies on a regular basis. Please ring 825 7529 Anita.

BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN RETREAT 2bdrm semifurnished, suit couple, avail May 1st 6-9 months, Call 825 0585 or 022 677 3822. S E L F - C O N TA I N E D UNIT, close to shop and beach, Raglan West $230pw inc. power. Ph 825 0154 or 0275250154.

Public Notices

Commercial To Let Contact Ray & Sheryl Ker

For Sale

RAGLAN GYM CLASSSES Mon: Spin 6pm, Tues: Spin 8.10am & Yoga 9.15am & Pump 6pm. Wed: Pump 9.15am & Yoga 6pm. Thurs: Spin 6pm. Fri: Spin 8.10am & Yoga 9.15am. 48 Bow St (2 min walk up the Rd frm Raglan Gym) PH 027 294 6949 for more info.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the RAGLAN GOLF CLUB will be held in the CLUB-HOUSE on SUNDAY APRIL 12th at 10.00 a.m. All members are invited to attend. XTREME HOLIDAY HOUR: Good Friday CLOSED, Sat/Sun REGULAR HOURS, Easter Monday 1/2 DAY 12:30 - 4:30. Queries? Call 825 0017

Public Notices

RUAPUKE MOTOR CAMP

BLACKSAND will be offering Cambodian food in the evenings from the 2nd of April, from 5.30pm – 9pm.

• Peace and tranquility • Surfing, fishing, bush walks • Cabins, powered PERMANENT YOGA & sites, tent sites SPIN INSTRUCTOR PH 07 8256800 WANTED & COVER

MEDIC FIRST AID CLASSES – workplace first aid Tanz ph 027 231 8805 or 825 7049.

SPECIAL OFFER

Public Notices

PUMP & SPIN INSTRUCTORS WANTED Saturday night’s fund raiser at Rock-it Café for We are looking for a

Raglan Trails was a great success, with the QualifiedOcean Yoga instructor Raglan Mountain Biking Club raising around $3000 to take our new(starting soon) slot Monday for thetime project. Local bands Heavy Lounge Suite at 7pm. WeMighty also need a and Mighty played well-received sets, while permanent spin instructor L.J.Hooker’s Chris Leuthart ran a succinct and and more cover instructors entertaining for items generously donated by for our spinauction and pump local businesses. The club wishes to thank Rock-it classes. and Café,Qualification Michelle Meenagh, G.Design Ltd, The Raglan experienceL.J.Hooker, are PreferredRaglan Rock, Piwiwiwi, Tonic, Chronicle, but the most importantThe Yot Club, Phi Massage, Raglan Engineering, things are team fit and Kanuka, Ozone Kites, Nikau Caves, B. Rex, The a motivational spark. Monster Company, Andy On going training will be White, Jimmy Boswell, Soul Shoes, Wahine Moe, Raglan Surf Emporium, and provided to the successful applicants. Solar Cycle for their support of the event, as well as Please Email: amber@ the many locals who attended. Construction of the raglangym.co.nz mountain biking trails in the Wainui Reserve should for an application begin in the middleform of April, with this first phase of or Ph building 07 825 0079 or approximately 4 of 10km of track seeing 027 built. 294 6949 for more trails Visit www.raglanmtb.com for details on the info. Applications close a Raglan Mountain Biking tracks and how to become on Saturday 11th April. Club member.

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PERMANENT YOGA & SPIN INSTRUCTOR WANTED & COVER PUMP & SPIN INSTRUCTORS WANTED

We are looking for a Qualified Yoga instructor to take our new(starting soon) time slot Monday at 7pm. We also need a permanent spin instructor and more cover instructors for our spin and pump classes. Qualification and experience are Preferred but the most important things are team fit and a motivational spark. On going training will be provided to the successful applicants.

Please Email: amber@ raglangym.co.nz for an application form or Ph 07 825 0079 or 027 294 6949 for more info. Applications close on Saturday 11th April.

SITUATIONS VACANT - RAGLAN OFFICE ASSISTANT We are seeking an experienced/competent Office Assistant for our busy office just outside Raglan, must be highly computer literate with advanced word / excel skills and have a friendly and cooperative attitude. Must be fast and accurate with a good telephone manner and able to work efficiently in both a team environment and also unsupervised.

Role to include general office duties, sales assistance and provide management support for 30-40hrs per week. Please email Resume or CV to: corporate@aeronavics.com or contact Lucy on 07 825 5058 during business hours.

Phone (07) 825 0577 Open 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Saturday

FIREWOOD IN NOW

STOCK UP TO ENSURE YOU HAVE A DRY SUPPLY Manuka $50 scoop Pine $33 scoop Mixed NZ Hardwood $50 scoop Huntly Coal $16 bag Order 3m3 or more and its FREE DELIVERY TILL MAY 1st 2015 Buy from Sayer Landscapes and your $$$ goes back into the community for New Years Fireworks Display & sponsoring local Raglan events.

AUTUMNS HERE - PLANTING TIME

All New Stock in Lovely Hebes - Viburnums - Jasmine - Camelia Transkenosis - Corokia Frosted Choc Grisilinia Broadway Mint - Ever Popular@ 75cm Electric Red & Baby Pink Manuka and (NEW PVR) ‘Outrageous’ Muhleanbeckia - Michelia Figo (Port Wine magnolia, mmmm!) Michelia Bubbles...Mixed Up Miss (NEW) Sweet new colours of Diasca ‘Orange Breeze’ $9.90 Vege Punnets... Kale, Cabbage, Salad Mix, Spinach $3.00 CLEARANCE LANDSCAPING PLANTS - $3 area and $5 areas ***bargains*** Want an organic way to enrich your garden soil? Try Mushroom Compost $11 bag or $40 loader scoop

CLOSED FOR EASTER SO GET IN QUICK! BACK OPEN ON TUESDAY 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

RAGLAN Chronicle 11

RAGLAN REAL ESTATE Open Homes Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)

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

Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd

NEXT AUCTION: FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2015 – 6PM, RAY WHITE OFFICE NEW BEGINNINGS

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting

• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats

Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access

• 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.

ID#RAG20938

Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN

OPEN HOME Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road

STEP INTO THE MARKET

AUCTION 17.4.15: 11b Government

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

AUCTION 17.4.15: 15 Tutchen Ave

Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

O C R DE Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street

ID#RAG20963

WATER & MOUNTAIN

ID#RAG22251 OPEN HOME Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour. Prior Auction offers considered.

OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20886

OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY

Sunday 1pm 1 Seabreeze Way

TOO GOOD TO MISS!

A 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. Sunday 1pm

• 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.

AUCTION 17.4.15: 16b Smith St OPEN HOME

AUCTION 17.4.15 - SECTIONS - View by appointment

RUSTIC RETREAT OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20933

150 Whaanga Road

Sunday 2pm 16 Stewart Street

IN A L house in great condition • Board and batten AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!! N T I C them to last 5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!! the era where they Obuilt

from

• Nicely tucked away down a back section, quiet and private with off street parking • Open plan living and dining, polished concrete floors perfect for a house at the beach • Plus a sleepout / hobbie room. Low maintenance and in a great location an easy ID#RAG20984 to town school and beach Phone now for anwalk appointment to view 448 Wainui Road • Prior Auction offers considered. RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATE

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 beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town. Prior Auction Offers considered. Phone now for an appointment to view.

ID#RAG22286

21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com

View open home Sat 11am or by appointment

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

AUCTION 9.5.15 – ONSITE 12pm: 31 Norrie Ave

• 21 Primrose St (519m2) In town with water views - ID#RAG22005 • 14 Seabreeze Way (619m2) Harbour and mountain views - ID#RAG22281 • 16a Puka Place (690m2) Views of Lorenzen Bay - ID#RAG22276 • 36 Robertson St (760m2) Postcard views of Raglan estuary - ID#RAG22280 AUCTION 9.5.15 – ONSITE 2pm: 14a Bankart St

• Unique, substantial home with panoramic views • Offering spacious living areas on 2 levels • Landscaped garden, beautiful native trees and ferns, enjoy the variety of birdlife • Double glazed windows, new wood stove, heat pump, extra storage area • 4 deckings to enjoy the fabulous views and outdoor living Prior Auction offers considered.

ID#RAG22288 OPEN2VIEWID#338978

View open home Sat 12pm or by appointment

ID#RAG22287 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

View open home Sun 2pm or by appointment

NEW LISTING: 24 Lily St

ID#RAG22294 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

this weekend

4th, 5th & 6th April

ID#RAG22291 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

ID#RAG22295 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282 Sunday 11am - Nikau Park Sub. Sunday 12pm - 102a Greenslade Rd Sunday 1pm - 31 Norrie Ave Sunday 2pm - 15 Cambrae Rd Sunday 2pm - 21 Rose St - Wine & Cheese

Monday 12pm - 14a Bankart St Monday 1pm - 3b Violet St Thursdays - By appointment: from 10.30am to 12pm - 29 Te Mata Rd

21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com

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• Spacious, sunny, stylish, 2-level property situated on 459m2 • 4 double bedrooms, kitchen, open-plan living / dining, native timber flooring • Bathroom, en-suite, outside shower, constant hot water • Multiple deck areas, 40 square ft workshop, threephase power • Beautiful water views and views of Mt Karioi • Income generation as 4* Lily Pad Holiday Home, sleeping up to 8 guests • Close to Raglan’s wharf, beaches and cafes, 35 minutes to Hamilton

RAGLAN $289,000

11am - 16b Smith St 12pm 7a East St 12pm - 14a Bankart St 1pm - 12 Smith St 2pm – 15 Tutchen Ave

Wonderfully positioned to capture water views and sunshine. Featuring: • Large double garage • Sun-drenched decking • Quick walk to the beach • Lots of character and charm Prior Auction offers considered.

• Here’s your chance to secure a holiday house in Raglan • Set off the road and nestled amongst nature, private and features lovely views of the Recreational Park • Funky kitchen. The large deck provides the perfect place to spend your days relaxing • Great location, recreational park across the road, walking distance to town, cafes, restaurants and the local wharf. • On the bus route.

Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

GRANDSTAND VIEWS OF LORENZEN BAY

IDEAL KIWI BACH IN

OPEN HOMES

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

AUCTION 29.5.15: 15 Cambrae Rd

• The best of both worlds awaits you at this ideal lifestyle property located only minutes from Raglan • Ideal family home, master with ensuite, open plan living flowing onto north facing decking • The internally access large double garage is a great space for cars, boats or could be utilised fully as a family rumpus/games room • A large barn offers great storage for equipment. There is also an attached carport. Situated on 3.7578 ha’s. • Prior Auction offers considered.

NEW LISTING: 32 Cross St

• Sundrenched living area – easy living • Ideal retirement, holiday accommodation • A highly sort after location, so very close to town centre • Just cross the road from the town, swing your towel over your shoulder and the beach is at the bottom of the road • Currently tenanted (happy to stay on) Prior Auction offers considered.

COUNTRY LIFE CLOSE TO THE BEACH

View Thurs by appointment. between 10.30am - 12pm

ID#RAG22289

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

AUCTION 29.5.15: 29 Te Mata Rd

IDEALLY LOCATED – SHORT WALK TO TOWN & BEACH

ONE OF A KIND IN RAGLAN

View open home Sun 1pm by appointment

ID#RAG22217 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

View open home Sat 2pm or by appointment

Graham Rope 021 222 7427

• Two homes one title on 809m2 site • Main house: 4 bedrooms, open plan living with doors that open out on to a large deck, views of the estuary and Mt Karioi. Lock up garage. • Self-contained 1 bedroom cottage at the rear of the property, fenced and private, carport. • Situated in fantastic quiet cul-de-sac location with close access to the walking track around the estuary, close walk to town and school. Prior Auction offers considered.

CT A R NT

DOUBLE FEATURE

• Immaculate family beach home ideal for Saturday 1pm ID#RAG20964 Violet Street entertaining and 6outdoor leisure with superb SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM 4 bedroom home with endless optionsby the bar and Raglan views to kite surfing Wonderful family home new kitchen harbour Modern Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation • Spacious open plan living opening out to throughout 1212m² of land large wrap around outdoor decking making Prior Auction offers OPEN HOME it easy to considered. host those summer BBQs and view ID#RAG20907 Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road the kite surfing before sunset. MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!! • Separate sleepout and double garage Four double bedroom home on 625m² Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathrooms • Set in a prime level location, north facing, Fantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck elevated and harbour views or alfrescoenjoying dining

OPEN HOME

WOODEN IT BE NICE

ID#RAG20965

ROOM WITH A VIEW

Large paved entertainment area

RAG#20923

HOME

Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road

ID#RAG20952

TOP SHELF PROPERTY

Prior Auction offers considered

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