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9th April 2015 - Issue #438

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2 houses on 1 title Potential to achieve $600pw combined rental income Open Homes Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

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AUCTION Fri 3 February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan AUCTION: 31 Norrie Ave - Onsite 12pm, Saturday 9.5.15 AUCTION: 15 Tutchen Ave - 6pm, Ray White office 17.4.15 rd

View open home (wine & cheese) Saturday 3-4pm or by appointment

NEW BEGINNINGS

Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access

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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 Large paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access

ONE OF A KIND IN RAGLAN

• 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.

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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY • 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats

• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs

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

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OPEN HOME 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

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

TWO HOMES, ONE TITLE ON 809m2 SITE

WOODEN IT BE NICE

This 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging

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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WATER & MOUNTAIN

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

2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroom • Main house: four bedrooms, ensuite in master, separate bathroom, open plan living with doors that Native timber flooring open out on to a large deck with beautiful views of the estuary and Mt Karioi. Lock up garage. Private off road location a walk to the beach, on the bus route. • Self contained 1 bedroom cottage. North facing, fenced, private, with attached carport. Just Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk) • Income potential Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN HOME • Fantastic quiet cul-de-sac location with close access to the walking track, walk to town and school. Saturday 1pm ID#RAG20963 10 Violet Street • Prior Auction offers considered.

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

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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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

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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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OPEN HOME Sunday 1pm 1 Seabreeze Way

TOO GOOD TO MISS!

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

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Maree Haworth and Veita Harding on their graduation day. See full story below. Image thanks tothanks to Leanne Roughton

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or two Raglanites, ‘graduation day’ marked the end of a three year educational journey. For Maree Haworth and Veita Harding the decision to take up study at Hamilton’s Vision College and become qualified counsellors was centred round the holistic approach underpinning the three year degree course they successfully completed last year. “The College encouraged their students to determine what their own spiritual philosophy is; to uncover an understanding of self, forming the basis of the course which made sense to me. It is not possible to support anyone else in a counselling role if you are not grounded in an understanding of yourself. The course produces counsellors who carry a high level of self-awareness”, says former Cantabrian Veita, who now lives in Raglan with husband John and their two daughters. When the question is asked about balancing motherhood with serious academic study she says it was a matter of putting in the study time in the evenings or when John was at home to be with the girls. “It was John who actually encouraged me to go back to study. He said this was the right time and I think if I had left it later it wouldn’t have happened.” Maree Haworth has lived in Raglan for many years. She carries a strong Christian faith that has guided her through life and toward this vocation. Many will have met Maree at the Surfside Centre in Bow Street, where in the past she managed the food bank and provided counselling services. “The personal counselling which was integral to the Vision course for the first two years is huge and the most challenging, but the outcome is that it produces individuals who have an

awareness of their own inner self,” she says. The College’s Christian values and the nature of the programme helped her develop further a special sensitivity she feels is a critical factor in being a good counsellor and support for others. While WINTEC and the University each offer counselling related programmes both felt that Vision College’s approach was markedly different and of great professional value in itself. “I gained a different perspective on life. Now, having graduated I have found my passion is towards individuals, relationships’ and the myriad of issues that bring people to counselling. I have a personal interest in developing a drug free programme for ADHD, Autism and other associated issues. It stems right back to the neuro science and biology of the connections in the brain.” Both agree their training which they describe as ‘person-centred counselling’ in its purest form recognises that the client is the expert of themselves and that their role as a counsellor is to be like an archaeologist, gently helping the client uncover their own answers. Maree works part-time as one of Raglan Area School’s counsellors, and provides counselling services through the Surfside Church while Veita is beginning to explore possibilities after a promised break over the summer to be with her family. She has a special interest in working with those who have experienced trauma. “We both feel incredibly thankful to be able to work as counsellors. You never stop learning and discovering just how amazing the brain is. “For me the potential of the brain and its capacity is still unchartered http://ww territory and a work in progress”, says Maree. Sue Russell

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Record trading in busy Raglan Easter Weekend T he mood was almost all positive about town this week as Raglan reflected on another bumper Easter Weekend that drew in thousands of visitors and holidaymakers.

Businesses reported record Easter trading as the long spell of good weather held, while accommodation providers were stretched to cope with the influx of out-oftowners. The local i-SITE had only a handful of beds left on Saturday night from its lengthy list of accommodation providers, and across at Kopua Holiday Park things were described by co-manager Mary Clark as “crazy busy”. “We were full every night,” she said, adding that while there were 225 checkouts on Monday morning some were also rebooking for the school holidays. Raglan Chamber of Commerce vice chairman Geoff Kelly said it was a “really good weekend” for local businesses. It was noticeable there were many more visitors in town than usual, and with the economy picking up people were both spending a bit more and staying a bit longer. He said it was also evident a lot of people were visiting Raglan for the first time – mainly from Auckland – and that the chamber through its ‘Discover Raglan’ tourism push “still has a whole big market

to tap into”. Police said the town was generally well behaved, but Senior Constable Kevin McGartland was “very disappointed” at the numbers drinking and driving. Mobile patrols operating from about 9pm to 1am on Saturday night processed seven people for drink-driving, which he described as surprising. Of those, two drivers had very high breath-alcohol readings and had their licences immediately suspended for 28 days. The other five blew lower readings and were issued with infringement notices. There was plenty to do about town over Easter besides shopping, having a café meal, hitting the beaches and surf breaks or taking out the boat, kayak or stand-up paddleboard. At the wharf on Saturday the annual Seafood Fiesta – now in its third year – was held for the first time in conjunction with the Placemakers children’s fishing competition, which ran from 10am to noon. Spokesman Mark Mathers reckoned that while the fiesta didn’t break any records it was better than last year’s event. “It was a good turnout and there were definitely bigger numbers for the kids comp – maybe 70 as opposed to last year’s 50 judging by the number of bait packs they (the organisers) gave away,” he said. Mark added that people bought up the 12 types of fresh fish species on show at

the fiesta. They were all locally caught – on offer at just 10 percent above cost price – and included sub-tropical snapper, mahimahi, and a 52kg moonfish. He said live music from local bands helped make the fiesta a good day out, “something we need to do” in terms of giving back to the community. Another popular event on the Saturday was a gala day at Te Kopua domain, a fundraiser by Poihakena Marae kaumatua. Rangi Kereopa, one of the organisers, said it was a beautiful day which – in conjunction with a sausage sizzle and busking outside SuperValue – raised more than $4500. The marae was now a good half way towards its goal of $38,000 to fund a trip for 25 to Rarotonga later this year. “The door to the aeroplane is open,” Rangi enthused of the effort. Meanwhile Raglan Golf Club had what president Mike Goodison described as a fantastic Easter. The club traditionally runs an 18-hole tournament on the Saturday but this Easter there was also a 9-hole event on the Monday combined with a miniputt tournament for children that morning. Mike said the events were well supported and he expected the club would make them regular fixtures. L J Hooker sponsored the Saturday tournament, and West Coast Health the new Monday events with Rock-it Kitchen also providing prizes. Edith Symes

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Raglan West residents band together for their annual street party

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when it came together for its second annual street party recently. Held on the last Saturday in March, the street party was a great success among families in the area, despite rain closing it down early. Children and adults took part in some

good old-fashioned fun games, including three-legged, balloon and sack races, finishing with a tug-o-war. Sherie Gibson, Raglan West resident and one of the helpers on the day, said the races all had to be crammed into an hour because of the inclement weather. Residents were divided into teams according to their streets, with the red team, comprising Nihinihi Avenue and

Tahuna Street families, taking out first place. Later the residents enjoyed a bit of shelter and a cup of tea at the Vision Church hall, and some stayed on to enjoyed the water slide at the Raglan West park that had inspired the inaugural street party get-together last year. “It’s all about whanau, community spirit,” Sherie said. Rachel Benn

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Quite some yarn behind latest initiative to brighten up CBD Y

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arn bombing’s hit downtown Raglan – and passersby reckon it’s “cool”.

That’s the word from Trade Aid manager Lisa Thomson, who’s been busy recently winding “giraffe scarves” around street poles outside her shop and stringing colourful crocheted squares from one pole to the next as part of her efforts to brighten the CBD. The street art with a difference – as Lisa describes it – comes courtesy of knitting circle stalwarts Virginia Gallagher, pictured left, and Lillian Bond who are only too happy to knit and crochet the simple lengths and squares in between their own projects. The plain knitting is quick and easy to do, Virginia explains. Her multi-textured scarves are produced from leftover scraps of wool, bags of which are often dropped off at the weekly knitting circle in town. There are also some “magnificent bargains” to be had at shops like Spotlight in Hamilton, she adds, pointing to a strip of gold-sequinned acrylic picked up for just $2 a skein. Lillian does the crocheting and currently has some spiralling crocheted squares on the go to add to the string of squares already displayed up high. They flutter and attract attention, she says, whereas the scarves snaking up the poles are touchable and enjoyed even by the blind. The women are delighted at the response by people of all ages to their work. So too is Lisa, who calls it a positive and creative form of guerrilla graffiti or vertical tagging. “People look and say it’s cool.” Wikipedia describes yarn bombing as graffiti or street art that uses colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk. Started 10 years ago in the United States, with a simple custom-made cosy on the doorhandle of a Texas boutique, it was initially about reclaiming and personalising public places – a concept which fits like a knitted glove with Lisa’s own 'place-making' efforts downtown. Edith Symes

Yarn Bombers: Virginia Gallagher and Lillian Bond

Time to name two little tigers Sali.

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Whats my name?: Hamilton Zoo has launched a public naming competition

If Raglanites are looking for a school holiday project Hamilton Zoo has launched a public naming competition for two of its cutest inhabitants – Sumatran tiger cubs.

The cubs, a male and female, were born to mother Sali in November last year. They’re part of a global breeding programme for a species identified as critically endangered, and are the progeny of 11-year-old Oz (who came to the zoo from Auckland Zoo last year specifically to breed) and 7-year-old mother

Samantha Kudeweh, Hamilton Zoo Curator, says the time has come for the furry cuties to be given names. “These little cats are very precious and very loveable, and we’ve been referring to them by the nicknames ‘Roly’ and ‘Smudge’. They’ve really thrilled our visitors – and now we want people to have a sense of connection toward them,” she says. To settle on names for the cubs, Hamilton Zoo has launched a competition which enables members of the public to nominate a name. The competition is accessed through www.hamiltonzoo.co.nz, and the initial phase of the competition runs through until 19 April. “We’re looking for names which relate to the tigers’ natural habitat in Sumatra,” Mrs Kudeweh says. “We think their ancestral homeland should be an important part of how the public sees and appreciates them.” All entries will be assessed by a team of zoo staff, who will then compile a shortlist. The shortlist will be announced on 24 April, with a further round of voting – again via the Hamilton Zoo website – culminating in the public confirmation of the cubs’ names on 4 May. Winners of the competition will receive a special Face 2 Face encounter with the cubs. Jeff Neems

New reserve honours Sir Edmund Hillary A

new reserve between Hamilton and Raglan will result in the largest area of native bush within 20km of Hamilton. Opening in May 2015, the Ed Hillary Hope Reserve is a large property with over 200ha of established forest and over 250ha of farmland well suited for restoration. The area will be restored by the Native Forest Restoration Trust, one of the country’s leading non-government organisations involved in natural habitat protection and restoration. “Our ultimate aim is to restore as much as possible of the property to native bush.” Trust Manager Sandy Crichton said. Old logging tracks will be developed into walking tracks. A 30ha area of Manuka regeneration will be used for honey production and, with some of the

area eligible for carbon credits, the income can be used to help fund restoration, pest management and future land purchase. “We plan to connect the Karamu Walkway through the new reserve to create a loop track - a track that we would like to tell the story of restoration.” Crichton said. Named after Sir Edmund Hillary and the Hope family, owners of property in the area for almost 80 years, the reserve will be a major link in the Hamilton City’s Halo Project which aims to bring native birds, such as Tui and Bellbirds, back into Hamilton city. With only one month before the reserve opens, representatives from the The Native Forest Restoration Trust will be attending the Waikato Show’s EnviroExpo so that members of the community have an opportunity to come along and learn about the Trust’s plans and find out how to get

Councillor’s Column involved. “The proximity of the reserve to Raglan and Hamilton makes the site potentially very special, and there will be lots of community involvement. The Waikato Show is a wonderful opportunity, not only to promote the work of the Trust, but also to promote the new reserve and its opening on the 23rd May” Crichton said. The Ed Hillary Hope Reserve will bring the The Native Forest Restoration Trust’s total number of reserves to 28. “We would like to see the Ed Hillary Hope Reserve become a flagship reserve for the Trust, a reserve with great public access and high recreation value.” The reserve is located next to the Four Brothers Reserve (and the Karamu Walkway), midway between Hamilton and Raglan on SH23. K McLeod

Smokem Raglan cooks up a winner On Easter Sunday the annual smoked fish competition was hosted at the Raglan Club. There were over 30 entries from all quarters of the community. The word has certainly got around that if you are going to enter this competition then you are going to have to be absolutely on top of your game. Such was the standard that judges Ro Fawcett Smith, Colin Chung, Clint Baddeley and Ralph Blanchard were certainly provided with a challenging task. Davey Maybee was the winner with a smoked snapper. Davey kept confidential his ingredients and process - though it was pretty obvious Davey had what it took to win. Consequently he won the Bruce Tricklebank trophy for 2015 and $250.00. Joe Fabish won the best smoked fish by a Raglan Club member. His fish was a doggie lemon fish smoked to perfection. Tasting it later said it all. Joe won the Bill Edwards trophy and $50.00. The drawn prize for the Electric Anuka Smoker went to Joe Fabish. Many locals had gathered to watch the flounder filleting demonstration and

Smoked fish guru's : Davey Maybee (Overall winner), Joe Fabish (1st Raglan Club Member) and Charlie Forbes (runner up) with organiser Graham Hubert later enjoyed the smoked fish when it was released for tasting. A great evening was

certainly had by all. The Raglan Wharf Seagull.

Juniors at the Wharf is this weekend It really has been an endless summer, four months of great weather, that has attracted significant numbers of visitors to Raglan. It shows no sign of changing and we look forward to another vibrant month as we head towards ANZAC day on the 25th April. The Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to celebrate this great summer with us on Thursday night the 30th of April aboard the Wahine Moe, keep it free, we plan an entertaining evening. We will be working with the Waikato District Council to plan some exciting events around Matariki, commencing the 16th June, we will keep you updated as plans are finalized. Susan Trodden completed her six month contract with us at the end of

March and we are grateful for her work and commitment during this time. Our next breakfast will be at the Shack on Tuesday 14th April at 7.30am. Raglan has been invited to be part of the Waipa Business Awards, which we see it as an exciting opportunity for local businesses to be recognized. Guest speaker at the breakfast will be Andrew Buchanan-Smart from the Management School at Waikato University. Andrew will background the Awards, the voting procedure and the process for entering. The Chamber is seeking members of the Raglan business community to stand for the Board at our AGM in July, we believe a strong united business voice is vital to the continued sustainable growth of business opportunities in Raglan. Thank you all for your ongoing support. Dave Currie Chair, Chamber of Commerce Raglan

The Raglan Sport Fishing Club is hosting ‘kids on the wharf’ fishing day this Saturday. All children under the age of 15 are able to enter for free. However all children under 13 must have a parent or guardian with them. This event will start at 10.00 a.m. with registrations being taken at the wharf and the contest will run from 11.00 – 1.00pm. We are hoping for great weather and masses of children. There will be plenty of give-aways. This event is not only about the heaviest fish but also about the kids learning to handle fish for release in the correct manner. Each child will be issued with a wet cloth to be used to release any undersized fish they catch. Last year’s winner was local Raglan local Mungo Bates who caught a butterfish weighing .266. S Hart

As we move into Autumn and the days get shorter, no one can complain that we didn’t have a superb Summer. I recently met with District Commander Bruce Bird and Inspector Kent Holdsworth of the Waikato District Police, given community concerns over last years new years eve. Both were keen to engage with the community and will meet with the community board prior to finalizing this years holidays policing plans, equally they would like to see members of the public engage with them and to continue to support our local Police. This year is part of the New Zealand First World War centenary 2014- 2019 on the 25th April. Anzac day is the only day that we come together as a Community; I would encourage everyone to recognize this event. It’s a busy time at Council with long Term Plan submissions open. We would expect a large number of responses to this very important plan, if you have not received information from Council please visit the Council office or web site. One of our key roles is building and maintenance of infrastructure, in fact approximately 70% of what we spend on infrastructure is spent on maintenance and renewals. That leaves 30% for significant capital projects across the District and this is the balancing act that Council undertakes. An issue of public concern is wastewater and the resource consent for the Raglan treatment plant expires in 2020, to meet community expectations increased treatment will be expensive, full consultation will be undertaken in 2018 on the options before decisions are made. Another issue up for discussion is the introduction of what is called traction seal, this is applied in short stretches of unsealed roads where there are potential safety issues, given we have 608 kilometres of unsealed roads, there are options for public debate on how much should be spent on this. Following the recent review of Solid Waste collections and Councils commitment to zero waste it is proposed that Raglans waste collection stay much the same with the introduction of an extra crate for recycling if needed, we will also investigate a food waste collection services. After public consultation Council is also looking to introduce a late night for our Libraries that are becoming more of a social hub particularly here in Raglan. The theme for the consultation on the LTP is “ How old will you be in 10 years from now?” Which simply means we have to plan for that time. Council recently under took a review of the Dog Control Policy and Bylaw 2015, there were a number of submissions supporting the ability of Dog owners to bring their dogs on a lead into the CBD, given the submissions and a general relaxing of rules in CBD’s around the country it is likely that Council will confirm this on the 13th April. Remember that all Council agenda and minutes are on the Council website and if you would like to discuss Council issues with me, please contact me through the Council office or my mobile 0211553778 or email me clint.baddeley@govt. nz Regards Clint Baddeley, District Councillor

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ou don’t have to go far in Raglan without coming across a descendant of Wiremu Neera Te Awaitaia, the influential Maori chief and “firm friend” of early European settlers here whose legacy is marked by a monument at Kopua domain. Just about any day of the week in fact there’s one such descendant at work, downtown, just around the corner from the street named after Wi Neera and in which he once had a meeting house. Lisa Thomson, who manages the Trade Aid shop in Bow Street, is a great granddaughter six times over of the warrior who – among other things – was a signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi, one of Rev James Wallis’ first converts to Christianity and the chief who ensured no fighting occurred in Whaingaroa during the New Zealand Land Wars. Generations on, Lisa – no doubt like other locally living descendants of Wi Neera, of whom there are many – admits to feeling in Whaingaroa “a real sense of belonging”. “The footsteps of our history are dotted all through the (local) landscape,” she says. “To be living in a place you call home, to have such a connection, is not only a right but a privilege.” The self-effacing Lisa is reluctant at

first to talk to the Chronicle, saying other relatives are much more authoritative and knowledgeable about local Maori lineage. Against that however she is an easily identifiable descendant of Wi Neera as a key figure behind the Karioi Classic and other sports initiatives, and as a champion of initiatives to put a fresh face on the CBD. Lisa’s descended from Wi Neera through her mother, who was a Paekau. She has 12 older brothers and sisters, all like her born and bred at Te Makaka on the northern side of Aotea Harbour. “Te Makaka is my birthplace or kainga tuturu,” she told the Chronicle proudly. While her mother was from Whatawhata, Lisa’s father Geoff Thomson had grown up on a Matawha Road farm in Ruapuke and, aged 18, bought his own block of land “a couple of miles down the beach” at Te Makaka in the 1930s. “In its heyday it was a beef and sheep farm of about 1000 acres. We had some Maori land through my mum, and dad had bought or acquired more freehold land over time. He was like a pioneer farmer … he worked hard, helping clear his own and other people’s land for farming.” Lisa says she feels “real lucky” to have experienced a simple, uncomplicated life growing up at Te Makaka. “It was pretty isolated and all winding, gravel road from Te

Geoff Thomson with his trusty steed.

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Mata,” she recalls. “When we saw dust on the road it was exciting because that meant someone was coming. “We’d spend all our summers at the beach, learning to swim at a creek there or getting mussels and pipi (the pipi beds are now long gone). “Sometimes we rode horses down to the beach, other times dad took us on the back of an old International tractor. And when we walked there the biggest excitement was if dad came down on his horse and we got to ride back, in front of or behind him.” The areas Lisa speaks of are Paringatai – where the creek meets the sea – the beach at Matawha which is the south end of Ruapuke, and Waiau or Schnackenberg Bay south of that. She has tales aplenty of her whanau’s link to that ancestral land which is farmed today by her sister Janeva with husband Greg Cornes who, like the Thomsons, also has long local links. “There’s a network of connections,” explains Lisa. “We’re related to the Gibbisons and the Phillips,” she adds of the earliest European families still in the district. She remembers the daily school bus ride from Te Mata to Raglan Area School with the Gibbisons, and mentions the history the Thomsons share with the Phillips through Matakotako Marae. Lisa is on the environment committee of that marae. “We need to take good care of our family land,” she insists of its mussel beds and archeological sites, referring to the responsibility of kaitiakitanga or guardianship. The connections continue now through Lisa’s own children Charlie and Karewa, the Maori name for Gannet Island after which her son was named, and visible from Te Makaka. “It is one of our hapu boundary points,” she explains of the offshore rock featured in Maori legend as the spurned husband of (Mt) Karioi and cast into the sea. Lisa’s children’s pictures – and those of some of their cousins – are in fact included on the pictorial noticeboards at Waireinga or Bridal Veil Falls, with their chieftain ancestors. When the Conservation Department upgraded tracks and steps to the waterfall recently, Lisa explains, it wanted a story of people from “our hapu” or community who still live here. “We have a reverence towards those

Lisa Thomson downtown in Bow St, putting a fresh face on the CBD places today,” she adds. Her family can point to real evidence of its forbears’ activity in the district: Te Mata Hall, for instance, was built by Lisa’s great uncle Alan Thomson in the early 1900s, as was the oldest classroom at Te Mata School where all the Thomson kids were first educated. And she has stories from another uncle of how he once built a boat and sailed it to Kawhia, surrounded by sharks. She knows it’s a watertight tale – even if the boat wasn’t – because the story appeared in a newspaper at the time. Lisa’s not so sure however if the story of famous Kiwi aviator Jean Batten having once landed her plane on the farm at Matawha during one of her many record-breaking solo flights across the world in the 1930s is for real. But if so it brought farmers on horseback from near and far, she was told, leaving their horses tied up along the fenceline. Lisa likens the Thomsons with their rich heritage of both Maori and Pakeha to licorice allsorts in a way. “We take after Mum and Dad’s side – we are a variety.” But it was one of her children (with Australian-born partner Graham Irvin) who once summed it up: “I’m half Maori and half Australian but I’m all Raglan, eh Mum?” “You are what you feel you are,” was Lisa’s response. Edith Symes

I was born in Auckland in 1944 to parents who frequented our place, and coming face who had been hurt by their church to face with the beauty of God’s world while experiences. My childhood was on a coastal tramping and working in the mountains. God farm in Northland with water access only had always been with me, but I’d failed to making church-going impossible. In 1969 I recognise him before 1979. gained a BSc in forestry from the University Over the years my faith and of Wales in Bangor. During this time my sister understanding of God has developed and Tui died and my parents divorced. changed, and continues to do so. My faith Matters of faith came to the fore when, has enabled me to cope with the many living in the Manawatu with a wife and young health issues I’ve faced, but equally, I have daughter, we had a health crisis. I was long believed that my faith is less about me picked up by the local Anglican Church and than it is about others. Very soon after went through a Life in the Spirit seminar. I baptism I became aware of proddings was baptised in 1979 in Ashhurst. towards ordination, and I was called in 1997 Looking back I realise that I had always by the congregation of St Barnabas in been aware of a spiritual dimension that Ngongotaha, and was ordained there the came from my mother’s tough love, my following year. Now retired, I’m here on the father’s compassion and his love for the team supporting the ministry of the entire St economically hopeless but beautifully Peters congregation. located farm, the poets, writers and painters Mike Vine If you have questions about God, or want to know more about this story, contact: Activate Church Ps Andrew Roughton 825 6563, Union Church Ps Doug Stephenson 825 8276, Surfside Church Ps Roger Peart 825 5199, Anglican Church Jan Mitchell 825 5122

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merican country singer Dave Dudley may have spent six days on the road and be makin’ it home tonight, but for a Raglan couple it’s been five years – and they ain’t returning to live here any time soon. Mike Ingerson and Jackie Paterson love being on the road in their nine-metre Hino housebus with its new generation diesel engine, four rooftop solar panels and all the mod cons. In fact their bus – Reel Estate – is 12 metres long, they say, towing the covered trailer or “garden shed” as it’s called. And they’ve both got HT licences. That was a pre-requisite before exroofer Mike and partner Jackie – a former real estate agent in Raglan – finally hit the road. They’d lived in town for 20 years and return annually now at Christmas-time for a fleeting visit to check on their properties and get their WOF, as Mike puts it, from the local doctor. Between visits the couple pick up work four months of the year – December to March – and go wherever and do whatever they want for the other eight months. The Chronicle caught up with them recently parked behind the Motueka RSA while contemplating a few days down the coast towards Mapua at Ruby Bay. The councilrun campground at McKee Memorial Domain is one of their favourite spots: it costs just $6 a night and “has everything” including wood pigeons

“flying around all day”. After Ruby Bay they were off to work their third season through March at the hop harvest in Upper Moutere. They’re long days for the pair – Mike drives forklifts and bales for up to 15 hours, while Jackie oversees the loading of kilns for maybe 12 – but what the hell, they say, it’s only a month and it’s about making money to live while they’re on the road. And come each April, “we leave and stop anywhere”. With their lifestyle there are no rates to pay, no power bills – in fact little other than groceries and the cost of their diesel. And as Mike points out, it costs them just $150 to get all the way from Motueka to Christchurch, for instance. Mike, being “old school”, is confident he can get a job anywhere if he wants or needs to do so. But not in roofing any more, he says. After 33 years in the trade, and now with a back problem, he prefers to work with Jackie as a team and they take jobs they can work together at the same time. Just as Mike no longer roofs, Jackie has given up her real estate licence after more than a dozen years selling for Century 21 back home in Raglan. Camp management is another of their mainstays when they’re on the road. When the Chronicle talked to them they’d just completed a couple of weeks at St Arnaud – in Nelson Lakes National Park – as voluntary relief camp hosts for Doc. “All it cost us was our food,” says

Jackie Paterson and Mike Ingerson prepare for the next leg of their journey Mike. And they got plenty of time to sightsee around the lakes, often by bike. “Yes, it’s this (the bus), our bikes or our feet,” Jackie says of their nomadic lifestyle. When they first ventured down to the South Island – after the Rugby World Cup, Mike remembers, as they crossed Cook Strait on 11/11/11 – they got as far as St Arnaud before hooking into their first camp management position. That was followed the next year by a stint managing a Top 10 holiday park at Haast. That was a “good base” for exploring Mt Cook, Queenstown and Wanaka – and their five days on, seven off made it easy.

Most recently it’s been three months working in tandem with the owners of a camp at Motueka. Jackie says they’d like to be further south next summer, “somewhere like Cromwell”. She says life on the road is about new experiences and the Deep South would give them both different work and the chance to catch up with other motorhome friends. The pair have also done some housesitting along the way: their latest stint was spent looking after chooks and delivering the eggs. In return they got to watch Sky TV inside the house at night. Jackie says they initially planned to be in the South Island for just a year but “we’re still here”. And

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the couple – who are in their mid50s, with an adult daughter back in Hamilton – see no reason yet to call time on their transient lifestyle. “We’re like tourists in our own country,” says Mike. And a big plus is that they do most of their tiki-touring in the off-season when they’ve got the roads largely to themselves. “We work our three or four months when every other silly bugger’s on holiday,” he laughs. Mike and Jackie enjoy meeting like-minded people – occasionally bumping into the odd Raglanite – and also the slower pace of life in the South. “It’s a great life,” enthuses Jackie. Edith Symes

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       

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              

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     

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                 

  

  

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    

               

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AUTOMOTIVE

DRAINAGE/EXCAVATION

ELECTRICIANS

LAWNS / LANDSCAPING

ELECTRICIANS

MARINE

ROB POOLTON LTD

N EXCAVATIO A L G N RA

EXCAVATOR & TRUCK HIRE LOW LOADER TRANSPORTER AVAILABLE FULL RANGE OF EXCAVATION SERVICES LANDSCAPING SITE WORKS FARM DRAINAGE RETAINING WALLS SUPPLIER OF PADDOCK ROCKS “Locally owned and operated” PH: Rob - 07 825 6828 or 021 957 745 or raglandiggers@clearnet.co.nz

ARBORIST

Stefan Frew stefan@liveelectrical.co.nz 022 676 3081

BUILDERS

Commercial Residential Rural / Farming

ELECTRICIANS

MINISKIPS RECYLCING AND RUBBISH REMOVAL MADE EASY BIG BINS FOR BIG JOBS

Miniskips

2.5m3³to 4.5m3³Capacity www.xtremewaste.org.nz House & Garage Clean-Outs • Renovation & Building Sites

ENGINEERING raglanelectrical@rocketmail.com

07 825 6509 027 208 6742 PLUMBING

CONCRETE SERVICES

FENCING

ELECTRICIANS

COURIERS/PARCELS

LAWNS / LANDSCAPING

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HARDIES HOUSE & GARDEN

• PLUMBING SUPPLIES • BUILDING SUPPLIES • HOME APPLIANCES • LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED • TOTALLY INDEPENDENT

RAGLAN TO HAMILTON THREE TIMES DAILY

• Qualified builder • Landscaping • Lawn Mowing • Garden Care • Chainsaw Work

“I CAN DELIVER YOUR PARCELS ANYWHERE IN NEW ZEALAND WITH TRACK & TRACE!”

Nick & Kerin Hardie: 07 825 6886 / 027 425 6886 hardiehomes@xtra.co.nz

‘CHILLED SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE’

PH Pete: 0274 302 890

ROOFING

DRAINAGE/EXCAVATION

AL DRAINAGE CENTR AND PLUMBING LTD Covering all aspects of Drainage and Plumbing Digger Work Water Mains Digger Hire Available Ph Dean 027 482 3130 or 07 825 8132 central-drainage@hotmail.com

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• Chipper/ Shredder • Water Blasting • Painting • Decorating • Carpet Cleaning

For advertising inquiries: Contact the Raglan Chronicle on 07 825 7076 or email us at: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz

R A G L A N C R E A T I V E MARKET This Sunday 10am - 2pm at the Old School Arts Centre. www. raglanmarket.com R A G L A N BADMINTON CLUB: Badminton for adults starts Thursday 23 April and runs until 8 October. Raglan Area School Hall, 7-9pm. $4 per session or $50 Season Ticket. Phone Celia 8258808 or 0211636974 (evenings only please). RAGLAN & DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY The Opening ceremony of a new exhibition: Raglan Remembers World War One Saturday 18th April 2015 10am outside the museum Building Followed by morning tea in the Fire Station Rooms

For Sale

In My Good Books

Our 30% off SALE *Six Barrel Soda syrups Rollas & Dr Denim Jeans, MEN - best Flannel Shirts, Classic winter knits & beanies, Neuw & Rhythm Denim Thank You!! to all who have checked out ‘The Corner Store’ over summer, we’re stoked with the response that we are on the right track!

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

FIREWOOD DRY 6x6 load pine $125, mac $145, native $160, gum $160. Delivered. Ph 0210771524. F I R E W O O D MANUKA DRY D E L I V E R E D $110m3 Ring 825 0522. F I R E W O O D 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. BUNK SET FOR SALE, double below, single above, hardly used $200 call 021 766360.

FRI 10 APR @ BOW ST DEPOT - DJ Ric Rush live from 6pm FRI 10 APR @ RAGLAN CLUB, Chris Thompson from 8pm - no door charge. FRI 10 APR @ YOT CLUB, Resident DJS from 9pm – free entry SAT 11 APR @ BOW ST DEPOT DJ BMan live from 6pm SAT 11 APR @ YOT CLUB, Meteor - funk, soul from supergroup Meteor. Featuring Jonathan Crayford, Brian Ruawai (Cornerstone

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

ITS NOT COOL TO BULLY IN SCHOOL Raglan Violence Prevention and Awareness

Services Offered

Contact Ray & Sheryl Ker

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

Owners RAGLAN overseas GYM CLASSSES Must Sell SunSpin 12th6pm, & Mon Mon: 13th April & Tues: Spin 8.10am Yoga 9.15am & Pump Chainsaws, 16 6pm. Jonsared Wed:inch Pump 9.15am&& Husqvarna Yoga 6pm. RiflesSpin (Must Have Thurs: 6pm. Fri: SpinLicense) 8.10am & 308 9.15am. with scope Yoga Sterling 22(2Magnum/ 48 Bow St min scope walk up the Rd frm CZ 22 LR/scope Raglan Gym) 22294 single shot PH 027 6949 for Assorted ammunition more info. Gun Cabinet

Tools - garden & workshop Steel frame workbench Steel Shelving Electrical fittings & Cable Bric A Brac Laundry storage cupboard 2 Office chairs, Desk & filing cabinet (Tawa veneer) Dome tent 5 person Drawer unit

Courses, classes & workshops

E L E C T R O MECHANICAL R E P A I R S , appliances, small engines, electric machines, audio equipment. Free The Corner Store & quote call Chris 022 1760848 QUEEN SIZE R E L I A B L E , mattress near new T R U S T W O R T H Y and thorough cleaner $150, call 021 766 available for all types 360. of cleaning work. Ph Commercial To Let 020 400 178 07. For Hire RETAIL SHOP BOUNCY CASTLE SPACE FOR LEASE for hire, great Downtown CBD, entertainment for Prime location, the kids. Call Vicki High foot traffic 8257575. Ph 021-363465 To Let SELF STORAGE

Roots) , Members of Nathan Haines/ Holly Smith / Phoenix Foundation SUN 12 APR @ YOT CLUB, Sunday evenings: Open from 7, guest Djs Free entry

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.

To Let B E A U T I F U L M O U N T A I N RETREAT 2bdrm semi-furnished, suit couple, avail May 1st 6-9 months, Call 825 0585 or 022 677 3822. SELF-CONTAINED UNIT, close to shop and beach, Raglan West $230pw inc. power. Ph 825 0154 or 0275250154. Public Notices

Public Notices SENIOR CITIZENS MEET at Fire Station 11am, 16th April. Guest speaker Sarah Gibb from Hamilton, PERMANENT YOGA & vacancies exist for SPIN INSTRUCTOR president, WANTED &secretary COVER INandPUMP & SPIN treasurer. STRUCTORS WANTED Contact Tanya 825 We are looking for a Qualified instructor 8345 or Yoga Myrna 825 to take our new(starting 8382. soon) time slot Monday

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.

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.

Public Notices

RUAPUKE MOTOR CAMP

• Peace and tranquility • Surfing, fishing, bush walks • Cabins, powered sites, tent sites PH 07 8256800

JOIN THE RAGLAN CLUB

Restaurant – Please Email: amber@ Excellent meals at raglangym.co.nz reasonable prices for an application form or Ph 07bookings 825 0079 or (group 027 294 6949 for more welcome) info. Applications close Pool darts Snooker on Saturday 11th April. Gaming & TAB Family Friendly plus BBQ area Big Screen Courtesy Van Wed, Fri & Sat from 4pm

Public Notices

Open Fire Season for Rural Areas Pursuant to section 22 Forest & Rural Fires Act 1977 Waikato District Council as Fire Authority for the Waikato territorial district gives notice of an OPEN fire season in effect from midnight 31 March 2015 until further notice. The risk of fires spreading is low due to current weather and climatic conditions.

FREE CONFIDENTIAL C O U N S E L I N G SERVICE for women & girls who have experienced traumatic situations. Available Tuesdays @ Raglan M A G I C A L House , 45 Bow St. Call W A T E R F R O N T 078394433 or 8258142 position, 270degree for appointments.

views, warm 2bdrm home, carport available end of April $320pw. Ph 825 8063 or email rags2roto@hotmail. co.nz

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

at 7pm. We also need a permanent spin instructor and more cover instructors for our spin and pump classes. $25 per year Qualification and experience are Preferred $400 accumulating but the most important draw every Friday things are team fit and Live entertainment a motivational spark. Onmost going training will be Fridays provided to the successful Left Hand Break applicants.

During an open fire season permits are not required for fires in the open air unless the fire is within a one kilometre margin of a Department of Conservation area, in which case a fire permit from DOC is required. Landowners are reminded that they are responsible for the management of all fires lit on their land and could be held accountable for any suppression costs if the fire gets out of control. Fires must be safe, contained and monitored at all times. Consideration must be made to avoid smoke nuisance to neighbours and its effect on road visibility. Those living on peat soils should ensure that there is no risk of fire becoming seated in these soils. At no time is it permissible to burn green vegetation, rubber, plastics, toxic materials or treated timber. The open fire season applies to all areas within the Waikato District Council area. Gordon Bailey Principal Rural Fire Officer

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MON @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. 500 cards, 1pm. WEDS @ BANTEAY SREY R E S TA U R A N T Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcome B U D G E T 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. R A G L A N RAMBLERS WED 15 APR: 9am at carpark next to fire station: Taitua Arboretum bring lunch WED @ RAGLAN CLUB, Fun Quiz 6:45pm. WRITING GROUP MEETS 1st and 3rd Tues of each month at The Raglan House (formerly Community House), 7.15pm everyone welcome.

GARAGE SALE 61B LORENZEN BAY RD FROM 8AM UNTIL 4PM

Situations Vacant

Classified

Garage Sale

0800 492 452 www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz www.facebook.com/WaikatoDistrictCouncil

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RAGLAN REAL ESTATE Open Homes 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

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

TOP SHELF PROPERTY

HOME

Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road

ID#RAG20952

STEP INTO THE MARKET

AUCTION 17.4.15 - SECTIONS - View by appointment

TENDER: 523 Ruapuke Rd - Tenders close 4pm 24/4/15 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

GREAT GRAZING /FINISHING BLOCK

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

RAG#20923

Tenders toID#RAG20964 Ray White office, 21 Bow St, Raglan Saturday 1pm 6 Violet Street • Situated 10 minutes from Raglan this 76.21 SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM 4 bedroom home endless options ha bare block iswith desirable Wonderful family home new kitchen contour and 1/3 steeper country • 2/3 flat to Modern medium Large double garaging and workshop shade housessilage with irrigation • 200 plus Large round bales are made annually throughout 1212m² of land • This ex dairy farm would suit dairy heifer Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN HOME grazing orID#RAG20907 finishing cattle Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road • Well subdivided for rotational grazing and MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER has a trough inSPECIAL!! each paddock Four double bedroom home on 625m² Two largeof living areas, 2 ½ bathrooms • Properties this size and calibre don’t Fantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck come up very often in this desirable area. or alfresco dining

OPEN HOME Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

WOODEN IT BE NICE

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

ID#RAG20963

Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street

WATER & MOUNTAIN

ID#RAG22227

Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour. Prior Auction offers considered.

OPEN HOME View: 11 & 15 April 11am -12pm or by appointment OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY

ID#RAG20886

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

AUCTION 17.4.15: 15 Tutchen Ave OPEN HOME

ID#RAG20965

OPEN HOME

Richard Thomson 027 294 8625

• 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

• 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

DOUBLE FEATURE ID#RAG20933

150 Whaanga Road

Sunday 2pm 16 Stewart Street

FIN

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!! • Two 5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!!

448 Wainui Road

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

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

AUCTION 9.5.15 – ONSITE 12pm: 31 Norrie Ave

View open home Sat 11am or by appointment

ID#RAG22286

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

AUCTION 9.5.15 – ONSITE 2pm: 14a Bankart St

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

11th, 12th & 16th April

• 3 bedroom home with amazing views over the Aotea harbour • Warm home: all day sun in the summer, open fire and Kent fire for winter • Very generous 4836 m2 of near flat land • Amazing variety of plants, secret gardens and walkways to discover • Awesome fishing in Aotea harbour for snapper, flounder, mullet • An easy 25 minutes from Raglan • CV: $290,000

ID#RAG22116

Richard Thomson 027 294 8625 Saturday 2pm- 66 Wainui Rd Saturday 3- 4pm– 15 Tutchen Ave wine & cheese Saturday 3- 4pm - 31 Norrie Ave wine & Cheese Sunday 12pm - 21 Rose St

Sunday 12pm - 66 Wainui Rd Sunday 1pm - 1043 Ohautira Rd Sunday 2pm - 32 Cambrae Rd Sunday 2pm - 15 Cambrae Rd 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 12 RAGLAN Chronicle

HIDDEN GEM $240,000

today ! ID#RAG22125 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

this weekend

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

PRICE REDUCED: 1435 Kawhia Rd

buy as an investment property

11am - 16b Smith St 12pm - 7a East St 12pm - 14a Bankart St 12pm - 22 Uenuku Ave 1pm - 12 Smith St 1pm - 102a Greenslade Rd

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.

• ½ share in 1616m2 • Make an appointment to view

Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

GRANDSTAND VIEWS OF LORENZEN BAY

MAKE AN OFFER TODAY! • Private, awaiting a makeover • Off street parking • Carport • A great first home, beach bach or

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.

URGENT SALE – ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED: 3b Violet 2

• 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 Sat 3-4pm (wine & cheese) or by appointment

• Board and batten house in great condition from the era where they built them to last • 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 walk to town school and beach • Prior Auction offers considered.

homes oneNtitle O T on 809m2 site IC E • Main house: 4 bedrooms, open plan living with RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATE doors that open out on to a large deck, views 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 of could the estuary and Mt Karioi. Lock up garage. be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement. • Self-contained 1 bedroom cottage at the rear of 7253m² section the property, fenced and private, carport. Established orchard and extensively planted. Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to • Situated in fantastic quiet cul-de-sac location beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town. Prior Auction Offers considered. with close access to the walking track around Phone now for an appointment to view. the estuary, close walk to town and school. ID#RAG20984 Phone now for an appointment view Prior Auction to offers considered.

View open home Sat 3-4pm (wine & cheese) or by appointment

RUSTIC RETREAT

OPEN HOME