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ANZAC Essay winner
Paige Harris has been named the winner of the Raglan Club Essay Writing Competition. Year 8 students from Te Mata, Raglan Area and Te Uku schools entered the competition which involved a visit to the club to write their essay under exam like conditions.
With the theme ‘The Destruction of European cities in World War 2’ Paige produced a stand out essay that focused on the London Blitz. She was able to present an antiwar argument that illustrated the horror of war and therefore the importance of remembrance on ANZAC day. Paige receives $1000 towards her secondary school costs from the Raglan Club. There were a further three essays of a high standard that deserve special mention. Ariana Burnet from Te Uku School, Myaliyah Rainy from Raglan Area, and Emily Mc Namara from Te Mata.
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Weekend of contrasts as Easter, Anzac Day clash Behind – bearing wreaths – marched RSA war veterans and representatives of local emergency services, New Zealand’s defence forces and local schools.
Colourful wreaths were laid one by one at the base of the monument in Bow Street, dedicated “to the men of this district who gave their lives in the cause of freedom”.
The bizarre contrast over Easter Weekend came about not only because Anzac Day happened to fall on Easter Monday but also because the threatening rain finally arrived overnight on the Sunday.
Also taking part in the parade were two mounted horses and, for the third year, a Jerusalem donkey from Whatawhata named Felix.
But while there were the usual Last Post, a silence and then the Reveille, there was no army cannon fire this year across the water from the Bow Street jetty area. With Anzac Day falling on Easter Monday the troops of Manawatu-based 161 Battery, whose connection with Raglan goes back to the Vietnam War, had been given home leave.
The result was a steady stream of holidaymakers hitting the road out of town, some no doubt earlier than they’d planned, as hundreds of locals in turn headed downtown in their usual droves for Raglan’s annual Anzac Day parade and remembrance service.
At the cenotaph, the remembrance service was conducted by RSA acting president Andy Millar together with St Peter’s Anglican Church Reverend Kathleen Gavin and local kaumatua Sean Ellison. Among those attending were ward councillor Clint Baddeley and Raglan Community Board chairman Rodger Gallagher.
Under grey skies and in light drizzle, the Raglan Pipe Band led the short procession from the fire station in Wainui Road to the cenotaph in lower Bow Street, past cafes and shops enjoying a respite from the madding Easter crowds as they closed out of respect for the occasion.
The address this year was provided by Raglan Area School head boy Nat Hughes and head girl Ashley Weir, who spoke in turn of the historic bond between Australian and New Zealand armed forces and of the continuing pride in the Anzac tradition 95 years on from Gallipoli.
Meanwhile, there were good attendances too for religious services over the long weekend. Some local churches – in line with trends elsewhere in the country – report a comeback with congregations swelling noticeably. Visitors to town also put pressure on everything from accommodation to Easter eggs, with supplies at Raglan Four Square reportedly depleted by Easter Saturday.
Jeanette Vink will be welcomed at a service of public commitment as Raglan Union Church’s new pastor this Sunday.
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One day downtown Raglan was packed with holidaymakers – the next with locals paying solemn tribute to the war dead.
It was her strong and practical Christian faith that led her to apply for the pastor’s position. “I was nursing in Hamilton and though I loved it I had a longing to be working in this community. My heart longed for community,” says Jeanette. “My impulse toward establishing a more contemporary service was something welcomed by the Church Council”. A programme for children is planned to operate alongside a new hour long service at 8.45 am on Sunday mornings. “This is something I’m excited about. We need to find new ways to welcome families into our congregation.” Jeanette is clear about one thing. She does not want to duplicate the services of other Church groups operating in Raglan.
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Jeanette and husband Alan have lived in Raglan permanently for more than three years. Her appointment as pastor is for a period of two years. Like many, they have had a bach here for years so the connection with the community goes back a long way.
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Only 13 more weeks to go for our second edition of the Karioi Classic, Raglan’s already legendary mountain bike race around our beautiful maunga Karioi. We hope your training is going well. And if you have forgotten about it, now is a good time to start spinning those legs and get into some serious climbing. Start of the race will be from Raglan Fire Station and finish will be at Te Kopua Domain. And once again there will be some mean spot prizes. Also, from next week the Raglan Chronicle and Bike2bay will commence a 4 week competition. The winner of the competition will pick up a GT mountain bike, retailing at $500. There is only one catch, the winner will have to enter the race! Look out for full competition details, including how you can win this great prize in next weeks newspaper. Finally we would like to call out to all Raglan business owners: Tell everyone you know who is interested in cycling about the race. We all know winter time is pretty tough and any influx of
visitors during this time of the year is more than welcome for our town. So please, spread the word. All info can be found on www.karioiclassic.org.nz. See you all in 13 weeks. Lisa and Dirk
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Rhea moved to Raglan 13 months ago after the birth of her son. She was previously working in a musculoskeletal clinic specialising in Pilates based rehabilitation and women’s health issues. Rhea believes Pilates is a great form of rehab especially for back and shoulder injuries and for pre and post pregnancy aches and pains. “It has a bit of a Hollywood reputation but Pilates is really a more structured form of what physiotherapists have been doing forever”. As part of her role at Whaingaroa Physiotherapy Clinic, Rhea will be starting Pilates classes soon for those who want to give their work out a bit of a shake up as well as recover from injury. Are aches, pains and injury slowing you down? Can’t keep up? Give Whaingaroa Physiotherapy a call to book an appointment to have one of their fully qualified physiotherapists help you recover towards full function and return to doing the things you enjoy. Whaingaroa Physiotherapy Clinic, 12 Wallis Street, (West Coast Health Clinic), Raglan. Ph: 825 0123 www.raglanphysio.co.nz
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Do-it-yourself the way to finally go, says handyman Raglan West resident Roy Devlyn reckons he’s just about “covered all bases” when it comes to his funeral. Not only has he taken out funeral insurance to save his kids money but he’s also built his own coffin – for a fraction of the cost of buying one at anywhere between $2500 and $7000. Roy’s 12 millimetre-thick plywood effort cost him just under $300 and the whole project, he says, “has taken me a lot longer than I’m gonna spend in it” before cremation. “And being ex-navy, I put some rope handles on it,” adds Roy, wryly. Though most people might baulk at the idea of building their own coffin, Roy reckons it’s not much different from investing in a burial plot. “It’s a practical thing,” he insists. The cost of a coffin would cut a big hole in his insurance, he decided recently, so best get busy. Not that there was any rush. At 73 years old, Roy’s healthy enough and active in the community as a Night Owl and Raglan Club member.
But the men in his family haven’t got a very good history of longevity, he points out, and while his Night Owl friends think it’s a great joke they’ve been supportive too of his effort to save his descendants the worry. And his sons and daughters have come round to the idea of the ready-made coffin which is now about to be stored high out of sight in the woodshed where Roy potters. “I’ve told them if it’s required in the next 10 to 20 years, it’s there. But I’m not that optimistic really,” adds the widower of his likely lifespan. With his fatalistic attitude to things, Roy didn’t find the job too hard.
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“I measured myself up first of course,” he says. Then he added three inches to each end of the wooden box and three inches in width, padded and lined it with material – $4 from the recycle centre – and tried it out for size, standing it on end. Yes, he’s been in there. “It is very comfortable,” says Roy, deadly serious. Edith Symes
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Final reminder to test your Rugby knowledge with Heineken The ultimate reward on offer – tickets to the Rugby World Cup 2011 Final The Harbourview Hotel in Raglan will play host to Heineken’s modern take on the traditional pub quiz, in the Heineken Trivia Series. Each Tuesday night from the 3rd May through to the ending 7th June Heineken intends to test residents on rugby passion and general knowledge. Each team will amass points over six rounds with a Grand Final taking place in Auckland on Saturday 6th August 2011. The top five regional teams will be flown to Auckland for their final chance to win the once-in-a-lifetime grand prize for the winning team – four tickets to the Rugby World Cup Final at Eden Park with full Heineken
hospitality, return flights to Auckland and accommodation. Heineken Marketing Manager, Luke Rive, says the questions asked at the Tuesday night events will be a mixture of Rugby World Cup trivia and Rugby World Cup general knowledge. “The quiz is an opportunity to spend time with your mates and test your trivia skills ahead of our country’s biggest sporting occasion. But we don’t want people to feel intimidated if their rugby knowledge is a bit rusty. Ultimately it is about having a great time, and the opportunity to win a once in a lifetime prize – the chance for you and three
mates to attend the Rugby World Cup Final, with full Heineken hospitality.” There is a $100 Heineken bar tab available every week at each participating bar for the winning team as well as spot prizes of Rugby World Cup 2011 Heineken gear. Sky Sport’s authority on rugby, Scotty Stevenson, will front the Heineken Trivia Series on television screens at each bar. Teams are encouraged to register as soon as possible to ensure a place in the competition before registrations close on 3rd May 2011. Please call Kyra or Ange at the Hotel on 825 8010 for registration assistance.
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Dancing’s the fire in Schirin’s belly She may be a herbalist but Schirin Dibi finds her own tonic in belly dancing and the gypsy lifestyle. So whenever she gets the chance to swap the Raglan coast for that of Coromandel and indulge her passion for dance – like last weekend at Prana’s Easter fusion festival – she grabs the opportunity and sets off for New Zealand’s mystical east in her trusty old Ford campervan.
experience that could mean up to three, given the spontaneous nature of the musical collaborations that evolve.
There, “pretty much in the forest” at Prana eco retreat near Opoutere, Schirin camps for a few days with like-minded souls, meets up with friends from Auckland and the South Island and delivers her belly dancing workshop plus a performance to the crowds gathered at the festival of music, arts and dance.
Schirin’s been to the last three New Year’s Prana festivals but this was her first Easter visit and she was to dance a fusion piece in keeping with the festival theme – a mix of her own kind of belly dancing with flamenco in which “you never show your belly”. She wore for the occasion a big red skirt and included a fan dance in a routine which “crossed both genres”.
She was one of several Raglan locals, including roots band Zionhill, to head that way this Easter for an event she says is all about conscious community. It’s a “very fluid” situation, says 29year-old Schirin who was scheduled for one performance but has learnt from past
“I’m always open to that,” she says recalling past times belly dancing on stage with a gypsy band or collaborating with an eclectic group from India, Australia and Germany. “But I’ve had some of my best performances at Prana,” she admits. “I love it.”
Belly dancing, she explains, tells the story of cultures from Northern India to Spain with a common thread of the gypsy lifestyle. It can incorporate dance forms as diverse as Indian, Persian and Middle Eastern to sufi, tribal and flamenco.
Schirin – who works at The Herbal Dispensary as a trained naturopath and medical herbalist – remembers being transfixed by belly dancers from a very early age while growing up in Germany, when dining out with her Persian-born parents in Persian restaurants. She reckons she lived then as she does now with the restlessness of the gypsy, travelling extensively and studying the art of belly dancing. “Belly dancing is bliss,” she says simply.
Schirin arrived in New Zealand eight years ago, venturing to Raglan five years later. Here, she teaches oncea-week her own form of oriental and fusion belly dancing – not the American tribal style in which she’s certified – to local women.
Schirin at the Prana Fusion festival last weekend.
Occasionally she performs too in Raglan, at the Yot Club or Matapihi Gallery. “I’m so happy to have dance,” says Schirin, admitting she’s obsessed. “I think about it when I wake up and I think about
it when I go to sleep. I would see much less meaning (in life) if I didn’t dance. It’s my love.” Edith Symes
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A column by St John Team Manager, Bush Barton. Greetings all. I hope you are all keeping well. There is a chill in the air in the mornings now which is an indication winter is not far away, time to put an extra blanket on at night. The callouts for St John Raglan in March were 42 in total, 23 medical and 19 ACC related.
First Aid tip for this month: As people are getting into the festive mood and attending more parties, St John would like to take the opportunity to remind friends and family of what to do if they are concerned about a person who is very intoxicated. Life threatening alcohol poisoning occurs most commonly in young people who drink undiluted spirits very quickly. In this setting it is possible for a person to drink a potentially fatal dose of alcohol before they start to show signs of intoxication – and then become rapidly unconscious. Under these circumstances 300ml of undiluted spirits is enough to kill a young person. A person who is unconscious from alcohol poisoning who reaches hospital alive has a high chance of survival. A person who is unconscious from alcohol poisoning who is left alone has a high chance of dying. • Shake their shoulder and shout at them – if they wake they are not unconscious. They need someone to stay with them and look after them. • If they do not respond to a shake and shout they are unconscious. Lay them on their side, call an ambulance, stay with them and keep them on their side. Remove vomit if it blocks the front of the mouth. Thanks, take care and have a good month out there! Bush.
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When I was a little girl, we spent every holiday and every long weekend in the Raglan Bach. My Dad was a teacher, so we used every day there was. In between times my parents let the bach. One year they had tenants who stayed the whole year, but moved out every long weekend and holiday. I don’t know where they went, but guess they joined their grown up children and their grandchildren. Ideal for us, we had the bach every time we wanted it. Ideal for them – they didn’t have to pay rent for any of the holidays, and got a cheap deal. This model can still work today. Bach owners can have an assured income and a resident caretaker who pays rent, and keeps the garden in order and the spiders at bay. Retired Grannies and Grandads For the right tenants, this situation is ideal too. Grandparents have their independence, and can live alone in their own home, at times when Raglan is quiet during term time. At busy times, they get out, and go for a bit of family time with their grandchildren. It costs them less, because they are not paying rent during any school holidays and long weekends. Busy Parents Often nowadays busy parents are both working. When school holidays come, what can they do? Grannie! Can you help out? How about some time with the kids? We’d love to see you! And we promise
to feed you and keep you warm. This would even work for families living in Raglan: set grandparents up in a bach in Raglan, nearby for company, but independent, and gather them in for the holidays. They’re still in the same town, but have a temporary change of scene. Shopkeepers and Coffee Bars We all know the fall off in the winter. Acres of empty baches, trade drops off, and money looks grim. If only there were more people here in term time. Raglan’s base population is too small! So How Can we Make it Work? Ideally, owners and tenants use the same facilities – pots and pans, plates and toaster, furniture and beds. And then there’s the personal stuff. The tenant would not want to take everything away every long weekend. How about a locked cupboard, and maybe even another one for the owners? Warm in winter – everyone needs that! Collect the mail and forward it on. Pay your share of the electricity and the phone. It’s little enough to do for the gains. What’s needed is someone to sort it out, put the pairs together, and act as go between to monitor the situation. Whaingaroa Affordable Housing Trust is collecting names. Bach owners, grandparents, Raglan families, give us a call. We think we can make it work. Vin Glynn,Whaingaroa Affordable Housing Trust, Ph. 825-0235
Wanaka Wastebusters are running a year long campaign to stop packaging waste. The crew visited Raglan town centre outside the town hall last Wednesday. They are touring around the country to educate communities on how to choose good packaging and avoid over-packaged products. They are also recording votes on the best and worst packaging in NZ. Until now, they have obtained over 6,500 votes from public. Vote for the best and worst packaging in NZ: www.unpackit.org and be in to win a spot prize.
OPINION: A Raglan Rumination by Albert Einsteinlager “How are you?” The stock standard greeting for most of the Western world. It is also the most open ended, meaningless piece of drivel that one can imagine. So. You are walking down the street. A mate is spotted. Lacking in inspiration and knowing some sort of salutation should occur you mutter the obligatory “How are you?” One of four answers will be uttered. Each of them as futile and hollow as the next. 1. The mate answers truthfully and lets
rip with a string of ailments and what has been bothering him for the last week. All you can do is pretend to listen and make preparations for a hasty retreat. 2. A lacklustre “Good.” A tiny lie. God bless him. He knows the rules about bugging your mates with your problems. 3. A gleeful “Great.” Either a fantastic actor or he is in fact having a top day. Smug a’hole you think and continue on your way.
4. Finally the last and perhaps most ingenious answer. He answers the insipid question with a “How are you?” of his own. Brilliant. Put the pressure right back on the other person. So in the interest of finding a suitable alternative I have done some research. I think I have found a superior greeting. In Tibet a mark of respect when saying hello is to simply stick your tongue out at the person. Tibetan folklore tells of a malicious ruler in the 9th century by the name of Lang Darma. He had it in for the peace loving
Buddhists and set about getting rid of them. He was said to have a black tongue. Given that Buddhists believe in reincarnation, the way to prove that you are pure of heart and not an evil tyrant is to poke out your tongue. Note to self..........do not try this if you have been eating black jelly beans.
bull terrier of some description you may find it difficult to continue feeding them and the starving children.
possible to taunt and hunt the poor creature to death. Your house has become a feline torture chamber. Alright, the moggies will also deal effectively to mice and rats, until they get too fat from being overfed.
It may take a while to catch on in the West. Poking out the tongue is generally a mark of aggression or rudeness. However I feel it has a lot going for it. First and foremost it means you don’t have to think up some sort of tripe for the question “How are you?”
OPINION: Pet Blasphemy by Ian McKissack There is always some danger in being less than devout about sacred cows. Not that I really want to talk about cows, they are not usually family pets. It’s cats and dogs I have in mind and they are more or less worshipped. Undeterred, I shall go on with my blasphemy. I must admit that I have had such pets and they were generally good company and faithful friends. This was true only if I kept the food coming regularly and in the case of the dog, taking her for a beach run frequently. We can get too devoted to these parasites. I knew a couple in Glasgow
who had corgis for years. Then they had twin children. On a cold winter day the corgis would be inside by the fire and the twins outside in their prams. The cost of keeping these parasite pets is quite high. If you gave up the company of your little friends you could donate the money saved to starving children around the world. Have I touched your conscience? Here is a less severe plan. You could donate an amount equal to the annual pet food bill to one of those charities each year. I can see that if you own a couple of rottweillers and a
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Another pet snag is that fact those lovely pussies are carnivores and play havoc with the bird population There is a myth that they bring their kill into your house as a gift, a sort of thank-you present, the little sweeties! I have come across a much more likely explanation from a cat expert. Your cat knows the lay out of your house intimately and by bringing the prey in, half-alive, it is
Ross is proud that Next Level Roofing is completely Raglan owned and operated. The team consists of Ross himself and two other Raglan locals, who have a combined roofing history of over 20 years!
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There is an exception to generally good relationships with my pets, so perhaps I am a little biased at present. I have a ginger tomcat with a terrible personality. He moans, he nags, throws temper tantrums and is addicted to getting excessive affection. Perhaps I should send him to some starving children. Cooked.
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RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP. Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs 10-11am @ the Old Gospel Hall, Raglan West. SUN 1 MAY @ TE UKU CHURCH, service 7pm MAINLY MUSIC Monday & Wednesday 9:30am @ Te Uku Church. MON 2 MAY @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. 500 cards, 1pm. TUESDAYS @ Raglan Club - Texas Hold’em 6.30pm. WED 4 MAY, RAGLAN RAMBLERS. Taitua arboretum – 4km past autumn leaves to Till’s Lookout overlooking Hamilton – bring lunch.
WED 4 MAY @ BLACKSAND CAFÉ. Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All wecome. Beginners welcome. ZUMBA! WAITETUNA S C H O O L Wednesdays 6pm Te Uku Hall, starts Tuesday May 3rd 7.30pm, Sarah T 8255844. FOOD FOREST GARDENING, Raglan West. 8–10am Thurs mornings. HEALING ROOMS. 1st and 3rd THURS. 11-12pm. Plunket Rooms. THURS 5 MAY @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. Euchre. All welcome. 6pm.
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Situations Vacant N A N N Y EXTRAORDINAIRE – TE MATA. Kids at Home requires a nanny in Te Mata, starting 16 May. 15 hours per week (flexible days) – looking after a 3yr old and one-year-old twins. Call Sharon on 0800 543 728.
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Public Notices SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION. Next meeting will be held on Thursday 5 May at 11am at the Fire Brigade Hall. The guest speaker is yet to be confirmed. Results of last months AGM is as follows. President – Andy Millar. Secretary – Iris Porter. Treasurer – Myrnah Mitchie. Committee – Dorothy Millar, Lorna Lusty, Lurlane Malby, Barbara Rothwell. A warm welcome to all and an open invitation for new members to join our Association. Light luncheon and raffle available.
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Nomination of Tangata Kaitiaki Cars For Sale 1992 PEUGEOT 205 GR, 5 door hatch, manual 1400cc, 196,000kms, 2 owners, Tidy condition. $2200 ono. Ph 825 8144. NISSAN BLUEBIRD 1993, in good running order, good tyres, new battery, warrant and registered. $800 ono. 825 0936.
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Aramiro, Mai Uenuku ki Te Whenua, Poihakena and Waingaro Marae manage customary fishing around Raglan Harbour under the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998. Those managing this area are known as the ‘Whaingaroa’ Tangata Kaitiaki.
RAGLAN GOLF CLUB FIREWOOD Fundraiser. Split pine $70 per cubic metre delivered, $80 further than 15 k.m. Pine cones $8 per bag. Phone Alex on 825 0997, or Garry 825 6875.
Garage Sale P O R T A C O T , STEELCRAFT, good GARAGE SALE 9AM order. $70 ono. Ph 825 8144. Sat 30th April. 49B Wallis St. Everything Free must go! SINGLE BED & SAT 30 APR & SUN 1 MATTRESS. Old MAY, 16 Helen Place, but good condition. 11am-3pm. Women’s 0212122179. clothing, kids stuff & heaps more. Flowers Lilypot Florist
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Under regulation 5 of the above Regulations, Poihakena Marae has nominated an additional Tangata Kaitiaki to act for the Marae. Sandy Aperehama Tawera Hounuku has been nominated as a Tangata Kaitiaki to assist with the management of customary food-gathering between Waipohutukawa and Matawha Point. The area extends due west to the outer limit of the EEZ and due east to the Waikato River Settlement boundary. A plan of the area is available by contacting the Ministry of Fisheries on 0508 272 272, or by writing to the Ministry at Private Bag 14, NELSON 7010. Submissions in response to this nomination are invited from authorised representatives of: UÊ Ì iÊÌ> }>Ì>ÊÜ i Õ>Ê ÊÜ ÃiÊLi > vÊÌ iÊ >Ì Ê ÃÊ >`i UÊ Ì iÊ Ü ]ÊÀÕ- nanga, tribal trust board or other organisation representing the relevant iwi interest UÊ > ÞÊ Ì iÀÊÜ >- nau, hapu- or iwi claiming manawhenua manamoana in respect of customary food-gathering in any part of the above area. Submissions, which on request will be made public, must be made by Friday, 27 May 2011 and be addressed to: Tangata Kaitiaki Nomination, Ministry of Fisheries, Private Bag 3123, HAMILTON 3240 The above nomination is with respect to the management of customary fishing, being the taking of fish, aquatic life or seaweed for a customary purpose. Tangata Kaitiaki, once appointed, do not manage recreational or commercial fishing. This is the second publication of this notice.
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A Longer Life!
Come in to WEC to find out more about the EECA home insulation subsidy or to fillout the easy online application!
Insulating your home is an easy way to save money. Besides extra cash in your pocket, insulated homes have been linked to reduced cases of cardiovascular and respiratory problems, including asthma. A properly insulated home is not only less damp and cold in winter, but is cooler in summer and has reduced noise levels. Insulating a home is simplest when the structure is being built or renovated, but there are numerous, easy ways to improve the insulation of your existing home (see tips in the box to the right).
Phone 825 0480 wenvc@kol.co.nz www.whaingaroa.org.nz
Don’t forget your hat! When it is cold outside, people don’t have a problem putting on a hat, jumper and socks. If we know how to keep our bodies warm, why don’t we do the same for our homes? Because an uninsulated house loses 30-35% of heat through the ceiling and roof, adding insulation here is a priority. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) offer subsidies for home insulation if you are a homeowner, including if you are a landlord, and your house was built before the year 2000. Through EECA, you can get 33% off the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation or, if you hold a Community Services card, you are eligible to get 60% off! Once the ceiling and floor have been insulated, your home will be eligible for a Clean Heating Source subsidy, meaning EECA will give $500 towards the cost of installing an approved heat pump, wood burner, pellet stove, or AGA-rated flued gas heater in your main living area. The next culprits for a chilly home are windows, which are the cause of about 15-20% loss of heat. Curtains can be an effective, as well as stylish solution here. There are four curtain tenets to remember to ensure that they will contribute to warming your home: v Buy or make curtains that have two layers of fabric, not thermal lined fabric curtains v Curtains should go all the way to the floor and a pelmet at the top v Insulate EVERY piece of glass with proper fitting curtains made of two layers of fabric v Close ALL curtains before dusk in winter and open during the day One of the best and cheapest things you can do is draught proof your house. Self adhesive foam strips can be put around poorly fitting windows and doors, and draught excluder strips can be added to the bottoms of doors to reduce the 10-15% heat loss through air leakage. Both items can be bought from hardware stores.
Ten tips to save money and keep your home warm and dry:
Vege of the Month:
Pumpkins come in many shapes and sizes. Some will store well for over a year, others will rot enthusiastically within two months. There are wee ones of a few hundred grams and others easily reach 15-20kg. Varieties that seem to grow well here are Crown (grey), Pink Banana Jumbo (looks like a pink rugby ball), Queensland Blue, Butternut and Austrian Oil Seed (grown for its tasty hull-less seeds). There are three species of pumpkin available in NZ which can cross within their species, but not with the others. It is helpful to know which you are growing if you wish to save seed. Many available at Seed Bank, Wednesday 1-3pm. Pink banana jumbo pumpkin
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Doing any insulation is good, but doing as many steps as possible is best
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Don’t dry clothes inside your house, this adds moisture, and wet air is harder to heat
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Use a heater with a thermostat to insure you don’t run your heater more than you need to
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Keep heaters clean, they will be more efficient
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Put a heating source near a thermal mass, such as internal concrete. That way the heat will be absorbed and reradiated
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Unflued gas is the most expensive form of heating. It adds moisture and emissions to the internal environment
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Don’t put a heater near a window – the heat will escape through the glass panes
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Turn off heaters if leaving the room for more than a few minutes
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Concrete stores heat in the day and releases it at night
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Depending on placement of windows, the sun can be a free source of heat
With insulating being so easy, and with subsidies available, there is no reason to suffer from cold and damp this winter!
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