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The next generation of Raglan Surfers... Image courtesy of Karyn Willoughby
Aloha Market Place - Sushi Takeaway. 5 Bow Street..................................................... 825 7440
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Te Kopua Camp Store. Takeaway.Te Kopua Domain......................................................825 8761
Went out last week on a Wahine Moe harbour cruise. Wonderful what Charlie & Erin have given our town. A tourist experience, employment and just all out fun. An innovative idea now contributing to the economic infrastructure of our town.
Harbour View Hotel. Dine in & Takeaway. 14 Bow Street..............................................825 8010
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Costas Licensed Pizzeria. Dine in, Takeaway & Delivery. 2 Bow Street.......................... 825 0976
Marlin Cafe & Grill. Dine in. On the Wharf.................................................................. 825 0010
After our cruise around the harbour last Thursday night we were brought back to a dark near invisible wharf by the Captain, who had to dock using spot lights mounted on Wahine Moe. It was dark, overcast, no moon, and not a light in sight on the wharf from the harbour.
Nannie’s Takeaways. 35 Bow Street............................................................................ 825 8842
Council’s support for Bow Street businesses is evident in such projects as re-paving, lighting, maintenance of gardens and the surrounds along Bow Street. Come on Council, put some lighting around our wharf
Orca Restaurant and Bar. Dine in & Takeaway. 2 Wallis St...........................................825 6543
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Raglan West Store. Takeaways.45 Wainui Rd...............................................................825 8293
Mr and Mrs Chronicle, Oh what great joy and wonder!
The Shack. Dine in or Takeaway. 19 Bow Street...........................................................825 0027
The day you published my letter regarding the disappearance of our beloved yellow dinghy, I received a phone call from a man who had found it.
The Raglan Club. Dine in or Takeaway. 22-24 Bow Street............................................ 825 8278
It was washed up on a Te Akau beach. He walked it back for four hours through the surf to the bar entrance, then towed it with his kayak across the harbour.
Zaragoza . Restaurant. Cafe. Dine in & Takeaway. 23 Bow St.......................................825 0205
He was in the process of trying to track the owner when you published my letter. As you can imagine, I was overcome with great big globby bits of happiness and yippee-yi-yay. He is a true hero and I’ll be approaching the District Council to see if they are interested in building a statue of him in Bow St. It will be reinstated to it’s position in Aroaro Bay in due course. My sincere appreciation for your newspapers help with this. Regards Steve Thackray, Raglan
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Raglan Club vote the cue for multimillion-dollar extension Work can begin within months, says manager Norm Curtis, because the club’s long-held architect’s plans – displayed for years on the internal walls of the existing building for members to see – already have Waikato District Council approval. “Now we need to talk to potential tenants,” says Norm of the three 100 square metre business premises that will be in a prime location fronting directly onto Bow Street. “We’re open to input.” Ideally, adds former club president and building committee convener Barry Dalbeth, the club wants a “blue-chip” business in there – like a bank for instance – to secure the establishment’s future income. Alongside the independent businesses and in front of the building’s existing entranceway on Bow Street will be the club’s new 200 square metre, 120-seat dining room – more than double the size of its current restaurant which caters not only for club members but also the general public.
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A two-storey extension costing millions and housing at least three shops or businesses, a large dining room opening on to a generous veranda and an upstairs function centre is set to be built on the front of the Raglan Club now that members have voted by a big majority in favour of the proposed development.
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Rather than being an internal facility at the back of the building, the restaurant will have a higher public profile from the main street, Norm says, with the advantage of substantial veranda decking and bi-fold doors to provide an indoor-outdoor flow. But that’s only the half of it. Upstairs behind the colonial façade, covering about 400 square metres, will be a large reception lounge-style function room and adjacent function lounge available to the community for hire, he says, for anything from the arts to entertainment. The area could also be used by the club for regional or national sporting events such as darts, eight-ball and indoor bowls. These types of activity already bring “busloads” of people to town, Norm points out, but now “we can add to that”. Five parking spaces out the front of the building will be lost in the development, he says, but the club has more than enough other car-parking available. With the club
having bought and sold land throughout its 55-year history, adds Norm, “our footprint is rather large”. He and management believe the time is ripe now to extend the front of the building partly for commercial use – not to be confused with the chartered club’s not-forprofit position, which remains – given that interest rates are low and builders are out of work. A meeting was planned for this week to put a financial package together. Club management emphasise the big push for development has come primarily from grassroots club members who, at a recent meeting, endorsed the plans – drawn up by SHA Architecture – by a three-toone majority. “Standing still is going backwards,” says Norm. Club management had a meeting planned for this week to put together a financial package. Edith Symes
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Raglan local awarded Joy Cowley Congratulations to Sarah Johnson - the 2011 winner of the Joy Cowley Award
Established in 2002, the Storylines Joy Cowley Award recognises the exceptional contribution Joy Cowley makes to both children’s literature and literacy in New Zealand and internationally. The aim of the award is to foster the publication of excellent picture books by writers permanently resident in New Zealand.
Sarah lives with her family in Whaingaroa Raglan, where she works from home as a freelance writer. She has previously published a chapter book for children, Ella and Ob (Scholastic, 2008), and is currently working on a couple of others. Her manuscript, titled ‘Wooden Arms’ will be her first picture book. Look out for the full interview with Sarah in next weeks Chronicle.
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Sign causes a stir
Was it a sign of things to come or was it a sign of the time?
The large Pak ‘n’ Save advertising sign spotted last Friday – April Fool’s Day – at Nau Mai industrial subdivision just east of Raglan set the phones ringing in alarm at the Chronicle office but, as yet, we’re none the wiser.
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New Raglan exhibition a real family affair There can’t be many cases of a nephew and aunt getting to stage an exhibition together – but then when it comes to creative talent, Julian Godfery’s extended family is no ordinary one.
the town’s Combined Artist Gallery on Saturday. And exhibiting her work in tandem with Julian – although somewhat more nervous than excited, she admits – is his aunt and emerging clay artist Merren Goodison, better known in the The 23-year-old’s excited to have community as co-owner of Raglan CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY put together a collection of watercolours Childcare and Matapihi Kindergarten th MAY 8 and hand-coloured reproduction prints where she also teaches. for a month-long exhibition opening in The pair have always Soothe Mum's soles with lush enjoyed a special bond and, lavender. th says Merren, have talked Pamper and polish. for years about exhibiting Mother's Day Special their work together. Both $20.00 began their “art journey” about the same time several years ago. For Julian – who flats in Hamilton but spends his weekends in Raglan West with his mother, artist Jane HAPPY FEET FOOT CARE Galloway – the upcoming Call to inquire or make Happy Feet Foot Carean exhibition is the result of appointment Tania Call towith inquire orLattaney about six months’ work with Homemake Ph 07 an 825appointment 8345 / Mob 027 5211974 breaking out of intricately detailed pen on paper Tania Lattaney drawings to experiment Home Phone 07 825 8345 with painting. Mobile 027 5211974. Jane may be an accomplished and commercially successful painter but her main input, she insists, is “knowing how to encourage” her son, who with Down’s syndrome gets both residential and art support through IDEA Services for those with intellectual Call 0800 084314 disabilities. Email:bizzybuddyz@xtra.co.nz And for this – Julian’s www.bizzybuddyz.co.nz first real gallery exhibition
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– it’s been a chance, she says, to reproduce his original, often “laborious” pen work by getting it blown up into prints which he then hand colours. While Julian says he starts working with a plan in mind, the abstract art that evolves is “quite organic”, says Jane. Each picture “grows by itself”. Meanwhile Merren, although working with a different medium, has done work which sister Jane describes as “similar in feel” – carving detail into clay which is then highlighted by rubbing oxide into the lines. Merren agrees the two styles are complementary. Their dual exhibition, aptly entitled The Organic Line, is definitely “a bit of a family effort”, she says. The extended family’s creative talents don’t end there: nephew Louie Galloway – brought up in Raglan like his cousin Julian – was an awardwinning artist before opting for a career in engineering, while Merren and Jane’s brother Bryce Galloway lectures at Massey University in media studies and life drawing. Their sister Kate Galloway has made a name for herself as a leading Hawke’s Bay winemaker, while their Raglan brother Rob Galloway – Louie’s father – is a leather worker who’s also turned his hand to building his own oceangoing yachts. *The current issue of UNO - a quarterly regional lifestyle magazine includes Merren’s work in a feature on Raglan’s Combined Artist Gallery. Edith Symes
Julian and Merren with their creations
West Kitchen I’m having fun trying a book of Dutch Cooking; this took my eye, especially as we have apples littering the ground The hot apples give this recipe its name. Ingredients 1 kg. Potatoes, peeled and quartered 500g, eating apples 250g. cooking apples, 40g. butter Salt and ground black pepper. Grilled bacon or black pudding slices to serve.
Potato & Apple - hot lightening
Put potatoes in a large pot and half cover with water, put peeled, cored, chunks of apples on top and 25g. butter. Cook gently for about 30 minute in covered pan. Drain well; saving the cooking liquid to a separate container, mash with the rest of the butter, adding some saved liquid if it’s a bit dry. Season to taste, I can’t wait to make this reci pe and serve with a grilled pork chop and a green salad. You can use all eating apples. Gael Levin
Volunteer Visiting Service. REMEMBER.....YOU WILL BE OLD ONE DAY TOO!
There ARE isolated, lonely older people in your community who need YOUR help. Age Concern coordinate an Accredited Visiting Service - matching lonely older people, with caring volunteers who would like to put something back onto their local community. We are in need of visitors offering 1 hour a week to help make someone else’s week less isolated. A small bit of social interaction, can make all the difference to an older person who has limited mobility and socialisation. We need volunteers in Raglan. Evaluations prove that this small commitment to an older person lowers levels of depression and insecurity. It also shows an improvement in their overall wellness due to being re-connected with their community. Please think about offering a small portion of your time in this rewarding service to our elderly. For more information please contact: Chrissy (Community House) 07 825 8142 or Makerita in Hamilton 07 839 6716.
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Raglan surfers dominates SOL’s final event for 2010/11 Image courtesy of Col / NZ Surfing Magazine
The SOL Super 16 went mobile for the first time this year and during the week all signs pointed toward Raglan for the final event with a clean swell forecast for the weekend.
Luke Hughes was the form surfer of the day notching up several big heat scores throughout the round robin to qualify for the semifinals in third place. The final was a game of patience as Hughes waited 20 minutes before getting a decent ride. In the last five minutes, a fairy tale win seemingly slipping away, Hughes blew up on a wave scoring 7.67 points out of a possible 10 points before racing back out the back and getting the last wave of the final to score 8.17 to jump from fourth to first in a matter of minutes. “Without a doubt this is so special” said an emotional Hughes. “I guess I had a form of self confidence going into Image courtesy of Col / NZ Surfing Magazine
Jessica Santorik
the event with the conditions on offer. Being inconsistent it was going to be who caught the best waves. I knew if I got that right wave my ability would give me the scores needed to win” added Hughes. Hughes grew up surfing the points at Raglan and like many that learnt to surf on the points, his backhand surfing is impeccable. The decision to run at Raglan was always going to work in his favour. “It was a fun 2-3ft today, that’s what I have been surfing the majority of my life.” “As soon as I got the whisper that it was going to be here, I checked reports, I knew there would be swell, it was just a matter of what the conditions were going to be like.” Hughes has always impressed at the SOL Super 16, a factor he puts down to the different format with no immediate knockouts where you can relax with your surfing “You kinda get a roll on and consistency is a big thing, maybe it suits my style of surfing. I enjoy these events, hanging with the boys and mixing it up” said Hughes. Jessica Santorik kept the local roll intact by winning the Women’s Division - her second win of the year after a win at the first event back in November. The unstoppable goofy footer proved too much for her younger opponents today as she gave them a lesson in surfing her local break. “It was so good to be able to surf three heats and a final and win then all today” said Santorik. “It was good to be able to surf in surfable waves instead of knee high waves which we have been unluckily dealt at some events this season... in good waves you can let the surfing do the talking.” Santorik scored 13.93 points out of 20 in the final, a win she calls ‘a consolation’. However, despite her win, she was unable to lift herself past third overall for the year - only her second SOL Surf Series defeat in seven years.
Leaky boat fixed but voyage goes no better Things haven’t gone much better with coke for former Raglan surfer and acupuncturist David Daniels, who was forced recently to abandon his second attempt to circumnavigate the South Island in a modified surf canoe which took him six months and $1500 to build. Despite re-fibreglassing the boat and filling it with polystyrene and empty coke bottles after near-sinking when he first set sail from Dunedin’s St Kilda Beach, the intrepid adventurer has had to pull the bung on his ambitious six-week voyage and go back to the drawing board. It was a “hard and humbling call to make when so much time and planning has been invested,” he admits. “But when it comes to the sea, wise decisions and safety are paramount.” Although disappointed, the 31-year-old still harbours hopes of designing another waka-style craft like Yahwaka that can be paddled standing up, rowed or used with its sail as a windsurfer – and in big seas. His ingenious hybrid performed well in calm water, down wind and surfing swells, but it lacked the ability to perform in more challenging conditions, he told the Otago Daily Times after his second false start the Saturday before last. The first, a few days earlier, saw him rescued after Yahwaka started taking on water around the hatch and it became clear that, short of swimming, he wouldn’t make it back to shore without help. His mother, Main Road resident Libby George, had headed down to Otago to support her oldest son’s charity effort for the Christchurch earthquake appeal when his extreme adventure was finally abandoned for good. Libby told the Chronicle she hadn’t expected he’d finish the journey this time round but was convinced he would do it piecemeal while trialling and developing
his waka-style creation, having been inspired recently by a team that sailed a traditional waka from Tahiti to New Zealand. Yahwaka – meaning God’s vessel – was very much a work “in process”, she added. The former outdoor adventure instructor, David Daniels kayak guide and blue water sailor – who once sailed from New Zealand to Fiji and back, and three years ago kayaked around Stewart Island in a three-man team over 10 days – had taken 60 days off work in Dunedin where he now lives to complete his ‘fire of hope’ project and circumnavigate the South Island in a clockwise direction. He was blogging and video-recording his trip daily, and Libby said he had hoped to raise awareness of outdoor pursuits in preparation for taking a team of teens from Christchurch and elsewhere kayaking around Stewart Island next summer. Meantime, an unfazed David is currently paddling a sea kayak – “a vessel he knows has passed the test of time”, says Libby – from Milford Sound to Invercargill on a recce of the Fiordland coast. But his dream is still to create a vessel that out-performs any available today. “New designs are built on dreams,” he reckons. “It’s never been done, it might not even be realistic or possible … but how will I know unless I give it a go?”
Luke Hughs
Greetings Whaingaroa and Visitors. Tena Koutou Katoa ki nga whanau o te Rohe o Whaingaroa me nga manuhiri i tae mai. INCIDENTS: Shoplifting from Raglan West Store on Tuesday 22nd. Tobacco and cigarette packets were stolen, along with lighters. Overnight Tuesday 22nd / Wednesday 23rd, batteries were stolen out of a truck on Wainui Road. A brawl on Uenuku Avenue involving a group of about 5-6 local youths on the night of Wednesday 23rd. Thanks to the adults that intervened, and also the people that called Police. Police, fire and ambulance all attended a male in rural Te Mata who suffered injuries as a result of being pinned underneath his vehicle, Thursday morning. Luckily he managed to get himself out (as he lived alone) and called 111. He was airlifted by Westpac Air Ambulance to hospital. We have received several complaints of mail being interfered with, some of which has been opened and stolen. The latest incident occurred on Otonga Valley Road, off SH23, but it is also occurring within the township. Police, fire and ambulance attended a motor vehicle crash on Friday 25th at around 3pm on Te Mata Road. This crash occurred as a result of a long diesel spill on the south-bound lane. The spill ran for about 5kms from Pond Road to Newton Road. Recent rain at the time made the road surface treacherously slippery. Several vehicles reported sliding. The driver suffered minor injuries, but the vehicle was extensively damaged. Any information on who was responsible for the spill would be appreciated. An Australian tourist got in a spot of bother while out tramping at Wainui Reserve on Saturday afternoon. She was reported missing by the people she was staying with, after not returning home. Fortunately she managed to make her way to safety and back to her worried friends on Sunday morning. It was reported that there were some kids on Government Road, near Rose Street throwing rocks at passing cars on Sunday 27th around 4pm. One car sustained a shattered window as a result. Any info on this would be appreciated. ARRESTS: No arrests this week. A male was warned for Threatening Behaviour. FOUND PROPERTY: Still lots of found property at the station. MESSAGE OF THE WEEK: Raglan Night Owls would be keen to hear from anyone who may be interested in joining their ranks. If you’re interested, contact the station for more information. Look after each other. Raglan Police Team. Phone: 825 8200 If anyone has any information on any of the above incidents, or has any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 825 8200. Any information received can be treated as anonymous. Or phone CRIMESTOPPERS free confidential number : 0800 555 111.
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We all know him! He’s the face with the sparkly eyes amongst the piles of ‘this and that’ in the hardware section at Raglan’s Four Square. Bill Gannaway, ‘Little Billy’ as he’s affectionately known to his mates at the store, has been involved in the grocery game since the age of 7. Born in 1932, Bill’s first encounter with a grocery shop was all to do with a bike. He was 7 years old at the time and desperately wanted a bike. The local store at Port Ahuriri, near Napier, had the very thing complete with large basket at the front, so Bill used to ‘borrow’ it for a spin. The store owner, observing this, offered him a job delivering groceries around the neighbourhood on the bike. “It was a pretty good arrangement all round – I got to take the bike home at night!” That’s how it all started and since that time Bill’s been involved in every part of the trade, including a few years in the 70’s owning a shop in Haumoana. He’s had his fair share of adventures along the way. Notable though must be his decision at the tender age of 14 to run-away from his wicked step-mother. Again a bike features in the story. Having a hard time at home he knew he had to get out so he jumped on his bike and rode to Wellington to find his sister. Hawkes Bay to Wellington!
“Took 3 days. No money and sleeping in drains at night but I made it. Got to Wellington railway station broke so I sold the bike for 2 quid”. Over the years Bill’s come and gone from the grocery trade. He’s known Richard Jacobsen, the owner of Raglan Four Square for 18 years and that’s how he came to work here. Hardware these days can mean something very different to customers. “Young ones come in asking for bits for their IPOD and do I have a 4 gig this or that. I say it’s a bloody grocery shop”. Bill lives in Te Awamutu with family. He travels through three days a week – used to be more but he’s slowed up a bit of late. He says the hardware department feels like the way it used to be in a grocery shop. In his day the grocer did everything. Weighed out the sugar, cut the cheese, wrapped and priced. “If customers didn’t get the service they wanted they would stop shopping with you – service was that important. Today it’s just about buying in and selling on. Not the same thing at all – sad really!” And are there any regrets looking back on his nearly 80 years. “Yes, one big one.
Bill Gannaway in the hardware department.
“I did a stint in the army from 1950 to 55 and I was pretty dammed good. Three stars and all. Came down to me and one other to be selected for a Long Range Gunnery Course at Sandhurst, England. Top stuff! Well they chose the other guy. I was about 23 years old, at the beginning of my army career and the other guy was well into his 50’s. I got a bit uppity at that decision and threw in the towel – dumbest thing I ever did”.
The Army gave Bill a sense of security. No worries about food, a roof over his head, clothes or whether people liked him or not. He doesn’t see too many more days ahead for him at the shop. When he does leave, he’ll be missed. A little bit of merchandising magic will have left Raglan. Sue Russell
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Lions giving back
Raglan’s Lions Shop in Wallis Street is an iconic part of the town’s vibrant recycled clothing scene and Kaye Ardern knows all there is to know about managing its stock.
Kaye puts in on average 15 hours per week processing the clothes so they can be sold in the ‘classy’ shop. Every item for resale is washed and ironed. “It is so important we keep our standards up – we’re fussy about what goes back out for sale and this makes a real difference for shoppers who come from far and wide” says Kaye.
Local Raglanites, Judy and Tony Ell, do a lot of the initial sorting. They separate the clothes into three groups – those for resale at the shop, those to be used for rags and those to be sent through to Hamilton and placed in clothing bins. “Our volunteers in the shop are just great. Some have helped out long enough to know what we will use and what we won’t”, says Kaye. The attention to standards makes a huge difference to the whole look of the shop. It doesn’t have that op-shop musty smell. Rags don’t get overlooked either. There are bagged up and sold to a number of businesses around Raglan.
Kay Arden instore with the range of quality clothing.
In her time at the shop Kaye remembers some moments vividly - like the time one of the helpers opened a bag to discover a swarm of fleas jumping out. “That bag went straight to the dump!” Kaye’s son, who works at Waterworld in Hamilton also helps out from a distance. Unclaimed togs and towels are washed and sent out to the shop. They think it’s great because they are going to a worthy cause. Funds made through sales at the shop are channelled in a number of ways in Raglan. Treasurer of Raglan Lions, Paul Masters, says proceeds from the shop get spent on a mix of on- going and one-off projects. Lions have a charter to follow to guide how the funds are distributed. “Some wouldn’t know this but we’ve funded the New Years parade for nearly 40 years”. They gave $10,000 to the Lions Cancer Lodge in Hamilton. Another $10,000 was donated to the Raglan Museum Society. Ongoing help is provided to meet costs associated with operating the community bus and the night owls. Kaye knows that her work and the work of all the other volunteers does not go unnoticed by the Raglan community. She knows times are tough for many and it’s great to see the shop busy, making money for worthy causes and at the same time helping individuals and families.
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Community Liaison Group Update ON 23 FEBRUARY THE TE UKU WIND FARM COMMUNITY LIAISON GROUP MET AT THE TE UKU SCHOOL TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT AND
Meridian will commence noise monitoring of the wind • farm now that all 28 turbines are commissioned.
RELATED COMMUNITY ISSUES.
The purpose of the Community Liaison Group is to enable dialogue between the wind farm developers - Meridian Energy and WEL Networks - and the local community. As construction of the wind farm is now complete, the Group will meet twice per year for the next three years.
W I N D FA R M P R O J E C T U P D AT E
The last of the 28 wind turbines was erected on 17 February • and the final turbine was commissioned on 10 March. Meridian’s current focus is on demobilising the construction • team and equipment from the site. The team will hand over day-to-day responsibility for the wind farm to Meridian’s operations group on 31 March.
W E L N E T W O R K S U P D AT E
Following completion of construction of WEL Networks’ • new electricity line in October 2010, the company has now
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finished all easement surveys and legal processes associated with the project. WEL has completed maintenance work on approximately 10 kilometres of overhead lines from Cogswell Road to Whatawhata. Construction of the Raglan Substation at the corner of Hills Road and SH23 is underway.
CO M M U N I T Y F U N D
Hamish Scott has been appointed as the Site Operations • Manager for the wind farm. is underway to get a cycle and pedestrian track • inPlanning place later this year, which will allow public access to the
A community fund has been established to support local • initiatives in the Te Uku, Waitetuna and Te Mata
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The Te Uku Wind Farm Community Fund is managed by a • panel comprised of community members as well as
old pa site bordering Pirongia Forest Park. The cycle and pedestrian track will also pass near a number of turbines.
Meridian and local schools are planning a community gala day, including wind farm tours, for 10 April at the Kopua Domain. This is a community celebration and fundraising event to thank local people for their support of the wind farm project.
communities.
The fund will provide a total of $100,000 to support • initiatives of direct benefit to the Te Uku, Waitetuna and Te Mata communities.
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representatives from Meridian Energy and WEL Networks. The fund will be advertised during April and applications will close on 13 May.
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COMMUNIT Y LIAISON GROUP MEMBERS INCLUDE:
Andy Millar Robyn Christie Rob Kear Pam Quirke Matt Stockton Judy Crowhurst Tonga Kelly Peter Storey Rob Macleod Shane Gold Fred Lichtwark Frank Bellerby Grant Blackie Nath Pritchard Susan Chibnall Robert Batters Jack Ninnes
Independent Chair Secretary Te Uku School Te Mata School Waitetuna Valley School Te Uku & District Memorial Hall Committee Nga Uri a Mahanga Trust Raglan Community Board Raglan Residents and Rate Payers Association Tui G Whaingaroa Harbour Care Hidden Valley Retreat Environment Waikato Waikato District Council Waikato District Council Meridian Energy Limited WEL Networks Limited
Meridian Energy and WEL Networks have set up the following 0800 number you can call for more information about the project: 0800 Te Uku Wind (0800 838 589).
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Local Edward Glynn remembers his school holidays and the excitement of heading to Raglan First day of the holidays and we were off. Frankton…Cows…Sheep… Whatawhata. Daddy stopped at the pub. “Just ten minutes,” he said to Mummy. “I want to check on the local news. Would you like a drink, dear?” Daddy came back with lots of news. He had friends in every pub, and he knew every publican. We went past the research station, and then the windy road started. I had forgotten about the windy road. “I feel sick!” said Judy. “I feel sick too,” I said. “Oh dear,” said Mummy. We’re nearly at the top. Can you hold on?” “No!’ said Judy firmly. “I’m going to be sick!!” She always knew her own mind. “Stop the car!” said Mummy loudly. “One of the kids is going to be sick!” Daddy found a place to stop, and Judy was sick. We went on, but I wasn’t any better. Should I tell them, or be sick out the window? We stopped again, and I was sick. You could see all the things you had had for breakfast. We saw a car pulled over with a boiling engine, and waved to them. We all held our
breath until we got to the top. “The top! The top!” we said, and the engine boiled. Daddy pulled over, and the car behind waved to us. “All that starting and stopping is very expensive on petrol!” Daddy warned us. “By jove, Alice, I hope we’ve got enough petrol to get to Raglan.” Daddy turned the motor off and we drove down, down, down, a long way. We got right to the bottom of the hill, and even a little way along the flat, before Daddy turned the engine on again. Daddy got happier and happier. “There!” he said. “That’s saved a lot of petrol. Now we’ll get there!” We were out of the bush and back to paddocks. Daddy started to fuss again, and pulled the car over to the side of the road. Flat tyre! We all got out to watch. Mummy and Daddy pulled all the things out of the boot. Daddy changed the tyre. We all got in again. Daddy was really carrying on this time. We didn’t know how difficult it was. We all expected him to get us there, but what if we got another flat tyre? The spare was no good, you know. It had been retreaded several times already, retreads on retreads. You can’t just buy tyres you know. There’s a war on. And did we think he could just get petrol when he wanted it? Raglan used up a lot of petrol. If we could just get to Raglan we’d
we alright, but he didn’t know what we were going to do if we got another puncture. We all felt guilty for being so unreasonable as to expect him to take us to Raglan. What if we got another flat tyre? It was an awful long way to walk. And if we got to Raglan, there would be no going back. Ever. We were out of petrol and out of tyres. We came to the top of the last hill, and there was Raglan down in front of us, with all the sea spread out behind. We flew down the hill, turned past the shops at the bottom, and whizzed along to the bach. The little bridge over the tidal drain, the bach behind, the long grass…and we stopped. Daddy revved and revved the engine. We held our breath. “It’s not going to go up!” said Daddy. He revved again, with the wheels digging themselves further into the dirt. And the engine died. “You’re all going to have to get out!” he said. We all got out. And stood looking. What if we never got to the bach? Daddy put a rock under the car. He got back in and revved and revved. The wheels skidded, and Daddy roared up to the top. We all had to walk up. We were there! Edward Glynn
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If it’s a hole, we’ll dig it Prana’s Fusion Easter festival Steve Colson visited the Raglan Chronicle for a chat about his drilling business last week. Steve was exhausted but in a good way. He was on school camp with his children and had been actively involved with all the activities Raglan has to offer including surf school and kayaking. Steve has been involved in his families drilling business, King Country Drilling for over 30 years. He is now based in Te Pahu and has a strong interest in getting more involved in Raglan and it’s rural areas given his proximity. Steve can help with all drilling requirements including offal, lined soak holes, foundations and surface wells. He has concrete products available, a 4WD unit and a bob cat for hire. “If it’s a hole, we’ll drill it” says Steve and he reckons he is able to offer affordable rates.
You may recognise Steve from his mechanical day’s when he worked for Winger Subaru for eight years and then owned his own workshop Automotive Technicians (Subaru Specialists) for fourteen years. He has always found the Raglan people great to deal with. His wife Deanna feels the same as she now works part time in Raglan. Now his kids have also discovered Raglan and enjoy their time spent out here. So if you have drilling work to be done contact Steve 0508 HOLES DUG (0508 465 373) and he will help you out. This fan of Raglan who is keen to spend more time here, tells me “I would rather eat my lunch beside the sea” Watch out for Steve’s advert in the Chronicle Quickfind directory from next week under Drilling.
Steve Coulson drilling for a client.
With such an incredible hub of talent, it seems Raglan just cannot keep it’s gifts to itself, Raglan is literally bursting at the seams with creativity and it is being recognized as far as Ohui on the East coast of our gorgeous North Island.
Twelve of Raglans artistic creatives will be heading over to the white sand shores of Coromandel to co-create the magical atmosphere that will be at the Prana Fusion Easter festival taking place over Easter weekend. Raglan has signed a tongue-in-cheek deal with Prana to “temporarily loan” the talents of Zion Hill, New Zealand’s latest offering to the international world of music, Rob Bailey, the director of Tractor FM, his creative collaborator Donald Tweedie, and the enormously experienced DJ talents of Jamin-I, Dubsonic, Jinja Cat, King Macka and DJ/producer Gareth’B, who all are regular performers at Whangaroa’s local night spots. Apart from the musical offerings, we will be well wishing Schirin Diba as she joins the team heading east to showcase and teach her exquisite belly dancing skills in one of Prana’s many workshops taking place at the festival. Prana an eco conscious retreat defining themselves as a place “where creativity meets awareness”, is hosting a fantastic family friendly festival from Friday 22 April until Monday 25 April.
The festival is aimed at offering like-minded people a chance to spend time amongst nature in a dynamic environment that fuses together workshops, music, dancing, creativity and relaxation in one enjoyable flow. The Prana team is very excited about their short term loan arriving from the West coast and have said that “with the world changing like it is, it’s great to bring creative people together with the common goal of having good clean fun, in an environment that promotes and supports creativity and happiness”. All of Raglan’s locals are invited to support their representatives at Prana’s Fusion Easter festival by following the caravan and enjoying the weekend with them together as one large Whangaroa contingent.
WIN WIN WIN To win two free tickets to this event, visit www.raglan.net.nz Further information on Prana Fusion Easter festival go to Prana website: www.prana.co.nz.
Helping the endangered Maui dolphin The people of Raglan are well aware that the Maui’s dolphin is critically endangered, and the last population estimate put the number of dolphins at 111. However, this population estimate is several years old and a new estimate is required to understand population trends. New information is required to tell us how many dolphins are alive today, and whether the conservation management actions are working i.e. whether the population is increasing or decreasing in numbers. “If we don’t know whether the population is increasing or decreasing, we can not tell whether the fishing restrictions and other management options are working” says Phil Brown, the Department of Conservation’s Maui Dolphin Recovery Group leader. “A two year study, involving biopsy sampling, started in February 2010, followed by the second season of sampling in February – March 2011. The study needs to be undertaken during two consecutive summers so that we can answer the full range of genetic population questions, including the number of dolphins in the population”. “We are aiming for at least 25 biopsy samples each season from different locations within the dolphins known range. During the first season, the recovery team were fortunate enough to collect 37 biopsy samples. Analysis showed that these came from 26 different dolphins, 16 of which were female and 10 were male” says Phil. Biopsy sampling for the second season has progressed well, with 35 samples taken as from March 9 2011. The biopsy tissue samples can be used to answer a number of questions: • A new estimate of how many dolphins are left. • Whether there is just one main group of dolphins that move up and down the coast, or whether there are small sub-groups at different locations. • The number of males and females in the population, and maybe even the approximate age of those individuals.
• Whakapapa – what are the family relationships within the population? • How mach genetic diversity is in the population. e.g. is the population so low that close relations (brother and sister) are breeding with each other. This is a Department of Conservation project, but the majority of the work is carried out by a group of specialists at the University of Auckland, closely coordinated by DOC. As a group, they have over 20 years experience with genetic sampling, and have taken more than 1,800 samples from cetaceans. Consultation was undertaken with relevant iwi and key interest groups between March and November 2009 leading into the start of the programme. Representatives from the respective groups were also invited to join a chartered boat to observe the sampling in February 2010. Sheryl Hart (Raglan Sport Fishing Club) Koko Whitiora (Maketu Marae) Tahi Rangiawha (Motakotako Marae) Patience Te Ao (Tauranganui Marae) joined DOC staff and were fortunate enough to encounter several dolphin pods during the trip. The samples will be kept on permanent archive so that, as future technology advances the tissues can be used to answer other questions.
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Course to help boaties Business house bowls cross the Raglan bar A course aimed at saving the lives of boaties crossing the notorious Raglan bar is being held next month by Coastguard Raglan, with support from Environment Waikato.
The Coastguard is holding the Raglan-specific course for boaties at 8.30am on Sunday 10 April at the Raglan Fire Station. Environment Waikato harbourmasters will be providing safe boating resources and regional harbour guides to participants. “The Raglan bar can be very tricky and hazardous to negotiate and there have been a number of serious capsizing incidents in recent years,” Coastguard Raglan’s Wally Hawkin said.
“We urge anyone intending to cross the bar – who hasn’t already learnt how to do so – to attend our course, which helps ensure boaties are more aware of how to negotiate it as safely as possible.” Numbers on the course are limited. People can pre-register for the course with Coastguard Raglan’s secretary Bridget Green on 07 825 8089 or email raglancoastguard@gmail.com. The course registration is at 8.30am at the Raglan Fire Station at 11 Wainui Road. A course fee of $25 is payable by cash or cheque on the day. Participants should bring a lifejacket, as a boat trip out on the bar is included. For more information, contact raglancoastguard@gmail.com.
Chamber of Commerce Have you visited our NEW website? Go to www.raglanchamber.co.nz
Everything you need to know you will find there. Members can send Angela a brief outline of your business and it will be added to the Members Directory. Contact us on email info@raglanchamber.co.nz April is the start of our new membership and financial year. JOIN TODAY and you will be part of a progressive organisation promoting business in Raglan. Whats the Haps? Here is a brief outline of upcoming events. details are on our website.
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12th April Networking Breakfast at Zaragoza at 7.30am We are excited to have two top level managers, from Meridian Energy and WEL Networks, as our guest speakers. 18th May Meet Mayor Allan Sanson and his wife Trisha at 7.30pm.
TIMELY DECISION MAKING It is both an art form and a business discipline. Entrepreneurs and business owners/managers are making important decisions most every day, and these decisions need to be made in a timely way. Decisions made today will of course impact on business performance tomorrow. There are two ‘extreme’ positions around good decision making. Either, procrastination or ‘shooting from the hip’. The skill is to develop a practise that sits somewhere in the mid-range, neither putting it off, nor an impetuous reaction(usually an over reaction) to a situation, whether good or bad. A skilled decision characteristics:
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While parts of our world got a shake-up or had a washout we, here in this paradise place, hosted 50 or so very keen participants in our second round of Business House Bowls for this year.
Bill Bond attended to the BBQ each week, with Eunice Turner very capably taking care of selling raffles tickets. The raffles are a very big part of the enthusiasm each week except ‘Nannies Team’ keep winning too many! Mmmm.
It was indeed a pleasure to hear the fun and Our grateful thanks go to Raglan Top Cut laughter abounding across our greens in contrast to Butchery for their wonderful support of our all the sad things happening further afield. Business House Bowls. Those sausages sure are Overall we had 17 teams taking part. There very yummy , eh what! Go get some yourself... were eight teams with three non-bowlers in them, Watch out for the next round of Business House who often gave the teams with some bowlers in Bowls in November this year. them quite a hurry up! The Open winners were The Westerners, Tom White, John Trolove and Alan Meantime ....happy bowling. Eileen Stephens Deed with 22 points. A great effort for 3 new bowlers. The winners of the section with no bowlers in their team were ‘Who Nose’, Spencer Wheeler, Garry Carter and Rob Poolton, and ‘Taxis’, Dave Brown, Sophia Rawiri and Bob Curry, with 16 points each. Congratulations to you all. A special prize was awarded to the youngest team who were there every week and often helped set up and tidy things away afterwards. They were Kyle and Ryan Peel and Richard Keremeta along with Sue Russell who encouraged and guided them Our youngest team L-R Ryan Peel, Richard Keremeta, Kyle Peel in their game. Well done, and with Sue Russel in background thanks Sue and boys.
A big gala thankyou! On behalf of the Te Uku School Fundraising Committee, we would like to send out a great big THANKYOU to everyone who was brave enough, or is that mad enough, to come out and support our 4th Annual Gala Day Event! on Sat 26th March. Rain, hail or snow we were going to do it! Thanks to: Raglan 4 Square - donation of a lovely grocery raffle! Ray White Real Estate - major prize sponsor! Orca Restaraunt & Bar meal voucher donation for prizes! Raglan Bakery - major-yummy vege curry’n’rice! Big Poppa Watermans’ delicious kettle popcorn! The Hamilton
Clan for their continual presence and amazing art donations! To Basil, the school caretaker and chief BBQ driver! To Rachel Allen and her staff for their on-going support to the fundraising committee and their events! To the kids of Te Uku School for having so much fun with the Gala Days! And to the parents, not just those of Te Uku School but of Whaingaroa. It’s not just about the school, it’s about your kids and their education, their environment and their future. They are the ones who will benefit from our hard work. Big THANKS to you all! Zella Tihema
Westpac Out Door Bowling Helicopter Fundraiser
A great evening was had last Tuesday at the Raglan Bowling Club for Westpac Raglan’s annual rescue helicopter fundraiser. Community spirit, great humour and generosity were flowing raising $1500.00 through raffles and entry fees, an awesome effort. Special thanks to those who made it possible: - The Raglan Bowling Club - The Raglan Club - Bow St Motors - Trade Aid - Kanunka - Raglan Pharmacy - Raglan Four Square - Scintilla - Raglan Gift and Book Centre - Essence - Vinnies - Angela Massey
OPINION: A Raglan Rumination by Albert Einsteinlager Old Charlie Darwin was very near the mark when he hypothesised that humans evolved in conjunction with another species...... namely apes. You can see his train of thought when one closely examines some of the traits of our banana loving cousins. They are often aggressive, mean to each other and spend a large part of their day sitting around scratching their bums.
It is four blokes kicking back watching rugby on the tele. Sure there is a bamboo shoot instead of a cold beer but you can’t deny it does strike a familiar pose. If they were wearing trousers those panda paws would be jammed down the front of them. If you look closely you can see their man cave in the background. This is where they store an endless supply of cold bamboos and where the males can often be found pretending to be busy.
However, close analysis of the photo on this page indicates that we may have overlooked a more obvious relative.... the giant panda. Take a long look at this photo. What image does it evoke in your highly evolved humanid brain? OK time is up.
So there you are. Perhaps a new breakthrough in “The Theory of Evolution.� Next week I will explore the biological reasoning behind why mosquitoes prefer an English ankle to a Kiwi one.
OPINION: Vertigo by Ian McKissack We look at the world and it seems so solid and reliable. That is the way we treat it, as if it is indestructible. And most of the time we feel the same about our little constructions that we build on this firm looking foundation. As the people in Christchurch know all too well now, this is not so. We are all more vulnerable than we want to believe, even the earth can be moved and I’m not talking about bedtime. The major earthquake in Japan caused a tidal wave 10 meters high that treated human settlements as if they were bath toys. It sent ripples across the Pacific and even in sheltered Lorenzen Bay the low tide turned briefly into a half tide before receding again. Although we never thought any of this could happen to us we did know of the long odds possibility. What brought me to a touch of vertigo was some effects of the Japanese earthquake that
What image does this evoke in your highly evolved humanid brain?
I had never realised were possible. Japan was moved a couple of metres west and even the tilt of the earth changed slightly. These kinds of effects have probably happened often in the past, before we had the technology to measure them. But when you think about it, we are less stable than we ever consider on a day to day basis. The earth circles the sun with great consistency due to gravity, but the actual nature of this force called gravity turns out to be bit a slippery. But it works; otherwise we’d ascend into the sky as the earth ellipses the sun each year and go hurtling away into some very inhospitable regions of space. If we aren’t entirely clear what gravity is, can we rely on it? All right, so I am doing a lot supposing. The sun and the earth seem to have a pretty steady relationship and I haven’t seen anyone suddenly disappear through the clouds because gravity had failed them. Even so, I now feel I need a cup of tea and a bit of a lie down.
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R a y W h i t e O f f i c e , 2 1 B o w S t re e t , R a g l a n , 0 7 8 2 5 8 6 6 9 Licenced Auctioneer Julie Hanna pm ril - 6 9 Ap Raglan 2 i r F St, ow 21 B
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• Designer home by award winning architect Tim Dorrington • 4 bedrooms, office, 2 bathrooms • Stunning estuary and bar views • Huge double garaging with internal access • 809m² section situated in popular Nihinihi Ave ID#RAG20759 Prior Auction offers considered.
• Located in Whale Bay (minutes to water) • Private rustic 2 bedroom home • Self contained studio, double carport • Legal access to the ‘Indicators’ reserve • Tranquil bush-clad 1599m² section ID#RAG20759 Prior Auction offers considered. 6 Te Tehu Rd
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SELF-CONTAINED SERENITY 2 bedroom apartment / $290 per week, 106p greenslade Rd ID#RAG20752
QUALITY AND COMFORT 3 bedroom home / $350 per week , 13 Park Drive ID#RAG20169
R E N TA L S O F T H E W E E K
There is still high demand from tenants – (fully screened) looking for good quality long term rental properties in and around Raglan. If you have an empty house or bach and would be interested in our property management services, please contact Liza or Russ for more information or a free rental appraisal. Phone: 07 825 8669. Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com
21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com 16 RAGLAN Chronicle