The Raglan Chronicle

RAGLAN RASOI IS THE NEW CURRY KITCHEN IN TOWN P5

Billy Stairmand with ISA president Fernando Aguerre with his Paris 2024 Olympic tickets. Image courtesy of Jersson Barboza - full story on page 3.

Report from Raglan Police

From Linda, Raewyn, and Andrew.

Raglan Medical Practice Hours (by appointment)

Monday - Friday: 8.00am – 5.00pm Saturday / Sunday - Closed

Afterhours & Public Holidays

Anglesea Clinic provides health services for our patients out of normal working hoursand can be contacted on 07 858 0800

For EMERGENCIES DIAL 111

Healthline can be contacted 24 hours a day on 0800 611 116 for free advice from registered nurses.

Practice Plus provides virtual telehealth to all patients on weekdays from 5pm-10pm and on weekends and public holidays from 8am to 8pm, register at www.practiceplus.nz

In the last 14 days Raglan

Police have received 24 reports including:

• 8 x Family Harm incidents resulting in 2 x arrests for serious assaults

• 3 x On-line offences including Blackmail, Posting Harmful Material, Fraud

• 3 x Driving offences including 1 x drink driving

Of concern is the increase in on-line offending that is being reported. It is not only the elderly being targeted. Children are being contacted on-line and then manipulated into providing information or photos of themselves. The offenders are then using the photos or information obtained to extort money from the victims or risk having their photos or information publicly posted on-line. Please have a word with your children about the risks involved in sharing private info and especially intimate photos.

Netsafe has relevant information on how to avoid becoming a victim of this type of offending.

Issues have been raised regarding road safety around drop off and pick up times at Raglan Area School. The school and Waikato District Council

are working towards alleviating the congestion and parking issues, but one way you can help would be to park further away from the school and then walk your children to the school entrance, rather than driving down the bottom of Norrie Avenue. Also try to avoid dropping off and picking up children around the same time as the buses arrive and leave.

Winter driving means additional hazards – rain, fog, ice. Give yourself a bit more time if you’re travelling distances especially that early morning and late evening commute to and from Hamilton. Turn your headlights on so that you can be easily seen from the front and from the rear. Fog lights do not turn on your taillights so avoid using them as your primary source of lighting. Keep a longer travelling distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Remember that if that vehicle ahead stops suddenly and you cannot stop before colliding with it, you are the one deemed to be at fault.

Reminder for Non-emergency reporting - to call 105 or online on https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105

For emergencies if it’s happening now – call 111.

Stay safe - Raewyn, Andrew, Linda

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Billy Stairmand provisionally qualified for Paris 2024

from Surfing NZ

Local surfer Billy Stairmand and Gisbourne's Saffi Vette provisionally qualified for Paris 2024 on Tuesday, June 6, securing the Oceania continental spots up for grabs at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games being held in El Salvador. Other surfers to qualify continental spots today included South African superstar Jordy Smith and Shino Matsuda of Japan. A total of eight provisional continental qualification spots were up for grabs at this event – one male and one female for each continent (excluding the Americas) – Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. With Australia filling their quota of four surfers via the WSL World Championship Tour, this event becomes the best path to Paris for New Zealand surfers.

New Zealand currently sits eleventh at the event which is led by front runners

and Kehu Butler (Mnt) were eliminated in today’s action.

On Tuesday the International Surfing Association (ISA) confirmed that Stairmand has provisionally qualified for Paris 2024 as the highest placed male from the Oceania continent. Pending selection by the NZOC, this will be Stairmand’s second Olympics after being the first ever male surfer from New Zealand to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan where he placed ninth.

On the announcement today Stairmand commented “I am super stoked to get the Olympic spot, it’s been an amazing week with the team. Qualifying for the Games is crazy, from Tokyo to today, it’s just surreal I have been in touch with friends and family in New Zealand, we are stoked it’s an incredible feeling. I am really proud of my efforts, but I am still going. I still have a job to do, I really want to bring back a

preparation its new and exciting, I can’t wait I am truly honoured to have earned this opportunity again and super proud, hopefully I can bring back an Olympic medal.”

Gisborne’s Saffi Vette had an edge-ofthe-seat run through multiple repechage rounds today, advancing to repechage round 7 before bowing out after a tough heat against Daniella Rosas (PER) and Silvana Lima (BRA) in what was a low scoring affair. The result saw Vette leapfrog Paige Hareb in overall standings to claim the Oceania spot as the top ranked athlete from the region.

On confirmation of her provisional qualification Saffi commented “I am so stoked, it’s so surreal it hasn’t really sunk in yet. To be honest I am absolutely over the moon to have qualified. I have watched the Olympics my whole life so to have qualified and to be in it is just amazing it’s

at HG Webb House, Cnr Boundary & Victoria Streets, Hamilton

Saffi Vette and Billy Stairmand with ISA president Fernando Aguerre with their Paris 2024 Olympic tickets. Image courtesy of Jersson Barboza.

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Waikato District Council honors Maaori and British Kings with unveiling of portraits

from Waikato District Council

Waikato District Council has taken the step to visibly pay respect to both the Maaori King, Kiingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII and the British King, King Charles III, by unveiling their portraits side by side in its Council Chambers – with a ceremony to mark the occasion taking place on Friday 26 May.

Following the recent coronation of the British monarch and the new head of the commonwealth state, King Charles III, the unveiling of both portraits at the same time was deliberately coordinated to celebrate the diversity of Waikato District’s communities.

“Today we celebrated the reign of both kings, Aotearoa’s own Kiingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII who presides over tangata whenua, the indigenous people of Aotearoa, and King Charles III who presides over 14 sovereign countries,” said Waikato District Mayor Jacqui Church.

“Both men hold the mana of their people and play an important role for us here in our country. Acknowledging their presence in Chambers will help create a welcoming space for community members to come into, be present and be heard.”

As the first and only Council to honour Kingi Tūheitia and the Kiingitanga by having his portrait hanging in Chambers, the unveiling has been marked as a significant

accomplishment, not only for Council but for Kiingitanga, iwi, mana whenua and all Maaori staff.

“It was a clear celebration, a showing of Kotahitanga to honour the movement of previous Kings and the Queen of Kiingitanga who have had this moemoeaa, or dream, for many years.

“This has been a goal since my inauguration, so seeing it come to fruition was a momentous achievement,” said Mayor Church.

Being committed to creating liveable, thriving, and connected communities, the unveiling of both portraits exhibits Waikato District Council’s efforts to uphold that the beliefs and tikanga of those who call the district home are well represented.

This commitment is further displayed as Waikato District Council enters its first triennium with two elected Maaori ward Councillors, Tilly Turner and Paaniora Matatahi-Poutapu, as well as three general ward councillors who are also of Maaori ancestry - Clr Lisa Thomson, Clr Marlene Raumati and Clr Kandi Ngataki.

“We are privileged to be sitting on the whenua of the Waikato and to have a close association to the Kiingitanga, recognised locally as the esteemed face of mana whenua, iwi and Maaori,” said Mayor Church.

“I would additionally like to acknowledge local kaumatua Sam Toka for his guidance on this Kaupapa. With deep relationships across

From left, front row, are Whaea Te Atarangi Poutapu, Eugene Patterson (WDC Councillor), Rima Taua (Kaumatua for WDC), Waikato District Mayor Jacqui Church, Heeni Katipa (nee Paki) (Kiingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII sister), Hone Thompson Tumuaki of Kiingitanga, Archbishop Sir David Moxon, whaea Mamae Takerei, matua Tawhiri Moanaroa. They are accompanied by kaumatua and other representatives of Kiingitanga behind them.

the Waikato, it was at Sam’s recommendation that we are celebrating both Kings today.”

On a journey to actively do better for its communities, Waikato District Council aims to continue its strong relationship with the Kiingitanga.

“I am grateful that my role as mayor for Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato has afforded me a direct connection to Kiingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII. I look forward to building on this relationship throughout the remainder of my term.”

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Raglan Rasoi delivers the tastes of India

by Janine Jackson

Raglan

is set to open on Friday, June 23, at 31 Bow St.

The tantalising flavours of India are back on the menu with Raglan’s newest restaurant in town - Raglan Rasoi.

For anyone who knows owner/manager Bhupinder Singh, also known as Andy, you can be sure he will deliver on his promise to serve the tastiest Indian cuisine, using the freshest ingredients and dishing up a quality dining experience.

Most people will know Andy as the Raglan Four Square manager, and he will continue to work at the supermarket part time, but he’s passionate about sharing his love for the cuisine of his homeland with his new business venture.

Joining Andy at Raglan Rasoi is friend, business partner and top-notch chef Angrej Singh and number two chef extraordinaire Jagroop Singh.

Angrej, an experienced chef who owned an Indian restaurant in Australia for many years, knows how to tantalize antipodean appetites, and both he and Jagroop are designing a menu to cater for all taste buds.

Indian food is one of the greatest and most diverse cuisines in the world and Raglan Rasoi will serve dishes from all regions of India to cater for vegetarians, vegans, dairy intolerant as well as an assortment of tasty chicken, beef and lamb dishes for the meat lovers.

“We are keeping the menu short to start, just to see what the response is and then we will slowly add more dishes,” he says.

Opening Friday, June 23, Rasoi will have dine-in and takeaway options available plus a website App will make ordering online a breeze.

The restaurant at 31 Bow St has had a makeover with new furniture and a fresh look inside and out.

The logo featuring a Sikh riding the waves is a nod to Andy’s love of Raglan and its iconic surf breaks.

Originally from Mehsampur in the Punjab State of India, Andy grew up with the best Indian food cooked by his mother and grandmother.

RAGLA N RASOI Curry K itchen

Friends of Wainui tree planting

from John Lawson

Friends of Wainui is having a special work-day from 9am on Sat 17 June to prepare for new tree planting. Please bring a spade and join us at the carpark at 350 Wainui Rd!

The Friends look after the 10 hectare reserve, either side of the Wainui Stream, just beyond the Harbour Care nursery on Wainui Rd. This former farm, which is part of the 140 hectare council reserve, has had about 15,000 trees planted since 1993. The new planting will fill in some of the remaining gaps.

Friends of Wainui tackle a variety of jobs about twice a month. The main work is trimming the vegetation beside the tracks and keeping weeds and animal pests under control. For further information ring 825 7866.

The Bush Park is an increasingly popular place for quiet, easy walks, but only 2 or 3

people a fortnight are trying to maintain it. If we had more people we could open up new and interesting paths such as one alongside the Wainui Stream, towards Raglan, where most of the new trees will be planted.

Opening June 23rd HOURS

Lunch: 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm

Dinner: 5pm - 9 pm

Phone: 07 825 0188

The Raglan Rasoi crew from left, Bhupinder Singh aka Andy, Angrej Singh and Jagroop Singh.

Rasoi

INDIAN CULTURAL NIGHT

Raglan Karioi Trail to celebrate 10 years

from Francois Mazet

Care about fresh water? Join the conversation

We are holding a series of drop-in events for communities to understand the changes required to manage the fresh waterbodies of the Waikato region so they can continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.

These events will build on the community discussions had last year on what you value most about fresh water, the state of waterways in your area and how you want it to look in the future, and the solutions you identified on how fresh water should be managed. You will also have the opportunity to provide feedback on emerging national directions and to share your ideas on how to accelerate improvements for freshwater.

Save the date this December 9, 2023 – it’s the 10th anniversary of the Raglan Karioi Trail. This will be a big one so come celebrate with us! Online entries open the 1st June.

This year's event holds particular significance as it marks the final edition before we embark on a hiatus to reimagine and revolutionise the Raglan Karioi Trail experience.

Reflecting on the past decade, it's been an incredible adventure.

I created the Raglan Karioi Trail in 2013 to share my passion for running on the Karioi Maunga. We offered one distance: the 24km and we had around 70 participants. The booking ‘system’ was very basic, and most people just showed up on the day with cash in their pocket and a thirst for a new adventure. Our friends helped us out and volunteered for the day. Some of them are still volunteering 10 years after and haven’t missed a single RKTthank you guys!

Only one participant has run all nine editions of the RKT, and he did the 24km every time: see you again on the start line Dave Upshall.

The RKT is not just another running event; we try to create our own special atmosphere. This is a small community event with a big heart. It’s a day that all the participants will remember, and the event village is buzzing with stories and smiles.

It’s not just running, it’s also sliding, crawling, and jumping. It’s a really hard and awesome experience.

And for sure, we offer a free drink and sausage at the finish line village, thanks to Workshop Brewery and PB Raglan.

The 2023 Raglan Karioi Trail 10 Year Celebration presented by Trek ‘n’ Travel offers 3 distances:

• The G.J. Gardner Homes 24km run

• The Red Stag Timber 10km run or walk

• The Rangitahi 5km family run

For more information, go to waikatoregion.govt.nz/freshwater-policy-review

Over the years, we added and adjusted distances so there was something for everyone: the 2km kids run in 2014 became the 5km family run in 2018, the 24km relay came and went and the 10km run or walk was introduced in 2015. The 24km individual remains the core and ultimate challenge.

The RKT has become an iconic mountain running event on the NZ calendar, known for the grass roots vibe and as one of the hardest of its distance.

Thanks to the support of our sponsors, we are able to offer the same entry fees as last year to help everyone be able to participate in the RKT's 10 year anniversary and celebrate it with us! We even reduced the kids entry fees.

So please come join us Saturday 9 December 2023 to celebrate and finish this chapter of the Raglan Karioi Trail together.

www.raglankarioitrail.co.nz

Thank you to all sponsors, landowners, and local iwi for your ongoing support through the years.

Raglan Karioi Trail has become an iconic mountain running event on the NZ calendar, known for the grass roots vibe and as one of the hardest of its distance.

Ivory, cream, pearl – multimedia exhibition explores the nuances of a reduced palette

by Edith Symes

Amulti-medium exhibition that promises to be strong on creativity but conspicuously lacking in colour begins at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre next week.

The midwinter show, which opens on Friday 16 and runs for a fortnight, will feature the talents of 15 local painters and potters – and a fabric artist – who’ve taken up the challenge of working only in white.

This “reduced palette” approach represents calm, clarity, purity and peace, says clay shed tutor Susanne Geissen-Prinz.

Susanne – ever on the lookout for novel ideas – says she became inspired by the ‘Shades of White’ theme after seeing a similar exhibition organised by an Opotiki arts group.

She then pitched the idea to fellow potters at the clay shed and realised “with amazement” how much curiosity it sparked in them.

The scope of working in white is deliberately set quite narrow, she says, but Raglan artists have taken up the challenge with gusto.

Among the exhibitors will be longestablished potters Sarah Bing, Justine

Davies and Merren Goodison, and well-known painters in the community like Jane Galloway, Elsa Lye, Wanda Barker and Hayley Hamilton.

Fabric artist Anita Seddon will also have work on show.

Although coming from the clay medium herself, Susanne enjoys the collaboration of the art disciplines and was looking forward early this week to seeing exactly what the various exhibitors have come up with.

“I think the various pieces could be quite surprising and maybe not strictly categorised as painting, clay or fabric,” she says.

Whatever, she promises that “the visitor to this show will be treated to a smorgasbord of local artists, new and seasoned”.

*Shades of White opens at the Old School Friday June 16 at 7pm and runs through to Friday June 30. The exhibition can be viewed daily 10am2pm and at weekends 10-4pm.

*An artist talk with landscape painter Brodie Reynolds will be held as part of the exhibition on Thursday June 22 at 6.30pm. All welcome. Koha entry. Licensed bar and cafe open.

Art and culture at iHub: Malcolm Cox

by Liz Yorston

The iHub is more than an information centre for visitors to Raglan. It is a destination for anyone looking to buy that special gift that reflects the local community and its surrounds.

One of the local artisans displaying their work is Malcolm Cox who is a skilled stone carver based in Raglan. Although he doesn’t consider himself to be a master carver, he loves the form and culture surrounding the various types of stone he uses. The resultant

beautiful pieces are from stone that can be locally sourced, or pounamu and occasionally some rarer types of stone.

Malcom explained that the stone we know as pounamu was called greenstone by Captain Cook and is generally nephite that was used for tool making due to its hardness. It was the ‘steel’ of the stone age. Not all pounamu is dark green as demonstrated by some of Malcolm’s examples. A lovely illustration is a translucent piece carved from a pounamu called tangiwai (bowenite) that was primarily for ornamental purposes. He has used a lighter green form called kokopu that has dark spots sprinkled through it resembling the skin of the native trout. It is the resemblance that gave the stone its name. Another, called Raukaraka, has yellow and orange hues that blend into greens. This stone shares its name with the Karaka tree due to those orange colours.

Locally, Māori used Karaa or Onewa , a type of New Zealand basalt. Although it is dark grey in appearance, a closer look displays tiny dots of green olivine. An interesting fact is that Mataa means (amongst other things) flint, quartz, obsidian, or the softer version chert. Hence the local name Te Mata represents another stone used locally by PreEuropean Māori.

Malcolm values iHub collaborating with local artisans. Visitors and residents alike can appreciate the works and find out more by visiting the Museum next door where the stories behind some of the pieces displayed are expanded. In the case of the carvings, the tools traditionally used by Māori are on display along with more about the culture of the area.

You can find out more details about Malcolm and his work by visiting iHub 7 days a week between the hours of 10.00am and 3.00pm. Check out our website www.raglanihub.nz for more iHub news and we also have a FB page @raglanihub

Malcolm Cox's creations can be found at the Raglan iHub. Image | Shelley Rikys.

Exploring shades of white: Susanne and fellow tutor Robyn Marsters show off some of the pottery pieces to be exhibited.

How to relieve mortgage stress

Financial advice and mortgage management tips with local mortgage advisors, Loan Market

Some banks have budget tracking built into their banking apps such as ASB’s ‘Track my spending’ or Westpac’s ‘Cashnav’ which makes the budgeting process much easier.

If you’ve been through your budget and tightened the belt already, there are many ways you can reduce your mortgage repayments.

Here are a few common options:

Extend the loan period: You may be able to apply to take the loan term back out to 25 or 30 years which could reduce the payments. It’s important however that when you’re able, you increase the payments again to get back onto a decent repayment period or you’ll end up paying a lot more in interest.

Swap to interest only payments: Banks have in recent months become more open to homeowners temporarily switching to interest only payments. This could be for 6-12m typically for a homeowner and will take a lot of the sting of higher rates out. Once the interest only period finishes your payments revert back to principal and interest and will be higher than it otherwise would have been.

SH23 - Back on track to Raglan

from

Waka Kotahi - NZ Transport Agency

If you have a mortgage, chances are that your interest rate has already gone up significantly or is about to.

Whilst most economists think that mortgage interest rates likely won’t go much higher and could start to fall as soon as late this year/early 2024, anyone coming off a rate in the 2’s, 3’s or 4’s this year will be seeing a big jump up in their interest rate and payments.

For some homeowners this increase in payments will be large. And it’s a double whammy to the finances alongside the rapidly rising cost of living (NZ’s current high inflation rate).

So what can you do to ease the pressure on your household finances and keep the wheels turning?

First things first – review your budget and see what unnecessary expenses you can cut. If you don’t have a budget, now’s a good time to start one. There are many free online budget tools including on sorted.org.nz and our website loanmarket.co.nz/coast-to-coast/, or Raglan Community House offers free budgeting services.

Payment deferral: Otherwise known as a ‘mortgage holiday’, banks may look to pause your payments for a period of 3 months. This can help you build up funds to get through, but the interest still gets charged and compounds. Your payments will also increase after you restart payments and your credit file could be impacted.

Access excess funds in the loan account/s: Some banks will allow you to redraw funds that have been overpaid into the loan over time. This typically shows on your internet banking as the difference between your balance and ‘available balance’.

Refinancing with a new lender: Banks are hungry for new business at present and most are offering cash incentives of 1% of your loan amount to refinance from your current bank. You can use this cash incentive to cover the difference between your old low rate and your new higher rate, or you can use it to pay off 1% of your mortgage. Banks often come out with special low rates which can only be accessed if you borrow new money so you can’t access them for ‘refixing’ your rate.

Note that everyone’s situation is different so seek professional advice to find out the pros and cons before you make a change. Choosing an option before researching the short and long term impacts can prove very costly - we have the tools to quickly work out what the options will mean for you.

The project to restore State Highway 23 between Whāingaroa/Raglan and Whatawhata, which was damaged by a serious underslip in February, is complete.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and its contractors are over the next week (weather-permitting) finishing the final tasks, installing guardrail and lane markings, after which the temporary 30km/h speed restriction will be lifted.

The geosynthetic retaining wall which stablised the crumbling hillside was completed in early May, but paving and resealing the surface of the restored highway was tricky for our contractors to finish, due to the ongoing wet weather.

Traffic returned to the original highway in the middle of May, restricted at times to one lane under stop-go traffic management while the sealing work was done.

Meanwhile, the asphalt on the temporary diversion road, which was built on private property to skirt the underslip, was

removed in preparation for it to be restored to the landowners.

The project crew are now preparing to begin the remediation of the affected properties, including fencing, planting and landscaping.

The temporary diversion road opened on 4 March; this allowed geotechnical experts to thoroughly investigate the underslip, and for the best remedy to be decided.

Waka Kotahi is grateful for the generous co-operation of the landowners, which enabled work to begin on the temporary diversion road within days of the initial underslip.

The section of State Highway 23, known as the Raglan Deviation, began to crack in late January, when the ground was saturated following unprecedented rainfall. The cracks soon turned into an underslip, which significantly worsened after Cyclone Gabrielle, with a 30m long section of highway dropping around 2.5m

While the factors driving the housing market activity have shifted with the seasons, there’s one thing you can count on. With a unique blend of expertise, international networks and a suite of innovative marketing tools, Bayleys is the agency for all your property needs.

Residential, commercial, rural and lifestyle – we deliver the best results. Get in touch:

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The geosynthetic retaining wall has concrete piles drilled 12m deep into the hillside.

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• Look up the Te Akau coastline toward Port Waikato

• See the Windfarm

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Rugby interview with Jack Bourke

Who do you play for ?

Raglan Junior Rugby 10th Grade

How long have you been playing for?

I’ve been playing since I was 5 years old.

How did you first become interested in rugby?

Watching it on the TV with my Dad

Who are your coaches?

Jeff (Fagan) and Craig (Wilson).

What do you like about their coaching style?

I really like Craig’s one-on-one chats and Jeff gets us all fired up.

How is the season going so far for the team?

Really good! We’ve had the same team for a couple of years and we know each other really well. We had some injuries to start the season and we’ve had no subs, so the coaches are making sure we’re super fit.

What do you love most about the game ?

Stealing the ball off the other team and making good tackles. Also playing with my mates from other schools around Raglan.

RAGLAN JUNIOR RUGBY RESULTS

27th May 2023

Raglan 6th grade vs Te kowhai

Draw 50-50

POD- Dawson Cornes

ROD- Brock skerman

OPPO- Sam Bourke

Raglan 7th vs Ngaruawahia

Win 60 - 70

POD: Koby Smith

ROD: Louie Hablous

OPOD: Ryder Mathers

Raglan 8th Grade vs Ngaruawahia

Win 40/80

POD Bella Berejoni

TOD Maahanga LordHatet

OPOD Buster Schnuriger

LOF Ernest Gordon

Raglan 9th Grade vs Old Boys Black

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Win 50-35

POD: Anthony Fyalka

TOD: Flynn Weston-Arnold

OPPO: Taylor Francis

Raglan 10th grade vs Marist Gold

Win 95 -0

POD: Leo Peacocke

TOD: Frejvid Gordon

OPOD: Henry Fagan

Raglan 11th Grade vs Suburbs

Loss 40-15

POD: Ridge skerman

TOD: Harlem MottTwentyman

OPOD: Jesse Fraser

Raglan 12th Grade vs Tech Royal

Win 85-5

POD Louis Bidois

TOD Jethro Neels

OPOD Louis Bidois

Katie Lowes

Interview with Elsie-May Brown:

What do you call it, Soccer or Football?

Soccer.

Is there anything different about soccer this year?

Bigger pitch, lots more off-sides, more on the field.

Tell me about your soccer friends, do you know all of them from school or are you a mix-up?

They are all from mixed schools so I have made new friends along with some I already knew.

If there is one thing you could be better at on the pitch what would it be?

Definitely dribbling the ball.

What is your secret soccer skill? What sets you apart from the rest?

Elsie-May: I’m a twin! Confuses people everytime. I’m also one of the oldest, but the shortest.

Interview with Georgie Brown:

What do you call it Soccer or Football? Soccer

Is there anything different about soccer this year?

Bigger pitch, more people, bigger people.

Tell me about your soccer friends, do you know all of them from school or are you a mix-up?

After starting the season being generally ‘thrashed’ as a Club, our teams are starting to find their form and pull back with goals, players on the pitch, subs lined up and eager to get back on, and with a few ‘wins’.

Of course it’s not about the goals (it is about the goals) but we aren’t allowed to say that. Youth soccer is more about the

team, the playing, the sportsmanship and the skill aquisition. But taking the goals out of soccer is like taking the sun out of the sky.

So WELL DONE to all our TEAMS for your hard work defending and striking and everything in between.

Last week I wandered over to one of the older girls’ teams, Under 12’s The Seahorses:

I have made new friends this year.

If there is one thing you could be better at on the pitch what would it be?

Scoring goals, passing and dribbling.

What is your secret soccer skill? What sets you apart from the rest?

I’m a twin and can be fierce with a smile.

A huge thanks to Waikato Hunting and Fishing for their incredible donation to our club.

Ray White Raglan Rentals 07 825 8640 I 021 0200 7665 I rentals.raglan@raywhite.com I rwraglan.co.nz

1 Aroaro Lane Raglan

This new 4-bedroom home is located in a quiet family-friendly neighborhood. Open plan kitchen, dining, and living area with large doors opening onto 2 decks. The kitchen is equipped with an electric cooktop, oven, and double dish drawer. There’s a multi-functional room that could be used as the 4th bedroom or playroom/media room. Main bathroom has a stand-alone shower, bath, vanity, heated towel rail, and toilet. A large wood fire in the living space plus the near new house is fully insulated & doubleglazed. The garage not included in the tenancy and the owners will be building a small auxiliary dwelling which they can use from time to time, notice would always be given as to when it’s being used.

rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30266

70B Wallis Street Raglan

This 3 bedroom home is situated close to the wharf and is just a short stroll from town. It has a sunny large covered deck & a flat fully fenced lawn perfect for kids. The home is supplied furnished and is available long term. Double-glazed and large heat pump for the cooler months.

rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30282

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Ray White offers more than 60,000 properties for sale each year, with the widest selection of real estate of any group in Australasia. Whether you’re looking to sell or buy your next property we have the right information and advice to meet your needs.

Yana did a great job selling our house. The team of Yana and Blair worked really well and either one of them was always present at our open homes.

Mel was outstanding with the marketing of the property, we had full confidence in her. We were also really impressed with Julie as auctioneer. Both Julie and Mel worked well as a team and were a pleasure to deal with.

If you are thinking of selling or renting your property give any of the team a call. We can help you.

STEVE JOBS

Denise Whitfield OPERATIONS MANAGER

Dave Hanna LICENSEE AGENT

Carolina De Armas MARKETING MANAGER

Russ Adams PROPERTY MANAGER

Luc Anholts SALES SUPPORT

Lynley Clarkson PROPERTY MANAGER

Amber Jesson PA TO JULIE HANNA

Blair Hanna LICENSEE SALESPERSON

Yana Pemberton LICENSEE SALESPERSON Trina Savage SALES SUPPORT

Matthew Smith PRINCIPAL

Angela Stockley PROPERTY MANAGER

Melanie Carroll LICENSEE SALESPERSON

Julie Hanna LICENSEE AGENT

Dean Sutherland

Colleen & Michele

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what’s on

CROP SWAP. First and third Sundays of the month. 9.30 -10.30am at Bowling Club, James Street. Bring anything from kitchen or garden to swap – seedlings, plants, produce, preserves, baking. It’s not direct swapping, we share abundance, and everyone gets a bit of everything! All welcome.

WED 14 JUN

RAGLAN RAMBLERS

9am from James St near Wallis St - Wainui Reserve

WED 21 JUN RAGLAN

RAMBLERS 9am from James St near Wallis St - Maungatautari - bring lunch

MUSICIANS NIGHT

AT THE YARD -

Open Mic night Every Wednesday from 6.30pm kick off at 7pm.

FRIENDS OF WAINUI

TREE PLANTING

MORNING 9am Sat 17 June. Please bring a spade and join us at the carpark at 350 Wainui Rd!

PUBLIC MEETING,

14 JUNE 6.30PM

FLUORIDE IN OUR Town water supply. Speaker Kane Titchener: Presentation, Q&As. Church Hall, 3 Stewart St

Waingaro Hotel open mic / open talent night Sat 17 June

Open to any talent, the stage is yours, come jon the fun. Contact is Aaron Hudson 022 343 5096

5 Stewart St, Raglan

WHAT'S

ON

2ND CHANCE LOOK EXHIBITION – TILL FRIDAY

9 JUNE Featuring outstanding entries from Raglan Art to Wear 2023 – take a closer look at these amazing creations! 10-2 weekdays, closed Mon 5 June. Gold coin koha for entry please.

MUSIC AT THE OLD SCHOOL – THURSDAY 8

JUNE Sorcha Costello (fiddle), Conor Connolly (button accordion) & Padraig O Dubhghaill (guitar).

Funded by Culture Ireland, this trio of talented performers is steeped in the Irish musical tradition and will put on a show not to be soon forgotten. 7.30pm, doors open 7pm. Tickets $30 + bf www. eventfinda.co.nz I 0800 289 849. Licensed bar and café open.

LIVE AND LOCAL – FRIDAY 9 JUNE A showcase for local performers, from songwriters to comedy –this month featuring The Short Notes, Moon Goose and SoulTy. 7.30pm, doors open 7pm. Koha entry. Licensed bar and café open.

RAGLAN CREATIVE MARKET – SUNDAY 11

JUNE 10am – 2pm at the Old School Arts Centre on Stewart St. For more info - www.raglanmarket. com

SHADES OF WHITE EXHIBITION – 16 - 30 JUNE

A multi-disciplinary exhibition of work by local artists. Opening 7pm Friday 16 June, then 10-2 every day.

ARTIST TALK – THURSDAY 22 JUNE

In conjunction with Shades of White exhibition - Q & A session with the artists, facilitated by Susanne Giessen-Prinz. 6.30pm, doors open 6pm. All welcome, koha entry. Licensed bar and café open.

MOVIES AT THE OLD SCHOOL

DRIVING MADELEINE (M | 91 mins)

French with English subtitles

Sat 17 June 5pm

Sat 2 July 4.30pm

ALLELUJAH (M | 99 mins)

Sun 17 June 8pm

Sat 1 July 5pm

JESUS REVOLUTION (M | 120 mins)

Sun 18 June 4.30pm

Sun 18 June 7pm

Door sales 30min prior raglanmovies.co.nz

BRR winter is here ...THE RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP Sessions Monday & Thursday. 10am to 11am. St Peters Hall. Everybody is most welcome to attend.

Situations Vacant

Vacancy at Xtreme Zero Waste –Organic Yard Operator

Spend your days working in nature, in the magical world of creating compost. Get your boots on and be a part of an awesome organic circular economy initiative in Raglan that's collectively making a difference reducing tonnes of organic waste from going to landfill (where it makes harmful climate change gasses).

This is a job for a person who is interested in becoming involved in all aspects of the management of our Organic Resource Recovery at XZW. Daily tasks include customer service, green waste unloads, compost production, product movement and maintenance of a functional Organics Yard. This role is part time 24 hours/week, days negotiable and requires a reasonable level of fitness (some heavy lifting involved). Background in composting not essential. Digger wheels tracks and rollers and forklift endorsement licences advantageous. Contact team@xtremezerowaste.org.nz to apply.

LOCATION OF DEFIBRILLATORS IN RAGLAN

Defibrillators can save lives in the event of an accident or medical emergency. Here is where they are located in Raglan.

24 HOURS:

St John Raglan (11 Wainui Road)

Raglan Club (22 Bow Street)

Raglan Holiday Park (61 Marine Parade)

The Institute of Awesome (5B Whaanga Road)

Ranmgitahi /The Hut ( 29 Rangitahi Road)

Raglan Surf Life Saving Club (Ngarunui Beach) (downstairs - outside wall) public can access 24/7 when they phone 111 for the  lock combination

WORK HOURS:

Raglan Gym (32 Bow Street)

Raglan Medical Centre (9 Wallis Street)

Raglan Police (3 Wi Neera Street)

Xtreme Zero Waste (186 Te Hutewai Road)

Raglan Surf Life Saving Club (Ngarunui Beach)

Raglan Coastguard (Raglan Wharf)

Camp Raglan (578 Wainui Road)

e-Coast Marine Consulting (18 Calvert Road)

This info can be found on the AED app. You can download it for free on your phone.

For Sale

FIREWOOD DRY, DELIVERED

Trailerload: Pine $200/ Old Man's Pine $205 Phone 021 0771524

Houses Wanted for removal

Great prices offered

Call today: 07 847 1760

Public Notices

RAGLAN BOWLING

CLUB AGM

Notice is given that the Raglan Bowling Club will hold its AGM on Sunday 18 June, commencing at 10 am at the bowling clubrooms, James Street. All members welcome. Meeting pack will be emailed to members prior to meeting and available at the clubroom.

Business to be discussed is: Presentation of the Annual Accounts (if available)

Presentation of Annual Report

Election of officers to the committee

Discussion on any remits received General Business

The meeting will be followed by our Annual Prize-Giving and shared lunch

Sue Kingi, Secretary

REGULAR EVENTS AT THE OLD SCHOOL

Ragtimers Ukulele Group Weekly on Wed, 4pm Clay Shed Members’ Night Weekly on Wed, 5-7pm

Karioi Quilters Monthly on 2nd Thurs, 10.30am

Raglan Art Group Monthly on 1st Fri, 10am

Backgammon Club Monthly on last Fri, 5pm

Mens’ Group Wed 29 Mar then every other week, 7pm

Contact 825 0023 | www.raglanartscentre.co.nz/

Raglan 102B Greenslade Road

Raglan 18 Cornwall Road

Seaside Seclusion + home & income potential

Serene and elevated with picturesque native bush and water views, this property is set on a generous 1012sqm (more or less) landscaped site and offers exclusive home and income options.

Thoughtfully created, this well-proportioned, north-facing home is sheltered from the westerly wind, enjoys amazing sunrises and commands supreme privacy in the highly prized Greenslade Road. The 258sqm, triple level home also offers a self-contained apartment completely separate and private from the main levels above. Contact the listing agent for more information.

Raglan 76 Omahina Street

Jewel in the crown

Tucked down a long driveway on the fringe of the Raglan township and surrounded by mature trees, this very special property offers you the opportunity to live your best life. Providing a manageable 4255sqm (1.051 acres), a large shed/workshop, spray booth, secondary out-house and a three bedroom home, all the necessities are present for easy living. The land offers a gentle, north facing contour providing outstanding views of Lorenzen Bay, inner harbour, Te Akau and beyond. The harbour contrasts with the serenity of the landscape to create a unique atmosphere and environment.

3 1 2

Deadline Sale closes Friday 23rd June, 2023 at 4.00pm, (unless sold prior)

View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/RGL118880

Build your private coastal retreat here !

Premium waterfront location

Generous 1306 sqm (more or less) section

Ideal site for two dwellings

Two building platforms

Concept plans are available

Title has been issued

Viewing is encouraged to appreciate this exceptional section.

blank canvas !

This gorgeous home feels brand new!

Raglan 54 Main Road