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uilding inspector by day, outreach driver by lockdown, Dave recently delivered a van load of muchneeded food to Port Waikato. The Port is one of our most isolated communities through this crisis, with the village’s only shop closed the last few weeks and the nearest supermarket located in Tuakau, around 30km away. This is one of the many ways we’re seeing our communities working together, which is both inspiring and humbling. If you’re struggling and need help, call 0800 800 405. The Waikato helpline is receiving around 60 calls a day. These calls have meant that the North Waikato Combined Emergency Operating Centre has assisted hundreds of Waikato families and individuals.

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n behalf of elderly people in isolation I would like to thank all those on the front line for their dedication to those less fortunate during this world wide crisis. Here in Raglan there are many unsung heroes who keep the wheels turning from emergency services, essential businesses, organised groups, to individual random acts of kindness when a person goes out of their way to help someone in need.

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In Raglan, as a community, we are slowly coming together building on already established groups and forming new ones to deal with hitherto unknown situations. However this is not the time to get complacent. While most of the country has been in Lockdown for three weeks, many of the elderly and those with health problems have been in self-isolation for over a month or more.   The expression ‘I don’t know what day it is..’ is not limited to the elderly when you are in lockdown!  Stay at Home  It was not all doom and gloom as many friends and family and essential services rallied round to make sure they had stuff they needed. Unfortunately some communities in NZ did not listen to the warning from Jacinda Adren , “over 70 ‘s stay at home, don’t panic buy”…. sadly many suffered the consequences.  A Harvest Time like No Other  New Zealand is in the fortunate position of being in Autumn and

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there is an abundance of food in our own back yard in the form of fresh fruit and veg. Big companies are frantically trying to find workers to harvest crops and process produce. “Teams of employees in Wattie’s factories in Hawke’s Bay, Christchurch and Auckland have been working as never before to help keep supermarkets stocked in their efforts to satisfy consumer demand in these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 crisis”.  The Weakest Link In many times of crisis we have to heed the weakest link, it may be in the leadership or among the most vulnerable. Here in New Zealand we are grateful to have an amazing leader, Prime Minister Jacina Ardern, and a skilled team working with her. Not all Bubbles are Equal Not all lock down bubbles are equal with no one physically able to keep your spirits up. It can be quite a challenge being in Lockdown on your own especially if you are old, cannot walk far and don’t have access to the internet. Waking up at the crack of dawn and wondering how to fill the day, one can only do so much walking round the block, gardening, housework, cooking and yakking on the phone.  Great News! A Rise in the Weekly Pension The extra twenty five dollars a week for a single person over 65 will certainly be appreciated by those living alone. In May they will also receive $40.00 a week towards winter electricity bills. Pauline Abrahams Stay Safe

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Daily lives of front line workers: A baby girl born amidst the crisis

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Left image: Satnam and Harshi Bains with their first child Tegh. Right image: New addition Japji, born last Thursday.

ast Thursday morning, April 9, a healthy baby girl was born over in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile in Raglan, her dad Satnam Bains celebrated with his family over video call, unable to be there himself during the labor, but there in spirit, as his wife gave birth to a new member of their family, named Japji. Satnam’s wife Harshi is currently staying in Melbourne to be close to her other family members during this pandemic so Satnam has been isolating on his own at the Four Square premises. Owner of the local Four Square supermarket, Satnam has been working tirelessly since the lockdown started on Wednesday, March 25, to keep his shop’s shelves stocked, premises clean and staff safe.

The day before his daughter’s birth, Satnam had organised the donation of key items to be distributed through the Raglan Foodbank, Raglan Community House and Waikato Civil Defense to those in need and struggling to get essential supplies like food. These donations were made possible through Satnam himself as well as some key anonymous donors from the community. If you visit Raglan Four Square today, you may have also noticed that a hand washing basin has been put up outside the supermarket entrance so that customers can wash their hands. Another initiative that will help members of the community stay safe by practicing good hygiene, especially for those that do not have access to things like hand sanitizer and gloves. Freephone 0800 800 405 has recently been set up by Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group for anyone in our district struggling to get food, groceries, medication or other household goods and services. The service is available between 7am and 7pm daily, but does not replace

Many of these initiatives have not been individual efforts but collective community responses during unpredictable times. Acknowledgements to: Gareth Bellamy (Waikato Civil Defence), Margaret Dillon (Feed the Kids) Raglan Surf Emporium, Raglan Computer Services, Michael Craft Unit Services, Harley from Drip Fee Plumbing and of course Satnam Bains (Raglan Four Square) Editor’s Note: Satnam actually doesn’t even know that the Chronicle is writing this story this week so it would be great if our readers could give a little shout out to him, either by giving him a toot with your car horn or giving him a wave (from a safe distance of course) to help him celebrate the blessing of his daughter while he is alone during lockdown. Raglan Chronicle

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It will tell the tight muscles to relax “That means, in education, developing robust distance learning city – the understanding that the brain and it will integrate movementinfrastructure throughout the Classical Homeopath roplasti and a more resilient system so that learners can receive is continually remodelling itself in response to whole body. The circumstances are nowin diff er-scenario. education any Janis Beet new information and experience. Movement “We’re moving so that all families will have at least one education ent. We just need to alert the brain to this. limitations creating tension and pain are not Dip. Hom (NZ) R.C Hom delivery simple, option available to them when Term 2 starts,” Chris Hipkins said. Somatic exercises are disarmingly permanent, however old we are. “The Ministry extremely effective and very enjoyable. There has surveyed schools and about half say they are The term Somatics comes from ‘soma’ well set up currently for distance learning using the internet. But we are Karioi Clinic of Homeopathy is no requirement to be flexible or fi t. The only which means to understand the body as an intaking action requirement is to be curious and attenti ve. to support new connections and resources for students at all telligent, sensitive, living organism. The body schools. Everyone can benefit from the exercises. I have “Starting this week, the Ministry will be rolling out, in waves, an is not a mechanical insensate machine that we found them immensely valuable, even aft er a extensive, four-channel package. need to manipulate and control in order to get 78 Upper Wainui Rd, Raglan lifetime of yoga. I couldn’t believe“We’re how they anticipating a number of logistical challenges in the short here are many diff erent kinds of results. Phone: (07) 825 8004 freed up my body. Results happen quickly term,very so our plan is broad enough to ensure every learner has at least one Our body/brain organism has millions of movement and exercise classes Cell: 027 459 8547 and can bring a greater freedom to whatever option either through this package or through their school or kura, and years of evolution behind it. It knows how to janisbeet@gmail.com activities we enjoy, eg: gardening, walking, we expect many will be able to access more than one. These channels, offemail: ered in Raglan. I have come across move well. Wth somatics we find out why it is cycling, surfing, yoga, dancing,include: swimming. yoga, pilates, contemporary dance, not able to do this. We find out what is getting • conti Increasing ‘Our sensory motor systems nually the number of students who have internet access and in the way. The job of somatic exercise devices. respond to daily stresses and traumas with is to help the brain do its job properly. Delivering hard copy packs of materials for different year levels. specific muscular reflexes. These• refl exes The brain controls the way we • ons, Funding two television channels to broadcast education-related create habitual muscular contracti which move, so if we want to change the way content – one for English medium and one for Māori medium, we cannot voluntarily relax. The result is we move we need to work with the including content that is targeted to Pacific and other communities. stiffness, soreness and a restricted range of brain. Neuromuscular reprogramming • More online resources for parents, available through the Learning a direct is the name given to this approach. We movement…. Somatic exercises arefrom Home and Ki te Ao Mārama websites, and fast-tracking ways way to reprogram the sensory-motor system… to connect Learning Support Coordinators with families remotely. work with the brain by feeding it new Dr. Richard Zhu andwere reverse this process. 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Foodbank all set for greater role but keen to identify those that are most in need those in the community running short on groceries.

Fiona Cutmore puts her laboratory hygiene experience to use in preparing the food parcels.

he doors are shut but it’s business as usual for the Raglan Foodbank, which weeks into the country’s Covid-19 lockdown says it can cope with greater demand and is actively on the lookout for

Foodbank co-ordinator Marion Wright told the Chronicle this week that the step up to alert level four had been so sudden that “we don’t know who to help exactly”. “But we are being proactive in seeking out anyone who is finding things difficult,” she added. Marion said 16 grocery parcels were still delivered around the district – from as far south as Ruapuke to this side of the divvy – with the prerequisite zero contact last Friday, but she suspected there were more families and individuals struggling out there as a result of job losses or closed-down businesses. “We are here to help,” she emphasised of the foodbank, which is a non-profit organisation owned and operated by Surfside Church. “This is what we do for the community … and we are well resourced.” While the foodbank is operating remotely with new safety procedures in place during the coronavirus crisis, requests for assistance can be made by phone during its usual opening hours which are Mondays and Fridays between 1 and 3pm. Parcels for anyone in need will then be prepared and delivered to their doorstep. Marion herself collects the produce from the supermarkets while fellow volunteer Fiona Cutmore – who is laboratory-trained – “gloves up, masks up and sprays down” to ensure a high level of hygiene in assembling the supplies.

“Only (that) one person is touching and making up a food parcel,” Marion explains, while foodbank’s other typically more elderly stalwarts are off-duty now for their own safety. A couple of regular volunteer drivers like Trevor Edgeworth and Sean Reid then work from spreadsheets and deliver the parcels in Surfside vans. Foodbanks – like Civil Defence which also helps distribute food packs – are deemed an essential service at this time, says Marion. “We want to block the virus from spreading but we don’t want to block anyone from asking for help.” She is amazed at the increased backing Raglan Foodbank has had from the community during the crisis. “Local supermarkets were quick to respond with support and said they will keep supporting us.” Smaller suppliers like Soulfood Farm and Raglan Coconut Yoghurt have also come on board, and Marion says their lesser quantities of packaged food are actually more manageable than their bulk offerings at this time. It means items need not be opened and the produce split between multiple food parcels as usual, she explains. Marion reveals the foodbank’s also had “quite significant” donations, ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars, deposited into its bank account. “The support is fantastic.” She says the Raglan Foodbank will keep applying for more (help) so as not to fall

short but concedes that “we are well and truly covered for the next few months”. Anyone in the community in need of Raglan Foodbank’s help is asked to phone 825 7543 between 1 and 3pm on a Monday or Friday. Edith Symes

Foodbank volunteer Trevor Edgeworth packs up a Surfside van with food parcels for locals.

COVID-19 Raglan Community Response Plan Working Group Here are some of the key messages they We are connecting to and being would like us to share, let’s help keep them supported by COMMUNITY WELLBEING safe by keeping ourselves safe: Waikato District Council TE ORANGA O TE HĀPORI Raglan Volunteer Fire Brigade Civil Defence There is a total fire ban in place until further Raglan Community Board notice. Raglan Naturally Team Raglan St John Ambulance Iwi/hapu The sooner we all isolate the quicker we will Department of Internal Affairs get back to normality, stay safe, stay at home. KEY CONTACT NUMBERS we are kind, we are strong, Raglan Volunteer Coastguard Freephone 0800 800 405 has recently we stay home, we are saving lives, Coastguard is enjoying a temporary break, been set up by Waikato Civil Defence and we are all in this together Whaingaroa help is on its way, good times are around the Emergency Management Group for anyone in corner, Stay in your bubble and close to home our district struggling to get food, groceries, at all times. k a t i m u t e t a i k a p a o t e t ō re a – w h e n t h e t i d e i s re c e d i n g t h e o y s t e rc a t c h e r i s a t w o r k medication or other household goods and Raglan Food Bank services. is operating as normal and is providing Raglan Foodbank 07 825 5199 essentials to those who have immediate or Raglan Community House 07 825 8142 urgent needs. ēnā tātou e te whānau a • To update and inform the community RN website for all key contact numbers Big thanks to the new owners of Raglan Whaingaroa, Greetings to • To provide support to our essential and local info www.raglannaturally.co.nz Shuttle, they have been doing all they can services everyone in the Raglan Ward From the working group team! for our community by providing delivery • To support those in need Louisa Barham – Raglan Area School, Our whakatauki is an old saying about the services across our Ward. Lisa Thomson – Raglan Ward Councillor, • To work closely with Councils, Civil Torea/Oyster Catcher, expressing the truism Up to date, local information: Gabrielle Parson – Raglan Community Defence and follow the government that when the right time presents then the Visit the Raglan Naturally website www. Board, Mike Rarere – Raglan House, Taruke directions and guidelines. appropriate action must follow: raglannaturally.co.nz. We will be updating “Ehara taku toa i te toa information on our essential services and Thomson – Ngāti Māhanga representative, Flocks of pied oyster catchers are regular Fiona McNabb -Xtreme Zero Waste Board visitors to the Ōpotoru estuary and upper takitahi, engari he toa takitini” how you can find support or contribute. reaches of the harbour. They sit and wait for My strength comes not from one but from the Check out our ‘what we can and can’t do’ Chair, Anna Whitehead – community member, Sarah Lancaster – Timebank, the tide to ebb then they get down to work collective effort. section – if you are feeling unsure. searching the mudflats for food to sustain life. We will have regular newsletters out to Maki Nishiyama – Raglan Chronicle/Youth Our community strengths include As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the community over the coming days with Representative Raglan Naturally, Karamea our commitment to our people and our said: ‘As we go into Easter – Thank you, to updates, community information and Puriri – Raglan Naturally Committee Chair, environment, the care we have for each other Aaron Mooar – Raglan Radio, Dennis you and your bubble, you have stayed calm, messages of positivity. and our ability to collaborate and work together. you’ve been strong and you’ve saved lives In the meantime our working group Amoore – Raglan Community Board We welcome you to contact us for more Well done everyone! Let’s keep caring for and now we just need to keep going’ will be listening and looking out for ways detail on our work or to get involved: The Aims of the Covid-19 Raglan each other, continue being courageous and to further support our communities. If there Raglan Naturally Coordinator Community Response Plan: compassionate, continue to stay at home is anything you need, to feel strong in your Gabrielle Parson We are a group of community members and save lives – We are all in this together bubble please let us know. E: raglannaturally@gmail.com who have come together to collaborate Whaingaroa/Raglan. Or if you notice anything or would like to P: 021 844 785 and support our communities. We have share ideas please be in touch. We have been busy connecting with our Raglan Ward Councillor formed a ‘working group’ and are creating a ‘Kia aroha ki te tangata, be compassionate, essential services/organisations over the past kia manawanui, be generous in thought, kia Lisa Thomson Community Response Plan to Covid 19. 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Has this time had you thinking about your immune system? Your immune system is important at all times, not just during a crisis. I have included seven points to think about during this time.

2. Prioritise sleep. Limit screen time at least an hour before bed, longer if you can. Light prevents melatonin, the sleeping and healing hormone, being made. Sleep and healing are two important modalities for a strong immune system. 3. Try and wake up when the sun rises this allows circadian rhythms for your body to set correctly. Your body makes energy from light, food and good quality water. Vitamin D and energy are important for immunity. Let your skin see the sun. TS Wiley in her book ‘Lights Out’ says that 10 minutes of sunlight after a good night’s sleep is enough to make the vitamin D needed to run the body. 4. Enjoy kitchen time. This is a great way to learn to cook wholesome meals that nourish you and your families bodies. There are options to get fresh food boxes delivered right to your door such as Soulfood Farms, Earthstewards, Herbal Dispensary and the local butchers. This is a good time to eat without labels and packaging and start going back to the way we should eat. With individual real foods like meat, eggs, fish, chicken, vegetables, fruit, herbs, spices, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds we can

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STAY HEALTHY & STAY POSITIVE - DR. KIRI 1. Exercise: Benefits include increase blood flow to the brain, protects and produces new brain cells, decreases anxiety and depression and overall is great for your bodies function. If you are wanting to try different forms of exercise instead of walking or running. We are lucky to have a fantastic community of people who are offering online trainings. Check out some of the local businesses for online trainings. I have been lucky enough to do online workouts with Sofit fitness and Lifted Pilates. Some of the others providing online classes are Seed Pilates, Yoga loft and The Space.

make thousands of different, healthy foods for ourselves and our families. 5. Support your mental health by stopping any negative mentation’s. Mentation’s are circular thoughts that never end. Some that you might be experiencing right now are: How will I find a new job, how will work be affected, I don’t have enough money, I just want to go surfing, and so on. Writing in a gratitude journal may stop these mentation’s. When a mentation pops up, listen to it and change it to something that is more positive. Every day I write in my gratitude journal six things I’m grateful for. If you can’t think of anything, think about the rain watering your garden or filling your water tank. Meditation has also proven to help with anxiety and depression and decrease the chance of getting Alzheimer’s. Neuroscientist Sara Lazar’s amazing brain scans show meditation can actually change the size of key regions of our brain, improving our memory and making us more empathetic, compassionate, and resilient under stress. 6. Supplements: There is a lot of talk about supplements for the immune system. For me, it’s not about one or two supplements, but rather about a whole way of living. Key supplements I like to take are Vitamin C, Zinc, Magnesium and Fish Oils to keep my body in tune. 7. Bone broths: If you don’t eat meat turn a blind eye to this one. Bone broths are high in amino acids, essential minerals, easy to digest nutrients, collagen and gelatine. The amino acids in broths and stocks—like arginine, cysteine, and glutamine—help reduce inflammation and boost our immunity. Several studies found that chicken soup (broth) actually can ease symptoms of upper respiratory infections in people with a

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Maui Dolphin Day goes virtual for lockdown

Eleanor Clarke and Jasmine Hunter with Salty McFlip.

āui Dolphin Day might be in lockdown but head online to the Whāingaroa Environment Centre Facebook page and website on Sunday, April 26 for a virtual Māui Dolphin Day experience celebrating the endangered little popoto. The popular event, which includes the iconic recycled raft race, is a highlight on the Raglan calendar and was scheduled for the Saturday after lockdown.

Whāingaroa Environment Centre coordinator Jasmine Hunter and marine ranger Eleanor Clarke decided the event was too important to cancel and set about curating a virtual Māui Dolphin Day for the community. “The community really looks forward to it and people have already put so much work into the event. This will be the 17th Māui Dolphin Day and the first time it has ever been cancelled,” Jasmine says.

Playing dress ups during lockdown T

he old adage of Get Up Dress Up and Show Up seems particularly pertinent right now with a nation in lockdown struggling to find distractions to amuse and sustain us. I saw a recent Facebook post which featured a NZ personality celebrating Formal Friday and with my own extensive collection of dress ups I couldn't resist the opportunity to give some of them an airing.

Local style icon Angela Massey issues a dress up challenge to the Raglan community.

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And why would you limit yourself to JUST one day to dress in theme so I have taken the liberty of renaming the days of the week • Magical Monday • Throwback Tuesday (a retro-fest) • Wicked Wednesday • Thirsty Thursday -featuring your favourite tipple- wearing appropriate attire of course • Formal Friday • Sensational Saturday or as it morphed into last week Spicy Saturday • Slovenly Sunday - where Onesies, Yoga pants, fluffy slippers and PJs reign supreme So many thanks to those of you who are following my daily Facebook posts and loving the people who have already taken up the challenge and joined in the frivolity. So why not get involved -pick a day, dress accordingly and upload a photo on Facebook. Come on .....I dare you to . Angela Massey

The virtual event will include fun activities, guest speakers, an art competition and a recording of children singing along to the theme song Save Maui Dolphin’s Today. Children are being asked to send in photos or videos of their Māui dolphininspired recycled art for the competition. “We know a lot of kids are cooped up at home at the moment and we thought this virtual event would be a great opportunity to create entertaining and educational content for them. We want them to have fun while teaching them about Māui dolphin conservation,” Eleanor says. As well as organising guest speakers and other online activities, the resourceful pair are also asking the community to contribute to the virtual event by sending in photos or videos of their recycled rafts. “I know some people make their rafts at the last minute but I know there will be completed rafts out there and it would be great to share these online,” Jasmine says. This year a Māui dolphin sculpture created from recycled wood scraps and chicken wire by Joanna Fairclough was going to be revealed at the education tent. The sculpture dubbed Salty McFlip will now feature in the virtual event with its creator Joanna sharing how it was made. Send photos and videos of recycled rafts and for the art competition to marine@ whaingaroa.org.nz by Saturday, April 18. Head to Whāingaroa Environment Centre website and Facebook page on Sunday, April 26 for a virtual Māui Dolphin Day. Janine Jackson

M ā u i dolphins need your help! The Māui dolphin is on the edge of extinction. A recent estimate of the population indicated that approximately 63 individuals over one year of age remain. They are the smallest of the world’s 32 dolphin species. Māui dolphin are generally found on west coast of the North Island close to shore in small groups and in recent years they have been spotted in the waters off Whaingaroa.

Q+A with Ruth from Raglan Theatre Academy

his week we caught up with Ruth Hare, from Raglan Theatre Academy, to hear about how she has been keeping the academy going throughout the lockdown. At what point did you start online sessions for your Drama Academy students? Straightaway. Everything was pointing that way, on the Sunday I sent a message saying we are moving online the following week, and then the next day the lockdown was announced. I actually didn’t think anything other than that’s what I’m going to do, although I’d never taught drama online before. All I could think of was that in times like this, connection and laughter was what we needed, as well as keeping some sense of consistency for my students during this time. What did you need to do to prepare for this? What were your challenges? I needed to prep the technology side, which ended up pretty user friendly. I did a trial run of a class with a couple of friends to test drive the tech and some of the activities. Once I could get an idea of what works online you kinda just can go with it, some activities and theatre games can be directly adapted for the online classes. I’ve enjoyed the process and am always learning. How has the experience been? What was the outcome? Any unexpected benefits? From the moment class starts, and seeing everyone’s faces online it's easy to forget the current situation. With the online classroom, students can still work on creating scenes in groups with online options such as ‘break out’ rooms. We have found we have a new performance space, and it’s been fun to work within the parameters of the screen and our individual 'screen boxes' to develop work from, with and together. Our ‘stage’ may be different, but we are embracing this new medium with a positive outlook.

How are you finding lockdown on a personal level? Like the ebbs and flows of life. What helps me is maintaining a sense of routine, like an online yoga class, and a daily walk in nature. I feel blessed to live where we do and have access to nature so readily at our doorstep. Watching comedy really helps, and limiting social media! Although I may not win everyday, there is no other option except to trust that everything is as it's meant to be, as strange as it may seem at the time. It's also made me aware that we need to be gentle when we come face to face with ourselves through this process - be very gentle, and also to be kind to one another. We can't ever forget our humanity in this process, now more then ever we need each other.

A scene from last year's hit production by Raglan Theatre Academy, Narnia.