Raglan Chronicle

Raglan Police report

From Linda, Raewyn, and Andrew.

vizors whilst driving towards the sun, particularly in the morning and after work hours.

• 2 x Family Harm incidents

• 5 x Burglary

• 6 Traffic incidents

• 11 x Theft including Shoplifting.

• 4 x Assault/Disorder/Threats It’s been a busy summer for most of us. We are grateful for the patience and aroha shown to our visitors as well as friends and whanau members within our community.

Now we turn our sights to autumn with darker mornings and evenings, so please remember to switch those lights on so you can be seen on the roads.

The autumn and winter sun are lower on the horizon so use those sun

Reminder that Police have zero tolerance for speed, cell phone usage and not wearing seatbelts (regardless of what road you’re on, open road as well as in the township). If you gets stopped for any of those offences, you can expect an infringement notice issued.

We have had an increase in dishonesty offending and Police are working hard on identifying and holding persons accountable. Any reporting and information are welcomed.

Stay well and safe travels.

Raglan Police

Easter egg hunt numbers tipped to crack 100 mark

by Edith Symes

The team at the Harbour View Hotel will be hopping to it early on Easter Sunday to get hundreds of eggs hidden out in the garden bar before an expected multitude of children come to hunt them down.

“No way we are running out of eggs,” says publican Fiona Gates, revealing she has 13 kilos of chocolate goodies on order for the long weekend. “There are probably

it’s anything like the past two hunts it will be “absolute chaos … mayhem,” she says, but delightful nevertheless.

This year there’ll be two hunts – one at 11am for the little ones aged five, six and seven; and the other at 11.30 for eight, nine and ten year olds. The entry fee is $4 per child, each of whom receives a gift bag containing two mini-eggs to give them a head start.

The Easter bunny will also make an appearance, and the team – including

remembering the annual Easter egg hunt downtown in Raglan. It’s all about creating memories, she adds.

Fiona’s expecting this year’s Easter egg hunt to be even bigger and better than before. The eggstravaganza has grown exponentially, she says, going from about 40 kids entering first time round to 80 last year. “We would love to see 100 kids this year.”

To give the event something of a festival atmosphere there’ll be a bouncy castle taking up part of the car park at the garden bar’s back entrance, with face painting, live music and Easter raffles adding to the activities inside.

The modest entry fees – along with gold coin donations for the activities – will go to the local Lions Club and Plunket, she points out, while families can take advantage of the hotel’s $20 pizza special.

The Harbour View is a family-friendly venue, Fiona insists.The historic pub would’ve been the life and soul of this community back in the day, she adds, and since taking over two years ago she’s strived to recreate that kind of environment.

With the likes of weekly trivia nights, chess, and having big bands playing more regularly, the “old girl”, as Fiona fondly calls the pub, has certainly livened up.

On Easter Saturday for example the Harbour View will be hosting Auckland acoustic band ‘White Chapel Jak’, which she describes as the single biggest gig that current management has brought to the hotel. She says the six-piece covers band – which has played with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra – has hardly “touched the Waikato” apart from making one appearance at Soundsplash.

Other Easter Weekend gigs around town include Wellington band ‘Crash Bandihoot’ kicking off the weekend early at The Yard Music Cafe & Bar on the Thursday night and The Last Suxpper Tour with HOICK, Two Skinner and Threat.Meet.Protocol at the YOT Club on the Saturday evening.

A crowd-funded documentary, ‘The Trust Fall: Julian Assange’, screens at Raglan Old School Arts Centre on Saturday March 30 at 4.45pm (and is repeated on Sunday at 7.15pm); followed by a New Zealand Film Commission movie, ‘The Convert’, at 7.30pm.

Easter Services

*Surfside: Good Friday reflective service at Te Uku Church at 7pm; Easter Sunday celebration service at Raglan Area School hall at 10am.

*St Peter’s Anglican Church: Maundy Thursday reflective service at 7pm; Good Friday prayer and reflection service at 9.30am; Easter Sunday celebration and Eucharist at 9.30am.

*Catholic Parish: Holy Thursday service at 6pm; Good Friday service at 3pm; and on Saturday an Easter Vigil at 6pm. Celebrant Father Frank Eggleton.

*Raglan Congregational Church: Easter Sunday service at 10am.

Fiona's expecting a multitude of children to descend upon the garden bar in search of Easter eggs.

Call for artists for the 14th Raglan Arts Weekend

from Raglan Arts Council

Calling all budding artists and wellestablished creatives! Sharpen those pencils and get ready for Raglan’s 14th Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW) event. Registrations will be opening after Easter on Wednesday 3 April and will close on the 30th April, or sooner if the max quota is reached.

RAW is moving from strength to strength with last year’s open studio art trail expanding to include a dedicated emerging artist exhibition, an opening cocktail party at Rock-It and a bus tour for RAW artists to visit other participants ahead of the weekend. This was largely due to strong partnerships in place with Rangitahi and Bayleys Real Estate, which will continue this year. Grants were also received from the Chartwell Trust, the Raglan Community Board and the Waikato District Council Creative Communities.

“We had fabulous feedback from our 2023 event and so will largely be keeping things the same, while making efforts to continuously improve what we are doing,” says Nicky Brzeska, RAW’s coordinator for the past 5 years. “Key last year was getting the balance right between growing the event and keeping the trail manageable for visitors and ‘worth it’ for artists. We want to keep that up.”

Over 60 artists participated last year but in 42 studio locations. Groups, such as the Raglan Life Drawing Group and The Hatch, RAW’s dedicated Emerging Artists incubator hub, meant that visitors could see several artists in one location, allowing the event to grow in a manageable way.

“Our art scene locally is exploding and we’re representing a diverse range of art

mediums now, including jewellery, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, painting, photography, street art, stencil work, hat making, taxidermy, illustration, glasswork, digital, multimedia, and so much more,” Nicky says.

This year, there will be space for a similar number of studios. Registration will close early should this number be reached.

For those artists wishing to register for RAW:

1. Any emerging artists wanting to exhibit as part of The Hatch, RAW’s Emerging Artist Exhibition in the Town Hall, need to apply separately. Emerging artist applications can be sent to Caleb Osborne, The Hatch coordinator on rawemergingartist@outlook.co.nz. Applications for The Hatch close on 31 May 2024. Roughly 15 will be selected. Please visit the RAW web site for application details

2. All other artists who want to have their own studio listing need to register through the RAW web site by 30 April 2024 (or sooner should the max quota be reached). This is on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

For online registrations, artists will need a few high quality photos, a biography, a 20 word (or less) one liner for the brochure and a potential studio address for the weekend. The Hatch requirements are slightly different (see website). No paper or in-person registrations will be accepted.

Visit www.raglanartsweekend.nz for more information and to register online or obtain more information for The Hatch applications.

RAW will be held over Labour Weekend, 26 to 28 October 2024

Megan Hockley in her studio.

Sarah Bing outside her studio.

Hayley Hamilton's studio.

Ministry of Wood out in Te Mata

Rampicante pumpkins at the community garden

by Tania Ashman

Rampicante is a type of butternut pumpkin that grows like a vigorous zucchini. In fact, it likes to climb everywhere and will continue to fruit when the zucchini or pumpkins have finished off.

The fruit is so versatile; eat when small and young, at the beginning of the season or at the end of the season when they will not have the chance to grow big. Leave plenty on the vine, and there will be plenty to grow large. Cure these by leaving two weeks in a sunny spot and they will feed you through the winter.

The long neck doesn't have any seeds so it's easy to prep. The cured large rampicante are sweet like a mild butternut. The young rampicante are like a dense zucchini/ kamokamo. They are really versatile in stir fries because they don't lose their shape!

Rampicante are great conversation starters and so easy to transport too. Take them for a walk like a trombone (tromboncino is another

name for them), or swing them around your neck and hop on your bike! Grow them next season, you won't be disappointed!

Raglan Food Co founder takes Countdown crew to kitchen where it all started

by Janine Jackson

It was a trip back to where it all started for Latesha (Tesh) Randall, the co-founder of Raglan Food Co.

On a recent visit by some of the Countdown HQ team, Tesh took them to The Raglan Old School Arts Centre kitchen where she and cofounder Seb Walter first began their foodie venture.

They also got to experience a small taste of what Whaingaroa has to offer with a gift of a Westcoast Stoneware keep cup followed by coffees from Raglan Surf Co as part of the walking tour.

“It was exciting to welcome the Countdown team to Raglan, as they’re now our biggest stockist partner in NZ – we are in all their stores nationwide – and it’s the first time they’ve made it down to see the factory and hear the story firsthand. They were impressed with how far we’ve come.”

One of Whaingaroa’s big foodie players, Raglan Food Co started life at the Old School in 2014 as Raglan Coconut Yoghurt.

“We’re really grateful that that option was there in the community because I don’t know how we would have done it otherwise. We originally started off at home and then a couple of weeks after that we ended up hiring the community kitchen. We were in there for nearly a year before moving into our own premises.”

Tesh says food businesses require food safety registration in order to operate and it is hard to get in a domestic kitchen. During their year at the Old School kitchen, they even took out the New Zealand Gourmet Food Award.

Other food businesses have also had their beginnings at the Old School kitchen, from pies and pickles to stroopwafels and falafels, and even the popular Ulos Kitchen found their foodie feet at the Old School.

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Countdown nationwide category managers for chilled products Amit, Paul, and Ju, with Tesh and Raglan Food Co. CEO Pete Simmons.

These are just a few of the huge crop that Whāingaroa Environment Centre Food Security Coordinator Tania Ashman and the

amazing team of volunteers have grown at the Wi Neera Community Garden.

An inside chat with Raglan Community Radio

by Katie Lowes

Over these colder months some of our local charities, organisations and community groups will be sharing their stories, their history and their aspirations. We are particularly keen to uncover the wealth of volunteering opportunities in our small town. Some of you may not know about these EPIC groups of people that bring so much colour, fun and in many cases safety to our lives.

To get the series started we first met with Raglan Community Radio station manager Aaron Mooar:

Q: What is the best thing about being the manager of a vast group of diverse volunteers at RCRadio?

Aaron: You never know what's going to happen next, and I mean that in a good wayevery show is an example.

Q: What examples have you got?

Aaron: There have been many examples of a show where I have been surprised about what people have created. I remember people dancing in the studio to the Mexican Cookies show a few years ago.

Q: What tends to go wrong?

Aaron: Things go wrong but I don't dwell on them, I just fix them - we are a shoestring operation and there are problems all the time, but that's just part of the deal and I don’t see them as major problems.

Q: How long have you been involved with the radio station and what drew you to it?

Aaron: I first got involved twenty years ago as a volunteer and there was something I wanted to hear and I realised that the only way it would get played was if I went in and played it, and that's literally how I got involved.

Q: What was your show called?

Aaron: It was an underground news show called ‘Under the Radar’, and after a few months of playing reports and interviews from overseas I realised there were people within New Zealand doing the same sort of work but no one was interviewing them at all, so I started to do that myself – that’s when I discovered I really liked doing interviews. Having this outlet gave my friends and family a bit of a break because I was always banging on about these issues to them up to that point

Q: What are some of the highlights of managing this group of volunteers?

Aaron: The biggest highlight for me was being involved in the community; when I was younger I didn't realise that would mean something to me, but it does.

Q: Were elders in your life active members of your communities growing up?

Aaron: Dad was a school principal and coached sport so yes, but my parents were also people who, how do I say this, they were empowered, they were proactive people.

Q: How many volunteers do you currently manage?

Aaron: 35 but it changes week to week

Q: I heard you had a flurry of extra DJs over the summer; how many volunteers were you managing at that time?

Aaron: The most we had at one point was 40. We had ten people arrive completely new to the station in two months and that kept me very busy training them up!

Q: What technical kit is the hardest for new volunteer DJs to learn?

Aaron: DJing is kind of easy now that the music just sits on a computer; the thing that people struggle with now is uploading podcasts and especially promoting their shows online.

Q: Are all of the volunteers at RCR also DJs?

Aaron: Not always, but usually they are. Sometimes people volunteer on the committee.

Q: Who is your favourite DJ/Show? And why?

Aaron: There’s no way I am going to say a favourite! I'm not going there! It's not my job to have a favourite. In actual fact what I like personally is irrelevant. Having a diverse range of DJs is far more important.

Q: What about managing volunteers? Is that challenging?

Aaron: It’s weird but if I have faith that things are going to go well they usually do. It’s not like everything is perfect and we still have a set of rules if we need them, but volunteering at a radio station should be fun so it shouldn’t be too hard to get it right. I’ve seen people in the past treat volunteers with a lot of suspicion and somehow that led to all sorts of problems, including a big loss of volunteers, which in turn led to the organisation almost closing down.

Q: What were the major takeaways from that experience for the DJs and committee?

Aaron: If you give volunteers the freedom to do what they want you usually are rewarded with good stuff. Before I had this job, the station had a topsy turvy history. There were regular periodic disasters, but if you believe things are going to go well they mostly do.

Q: Did you have a history with working in media and/or broadcasting before you started in this role?

Aaron: No, not even an interest in being on the radio when I was young - my twenty year old self will be very surprised! I had done a little bit of filmmaking at Uni is about all.

Q: Would you want to do more film making? Or other media? What inspires you now?

Aaron: In some ways the type of media isn’t the point, it's the ‘what is being said’ that’s the point. If you have something to say, the medium doesn’t matter that much, but filmmaking is very time consuming which is a bit off-putting.

Q: What do you think it's important to speak about these days?

Aaron: I started off as the guy that was confronting people about issues, but now that everyone seems to be doing that I feel it is more important that we find ways to understand each other.

Q: Do you volunteer your time on other community projects or organisations?

Aaron: I volunteered with the kids’ soccer club for 11 years and was involved with the Film Festival a long time ago, and was involved at the Radio Station as a volunteer for a long time as well.

Q: Do you have any tips for others regarding being part of a charity? Or being on a committee?

Aaron: I wish I had had some guidance about how to be on a committee when I started.

Q: What would have been helpful to know?

Aaron: Understanding how proper committee structures help avoid conflict, but if that doesn’t work, knowing how to do actual conflict resolution would have been good. Basically it would be useful to have all this experience before I startfrfted!

Q: What is the hardest part of managing volunteers?

Aaron: Getting your expectations right. If you expect too much from your volunteers you can drive yourself crazy – and drive them away. As I said before if you really believe they’re going to be a problem then you’ll see problems everywhere and you’ll drive them away that way as well.

Q: How can we, the community, support you all at RCR?

Aaron: If you hear something you like don’t be shy in letting the DJ know, a little bit of positive feedback can keep us going for ages! One of our crew was over the moon the other day because we walked out of the studio after his show and met someone on the street who wanted to tell him they liked what he jhlllowas doing.

Aaron: Engage with our station; we have 5 media streams:

1. Media

2. Social media

3. Podcast

4. Website

5. Written articles - sometimes these end up with you guys at the Chronicle - and they are on our website too.

We have a ‘give a little’ link on the website which you are all welcome to use.

The BEST WAY to help the station is by joining our team of DJs / podcastersEVERYONE is welcome, no experience necessary.

Q: It’s the 30th anniversary of the station this year; does the committee have plans to celebrate in any way?

Aaron: Our 30th Anniversary is on the 5th November and we plan to do something noisy.

Q: Anything else you would like to tell us about?

Aaron: We are the longest running independent community radio station IN THE COUNTRY; we receive no funding from the Government. Our philosophy is: if it has anything to do with Raglan we love it.

Q: Who do you love interviewing?

Aaron: I like interviewing 2,3, or even 4 people at a time, and I love having bands in the studio if we can fit them in.

Q: Do you have go-to interview questions?

Aaron: It's hard not to when you’re interviewing the 100th band. The challenge

is to change it up a bit. Mostly though, I try to have a conversation and just let it flow.

Q: If you had $100,000.00 to spend on the radio station what would you buy?

Aaron: More staff. I would have a podcast manager, broadcast from more events, do the playlisting better, and do more journalism –and that would just be a good start. There are so many things that we do ‘a little bit of’ and if we had that money we could do them really well. But we are actually doing really well given our resources.

Q Three of your top tracks please:

Aaron: I am only going to give Raglan tracks of course:

1. Succour: Team Squad

2. Green Tigers: Casual Healing

3. Muroki: Time Zones

I’m interviewing Muroki on Friday, and just getting into his new EP now. (DID THIS TODAY!)

Thanks so much Aaron! This gives us such insight into the ‘backstage’ of the radio station. I personally love the diversity of the shows; I used to love it when my car radio would pick up the RCR signal 98.1 when I drove over the divvy after my Hamilton commute.

So many of us have the station dialled to 98.1. I know a lot of farmers have it dialled in their tractors, and lots of shops do too!

Keep supporting this brilliant community resource, and if you’ve always wanted to get involved there you go! You just got an invite…

Raglan Community Radio DJs at the studio in the Town Hall.

The Raglan Community Radio crew at Maui Dolphin Day and Recycled Raft Race.

Raglan golfers at the NZ Golf Open

from Peter Aim

There was only one hole in one scored at the recently held NZ Golf Open and two Raglan golfers were marshalling at that hole! The second hole,180m, par 3.

"I was at the green when Karl Lily, an amateur, teed off. The ball sailed into the air, gaining height, landing in the hole, on the full! It was unbelievable," reported an excited Robyn and Peter Aim.

Working as volunteers with 500 other like minded people our duties were to keep the public

quiet at tee time and putting time by holding up signs saying QUIET PLEASE! The volunteers carried out a myriad of duties which meant the smooth running of the event.

The Open was held at the luxurious Millbrook Golf course incorporating the Remarkables and Coronet courses. This year’s winner Takahiro Hataji from Japan was photographed with the volunteers as seen in the photo above.

..off the tee from the deep south Pete Aim

Waikato District Council engages communities on proposed 13.75% rate increase

from Waikato District Council

Waikato District Council is reaching out to its communities across the district on a proposed 13.75% general rate increase as part of its draft 2024/25 Annual Plan. This initiative aims to ensure that residents can voice their opinions and contribute to the decision making process.

The Council acknowledges the impact of this proposed rate increase on everyday living cost and the need to work together during these difficult times.

Waikato District Mayor Jacqui Church says, “while our current financial projections may not be affordable for many ratepayers, this draft annual plan allows us to reset, find alternative funding sources, and make necessary adjustments."

Affordability concerns have been a priority for the Council. The proposed rate increase reflects the Council's commitment to maintaining essential services, completing planned projects,

and upholding infrastructure standards. It also emphasises the importance of working within means and keeping rates as affordable as possible while delivering on the Council's vision for a liveable, thriving and connected communities.

The Council's 2021-2031 Long Term Plan accounted for a consumer price index of 3.3% per year from June 2021, while actual costs have increased by almost three times this amount, at 9% per year. The proposed rate increase of 13.75% aims to sustain essential services and infrastructure, although with challenges posed by limited funding sources.

"We have explored various options to mitigate the impact of this proposed increase, including finding savings and alternative funding sources. We invite our communities to have their say about the proposed rates increase and share their feedback as we navigate these challenges together," added Mayor Church.

For more information and updates, please visit the Waikato District Council's website.

Employment Law Traps

By Jaime Lomas, Director DTI Lawyers

The financial and legal responsibilities of running a business can be challenging. There is a lot to know and navigate to ensure obligations are being met. This is also the case with managing and looking after staff. As a legal firm with a specialist employment law team, part of our role at DTI Lawyers is to advise businesses of their employment law obligations. However, there are common traps we often witness that increase legal risk of a successful personal grievance. It is a key requirement of an employment law relationship to act in good faith. This includes being responsive and communicative with one another and to not act in a way that is misleading or deceptive. Employers must be able to justify decisions and follow a fair process when an employee’s employment could be negatively impacted. The following are some of the key mistakes we often see made by employers:

• Predetermining an outcome – an employer cannot make any decisions that could impact an employee’s ongoing employment without first giving the employee an opportunity to be heard. Care must be made to not use predetermined language in correspondence.

• Not providing all relevant information – good faith obligations require employers to provide employees with all relevant information before the employee can be expected to respond. This is relevant with disciplinary, restructuring, investigations and performance processes. Information must

be provided in advance of any meetings.

• Rushing a process – it is critical that an employee is provided sufficient time to consider all information being provided to support a proposal or allegations. Time must be adequate to enable the employee to seek independent advice. Care must be given to ensure sufficient notice of meetings is also provided.

• Not acting in good faith –this includes having ulterior motives for commencing formal processes or using the incorrect process (i.e. starting a disciplinary process for performance concerns). Another common mistake is to not raise and address issues as these arise. Employers have good faith obligations to be raising concerns with employees at the time, rather than waiting until these become insurmountable.

The above traps are but a snapshot of some of the issues we commonly see. The reality is that employment law relationships, like many relationships, can be full of complexities. However, provided employment law obligations are being met and some of the common traps can be avoided, employers can significantly decrease their risk of having to incur the time and resources to defend employment law claims.

The specialist employment law team at DTI Lawyers can assist you in relation to all employment matters. For any further information on employment law queries, please contact Jaime Lomas – jaime@ dtilawyers.co.nz

Raglan Business Chamber

Law change round-up

Anew government means some changes to laws.

We've used Business.govt.nz to summarise some of the important updates for small businesses.

90-day trial periods

When: From 23 December 2023

What: All employers in New Zealand, no matter their size, are now able to use 90-day trial periods. Previously, they only applied to employers with fewer than 20 employees. The trial periods are now available to all employers.

Why: Provides employers with greater confidence when hiring new employees.

What you need to do: A trial period must be agreed to by the employer and the employee in writing, and in good faith, before the employee starts work, as part of their employment agreement.

The extension of 90-day trials will not affect other aspects of employment relations, such as the requirement to act in good faith, or worker protections regarding pay, conditions, leave, and health and safety. If you’re hiring people on certain work visas, you will also need to consider any immigration requirements relating to the use of trial periods.

Repeal of Fair Pay Agreements legislation

When: From 20 December 2023

What: The Fair Pay Agreements (FPA) Act has been repealed. Rights and obligations under other employment legislation still apply. Employers, unions, and employees are encouraged to work together to agree suitable employment terms.

What you need to do: If your organisation currently holds any personal information collected for the purpose of the Fair Pay Agreement activities, including bargaining, it must now be disposed of in line with the privacy laws. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner explains how you can do this.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has more information on fair pay agreements.

Potential changes to tax (This content is written in association with Hnry).

When: From June 2024

What: The new government have disclosed their upcoming tax plan. There have yet to be any policies passed that will impact you today. However, it can be helpful to be aware of what might be around the corner. The proposed changes include:

• increasing income tax thresholds

• increasing eligibility for the Independent Earner Tax Credit (IETC)

• the FamilyBoost childcare tax credit

• increasing Working for Families tax credits

• mortgage interest deductibility reintroduced for rental properties

• higher CO2-emitting vehicles will no longer be subject to fees

• reversal on app tax reversal

• repeal of the foreign buyers tax.

Why: New Zealand has been managing inflation and the costof-living crisis. The proposed changes are aiming to tackle these financial strains for Aotearoa.

What you need to do: Keep an eye out for updates. We will be sharing any major changes, including from IR, that you will need to be across.

Subscribe to the business.govt.nz newsletter to keep up to date on law changes and everything small-business related.

Applications are open for first-ever 'To The Front Kirikiriroa' youth music programme

The first-ever To The Front Kirikiriroa holiday programme is coming to Hamilton in the school holidays of July 2024 and applications are now open.

Running from 15 – 19 July 2024 and hosted at Wintec Te Pūkenga School of Media Arts, Music and Performing Arts Department, the holiday programme includes daily instrument practice, where the attendees form ‘bands’ together for the week with the aim to perform a live showcase on the final day. They’ll participate in group workshops such as stage craft, recording audio, music videos, DIY merchandise, zine making and more – while being treated to lunch time performances by exciting artists from the New Zealand music industry.

Born from Girls Rock Aotearoa in 2017, the genderinclusive music development programme encourages young women, trans, intersex, takatāpui, queer and gender diverse youth to embrace their creativity in a supportive space.

To help raise awareness of this extraordinary holiday programme coming to town, there are some upcoming events which are open for the public to attend. On Thursday 14 March, there is an all-ages fundraiser show at The Yard in Raglan from 6pm, featuring local songtress Kyla Green, Raglan local SOULTI and Greta O'Leary from Wellington.

As a special treat for Kirikiriroa locals on Saturday 30 March, the Hamilton Live Music Trust is teaming up with the Riff Raff Trust to host an outdoor music event at Victoria On The River - featuring Hollie Smith and other incredible female artists.

Lora Thompson, local musician and audio engineer who is leading the Kirikiriroa team says she is really thrilled to be putting on more shows after a “really successful soft launch” fundraiser show held last month at Last Place Bar.

“We’ve had some really incredible feedback about how excited people are that To The Front is coming to Hamilton, and how many artists, event organisers and local businesses are keen to support the cause.”

Applications are now open for holiday programme participants, mentors, staff and volunteers. All the information can be found on the Girls Rock Aotearoa website.

The Kirikiriroa team has also launched a fundraising raffle which has a ton of amazing prizes from our generous sponsors: Ableton, Firehorse FX, Music Planet, Synthstrom Audible, Last Place Bar, Raglan Coconut Yoghurt, local record stores, artists and more. Tickets can be purchased from the Girls Rock website (www. girlsrock.co.nz). Raffle prize winners will be drawn and notified in June.

Participants from the 2021 Tamaki Makaurau programme showcasing their music (L-R): Nataliya, Steph E and Elliot.

Karioi Project news is proudly sponsored by:

A day volunteering on Karioi

by the Karioi Project

Meet one of our young volunteers, Summer.

“I am always keen to volunteer for the Karioi Project, checking traps and helping

New art and new artists

from Raglan Art

on bait deploy days as I get to explore more of Karioi. I am constantly surprised by the beauty of the maunga that I stumble across every time. I love how every deployment is different, but I can always count on delicious cake and tea!

Being a youth, it's also great to connect with people who are older than me during the bait deployments as I get to chat and learn about a variety of things that I wouldn't if I was with other people my age.”

Summer is 17 years old and has been a regular Karioi volunteer for the last year.

Karioi bait station days usually involve around 30 dedicated volunteers who gather early in the morning for a H&S briefing before being dropped off near the start of their bait lines on the edge of the bush. Backpacks are laden with supplies and everyone’s puku is filled with cake and enthusiasm.

With a wealth of knowledge and a genuine love for the environment, returning volunteers are paired up with new and inexperienced volunteers to share their knowledge of both the process and the rugged trails.

The Easter Show by the Raglan Art group includes work by both established and new-to-Raglan artists. New to the town is Shirley Pearson, who explains:

"I paint in both oils and acrylic medium, focussing on bold colours and fine detail. Each of my paintings convey the true sense of beauty found within flowers and act as inspiration for my paintings. I work to build depth through the use of light in each painting. My process is to take photos and work from these images.”

The results of Shirley’s process can be seen in the image Succulent Beauty.

Shirley studied in Canada with showings in cafes, shows, galleries and private homes. She has permanently settled in New Zealand and will continue to focus on florals – including native species which are plentiful in Whaingaroa.

Residents and visitors will also find huge experience behind the artworks by Wanda Barker, Elsa Lye and Ro Fawcett. All have displayed in many galleries over the years, and have successful reputations as accomplished artists, often working in abstract styles.

Included here are Elsa’s Dancing Between the Moon and Wanda’s Blue (an acrylic and oil collage with resin).

Speaking of resin the exhibition includes work by Raglan’s well-known Toni Kingstone, shown here with a work titled Tundra.

Artists Lois Brooks (Coastal Roads Waikato) [if there is enough space] and Ken Soanes, and photographer Janet Scott (Highland Cattle) [if there is enough space], represent the more representational styles.

The 2024 EASTER SHOW runs March 30-31 and April 1, from 10am to 4pm at the Town Hall Supper Room.

Bait stations are systematically set up throughout 700 hectares of Karioi, and a few times a year are carefully filled with the necessary toxins targeting invasive species and protecting the native flora and fauna. Clear data is kept to know how much bait is taken every time.

Each refill is a small act of conservation, a tangible step towards safeguarding the delicate balance of our forest ecosystem. But perhaps the most rewarding aspect of the day is the sense of accomplishment that flourishes among everyone involved. As we tackle this huge task together, laughter and conversation start to flow freely and new friendships are formed.

First-time volunteer Lana says “Volunteering on Karioi for a day is a highlight of my recent visit back home. It was awesome spending time with the team and the other volunteers. I love the energy, dedication and care for the environment and community, and also how welcome the Karioi team made everyone feel.”

We know that our work is far from over –but with dedicated volunteers, the future of Karioi is in good hands.

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We'd love to hear from you! Email: repaircafe@whaingaroa org nz Thank

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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 the 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

RAGLAN GROWERS

MARKET Held weekly Fridays 5-7pm at 1 Stewart Street.

FRIENDS OF KAITOKE

WALKWAY meet on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays every month at 9am to remove pest plants and restore the native environment. Email Whāingaroaweed busters@gmail.com for the meeting point.

For Sale

FIREWOOD DRY, DELIVERED. Phone 021 0771524. Trailer Load Pine $205, Oldman Pine $210, Gum - $215

Public Notices

RAGLAN RSA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Sunday, 24 March 2024, 1.30pm at the Bowling Club, James Street, Raglan.

St Peter's Anglican Chruch

Easter Services

Maundy Thursday 28th March 7.00pm Reflective time in preparation for Easter

Good Friday 29th March 9.30am Prayer and reflection upon The Cross

Easter Sunday 31st March 9.30am Easter celebration and Eucharist

RAGLAN PUMPKIN

FESTIVAL hosted by Crop Swap. April 7th, All entries at Bowling Club by 10am, opens 9.30. Gold coin entry, adult and kids sections.

Categories include biggest, smallest, baking, art, biggest fejoa and chokos. Regular Crop Swap at same time all welcome.

WED 27 MAR

RAGLAN

RAMBLERS 9am from James St near Wallis St - Hakarimata cascades (long), Ngāruawāhia (short) - bring lunch

MUSICIANS NIGHT AT THE YARDOPEN MIC NIGHT.

Raglan Every Wednesday at the YARD from 7pm Acoustic Jams and bands welcome 3 song rule no 10 min epics sign up from 6.30pm kick off at 7pm

WHAT'S ON 5 Stewart St, Raglan

EXHIBITION

Entries invited for wall-hung works on the theme Iridescent – all mediums welcome. Work should include elements of iridescence, lustre or brilliance. For full details email shona@ raglanartscentre.co.nz

EXHIBITION – TILL 28 MARCH

Toitū Te Tiriti - a Raglan Naturally initiative. Learn about the Treaty of Waitangi and Te Whakaputanga/Declaration of Independence. Discover the signatories from the Whaingaroa/ Raglan Area. Open daily 10am – 2pm. School visit enquiries to Lisa Thomson, 0211 798 256.

RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND REGISTRATION

Registration opens 3 April – www. raglanartsweekend.nz/registration/

LIVE AND LOCAL – FRIDAY 12 APRIL

A showcase for local performers, from songwriters to comedy. 7.30-9.30pm, doors open 7pm. Koha entry. Licensed bar and café open.

RAGLAN CREATIVE MARKET – SUNDAY 14

APRIL

10am – 2pm at the Old School, 5 Stewart Street. For more info - www.raglanmarket.com

MOVIES AT THE OLD SCHOOL

THE TRUST FALLJULIAN ASSANGE (Exempt | 128 mins) Sat 30 Mar 4.45pm

Sunday 31 Mar 7.15pm Sat 4 May 7.30pm

THE CONVERT (R13 | 119 mins)

Sat 30 March 7.30pm Sat 6 Apr 7.30pm

Sun 7 Apr 7.30pm Sat 20 Apr 7.30pm

ORDINARY ANGELS (PG | 118 mins)

Sun 31 March 4.30pm Sat 4 May 5pm

Door sales 30min prior raglanmovies.co.nz

REGULAR EVENTS AT THE OLD SCHOOL

Ragtimers Ukulele Group 2nd and every subsequent Wed 4pm

Clay Shed Members’ Night weekly on Wed 5-7pm

Karioi Quilts & Crafts Monthly on 2nd Thurs, 10am

Raglan Art Group Monthly on 1st Fri, 10am Backgammon Club

Monthly on last Fri, 5pm Mens’ Group Wed 3 April 7pm, then fortnightly

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

ADMINISTRATOR ROLE

5 days per week - Term Time only8.30am to 1pm daily (negotiable)

email: classifieds@raglanchronicle.co.nz

Are you passionate about Whāingaroa Raglan?

Are you ready to engage in community-led development and represent your local community members?

Do you take pride in this place?

Raglan Naturally Community Trust has a vacancy for a board member as a ‘Community representative’. The existing board has been supporting RN since 2020 and the makeup of the board is 4 Hapū representatives, 1 Raglan Community Board representative and 3 ‘Community representatives’. Any and all community members from within the Whāingaroa, Raglan township and surrounds are welcome to be involved and put forward a nomination.

Trust Objectives

• To oversee and support the implementation of the aspirations and projects documented in the Raglan Naturally Community Plan.

• To work in partnership with iwi and hapū, recognising the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of the partnership.

• To ensure all people in the Raglan area have ongoing opportunities to be engaged, have input and be informed about the aspirations and projects of Raglan Naturally.

• To work collaboratively and strengthen partnerships with relevant organisations and statutory bodies.

• To create opportunities for Raglan’s communities and organisations to connect and learn from each other.

• To grow community capability by supporting the development of leadership, organisational capacity and skills, through training and provision of resources.

• To support, promote and uphold the mana and values of “Raglan Naturally”.

• To seek funding, policies and resources which promote and support Raglan Naturally to deliver its aspirations and projects.

• To document and share Raglan Naturally values, objectives, processes and achievements, to learn from and /or assist other communities.

• To periodically review and refresh the plan and to evaluate the achievements of Raglan Naturally.

For all information on the Raglan Naturally Community Trust please visit our website at www.raglannaturally.co.nz and go to the ‘Recruitment’ page to learn more and apply today.

Important Dates:

Nominations open 7th March

Nominations close 28th March

For more info visit our website or contact Raglan Naturally Coordinator Gabrielle Parson www.raglannaturally.co.nz | 027 887 8877 info@raglannaturally.co.nz facebook.com/raglannaturally RAGLAN

Te Mata School is seeking an Office Administrator to join our team. Duties include Edpay, Board reporting, enrolments and a wide variety of administrative duties. Experience with Excel, Google Docs, Xero, EdPay preferred but not essential. We are looking for someone with a great phone manner, well organised, proactive and a multi tasker. The right candidate will have good attention to detail and the ability to get the job done.

Come and work for a great team at the foothills of Mt Karioi and enjoy working for a local school. Pay scale and rate to be determined on skills and experience. Please send your CV with a covering letter to Fiona Gott (Tumuaki/Principal) fionag@temataraglan.school.nz. Applications close 2nd April 2024.

to the Davis-Goff family C/- PO Box 5523, Frankton, Hamilton, 3242. Death Notice INFO@RAGLANCHRONICLE.CO.NZ

DAVIS-GOFF, JOYCE ELIZABETH. On 28th February in her 94th year our darling mum, mumin-law and nana quietly took her leave. Gone to join her beloved husband, Donny. She will be very much missed by her daughter Julie son-in-law Gary, son Stuart and daughterin-law Joanne, grandchildren Megan, Kelly, Matthew and Dijing, Nicholas and Daniel, and her cherished great grandchildren Ethan, Hamish, Charlotte, Sophia and Emily. As per Joyces wishes a private cremation and family gathering will be held. In lieu of flowers donations to Hospice would be appreciated.

NAME: Hospice Waikato Trust BANK: Westpac ACCOUNT: 031555-0091553-00

All communications

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)

St Peter's Anglican Chuch Hall (44 Bow Street)

Raglan Club (22 Bow Street)

Raglan Holiday Park (61 Marine Parade)

The Institute of Awesome (5B Whaanga Road)

The Hut Rangitahi (29 Rangitahi Rd)

Poihākena Marae - Yellow Cabinet (222 Wainui Road)

Raglan Rest Home & Hospital (29 Manukau Road)

Raglan Surf Life Saving Club (Ngarunui Beach) outside wall of the club (downstairs)

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 Coastguard (Raglan Wharf)

Camp Raglan (578 Wainui Road) e-Coast Marine Consulting (18 Calvert Road)

This info can be found on https:// aedlocations.co.nz/ or the AED app. You can download it for free on your phone.

Raglan 21 Point Street

Light and space

Designed by well-known Waikato architectural firm, Architecture Bureau, this remarkable property reflects the original vision of its owners. The vision was twofold: firstly, to create a serene and inviting two-bedroom holiday retreat for themselves, with an additional two-bedroom guest area versatile enough to accommodate both extended family and short-term guests. Secondly, they aimed to craft a home that would seamlessly embrace the breathtaking views of Raglan Harbour, the Rangitahi peninsula, and the majestic Sleeping Lady, Whaingaroa, Raglans very own Mt. Karioi.

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Mark Crarer

M 027 433 6083

Debbie Crarer

M 027 253 6344

Sunny elevated section

This elevated 654m2 section has great views out toward Motokokako Point that juts into the Raglan harbour, as well as views out over the sports ground towards Te Akau south. It represents a rare offering to purchase a bare section in the Raglan township to build your dream home. The section itself has a fair sized, flattish platform at the top which then slopes away to a boundary of wellestablished manuka and other native flora. Situated well for the sun and sheltered from the prevailing westerly wind, this section is in an ideal location for building a comfortable home.

Raglan 64 Ruapuke Road

Must be sold, owners off to Oz

This rare lifestyle opportunity is immaculately presented and brand new, so new in fact that we are expecting the final Code Compliance Certificate to be issued any day now! The 1.2 hectare (2.9 old fashioned acre) section is gently rolling with sweeping rural views, partly comprising 'the sleeping lady' that is Mt Karioi. With a little fencing there is the opportunity to have your own pony and/or grazing animals or alternatively just continue with the landscaping and develop more gardens.The bright and airy 158m2 home consists of a generous open plan living and kitchen space, 3 bedrooms. 3

Raglan 15B Primrose Street