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14th May 2015 - Issue #443

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RURAL PROPERTIES SELLING HOT!!

2 houses on 1 title Potential to achieve $600pw combined rental income

Open Homes Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)

AUCTION Fri 3 February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan rd

NEW BEGINNINGS Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden 3973m² fenced & ready for a new family Prior Auction offers considered.

UNDER UNDER CONTRA C CT ONTRACT ID#RAG20938

SOLD!

72 COGSWELL RD

523 RUAPUKE RD

OPEN HOME Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road

TOP SHELF PROPERTY Fabulous family living / Easy care garden 3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchen Sun drenched open plan living & decks Large paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered

RAG#20923

79A CHECKLEY RD

OPEN HOME Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

322 OKETE RD

WOODEN IT BE NICE

This 3 bedroom weatherboard home has many great features: Double garaging 2 bedrooms with ensuite + family bathroom Native timber flooring Private off road location Just a walk to the beach, on the bus route. Wonderful family home/ investment/ rental (Currently rented $300/wk) Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN HOME

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Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street

WATER & MOUNTAIN

Contact Richard Thomson now to purchase or for a free appraisal on your Rural Property 027 294 8625

Ray White Office, 21 Bow St Raglan ph: 07 825 8669.

Located close to town & beach. This is a 2 bedroom immaculate home, fully lockable garage with power. Elevated and sunny, only minutes to the nearest beach & town centre. The house has polished timber flooring, is fully insulated, newly roofed, newly painted and has a newly decked spa pool area. The easy care, fully fenced section will make this home a pleasure to live in. Prior Auction offers considered. Sunday 1pm ID#RAG20968 19 Manukau Road

OPEN HOME

OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY

A slice of Raglan’s best real estate nestled into native bush surrounds near Whale Bay. Master bedroom has its own private decking and huge views. 2nd room/ storage/ laundry/ studio. Open plan living with cosy wood burner with wet back & sun drenched decking enjoying gorgeous ocean and bush views. Hide away, holiday ambiance. Situated on 1258m². Sunday 1pm

OPEN HOME

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Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY • 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats

• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs • Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views • 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location • Single Garage & Storage Shed Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN

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ID#RAG20952 TRUCK & VAN DELIVERIES Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road

STEP INTO THE MARKET

Stylishly redecorated this tidy little home has all you need. With two bedrooms inside the house and an additional room outside you will enjoy the open plan living and fully fenced section. Relax on the lovely decking while enjoying the easy care section. Ideal opportunity for you to enter the fastgrowing market in Raglan! Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN HOME

Raglan Couriers

Departing Returning/Arriving Morning: 8.00am 11.00am ID#RAG20964 Afternoon: 1.30pm 4.30pm Saturday 1pm 6 Violet Street

SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM

4 bedroom home with endless options Wonderful family home Modern new kitchen Large double garaging and workshop Large shade houses with irrigation throughout 1212m² of land Prior Auction offers considered.

Local Business Serving Raglan District Since 1996 ID#RAG20907

OPEN HOME Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road

MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!!

Four double bedroom home on 625m² Two large living areas, 2 ½ bathrooms Fantastic designer kitchen, entertainer’s oven Large family area flows out to sunny deck or alfresco dining Glorious Mtn views, magnificent sunsets & a glimpse of the harbour. Prior Auction offers considered.

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OPEN HOME Sunday 1pm 1 Seabreeze Way

TOO GOOD TO MISS!

• 2 homes on 1 freehold title 2 houses, 2 incomes – 2 two bedroom houses Income opportunity here Superbly located – sea views, easy walk to town and harbour Ideal accommodation investment – live in one, rent out the other! Prior Auction offers considered.

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OPEN HOME Sunday 2pm

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oting packs being posted this week for Waikato District Council’s Raglan Community Board by-election will be delivered by post to electors this week (from Thursday 14 May 2015). A by-election is being held as the result of extraordinary vacancies, following the recent resignations of two community board members. Voting will close at noon, Friday 5 June 2015. Candidates standing in the byelection are: ASHBY, Barry (Independent) CLARKSON, Kelly HAWORTH, PJ STOREY, Peter THOMSON, Lisa Any elector who believes they are eligible to vote but hasn’t received a voting document by Wednesday of next week (20 May) is advised to

obtain a special voting pack, available from: • Waikato District Council’s Head Office, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia; • Waikato District Council’s Raglan Office, 7 Bow Street, Raglan; or • by contacting the electoral office – telephone 0800 922 822. Voting documents can be returned by post or hand delivered to the abovementioned council offices between Thursday 14 May 2015 and Thursday 4 June 2015 during normal office hours, and on Friday 5 June 2015 until noon. Further information regarding the candidates, and their profile statements is available at http://www. waikatodistrict.govt.nz/Your-Council/ Elections/Raglan-Community-Boardby-election.aspx For more information please contact: the Electoral Office, Waikato District Council, telephone 0800 922 822. S Siddle

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• Giant killers topple • Sadly for the giant killing Raglan Prebble Cup team their dream run into the semi-finals came to an end last weekend losing to Waitomo.

A terrible start saw the team 4 – 0 down after the morning play and despite a spirited effort in the afternoon they could never close the gap. The Raglan Pennants Golf Team have been having a tough time this year but were determined to win their home leg of the premium Waikato golf league held this weekend at the Raglan Golf Club. The team of Peter Hogg, Peter Moir, Ken Shea, Chris Parker, Scott Klaver and Silas Toornstra made a great start to the day winning all three of their pair’s matches and never looked back, in the end winning by an

impressive eight points to one. After a slow start this win moves them into third place in the prestigious league, a position that club captain Peter Hogg is happy with after some tough results this year. There is still plenty going on at Raglan Golf Club in the coming weeks. The Wrightsons Ambrose will be held on the 22nd May teeing off at 10 am, this is open to all local farmers and their associates and is always a great day. If you can’t make that one then a Queens Birthday competition will be held on the 30th May featuring a nine and eighteen hole event kicking off at http://www.w 10.30am. This is an open tournament and new players and visitors are encouraged to come along and join in the fun. Stuart Doran

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Whaingaroa Hoe attracts record number of paddlers

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ore than 800 paddlers raced in the Raglan harbour over the weekend during the annual Whaingaroa Hoe – the biggest event on the waka ama calendar bar the national championships. The Whainagoa Hoe 2015, run by local club Whaingaroa Whanau Hoe Waka, attracted the highest number of entries in the 21 years it had been running, said Conan Herbert, the assistant race director and Raglan-based national development manager of Waka Ama New Zealand. He said waka ama was a growing sport, and the Whaingaroa Hoe had established itself as a good event on the waka ama calendar. Raglan’s central location also helped attract good numbers. “People know they’re going to come and have a good event and be looked after – and leave happy,” Conan said. On Saturday alone, about 800 paddlers from around the North Island took to the harbour for the three teams events: the novice and junior 8km race, followed by

the 24km women’s and mixed team race, and finishing with the 24km men’s race. The men’s race was won by the Bhutty Boys, from Hei Matau Paddlers, while the Chrissy Herbert Memorial Trophy for the first women’s team across the line was won by a master’s team, Maketu Wahine combined, from Maketu. The Piripi Kereopa Memorial Trophy for the men’s senior master teams was won by Waikuta, Ruamata. The start of racing was delayed by 45 minutes due to fog, but the rest of the day “couldn’t have been better”, with good feedback from competitors about how wellrun and seamless the day’s racing had been, Conan said. On Sunday, the 16km individuals’ ocean course was moved from Manu Bay into the harbour due to the ocean conditions exceeding the event’s maximum swell limit. Instead, about 60 men’s and women’s one-person and two-person waka set off on a course that took in the full stretch of the harbour from the bar to the Narrows, with the incoming tide and the wind making for

a challenging return trip for the paddlers. Taipa’s famous waka ama family, the Kings, came out on top during Sunday’s races. Rose King won the women’s division and brother Tupu, current NZ open men’s sprint champ, took the men’s division in a close finish with Tahitian Nohoarii Tahiata, Rose’s boyfriend. Raglan paddlers did not feature highly in the results as members were putting their efforts into hosting a good event, although there was some good rivalry between the junior and two novice teams entered, Conan said. Waka Ama New Zealand chief executive officer Lara Collins came to help with the weekend’s racing and had commented on how a relatively small club had put in a “big effort” to create a well-organised event. “It wouldn’t work without a whole bunch of people from our community, volunteers and club members who have a whole lot of pride in doing a good job,” Conan said. Rachel Benn.

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But Pisey Leng’s determined to make her “impossible dream” come true. So much so she’s timed her Raglan book launch and the start of her internet campaign for ‘The Wisdom Seeker’ – which gives a gripping account of surviving the Cambodian genocide that left two million people dead and an entire country devastated – for next Tuesday, May 19. “Tuesday is a good day and I like the number 19,” says Pisey. But it’s also exactly the right time to “get me up on the Amazon ranking”, she explains – Amazon being the largest internet-based retailer in the United States and a stepping stone to the New York Times best seller list. To make the list Pisey needs to sell as many copies as possible of her book at the end of next week, on the 22nd or 23rd, to coincide with shipping dates from the US market and a one-week window of opportunity. Raglan Library has already ordered 100 copies of her book to sell at that time, she says, to help her on the way. Pisey – whose face is more familiar behind the counter of the downtown Raglan Bakery – has studied book sales worldwide with the same self-discipline that set her two years ago on the way to becoming a published author, despite being dyslexic and with the limitations of English as a second language. That was when she adopted as her mentor New York Times best-selling author Peggy McColl who, she says, told her “Pisey you can do this!” About the same time she discovered the books and seminars of personal development guru Bob Proctor and signed up for one of his courses in Toronto, Canada, where she journeyed with her husband and two sons. “From there, everything changed for me,” Pisey recalls. She had a horrific story to tell of how her family miraculously survived the infamous killing fields of their native Cambodia in the late ‘70s, eventually finding freedom as refugees in New Zealand. But it was a “story of hope” she most wanted to share.

Raglan Bakery owner Pisey Leng with her book Through Proctor’s philosophies Pisey learnt to look deeper – spiritually – within herself for the meaning of life, and was inspired enough to produce a manuscript which told how to move on in life and overcome the odds no matter what the circumstances. Her manuscript was “pure, raw emotion”, she says. She had to re-write it and get it edited twice-over last year by a company in the States but even then it wasn’t until she was introduced through McColl, her mentor, to a ghost writer early this year that the book took its final form. Pisey had to “give up on my own English”, journey to Orlando in central Miami for a three-day meeting with ghost writer Jennifer Colford and begin recording her story over

hundreds of hours. “It was a huge process.” Her book – which has a foreword by Olympian and author Rob Hamill – was finally published last month to mark 40 years since the Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh where Pisey, now 47, was growing up. It is also the city in which her father was executed for treachery, before she fled to safety with her mother and older brother. Pisey admits there were still dark days – and even thoughts of suicide – after they arrived in New Zealand in 1988, nine years on from the atrocities. “I suddenly felt smothered by the freedom … and alone in a world where I could not fit in anywhere.” But moving from Hamilton and setting up Raglan Bakery

back in 2003 with her extended family was, she says, a “wonderful” experience in a place she now calls home. Pisey trained and works too as an anaesthetic technician at Southern Cross Hospital in Hamilton. Hardly a day goes by, she says, when she doesn’t feel grateful for the blessings in her life whether it be commuting to her job of choice or simply thanking locals at the bakery for their custom. Writing ‘The Wisdom Seeker’ has been her way of healing and finding peace or, as the subtitle says, “finding the seed of advantage in the Khmer Rouge”. “I share my story with hope that you find inspiration,” she tells her readers, “and become a wisdom seeker yourself.” Edith Symes

Bevvy of Arden admirers needed if Raglan teen to win Cleo award H wed without his parents’ e’s only just old enough to

consent but Raglan teen Arden Andre has been selected by a top-selling women’s magazine as one of the country’s most eligible bachelors.

The smart, good-looking 18 year old says he’s “stoked” to have been named one of this year’s finalists in Cleo magazine’s long-running Bachelor of the Year awards. He’s the youngest of the 12 finalists. As one of New Zealand’s “hottest guys” – to quote from Cleo’s publicity machine – Arden’s right in there with a chance to win $1000 and a six-page feature in the popular monthly, which targets 18 to 29 year old Kiwi women. And Arden – speaking to the Chronicle last week from his family home in Cambrae Road – said winning the title would also put him

in the running for other modelling opportunities. The magazine’s launched what it calls some “pretty impressive” careers from its ongoing bachelor awards over the past 20 years, including that of ‘NZ Idol’ and ‘The X Factor New Zealand’ host Dominic Bowden. As it is, Arden’s up against some already well known faces from the telly including Juice TV presenter Jesse Burt and ‘Shortland Street’ actor Reuben Milner, better known as Jack Hannah. Meantime, as the votes roll in via Cleo’s online voting system, Arden’s also getting on with working towards becoming a bachelor of a different sort. Arden – who went to Te Uku, Te Mata and Waitetuna primary schools depending on where his mother was teaching at the time – left St John’s College in

Hamilton at the end of last year with a three-year scholarship to study communications at Auckland University of Technology, majoring in advertising creativity. Back in town briefly last week however he had the Cleo competition foremost on his mind, and roped oldest sister Ezra – a graphic designer at Verdict Communications in Hamilton – into designing a promotional card to hand out to friends to help swell his support. Posts on the Raglan Noticeboard are also urging Raglanites to get behind their local hopeful. The overall winner will be decided entirely by public vote and crowned at an exclusive winner reveal party on July 2. Arden’s no newbie to modelling. He’s earned in the past year or so “more than just pocket money” as a model for local online streetwear

company Fallenfront. Previously he worked with New Zealand’s premiere modelling agency 62 in Auckland, which nominated him for the Cleo competition. Arden says he was “ecstatic” when he heard he’d made it as a finalist. But it’s early days yet and he’s doubtful he’d ever be good enough to follow in the footsteps of Raglan model Vinnie Woolston, now the new face of Yves Saint Laurent men’s scent La Nuit de l’Homme. Meanwhile, as a finalist he’s got his own revealing clip on Cleo’s website. “I surf and I like to work out,” a barechested Arden tells his interviewer. “And to show off these puppies,” he adds cheekily of his bulging biceps. But he’s also keen, he says, to show New Zealand what kind of a guy he really is and that “there is substance to me”.

Check out Arden’s profile on http://www.cleo.co.nz/guysrelationships/bachelor/top-12/ arden-andre/ Go to www.cleo.co.nz for the online voting system which closes May 31. Edith Symes

Property boom leaves buyers waiting for listings Raglan property sales continue to be high going into winter, due to a ripple-down effect from the Auckland market and low interest rates, but it has done little to change property prices. Total sales statistics from both Raglan real estate companies of rural, lifestyle and residential properties in Raglan, Te Akau, Waitetuna, Te Uku and Te Mata showed that 25 properties sold in April, and 24 in both March and February. This was about double the average monthly sales over the past four years, and surpassed the historically high sales month of September. LJ Hooker Real Estate agent Kyle Leuthart said the Raglan property market had enjoyed its best summer “by far” since the last peak of 2007-08, leaving fewer properties on the market and buyers waiting for more listings. “There are more buyers than there are good listings,” he said. “So when there’s a shortage of listings, there’s more competition for properties.” This could partly be due to a filtering down from the booming Auckland property market, including more property owners who were selling high in Auckland then buying more cheaply in Raglan so they had money left in the bank. “People are also feeling a bit more confident [about the economic situation] so are looking for baches again,” he said, adding that continuing low interest rates were also helping keep the property market buoyant. Lifestyle blocks were still popular, with many recent sales in Waitetuna and a total of nine rural sales in April. But residential properties still accounted for “the lion’s share” of sales.

As always, most of the sales had been for properties under the $500,000 mark, with only a slight hike in prices noticed as yet, Kyle said. Ray White’s Julie Hanna said properties were turning over more quickly than in the past year because vendors were pricing their properties realistically. “Our prices are sustainable. They aren’t ridiculously high or stupidly low,” she said. The only real part of the market where prices had noticeably increased was with sections. Julie said it was a good time to sell because there were lots of buyers around, and Ray White’s sales were continuing to be good going into winter. Property buyers liked Raglan as it was close to other centres, such as Auckland and Hamilton, and it had good facilities. “Raglan’s pretty much got it all,” she said. Murtaghs’ mortgage broker Don Brain said the number of mortgages it had dealt with had dropped while the amount borrowed was up, which suggested that more people were paying with cash or using offshore money for property purchases. Interest rates were likely to stay low, especially for short-term six to 12 month fixed mortgages, but longer term fixed rates could rise later this year when the United States was expected to put up its interest rates. First-time buyers were still finding it hard to break into the market if they had a limited deposit, but it was still possible to get them a mortgage with only a 10 percent deposit, Don said. Raglan’s rental property market had eased since the shortages of late last year, when no properties had been available for rent, and were now back to similar levels as last year. Ray White currently had about 16 rentals available, said its rental

property manager, Russ Adams. About a third of rental properties were being taken by people coming from overseas or from cities around New Zealand. Renters were generally looking

for good heating, insulation and garaging in a property, Russ said. LJ Hooker rental property manager Sandra Bowditch agreed, saying that renters were getting more “picky” so rentals offering

these things were being taken ahead of more basic housing. “The better the house, the more things it’s got going for it, the quicker it will rent,” Sandra said. Rachel Benn

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Zealand’s richest surfing event is two weeks away with the Rip Curl Pro presented by Galbraiths taking place at the fabled point break ofManu Bay, Raglan from Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th May. The event caters to the best surfers in New Zealand in both the Open Men’s and Women’s Divisions as well as the juniors on the rise in the Under 20 Boys Division. The event has always showcased top performances from Kiwi surfers and the move to a later time slot in May this year will give the event a high chance of being contested in good conditions on the Raglan points. The backup location of Ruapuke Beach has had to be used at some stage during of each of the last three Rip Curl Pros and despite scoring pumping waves at Ruapuke, the traditional home of the event is within the lefthand point breaks. Defending event champion Ricardo Christie (Gis) is ineligible to compete in this year’s event with his commitments to the World Surf League Championship Tour. However, this year, several of New Zealand’s top surfers will use the event as a final hit out before they depart for Nicaragua to compete at the ISA World Surfing Games

starting only days later. The New Zealand Team includes two females, Ella Williams (WGM) and Paige Hareb (Tara), two of our top medal prospects. Williams has confirmed that she will be competing at the Rip Curl Pro presented by Galbraiths prior to her departure. With Williams focus on the World Surf League Qualifying Series, it will be a rare domestic appearance for Williams having only had the chance to compete at one domestic event this year. Williams and Hareb are joined by two-time Rip Curl Pro champion and local Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand in the New Zealand Team. Stairmand will return to New Zealand after two important QS10,000 events in California and Brazil. He will contest the Rip Curl Pro before flying out for Nicaragua. Stairmand last won the event in 2011 with his other win coming in 2009. Stairmand placed seventh at the event in 2014, a result that he will surely want to make up for this time around. Stairmand will be up against the might of current ratings leader Maz Quinn (Gis) who has been in excellent form all year. Quinn will want to exact revenge on Stairmand after the two went blow for blow at the National Championships in January with Stairmand getting the nod. Since

then Quinn has won both the South Island Championships and the Canterbury Championships to leap frog Stairmand on the ratings. Many of the country’s top young surfers will also be eyeing up the event as their last chance to shine before the New Zealand Junior Surfing Team is named. The top young female surfers will be competing in the Open Women’s Division while the boys will contest the Under 20 Division. Christchurch surfer Harrison Whiteside currently leads the rankings over Callum Chuter who is based out of Raglan attending the Raglan Surf Academy. They will be up against the likes of Taylor Hutchison (Rag) who won the most recent junior event at Raglan as well as New Zealand representative Dune Kennings (WGM) who sits in third place and is aiming to use this event as a warm up for Nicaragua after having missed the last three events due to injury. Action at the event will take place from 8am – 5pm daily with all finals set up wrap up on Sunday afternoon. The Rip Curl Pro presented by Galbraiths includes the all-time Saturday night gathering at the YOT Club thanks to Galbraiths. Complete event write ups, results, surfer ratings and images from the event can be viewed at Surfing New Zealand. B Kennings

NZ SUP and Paddleboard Team Mexico bound The New Zealand Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Team departed for Mexico last week to contest the 2015 ISA Stand Up Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship.

Surfing Discipline at next week’s event. “The last time I was in a New Zealand team I placed ninth in Brazil” said Kereopa reflecting on his long international career. “I got selected a few other times over the years but was never able to make The event is being held at the events” he added. Sayulita, Mexico from the 10th – “I am a little bit nervous to 17th May and a full complement of be honest. After winning The eleven Kiwi athletes will compete. Ultimate Waterman in March I Daniel Kereopa will have had a bunch of commitments be returning to the ISA that have limited my water time. Championships fifteen years after But surfing competitions are all he last represented New Zealand at about getting the best waves in the World Surfing Games in Brazil. your heats, it is not rocket science” That was when he contested the said Kereopa adding “I want to go Open Men’s Shortboard but he will and perform well and also meet be back in action in the Men’s SUP new faces and make new friends.”

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Kereopa is also is keen to see how the current World Champion, young Tahitian Poenaiki Raioha surfs as well as the athletes from top nations such as Hawaii, USA and France. Kereopa believes the New Zealand Team has an amazing array of talent and that with the full complement of athletes, and a fighting attitude toward competition, they will be sure rise up the ISA rankings from their current position of tenth. The eight day event includes surfers from over 25 nations competing in ten surfing and racing disciplines. B Kennings

My name is Gordy Webb. I think I have believed God is real from a young age. I went to Sunday school as a boy but never made a connection with the Lord - It was just religious. I heard a man speak about Jesus when I was about 15. I believed what he said but never followed up on it. Through my years of university I knew God was there but did not want to give him any of my time. It was just after that I had a token relationship and was messed up and had an emptiness inside. I visited a surfer friend of mine who asked if I believed God was real. I said yes, and he asked, “do you know you can invite Jesus into your life and he can help you?” My response was, “I want to do that.” We prayed and for the first time I felt the powerful presence of God - The Holy

Productive winter gardening

ot only is it very rewarding growing your own food and having fresh winter vegetables to eat, but it can also save you money. Seeds to sow now for harvest during winter and early spring include broad beans, beetroot, miners lettuce, corn salad, mesclun, pak choi, choho, rocket, endive, lettuce, onion, spring onions, kale, parsnip, parsley, radish, silver beet and spinach If you think your soils a bit run down, or you don’t have the time for a garden during the winter you could put your garden to bed and plant a green manure crop. This makes your garden more productive, improves soil fertility, adds nutritional elements, as well as controlling weeds and pests in the soil. Some examples of green manure seeds to plant now are: Lucerne – rejuvenates & breaks up the soil. Cut in spring for nitrogen rich mulch. Blue lupin – Improves the soil type and has nodules of nitrogen on the roots. Chop down prior to flowering and dig into soil. Mustard – for weed seed control

Grow your own fresh winter veggies and save cleaning up soil fungi. Dig in prior to flowering. Alternatively you could do a green manure crop in half your garden, sow some winter vege seeds in the other half and alternate next year. We also have a selection of microgreen seeds which can be planted in containers and kept inside, this is a good way to add some zing to your winter meals! We have a good range of Kings Seeds in stock now. Enjoy your garden! The Herbal Dispensary - 825 7444

Raglan Art Group 35 years on In 1980 two Raglan artists Betty Power and Pam Pegler, got together in the Methodist Hall to paint. It didnt take long before others joined them. However as the group got larger, the hall couldn’t accommodate them adequately so they moved to the Te Uku Hall. Because the hall had to be hired a rental was required, and so an official group was formed. Thus The Raglan Art Group that we have today. In 1983 a tutor, Alison Laughman, came from Hamilton once a week to tutor them. In 1985 they held their first exhibition in the Town Hall. These became regular events, holding them between Christmas and New Year then the end of the year and now at Labour Weekends with occasional special exhibitions. Over the years we have had many tutors, teaching us skills in various mediums. Some well known names have been Graham Braddock, Randall Froude, Hugh Brading, Jan Aldred Miller, Wayne Sinclair, Jos Coufreur, Monica Cavanagh and local, Mauritio Sarsini. These tutorials were often over

two days. Our oldest members were Leila Browning, Dawn Ward and Gwen McGruer - still coming along in their late 90’s. Our youngest came when she was 10 and has won prizes at school with her art. Some of us have had our art sold in galleries, accepted in art exhibitions in Hamilton and Wellington, have done commissions and some art that has been sold has gone overseas. Over these years Betty Power has has done a wonderful job as our convenor but has now handed over the reigns to a younger member. Thank you Betty for your hard work over the last 35 years. We work in all mediums and welcome new members. We can help you get started. We are a very friendly group. Pop into the hall and have a chat to us. We meet the first Thursday of every month 9.30am to 1.30pm. Subs are $30 per year. Tea and coffee is provided. We have an art library and some art materials. Its a nice way to spend a morning. Dot Williams

spirit and his love all over me. From that moment onwards I have never been the same. I now like to have friendship with God - and it is real. Several years ago I was lifting something too heavy and damaged my lower back - A sequester disc Protrusion. I was in a lot of pain and had to take time off work. I went to a specialist and he said it could be fixed by surgery and would be 18 months for a complete recovery. I also went forward for prayer at a church gathering. Something happened there and I felt warm and within 2 weeks Jesus had healed me. I was snowboarding with the family the next weekend and have been better ever since. It is awesome to know God is real and to have friendship with him. Gordy Webb

If you have questions about God, or want to know more about this story, contact: Activate Church Ps Andrew Roughton 825 6563, Union Church Ps Doug Stephenson 825 8276, Surfside Church Ps Roger Peart 825 5199, Anglican Church Jan Mitchell 825 5122

This is a paid feature from combined churches in Raglan. The opinions and views expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily represent the views of the editors or publishers of the Chronicle

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180th anniversary: First Mission Station set up in Whaingaroa A years since the Rev James

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Wallis arrived in Raglan to set up a Mission Station at Te Horea. He was to serve as a missionary in the Whaingaroa area for 30 years, except for 2 years when he was stationed at Tangitororea in Northland. How many of us today could survive as the Wallis family had to live in the early days? Early missionaries were jacks of all trades, having to build their own houses, barter for food, cook over an open fire, and if required to travel overland, to do so on foot. In 1833 at the age of 24, Rev Wallis was a candidate for the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in England, and in April the following year he was ordained a minister. Shortly after his ordination, he married Mary Ann Riddick and having volunteered to undertake missionary work, Rev and Mrs. Wallis set sail for Hobart, where they waited some weeks before sailing on the Triton for the Hokianga. They arrived at the mission station at Mgangunu and although Rev Wallis was keen to start evangelical work, he was pressed into service helping to build a large weatherboard church. In April 1835, the Wesleyan Mission decided it was time to establish two mission stations in the Waikato, one at Whaingaroa and one at Kawhia. Rev and Mrs Wallis along with Rev and Mrs Whiteley then sailed down the coast to Kawhia, where a crowd of over 1000 waited at Kawhia to celebrate their arrival. Mrs Wallis stayed in Kawhia, while the Rev Wallis, accompanied by a Maori guide, walked 30km to Whaingaroa. Initially Wallis only had a small raupo hut, about 3m x 2m to live in. A Mission house was completed a few weeks later, and Mrs Wallis was fetched from Kawhia by about a dozen natives, who carried her in a sedan chair made from vines and branches of trees. She was carried to Whaingaroa in triumph, the first white woman to come to that part of the country. The building of the mission house took a lot of Wallis’s time, but he still preached the gospel with the aid of an interpreter, John Leigh. By January 1836 many local Maori had converted to Christianity, including the great chief Te Awaitaia, who at the time of his baptism took the name of William Naylor, or Wi Neera. Between 400 and 500 worshippers attended Sunday services. Meetings were held every night and children attended Sunday School on Sundays. Although Wallis initially despaired at ever becoming fluent in the Maori language, it was not long before he was able to preach in fluent Maori.`

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In May 1836, Wesleyan Secretaries in London advised that the Church Missionary Society intended to occupy Whaingaroa, and Wallis was to withdraw from the area. This caused great dismay among Maoris and missionaries, but Wallis had no option but to obey instructions. In June the Wallis family left for Tangiteroria in Northland, where Wallis’s first job was to build himself a house. After 12 months of ‘fruitless labour’ Wallis reported that the Tangiteroria Maori ‘had no desire for religious instruction’. Twice, visiting Whaingaroa Maori encouraged him to return as they were still attending worship and learning to read and write under the leadership of their own people. As the Church Missionary Society had not occupied the area by October 1838, Wallis was granted permission to return to Whaingaroa. In March 1839 the barque Elizabeth arrived in Raglan where all the Wallis’s possessions were unloaded onto the beach. The old mission house at Te Horea had fallen into disrepair. Land was bought at Nihinihi for a new mission station. In the meantime, a rough shelter was arranged for the family, now with three children, on the beach. Their four poster bed was covered with timber and blankets, and packing cases were placed around it to form a shelter from wind and rain. A large raupo church was built at Nihinihi, and a weatherboard house later constructed. Wallis wrote that in the five years he had been in New Zealand he had spent most of his time building somewhere to live, and he had had little opportunity to undertake missionary work. On the first Sunday after his return to Whaingaroa, Wallis preached to a crowd of 500, baptised 65 and married 23 couples. In 1840 Wallis was asked to go to Port Nicholson (Wellington) as it was proposed to establish a mission station there. Wallis was asked to visit in an advisory capacity. As there was no regular shipping service between Manukau and Wellington, Wallis, accompanied by several Maori, undertook the journey on foot. The return trip took 3 months; most of this time was spent in walking there and back. They travelled down the coast and fording rivers, negotiating sand hills and seemingly impassable cliffs were all part of the experience. Wallis was deeply concerned about education, and in 1844 a school was established in Auckland to be called the Wesleyan Native Institute. One of its first pupils was a son of Wi Neera. He also agitated for a school for the children of missionaries. Often the mission outposts were in remote places where there was no opportunity for schooling or interaction with other

Top: Wallis memorial at the bottom of Bow Street. Bottom: Rev. James and Mary Wallis. Images thanks to Raglan Museum Collection

children. Eventually the Wesleyan College and Seminary opened in Auckland with 40 children in residence, from almost every mission station in the Pacific. In the next few years several of the Wallis children attended the school. In 1863, after nearly 30 years as a missionary, Wallis accepted a posting to Onehunga. Now aged 54, he was saddened greatly by the turn of affairs brought on by the land wars. Large numbers of Maori had been dispossessed of their land, and former settlements with large Maori populations had vanished or become small unimportant villages. His children were now at school in Auckland, engaged in missionary work in the Pacific Islands, or engaged in farming activities. The settlers of the district were sorry to see the Wallises go. The Maori of the area presented Wallis with an address in the form of a lament,

which Wallis found deeply moving. Wallis found the transition from Maori missionary to the European ministry difficult; he had not kept up the practice of preaching in English. After three years at Onehunga he transferred to the Pitt Street Methodist Church. In 1868 he became a supernumerary minister, a post he held for 27 years. By now he had outlived most of his contemporaries. With his flowing white beard, he became affectionately known as Father Wallis. He died in 1895, his wife Mary Ann having predeceased him 2 years previously, and having outlived four of his nine children. In 1852 Wallis bought 200 hectares of land at Okete, and two sons, William and Thomas, began to clear the land and create a farm. It had been intended to run a flour mill at Okete, but instead in 1868 a very successful flax mill was

established. Once the supply of flax was exhausted, the mill was converted to provide electricity for the family. Wallis also bought land in Wallis Street. Warahi Park in Wallis Street, on land donated by the Wallis family, is now a children’s playground. There are still direct descendants of James and Mary Ann Wallis living in Raglan. In 1988 members of the Wallis family compiled a ‘Family Circle’, which lists the names of over 1000 descendants from James and Mary Ann. At the end of Bow Street, a memorial seat faces across the harbour to Te Horea, an arrow pointing to the site of the original mission station. On the right hand side of Wainui Road, just up the hill from the one way bridge stands a monument which marks the site of the Nihinihi mission station. Virginia Gallagher

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    

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 

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         

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      

        

              

  

 

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              

  

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    

   

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     

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                

     

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       

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      

  

  

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               

    

 

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       

       

                

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BUILDERS

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Nick & Kerin Hardie: 07 825 6886 / 027 425 6886 hardiehomes@xtra.co.nz

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Contact Peter on 825-8486 or see him 8am-5pm at 2 Park Drive, Raglan

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PH Pete: 0274 302 890

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Situations Vacant

B U D G E T ASSISTANCE @ Raglan Community House. Phone 825 8142 for an appointment. Become a Budget Service client and be eligible for a Bargain Basement 50% off clothing voucher. RAGLAN LIGHT E X E R C I S E GROUP. “Making a Difference” Light exercise sessions: Mondays & Thursdays 10am. St. Peter’s Church Hall, Bow St. All welcome.

MOVIES at the Old School

Salt of the Earth

M Content may disturb 109 mins. 2014. French, Portuguese, English with English subtitles

Wim Wender’s film of the work and life of Brazilian artist, environmentalist and photojournalist Sebastião Salgado. NZ Herald 4.5 stars “.. great survey of a brilliant career. Highly recommended.” Sat 16 May 8.00pm Sun 17 May 4.30pm Reserves ph 825 0023

www.raglanartscentre.co.nz

MEL PARSONS NZ SINGER SONGWRITER: Music at the Old School - Thu 14 May doors open 7pm performance starts 8pm $30 THURS 14 MAY @ YOT CLUB, Free pool, SKY Sport, Surf Vids

Courses, classes & workshops MAINLY MUSIC for preschoolers. Every Monday & Wednesday 9:30am @ Te Uku Church Hall $3 per family. All welcome. Ph Surfside 825 5199 for more details.

Commercial To Let RETAIL SHOP SPACE FOR LEASE

R A G L A N RAMBLERS WED 06 MAY: 9am at carpark next to fire station: Waitetuna organic dairy farm bring lunch

Downtown CBD, Prime location, High foot traffic Ph 021-363465

SELF STORAGE

Contact Ray & Sheryl Ker

For Sale In My Good Books Quality 2nd hand books Open Thurs - Sun from 10am 2 Wallis St Books wanted.

Winter selections... Brixton wool felt hat + Rollas 100% Wool knit cardi Mens Curated Lifestyle Apparel W I NT E R I N ST O R E >> The Corner Store &

FIREWOOD DRY 6x6 load pine $125, mac $145, native $160, gum $160. Delivered. Ph 0210771524. F I R E W O O D MANUKA DRY D E L I V E R E D $110m3 Ring 825 0522. F I R E W O O D MANUKA DRY $120 m3 delivered. Ph 027 362 6004 or 027 361 9022

For Sale DRY MANUKA firewood shed stored $130 heaped trailer load delivered. Ph Dave 825 7270. FIREWOOD FOR SALE Eucalyptus, gum $130 inc delivery contact 0211292576. SHED DRIED WOOD $100 first m3, $80 for subsequent m3 ordered. Ph Chris 825 8873 – free delivery in Raglan. TREASUREHUNTERS – Come dig through our selection of brica-brac, clothing and books @ Xtreme Zero Waste 8250017 For Hire BOUNCY CASTLE for hire, great entertainment for the kids. Call Vicki 8257575. Commercial To Let INDUSTRIAL YARD FOR RENT. Could add building if required. Ph Bob, 021825 869.

FRI 15 MAY @ YOT CLUB, Resident DJs free enrty, free pool SAT 16 MAY @ YOT CLUB, Live funk band Mighty Mighty.

4005 SH23, Raglan Ph: (07) 825 6560 Mob: 027 2022 575 info@raglanstorage.co.nz

Services Offered

C H I M N E Y S W E E P I N G , w o o d b u r n e r installations, Raglan local text Dale 027 4477065.- pls note ph # printed incorrectly last week. MOBILE PODIATRY SERVICES: Toenail cutting, Foot Spa, Foot Massage, Pedicure by Registered Nurse in your own home. Available 7 days. Phone 027 256 5437 To Let WATERFRONT ON CLIFF St quaint 1 bdrm apartment avail 12 May $220/ wk Ph Melanie 021 760 468 SEMI-FURNISHED UNIT Raglan West, suit single or working couple, $230pw inc. power ph 825 0154 or 027 525 0154

YOGA INSTRUCTORS WANTED Qualification and experience are needed. We are looking for someone to take over for the month of June and possibly July our Tues 9.15am and Wed 6.15pm classes. We are also looking for someone to take over for June, July, August & September for our Fri 9.15am & Sat 10.00am classes. Please Email: amber@ raglangym.co.nz for an application form or Ph 07 825 0079 or 027 294 6949 for more info. Applications close on Monday 25th May.

YOGA 5-WEEK COURSE - $50! Starts Monday 25th May 6pm-7.15pm Beginners welcome Bookings essential: corry.yoga@ hotmail.com

To Let

HEART OF TOWN – LONGTERM RENTAL accommodation or workspace. Sunny and private overlooking Harbour. Semi-furnished (neg.) ph 021 952271. Wanted

BEEHIVE SITES WANTED For land near Kanuka/bush. Any questions or inquiries contact Bevan on 0211661465 Public Notice A G L O W CANDLELIGHT now meets on the third Tuesday monthly at Activate Church, 7 Taipari Ave, Raglan West. Next Meeting: Tuesday 19th May 2015 at 10am. R A G L A N HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY next meeting Tuesday May 19th, 1pm, Church Hall, Stewart St. Floral Art is honouring Mother, interest table badges, guest speaker on organic gardening. New members always welcome. Situations Vacant SICK OF TRAVELING? Work from home no exp. Required. Ph 09 8899187. Free info www.crazy-simplesuccess.com

TREE SER

ITS NOT COOL TO BULLY IN SCHOOL

RUAPUKE MOTOR CAMP

• Peace and tranquility • Surfing, fishing, bush walks • Cabins, powered sites, tent sites PH 07 8256800

Phone (07) 825 0577 Open 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Saturday

WINTER IS COMING

KEEP WARM WITH… FIREWOOD Manuka $150/m3 Pine $99/m3 Yellow Totara $150/m3 Huntly Coal $10/bag

Second-grade railway sleepers $39 Sort your drainage…

Novaslo (punched/unpunched) 110mm x 15m $89 110mm x 30m $152

ARBORIST/ Free advice & quotes CLIMBER WANTED

Farm Boss Calvert Pipe

Regular, part-time work with potential for full time. Experience essential, qualification preferred.

6m length

225mm - $214+gst 300mm - $324+gst 375mm - $459+gst

Lots of new plants come and see the nursery now!

Call Matt 021 02678715 or 07 825 0332 Public Notices

Public Notices

Raglan Violence Prevention and Awareness

WEDS @ ORCA R E S TA U R A N T Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcome

PLASTIC BAG FREE NZ RAGLAN – Hosted by Denise Roche MP and Raglan Greens. Forum to discuss phasing out plastic bags in NZ, featuring your candidates for the Community Board election. Raglan House Sat 16th May 12pm-3pm. All Welcome.

ALL YOU CAN EAT PORK RIBS! - with spicy BBQ sauce - $15pp. Thurs 14th May @ Bow St DEPOT, 5pm8.30pm / bookings, 8250976. Every Thursday!

Public Notices

OPEN 6 DAYS - OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAYS 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Situations Vacant

Homecare Support Worker - Complex care

It’s our place to care.

RAGLAN We are looking for someone to provide one on one support and assistance to our client in Raglan. You must have proven experience in a complex homecare support environment and also Rehabilitation therapy.

JOIN THE RAGLAN CLUB

$25 per year $400 accumulating draw every Friday Live entertainment most Fridays Left Hand Break Restaurant – Excellent meals at reasonable prices (group bookings welcome) Pool darts Snooker Gaming & TAB Family Friendly plus BBQ area Big Screen Courtesy Van Wed, Fri & Sat from 4pm

The person we are looking for must be flexible enough to work weekdays, weekends and could also be available for some sleepovers. If this sounds like you and you are self motivated, reliable, and empathetic with a positive attitude, then please apply. Geneva is a trusted name in Healthcare right throughout New Zealand. We offer competitive pay rates and opportunities for training, working alongside a supportive family of fellow carers and health professionals. To apply call our freephone 0800 266 577 or email your CV through to sharync@genevahealth.com or apply online at genevahealth.com

Geneva Healthcare

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RAGLAN REAL ESTATE Open Homes Saturday 2pm - 9c East Street

Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)

AUCTION Fri 3 February 2012 - 6pm Ray White Office, 21 Bow St, Raglan rd

Sunday 2pm - 69d Otonga Valley Rd

NEXT AUCTION: FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2015 – 6PM, RAY WHITE OFFICE NEW BEGINNINGS

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Solid brick 3 brm family home in rural setting

• 2 Storey House In 2 Legal Flats

Office & rumpus, single garage, internal access

• 2 Brm Flat Upstairs / 3 Brm Flat Downstairs • Panoramic Harbour & Mountain Views

Plumbed shed (potential ancillary unit), well planted garden

• 2 Acre + Lifestyle Block – Prime Location • Single Garage & Storage Shed

3973m² fenced & ready for a new family

Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN

AUCTION 5.6.15: 15 Cambrae Rd Prior Auction offers considered.

ID#RAG20938

OPEN HOME Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road

TOP SHELF PROPERTY

9 Puka Place

Sun drenched open plan living & decks Large paved entertainment area

Tenders to Ray White office, 21 Bow St, OPEN HOME Raglan RAG#20923

• This new home is all finished and is ready for you to simply move in and enjoy • Many fabulous features here that you’ll love...a sleek modern kitchen, spacious open plan living, ensuite in Master, beautifully decorated interior plus views of the harbour from the deck • Downstairs is also all plumbed up leaving plenty of options for future development • Situated on 660m2 section in the new Waikowhai subdivision

Wonderfully positioned to capture water views and sunshine. ID#RAG20964 Featuring: SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM • Large double garage • Sun-drenched decking • Lots of character and charm Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN HOME

Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered

Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street

Saturday 1pm 6 Violet Street

WOODEN IT BE NICE

ID#RAG20907

Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street

Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road

ID#RAG22291 MAKE ME YOUR OWN – I’M RATHER SPECIAL!! Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

WATER & MOUNTAIN

View open home Sun 2pm or by appointment

ID#RAG22271 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

View open home Sat 3pm or by appointment

OPEN HOME

IN A CLASS OF IT’S OWN $510,000

STEP INTO THE MARKET

3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchen

TE MATA TREASURE TOUR ID#RAG20886

OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY

OPEN HOME Sunday 1pm 1 Seabreeze Way

TOO GOOD TO MISS!

ID#RAG20965

GRANDSTAND VIEWS OF LORENZEN BAY

Fabulous family living / Easy care garden

ID#RAG20963

HOME

Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road

ID#RAG20952

*10 minutes from Raglan *Community living OPEN HOME View open home or by appointment OPEN HOME ID#RAG20933

150 Whaanga Road

786 Te Mata Rd

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!! 5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!!

Sunday 2pm 16 Stewart Street

FIN

YOUR NEXT FAMILY HOME $395,000

773 Te Mata Rd NO TI

797 Te Mata Rd

HAPPILY EVER AFTER $599,000

RAGLAN RUSTIC REAL ESTATE

Board and batten rustic house plus a separate large barn with adjoining carport - ideal as a workshop/ studio. The main house has one large bedroom which could be converted into two; plus one single bedroom/ office area. Huge potential for improvement. 7253m² section Established orchard and extensively planted. Listen to the sound of the surf - Very close access to beach and surf, only minutes to Raglan town. Prior Auction Offers considered. Phone now for an appointment to view.

*Close to school

RURAL RETREAT $395,000

ID#RAG20984

Phone now for an appointment to view 448 Wainui Road

ID#RAG22318

IDRAG#22330

21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com

Graham Rope 021 222 7427

View open home Sunday 2pm

79a Newton Rd

Tamara Athique 021 804 701

View open home Sunday 2pm

467a Te Mata Rd

NEW LISTING View open home Sunday 1pm

AUCTION 5.6.15: 29 Te Mata Rd

Graham Rope 021 222 7427

COUNTRY LIFE CLOSE TO THE BEACH

• The best of both worlds awaits you at this ideal lifestyle property located only minutes from Raglan • Ideal family home, master with ensuite, open plan living flowing onto north facing decking • The internally access large double garage is a great space for cars, boats or could be utilised fully as a family rumpus/ games room • A large barn offers great storage for equipment. There is also an attached carport. Situated on 3.7578 ha’s. Prior Auction offers considered.

View open home Sunday 1pm

COUNTRY WITH CHARACTER ID#RAG22250 $530,000 3

Richard Thomson 027 294 8625

TE MATA LIFESTYLE $240,000 ONE LEFT! ID#RAG21963 • Beautiful 1.577 ha block • North facing building platform • Stands of Kahikateas and natives

34a Government Rd

View open home Sun 1pm or by appointment

ID#RAG22267

View open home Sun 12pm or by appointment

ID#RAG22217 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

1 Upper Cross Street

Lifestyle: 49a Hills Rd

• Positioned at the beginning of a peaceful no exit street • Central location to town with views to parks and sports field • Fantastic entry level home or investment property • This home’s potential will impress

ID#RAG22331

ID#RAG22212 View open home Sat 1pm or by appointment

Graham Rope 021 222 7427

Saturday 12pm - 1 Bayview Rd

Saturday 3pm - 9 Puka Place

Sunday 1pm - 797 Te Mata Rd

Saturday 12pm - 7a East St

Sunday 12pm - 15 Tutchen Ave

Sunday 2pm – 15 Cambrae Rd

Saturday 1pm - 1 Upper Cross St

Sunday 1pm - 29 Te Mata Rd

Sunday 2pm - 773 Te Mata Rd

Saturday 2pm - 66 Wainui Rd

Sunday 1pm - 79a Newton Rd

Sunday 2pm - 786 Te Mata Rd

21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com

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AFFORDABLE WITH PRIVACY $335,000

VIEWS FOREVER $445,000

• Panoramic views of Township, Bar and Harbour • An amazing building site 5773m2 (1.4 acres) • Close to town • Build your dream home with no covenants restricting your imagination.

16th & 17th May

• A unique and rare opportunity to purchase a property that offers many options for the buyer • Home and income, rental investment or simply live in one and rent the other • Front house: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a separate laundry and lock up garage with views of the estuary and Mr Karioi • Back house: self-contained, warm one bedroom cottage with its own private courtyard and carport

Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282

TWO HOMES, ONE TITLE $515,000

SERENITY $445,000

this weekend

15 Tutchen Ave

• Stop looking, relax, you’re home! Something special with character! • Large open plan living. wooden floors • Good size garaging with internal access • Low maintenance grounds planted out with natives • Walking distance to town and the wharf

OPEN HOMES

ID#RAG22287 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282