THE RAGLAN
CHRONICLE EST. 1903
Whaingaroa news for you weekly
Anna Coddington
p5
Flower show
p3
What's on
p11
36 Kaitoke St
VENDORS WILL CONSIDER ALL OFFERS
11th September 2014 - Issue #410
21 Rose St
TRUCK & VAN DELIVERIES NEW SERVICES! - VAN DELIVERIES
OPEN HOME: SUNDAY 1PM MOTIVATED OVERSEAS VENDOR
DEADLINE SALE: 10TH OCTOBER 2014
ID#RAG21739
ID#RAG21808
• Quietly hidden down a waterfront street with great views of the Estuary and Mt Karioi • 2 storey home currently being used as one house but can easily be 2 flats • Upstairs with open plan living and double bedroom, conservatory and water views • Downstairs open plan living, 2 bedrooms and sunny north facing deck • 812m² section with carport and off street parking
Departing Returning/Arriving Morning: 8.00am 11.00am Afternoon: 1.30pm 4.30pm
Local Business Serving Raglan District Since 1996
• This very well presented 3 bedroom home offers a relaxed coastal lifestyle that is big enough for the whole family. • Great decking, amazing views and all day sun. • Private courtyard, kids playhouse and gazebo with spa • Huge garage and workshop, off-street parking, room for the BOAT. • Conveniently located to the wharf, parks, beach and town an easy walk.
Ray White Office, 21 Bow St Raglan ph: 07 825 8669.
RAGLAN Chronicle 1
dining guide
Cover Supervalue's Richard Jacobsen with Marlene Duss, the winner of a recent instore competition.
Bow Street DEPOT. Dine in. 2 Bow Street..............................................825 0976
What’s up coach? Jo’s Takeaways. Te Kopua Domain......................................................825 8761
A series of Q & A’s with our local coaches
5 1 a W h a a n ga Ro a d , W h a l e B a y, R a g l a n , N Z
07 825 7072 w w w.w a o k u l o d ge.c o. n z w a o k u l o d ge @ g m a i l .c o m
The Shack. Dine in or Takeaway. 19 Bow Street..................................825 0027
The Raglan Club. Dine in or Takeaway. 22-24 Bow Street.................. 825 8278
Penny Mason
Leanne Waite Local - Registered Midwife
Registered Midwife
07 825 5396 021 068 0615 Offering gentle midwifery care for pregnant, birthing and new mothers birth centre • home • hospital
RAGLAN UNION CHURCH
SUNDAY SERVICES:
10.00am - Family Service
with Sunday School
Op-Shop in the hall 9.30-11am Saturdays.
3 Stewart St | Contact: 07 825 8276
Personal, supportive midwifery care
This week the Chronicle caught up with Greg Clark. Who do you coach? Clinic Raglan & Hamilton Raglan Area School Under 15 rugby side. How long have you been coaching Mobile 0274 828 021 for? Email: waite@waikatomidwives.co.nz I coached my own kids when they played 15 years ago and I then did a bit of senior coaching after that. This is my first coaching role for a while. Why did you decide to put your hand up to coach? I played rugby from the age of 4 until I was 39. The game provided me with some amazing times and I've always thought coaching is a way to give back to the game. What are the highlights of coaching a team? Each team has its own highlights based on the competition, players etc. But generically I get great enjoyment from seeing a team start to develop their skill base. Watching players new to the game begin to understand and enjoy it is very satisfying. And of course having the occasional win helps the ego. What are the challenges? Again each team brings its own challenges but I would say dealing with WeatherMap - New Zealand weather forecasts individuals and their quirks and balancing Mass on Saturday evenings at 5 pm. those with the greater good of the team 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays in Raglan stands out. Getting the boys ready again after a loss can be challenging also. 2nd and 4th Saturdays in Te Mata Further information: Raglan 825 8135 Fr Anselm Aherne: Frankton 847 5688 www.raglancatholic.org.nz
SUPPORT OUR SUPPORTERS! The businesses and individuals advertising in the Raglan Chronicle are participating not only to promote their businesses, but to show their support for our community paper – so be sure to tell them you saw them in the Raglan Chronicle. Local businesses are the foundation of our community - and they make it possible for us to bring the Raglan Chronicle to you.
Raglan Ink Ltd home of the Raglan Chronicle Office Open Mon - Fri 9.00am - 4.00pm, Wainui Rd, Raglan Ph: (07) 825-7076 Fax: (07) 825-7078 Post: P.O. Box 234, Raglan
Check www.weathermap.co.nz for latest forecasts Forecasts Forecast generated on Wednesday 10 September Max Summary Wind Waves* Tides* Sun temp (C) (km/hr) (m) (High/Low) (Rise/Set) Fri
Rain
17
E 20 am NE 30 pm
1.1
L 05:50 am R 06:28 am H 12:00 pm S 06:05 pm L 06:10 pm
Sat
Rain
16
NE 30 am NW 30 pm
2.1
H L H L
12:20 06:30 12:50 07:00
am am R 06:26 am pm S 06:06 pm pm
Sun
Sunny with rain
14
SW 25 am SW 35 pm
2.2
H L H L
01:10 07:20 01:30 07:40
am am R 06:25 am pm S 06:07 pm pm
Mon
Cloud with possible showers
13
W 10 am NW 20 pm
2.1
H L H L
01:50 08:10 02:20 08:30
am am R 06:23 am pm S 06:07 pm pm
Tue
Sunny with rain
14
NW 30 am NW 35 pm
2.5
H L H L
02:50 09:00 03:20 09:40
am am R 06:21 am pm S 06:08 pm pm
Wed
Mainly fine with possible showers
14
W 20 W 20
am pm
2.6
H L H L
03:50 10:00 04:30 10:50
am am R 06:20 am pm S 06:09 pm pm
Thu
Showers with clear spells
15
NW 5 NW 5
am pm
2.4
H 05:10 am R 06:18 am L 11:20 am S 06:10 pm H 05:50 pm
DISCLAIMER
Opinions and views expressed in the Raglan Chronicle do not necessarily represent those held by the Editors or Publishers. Every care will be taken in the preparation and placement of submitted material but the Editors/Publishers shall not be liable for errors or omissions or subsequent effects due to the same. It is the submitters responsibility to ensure material is not libelous or defamatory. The Editors/Publishers reserve the right to abridge, alter or decline any material submitted to the Raglan Chronicle to meet the constraints of space and/or maintain a reasonable standard of language and decorum.
2 RAGLAN Chronicle
Weather Map
Raglan Weather & Tides
Email: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz Advertising & Articles The advertising and editorial content deadline will be Monday at 12pm week of issue.
What is your coaching style? I like to be participative. I won't stand on the training field and just yell instructions. I try to let the leaders in the team make decisions about the game we play. I base trainings on skills, game situations and practicing individual and set piece skills. Coaching at school boy level is as much about motivating and directing the boys as devising a game plan. Is it all about winning? Everyone loves to win but it can never be just about that. I am a proponent of team sport. I think it develops good character and helps the players socially. Getting outside, having some structure and discipline can only be good. Was sport important to you growing up? Hugely. I remember getting up in the middle of the night to watch the All Blacks playing in Britain when I was 7. I used to watch all sports and played everything I could all through my school years, rugby, tennis, cricket, badminton, squash and many others. My parents were great. They took me all over the place so I could participate. I never played at any real high levels but always enjoyed the contest. I do believe playing sport growing up helps a child through life. How do you think team sports benefit our young ones today? Sport gives them structure and discipline when, in many other parts of their lives, there is none. It allows the kids to express themselves and be part of something. The ability to belong and share with others in a team should never be underrated. The sense of pride they get from winning and then when faced with adversity the will to keep going with their mates is what has made kiwi kids become great kiwi adults for generations. Best http://www.weathermap.co.nz/?p=ragla piece of advice you could give parents. Encourage your kids. Don't let them sit around and not be involved. Encourage, encourage, encourage
*Total significant wave height and *Tide times for Raglan Bar
First Raglan flower show in 25 years springs into life
Top - Fabulously Floral: More than 90 people came to view the exhibits Bottom - Creative Kids: Shanti Heaton-McKoy, 6, and little brother Uenuku, 4, both won prizes.
R
aglan Horticultural Society held its inaugural Spring Flower Show in Raglan over the weekend with organisers saying they are “delighted with the results” and have further plans for next year’s event. It was the first show of its kind to happen in Raglan for more than 25 years and attracted more than 90 people to view the exhibits and raised $176 for the group. Floral Art Category Judge Pam Bovill said that judging was difficult, as there were “so many good entries,” but required the judges to follow clear guidelines – such as using only natives in the native floral art entries. “This is the first one [Flower Show] in a long time, I think that the club is happy with the entries.” However, children’s judges Sally
and Mary, who came from Cambridge and Auckland respectively, said that the judging of the children’s entries was a lot less “critical.” “It was an absolute joy… really hard to judge [because] some little girl or boy has sat there for ages.” Raglan Horticultural Society President Barbara O’Doherty said that although there were first, second and third prizes in the children’s categories, all children received a prize thanks to a “beautiful basket of goodies including butterflies and bees for the children” prepared by Julie Hanna. Barbara said the Raglan Horticultural Society was “unsure of the reaction we would have” coming into such a show. She said the show – which exhibited individual blooms, native and exotic floral art, vegetables and children’s arrangements – was a great success. Barbara said that the group carefully
considered the date of the Flower Show during the organisation stage so as not to coincide with other events in Raglan, such as polling day on September 20. “The thing I didn’t know about was the children going to the soccer or rugby… Also, the over sixties had a bus trip somewhere.” However, next year people would have more chance to prepare for the Spring Flower Show which was likely to happen in “the first or second week of September,” she said. “People have time now to learn and collect containers for their floral art for next year,” Barbara said. But for now, the Raglan Horticultural Society was revelling in the success of the first show. “I think for a start it was a good effort to begin with. It worked!” Marcia Ahern
,
WE WANT YOUR STORIES! Please contact us on 07 825 7076 or email us details: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz
RAGLAN Chronicle 3
Reward offered after special tree destroyed It was a different type of pohutakawa that grew a straight trunk, then branched out at the top to form a canopy, which it was envisaged people could eventually sit under. He said the tree had been grown from a seed from a very old and well-known pohutakawa, known as Tangi-te-korowhiti, which the Tainui waka had been tied to when it first landed in Kawhia. Harbour Care had no more of the seeds. “It used to be a pohutakawa forest on the West Coast and now it’s all gone,” lamented Fred. The Waikato District Council was also keen to get information on the recent spraying of citrus trees in Petchell Park, Bow Street. Four citrus trees were damaged by spray and were to be removed. The council added that another issue it wanted addressed was the regular dumping of green waste and household waste on council reserves by neighbouring property owners. Rachel Benn
07 825 7370 021 0226 0455 www.raglanmidwife.co.nz
Book to be launched about stone sculptures
A sculptures overlooking Wainui Beach are
rtists involved with carving the four stone
invited to a launch this month of the book documenting the project.
Also at H.G Webb House, Cnr Boundary & Victoria Streets, Hamilton
Hayley Willers LLB 07 834 6253 or 021 868 950 Living locally and available to see clients in Raglan by appointment
Whaingaroa Harbour Care’s Fred Lichtwark laments the loss while showcasing one of the two remaining pohutakawa seedlings at the jetty area in Bow Street.
J
ust weeks after being planted, a special pohutakawa seedling has been destroyed at the jetty at the end of Bow Street, and a reward has been posted for information about the vandalism. Whaingaroa Harbour Care manager Fred Lichtwark said he and his staff were very disappointed about the eight-year-old seedling – one of three planted at the site – which was snapped in two last week.
Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr.
Fiona Bolden Rebekah Doran Mike Loten Jennifer Hughes
12 Wallis St PO Box 164 RAGLAN
Ph: 825 0114 Fax: 825 0104 A/H: free nurse telephone advice 24 hours a day - on 8250114 OPENING HOURS: Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Open 8am 8am 8am 8am 8am Close 7pm 7pm 5pm 7pm 5pm
WE WANT YOUR STORIES! Please contact us on 07 825 7076 or email us details: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz 4 RAGLAN Chronicle
It has subsequently been removed. Just like the “wild west”, Harbour Care was now offering a $500 reward for any information that led to a successful conviction, Fred said. The information could be passed on to Raglan Police. He said the seedling would have taken some strength to snap last Tuesday night, so it may not have been the work of children. Valued at $1000 each, the seedlings had been gifted to the Waikato District Council by Harbour Care for the newly done up jetty area.
The book, Whaingaroa Creative Sculptures, would be gifted to the Raglan Museum as a documented history of the process to create the Four Directions Sculptures, which were placed at the Wainui Reserve in 2002. Deborah Fenton, coordinator of the project and the book, said the museum would hold a month-long exhibition using the original photographs. The book, which had been funded by the Raglan Lions Club, would be able to be viewed as well. “It’s sharing the history, because so many people go up there and enjoy it,” she said. The project also involved local artists Jenny Rhodes and Andre Te Wheoro, and Wayne Morris, formerly of the Raglan Community Board, and was a Community Employment Group initiative aimed at providing opportunities for unemployed people in Raglan. Carved from Hinuera stone, the sculptures represented North (fire), East (air), South (earth) and West (water). Underneath them lay four crystals, with a guitar buried under the North sculpture by Brian Ruawai, who took part in the course tutored by Maori sculptor Te Aturangi Clamp. Other artists who took part included the nowacclaimed Tai Meuli, plus Sean Eketone, Peter Schon, Pita Mataira, Brian McMillian, Nici Palmer, Adam Martin, Che Rogers, Christian Higgins and Zella Tihema. The launch of the book, Whaingaroa Creative Sculptures, will start at 6.30pm on September 26 at the Raglan Museum. All artists involved and anyone else interested are invited to attend. Rachel Benn
image thanks to Stuart Mckenzie
Anna Coddington strikes a chord T into the room where singer/ hree girls came bursting
songwriter Anna Coddington was having lunch. “We’ve got the ending,” they yelled, and put down the final couple of lines to a song they had just been writing with Anna.
Anna grabbed her guitar and the four of them then sang the completed song “Life is Amazing”, which had been written in under an hour. It lived up to its name, and the girls were clearly buzzing. “See?” Anna said, “That’s why I do it.” Anna, who grew up in Raglan, came back to Raglan Area School last week to join with local musicians for the New Zealand Music Commission Musicians’ Mentoring in Schools Programme, which is funded by the Ministry of Education. Drummer Boyd Dixon, bassist Nick Stevens, guitarist Vicki Creetis and pianist Lisa McLeod joined teachers from school to help individuals and bands from Years 7-8 with their music, performance and creative skills. As an established artist Anna
with two solo albums under her belt, was also able to help students with career advice and a few tricks of the trade. The one and a half day mentoring session culminated in a concert of all the student musicians in front of the school, for that extra bit of performance practise. “Whatever they’re afraid of, you make them [the students] do it over and over again until they’re not afraid of it anymore,” Lisa said. All the musicians involved talked about the pleasure they got from teaching a young student and see them “get it”. “For me, that’s what got me into music. It’s like – wow! It’s creation,” said Anna, who was keen to start working again after having a baby nine months ago. It was her second visit to the school under the mentoring programme but she visited many other schools around New Zealand, often while she was on tour, to do the same. Vicki, who volunteered to help the younger Year 5-6 students, said she hoped a band would form from the mentoring session which would eventually perform its own songs. Rachel Benn
Greens find their ‘poster farmer’ in rural Raglan
T
Greens co-leader Russel Norman with Mike and Madeline Moss and fresh water koura
alk of dirty politics may have peppered this year’s election campaign but it was the issue of dirty water – and how it can be avoided – which dominated discussion when Greens co-leader Russel Norman launched his party’s rivers policy at a property near Raglan last weekend. Media out on the campaign trail, along with a bevvy of Green candidates, descended last Sunday on the Waitetuna Valley dairy farm of Mike and Madeline Moss for a launch that was definitely out of the political mainstream. This time the muddy boot was on the other foot for Norman, who rather than embark on his customary search for a dirty country stream instead praised the Mosses’ passion for soil and water quality and their “amazing” riparian strips which had kept the streams running through their farm clean for the past 10 years. “They now have an incredible 14kms of fenced and planted waterways, and nine hectares of protected waterways,” Norman said in announcing the Greens’ plans to introduce a national environment standard for fencing
of livestock and riparian strips. “This is a smart farm in action, and proof of how financially, environmentally and socially rewarding a sustainable farming system can be.” Mike Moss – subsequently labelled in a New Zealand Herald report as the Greens’ “poster farmer” – told the gathering of how he started noticing a marked improvement in water quality after starting 30 years ago to fence the Waitetuna Stream and other waterways and wetlands. But he emphasised the real turning point came nearly two decades ago when Whaingaroa Harbour Care came along with a “refreshingly collaborative approach to farmers” aimed at cleaning up the harbour. “The benefits we are seeing from the riparian work carried out have far exceeded our expectations,” he said, listing 12 ranging from no stock losses, improved stock control and shelter both for stock and pastures through to improved habitat for biodiversity, better ability to trap nutrients and a farm that was aesthetically pleasing. There was also one benefit “I would never have anticipated … the image or branding of this farm”.
Norman, in his speech, also thanked Fred Lichtwark for managing Whaingaroa Harbour Care’s restoration of the harbour catchment by planting no fewer than 1.5 million native trees along streams and harbour edges. “Again, smart land management in action,” he told those at the policy launch. The Greens also announced in their self-described “smart farming plan” a charge on water used for irrigation, with every dollar generated going back into cleaning up the country’s waterways. Later, in a “grand tour” of the farm, Moss took Norman down to a little stream where he’d earlier caught a couple of kokopu and koura in buckets. The Moss farm, which has 130 milking cows and some sheep and beef, was described in the New Zealand Herald report as being non-organic but Mike Moss points out that it was organically certified for many years. The move away from certification came on the back of last year’s drought, he explains. “We couldn’t buy enough organic feed and had some issues with Fonterra, but we haven’t dropped the principles by which we farm.” A. T
Opinion: Outside looking in Musician Anna Coddington, at Raglan Area School last week for a student mentoring programme, sings a song written with students.
I haven’t named them or anything like that. As a very general rule, prescribing names to inanimate objects is not something I would do. But in this case, I feel some names screaming towards me to put it to rest. I’m talking about the turbines. You know who I mean…those swinging, sexy, hard-working soldiers across the mountain range: all 27 of them standing at attention in their very personal, voguish poses. Before Raglan, I never gave them a thought. At the most, I thought they were cool. At the very least, they are responsible for killing the poor birds that come into their path. But that’s not on them; it’s on the
design and dismissive, thoughtless ways of human beings. Now, they are front and center in my life given they live outside my front door with a 24 hour watch over my home. So every single day when I say hello to them, I curiously and carefully check out their moods. After-all, we live together and I would hate to offend. Some would say it all depends on the light and the weather. Others would say I’m crazy. I say neurotic, possibly; but not crazy. And it doesn’t matter. There are days they are lined up, squeezed into crowded formation, and spinning madly. There are days they are so far from one another, they must have uprooted in the night and marched
across the ridge. There are days they are so peaceful and calm, all I want to do is slowly sip down a mint julep while lounging in a white Adirondack. These are my “cat on a hot tin roof” moments. There are days they are so dark and foreboding I’ve no doubt there is evil afoot. And on occasion, there are days they are just turbines doing the work they’re meant to do. Regardless, we belong to one another. And on the days when they’re checking out my mood in the day to come, we smile and turn together. Ezekiel Jacob
RAGLAN Chronicle 5
Dole Philippine Loose Bananas Sanitarium Up & Go 3 Pack/Weet-Bix 750g (Excludes Hi-Bran)
1
$ 99
$
kg
Fresh Tegel NZ Chicken Drumsticks
$
5
kg
Large Red Capsicums
1
$ 99
Export Citrus/Gold/Tui Bottles/Cans 330ml
Corbans Homestead 750ml
kg
(Excludes Golden Lager/ Blond)
$
17
99 pack
1
$ 99
99
13
each
Griffin’s Chocolate Afghans/Krispie/ Wheaten/Thins 200g
99
Fresh Tegel NZ Skinless Chicken Thigh Fillets
$
3
99
12
Pack
each
Talley’s Ice Cream 2L
$
each
4
99 each
Coke/Fanta/ Lift/L&P/ Sprite 1.5L
Please drink responsibly
9
1
$ 99
$ 99 each
each
Next SuperGold Day Tuesday, 23rd September 2014. 5% discount for Seniors on presentation of yourr
card.
5% discount when you spend $10 or more. Promotion excludes restricted item items. Promotion valid on the specified day at SuperValue Raglan only.
Local, convenient & friendly
SuperValue Raglan: 16-18 Bow Street, Raglan. Phone 825 8300. Open 7.30am - 8pm, 7 Days. Specials available from Thursday, 11th September until Sunday, 14th September 2014 or while stocks last. We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits specified apply per customer per day. Trade not supplied. Prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included. Certain products may not be available in all stores. Proprietary brands not for resale. Customer Support Freephone 0800 40 40 40.
Save on fuel
At all our SuperValue Supermarkets
S SuperValue.co.nz SuperValueNZ
Petrol discount vouchers available instore. Conditions apply. At participating stores. See customer service for excluded items and further details.
svrc1109
6 RAGLAN Chronicle
Roosters get to crow again with championship win
T
he Raglan Roosters came out at the top of the table in their division of the Waikato Sunday Soccer League (WSSL) championship, this year, but have still to retain the league’s equivalent of rugby’s Ranfurly Shield, this weekend.
Championship Winners: The Raglan Roosters won the first division of the Waikato Sunday Soccer League Championship and hope to retain the Bob Stock Memorial Challenge Shield at their final game of the season this Sunday at 12pm.
The WSSL is a collection of 30 soccer teams, spread out across three divisions, from around the Waikato, which have competed in ‘friendly’ matches since May this year. Raglan Roosters self-described defacto-text-sender Jose Borrero said the season, where the team had played 14 games, went well for the Roosters right from the beginning. “This year we were fortunate that we had difficult games early in the season, it put us on the right road for the season.” The Rooster’s went from strength to strength, throughout the tournament, and allowed them to eventually win the Championship and get their hands on the WSSL log of wood – the Bob Stock Memorial Challenge Shield, named after the
late secretary of the WSSL, Jose said. He said “It’s a friendly with a little bit more” where the team that holds the Shield has to play to retain it with every match played. There was “a definite soccer underground” in Raglan which attracted a diverse group of men coming from, not just New Zealand but, places like Ireland, Argentina and the USA, Jose said. Raglan Rooster Striker Jon Berczely, who came to Raglan from England 15 years ago, said the team had a lot of fun and “really good team support.” “I’ve been playing six years… It’s great…We’re a real eclectic bunch” The team will be playing to retain the Bob Stock Memorial Challenge Shield at the Te Kopua Domain field this Sunday at 12pm. Jose said he was happy to have the final game of the season played on the team’s home pitch and invited people to watch the game. “Te Kopua is the best place to play,” he said. Marcia Ahern
Moving towards zero waste at market and events Raglan’s Old School Creative Market and Xtreme Zero Waste have partnered up with the introduction of a new, waste minimisation policy.
Market co-ordinator Jacqueline Anderson and market assistants, Merren Tait and Sam Gray, have been working with stallholders to create a zero waste event. They say that since the market attracts people
from far and wide, it’s the ideal place to showcase the town’s commitment to zero waste. “We want people to realise that this is what Raglan is all about, and that reducing waste can be done,” says Merren.
Advance voting opens Votes can be made two weeks ahead of the General Election on September 20th at the Raglan Library.
Special votes - for New Zealand residents out of their home electorate or not on the published roll - and ordinary votes can be cast
Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm until September 19. For further information ring Freephone 0800 36 76 56.
This winter, you may have noticed the new waste bins to separate recyclables from compostable and general waste. Food providers are aiming to use washable crockery and cutlery or compostable containers for takeaway foods. Public responses have been positive. Market goers have enjoyed using real coffee mugs and plates, which has also significantly reduced the amount of landfill. A waste educator has been stationed alongside the new bins to talk with the public about zero waste. Events are a great opportunity
to not only reduce waste, but also to educate the public about composting and recycling. Xtreme Zero Waste has committed to reducing waste at all Raglan events, with support from Keep New Zealand Beautiful, Coca-Cola Foundation Beverage Container Recycling Community Grants. Get in touch with bexie@ xtremezerowaste.org.nz if you’re planning an event in Raglan – big or small! Visit us at the next Old School Creative Market on Sunday September 14th from 10am – 2pm. Zero Waste Team
Raglan harbour given all clear
Early voters: Green Party candidate Robert Moore and supporters take advantage of the early voting option offered in the Raglan Library
Waikato District Council has given the all clear for recreational activities and shellfish collecting in the Raglan Harbour following last month’s wastewater pump overflow. Over recent weeks staff have been monitoring the estuary quality
levels to ensure there was no health risk to the public and had advised the community not to collect seafood or fish in the area until lab results indicated a safe level of toxins. Waikato Regional Council has received a full report into the overflow believed to have been caused by a blockage in the wastewater system.
RAGLAN Chronicle 7
Soccer season comes to a close
Letter: Some of you may be wondering why there was a disruption to the delivery of the Chronicle last week.
Last Wednesday, Graeme Mortlock who delivers the Chronicle to the majority of you every week, was thrown from his motorbike after a vehicle turned out of Greenslade Road directly into his path. Thankfully he is okay, suffering relatively modest injuries. Graeme is very grateful to the locals who stopped and offered assistance at the time of the incident and also to his mates for their support and help with deliveries. The Chronicle team wish Graeme all the best and a speedy recovery. Editor. Top team: the 'Most Successful Team' was awarded to the Morays. A few of the team and their coaches are pictured here. These potential future All Whites scored a mega 146 goals throughout the season!
Raglan Junior Soccer wrapped up the season with their annual prizegiving last weekend. With fourteen teams in the club, it was a large affair, as each and every member of the club received a medal and certificate. The committee were pleased to report that a number of players from the club have been selected for Waikato representative teams. They also reported that there has been a general increase in girls joining the club with 43 registered this year. The 'Most Successful Team' cup was presented to the Morays, coached by Jacqui Forbes and Zane Sharples. This team scored 146 goals throughout the season and only 8 were scored against them.
WE WANT YOUR STORIES! Please contact us on 07 825 7076 or email us details: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz
Other successful teams were the Sharks who were placed 2nd in the 10th grade division 7. The Piranhas were the winners of open grade division 11 and Bullsharks were the winners of open grade division 5. The committee encourages families to look out for the WAIBOP skills programme to be held on the second Friday of the school holidays. It will run from 10am – 2.30pm and the cost is $15 per child and $10 for an extra child. Their online registration went well this year and they encourage parents to register online early next year, to allow more time for the teams to be put together. Registrations will be accepted the beginning of February, so look out for information in the Chronicle and the school newsletters. J Kay
In brief: Notice of flare training and demonstration Raglan Coastguard will be holding a demonstration and training evening on Wed 17th September between 6pm and 9pm in the area west of Raglan Wharf. We will be deploying several different types of flare including parachute rocket (can be seen for several miles), hand held orange smoke and hand held red distress flares. The training is for Coastguard volunteers but members of the public are encouraged to observe.
8 RAGLAN Chronicle
‘
RAGLAN Chronicle 9
AUTOMOTIVE
DRAINAGE/EXCAVATION
ELECTRICIANS
RECYLCING AND RUBBISH REMOVAL MADE EASY BIG BINS FOR BIG JOBS
S
N EXCAVATIO A L G N RA ROB POOLTON LTD
EXCAVATOR & TRUCK HIRE LOW LOADER TRANSPORTER AVAILABLE FULL RANGE OF EXCAVATION SERVICES LANDSCAPING SITE WORKS FARM DRAINAGE RETAINING WALLS SUPPLIER OF PADDOCK ROCKS “Locally owned and operated” PH: Rob - 07 825 6828 or 021 957 745 or raglandiggers@clearnet.co.nz
ARBORIST
ENGINEERING
BUILDERS
MINISKIPS
Miniskips
2.5m3³to 4.5m3³Capacity www.xtremewaste.org.nz House & Garage Clean-Outs • Renovation & Building Sites
07 825 6509 027 208 6742 ELECTRICIANS
PAINTERS
raglanelectrical@rocketmail.com
FENCING
PLUMBING
ELECTRICIANS CONCRETE SERVICES
JOINERY
For advertising inquiries: Contact the Raglan Chronicle on 07 825 7076 Call - John Vercoe Phone: 07 847 6006 Mobile: 027 212 5062 26 King Street, Hamilton Email: waikatojoinery@xtra.co.nz Web: www.joineryspecialists.co.nz
or email us at: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz
LAWNS / LANDSCAPING
COURIERS/PARCELS
• PLUMBING SUPPLIES • BUILDING SUPPLIES • HOME APPLIANCES • LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED • TOTALLY INDEPENDENT
RAGLAN TO HAMILTON THREE TIMES DAILY “I CAN DELIVER YOUR PARCELS ANYWHERE IN NEW ZEALAND WITH TRACK & TRACE!”
ELECTRICIANS
‘CHILLED SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE’
PH Pete: 0274 302 890
DRAINAGE/EXCAVATION
LAWNS / LANDSCAPING
AL DRAINAGE CENTR AND PLUMBING LTD Covering all aspects of Drainage and Plumbing Digger Work Water Mains Digger Hire Available Ph Dean 027 482 3130 or 07 825 8132 central-drainage@hotmail.com
10 RAGLAN Chronicle
80 cents per word (minimum charge $8) or prices start at $18 for a boxed/bordered ad
Public Notices
WED @ Raglan Club, Fun Quiz 6:45pm. WEDNESDAYS @ BANTEAY SREY R E S TA U R A N T Knitting Circle from 9.30am. All welcome. Beginners welcome. R A G L A N RAMBLERS WED 17 SEPT: 9am at carpark next to fire station: Te AkateaPongawhakatiki bring lunch RAGLAN PLUNKET GARAGE SALE, Spring Fling – sell if it’s taking up space! 13 September 2014 10am – 1pm. Book a table: Charlotte – 825 7332 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.
SURFSIDE CHURCH this week:
10am @ Raglan Area School 7pm @ Te Uku Church
RAGLAN FILM FESTIVAL
at the Old School in Stewart St
September 12 to 21
---------------------------------------------------------------
FANTAIL
Friday 12- 8pm, Friday 19- 4.30pm
Rating R15: Violence, offensive language and drug use.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Z-NAIL GANG
Saturday 13- 8pm, Sunday 14- 4.30pm
Rating M: Violence.
---------------------------------------------------------------
KEEPER of LOST CAUSES Saturday 13- 4.30pm, Sunday 14- 8pm
Rating TBA. Danish with subtitles
---------------------------------------------------------------
RAFFA ENTRIES
Wednesday 17- 8pm, Koha 1 THIS IS JUST BATTING PRACTICE 2 XTREME WASTE- COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
---------------------------------------------------------------
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
Thursday 25- 4.30pm, Friday 25- 8.00pm
Rating M: Nudity, Offensive Language.
---------------------------------------------------------------
HOT AIR
Thursday 25- 8.00pm
Doc. Sponsored by Whaingaroa Environment Centre.
--------------------------------------------------------------Pick up a Film Festival guide from the Old School or at the i-SITE. Check out www.raglanartscentre.co.nz/rff
Reserves phone 825 0023
For Sale
For Sale
In My Good Books
Flowers
Quality 2nd hand books Open Thurs - Sun from 10am 2 Wallis St Books wanted.
Lilypot Florist * Fresh flowers * Send flowers * Potted plants
07 825 6847
2 Wallis Street
www.lilypotflorist.co.nz
FRI 12 SEP @ YOT CLUB, DJ B-Rex, free entry. SAT 13 SEP @ VALENTES, THAT GUY, Food Forest Fundraiser, from 8pm. Koha.
SAT 13 SEP @ YOT CLUB, 2 x reggae bands: Rootz Konekt + Lioness -$5 entry. League and rugby games all weekend.
Courses, classes & workshops NIA 52 MOVES
Improve your WORKSHOP paddle power! EXPLORE.PLAY.EXPAND
Sport Sat specific 13 Sep, personal 0930 - 1230. training & classes; $30pp for the full that focus on strength & experience. Limited cardio.
spaces so book now! Whale Bay Visit www.niainwaikato. Fitness Studio com/events for more Calldetails Tom, 825 0404 or call Nik on 02102423284. www.whalebayfitness.com
For Sale
+ Many great winter sale finds...
DRY $115 021 O D Dry 825
For Hire
NEW BOUNCY CASTLE has arrived, lots of entertainment for the kids, phone Vicki: 825 7575. Wanted
K E E N ECPERIENCED RIDER to help me exercise my ponies. Max weight 55kg, ph 825 7529. LOOKING TO RENT OR SHARE Studio / Office / Workshop space, approx 20 sq. metres, in town preferred but not essential. Ph or text 027 515 1461. BEEHIVE to buy, ph Terry 825 0522. To Let
One hour cardio/strength focus. Mon-Thurs, 6-7pm Fri, 11am-12 Must Pre-Book, max 3 per class.
Whale Bay Fitness Studio Call Tom, 825 0404
www.whalebayfitness.com
To Let
MEN’S, WOMEN’S SUMMER GOODNESS INSTORE!!
FIREWOOD 6x6 load, pine delivered ph 0771 524 F I R E W O MANUKA $110m3 Ring 0522.
TRX Circuit Classes
READVERTISED AS NEWLY signed tenants off overseas. 4 BEDROOM WARM and sunny brick house overlooks the harbour and the bar. Centrally located. $350 per week. Ph 8255122.
1BDRM UNIT, sea views & 5min from shops, unfurnished, long-term, $180pw, ph 02102354943. Situations Vacant LET’S GROW EARLY LEARNING CENTRE is seeking qualified, registered, enthusiastic and dedicated teachers to add to our growing team. We have full time and permanent part time roles available. Please apply by sending your C.V to info@ letsgrow.net.nz EXPERIENCED FENCER required, must have site safe certificate, advanced height safety training, T- e n d o r s e m e n t , some experience with automation preferred, ph John 021 263 8698. TWO SUPER T A L E N T E D CHEFS wanted for Solscape’s in-house vegetarian café for the upcoming busy season. Also catering work over the next couple of months. Register your interest by emailing elisha@ solscape.co.nz Public Notices WINNERS OF THE HERBS & SHONA LAING COMPETITION: Charles Edwards and Anita Rose. Both winners receive a double pass each to go see the Herbs & Shona Laing LIVE at the Raglan Club this weekend.
BE COOL, BE KIND AND DON’T JUDGE
Raglan Violence Prevention and Awareness
RAGLAN COMMUNITY HOUSE SALE! SALE! SALE! BARGAIN BASEMENT WINTER CLOTHING SALE Collect your tagged bag for $3.00 then fill it up with winter clothes Sale runs Tuesday 9 September through to Friday 19 September 10am – 3pm Tues-Fri
Public Notices
WHAT’S ON AT RAGLAN CHILDCARE & EDUCATION CENTRE. 5 Wallis Street. FREE playgroup for families with children, birth to 5 years. Friday mornings 9.30 to 11.30. Come and spend some time in our beautiful environment, have a play, a cup of tea, and a chat with our friendly teachers. We also have spaces available NOW in our daily sessions.
Call in or phone 8250442.
Need new Temporary Road inspiration for your Closure fitness goals? Personal using Wainui Rdtraining – Raglan cool equipment; TRX &
Notice is hereby given that the Waikato District Crossover trainers, Council, for the purpose of celebrating the historical balanceof boards and balls. “Freedom the Town” extended to the regiment, will close Wainui Road for the period set out below. Whale Bay For the period of closure of the road, the following Fitness provision will beStudio made for ordinary vehicular trafficCall which would use the roads. The Tom, 825otherwise 0404 road sections will be manned at intersections by www.whalebayfitness.com clearly identifiable marshals equipped with radio communication and access will be provided in the event of an emergency. Date and times of the closures to ordinary vehicular traffic are as follows: Date of Closure
Saturday 11 October 2014
Time of Closure:
11.00 am to 12.30 pm
Name of Road(s):
Wainui Road, Raglan
This notice is given pursuant to the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. G J Ion Chief Executive 0800 492 452 www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz www.facebook.com/WaikatoDistrictCouncil
M1807
THURSDAY 11TH SEPT @ Bow St DEPOT- Bottomless pork ribs with a spicy BBQ sauce, 5pm8.30pm. $15pp. Bookings! THIS SATURDAY ALL-BLACKS V SOUTH AFRICA on the Big Screen 7.30pm, Big discount drinks till first points scored. Nibbles. Pick the score competition Sponsored by Gilmores. Left Hand Break Restautant open from 5 pm. Come and support the ‘Blacks’ at the Ragan Club. RAGLAN CREATIVE MARKET This Sunday 10am - 2pm at the Old School Arts Centre. www. raglanmarket.com SUNDAY 14TH SEPT@ BOW STREET DEPOT Sunday Roast PORK! All day, $18. MAINLY MUSIC: Music & movement programme for preschoolers, Monday & Wednesdays 9:30am @ Te Uku church Hall. Ph 8255199 for more info. MON @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. 500 cards, 1pm.
R A G L A N CALEDONIAN SOCIETY & HIGHLAND PIPE BAND. ANNUAL G E N E R A L MEETING. Tuesday, 23 September 2014. Raglan Fire Station Lounge, Wainui Road, at 7.30pm The Annual General Meeting of the Raglan & District Museum Society will be held at the museum at 10am on Reveal2014. your All 6 October welcome. inner abs! training W HPersonal AING A RandO A E Nclasses V I Rthat O focus N MonEcore NT C Estrength N andT cardio. R E For all ages, fitness levels. Incorporated SocietyWhale Bay Special Fitness Studio General Meeting Call Tom, 825audited 0404 to approve accounts now www.whalebayfitness.com received. To be held at WEC, Town Hall 6pm Thursday 18th September U N V E I L I N G OF EDWARD TAHAKURA on Saturday 13 Sept 2014 at Poihakena Marae, Wainui Rd Raglan, service 11am, son of Josephine Kereopa and CameronTahakura.
Public Notices
RAGLAN JUNIOR SOCCER 06.09.14 GRADE 5th Sea stars
RESULT
PLAYERS OF THE DAY The Team
5th Shrimps.
The Team
5th Hoppers.
The Team
7th Maui’s.
Loss 0-14 Linkin Hetherington
7th Morays.
Win 7-0 The Team
8th Stingrays
Win 2-1
The Team
8th Great Whites. Win 7-0
Txema Mazet Brown
8th Snappers
Win 7-4
The Team and Gabrielle Williams
9th Dolphins.
Win 3-1
The Team
9th Sealions.
Win 1-0
Luke Dymond
10th Orcas.
Loss 2-8 The Team
10th Sharks.
Loss 2-7 The Team
O/G Piranhas.
Win 3-1
O/G Bullsharks. Win 6-1
Mathew McKinlay and Delano Dean Chambers The Team
RAGLAN Chronicle 11 RAGLAN JUNIOR RUGBY 30.08.14
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
SPRING FLING AUCTION 6PM, 26TH SEPTEMBER 2014 RAY WHITE OFFICE, 21 BOW ST RAGLAN 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.
ID#RAG20938
Prior Auction offers considered. OPEN
OPEN HOME Saturday 11am 297 Te Papatapu Road
HOME
Saturday 12pm 335 Wainui Road
ID#RAG20952
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 - 61a Lorenzen Bay Rd TOP SHELF PROPERTY
3 dble brms + office, entertainers kitchen
IT IS A HOME!!!
Sun drenched open plan living & decks Large paved entertainment area Double garaging with internal access Prior Auction offers considered
RAG#20923
View open home:
Saturday 1pm by appointment ID#RAG20964 2pm Sunday or 6 Violet Street
Saturday 1pm 23a Violet Street
WOODEN IT BE NICE
4
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
Sunday 1pm or by appointment
SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM
1
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.
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.
OPEN HOME
Sunday 1pm 1 Seabreeze Way
OCEAN RETREAT BUSH BABY
ID#RAG22038
ID#RAG22036
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
• 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.
Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME
ID#RAG20933
150 Whaanga Road
Sunday 2pm 16 Stewart Street
FIN
AUCTION THIS SATURDAY!! 5 o’clock Saturday 21st January, Ray White Office. Be There!!!
1
• Great views, completely refurbished inside • Tastefully landscaped grounds • Downstairs separate selfcontained area • Situated on 809m2, walking distance to Cox Bay Prior Auction offers considered.
Saturday 2pm 55 Government Road
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
2
4
• AuctionOPEN day is sale day, vendor HOME ID#RAG20907 says SELL!! MAKE ME YOUR OWN – • Family home, polished timber I’M RATHER SPECIAL!! flooring • Easy care grounds, privacy, mature trees OPEN HOME • Just ID#RAG20886a walk to Lorenzen Bay Prior Auction offers considered. TOO GOOD TO MISS!
Saturday 1pm 10 Violet Street
WATER & MOUNTAIN
ID#RAG20965
Spotlight on Bay View
View open home:
OPEN HOME
ID#RAG20963
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 - 19 Bay View 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
Fabulous family living / Easy care garden
AL
NO
TIC
E
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.
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 – 21 Bay View Rd
AUCTION: 26 September ‘14 – 445 Wainui Rd
ID#RAG20984
Phone now for an appointment to view 448 Wainui Road 21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com
View open home: Sunday 12pm or by appointment
View open home: Saturday 1pm or by appointment.
BIG VIEWS GREAT LOCATION
• 3 Level open plan living situated on 812m2 • Includes s/c unit • Contemporary design, large entertaining decks • Internal access garage, separate workshop Prior Auction offers considered.
3
5
LIFESTYLE AT THE BEACH
2
2
3
• Solid home, master with ensuite & walk in robe • Impressive with sumptuous space ID#RAG21999 • Designed to capture all day sun • Situated on 3775m2 in rural, secluded setting. Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282 Prior Auction offers considered.
ID#RAG21995
Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
2
!!WANTED!! BUYER URGENTLY SEEKING 200 HA’S + DRY STOCK FARM UP TO $2,500,000. Contact: Richard Thomson 027 294 8625 AUCTION: 26 Sept ‘14-21 Primrose St
A LITTLE BEAUTY $319,000
6b Cross St
• Build that lovely family home or
that stylish beach bach • One of the last available sections in this subdivision • North facing 519m2 site, elevated with views • Situated at the end of a culde-sac • Prior Auction offers considered.
2
View open home: Sat & Sun 12pm or by appointment • Kiwi bach nestled on private elevated site (1/2 int in 1168m2) • Cosy wood burner in the open living space • North facing covered deck • Bush and harbour views
ID#RAG22005
Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
LIFESTYLE: 51b Bridle Creek Rd
35 Main Rd
COASTAL PARADISE
VENDOR WILL CONSIDER ALL OFFERS
• Grand stand views of the inner harbour • Build your dream retreat on north-facing slopes • Easy contour of 6209sqm - perfect for building your
dream home • The location enables you to enjoy the privacy and tranquility
ID#RAG21595 Graham Rope 021 222 7427
OPEN HOMES this weekend
13 & 14 September th
th
• Amazing views • Great private decking • Ideal location to work from home • Subdivision possibility
1
ID#RAG22040
Graham Rope 021 222 7427
SECTION: 8G Harakeke
4
FLAXCOVE BEAUTY $165,000
1
• Land size: 1282m2 View by appointment
ID#RAG21724
Julie Hanna 027 441 8964 Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282
• Situated in a quiet cul-desac location • Flat 670m2 section, superbly sited for views of Raglan’s inner harbour and mountain
Saturday 12pm – 6b Cross St
Sunday 12pm - 6b Cross St
Saturday 1pm – 445 Wainui Rd
Sunday 12pm – 21 Bay View Rd
Saturday twilight open home 4pm - 10 Pokohui Ave
Sunday 1pm – 19 Bay View Rd
•Close access to the boardwalk for the “3 bridges” walk.
ID#RAG21904
Blair Hanna 021 0200 8282 Julie Hanna 027 441 8964
Sunday 1pm – 21 Rose St Sunday 2pm – 61a Lorenzen Bay Rd
21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: raglan.nz@raywhite.com 12 RAGLAN Chronicle