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Whaingaroa news for you weekly
30th August 2012 - Issue #309Proudly brought to you by
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Raglan streets to turn yellow for Daffodil Day
Guests: Mark Laurent & Brenda Liddiard at our Sunday Service: 2nd Sept 10.30am
Daffodil Day has become one of New Zealand’s most recognisable campaigns and is the main funding source for the Cancer Society. The appeal runs for the month of August and involves thousands of volunteers and many events across the country, culminating with Daffodil Day on Friday 31 August. With one in three New Zealanders
affected by cancer, the cause is close to Angela’s heart. “My dad passed away from prostate cancer two years ago and I’ve had two friends die from breast
“It’s such an indiscriminate disease, anyone can get it and it doesn’t just affect the person who has it, but family and friends too,” says Angela. “It’s so important to help fundraise so people affected by cancer have support available.”Angela takes her fundraising
seriously;; you might see her out and about on Raglan’s streets dressed in theme including a bright yellow daffodil hat. “My kids think I’m a little embarrassing
point. It helps get people interested in what we are doing and why.”
As well as getting local businesses onboard selling fabric daffodils, Angela is getting the children at Raglan Area School, where she works as a relief teacher, passionate about the cause. The school has held Daffodil Day fundraisers for the past few years but this year is a bit different. Angela is running a competition where students can guess the number of yellow tic-tacs in a jar for a donation. The closest guest wins the lolly jar and Daffy, a large teddy bear. This year Raglan’s local farmers have
also joined the party and are donating fresh daffodils from their farms. A group of volunteers will be heading out to each farm to pick the daffodils, ready for bunching and sale. Angela will take pre-sale daffodil orders but bunches will be on sale during the street appeal on Friday 31 August. Those who want to support Daffodil
Day and the work of the Cancer Society should watch out for volunteer street collectors who will be out and about on Friday 31 August. To pre-purchase a bunch of fresh daffodils contact Angela Massey on 07825 7202 or 027 285 6968.Alternatively people can make an
instant $20 donation by phoning 0900 311 11 which will automatically be charged to your telephone account. It’s quick and easy to donate from
your cell phone, simply text ‘daffodil’ to 2447 to make an instant $3 donation. You can donate online at
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*Total significant wave height and *Tide times for Raglan Bar
Forecast generated on Wednesday 29 August
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Summary Maxtemp Wind Waves* Tides* Sun/Moon
(C) (km/hr) (m) (High/Low) (Rise/Set)
Fri
Mainly finewithpossibleshowers
15E 30 amNE 5 pm 1.5
L 03:30 amH 09:40 amL 03:40 pmH 10:00 pm
R 06:45 amS 05:55 pm
SatCloud withpossibleshowers
13E 15 am
NE 20 pm 1.3
L 04:10 amH 10:20 amL 04:30 pmH 10:40 pm
R 06:44 amS 05:56 pm
SunCloud withpossibleshowers
13NE 30 amNE 30 pm 1.4
L 04:50 amH 11:00 amL 05:10 pmH 11:20 pm
R 06:42 amS 05:57 pm
Mon Rain 15N 25 amW 35 pm 1.7
L 05:30 amH 11:40 amL 05:40 pm
R 06:41 amS 05:58 pm
TueShowerswith clearspells
14W 30 amW 30 pm 1.8
H 12:00 amL 06:10 amH 12:20 pmL 06:20 pm
R 06:39 amS 05:59 pm
WedShowerswith clearspells
11E 5 amE 5 pm 2.6
H 12:30 amL 06:40 amH 12:50 pmL 07:00 pm
R 06:38 amS 05:59 pm
ThuSunny withsome cloud 14
SW 10 amSW 10 pm 2.6
H 01:00 amL 07:20 amH 01:30 pmL 07:30 pm
R 06:36 amS 06:00 pm
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Last week his 42-foot charter vessel Taranui was brought up the slipway at Raglan wharf, hoisted by crane on to a transporter and taken by road to Tairua for another life on the East coast.
a good day and hasn’t had “anything major” go wrong, but says it was time for a change and lots of little “niggly things” got to him recently.“It’s getting harder down the
wharf,” he reckons. There’s been no “proper” wharf there for more than two years now and many long-held boat maintenance practices are now frowned upon. “It’s so PC,” he says of the
changes. Aaron acknowledges the support
from local harbourmaster Steve Soanes, who’s helped where possible, but says there have been “just lots of little things hanging over me”. He cites waterblasting to get
barnacles and weed off the hull as one problem, and expects that Raglan boats will soon need to be taken to New Plymouth to be cleaned.And rather than simply dragging
mooring blocks to shore every year or two to replace chains, it’s become a matter of spending about $1000 to bring another boat around from Kawhia and lift them from the water.“There’s more and more costs,” he
complains.
Aaron sold what he calls his “mean machine”, the 55-foot Maverick, last year in favour of operating the smaller Taranui in a bid to reduce costs. But while he says things worked
out okay for a time, in the end he lost heart and decided to give up on managing the “pubs and clubs” group charters that have been his livelihood for the past 13 years.“Dealing with the bar was slowly
getting to me too,” he says of the safety issues involved in looking after groups of 12. “I’m over the responsibility side of it.” Aaron ran commercial trawlers
for 12 years with Hartstones before setting up his own business, Megabite Fishing Charters.Now he’s opting for an easier
lifestyle with no pressure back on his farm at Te Pahu where he’s been based for four years.Aaron’s a family man, with kids
aged nine and 10. “I’ve missed a lot of my weekends (with them),” he admits.
impossible with year-round charters which, although weather-dependent,
day from October to December, he says. People would book nine months
ahead for a weekend spot, and his only regret on selling up is for those who’ve had their trips cancelled. “I didn’t want to let anyone down,”
Aaron says. However that couldn’t be avoided as Taranui changed hands earlier than he wanted at the request of the buyer.
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This Saturday at Blacksand Café, artists Tim Turner and Tracy Brechelt invite you to the breakfast opening of their collaborative exhibition, featuring an eclectic blend of mixed media, fashion, functional
Eggshibition.Starting at 10:30am, Blacksand
Café will be serving a breakfast special
in conjunction with the exhibition
opening offering boiled eggs with toast
soldiers, your choice of tea or coffee
and your own piece of ‘functional,
dining table art’ – eggcups styled out
of old vinyl records.
Although the serving of eggs was
part of the inspiration behind the name
for their show, Tim said it was also
“because we’re just a pair of eggs
really.”
The inspired and resourceful
pair have been working semi-
collaboratively on the pieces they will
be exhibiting, while each having their
individual pieces of work. Tracy says,
other’s creative energy.”
Around three quarters of
Tim’s work is comprised of
functional art, often using
recycled materials gathered
from foraging missions at
Kahu’s Nest, like handbags
made from vinyl records,
vintage fabric and forks.
Using some funky 70’s
prints for their bags, Tim
says, “my Mother was doing
a clean-out and she had
two boxes full of beautiful
old materials, Tracy and I
both sew so we’ve both got
lots of stashes of material
everywhere.”
Also using a lot of
recycled material, much of
Tracy’s work focuses on “the
canvas more than the art,” to
try and take herself out of the
box. One piece in particular uses an
antique washboard that once belonged
to her grandmother. Detailing the
weathered wooden ridges in the board
she adds ”I’m not sure if I’ll be selling
this one yet.”
The quirky and eclectic pieces of
Tim has previously exhibited mixed
media and jewellery works and Tracy
operates as the local tattoo artist with a
studio on Wallis Street.
Securing one of the last exhibition
spots available at Blacksand Café, Tim
and Tracy have been plugging away
with their work and with their opening
looming Tracy said, “it’s amazing
what you can create when you have a
deadline!”
Make sure you head down to
Blacksand Cafe this weekend for your
own little piece of dining table art.
EGGSHIBITION Breakfast Opening @ Blacksands Café, Saturday 1st September, 10:30am. Exhibition runs until the end of September.Maki Nishiyama
Egglectic collection on show at creative couple’s Eggshibition
Tracy and Tim with pieces from their upcoming exhibition
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Hefty rates bills – but little early public fuss
Though the council has maintained average Raglan rises for the 2012/13 year will be in a 3.8 to 10 per cent bracket, community board chairman Rodger Gallagher emphasised last month that various rates were set to spiral up by much more than the 2.3 per cent general rate rise.And he tipped that could spell overall rates
hikes of up to 30 per cent for pockets of Raglan residents whose capital value (CVs) had shot up in the recent revaluation process.As its deadline loomed this week the Chronicle
had yet to hear of a rise of quite that magnitude – though one of 23 per cent was not too far off the mark – and about the only person publicly kicking up a fuss, though obviously lightheartedly, was Rodger himself.The potential for any residents’ revolt here over
rates appears to have been lessened by the council’s 11th-hour introduction of a rates remission policy giving relief to any homeowner facing a hike of at least $300 and at the same time of at least 10 per cent.It’s missing out on that relief by less than $3
which Rodger was complaining about, albeit none too seriously, on his website this week.“Automatic remission kicks in where there’s a
rise of $300;; ours was $2.90 under that, so we miss out even though our rates went up more than 10 per cent,” he wrote of their Cambrae Road property.His comments came after council watchdog
John Lawson revealed that the rates on his Cliff Street property had gone up a whopping $598 or 23 percent, and that he’d been allowed a rates remission of just $16.71.“A rates remission – you are lucky, John,”
the community board chairman wrote tongue-in-cheek in reply. But he added as a footnote:
“Don’t understand how you get only $16.71 rebate. Perhaps council staff can explain.”Other ratepayers contacted by the Chronicle
mostly faced lesser but still substantial rates hikes, commonly around the $200 mark. One typical case was a property whose CV
had fallen $25,000 to $435,000 but whose rates were up $206 – an example of how even though there’s been a one per cent average drop in Raglan residential values, there are few chances of anyone around town getting rates relief simply because the percentage drop across the Waikato district was much greater.Some other residents were still in the dark at the
weekend as they’d received nothing from council in
direct debit amounts to go on.One Greenslade Road homeowner said she’d
noticed her weekly direct debit for her harbourside property had climbed from $63.83 to $70.64, indicating a $350-odd rates rise despite a fall in capital value. However she also had a nearby cottage, the
CV of which had plunged but whose weekly direct debit had fallen by only $2.50 a week. She observed dryly that rates “did not fall in quite the same proportion”.A Moonlight Bay homeowner had also
heard nothing from council yet but noticed their fortnightly direct debit had risen $5 despite a steep drop in the property’s CV.Meanwhile there’s good news of sorts from
won’t be forking out even more to council, through the introduction of water metering, until the middle of next year. Water & facilities general manager Richard Bax says water metering is not set to be introduced here until July 1 2013.Rodger Gallagher has estimated that with
successive increases in charges and the introduction of metering, Raglan residents will end up paying triple what they did in 2007 for the privilege of having water. A.T.
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Diane and Zoe Beach cutting ceremonial ribbonimage thanks to Margaret Dillon
Raglan Bowling Club is just about to get underway with what is expected to be another busy and positive season when the bowling
In an exciting development for the club High School age students can join the club with full playing rights, following a recent decision by Raglan Club Inc., which owns the bowling club, to accept junior members . “The junior bowlers are showing real talent at
the game with some looking at possible Waikato-level selection”, says bowling club President Ruth Rawlinson.The students will play an important part in the
by one of Raglan’s most experienced bowlers.Following the formalities a friendly club roll-up
will kick-start the season. That same evening a dinner will be held at the club rooms in James Street, open to bowlers, business house bowlers, friends and family.“We really hope to see many of our loyal business
house players. Some have been playing bowls for years. Everyone is welcome”, says Ruth.Dinner tickets can be purchased until September 8
phoning the bowling club and leaving contact details. The cost is $20 per person. Sue Russell
Students to feature at Bowling Club
The Requiem Mass at the Church of the Holy Name in James Street on Monday followed the death of Nick Glynn in a collision between his car and a truck just north of Ngaruawahia about 11pm the previous Tuesday.Huntly police were still appealing this week for
witnesses to the tragedy but said initial indications were that Mr Glynn’s car had crossed the centreline as he headed north.Mr Glynn featured in a Chronicle story last year
on the formation of the Whaingaroa Bee Club. He was described as a commercial bee hobbyist with around 40 hives.Meantime members of the Whaingaroa waka ama
club have been mourning recently the tragic loss of another of their prominent paddlers. Te Akau farmer Iain McIntyre – who was in his
40s – died when his tractor rolled forward, knocking him over and pinning him to the ground. Police said the fatality happened when he stopped his tractor on a downward slope of his sheep and beef farm and went to open a gate. Mr McIntyre had been in the same crew as Piripi
Kereopa, who suffered a fatal heart attack while competing in the Whaingaroa Hoe regatta in late May.
Vehicle accidents claim two Raglan men’s lives
Te Uku Pony Club is situated in Okete Road on Wally and Avril Hawken’s farm property. It has panoramic views
and show jumping. There is a splendid Cross Country course.Inter Pony Club, One Day events make use of these
enviable facilities.The friendly instructors or coaches work with
riders to compete successfully around the Waikato and
The season opens September the 2nd, at 10.00am with an unmounted rally.An unmounted rally requires riders only, (no ponies)
to attend in full uniform.They bring their saddles and bridles to be checked for
safety and maintenance.Emphasis is on preparation. Regular exercise for the
pony, grooming, care of hooves and suitable feed are topics introduced. Zenya from Zen Equine will attend.The Club also caters for senior riders who have the use
of the facilities after work. Rallies are held fortnightly on Sundays from this date on at 10.00am sharp.See you Sunday the 2nd at 484 Okete Road. Enquiries
to Avril Hawken 825-8064Visitors welcome. P. Zohs
Pony Club this SundayTo celebrate the arrival of spring, the members of
the Old School Arts Centre have put together a group show where a variety of artistic styles will come together. The public will have a great opportunity to
“We hope that spring is on its way and thought that an exhibition at this time would lift the spirits of everyone who came along….This is a fun event and we urge people to come and see what Raglan artists are all about.” (Exhibition Curator Ro Fawcett)The members of the Raglan Old School Arts
Centre are a network of people who support this thriving hub for the arts, and enjoy the resources and
artists who exhibit in galleries all over NZ. The exhibition will be launched at 11am on
Saturday 1st September with a glass of champagne or orange juice, and a nibble or two. During the course of the exhibition there will be an artist present, eager to discuss the work on display.Where: The Raglan Old School Arts Centre, 5
Stewart St. When: Saturday 1st September – Sunday 30th
September. The gallery will be open on Mondays,
Wednesdays & Saturdays from 10 am – 2 pm Susan Guenther
about to happen within
Renee Manning and Vicki Greetis have a passion for sharing music and fostering the musical future of Raglan, believing that participating in group music making helps children build skills at an early age.
The Little Rockhoppers Music Classes at Raglan Old School Arts Centre, will expose youngsters to many forms of music. Children will explore the elements of music: pitch, beat, rhythm and tone, using
instruments, body percussion, and found sounds. Renee and Vicki are both knowledgeable teachers, skilled in providing musical experiences that are fun, engaging and challenging for young children. As mothers themselves, Renee and Vicki would love the parents to join in. Instruments will be on hand for every child but families are very welcome to bring their own. Rockhoppers is a fresh, new
idea, employing their own original material. You do not need to reserve a
place, just turn up on the day.
Monday 3rd September 9.15 am – 9.55am
Monday 10th September 9.15 am – 9.55 amSusan Guenther
Little Rockhoppers music classes
Artists spring exhibition
re-branding of supermarketLast Thursday, Raglan’s
it’s doors to the public as
“We’d really like to give our thanks to the local community, the Progressive Enterprises staff that were out here on the day were very impressed with the support,” said General Manager Shane Temata.Many members of the
community were in attendance
franchise name, SuperValue. Starting off with a powhiri,
ribbon cutting ceremony with little Zoe Beach (great, great, granddaughter of the original Petchell’s Four Square owners) doing the honours.
The newly re-branded Raglan SuperValue stocks an additional 1000 new product lines and will be running over 1200 in-store promotions a week with new specials hitting
the shelves every Monday. “I think the change has been
absolutely great. We’ve got so much more variety and such good specials so hopefully the customers won’t have to go to Hamilton anymore,” said employee Sharon Beange. Now that the cosmetic
upgrades, including the new shelves and polished concrete
says there are still some issues like queues and checkouts that need to be worked on.
hiccup when a white hatchback was found to have driven into the side of the building early last Saturday morning, Shane and the team will be looking to put new internal processes in place in upcoming weeks, gearing up for the busy summer. “The feedback has
generally been really good and we’d like to thank our customers for their patience as
our processes,” said Shane.Maki Nishiyama
OPINION:
WED is holding a meeting on Monday 3 September at 7.30pm in the Community House to decide whether to appeal against Waikato District dismissing submissions seeking to expand the area of the Raglan Community Board electorate and divide it to allow separate representation for town and country so as to prepare for the Board to take control of more local issues. Council agreed to expand the size of Raglan ward to include Waitetuna and Cogswell valleys, but refused to expand the Board area beyond their original proposal. Two different reasons have been given for rejecting those submissions.
Raglan councillor, Clint Baddeley, told the Raglan Community Board and wrote in Raglan Chronicle that, “Council has decided not to extend the Community Board boundary as far as the Ward boundary but following consultation has extended it to include parts of Ruapuke, Te Mata and Te Uku. The Raglan Community Board has traditionally been focused on the needs of the town.” The Board has been focused on the town, but the approved extension to
include more countryside doesn’t make sense on that basis.
Council’s alternative explanation about diluting the role of the councillor by saying it, “was closely aligned to this misunderstanding about the role of the community board”. It seems Council interpreted submissions asking for the Board to be given wider powers (as has been done in Thames-Coromandel and Southland) as a misunderstanding! Many of the problems heard at
Raglan Community Board meetings stem from Council having an incomplete understanding of what happens in an area remote from most of its staff and members. If the Community Board was able to deal with work delegated to Boards elsewhere, it is likely that there would be less waste, electors would feel better represented and Waikato District would no longer have the lowest voting turnout in the country.WED will also hold its AGM
after this meeting. WED was formed in 2007 and has no formal membership. Therefore all are welcome to attend the meeting.John Lawson - 825 7866.
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RAGLAN JUNIOR SOCCER 25.08.12
5th Kingies Win 3-2 The Team
6th Stingrays Loss 1 - 4 The Team
6th Penguins Loss 1 - 5 The Team
7th Dolphins Draw 2 - 2 The Team
7th Snappers Draw 2 - 2 The Team
8th Orcas Loss 0 - 1 The Team
8th Sharks Win 2 - 1 Ngakau Benseman
9th Manta Rays Loss 0 - 2 The Team
10th Seasnakes Draw 2 - 2 Sam Lowe
11th Bull Sharks Loss 0 - 1 N/A
GRADE RESULT PLAYERS OF THE DAY
On behalf of the Te-Uku fundraising committee we would like to extend a huge thanks to all the kids, teachers and parents for supporting our disco. It was fantastic to see kids from the surrounding schools attend and a lot dressed up in the Olympic theme. Massive thanks to Stephen Reid (DJ Jamin-I) for entertaining the kids with the music and shout-outs and to Tractor FM for the use of their speakers.. Also to the Raglan Bakery for the yummy kai!Rach Bidois and The Te Uku fundraising
committee.
Downtown Raglan may not have seen the
last after all of Mr Four Square’s “big
smiley face”, as he was described last week
by poet Hayley Hamilton in a lament to his
passing posted on Jet Collective’s window
directly opposite Raglan’s newly branded
SuperValue supermarket.
There looks to be some truth in rumours that another Four Square is to be built just around the corner in Bankart Street, where a large brick house was recently demolished.Ken Curtis, a co-owner of the now bare section,
told the Chronicle this week a commercial building
rumours the iconic Four Square brand was about to make a reappearance in Raglan.That despite the fact he’s a former owner-
operator of both the Waihi Beach and more recently Pirongia Four Square stores.
nothing’s guaranteed,” he cautioned.Mr Curtis, whose wife Lesley is also understood
to be a co-owner of the Bankart Street property, said speculation was premature and he had yet to apply to Foodstuffs, the Kiwi company which established the Four Square grocery stores back in 1924. A Four Square was in the pipeline, yes, but “it
could end up a hardware store”, he hedged.
With a land value of $430,000, and the old brick rental having been worth only $110,000, the site has long been regarded as ripe for commercial development. It adjoins a site on the corner of Bankart and
Bow Streets that’s currently owned by Century 21, and for which an architect’s perspective of possible commercial premises was publicised some years ago. Meantime Foodstuffs director and Mill Street
Pak’n’Save owner-operator Glenn Miller – another listed co-owner of the Bankart Street property –
not call back with a response as promised after being asked if rumours of another Four Square coming to town were true. However, in the brief conversation with the
did ask what the general reaction was around town to the rumours. The return of a Four Square here would cast
Raglan as the unlikely western frontier setting for a fresh grocery war between the country’s two supermarket heavyweights, Foodstuffs and Australian-owned Progressive Enterprises. The Curtises are believed to still live in Pirongia
but the Four Square there is understood to now have a new owner-operator.Edith Symes
Mr Four Square not so easily ridden out of western town
Anexa, 40 Bow Street, Raglan P: 07 825 8390
Animal Health ColumnFor Raglan People + their Pets
Sharon Patterson, Raglan mum of three has been studying via correspondence for a Early
artistic ideas they got a group of children trying out some different techniques and mediums.
They finished off with an exhibition, setting up Sharons lounge as a gallery and invited friends
CARING FOR THE ELDERLY CATWHY SHOULD WE TREAT OLD CATS DIFFERENTLY TO YOUNG CATS?As cats age all of their body systems are affected.Reduction in exercise may result in reduced muscle tone, which may further reduce the cat’s ability to jump, climb or exercise. There may also be a stiffening of joints because of chronic degenerative joint damage.When coupled with a reduced metabolic rate, lack of exercise can result in a fall in energy requirements of up to 40%. If a cat maintains a good appetite its daily food intake must therefore be reduced to prevent excessive weight gain.
DOES MY OLD CAT STILL NEED TO HAVE ANNUAL BOOSTER VACCINATIONS?Although a relatively small amount is known about the feline immune system, it is generally assumed that with age their immune function deteriorates. This may in turn
neoplastic (cancer) cells. Regular booster vaccinations are generally recommended and prompt treatment of disease is essential.
WHAT DISEASES DO OLD CATS SUFFER FROM?The major diseases seen in older cats are hormonal disorders (such as hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus) kidney disease, neoplasia (cancer), infections such as periodontal disease and arthritis.It is important to remember that while young cats usually only have one disorder at a time, this is often not the case for older cats, where diagnoses and treatment may be complicated by the concurrence of multiple interacting disease processes. While it is true to say that ‘old age itself is not a disease’, it is important that we pay particular attention to our older cats, so that if they do develop a disease we can recognize it, treat it early and so maintain their quality of life for as long as possible.WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE MY OLD CAT AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE?Most cats age gracefully and require few changes to their general routine, however they do not respond well to change, if changes are to be made they must be introduced slowly.With the onset of colder weather make sure your cat has access to a warm, draught-free bed, situated where it can sleep safely without fear of disturbance. IIt is advisable to feed older cats on a highly palatable, reduced protein diet with constant access to fresh drinking water. Regular raw meaty bones are essential to maintain dental hygiene.As cats’ age some show a reduced ability to control urination and bowel motions. To reduce the risk of ‘accidents’ it may be necessary to allow access to an indoor litter box.If you have any concerns, please feel free to call in and talk to the friendy team at the clinic.
RAGLAN DOG OBEDIENCE
Beginners class starting Sunday 22nd May – 4.30pm. For further information and registration
please phone Carol @ The Clinic 8258390
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Registration for the 2012/2013
RAGLAN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
postal> PO Box 234 Raglan office> Wainui Rd, Raglan ph 825 7076 fax 825 7078 [email protected]
All new businesses wanting to be in this years directory need to contact
Friday 21st September. If you have already registered your
prior to this date.For all new businesses in the area the Raglan Business Directory is now in its 9th year. It is sent to all residents this side of the deviation free of charge and will be placed in all local accommodations and businesses. It is an excellent way of getting your product or services advertised to the community.
CURRENT ADVERTISERS
Like last year current advertisers will shortly receive a letter regarding their advertising in the new edition.
ONLINE DIRECTORY
The entire directory in now online - visit: www.raglandirectory.co.nz If you advertise in the directory you will automatically get an online listing.
For an additional fee you can enhance your listing with your logo, a summary of your services, map location, with links to your email address, website, social networking pages and more. Get in touch with us to learn more.
RESIDENTIAL DIRECTORY
If your phone number was incorrect or you have moved in the last year we need to know, so that we can publish your correct contact details.
If you do not wish to appear in the Residential Directory please contact us so we can take you off our data base.
To register your
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Call into the Chronicle office
to fill out a registration form,
phone 825 7076 or email:
2011 / 12
RAGLANbusiness & residential directory www.raglandirectory.co.nz
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For SaleQUEEN BED + MATTRESS wood and metal frame, good cond. - $180. Ph 825 7546 or 021 995 568.
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Public NoticesFRIENDS OF WAINUI AGM 11am Monday 10 Sep. at 368 Wainui Rd (after 9am work party next door). All welcome at both! 07 825 7866.W H A I N G A R O A WHANAU HOE WAKA AGM @ Raglan Community House, Tues 11 Sept, 6:30pm. Agenda items: Previous AGM minutes, Chairperson’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Election of Committee members, Setting of 2012-13 fees. To be followed by general club meeting. Enquiries ph Haidee Rangiawha 021 0232 1120.
Services OfferedDOMESTIC CLEANER available, excellent references, ph 825 7034
Classic ServiceThis Sunday 10amThe book of Acts
‘The church in action’ Roger Carter
RaglanCommunityChurch See page 2 for details
THURS @ THE RAGLAN CLUB. Euchre. All welcome. 6pm.SUNDAYS @ Te Uku Church, Evening service 7pm. RAGLAN UNION CHURCH SUNDAY @ 10:30am guests Mark Laurent + Brenda Liddiard, 3 Stewart Street.MAINLY MUSIC. Monday & Wednesday 9.30am@ Te Uku Church.TUES @ Raglan Club -- Texas Hold’em 6.30pm. WEDNESDAYS @ BLACKSAND CAFÉ. Knitting Circle from 9.30am. Beginners welcome.RAGLAN RAMBLERS WEDNESDAY 5 SEPT: Raglan Ramblers 9am from Wainui Rd car park
- Marakopa – a day or two away to look at the waterfall, rock arch and caves – to book ring 825 7542.RAGLAN ARTISTS SPRING EXHIBITION 1st September – 30 September 2012. Open 10-2 on Mondays, W e d n e s d a y s , Saturdays. Old School Arts Centre, Stewart St.HEALING ROOMS. Sick of being sick? Come to Plunket rooms 1st and 3rd Thurs,11-12pm.RAGLAN LIGHT EXERCISE GROUP. Meets Mon & Thurs 10-11am & Wed 2pm @ the Old Gospel Hall, Raglan West.
Situations VacantFRONT OF SHOP POSITION. Part-time hrs available, 12 hrs to start & increasing. Must be prepared to work weekends. Contact Raglan West Accommodation, Dairy & Takeaway on 07 825 8293.
Public NoticesRAGLAN RESIDENTS & RATEPAYERS ASSN Notice of 11th Annual General Meeting. Sunday, 2 September 2012, at 2.00pm VENUE : Raglan Fire Station Lounge, Wainui Road, Raglan. AGENDA : President’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Election of
Business. N McCathie, Secretary/Treasurer
Courses, classes & workshops
For Sale
SPRING BOOK SALE All paperback Novels 35% off til next Friday thats til Sept 7th :)
*great gift idea
In My Good BooksQuality 2nd hand
books
Open Fri, Sat & Sun
from 10am
2 Wallis St
For HireF L O O R S A N D I N G EQUIPMENT for hire. Ph Raglan Flooring 825 8777.BOUNCY CASTLE, Great entertainment for the kids, call Vicki 825 7575.
To LetC O M M E R C I A L BUILDING – Raglan Storage and Industrial Park Ltd. Ph 825 6560.
COMMERCIAL/RETAIL SHOP PREMISES
Raglan CBD, 84 SQM TWO available
Ph 021 363465 [email protected]
ZUMBA! Te Uku hall Monday 9.30am, Wednesday 6.30pm - ring/txt Sarah T for more info 8255844 or 0272106784
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RAGLAN COMMUNITY HOUSE
CLEANER
A vacancy exists for the position of Cleaner at Raglan Community House. Hours are up to 5.5hrs. 2hrs each day on Wednesday (after 4pm) and weekend (Sat or Sun) plus .5hr on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings (summer only) from 8.00 – 8.30am (this can be negotiated and can be earlier if required). Must be fit and active as upstairs and downstairs cleaning required. Start date 12 Sep or by negotiation. Successful applicant will be appointed subject to clear Police Check. A copy of the Job Description and Application form can be collected from Raglan Community House or email request to [email protected] Applications close 4pm Monday 3rd Sept 2012 Applications to: Raglan Community House, PO Box 171 Raglan 3265
Whakaaturangi Ngati TahingaTainui Kaitiaki Charitable Trust
The Trustees of the Ngati Tahinga Tainui Kaitiaki Charitable Trust invite Ngati Tahinga Tainui to a hui for the purpose of reporting back on the work of the
Trust.Under resource consents granted for the Hauaauru Maa Raki (“HMR”) Wind Farm, Contact Energy Ltd is required to establish and fund the Ngati Tahinga
Tainui Kaitiaki Charitable Trust.The Trust is now formed by four elected Trustees appointed through an advertised hui held on 14 January, 2012, and two Trustees appointed by
Contact Energy.
-ning for the future of the Trust. The hui will be held at 2 marae so that whanau have the opportunity to
attend:Poihakena Marae – Saturday 8 September, 1pm – 3pmWeraroa Marae – Sunday 23 September , 1pm – 3pmFor information: Chairman, Eru Whare 029 267 5781.
Trust Secretary, Simon Bendall (06) 834 4098
OFFICE SPACE
Tenancy available upstairs at 1 Wainui
Road, Raglan (previously the ASR
administration, kitchen and toilet
facility area of 260m2.
All enquiries to:
Wainui Road Tenancy
Raglan Community House
SALE! SALE! SALE!
BARGAIN BASEMENT
WINTER CLOTHES SALE
Collect your tagged bag for
$3.00 then fill it up with winter
clothes Half price toy sale too!
Sale runs from Tues 11th Sept through to
Fri 28th Sept
10am – 3pm Tues - Fri
AGM of Raglan Community Arts CouncilThe 2012 Annual General Meeting for Raglan Community Arts Council, will be held at 7.30pm, Tuesday 11th
September at the Old School Arts Centre, Stewart St, Raglan.
All Members, Friends of the Old School and the Raglan Whaingaroa community are cordially invited to attend.
Nominations are now open for the committee. Contact Rodger Gallagher if you are interested, email [email protected] or phone 825 7165.
FRI 31 AUG @ YOT Club, Tractor FM Presents: FULL MOON WHITEBAIT PARTY. Wear white for a free drink. Tractor FM DJs, 9pm, $5.
SAT 1st SEPT @ YOT Club, BELLA KALOLO and live band with support from DJ Ayesha, 9pm, $15 on the door.SAT 7 SEPT @ Vinnies. The ‘Kryptonites. 8pm
Situations Vacant
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Raglan Real Estate Ltd Licenced (REAA 2008)
21 Bow St, Raglan Phone: 07 825 8669 Fax: 07 825 7410 Website: www.rwraglan.co.nz Email: [email protected]
OPEN HOMES this weekend: 1st & 2nd September
RAGLAN SECTION AUCTIONS!!You Can!!! Afford Land in Raglan
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ID#RAG211892
ID#RAG21190AUCTION28.9.12
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AUCTION 28.9.12
PRIME PROPERTY / PRIME LOCATION If intimate close-up harbour views are important and location everything, this will
incorporating 2 double bedrooms, 1 single bedroom, 1 bathroom, plus single garage.Perfectly comfortable as is, yet with room
for the boat, bus, on this 878m2 site, with spacious garden at the rear. Great location, within a quick stroll to Raglan amenities.
ID#RAG21180
AUCTION 17.8.12
BIG HOUSE / SMALL PRICE Recently refurbished!!! $305,000Come check out this 1950’s character bungalow!! 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, very spacious living areas with a wood
and waiting for you to add your own personal touches!Situated on it’s own freehold corner site, a new single garage and off street parking. ID#RAG20893
UNIQUE HERITAGE BUNGALOW IN PRIME POSITION $535,000
Currently operating as a popular tourist accommodation “Belindsays”Beautifully restored with character – rimu joinery, kauri stairwayWalking distance to cafes, restaurants, beaches and wharfNaturopath clinic5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 toilets, 2 living areasExtensive deck & BBQ areaLow maintenance section½ share in 1206m2
ID#RAG20840
AUCTION 17.8.12
DO YOU WANT TO BE CLOSE TO THE WHARF? $545,000
most stunning harbour views, walk to the beach, restaurants, town. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms - bring the
best of Raglan living awaits you.
ID#RAG21110
SNOOZE - YOU LOOSE!! $315,000When you are looking for a great location and close to more or less everything you need this home is it!
private back yard with the added bonus of a sleep-out. Just a short walk to safe swimming ,shops, cafes, bus stop and
do up. Situated on 814m2 this house is a must see. Don’t let this property packed
ID#RAG21210
RECENT SALES
SEPTEMBER AUCTION
OPEN HOMESunday 1pm
SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER!
SOLD! SOLD!
CHARACTER BACH – GREAT LOCATION – READY FOR SUMMER!!!
advantage of this perfectly positioned property. Access to the beach is
fully insulated. Enjoy the charm of yesteryear. Just minutes to town and
Auction offers considered.ID#RAG21205
AUCTION 28.9.12
INCOMPARABLE
It has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double garaging. Flowing to the outdoors and designed for both entertaining and family living. Located within walking distance to the beach and town centre. Discretely hidden from the world. Setting the mark for quality residential construction and style.
ID#RAG21207
AUCTION 28.9.12
55 Wainui Rd 21b Long Street 143 Riria Kereopa Dr
2a Tahuna Ave
2 Tahuna Ave
16a Lily St
35 Opotoru Rd
SOLD!
OPEN HOMESaturday 12pm
OPEN HOMESaturday 1pm
118 Greenslade Rd
NEW LISTING!
REDUCED!