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Housing survey: Why do we all need to fill this in?

This morning there was another desperate plea on Raglan Noticeboard for a place to rent. The house this family are in is suddenly up for sale.

They are great tenants, run their own small online business and have employers in town who would be devastated to lose them. After living in Raglan for 20 years, if they can’t find anywhere to live they will have to move out of town or split the family up leaving the Dad living in his van to carry on working and commute to see each other. Keep Reading

Xtreme Zero Waste announces Cheryl Reynolds as new CEO

Waikato entrepreneur and business leader, Cheryl Reynolds, has been announced as the new transitional CEO at Raglan’s leading community enterprise Xtreme Zero Waste this July.

With Cheryl Reynolds at the helm of the resource recovery centre, the Board and Team are working together on re-positioning Xtreme Zero Waste to meet the growing demands from the Raglan community and other communities across New Zealand and the South Pacific who are keen to duplicate Xtreme’s success over the past 18 years. Keep Reading

Housing survey for Raglan will be hitting letterboxes this August

Sometime during the first week of August all owners of property in the Raglan ward will receive a copy of the first Raglan housing survey from the Raglan Community House special housing project group WRAP (Whaingaroa Raglan (Housing) Affordability Project).

Fiona McNabb, the WRAP Project Lead, says “The Waikato District Council is supporting the project by printing and distributing the survey to all rateable properties in their database within the Raglan ward.” Keep Reading

State Highway 23 roadworks designed to improve safety

Part of a $600 million nationwide road safety programme to help bring down the country’s road toll, the State Highway 23 improvements will cost over $23million.
Improvements include centreline rumble strips, sections of roadside safety barrier have been installed between Waitetuna and Raglan and road widening in other areas for more sections of roadside safety barrier to be installed. Keep Reading

Future police career starts with Justice

Te Mata student Annika McLeod has kickstarted her future career with the police by winning a Name a Puppy competition.

The 11-year-old hopes to combine her love of dogs and dreams of joining the police by becoming a police dog handler in the future.

“I started watching police shows and realised what they are doing is good for the country,” she says.

At a recent Waikato Police open day, Annika was one of thousands who attended and entered the competition. Keep Reading

Rangitahi Peninsula update

The Rangitahi Team has put together the following progress update for the Raglan community with regards to the project at present.

The Rangitahi Peninsula is a five-minute drive from the Raglan township. Just look left as you drive over the one-way bridge and you will see the construction of the new bridge and subdivision taking place.    Keep Reading

Friends of Wainui Bush Park Reserve Bridge Closure

The bridge (near the Gazebo, next to the pond and picnic area) at Bush Park Reserve is currently closed due to maintenance work being carried out. The bridge could be closed for some time while Downer undertake work to bring the bridge up to to scratch.

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Caution urged in wider Waikato region as weather sets in

Waikato region residents are being urged to exercise caution on the roads, be aware of the potential for flooding hazards and move stock to higher ground where necessary, given the wild weather setting in further this week.

Ex-tropical Cyclone Cook is continuing to head towards New Zealand. It is currently tracking further west than what was projected on Tuesday.

This means that it may affect the Waikato region more than predicted on Tuesday, said Waikato Regional Council hazards team leader Rick Liefting.

“We urge people to stay up to date with weather warnings and take precautions to protect themselves, their families, pets and property if the situation deteriorates markedly.”

The following heavy rain and severe wind warnings are in place for Waikato and Waitomo:

100 to 150 mm in 33 hours from midday Wednesday to 9pm Thursday; and wind of up to 140km/hour or more possible from Thursday afternoon until midnight Friday.

Meanwhile, Lake Taupo’s level and the Waikato River system are being closely monitored by the regional hazards team and Mercury.

The hazards team and the council’s flood response team are monitoring the situation closely and will provide updates as required.

WRC

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