UPDATE 28th January: Since this item was published on 2nd January, Ultrafast Fast Fibre have carried out required reinstatement work and website address checkers appear to be working correctly.
With Ultrafast Fibre going live across Raglan on 1st January 2020 there appears to be confusion with fibre retailers on where it is available.
Ultrafast Fibre says service is available along the road.
A check of 6 Cambrae Road using the Ultrafast Fibre web address checker shows that fibre broadband is available from 1st January 2020 at 16 Cambrae Road just along the street. (Ultrafast Fibre have advised that service is available at 6 Cambrae Road.) Using the Slingshot web address checker shows that fibre broadband is available at 6 Cambrae Rd. Over at the Spark, Vodafone and Chorus websites the checkers show that fibre service is not available at this address and only the old slow ADSL service is available.
Vodafone say that only the slow ADSL service is available
Spark says fibre isn’t available
So it may be best for Raglanites to deal with a fibre retailer who says fibre service is available if they decide to get connected.
Meanwhile some Raglanites have been waiting months to get damage done during the fibre installation to be fixed. After multiple requests over a four month period, the road outside 4 and 6 Cambrae Road was reinstated satisfactorily, however a concrete hole cut in the driveway to 8 Cambrae Road still needs to fixed. Over on Simon Road damage done to the concrete footpath when slabs were cut out, is still waiting to be fixed.
After four months this hole in the concrete driveway still needs to be fixed.
This mystery 50 float saw a mystery lady celebrate her 50th birthday
A beautiful sunny day provided a good setting with a huge crowd for Raglan Community New Year’s Eve Parade in Bow Street organised and sponsored by the Raglan Lions Club. The parade with a 7pm start draws entrants from local businesses, organisations and whanau.
There were 28 floats and 146 people taking part.
1737 Rooney Whanau winning entry promoting the 1737 phone number: “1737, need to talk?’ is New Zealand’s new national mental health & addictions helpline number.
1st 1737 Rooney Whanau
2nd Raglan Annexa Vets
3rd Gillet Whanau Float
Notes from the Judges where: 1st impressed by the collaboration, with young & old, plus Clear messaging, also a very poignant and inclusive around a very emotive topic. 2nd Detail and having small children , animals and passion 3rd Collaborative, Whanau and great messaging.
Bob MacLeod, President of Raglan Lions Club said, “Well done Raglan Community the Raglan Lions Club thank you all for your support throughout the year.”
Raglan Lions Club leading the NYE parade that they organise and sponsor
Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart Street has four movies screening from 3rd January.
On Friday and Saturday evenings PEANUT BUTTER FALCON will screen.
On Saturday afternoon, THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM tells the story of filmmaker John Chester, his wife and their dog as they chase their dream to set up a sustainable farm – with zero experience.
On Sunday afternoon DOWNTON ABBEY – the movie will be on followed by MRS LOWRY & SON.
The screenings at the Old School Arts Centre are:
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON 96 mins M Violence & Offensive Language. Friday Jan. 3rd, 7.00 pm, Saturday 4th Jan., 8.00pm.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM 92 mins Exempt USA – Saturday 4th Jan. 5.00pm
DOWNTON ABBEY 122 mins PG Coarse Language UK – Sunday 5th Jan. 4.30pm
MRS LOWRY & SON 91 mins PG Nudity Sunday 5th, 7.15 pm
(Scroll down for more info on movies).
Prices are: Adults $15, Concession $12, Children $8.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Wall Street Journal “Go in expecting the best and you’ll come out smiling.”
RAGLAN MOVIES at the OLD SCHOOL, 5 Stewart Street, Raglan
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON 96 mins M Violence & Offensive Language Monday 30, 7.00 pm
Friday 3rd January 7.00pm
Saturday 4th January 8.00pm
Saturday 18th January 5.30pm
Sunday 19th January 4.30pm
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
The Peanut Butter Falcon is an adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak (22), a young man with Down syndrome runs away from a nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler and attending the wrestling school of The Salt Water Redneck. Through circumstances beyond their control Tyler (32), a small time outlaw on the run becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor (28), a kind nursing home employee with a story of her own to join them on their journey.
Director: Tyler Nilson (feature debuts), Mike Schwartz Writer: Tyler Nilson, Mike Schwartz Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Jon Bernthal, Dakota Johnson, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, Thomas Haden Church, Jake Roberts, Zack Gottsagen, Mick Fole
M Violence & Offensive Language | 96 mins USA
Variety “In THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM audiences are invited to connect with the material as they might a good James Herriot story, forging a kind of familiarity that includes them in problem-solving each challenge, with the result that viewers share in the triumph of each tiny success.”
RAGLAN MOVIES at the OLD SCHOOL, 5 Stewart Street, Raglan
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM 92 mins Exempt USA
Saturday 4th January 5.00pm
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
Festival circuit hit documentary BIGGEST LITTLE FARM follows filmmaker John Chester, his wife and their dog and they chase their dream to set up a sustainable farm – with zero experience.
“It all started with rescue dog, Todd. He just didn’t like living downtown, so cameraman John and caterer Molly decided to up sticks and move to a rundown homestead an hour outside the city. Their aim was to farm in harmony with nature – but the snails, coyotes and bugs etc., had other ideas. Restoring the soil, fighting off infestations, nursing pregnant pigs, coping with fire and drought – it’s all in a day’s work for the determined couple. By year eight, the natural world is rebounding – barn owls, bobcats, gopher snakes and more – and Apricot Lane Farm is alive with infinite possibilities.” (Sydney Film Festival)
Director: John Chester (‘Rock Prophecies’, ‘Lost in Woonsocket’, ‘Euphoria’) Writer: John Chester, Mark Monroe Cast: John Chester, Molly Chester
2018 Exempt 92 mins USA
Stuff 4/5 stars “In DOWNTON ABBEY, the costumes, sets and Dame Maggie shine on the big screen.”
RAGLAN MOVIES at the OLD SCHOOL, 5 Stewart Street, Raglan
DOWNTON ABBEY 122 mins PG Coarse Language UK
Sunday 5th January 4.30pm
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
DOWNTON ABBEY – the movie “We’ve been expecting you.”
The UK TV series’ original cast is joined by a host of newcomers in this feature adaptation written by the show’s creator, Julian Fellowes. The show followed the Crawley family who lived in an Edwardian English country house with their servants at the turn of the 20th century.
Over its 6 seasons, the series garnered 3 Golden Globe Awards, 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, 69 Emmy nominations in total, making Downton Abbey the most nominated non-US television show in the history of the Emmys – even earning a Special BAFTA award and a Guinness World Record for the highest critically rated TV show along the way.
Director Michael Engler (‘The Chaperone’) Writer: Julian Fellowes Cast: Maggie Smith, Tuppence Middleton, Imelda Staunton, Allen Leech, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton, Stephen Campbell Moore, Matthew Goode and Joanne Froggatt. 2019 | PG, Coarse language | 122 mins UK
Raglan Movies at the Old School is screening MRS LOWRY & SON on Sunday 5th Jan: Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave and Cannes best actor winner Timothy Spall star in this British drama about artist L.S. Lowry and his domineering mother.
MRS LOWRY & SON 91 mins PG Nudity UK
Sunday 5th January 5.00pm
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm.
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
MRS LOWRY & SON
Having already played J.M.W. Turner to great acclaim, Timothy Spall takes on another English painter with equally compelling results. Laurence Stephen (L.S.) Lowry was a Lancashire artist whose depictions of industrial life only found an audience and admiration once he reached middle age.
Bed-ridden and bitter, his mother Elizabeth (Redgrave) actively tried to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his ambitions, whilst never failing to voice her opinion at what a disappointment he was to her.
NZIFF: “Focusing on the mid-1930s, the period just before Lowry was discovered, theatre director Adrian Noble’s film looks at the relationship between the then Pendlebury rent collector and his bed-ridden, domineering mother Elisabeth (Vanessa Redgrave). Struggling to pay off debts his father left behind, ‘Laurie’ also bears the brunt of his mum’s fragile physical and emotional state. “I’m never cheerful, not since 1868,” she opines, while grumbling about their working-class neighbours, her son’s apparent lack of ambition and his ‘hobby’. Seemingly taking delight in reading aloud a scathing review of one of his works in the local paper, she also casts doubt on the authenticity of a letter from London proposing an exhibition of his works. “Why can’t you paint something picturesque, tasteful? What about a bowl of fruit?”, Elizabeth chides.”
“Essentially a two-hander, Mrs Lowry & Son is a terrific, slow-burning showcase for the acting skills of Redgrave and Spall. Their scenes together crackle with tension and barely repressed anger, as Laurie finds his attempts to evolve stymied by his almost maniacal mum. The svelte Spall is particularly impressive, whether with brush in hand, or using the canvas of his face to portray the flickers of an artist’s pent up emotions.” — James Croot.
DIRECTOR: Adrian Noble PRODUCER: Debbie Gray SCREENPLAY: Martyn Hesford PHOTOGRAPHY: Josep M. Civit EDITOR: Chris Gill PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Catrin Meredydd COSTUME DESIGNER: Jenny Beavan MUSIC: Craig Armstrong WITH Vanessa Redgrave (Elizabeth Lowry), Timothy Spall (L.S. Lowry), Stephen Lord (Mr Stanhope), David Schaal (man in Bath), Wendy Morgan (Mrs Stanhope), Michael Keogh (Mr Lowry), John Alan Roberts (art critic), Joanne Pearce (wife of man in Bath)
The Minister for the Environment has granted Waikato District Council a 14-month extension of time to give a decision on the Proposed Waikato District Plan, under clause 10A Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act. This means that the decision may be made on or before 18 September 2021. This will enable a single integrated decision for Stages 1 and 2 of the Proposed District Plan.
The Minister for the Environment gave reasons for his decision, including that the extension would enable a more integrated decision across the two stages of the plan, the entire plan would be issued earlier than if the stages progressed separately, the integrated decision ensures informed and well-considered plan provisions, benefits outweigh costs, and the plan will deliver on the requirements of the National Policy Statement – Urban Development Capacity. The Minister’s decision can be viewed on the council website.
