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Last month, the Rag received an emailrom a resident in Waianakarua asking

us to nd out more about a new bridgeproposed or Breakneck Road. A

letter sent rom the council in Aprilwas attached. he letter said that thehistoric wooden bridge built in 1926 onBreakneck Road over the WaianakaruaRiver is beyond practicable repair andwill soon be replaced by a new one. Tereader wondered i the new bridge wouldhave a pedestrian lane. It is one o the

popular swimmingholes during thesummer among theschool kids.

he Rag sent ateam to have a look at the bridge as wellas asking questions

o the council. Wediscovered thatconsent was givenby the His tor icPlaces rust (HP ) in November 2009

or the 84 year old bridge to be replaced.( echnically, the council did not need toseek a consent rom the HP because the

bridge is not old enough to be o historic value, but the council decided to ask orconsent anyway.) Te last time the bridge

was repaired was in 1980 when steelsupports were added and the deckingreplaced.

he single lane wooden bridge

overlooks a signi icant heri tageconstruction, Graves Dam. he damwas constructed in c.1870 to harness thepower o the river to run a water wheel orthe Millhouse. Te water wheel has longgone, the Millhouse is now a hotel andthe dam wall has been altered to let thewater ow through. We wandered around

the bridge and thedam. All we couldhear was the soundo the river until ahuge logging truck

rom the nearby plantation orestcame down the

road with its engineroaring. It dwar edthe bridge.

Te new bridgewill be 4.75 metres wide, about 1.5metres wider than the existing bridge,according to Geo Young rom WaitakiDistrict Council, who is responsible or

the project. It will be a single lane likethe existing bridge, but will be madeo concrete with a at deck. Te design

Th r s fa r t c mm t ra s c 1990 A st 2010

H st r c Br d t b R p ac dby the Rag Investigation Unit

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HamRaki RagTe Hamraki Rag is a community paper published on the rst Wednesday o every monthby the Hamraki Media or the area between Shag Point to Herbert including Hampden andMoeraki, e Waka o Aoraki o New Zealand. 415 copies are home delivered in the area whileextra copies are available rom the library, Hampden Motors, Hilltop store, obys Fresh Fishin Hampden, Moeraki avern, Herbert Service Station, and Oamaru public library.Te Rag welcomes submissions. Write to us at 70 Norwich St, Hampden, 9410. Electroniccopy can be orwarded to hamrakirag@gmail.com. We reserve the right to edit the submission

or clarity and or style. Please keep the ormat o your submission as plain as possible. Te

cut o date is the 20th o each month.All the pictures are taken by our sta photographer, Bent Jansen, unless otherwise stated.

Hamraki Rag is published and printed by Hamraki Rag, Hampden.

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Te last ew months o li e aboard CarpeDiem, our English narrowboat, have

swirled away down the canal and wehave had to say our sad goodbyes untilthe next trip. She is sa ely moored at herberth in the small marina at Hoo Mill inthe Midlands, being well looked a er by

riends while we attend to the neglectedgarden and our real li e in Hampden.

Our last big trip, in March and April,

was down the Grand Union canal pastBirmingham, Coventry and MiltonKeynes to the big smoke o London. Oncethe wide canal was a rantic highway o huge economic importance to theindustrialists o 18th century England,loud with jostling boatmen; now it is asecret, almost orgotten, green corridor

which passes through huge towns as i ina parallel universe. Instead o the madnesso the motorway there are old parks andgreen woods, disused gravel pits ull o wildli e, derelict mills, black and whitelocks and humpbacked bridges. I keptlooking or signs o the approachingmega city, but we cruised right into

the heart o London cocooned in thisunreal world. A er two weeks o daily travel we tied up inLittle Venice, near theentrance to Paddingtonstation. Tis is a terri cmooring you can stay

or three weeks ree o charge and pop outdaily to see the sights.

Coming home each night to our own bedand cosy wood-burning re was quitesurreal in the middle o London, butextremely pleasant.

Te next part o the trip was perhapsthe most exciting so ar onto themighty Tames itsel rom Brent ord upto Ox ord. Te rst part is tidal, and wehad prepared conscientiously with tidetables, li e-jackets and riendly chats tothe river master. It can be a bit tricky at times but we had a day o gloriousspring weather and shared the river withboats large and small, all mucking aboutand enjoying themselves. Te hardestpart was avoiding all the rowers. It was

antastic to arrive at Hampton CourtPalace by boat and moor up in the samespot as Henry the Eighth and Anne wouldhave done in the 16th century. Again, westayed the night right outside the palace,gratis. Some other places along the riverdid charge, though, as most o the bank is private land. he rent at Eton wascollected by a very gentlemanly bursaras the sun went down one night.

Te river was beauti ul in the early spring, with lots o owers out in thegardens o the rich and

amous and king shers,coots, swans, grebesand moor hens busily nes t ing . I th ink Ieven saw an otter one

morning. here weremany boats moored,

by Rachel Welton

P h B B d

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You would really have to wonder why it is that the Australians make betterwoodburning multi purpose ovens thanthe New Zealanders do. Multi purposebeing the ability to achieve as many

unctions as possible rom a single energy source.

We had a small 50 square metrerelocatable house which was to be usedas a temporary home on a rural siteuntil we had time to build somethingmore suitable. Te house and site hadno electricity, so the burner had to havemany unctions, be able to heat our water,have a cook top sur ace, have an oven andbe able to heat the house all e ectively

rom the one piece o wood, be o solidsteel or cast iron construction and at areasonable price.

We had already decided it had tobe carbon neutralso wood was theobvious choice and itwas possible to growyour own givinga degree o energy independence.

y p i c a l l y European homeshave been usingburners such as theAga achieving theserequirements oryears, however they were o en ueled by

coal or diesel. And while these burnersare the top o the range they were way outside the price we wished to spend andare very large units, more use ul to heatlarge amily homes.

So a ter much looking around atavailable burners we ound the NectreBakers Oven at a cost o $2000 in 2007.

hey are now about $4000 includingwetback but without the ue kit whichyou can get through a plumber.

We installed it on a raised tile hearthover a timber oor and had a plumber

t the water connections to a hot watercylinder that was also dual purpose as ithad solar thermal heating connections.

Practical experience and three yearso use have shown the ollowing pointso interest. It will easily heat a space o up

to 100 sq. metres ormore in a straw balehouse. It will keepyou in hot water. Youcan do all o yourcooking, its great orslow ood, and youcan dry your clothesor ood on rackspositioned above.Best o all theres nopower bill, althoughit uses about 12 cubicmetres o wood peryear.

Because we wereusing it as our solesource o energy it

PRaCt iCa l loCal aCt ions (3 ) :l iFe w i tH a wooD BuRneRb Br c Par r

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H pd l br rH r : 2 4p (th r d )2 4p (Fr d )10 12 (s rd )

Land ll Transfer StationH r : 8.30 12.30p(w d d , Fr d d s d )

Medical Services(Dr. mck rd )th r d b 2.30pand 4.30pm at the hallPh : 4394 625 (f r pp )e r c d f r h r : 4651 444

H pd m rH r : 7.30 5.30p d8 12 (s rd )Closed on SundaysPh : 4394 086

t b F hH r : 11 -6p ,

w d d hr h m d(closed on Tuesdays)

H pd s p r s rc d-h d h p

H r : 12 .30p 5p (m

Fr d )10.30 5p (s rd ds d )Ph : 4394 802

l c tH r : 11 7p (m dto Thursday, maybe closedb 2 d 4p )

11 7.30p (Fr d s d )Ph : 4394 744

Hampden MechanicalH r : 8.30 5.30p ( xc p

w d d d s d )Closed for lunch between

d 1pPh : 4394 646

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he second social soup evening waswell attended with several visitors romHerbert as well as locals. Once again awide variety o soups were on o er and

there were wide ranging conversationsheld. o date the soups have been really tasty with samples o tomato, variationso pumpkin, leek and potato, vegetable,turnip, blue cheese and broccoli and thesurprisingly named sunshine soup.

Another session is planned on Friday August 6 at 6pm at the halls souper

room. Hope ully more o the newerresidents will be able to come along.Look orward to meeting you there.

Bring some soup and bread (or $3/head ) and your best mood. Bring the kidsalong too i babysitters are a problem.Any queries ring Elizabeth Norton on4394 887or Annette Selwood on 4393 160.

Social Soup Evening

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Ideal for lifestyle farmer.

Horses, cattle, sheep and alpacas love it.

Quality guaranteed.

$16/bale.

Available from Hampden Motors and CRT

Oamaru.Ring 4395211 for further information.

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1 p t of ch ck stock1 potato1 o o1 appl1 h art of c l ry or a l k1 r p ba a a ( ot too r p )1 tsp b tt r 1 tsp c rry powd r 1 c p of top m lk or vaporat d m lk

Cook v g tabl s a d fr t thch ck stock (or a p t of wat r

avoured with 1 or 2 chickenstock c b s). Bl d or s v thcook d v g s. Add th m lk,b tt r a d c rry powd r. S rv hotspr kl d w th chopp d parsl y.

ReCiPe FOR"SunSHine SOuP"

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mayoRal musings FoR augustb A Fam t , Wa ta D str ct Ma r Gr t gs to yo all. Tr st yo arcomfortabl th m ddl of w t r.

Cl mat Cha g

Th thr at of cl mat cha g hasb xam d by th D d C tyCo c l part c larly w th r sp ctto low la ds ar th coast. Th yhave identi ed areas where oodinga d ros o ar poss bl a d havprod c d a bookl t o poss bl

thr ats, part c larly w th r s g s al v ls. P t r Ch has b happyto shar th format o w th Wa takD str ct Co c l wh ch shar s s m lar probl ms. D p d g o th mb r of r q sts i may b abl to g t yoa copy. Coastal erosion, ooding andw ath r xtr m s ar r al t s of th

f t r .Grav s Br dgi hav al rt d staff at Wa tak

D str ct Co c l to th local t r st th r plac m t of Grav s Br dg ,

Wa a akar a. Th saf ty of th oldbr dg a d ts stat of d sr pa r m athat t w ll d to b r plac d. i

d rsta d th Rag s p bl sh g tht d d pla th s d t o . A localgro p from th L o s hav tak a

t r st r tr v g th br dg partsfor r s or pr s rvat o .

B g S asTh b ach from Mo rak to

Hampd lost a d pth of sa d abo ttwo w ks ago. i hav v r s thb ach so bar a d rocky. Cl ffs all thway ar fr shly sco r d a d rod d.

Th Hampd d has part c larlyrod d a d w ll d prot ct o f w

ar to r ta tr s a d road. Th oldd mp s t s ot y t stabl a d hasproved to be dif cult to rehabilitate.

Hav Str t Mo rakTh Hav Str t ar a has mov d

mor r c tly. i fact th wholh lls d has show that t has ar aswh ch co t to mov . W sho ld

ot b s rpr s d, as t has mov ds c r cords hav x st d tharea. Potential costs to x HavenStr t hav cr as d. W w ll dto br g back mor format o toth comm ty b for tak g f rth r st ps.

Rat s

W w r pl as d to ot that wach v d th small st rat r s (2.6%)of a y Otago local a thor ty. How v r th r s st ll a lot w ca do to bmor ff c t. i ack owl dg thco tr b t o mad by th Wa h moComm ty Board, cha r d by RodPh l p a d s pport d by Co c llor

Kathy D so a d Board m mb rsD a C rt s, K Brow , R ckHaa ma a d K Wh l r. Th y havs pport d mov s to r d c costs. ir cog s a d tha k th m for th r work. A gr at t am!

w q f Alex and other mayoralhopefuls? See page 15.

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Everything printed here appears on our website as it arrives,in full colour, with clickable links and in searchable form at

Hamrakirag.blogspot.com.

Hampd school w arabl art pr s tat o was h ld oTh rsday J ly 1 th Hampd Hall

stuDents sPoke well

B , Om , Kat a d n k ta r pr s t d HampdSchool w ll th r ral schools' p bl c sp ak gcomp t t o . Th comp t t o was stro g as th yw r comp t g aga st th b st sp ak rs fromth oth r r ral schools a d sp ak g a formals tt g fro t of a larg a d c of ad lts a dch ldr . Kat wo h r s ct o of th v g w th

a t rta g sp ch o th m r ts or oth rw sof hom work. W ll do B , Om a d n k ta.Yo all w r worthy school r pr s tat v s.Co grat lat o s Kat .(Photos o th s pag s ppl d by th school.)

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On Sunday 20 June an ecumenicalcandlelight service was held at St Stephensto celebrate midwinter. he churchlooked beauti ul in the warm glow o the candles and appropriate greenery,and the service highlighted the re ectivenature o the winter season. Gi s or theFoodbank in Oamaru were donated andthe retiring collection also went to that very good cause. Bernard Wilkinsonwas there to receive these gi s and spokeglowingly o the generosity o the area.A er the service, those present gatheredin the adjoining hall to socialise overmulled wine and nibbles. An excellentway to spend a chilly winter evening.

Midwinter Celtic Serviceby Jenni er Black Th tr p o tl d last mo th to v s t

th prop rt s of A dy a d SBarratt, a d M rray Gr mwood a dJ upto (both a b t so th of Wa ko a t ) s all go. Yo w ll s allma r of c g ways to makyo r l f s mpl r a d l ss xpos d toth wh ms of th co omy a d b gmo opol s l k pow r compa s.M rray st mat s that f all thho s holds n w Z ala d ra o

th amo t of l ctr c ty h s s,w 'd o ly d o p stock of B mor Dam. W ar st ll xplor gth poss b l ty of v s t g o oth r prop rty dow that way o th samtr p.

Tr at yo rs lf to a f soc al dayo t w th yo r comm ty a d l ar

h aps at th sam t m .Th tr p tak s plac o Sat rdayA g st 14. Th b s d parts from thHampd Hall at 9.15am a d r t r sth r abo t 4.30pm. it costs $15 p r h ad to cov r th b s h r . Yo dto br g yo r ow l ch, dr k, warmcloth g a d w ath rproof footw ar,

cam ra a d ot book. R s rv yo r plac w th th norto s o 439 4887 or th MacTav sh s o 439 4824.

eCo House touR

Tis month's FAG nightwill appreciate the notedBrazilian flm rom 1959,

Black Orpheus, on August 5.Ring 439 4887 to be invited.

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Moeraki Bayview Ltd

For a great electrician - prompt, profes-sional, local service, competitive pricing

Registered accredited supplier and in-staller of

Fujitsu heat pumpsNew Zealands favourite air

For all your electrical services

Contact Peter

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Moeraki

Ph:439 4550

Mobile:021 20 69053

Email:pe.ia@clear.net.nz

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MOERAKI SERVI Yo u r l o c a l F r e e v i e w S a t e l l i t e T V I n s t a l l e r

Freeview Satellite Receivers for SaleDish Model 7010 .$145

Strong Model 4300$185.This unit is a PVR (Personal Video

Recorder) model. By adding a USB memory stick orcomputer hard drive this box becomes a video recorder.

Full Freeview TV Installation from dish to receiver

and connected to your TV. from $475

And dont forget I stock Philips energy ef cient bulbs.Moeraki Services LimitedPhone Dave on 4394259

n stl p r od cally v t s s gg st o s from r s d ts as to who sho ldb ho o r d as a vol t r work r w th th comm ty. Mrs CollDool y was om at d by th Hampd comm ty, a d altho gh shd d ot w o of th hamp rs n stl had o off r, sh r c v d avo ch r for som of th compa ys prod cts.Well done Colleen, and dont work too amin hard.

TRiBuTe To ouR PRouD volunTeeR

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but you could count on the ngers o onehand the boats actually moving each day, soapart rom the rowers we mostly had the riverto ourselves, hard though that is to believe.

Once past Ox ord we were o theriver and onto the Ox ord canal, whichmeanders through typically pretty English countryside and cute villagesuntil it meets up with the Grand Unionagain near Coventry, and we were nearing

home - another two weeks o travel.Once we were back we took CarpeDiem up to Stone, a small town aboutseven miles rom our mooring, which inthe early days o canal building was a hiveo activity. It still has the original 250-yearold dry docks in daily use, and here westayed or a week, scraping and blacking

the hull and painting the sides and ronta shiny dark blue. When she was back in the water we hardly recognised ourpreviously battered and travel wornhome; she looked like a new boat. Wecruised back to Hoo Mill using all ourskill to avoid scratches!

So now she will sit, through the

rest o the hot summer, then autumnand winter until we return or anothermeander along the quiet water roadso Britain. We owe a great debt to thoseoriginal navigators or navvies, who builtthe canals and the later enthusiasts whosaved them rom dereliction when otherswould have lled them in, thinking them

outmoded and useless. Fortunately mostcanals are still there today, providing theper ect way to explore a unique part o Englands history.

P h B B dcontinued from page 3

Fr m th l brar Sh s

So ma y w th gs ar happ gth s mo th at yo r l brary.

W hav start d a CD coll ct o .Th r ar w c rta s. W havsom b a t f l w ch ldr s p ct rbooks. My favo r t s Th Gr ffalo.W v got th lat st ss of Orga csnZ magaz a d w books ob k p g, mak g compost,d ff r t s s of at v pla ts,pott ry a d H lary Ma t ls Book r Pr z -w g Wolf Hall. Th r ar

w ov ls, cl d g a gr at ws l ct o from Oamar l brary.

Do yo r m mb r P y H b r,th w f of th t ach r at Wa a akar aschool abo t 15 y ars ago? S cth , as P lop Todd, sh s wr tts v ral books for yo g ad lts,

a d two for ad lts. W hav h r a tob ograph cal acco t D gg g for Spa th l brary at th mom t,a d im thoro ghly joy g ts g tl ,s lf-d pr cat g h mo r a d prob gho sty. H ghly r comm d d.

Te Board o rustees (BO ) atHampden school have decided toinvestigate at its June meeting whetherthere is enough interest in setting upa preschool group based at school.Parents with preschoolers areencouraged to register their interestby contacting BO memberLiz Stevenson on 4394646 orHampden School on 4394603.

P r e s c h o o l G r o u p

A n y o n e ?

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Th r was a good att da c o J24 for th So p a d Sav loy L ch oh ld at th Bowl g Cl b, at th Jg t tog th r of th Hampd S or C t z s.

W th th add t o of br ad, b tt r a dlots of Watt s tomato sa c , t mm swere lled. When the time came for dishesto b dr d pl ty of m mb rs p t th r ha ds p to r l v thos alr ady thk tch . Th l ch o was follow d bya xc ll t sp ak r. D a C rt s spokof h r volv m t w th C v l D f c th Wa h mo ar a. Sh l ght d sabo t som of th probl ms that hadoccurred during the recent ooding. Shealso spok to s abo t th mporta c of hav g a g taway m rg cy k t ha dya d r ady cas of vac at o . Asw ll as th s al t ms s ch as food,

wat r, a cha g of cloth s, torch a dmporta t pap rs, as s or c t z s w

Soup and Saveloym st b awar of a d hav r ady a ym d cat o s that ar of mporta c to

s. Th aft r oo d d pl asa tly w thaft r oo t a.

b l C arwat r

Hampd Comm ty e rgy i c. w llhold ts a al g ral m t g oS pt mb r 13 at th hall. Th m t gw ll start at 7pm a d th r w ll b ag st sp ak r. A l ght s pp r w ll bs rv d. F rth r d ta ls w ll b th

xt d t o of th Rag. Pl as otth s dat o yo r cal dar ow.

agm s p 13

Th Wa a akar a Wom 's i st t tw ll m t at th Wa a akar a Hallo A g st 17. W w ll b g at10.30 am w th mor g t a, th am t g follow d by a shar d l cha d a sp ak r th aft r oo . n wm mb rs w lcom . Co tact JoyLark s 4394 377.

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Historic bridge

continued from page 1

shows no pedestrian or bicycle lane.Construction was due to begin in

June or July, but it has been delayed. Tis

is because a portion o the road and thebridge may be on private property andthis needs to be surveyed and clari edto t into the speci cations o resourceconsent. Tis is expected to be all clearedand construction should begin duringthis calendar year.

Some residents have expressed anxiety

about the changes and they have notbeen in ormed about the nature o thedelay. Teir anxiety is partly because they have to use alternative roads during theconstruction period, which the WDCexpects to take 16 weeks.

Te April letter o ered the residentsthe use o a temporary bridge and an

alternative route via Reid Road andthe Road Metals Ltd gravel pit. I thatshould be ooded they would be directedto the highway via Middle Ridge andMount Misery Roads. Some residentswe spoke to are concerned about thecondition o the roads, especially whenwet. Tose roads may not look drivablenow, but residents are assured that, by the time construction begins they willbe sufciently trafcable. Geo Youngwants to reassure residents who may ndopening and closing gates on the orestry roads difcult that they will not need todeal with any closed gates.

I you have any urther questions, pleaseorward them to the Council or the Rag. I

there are any public issues you would like us toinvestigate, do not hesitate to contact the Rag.

ex rc s da cclass s start g

Th rsday 19th A g stat th Hampd Hall

at 6.45pm.

$30 for 10 class sor $5 p r p rso p r

ght.no part r d d.

Pho 439 4761 or 439 4440.

Dance like

Zumba!

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was used mornings and evenings and on colddays all day. It has good air control allowingheat control to the oven and cook top. Weused a range o trivets made rom bent wireo di ering thicknesses to sit pots on thecook top. Tis is e ectively ne tuning yourheat control.

Radiated and conducted heat is a pleasantorm o heat.

Its worth using energy dense wood suchas blue gum which lasts so much longer. Wemake sure it is stored a year in advance sothat it is really dry.

It also helps i you have someone in thehousehold who gets up at 5am, like mysel , tomake the re up and have everything warmby the time more normal people arise. So i youre really looking or energy efciency theNectre Bakers Oven is as good as it gets.

I you want to talk about it or see it inaction then ring me on 4395 602.

JACQUI DEANMP for Waitaki

Please phone or e-mail my of ce for anappointment with me or talk to my staff.42 Thames St, Oamaru.Phone 03 434 7325 or 0800 6792 48254.E-mail: waitaki.mp@parliament.govt.nz,www.jacquidean.co.nz

WHAT Do you WAnT ToASk THeM?We are going to elect a new mayor on October9. Te incumbent mayor Alex Familton has

announced already that he is going to standagain, and other candidates have also comeorward.

Mainstream media will quiz thosecandidates about where they stand on theeconomy, tourism, roading, Laura Norderand all the other usual questions. Te Ragwants to ask them what you, the local voters,really want to know. It could be education,

childcare, bikeways, public transport, climatechange and peak oil, how keen they are tosupport the skate park, or anything.

Write to us, send us emails, send us yourpigeons, and let us know what you really wantto ask those mayoral hope uls. We will put thequestions to them on your behal .

life with a wood burner continued from page 4

V g tabl gard s ca b f tmm as rably from th add t o of

orga c matt r. Th s ca ot b str ss do gh a d l ads to th fr fr abl

so l that s r q r d for good v g tablprod ct o . H m s s d r v d fromd cay g v g tabl matt r, rott ga mal ma r a d gr crops.H m s ca b corporat d a y t mof th y ar a d sho ld b d g toa d pth of abo t 30cm. it prod c sh lpf l bact r a wh ch t r a d thr l as of tr ts to th pla ts.Larg q a t t s of h m s prod ca brous texture which helps retainmo st r .

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tHe Rag in tRansition

It has been twelve months since the Ragwent through a signi cant makeover. Asyou may have noticed we have introduceda resh look, more pro essional editingand production process and at the sametime relaunched our online edition. Tesee orts were undertaken as a result o abusiness analysis we did on the Rag.

he Rag has been almost singlehandedly produced by Graeme Youngmansince he took it over rom the oundingpublisher Sue Sheet during Christmas2006. It has been taxing work or Graemeand has also cost him a considerableamount o money.

When the current team becameinvolved we decided it would be best tophase out the printed edition. We couldnot a ord to continue publishing it inits current ormat. We needed to boostadvertising revenue and ind otherrevenue sources to pay or the printing(which is the biggest cost) in the shortterm while we encouraged readers toshi to the online version. We tentatively agreed to aim at publishing online only and to phase out the printed editionwithin three years.

welve months on, even though theprinted Rag is attracting some moreadvertisers (thank you), the revenue isnowhere near enough to cover expenses.

We have discussed various und raising ventures, but none so ar would bring inenough to cover the ongoing costs.

he online edition is meanwhilesteadily increasing its readership sincebeing launched July last year. Eventhough it does not look very ash, wedecided to use the blog plat orm or theease o updating. We have had more than1000 visits with 3000 page views sincethe visit count metre was installed inNovember.

We are entering the second year o transition. I the Rags nances do notimprove, we will have to stop producingthe print version sooner than weanticipated and publish solely online. Orwe might have to introduce a subscription

or those who still want a print edition.We will keep the community in ormedabout what is happening to the Rag. Weassure you that in whatever orm it takes,the Rag will remain your local media.

In the meantime, we will happily acceptadvertising, donations, contributions andsupport. For those who have not had achance to read the Rag online, please havea look and amiliarise yourselves with it.For those who do not have an internetconnection, drop in at the Hampdenlibrary and use the computer there.

More immediately, the submissiondeadline or the September printed issueis August 15, as Graeme and Carolyn aregoing on a well deserved holiday later inthe month. We would like to deliver theedition around August 25. Tere is nodeadline or the online edition, so writeto us anytime.

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Service and repair by experienced localand mobile expert serviceman .

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email: jwing@sbytes.co.nz

The fourth Saturday of each month is the regularmarket, with stalls inside and outside the hall. Reportssay that this is one of the best markets around.

Local stall holders have a great array of goods, and you will see your friends and neighbours while looking out for that interesting, just what you wanted bargain.

The market is on August 28 from 9.30 am to 12.30pm.Plan to be there for a cuppa, with the funds

going to local community groups. See you there.

Hampden Market

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Community CalenDaR FoR august

If you have any events, classes, workshops,garage sales, parties, anything,

inform the Rag so that the whole community knows