The Power of Community – Mainly Music
The Monday & Wednesday Mainly Music group starts at 9.30am and comprises of 20 minutes structured music followed by unstructured play and eat time. It welcomes parents, grandparents and caregivers. Keep Reading
Raglan Sailing Club Regatta
The weekend of 13th and 14th February saw the annual regatta hosted by the Raglan Sailing Club on our beautiful harbour. Keep Reading
Inaugural Whaingaroa Talent Factory event set for October
Whaingaroa Talent Factory (WTF) is a new talent event for youth aged between 13-18 that will be held at the Raglan Town Hall on Saturday, October 10, this year. Keep Reading
Locals come together in solidarity for Black Lives Matter action
Last Saturday a group of locals came together for a paddle out at the Raglan Harbour in an act of solidarity with worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. The protests were held in response to the death of George Floyd and the ongoing racism towards African Americans in the United States of America and around the world. Keep Reading
Māui Dolphin Day goes virtual for lockdown
Māui Dolphin Day might be in lockdown but head online to the Whāingaroa Environment Centre Facebook page and website on Sunday, April 26 for a virtual Māui Dolphin Day experience celebrating the endangered little popoto. Keep Reading
Understanding the Covid-19 lag
While the community is in lockdown, it is important to understand why we have to be patient, to see the effects of the lockdown on the exponential growth rate of Covid-19 cases. Keep Reading
Raglan Medical Covid-19 Update
We are open and fully staffed.
Please take the lock down seriously, the lives of our older and vulnerable population are in our hands.
If you are unwell and need medical assistance don’t wait, please contact us. Keep Reading
Feel the freedom of flying with aerial circus
The circus came to town when Jair and Jessica Ramirez decided to settle in Raglan bringing their Freedom2Fly classes with them.
The couple are aerialists (aerial strap experts) – strap ends are wrapped around hands and wrists to enable performers to do holds, twists, rolls and manoeuvres, similar to men’s rings in gymnastics – and say the classes are awesome for strength-building, flexibility, balance, wellbeing, coordination, spatial awareness and left and right brain function. Keep Reading
Tiny house competition winners hope more locals will think small
Thinking small mightn’t always be seen as a positive attribute but it’s reaped one Raglan couple an exciting new business – and now a win in a nationwide contest.
Chris Morrison and partner Eve Macfarlane’s 16 sq m home tucked away from the hubbub of SH23 on the outskirts of town has been voted Tiny House of the Year in an online competition run by organisers of the NZ Tiny House & Alternative Living Conference to be held in Auckland next month.
It’s what Eve describes as a “humble win” – the prize being free tickets to the sold-out conference along with a $200 Mitre 10 voucher – but also a fillip for Chris’s fledgling local business. Keep Reading
Get knowledgeable holiday advice from your local travel agent
Now that summer is coming to an end, it may be time for some of us to book our winter getaways. We sat down for a chat with your local travel agent, Heather Boer, who can give you expert advice around your travels that you won’t find on Google. Keep Reading