Lifeguards win top national honour for dramatic rescue on the bar
The Raglan Surf Lifesaving team has been awarded one of the nation’s highest search and rescue honours for their swift and life-saving response during
Raj Irving – Connecting people and place
The theme for Matariki ki Whaingaroa 2025 is stories of people and place. Born and bred in Whaingaroa, local carver Raj Irving has always
Mass paddle out protests seabed mining
Around 80 surfers plunged into icy waters off Manu Bay recently as more than 200 supporters gathered on the shore to protest against the
Don’t leave Raglan without a Robert Currie artwork
Raglan artist Robert Currie is not one to let a little health scare stop him from doing what he loves best –
Teaching Rangatahi: Getting to know the kaiako in our community
The Local Rag sat down with local teacher Joseph Rajaram Rao to hear about what inspires his work as well as some
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
Herbal store founder finally finds time for the garden
Bronwyn Lowe wanted to work in the herbal medicine field for just a few years – to help make it more accessible
Mushroom business born in Lockdown
Local entrepreneurs Seam and Emily Mills took some lockdown bad luck and turned it into a thriving business growing mushrooms.
Live music’s helped shape Raglan identity for decades
Movers and Shapers: A series on ways Raglan reinvented itself from the sleepy seaside town of the seventies. From blues to roots
Lightbulb moment instrumental in simpler way to learn to play
It may sound a bit Irish but a local muso turned inventor has come up with a device that teaches people with
Freedom to Fly Whaingaroa: Ignite the Passion
A grant that allows creatives to teach their specialty in schools has allowed Jess and Jair from Freedom to Fly to offer
A message from the Raglan Police
The summer so far has been a busy one in Raglan with a sharp rise in burglaries and break-ins.
Raglan weekday lifeguards win best patrolled beach after busy season
Over the 2020-21 season Ngārunui Beach, Raglan had the busiest season of all beaches patrolled by Surf Life Saving Northern Region, which
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.
Official America’s Cup Fanzone at Isobar
We have an Americas Cup official Fanzone right here in Raglan. The Chronicle caught up with Matt Taggart, owner of Isobar and
Film festival emerges from self-isolation
Get your lockdown movies out of self-isolation for the 2021 Raglan Arts Film Festival Awards.
Closing the Loop: Contributing to a circular economy
Come along and be a part of the flourishing zero waste community in Raglan by attending the Closing the Loop event. We
Karioi – A film with Patagonia and Dave Rastovich
Patagonia and Dave Rastovich have teamed up with the Karioi Project in Raglan to create something pretty special. The film “Karioi” will
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