Sport, surf and school pride The Chronicle March 6, 2026 International Women’s Day on March 3 is a timely reminder that girls can do anything – and Te Mata School senior teacher Kathy Briant Read More
Making It Work by Designing Training for Women with Esther Keown The Chronicle March 6, 2026 What if women have been training the wrong way all along? I recently invited Esther Keown onto my Raglan Community Radio show How to Read More
Ask the Artist: with Lin Van Craenenbroeck of Moz-art The Chronicle March 6, 2026 Rooted in colour, memory and craftsmanship, Lin Van Craenenbroeck’s work transforms fabric into story. Drawing on a lifelong instinct for texture and pattern, she Read More
Karioi artist and mentor reveals all in colourful chronicle of life and works February 27, 2020 Noted ceramic artist and tutor Susan Flight has turned author in her eighties to pen a colourful chronicle of “my life and
Luna Beauty opens in the CBD February 27, 2020 This week the Chronicle caught up with Luna Beauty, run by Hope Phillips.
Neighbours get green fingers for Greenslade Community Garden February 27, 2020 An overgrown patch of roadside garden has had a facelift thanks to the mucking in by some eco-warriors on Greenslade Rd.
Tiny teachers needed for Raglan Area School Roots of Empathy programme February 27, 2020 Raglan Area School will welcome its tiniest teachers to the classroom this year thanks to a new programme designed to increase empathy.
Familiar territory but a few changes for new principal February 27, 2020 More than 20 years after marrying her Fijian husband in Stewart Street’s then Union Church, Amanda Nasilasila’s been drawn back to the
Raglan Rugby is fostering grassroots with new fund February 19, 2020 Raglan Rugby is fostering grassroots rugby with a new fund to provide more opportunities for young players.
Arts centre’s fundraising supremo getting there – brick by brick February 13, 2020 She’s always been a real brick around the Raglan Old School Arts Centre in Stewart St so it’s perhaps fitting that Susanne
Raglan on Hoops: 3×3 basketball competition February 13, 2020 During the first week of April, a street-ball style basketball competition will hold it’s inaugural event at Raglan Area School. Organised by
Local artist gets back to nature for art’s sake February 13, 2020 A journey back into education has brought local artist Amanda Watson’s creativity close to nature and close to a major international art
Wheels are spinning for a good cause February 13, 2020 It’s a ride of a lifetime for two local cyclists and it’s all in the name of a good cause.
Sands of time – 1920: Continuing our occasional history series, we look back to Whaingaroa a century ago January 30, 2020 A century ago, the Great War had occurred more than 12 months ago (though at least one soldier returned to Raglan as
Take a psychedelic art trip at Brain Funk an exhibition by three young artists January 30, 2020 Get ready to take a trip into the imaginations of three young artists at the Brain Funk exhibition at the Raglan Old
‘Garden Club’ coffee venture sprouts up on town outskirts January 30, 2020 Rata Miller reckons his high-tech Cimbali espresso machine probably has “more bells and whistles” than he needs but, hey, it makes a
Raglan Arts Weekend gets huge financial boost from leading fine arts charity January 30, 2020 The Raglan Arts Weekend has received a huge financial boost with a grant from one of New Zealand’s leading fine arts charities.
New owner for Whaingaroa Physio January 9, 2020 Whaingaroa Physiotherapy will have a change of ownership from the 1st February 2020, but expect to see a familiar face. Tessa von