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
Raglan Fire Brigade: SFF Marty Trueman
How long have you volunteered for the Raglan Fire Brigade? Two and a half years – 15 years total. I transferred from
It’s time to have your say on Raglan’s Kerbside Foodwaste Collection
Since August 2017 Raglan residents have had the opportunity to use a kerbside food waste collection. Every household, that currently receives the
War of the pumpkins at Raglan’s Crop Swap
Raglan’s crop swappers pitted pumpkin against pumpkin at the inaugural Pumpkin Festival at the Raglan Bowling Club on Sunday. Vying for top
Surprise 90th birthday lunch at wharf for Raglan identity of old
Raglan was his “favourite place to live” – and Bob McNeil, who owned the Raglan West store back in the 60s, enjoyed
Raglan dojo picks up medals at Australasian competition
Raglan’s Traditional Shotokan Karate-do Federation dojo came home with two medals from the 2019 Australasian Championships and training seminar held last week
Way out west for premier bowls tournament
Although everyone requires rain we certainly did not need it to happen on Thursday 28 for our Annual Western 1000 Optional Fours
Solscape duo bow out with feast of memories
It was the end of an era for Solscape couple Phil McCabe and Bernadette Gavin last Monday when they finally handed over
Saga of love and self-realisation at sea all set for Raglan launch
It’s taken three rewrites and a brutal edit to get her memoir published but Bernadette Gavin is looking forward to at last
Community Volunteers – An occasional column featuring volunteers in our community
This week the Chronicle sat down with Maree, owner of Raglan Rest Home and Hospital, about the many members of the community
Girl’s Skate Jam 2019
A couple of weekends ago, Raglan Skate Park hosted the annual Girl’s Skate Jam – the one day a year that girls get
TimeBank building community resilience with the gift of time
TimeBank Raglan recently welcomed Sarah Lancaster as the new coordinator taking over from Anna Cunningham and Juliana Albertoni de Miranda. Sarah is
Bubbly rather than a sombre mood as ‘wonderful’ gallery closes its doors
It’s not often there’s a festive air and corks are popped at the closing of a business, but then Matapihi Art Gallery
Busy Raglan baby whisperer set to be new mum, author all over again
With both a second book and a second baby on the way, it’s shaping up as another milestone year for Raglan-domiciled baby
Battling the waves for mental wellbeing
Former British commando Bobby Ball is on a mission to get veterans in the water to combat mental health issues. X Forces
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