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
Flax planting, reminiscences as bush park milestone celebrated
A flax-planting ceremony at Wainui Bush Park on Monday morning celebrated the 25 years of hard work and dedication the ‘Friends of Wainui’
Rangitahi bridge linking peninsula to mainland Raglan opens soon
The bridge that leads to the Rangitahi project is due to open early next year with a karakia by local iwi. Awaiting
Friends of Wainui Reserve celebrates 25 years this November
On November 8 1993 a group of volunteers had the vision of turning 5.5 hectares of scrub, blackberry, gorse and swamp into
It takes a village
An opinion on learning in Whaingaroa… When I was about 10 years old my mother informed me that our family was moving
Raglan Area School sports awards honours former student
Raglan Area School 2018 sports awards was an occasion for celebrating up-and-coming young sportspeople and paying tribute to a former sports star.
TimeBank workshop looks at community resilience
Timebank Raglan recently held a workshop with Project Lyttelton chair Margaret Jefferies to discuss community resilience. Margaret introduced the concept of TimeBanking
A right royal gong this time for longtime equestrian volunteer
If good things really do come in threes, Christine Hartstone must be wondering what on earth next. The near-70 year old was
Mark your calendars for the Whaingaroa Raglan Affordable Housing Forum event
Affordable housing is a hot topic for many these days with a strong focus at government level and many stories locally of
Corporate life in Europe no match for life of volunteering back home
The Labour Weekend influx of holidaymakers and day trippers into Raglan might tempt more than the odd local to leave the hordes
New exhibition pays tribute to Raglan’s enduring pipe band
Its drummers and pipers have come and gone over time, but Raglan District Caledonian Society and Highland Pipe Band has endured for
Surf Life Saving patrols begin this Labour Weekend
Starting this weekend, Saturday Sunday and Monday. Ngarunui Beach will be patrolled by your local Raglan Surf Life Saving Club volunteer lifeguards
Canterbury claim win but Raglan surfers take out both U16 titles at Scholastic Surfing Champs
The final day of the 2018 Scholastic Championships started off with perfect waves in the 1.0m range and offshore winds at Makorori
Raglan Community Christmas returns for 2018
Colin Chung and his team of helpers are organising another midday Christmas dinner at the Raglan Town Hall, on Christmas Day. “If
Whaingaroa gears up for Raglan Arts Weekend 2019 with new face and date
Raglan Arts Weekend is on the move to a new date and with a new project manager at the helm. The arts
Raglan vet nurse shares accolade after close poll
You could have excused young Raglan vet nurse Shannon Waitere for grinning like … well, a Cheshire cat … as she went
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