Lifeguards win top national honour for dramatic rescue on the bar The Chronicle June 19, 2025 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 Read More
Raj Irving – Connecting people and place The Chronicle June 19, 2025 The theme for Matariki ki Whaingaroa 2025 is stories of people and place. Born and bred in Whaingaroa, local carver Raj Irving has always Read More
Mass paddle out protests seabed mining The Chronicle June 19, 2025 Around 80 surfers plunged into icy waters off Manu Bay recently as more than 200 supporters gathered on the shore to protest against the Read More
Introducing Raglan to the world using social media July 19, 2018 Boosting Raglan and local businesses using social media was the hot topic at a recent Boost Your Town event held at the
Raglan Area School sports success at tournament July 19, 2018 Eleven Raglan Area School senior students bought home the Area Schools Regional Championship Cup from the National Sports Tournament 2018 held in
Tarot Talk July 12, 2018 This week’s card is The Hanged Man. The Hanged Man indicates a need to let something go or to look at everything
Raglan Area School Ball a trip to Neverland July 12, 2018 Second star to the right and straight on til morning’. Raglan Area School Ball 2018 was held on Friday July 6th capturing
Book group with independent theme July 12, 2018 The 1970s was the theme for this month’s meeting of Jane Ritchie’s book group. A few got dressed up in 70s’ hippie
Classical music and fine food fundraiser at the Old School Arts Centre July 12, 2018 Get ready for a special evening of classical music and delicious food at the Old School Arts Centre on Sunday 15 July
Plastic Free July July 12, 2018 Did you know scientists estimate that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans? About half of
‘Organic’ plots as grower-author branches out in diverse directions July 12, 2018 Teacher-cum-author Clyde Sutton reckons the writing of his first published book ‘William’ was an “organic” process – much like the growing of
News from West Coast Health Clinic – After Hours Medical Services Explained July 12, 2018 Why is there no doctor available in Raglan on the weekends? Our funding allows us to provide services 9am to 5pm Monday
Tarot Talk – Knight of Cups July 5, 2018 This week’s card is the Knight of Cups. This guy is an idealist, the dreamer; the Knight in search of the Holy
Raglan families take to new produce co-op by boxload July 5, 2018 Sandra Jonas doesn’t have to look far for an example of how much the produce co-op she got up and running locally
A collaborative approach to work July 5, 2018 You may have heard the term ‘coworking’ thrown about over the past few years as a way to describe situations where individuals
Community clean up crew deal to roadside dumping July 5, 2018 Roadside dumping in Whaingaroa has got volunteers out on the weekend walking the state highway in an effort to keep Raglan clean.
The Big Interview – Jake Fyalka June 28, 2018 The Big Interview is an occasional column where we catch up with Raglan’s local movers and shakers. This week we spoke to Raglan
Tarot Talk – King of Wands June 28, 2018 Hello again from Tarot Talk – a weekly column in which I introduce a Tarot card for the week and provide a