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
Thousands of dune plantings intact despite weather bomb
Raglan environmentalist and Wainamu Beach resident Angeline Greensill didn’t expect a big storm in early January – but despite it all the
Waikato District Council report on weather and flooding
Last week’s severe weather event saw rain and wind lash the Waikato District with a large number of trees down and power
The perils of roaming dogs
Roaming dogs are a common occurrence in our little town of Raglan. There are many problems with this situation, for instance, a
Ozone Kites and Kitesurfing: A Q&A with François Berck
This week the Chronicle spoke to kitesurfing instructor François Berck from Ozone Kites and Kitesurfing about his kitesurfing addiction.
Raglan student’s summer camp not one for basking
Huddling in a tent in Antarctica as temperatures plunge to minus six overnight is a far cry from Clare Beet’s warm childhood
Health In Your Hands: Happy 2018
It’s certainly been a busy few days. The New Year came in with a bang, starting with the Raglan Lions Parade. Thank
Community Heroes: Dirk de Ruysscher
This week we spoke to Dirk de Ruysscher who is involved in heaps of volunteer roles including: Raglan Volunteer Fire Brigade (Senior
Ozone kitesurfing legends are powered-up in Raglan
Get a bit of air time this summer at Raglan’s premier kitesurfing store and school. Based at the end of Volcom Lane,
Whaingaroa rangatahi: It takes a village
“It takes a village to raise a child,” is a proverb known around the world that rings true in every community. It
Multi-purpose creative space set to rise behind Old School
A $150,000 lotteries grant has cleared the way for work to begin next April on building a multi-functional creative space at Raglan’s Old
XZW kerbside foodwaste update
Foodwaste is the number one contributor to the greenhouse gas methane and leachate generation in landfill sites. New landfills often attempt to
Tarot Talk – The Hierophant
Welcome to Tarot Talk – a new weekly column in which Chrissy Hodkinson will introduce a Tarot card for the week and provide
The Young Ones: Cloak Bay
Getting to know some of our young local talent. This week we spoke to Lenny and Muroki from the band Cloak Bay. When
Mooar to Say
An occasional column with Aaron Mooar, Station Manager of Raglan Community Radio and the host of the Morning Show. There has been
Young surfers at home in Raglan
Raglan Area School’s Surf Academy gives promising young surfers a taste of the wild west coast surf action and Raglan family life.
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