Jeffcote and Bouzaid 2025 Singles Bowls Champions
One of the most prestigious events on the Raglan Bowling Club calender was given extra impetus this year with NZ rep and semi professional
Freedom2Fly celebrates another year of outstanding success
Freedom2Fly, Raglan’s home of syllabus dance, circus and acro excellence, is thrilled to announce the exceptional achievements of its students in the 2025 examination
The WOZ, presented by Whaingaroa Youth Movement
Once again, Whāingaroa Youth Movement delivers a wonderful prose on life’s lessons, with this year’s performance titled The Woz. Aptly set in the Bush
Irish flavours at The Pantry
It’s a long way from Northern Ireland, but Dawn and Victor Macfarlane are making Raglan their home and workplace. Exchanging lough life
Life savers added to local schools
A lucky break for a truck driver who had a heart attack outside Te Mata School has led to three new defibrillators being
All-in-one stop for Raglan shuttle services and watersports
It’s been a busy few months for Justine Quarrell and Keith Jarmey. The couple behind Raglan Watersports, Raglan Scenic Tours and Raglan
Raglan Chamber of Commerce presents on world stage at World Chambers Congress
When the Whaingaroa Environment Centre approached the Raglan Chamber of Commerce to gauge the board’s interest in helping them remove single-use plastic
Raglan women defy years in assault on ‘roof of Africa’
Ask Raglan women Jean Carbon and Marie de Jong the high point of their recent trip to Tanzania and both will have
Youth voice a first for community board
A career in politics is beckoning but Raglan Area School student Liam Dingle knows he has to start small. The 17-year-old is Raglan
Young Achievers: Hudson Bidois
An occasional column featuring young achievers in our community. Tell us what you achieved with Rugby this year? What representative team did
Nostalgic visit back home for US-based Emma G
Who would’ve believed a wee Emma Ghaemmaghamy – scratching away on her violin at an Old School concert decades ago – would
Mangrove massacre astounds environmentalist
A mangrove (mānawa) murder mystery has a local environmentalist scratching his head over the culprit’s motive. Whāingaroa Harbour Care stalwart and Waikato Regional
Health in Your Hands
A column connecting with senior citizens in our community. Late one evening 97 year old Alice announced to her daughters she could
Infrastructure, climate change and regional development the big topics for candidate meeting
The wild weather wasn’t enough to keep locals keen to grill their election candidates from attending the Town Hall Meet the Candidates
Jono Hutson joins the real estate market…
You may have seen Jono around town delivering some of his delicious plant based lunches or beautiful raw tarts and bliss balls
Students’ social action day voted a sizzling success
The unlikely combination of a sausage sizzle, sumo wrestling and yellow-themed mufti day made for fun and hilarity last week when Raglan
Opinion: Perspectives on te reo Māori
For those of you who whakapapa to Aotearoa [whose ancestors come from New Zealand], members of your whānau [family] or you yourself
New te reo singalong book features Matapihi youngsters exploring nature
All children at Matapihi Kindergarten now have their own glossy te reo singalong book – complete with CD – showing pictures of
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