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
Building community resilience – sharing local stories: Farming well in the face of climate change November 29, 2023 Mike Moss has lived and breathed farming his whole life.
Package free refillery destined for Hamilton November 29, 2023 After the 2020 lockdown extended her New Zealand holiday, Bridie McNamara found herself reevaluating her next step and started successful bulk bin
Raglan Noho Marae visit inspiring health students and rural rangatahi: a cultural immersion experience November 29, 2023 Last week, the Raglan community and Poihākena Marae welcomed fifteen tertiary health students from around Aotearoa New Zealand, for a Noho Marae
The Yard Sale: rebelling against fast fashion November 29, 2023 In a world overrun by disposable fashion and cookie-cutter trends, there’s a rebellious undercurrent challenging the mainstream narrative. Enter the scene of
Farewell and thanks to Pat and Rodger November 29, 2023 The voluntary hours put into the museum by Dr. Patrick Day and Rodger Gallagher would certainly exceed the number of concrete blocks
Empowering Community: Whāingaroa hosts inspirational ShotBro performance and Hikoi for Hauora November 29, 2023 In a celebration of community spirit and collaboration, Whāingaroa recently played host to a special event featuring Rob Mokaraka, renowned actor and
Volunteers – the beating heart of the Karioi Project November 29, 2023 Setting off into the forest with a pack full of bait and spare rat traps is just a normal day in the
Raglan writers’ programme poised for 2024 November 29, 2023 Pens, pencils and keyboards are poised for a 2024 writers’ programme.
She Loves Golf returns November 29, 2023 After a very successful 4 week series was held in March this year, the ‘She Loves Golf’ programme returned to the Raglan
Biennial Flower Show a blooming success November 29, 2023 Raglan Horticultural Society’s Flower Show was awash with the colours and fragrances of locally-grown flowers and vegetables.
Raglan Art gears up for 2023 Summer Show November 29, 2023 Following on from the big numbers involved in art during Labour weekend comes the 2023 Summer Show featuring members of RaglanArt. This
Christmas at Wi Neera November 29, 2023 It’s that time of the year again and if you’re anything like me, you love going along to Christmas events. This year
Raglan Karioi Trail November 29, 2023 The annual Raglan Karioi Trail event is soon approaching. We hear from a few more past participants who thoroughly recommend the experience.
North Island Backgammon Championships November 29, 2023 Backgammon Raglan has just successfully hosted the North Island open backgammon championships.
New face at workshop helm but same ethos, tractor and forklift November 15, 2023 It’s business as usual at Raglan Engineering but still something of “a steep learning curve” for the new owner of the iconic