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
Talking About Mental Health with Ruby Gibbs – Creator of the Mental Health Toolbox
Kaleb Kingi has lived in Whāingaroa his whole life. He works for Xtreme Zero Waste and has recently become a father, with
Conversations on Migration
Migration is one of the most important, multifaceted, and sometimes controversial issues of our time, and films are a great way to
Registrations open for ‘The Hatch’, an Emerging Artists Exhibition for RAW
Creative expression flows through the very taps in this corner of the west coast, guided by the presence of Karioi, the black
An Evening with Dicey Wines at the Shack Raglan
Shack dinners are renowned for being a great night of food and drinks. We spoke to co-owner Justin about their most recent
Enjoy A packaging-free Easter at SWOP!
With Easter upon us, SWOP is the perfect place to get those chocolate treats without all that foil packaging. Chocolate pretzels, chocolate
Introducing Igarti Marketing
The Local Rag sat down with Jemma of Igarti Marketing to learn about her new business.
Buying Your First Home? Check out The Legal Squeeze podcast
Everyone knows that buying your first home can be an absolutely daunting and stressful process. For the uninitiated, there’s not only complex
Magic Manu – Awe-inspiring vista With Bayleys Real Estate
It’s not very often that properties come on the market at Manu Bay. Mark Frost from Bayleys has listed 596c Wainui Road,
Sowing seeds for gardening success
Raglan seeds will be scattered around Hawke’s Bay home gardens with the help of Belinda Goodwin, timebank volunteers and Whāingaroa Environment Centre
Dreamview turns ‘food collective’ as two newer ventures relocate there
Two enterprising local couples who dreamt big for their chocolate and ice cream-making endeavours have now taken their start-ups to a new
Local historian to launch new book at Raglan Museum
Local historian, Elizabeth Amoore, will launch her book “The Stories Behind the Headstones – Raglan Cemetery 1860-1940”, on March 16, at the
No craning required to see grand new stone sculpture
When it comes to garden art there’s one Raglan resident who clearly isn’t a man to do things by halves – in
Rip Curl Pro Returns to Raglan for Twenty Third Edition
This March 18-19, the Rip Curl Pro Raglan returns for the 23rd edition of the iconic event at New Zealand’s most famous
Local authors share the wonder of words
Enter the magical world of reading as the Old School gallery space transforms into a pop-up bookshop showcasing Raglan’s talent.
Raglan Golf Club update
This week I caught up with long standing men’s club captain Steve Hanham and asked questions about the club’s involvement and development
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