Karioi’s spirit captured in local film The Chronicle September 1, 2025 A flaxroots feature documentary brings Karioi to life through the connections and shared stories of those who call Karioi home — from hapū and long Read More
Take a walk down city-to-surf memory lane The Chronicle September 1, 2025 Raglan’s original City-to-Surf Walkway is being commemorated with a sign telling the story of how the community initiative came together. Read More
Tributes aplenty for ‘nicest guy’ in town The Chronicle September 1, 2025 He never actually lived here but Alan Lovegrove loved working in Raglan for 21 years – and the townsfolk, in turn, took him to Read More
Jet Collective celebrates 20 years October 6, 2021 The artist collective on Bow St has hit two decades on the main street. Can you describe the concept that the Jet
Music mentor Interview: Conor McCabe October 6, 2021 Maki from the Local Rag caught up with Conor to chat about music and to reminisce about the Whale Bay Bus. Whāingaroa-born
Whaingaroa Soundsystem Introduces DJ skills to local rangatahi October 6, 2021 The Local Rag went along to one of the Youth Intro to DJ’ing sessions hosted by Glenn (aka DJ King Macka) and
RAFFA takes Red Carpet on the road October 6, 2021 Lockdown changes and COVID uncertainties saw the Raglan Arts Film Festival Awards (RAFFA) team take the Red Carpet to the winners. Pre-Covid,
Marama Skincare October 5, 2021 We spoke to Juul from Whaingaroa based skincare company, Marama Skincare, to get a sneak peek behind their business:
Workshop Brewing Co. October 5, 2021 Local craft brewers, Workshop brewing company, sees their two year anniversary this Labour Weekend. Bruno from the team gave us an update
Herbal dispensary: A Spring Cleanse October 5, 2021 Many people do a ‘spring clean’ of their home yearly, yet forget to consider their body, our permanent home for our entire
Matrescence: how Raglan handles motherhood October 5, 2021 Matrescence is a term that describes motherhood as a developmental phase akin to adolescence. The term was introduced in the mid 70’s
RAFFA Red Carpet ceremony goes virtual September 23, 2021 The Raglan Arts Film Festival Awards (RAFFA) Red Carpet Awards night will go virtual this year with an awards ceremony filmed and
New mentors join Whāingaroa Talent Factory 2021 September 23, 2021 Whāingaroa Talent Factory, the joint project between Raglan Community Radio, Raglan Community House and CSR Studios, has announced their showcase event will
Local Eateries Getting Ready for Summer September 23, 2021 Some of our favourite eateries have used this round of COVID as a time to reflect and revitalise for summer. We went
Preview Exhibition for RAW opens next week September 23, 2021 The Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW) kicks off next week with the opening of the Preview Exhibition on 1st October 2021 at the Old
Karioi needs you! September 23, 2021 At this time of year, in Whāingaroa, seabirds like the Ōi / Grey Faced Petrel are hatching out of their eggs. From
Nominations open for Raglan Community Board by-election September 23, 2021 Nominations opened on Wednesday 15 September for an extraordinary vacancy on the Raglan Community Board following the death of the Board’s deputy
A Message From the Raglan Police September 23, 2021 Over the last three weeks – there have been six reported incidents of family harm, eight burglaries, seven thefts from cars or