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
Artist exhibition: No Rules Here January 18, 2018 No Rules Here’, an exhibition of work by emerging artists is again being held at the Raglan Town Hall in Bow St
Community Heroes: Mark and Anne Snowden January 18, 2018 This week we spoke to Mark and Anne Snowden who are heavily involved with the local Surf Life Saving Club. When did
Raglan Club executive are ready to fight for survival January 18, 2018 Raglan Club membership have voted overwhelming to remove president Colin Sullivan from the executive committee at a special general meeting. Chaired by
Academy chuffed as both prospects and products star at surfing nationals January 18, 2018 Raglan Surf Academy is excited at the prospect of “fostering” the sporting careers of three young guns who starred at last week’s
Tarot Talk – Three of Wands January 17, 2018 Happy New Year! Welcome back to Tarot Talk – a weekly column in which I introduce a Tarot card for the week
Thousands of dune plantings intact despite weather bomb January 11, 2018 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 January 11, 2018 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 January 11, 2018 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 January 11, 2018 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 January 11, 2018 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 January 11, 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 December 21, 2017 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 December 21, 2017 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 December 21, 2017 “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 December 21, 2017 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