Pictured above is 13-year-old Josef Jungwirth, with his Raglan Point Boardriders U14 and U18 Club Champ trophies. How did you first get into surfing, Josef? My dad pushed me off on...
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Billy Stairmand has been looking forward to this week. “It is good to be back in the water and putting the rashie on,” says a relaxed Billy. “The waves are...
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Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand has had a swell start to the year, breaking records by winning his sixth national open men’s surfing title. The 27-year-old, who helped Raglan Point Boardriders...
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Painter-cum-designer Rick Youmans reckons relocating his workplace to Raglan has put his life back on track. His business, Youmans Capsule, based in an industrial Te Rapa warehouse, in Hamilton, wasn’t...
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An ambitious homegrown cultural venture welcomes its first clients at dusk tomorrow (January 27th) when a party of tourists experience the Waireinga-Bridal Veil Falls’ bushtrack in a whole new light....
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It’s no joke! A 12-foot great white shark was certainly seen in the Raglan Harbour over Anniversary weekend as hundreds of people flocked to the water to swim on that...
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It’s not just a love of Raglan that’s kept local surf patrol captain Aubrey Shrimpton returning summer after summer from the States – there’s also her love for another lifeguard...
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It may come as a surprise to avid ‘Piha Rescue’ viewers but the reality is that Raglan’s the training ground of choice for Surf Life Saving New Zealand when it...
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Free te reo Māori lessons for absolute beginners are being held at the Raglan Library on Wednesday nights. Organiser Michael Edmonds says he will be helping teacher Lucy Haru to...
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Billy Lee-Pope is an up and coming photographer and film maker. Name: Billy Lee-Pope Age: 21 Job/School: Retail assistant at Raglan Surf Emporium When did you first pick up a...
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