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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...