Surf Into Summer: Shaping Raglan

Surf Into Summer: Shaping Raglan

Surf Into Summer Shaping Raglan   The rise of surfing in New Zealand and the lack of surfboard shops at the time, meant surfers were left to their own devices when it came to making boards – forced to hone the skills for their newfound passion in their own...
Surf Into Summer: The Point

Surf Into Summer: The Point

Surf Into Summer The Point   Piecing together the puzzle of Raglan’s surf history has uncovered names and stories that some thought were all but lost. Each week of searching has brought on new names and new adventures, some have added to the story, some have...
Surf Into Summer: Butch Walters

Surf Into Summer: Butch Walters

Surf Into Summer Butch Walters   When we first set out to publish the Surf column, we thought we’d highlight the who’s who of surfing in Raglan right now… but we realised that you really cannot talk about the present without understanding the past. It’s a...
Surf Into Summer: The Originals

Surf Into Summer: The Originals

Surf Into Summer The Originals   Raglan has a rich local history of surfing. From soulful characters to defining moments, we hope to highlight and uncover a big part of Raglan’s surfing history that some may not know about. Over the next few columns we’ll be...
Surf Into Summer: The Left Hand Break

Surf Into Summer: The Left Hand Break

Surf Into Summer The Left-Hand Break   When The Endless Summer was released in 1966, it highlighted the seemingly endless left-hand break at Manu Bay and landed Raglan on surfing maps around the world. Over the years Raglan has experienced visitors amass – some...
Raglan Surf Co.

Raglan Surf Co.

Raglan Surfing Company The fundamentals of surfing   T he Raglan Surfing Company was originally founded as a surfboard manufacturing company, with the factory situated in the back of the building where they currently reside. But at the end of this summer, Surf Co...