Issuu

RAMPING UP FOR RAW THIS LABOUR WEEKEND Ditch the gardening this Labour Weekend and head to RAW - one of the Waikato’s best visual arts events, celebrating its 16th anniversary.

GOLD GUITAR WINNER HEADS TO RAGLAN FESTIVAL Gold Guitar Award winner Simon Thompson is set to headline the Raglan Country & Blues Festival this Labour Weekend.

THYME TO COOK Emma Galloway's fourth cookbook is hitting shelves this month and we caught up with her to hear all about the next installment.

ISSUE #897

MAGAZINE ISSUE OCTOBER 2026

DINING GUIDE O U R L O C A L E AT E R I E S

Support our local eateries! Hours and specials below. Aroha Sushi Raglan

NEW OPENING HOURS Open 6 days, Wed - Mon, until 5pm

07 825 7440

LOCAL

RAG.

ON THE COVER: Musician and filmmaker Andy Duggan is stepping behind the camera in a new way for Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW), turning his lens to photography. Full story on page 7.

Image credit: Geraldine Burns @g.design_photo

Serving honest

This space could be yours. local & good food Email the Chronicle more details. Open for 7 days 8am - 4pm Cnr Bow St & Wainui Rd info@raglanchronicle.co.nz 07 825 0027 Open 7 days a week Fish from 10am 'til n’ 7pmChips 92 Wallis St - The Bookings Wharf Group

07 825 7544 Inside/Outside Seating

MANAGING EDITOR Jacqui Kay-Smith

EDITORIAL / DESIGN Maki Nishiyama

PHOTOGRAPHY / DESIGN Geraldine Burns

92 Wallis St - 07 825 7544

Open for Dinner Fri & Sat from 5:30pm 248 Wainui Rd | 07 825 8233 Open 7 Days a Week From 9am

Breakfast/Lunch 7 Days Open Morning Noon and Night

Treat yourself and call

43 Rose St 07 825 0010

43 Rose St HARBOUR VIEW 07 825 0010 HOTEL Raglan 14 Bow Street

07 825Open 0010 7 Days

WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS Edith Symes | Janine Jackson READ IT ONLINE: raglanchronicle.co.nz or on raglan.net.nz CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @local_rag Facebook: @RaglanChronicle

From 9:30AM Mon-Fri and 9AM Sat and Sun

thewharfkitchenbar.co.nz

Waterfront dining

indoor and outdoor seating Open 7 Days Restaurant | Live Music | Bar

07 825 8010 harbourviewhotel.co.nz

ALI'S Turkish Kebabs Open 7 Days 29 Bow Street Ph 07 825 0202 alisturkishkebabs.co.nz

Open daily 7am - 2pm 29 Rangitahi Rd

Guiding you home — Jono Hutson

Residential & Lifestyle Sales jonoh@lodge.co.nz | 021 488 766

COBHAM

Raglan Ink Ltd home of the Raglan Chronicle & LOCAL RAG. Post: P.O. Box 234, Raglan

Email: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz

Advertising & Articles The advertising and editorial content deadline will be Monday at 12pm week of issue. DISCLAIMER Opinions and views expressed in the Raglan Chronicle do not necessarily represent those held by the Editors or Publishers. Every care will be taken in the preparation and placement of submitted material but the Editors/Publishers shall not be liable for errors or omissions or subsequent effects due to the same. It is the submitters responsibility to ensure material is not libelous or defamatory. The Editors/Publishers reserve the right to abridge, alter or decline any material submitted to the Raglan Chronicle to meet the constraints of space and/or maintain a reasonable standard of language and decorum.

2 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

CONTENTS

Publication Dates. 2026 Oct 8th – Chronicle Deadline: Oct 6th

Ramping Up for RAW This Labour Weekend

From Rural Roots to Raglan Arts Weekend: Jo Gallagher

Finding a New Focus Through The Hatch: Andy Duggan

Gold Guitar Winner Heads to Raglan Festival

Local Artist Makes Space for Creativity: Megan Hockly

10–14

ARTS Feature: Local Artists and Galleries

Raglan Food Journeys

Backyard Enterprise Just the Ticket for Student

Meet Food Writer Emma Galloway

Something Is Taking Flight in Raglan This November

19-29

Real Estate & Property

Local Social

31 32

Local Business Directory Classifieds / Public Notices / What’s On

Oct 22nd – Chronicle Deadline: Oct 20th November 2026 Nov 5th – Local Rag Deadline: Nov 3rd Nov 12th – Chronicle

GROUNDSWELL PROPERTY

Let our local team manage your stunning holiday house.

Planning your next vacation? Book directly with us for a 5% discount. Promo Code:

BOOKDIRECT

List your property now to turn your hospitality into passive income. www.groundswellproperty.co.nz Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 3

The Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW) is our 3-day Open Studios event over Labour Weekend where you can visit local artists in their work spaces, get a sneak peek into the creative process and buy artworks you love. It’s self-guided, so use this map or grab a brochure and plan your route. Come to our Preview Exhibition at the Raglan Arts Centre beforehand to see which artists you want to meet, be inspired by new styles and techniques, or even take home a showcase piece, developed specifically for RAW. This year, there will be a few installations, workshops, demos and the excellent Raglan Country and Blues Music festival so St lots of fun for all! Cliff

35 36

S Lily

is St

es St Jam

Wall

Gove

rnme

nt Rd

y St Dais

y St

shin e

sla

Moo nlig

ht B

Rise

Cam bra eR

Sun

en Pl

Sun s et H Rd Ma nu kau

ade Par ine Mar

Gre

y Rd

LT O

Hills Rd

a Pl

Cornw

Ave

ui Ave Pokoh

u Ave

Uenuk are Av

Puk

a zen B

Nih

Karek

itle

a Tahun

ve inihi A

gle

St rtson

Lan

Robe

Norrie Ave

i inu

St East

Parking along Stewart St

Main

Primrose St

Loren

n Pl son D

John

37 t

Hele

ss S

25 26 27

Robert St

Snowd

t Te

Cro

ilm

rt S

Ken

Long St

r ou

w Rd

Wi Nee ra St

Ste

ss St

to the Raglan Arts Weekend 2026!

Park Dr

t St Viole

F 4 min walk into town

28 32 21 23 29 18 19 20Ban kart St 24 31 16 17

r Cro Uppe

Welcome

IDG

BR OOT

Bay Vie

John Bow St 30

all Rd

KEY ICONS

Te Hutewai Rd

PARKING

RAGLAN HOLIDAY PARK

RAGLAN ARTS CENTRE

PUBLIC TOILETS

TONY SLY POTTERY

ATM

12 13 14 15 Te Omahina Stree

i Rd Maata

Aratiki St

St Tun arau

ina St

OKETE TE UKU TO HAMILTON

itahi Rang

TO HAMILTON

rive

to # 43

Ln Cen

15 MINS TO RAGLAN

Te Ma t

nga taw hi

r i Rd

Te H utew a

Te Hutewai Rd Look out for the official

Don’t forget to check out The Hatch, showcasing 17 emerging artists in the Town Hall.

The Preview Exhibition will run daily from the 2nd October from 10am until 2pm. Over RAW, it will close at 5pm.

See you on the trail!

Te Mata Rd

aan

Wai mau n

ga R d

M au

pink RAW flags to guide you to Raglan’s top art talent.

gaR

Lucy AitkenRead The Hut, 29 Rangitahi Road

uke

16.

Megan Hockly Bayleys, 9 Bow Street

Ruap

Jo Gallagher Artist 199 Te Hutewai Road

10.

Sean Mc Donnell 65a Wainui Road

17.

Geraldine Burns | Fine Art Photography Bayleys, 9 Bow Street

pat

24.

Claudia Grutke 42B Upper Wainui Road

11.

Jeannine Friedrich 50 Omahina Street

18.

Jane Galloway Artists at Work Gallery, 5c Wainui Road (behind Zinnia)

25.

Sam Mathers 536 Wainui Road

12.

Sarah Steed Designs The Hut, 29 Rangitahi Road

19.

Julian Godfery Artists at Work Gallery, 5c Wainui Road (behind Zinnia)

C’Bon Textiles C’Bon Studio; 492 Wainui Road

13.

Benjamin Grant Furniture The Hut, 29 Rangitahi Road

20.

Anastasia Collier Temple Tattoo NZ, 139 Riria Kereopa Memorial Drive

14.

Labour of Wild | Hat Maker The Hut, 29 Rangitahi Road

21.

Vanessa Mateja Solscape, 611 Wainui Road

Wendy Lemmon Rivet, Old Dairy Factory, 58 Wallis Street

43.

Moonlight Bay Studio 78d Greenslade Road

4 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

The Artfull Dodgers Church Hall, 3 Stewart Street

29.

23.

Rd Hammer’d The Karioi Room, Raglan Sunset Motel, 7 Bankart Street

30.

37.

Chris Meek/Studeo Gallery 21 Cross Street

44.

Hayley Hamilton 7d Three Streams Road

Toni Kingstone Bridal Veil The FallsKarioi Room, Raglan Sunset Motel, 7 Bankart Street

31.

The Hatch Raglan Town Hall, 41 Bow Street

38.

Dyana Wells 24 Lily Street

45.

Ministry of Wood 244b Te Mata Road, Te Mata

Raglan Community Clay Shed Raglan Arts Centre, 5 Stewart Street

32.

Uptown Studio 34 Bow Street

39.

Ruth Hickman-Goodall CodeOrange Studio, 11 Robertson Street

46.

Tessa Skerman 467b Te Mata Road, Te Mata

26.

Echt Arts Raglan Arts Centre, 5 Stewart Street

33.

40.

Catherine Houston 153 Hills Road

47.

Reformation Studios 34 Matakotea Road, Te Uku

Marise Rarere Artists at Work Gallery, 5c Wainui Road (behind Zinnia)

27.

Yaniv Janson Raglan Arts Centre, 5 Stewart Street

34.

Coconut Grove Studio Booty Wonderland Spin Studio, 31 Wallis Street Kayla Bacon Top Garage, 2 Main Road

41.

Thomas Alistair Elliot 24 Cambrae Road

48.

Stuart Bridson 33A Waitetuna Valley Road, Waitetuna

Toru Wāhine Wabi Sabi Studio , 11 Bankart Street

28.

Woven.NZ Supper Room, Raglan Town Hall, 41 Bow Street

35.

Shortydubs 58 Wallis Street

42.

Harrison Synnott 13 Sunshine Rise

22. Kaw

36.

apu

Miranda J Caird 25a Calvert Road, Whale Bay

Doug Ford / Made Gallery Supper Room, Raglan Town Hall, 41 Bow Street Helen Parsons The Lucky Joker Gallery, 22 Bow Street

Te P a

Chris Hoult 6b Tohora Close, Whale Bay

Ruapuke Rd KEA 15. Temple Tattoo NZ, 139 Riria Kereopa Memorial Drive

Ru Be apuk ach e Rd

WAITETUNA

TO RAGLAN

a Rd

i Rd

48 10 MINS TO RAGLAN

2m in d

treb

ush

TE MATA

Studios are open 10am until 5pm, KARIOI 24th October to 26th October 2026, unless otherwise specified in our Raglan Arts Guide brochure or on our website.

Towards Hamilton

Artists to the East

44 ruThhi rSete S

hiaw a Rd

Omah

Te A

Wa inu iR

ainu

ita

Upp er W

aan

ale 3 Wh Bay

i Rd

tre

7 8 12 MINS TO RAGLAN

ing

Towards Whale Bay

Ohautira Rd

Artists to the West

hia

R A M PING UP FOR R AW THIS L A BOUR WEEK END F R O M R A G L A N A RT S W E E K E N D

Clockwise from top left: Miranda Caird in her studio, Reformation Studios, Ellie Marshall for The Hatch, Sarah Steed in The Hut at Rangitahi, Olivia Dean-Chambers for Toru Wāhine at Wabi Sabi and Hayley Hamilton's studio.

ake sure you ditch the gardening this Labour Weekend and head to Raglan for one of the Waikato’s best visual arts events, celebrating its 16th anniversary.

The Raglan Arts Weekend, or ‘RAW’ as it’s affectionately called by locals, is ramping up to entertain, inspire and blow visitors away with an action-packed programme over a 5-day festival. The high standard of RAW artists coupled with the opportunity to explore the beautiful Whāingaroa coastline and town has always been a strong magnet for visitors and locals alike, many of whom attend annually. The self-guided art trail on the long weekend is at the centre of RAW. There are 48 studios this year showcasing over 75 artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators, jewellery designers, textile artists, bespoke hat makers, blacksmiths, weavers, furniture designers, stencil artists, mosaic artists, printmakers and more. The event has changed significantly over its 16 years and is now more festive than ever, including a partnership with the Country and Blues Music Festival, a number of art installations around town, as well as workshops and demos. “I love that you can choose your own pace for the event,” says Nicky Brzeska, RAW Coordinator. “Take a slow meander through a Redwood forest adorned with colourful silks, watch an artist paint with

both hands simultaneously in a live, kinetic installation, visit one of the groups to see multiple artists in one space, or simply enjoy the stillness of various home, studio and gallery settings,” she says. “Keep an eye out for the gorgeous, bold RAW letters near the water tank, made with recycled plastic waste - crafted and donated by the generous team at Reformation Studios,” says Nicky. “You can also get to see their huge industrial 3D printer at work, the only one of its kind in New Zealand, at 2pm over the RAW weekend at their Te Uku studio.” RAW kicks off on Thursday 22nd with ‘Artist Connect’, a program in partnership with Bayleys Real Estate that helps RAW artists meet each other, share ideas and be inspired. An ‘artist only’ bus tour heads around a handful of studios, culminating in a gathering at the Bayleys office to kickstart the festivities. Friday evening is always a buzz in town with four artist exhibition openings as well as the official opening of The Hatch, RAW’s emerging artist incubator and group exhibition. This is the fourth year that The Hatch is running, and is an extremely important part of the Kaupapa of the event. Rangitahi Peninsula, RAW’s principal partner, makes The Hatch possible, along with several other initiatives within RAW year after year. The Hatch helps new artists meet others and access support they might need from framing and pricing, to marketing, social media or working with galleries.

“This year, we have 17 rising stars in the Whaingaroa art scene, curated by the very talented Shelley Meek who is really bringing the focus to the individual artists and their unique stories,” says Nicky. “The standard of applications was very high and so we had to push it to 17 to showcase; there are some real gems in there.” If you’d like to plan ahead and see what’s in store over RAW, head over to the Raglan Arts Centre to see the Preview Exhibition, which houses 96 artworks from the 48 participating studios. You can also visit www.raglanartsweekend.nz for more information and a map (or use this Local Rag!), or grab a Raglan Arts Guide from the iHub, shops and restaurants or from the Raglan Arts Centre. Visitors to RAW will also have the chance to win with the fun Bayleys ‘Scan and Win’ initiative. Visitors are encouraged to scan the QR code at each artist studio to have multiple chances to win a $400 Prezzi card.

RAW Open Studios: Sat 24th Oct to Mon 26th Oct, 10am to 5pm, free. RAW Preview Exhibition: Fri 2nd Oct to Mon 26th Oct, Raglan Arts Centre, 10am to 2pm (open to 5pm over RAW), free. Opening of The Hatch: Fri 23rd Oct, 6.30pm, Town Hall, free. Sign up to the RAW newsletter for news: raglanartsweekend.nz/contact RAW is a not-for-profit event brought to you by the Raglan Arts Centre.

Top 5 things to do this RAW 1. Head to the Preview Exhibition which opens 2nd October 2026 to get a taste of what’s in store, bag a special artwork (some at a fraction of their value in our $200 exhibition), grab a map, plan your trail and be inspired! 2. Come to the opening of The Hatch, our emerging artists exhibition in the Town Hall on Friday 23rd October at 6.30pm. Thanks to Rangitahi Peninsula 3. Pick up a Raglan Arts Guide from the Old School, iHub or any shops around town and support our artists and pay it forward to the sponsors behind RAW that are featured in the brochure 4. Get amongst it by attending a Country and Blues concert, seeing an installation, participating in a demo, watching an interactive performance piece or just soaking up the atmosphere 5. Scan the QR code at every studio to have a chance to win a $1000 Raglan getaway at a Groundswell Property. The more studios you visit, the greater your chance of winning!

RAW would like to thank the following organisations for their partnership. It’s tough times and these partners are digging deep! Special thanks to Rangitahi Peninsula, the Chartwell Trust and Bayleys Real Estate for their investment and partnership, as well as Tony Sly, Raglan Country and Blues Festival and Palm Prints for their ongoing support. Also thanks to Waikato District Creative Communities, Bing Ceramics, Artists at Work Gallery, Helen Parsons Picture Framing, Freedom to Fly, the Raglan Arts Centre, Raglan Holiday Park, Jet, The Monster Company, Raglan Sign Company and Mafia Design.

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 5

FROM RUR A L ROOTS TO R AGL A N A RTS WEEK END B Y J A N I N E J AC K S O N

Visitors can explore Jo’s studio during RAW.

fter 25 years of painting rural New Zealand, Jo Gallagher now calls Raglan home. At this year’s Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW), she’s opening her house and studio to visitors. Although new to Raglan, having moved here from Piopio in May, Jo is no stranger to the town’s art scene. She held a joint exhibition with Lindy Wilson at the old Wharf Gallery, and her work hangs in Jane Galloway’s Artists at Work gallery in town. She has also exhibited in Auckland and had work in galleries around New Zealand. When Jo told Jane she’d bought a home in Raglan, Jane didn’t hesitate to suggest she sign up to RAW. “I applied straight away, and didn’t procrastinate like I normally do,” she laughs. Jo’s art journey began around 25 years ago when her two daughters went off to school and she signed up for a Learning Connection correspondence arts course. “Art has always been a part of my life in some shape or form and I took the opportunity to do some formal training, something I had never been encouraged to do.”

Jo’s winning cover for the Waikato/King Country telephone book.

The course gave her confidence in her creative abilities, and she started small, selling pieces in local cafés and building from there. It took about 10 years before she felt like an established artist. And there was no shortage of inspiration around her. Living on a dairy farm with husband Graham, and later running sheep and beef, Jo initially painted portraits, landscapes and animals. From those early rural-inspired paintings, Jo let her creative skills take flight, moving on to the landscape and what surrounded her, from shearing sheds to rust on old sheds, then to the native birds around the farm, and eventually to flax. “My paintings can be vast representational landscapes through to more abstracted compositions based on close-up images.” Her flax paintings zoom right in on the plant. “A flax bush by itself doesn’t excite me, it’s the play of light and shadow, the rhythm and movement. I love the energy,” she says. Jo takes her time with a new work, ‘living’ with it for days or a week before she calls it finished. She also checks it in a mirror to make sure it’s balanced.

ALL OVER

RAGLAN

Jo will open her home to visitors during Raglan Arts Weekend.

With her deep love and understanding of rural life, it was no surprise Jo’s work was chosen by public vote for the cover of the Waikato/King Country telephone book in the final year of its artistcover competition. “That is the power of community when an image resonates with our way of life,” she says. “I am very much looking forward to becoming part of Raglan’s coastal community.” For Jo, RAW offers a new opportunity to connect with the community, opening her home and studio to visitors over Labour Weekend. If the weather’s good, there’ll be easels outside too. “I think bigger works look better in a home rather than just in a studio room.” As well as original paintings, including new flax and large floral works, Jo will have prints, artist cards, 1000-piece puzzles of one of her paintings, cushion covers, and endof-line and slightly imperfect prints at bargain prices. Her playful ‘dolly bird’ series, which she started during COVID, will be there too. Keeping her work priced matters to her.

reasonably

Artwork by Jo Gallagher on display on the Village Green. “I still want to be affordable for people who really like my work,” she says. Jo’s advice to emerging artists can be summed up in a quote she heard when she was starting out. “Being a successful artist is 95 percent perspiration and five percent inspiration,” she says. “And be brave, work hard and back yourself.” Jo Gallagher's open studio at 199 Te Hutewai Rd. Find her on Instagram @jogallagherartist. Raglan Arts Weekend is on over Labour Weekend 24-26 October.

While the factors driving the housing market activity have shifted with the seasons, there’s one thing you can count on. With a unique blend of expertise, international networks and a suite of innovative marketing tools, Bayleys is the agency for all your property needs. Residential, commercial, rural and lifestyle – we deliver the best results. Residential & Lifestyle Sales Mark Frost 022 150 2244 | mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz Michelle O’Byrne 021 969 878 | michelle.obyrne@bayleys.co.nz Stephen O’Byrne 021 969 848 | stephen.obyrne@bayleys.co.nz Graham Rope 021 222 7427 | graham.rope@bayleys.co.nz Chrissie Spence 021 626 833 | chrissie.spence@bayleys.co.nz Mark Crarer 027 433 6083 | mark.crarer@bayleys.co.nz Debbie Crarer 027 253 6344 | debbie.crarer@bayleys.co.nz Commercial and Industrial Sales and Leasing Jordan Metcalfe 021 0847 8920 | jordan.metcalfe@bayleys.co.nz Sales and Marketing Administrator Melanie Vink 07 834 3840 | melanie.vink@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Residential / Commercial / Rural / Property Services

6 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

FINDING A NEW FOCUS THROUGH THE H ATCH B Y J A N I N E J AC K S O N

Image credit: Geraldine Burns @g.design_photo

hāingaroa-based musician and filmmaker Andy Duggan is stepping behind the camera in a new way for Raglan Arts Weekend (RAW), turning his lens to photography. While he’s best known for collaborative theatre and film projects, including a newly funded Creative Waikato climate-change film starring local kids, this year’s arts trail marks his first time putting his own images on the wall. Making his debut in The Hatch emerging artist space at the Raglan Town Hall, Andy is taking a personal passion for photography and bringing it into the public eye. “I’m a confident person when it comes to my music and my filmmaking, but with photography I didn’t think I was good enough that anyone would want to look at them.” Andy’s work often keeps him studiobound, so getting outside with his camera has become an act of mindfulness. “Photography slows me right down. It’s so instantly satisfying. If you’ve got half an hour, you can just go for a walk down the beach, and you come back with something that you love that didn’t exist before,” he says. That sense of discovery and experimentation is at the heart of The Hatch, which provides a space for emerging creatives to explore ideas and develop their artistic practice. “What inspired me to apply for The Hatch was the fact that I’ve got to get my act together. I realised I was amassing quite a lot of pictures that I was proud of but I’d never printed a picture out in my life.”

Being accepted into the exhibition meant getting his work off the hard drive and ready to hang. “I knew I had to start framing, learning how to print, where to print, and how to price – all the things I need to go to the next step. That’s what’s perfect about The Hatch, because you get support. There are other people doing it, they’re also nervous because they don’t know what they’re doing necessarily, and it’s a little mini community.” Alongside preparing for RAW, Andy is also busy with his current film project, a five-minute production featuring 17 local tamariki voicing adult responses to climate change. “My idea was to ask adults what they felt or thought about climate change. I wrote the script based all on verbatim things that I picked up from strangers and then film the kids speaking adults’ words.” One of just 20 artists selected for Kaitiakitanga: Futures Through Creativity, Andy’s film will feature in the Kotahitanga online gallery and be promoted through Creative Waikato channels. While his film work is largely collaborative, The Hatch is giving Andy the opportunity to put his own creative work in the spotlight and take his photography from a private passion to something he is ready to share. “It’s what’s perfect about The Hatch, it’s people who are still working it out, and getting the support to actually put their work on a wall.” As part of Raglan Arts Weekend on Labour Weekend, 24–26 October, The Hatch will showcase 17 artists at Raglan Town Hall, open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 7

GOLD GUITA R WINNER HE A DS TO R AGL A N FESTIVA L B Y J A N I N E J AC K S O N

LT Gold Guitar Award winner Simon Thompson is set to headline the Raglan Country & Blues Festival this Labour Weekend. Simon, a musician from Invercargill, recently won one of New Zealand’s top country music competitions after coming runner-up in 2025. “It’s basically the Ranfurly Shield of New Zealand’s country music,” Simon proudly says. “Last year, I absolutely tanked in the gospel section, so it was a bit of a redemption mission for me this year. I went back and did the song again and, incredibly, it won the Senior Gospel section overall. But it was my vocal solo, Chris Stapleton’s Whiskey & You, that won me the Overall Gold Guitar title.” The prize package included $5000, a fully produced single, the opportunity to attend the 2027 Tamworth Country Music Festival, a comprehensive mentoring package, and a range of additional prizes and career development opportunities. Festival-goers will be among the first to hear the release version of his new single, recently recorded at Dan Cosgrove DC Studios in Te Awamutu. “It’s about my struggle with mental health and men’s mental health, which is a very real taboo subject in New Zealand, if not internationally. So, I’m really looking forward to getting that in the can.” Simon’s own battles with mental health and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), which can make rejection, criticism and failure feel particularly intense, have also shaped his experience as a performer. “We want to do our best at something. But we want to be loved for it, and we’re worried that we’re not going to be loved for it. It’s quite a vicious cycle,” he says. Simon, who has taught music for years, says enduring the “psychological warfare” of competing has changed the way he mentors others. “I’ve been performing since I was five, so being on stage is second nature. But being judged is a whole different world,” he says. “Now that I’ve been there, I know what it’s like to have the highs and the lows in this environment, and I

8 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

can actually guide or mentor my students because I’ve actually had that experience.” While music is in the blood, with his grandfather, grandmother and mother all musicians, Simon also credits inspirational mentors such as legendary country music guitarist Bob Katipa Senior and Bruce Todd, formerly of Blerta. It was his father, a solo dad with two young boys, who first introduced him to the country music scene. “He decided a cheap night out was to go to the local country music clubs, and I just ended up getting up and singing.” Throughout his career, Simon has dipped into just about every musical genre, from country and blues to death metal. “I play everything and anything except heavy metal and rap,” he laughs. “I am so much of a chameleon in the musical sense that I can pretty much fold into anything, from David Coverdale and Steve Perry through to Johnny Cash and everything in between.” For Raglan Country & Blues Festival punters, Simon will have a raft of originals and covers up his sleeve, whether they want to sit back and enjoy the music or get up and boogie. “What you can expect from me is authenticity, soul, and someone who gives 110% right from the very start. So, what can you expect? A real show.”

Raglan Country & Blues Festival This year’s line-up features The Warratahs, Trenwith Family, Dolly’s, Debbie Shepherd, Simon Thompson, Sarita Murdoch, Neil Hersey, WilkieMac, Dave Maybee and more. Weekend passes are just $100 and give you the chance to experience the festival across all three days, with music, pop-up performances, the youth concert, songwriters’ showcase, country gospel showcase, artists’ showcase and more. Tickets via events.humanitix.com/raglancountry-and-blues-2026/

LOC A L A RTIST M A K ES SPACE FOR CR E ATIVITY WITH MEGAN HOCKLY

or Megan Hockly, finding time to make art has been as important as finding inspiration. Ahead of Raglan Arts Weekend, the Raglan artist talks to the Chronicle about returning to her creative practice, making work that feels true to her and the pleasure of finding community through art. How would you describe your artwork? My painting and embroidery and actually everything I do is figurative. I love painting people. I like creating stories for my characters and I often borrow them from history. How did your journey as an artist begin? Probably at Kindy, or maybe at my Nana’s where I spent a lot of time growing up. I remember pottering around and working in her garden with her, or at the kitchen table drawing. I’ve always made things and I was lucky to have family that supported that. Can you tell us about your creative process, where does an idea usually begin for you? I spend a lot of time looking at old photos. I love the contrast of tone in sepia photography and being able to study a person captured on camera one hundred years ago for example, has always inspired me. Have you faced any creative blocks or challenges? How do you push through them? Yes I have had many ‘U turns’. Writing and drawing in a journal has helped. Recently, after one such block, I picked up the book ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julia Cameron and committed to following the three month course. One of the exercises is to write in a journal every morning. It helps to make better decisions about my time. How has living or working in a small town like Raglan shaped your journey as an artist? The beauty and space I live in inspires me. I love our small village, somewhere I can always find someone to chat with and a good coffee, or a solitary walk along the beach. Who are some artists or people who have inspired you, locally or globally? Painters: Amy Dury, Alana Barton, Helene Schjerbeck, Kosuke Ajiro, Anne Siems the list goes on! Illustrators: Felicita Sala, Lucia Gonzalez, Phoebe Wahl and many many more. How do you balance making art that’s true to you with what people want to see or buy? Good question! I have battled with this through Art School and beyond, and have come to the conclusion that if I paint what I am drawn to, that’s enough. If somebody

wants to buy it, great. If it resonates with you, great. But I’m not driven by that. I’m on a spiritual journey. What has happened in 2026 that has further developed your creativity? Having time out from working. It’s been huge. A similar thing happened during Lockdown, I noticed that after about three weeks my creative juices started to slowly rise to the surface. I need time, space and quiet to hear my inner child or creativity or whatever you want to call it. The antithesis to being creative for me is working in a job I dislike. It is my ongoing mission to find that work and balance so that I can be true to myself. Do you have involvement in the local art community? Yes I have recently joined an Art club which meets once a month. I’m not sure if it’s to do with getting older but I really

like clubs! I like the companionship and the sense of belonging. I am also keen to meet up with the Raglan crafters who meet at the Old School, to get some advice on where to go with a patchwork quilt I started years ago and am determined to complete. How would you describe your works for RAW? Where can visitors see your work? I have a mix of painting, prints and textiles again this year. My paintings are about people from the past. The ‘haves and have nots’ in society back then. I have been learning new techniques around colour theory over the last two years, and my paintings are not totally resolved yet. I’ve been playing around with Gothic embroidery too and have a selection of hoops to show. There is the odd ‘Battie’ cushion and alter cloths. Geraldine Burns and I will be at the Bayley’s office on Bow St this year.

C A LL US FO R A CH AT OR EM A IL US ON admin@ginaj ansen.co .nz

0800 544 508 www.ginajansen.co.nz Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 9

K AYL A BACON

A RTISTS FE ATUR E

R E T R O I N F L U E N C E D : O P - A RT I S T

A SELECTION OF L O C A L A RT I S T S & GALLERIES

art

Support our local artists... visit their studios and galleries, invest in their artworks! The next five pages showcase a selection of local artists and galleries. The artists taking part in the annual RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND at Labour Weekend are highlighted with the RAW logo.

A S

ayla Bacon is a contemporary artist whose vibrant practice explores colour, pattern, form and materiality.

A 2023 graduate of Wintec with a Bachelor of Contemporary Art, Bacon has developed a distinctive visual language in bold abstraction and a strong appreciation for the light hearted and funky qualities of 1970s pattern design. Through the precision of laser cutting, Bacon develops abstract forms into layered compositions that explore repetition, movement and spatial relationships. Art, however, was never her original profession. By trade, Bacon is a qualified auto electrician, locally known as ‘that auto sparky chick’. Ironically for the first time ever, exhibiting at her place of work, Top Garage Raglan. Bringing her two worlds together with a nostalgic retro twist. The exhibition offers a visual story of the unexpected relationship between art, and the mechanical trade, revealing that creativity can spark in some pretty unlikely places. W: www.kaylabaconart.com E: kaylabacon.art@gmail.com IG: @kaylabacon_art Exhibiting: 2 Main Road – Top Garage Raglan

J E A NNINE FR IEDR ICH

JET COLLECTIVE

M I X E D M E D I A . A B S T R A C T A RT .

S I X WO M E N A RT I S A N S . O N E S H A R E D S PA C E .

RT IN REAL LIFE IS DIFFERENT. SOME PAINTINGS NEED TO BE STOOD IN FRONT OF.

There are things in my work you just can’t see on a screen. For Raglan Arts Weekend I’m opening my studio and pop-up gallery. Come in, see where the work is made, have a chat, experience the scale, colour and energy up close. Whether you’re a collector or just curious about art, you’re very welcome. COME VISIT DURING RAW Sat 24 + Sun 25 Oct ∙ 10am - 7pm Mon 26 Oct ∙ 10am - 4pm 50 Omahina Street, Rangitahi W: jeanninefriedrich.com

IG: @friedrich.jeannine

10 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

ur vibrant collective gallery brings together six local female artisans who have used their combined skills and passion to create a thriving and distinctive little business. By joining forces we have created more than a retail shop, we have built a dynamic supportive hub where you can find handmade jewellery, ceramics and clothes, contemporary photography and painting and even our very own hatmaker. We also sell other NZ makers’ and artisans’ work and are proudly 100% NZ made. The space maybe teeny but our energy is majestical. Pop into our store on Bow St (between The Shack & Ray White) and follow us on our socials: IG: @jetcollectiveraglan FB: jetcollective @sarahsteeddesigns @fierceclothingraglannz @hayleyhamilton_create @themonstercompanypottery @labourofwild @g.design_photo * Four of our collective members have their own studios in the Raglan Arts Weekend - be sure to visit Hayley, Geraldine, Sarah & Labour of Wild!

C ATHER INE HOUSTON

THE HATCH - ONE IN & ONE OUT

PA I N T E R

MARK KINGTON & ONA STUDIO

ne artist is joining the emerging artists exhibition ‘The Hatch’ - the other has exhibited there for 2 years and has now moved into the RAW open studios - view one at the town hall, then cross the road to see the other!

atherine Houston, has just moved into her “Sheshed” - a beautiful space of steeped wooden ceilings and bright walls, with stunning 180 views of ocean, harbour and Mount Karioi. This new studio is built in her large garden, with outside walls and windows reflecting its colours. It offers a wonderful space for artistic creativity and for showcasing her semi-abstract and expressive landscape paintings. Catherine is inspired by her new workspace, well-equipped and inviting to artist and visitors alike, and is fired up to try something new. But her trademark use of bold acrylics will not change. Colour makes her happy and this is reflected in her work. Small and larger paintings are available for sale, framed or unframed. After RAW, her studio will be open for viewing by appointment - text/phone or email. E: P: IG:

caffinfish@hotmail.com 0272547823 @caffin_artistraglan

MARK KINGTON - My work explores vibrant geometric abstraction through woven grids and textured stripes, where warm distressed grounds meet bold contemporary color. Built from layered, tactile histories — sun-bleached ochres, petrol teals, magenta bars — each piece balances raw material presence with precise chromatic tension. The surface is both archive and invention. Mark will be in ‘The Hatch’ at the Raglan Town Hall for RAW. Follow Mark on Instagram: @kingtonmark ONA STUDIO - Unique hand-built ceramic art & decor pieces by Paula Moy. Raw, sculptural ceramics, unique and soulful. Inspired by ancient symbols and relics combined with contemporary shapes. Paula loves to play with texture and earthy tones to build pieces that feel close to nature. Her pieces hold a timeless appeal and speak to those who also love a wabisabi aesthetic. Working with a neutral, earthy palette her pieces sit well in spaces that suit a contemporary rustic edge to them. Small and large pieces available, collectible or to be simply adored. Ona Studio is exhibiting as ‘Uptown Studio’ 34 Bow St for RAW. Follow Paula on Instagram: @ona_studio_nz

COCONUT GROVE STUDIO R O B Y N W E S T C O T T - TAT T O O A RT I S T & PA I N T E R

e sat down with tattoo artist and UV painter Robyn Westcott from Coconut Grove Studio to discuss her upcoming RAW debut as well as her accompanying special event ILLUMINATE. Tell us more about the themes of your paintings - where does your inspiration come from? Everything I paint is a reflection of how I appreciate life and all that’s in it. I’m from a small Island off the West Coast of Canada where I spent a lot of time in the forest or ocean. I was raised by my father who was the only veterinarian on the Island so I spent a lot of time helping rescue wildlife, and learned that every creature has its place and to respect all of it. Often bears or cougars would accidentally end up on our Island from neighbouring larger Islands, and some people in the community would freak out or want them shot, but my dad always found a solution to rehabilitate them and helped me develop a love and understanding for the animals that were feared, or even hated by some; they all play a vital role in our ecosystems, and deserve to be protected. The surf is where I feel most alive and I love the lightness I feel in my soul after a good session, every wave is such a gift and I try to

capture that in my surfy pieces - it’s a whole ‘nother realm out there. Could you tell us about your black light paintings? I used to paint primarily in oil, actually. It wasn’t until I moved to Whāingaroa that I got into the UV stuff. I came on a surf trip initially, it was a time of great spiritual awakening for me and I found that I could illuminate more feeling with the magic of the black light. I don’t want to over explain because I want to leave space for the viewers to experience what gets lit within themselves. I find words often get in the way of deeper truths, ones we can all resonate with. Over RAW, my art will be on display Saturday and Sunday October 24 and 25 from 10am-5pm. ILLUMINATE is an additional event in the same space from 5-7pm on Saturday the 24, where Triadika will bring some tunes to take you deeper into the experience and Jyoti will be handing out his famous chai. What do you want people to take away from your exhibition? I invite you to take a deep breath and see where the art takes you. People are drawn to different pieces so take your time, read the title of the work, and notice what you notice.

RAW venue: 31 Wallis St (Booty Wonderland Spin Studio)

IG: @coconutgroveraglan

P: 0272896187

E: coconutgroveraglan@gmail.com Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 11

ANASTASIA COLLIER

THE R AGL A N A RTFULL DODGERS

PA I N T E R

A RT I S T G R O U P

nastasia is a Raglan-based artist living close to the ocean, where her love of surfing, hiking and exploring the outdoors naturally feeds into her creative practice. After travelling and exploring the world, she recently returned home and is now focusing more deeply on her art. Working primarily with acrylic paints Anastasia creates expressive and playful pieces inspired by the places, people and experiences that surround her. Her work ranges from feminine forms and figures to ocean scenes and elements of the natural world. She is drawn to vibrant colour, flowing lines and organic shapes, often creating a dreamy sense of movement within her compositions. For Anastasia, painting has always been a way to process and express emotions, often allowing feelings from the subconscious to find their way onto the canvas. Her work is colourful, intuitive and personal, with each piece offering a glimpse into the world as she sees it. Anastasia will be exhibiting her work at Temple Tattoo, 139 Riria Kereopa Memorial Drive, Raglan alongside fellow artist and friend Kea. IG: @art_from_anastasia P: 022 150 0236 E: anastasiacollier@outlook.com

iscover original and affordable art, paintings and ceramics by 6 experienced artists living and working in Raglan. ARTISTS: Catherine O’ Kelly - Excitement and fun has been leading my artwork in a new direction. Leontien van der Beek – Landscapes are timeless, universal and contain a quiet wisdom. I try to convey this in my work. Helma van der Pasch – For me the most important part of creating art is enjoying the process. Elsa Lye – I find a unifying hope and sense of wonder in nature which is reflected in my art. Lynn Beadle – My work is abstract landscape, the mountains and sea around me, using the colours of nature. Kenneth Soanes – I seek to represent my surrounding environment. Nature at its best. Venue: Methodist Church Hall, Stewart St. Raglan Open: Sat 24th / Sun 25th / Mon 26th from 10am to 4pm

SE A N MC DONNELL - NZ PA INTER PA I N T E R & P R I N T M A K E R

ean Mc Donnell is no stranger to the world of art, having produced an impressive catalogue of oil paintings and handmade prints since graduating from Elam School of Fine Art in 2001. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, from Japan to the Canary islands, and is excited to exhibit in his first RAW! Sean’s art captures the beauty and brevity of life, employing a palette of clouds, sunsets, and organic shapes.

P: 0226353312

E: mcdonnellpainter@gmail.com

12 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

When did you first realise you wanted to do this as a career? Ever since I can remember I’ve had a passion for making art. My first memories are of drawing,and I still love putting pen or pencil to paper.When I was about 15, I realised that being an artist was for me! Can you tell us about your process? My work begins with either a sketch or a photograph of a place or moment. I enjoy capturing ephemeral objects such as sunsets, flowers, rainbows, reflections and waves. I then listen to the painting and let the work take on a life of its own. What is your purpose with your art? I really enjoy painting, the texture of the oil paint, and the fact that I’m only limited by my imagination! I’m really hoping my joy will come through the artwork, and eventually that positive energy will find someone and bring them great happiness.

W: www.newzealandpainter.co.nz

You are also a tour guide, how has this influenced your art? I’m extremely fortunate to meet many people and show them around our beautiful country. Tour guiding ties in perfectly with art making as I’m inspired after every trip! Raglan, Aotea/ Great Barrier Island and Doubtful Sound are my top picks. You teach art as well? Now that I’m making more artwork, and tour guiding, I no longer teach full time. However, I still enjoy the creative process with students and love seeing them get out of their comfort zone and push themselves. What have you got lined up for the rest of 2026? I’m very much looking forward to exhibiting at RAW (Raglan Arts Weekend) and spending time creating in my new wee gallery. If the flags are out at Wainui Road Gallery come and say hello!

IG: @nzpainter FB: SeanMcDonnellNZ

JA NE GA LLOWAY & M A R ISE R A R ER E A RT I S T S A T W O R K G A L L E R Y

rtists Jane Galloway and Marise Rarere have many years of art training and experience between them. They shared the studio space at Artists at Work before Marise moved to her own studio two years ago. Jane has a twenty-plus year career painting detailed landscapes but has pivoted to abstract work which she finds much more challenging while Marise has continued with her work which she describes as simple meditations combining gesture and repetition. It was a joint decision to choose “LEAP” as the name for their show

as it best describes the necessity of putting aside thought for feeling and planning for doing so that the discovery of where the work is going and what it wants to say comes after its creation, not before. “You have to be brave to push your own limitations aside and step out when the path ahead is not clear,” says Jane. “You must trust yourself, let go of control and hope something honest will emerge intuitively.” For visitors interested in abstraction LEAP will be an engaging show. You are welcome to visit on the Friday night at 5.30 to 7.30pm and avoid the crowds here for the three day weekend.

IG:

Jane and Marise in the early days of Artists at Work Gallery (2020)

@artists.at.work.gallery

JANE GALLOWAY: IG: @jane.galloway.artist FB: @janegallowayart W: www.janegallowayartist.com

www.artistsatwork.co.nz MARISE RARERE: IG: @marise.rarere FB: Marise Rarere - Artist

JEWELLERY & FINE ART GALLERY 2 Bow Street, Raglan +64 07 825 7962 Wishing you all a Happy Labour Weekend Holiday

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 13

A RTISTS FOOD FE ATUR E M A K ERS

A SELECTION OF LOCAL FOOD L O C A L A RT I S T S P RO D U C E R & GALLERIES S H OWC A S E

GER ALDINE BURNS F I N E A RT PHOTOGR APHY

oetic, images with feeling, a quiet eye, a sense of being there and capturing scenes just the way they are... these are a few words that describe this artist’s work. The bulk of Geraldine’s collection this Arts Weekend has been captured on analogue film, slowing down the art of photography in this fast paced world. She will be exhibiting a range of sizes and frames at RAW, with some affordable options, as well as some larger pieces for your space. For RAW - Geraldine will be exhibiting her work at the BAYLEYS Office on Bow Street, alongside painter and friend, Megan Hockly. You can also see Geraldine’s work in JET Collective gallery. IG: @g.design_photo FB: @gdesignprints W: www.g-design.co.nz

FELTED BY BROOK E H A N D C R A F T E D F O R T O DAY, T R E A S U R E D F O R E V E R

rooke who grew up in Whaingaroa has turned her love of handmade art into Felted by Brooke, a small business creating personalised, whimsical pieces for little people and their spaces. Each piece is carefully handmade with love and attention to detail, with Brooke’s aim being to create something meaningful — a special piece that brings personality and a sense of magic to a child’s space and can be treasured for years to come. We caught up with Brooke to discover more about the success stories of Felted by Brooke, her creative journey and how growing up in Raglan inspired her. How did you get interested in this craft and how did you become so skilled ! I began FBB during my maternity leave with my now toddler. Having that time at home gave me the opportunity to explore my creativity and discover a craft I really loved! Over time, I’ve developed my skills through lots of practice, trial and error and learning as I go. I’m always searching for inspiration and continuously looking for ways to improve and try new techniques. What have been some of the success stories with the business ? A couple of months ago I was invited by British Vogue to be part of their children’s editorial campaign. That was super cool to be recognised by such a formidable force as Vogue! I have also been invited to showcase at the upcoming rounds of New Zealand Baby Expos! But overall since launching my website back in March, I have had consistent orders, with all customers loving their pieces!

14 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

What makes what you create unique ? Each piece is completely handmade and specifically designed and personalised to a special someone. Each step of the process is done by me, so there’s a lot of care and personality in what I create. I think there’s something really special about owning something that has been made by hand. No two pieces are ever exactly the same, and I love that little imperfections and differences are part of what makes handmade items so unique. Did growing up in Whaingaroa inspire you to be creative? Absolutely! Growing up in Whaingaroa gave me a real appreciation for creativity, individuality and the beauty of handmade things. It’s such a special and creative place, and I think growing up in that environment helped encourage my own creativity. Growing up I was surrounded by many creative people, most of whom had/have their own businesses and that has definitely played a part in inspiring me to create something of my own. IG: @felted_bybrooke

W: feltedbybrooke.com

R AGL A N FOOD JOUR NEYS

A C E L E B R AT I O N O F T H E D I V E R S E & V I B R A N T VO I C E S T H AT MAKE OUR LOCAL FOOD SCENE SO UNIQUE

Delving into the kitchens of passionate home cooks, chatting with local food artisans, and exploring the creations of our local foodies. To get in touch - recipe feedback, comments, nominating a foodie friend or let us know what you have going on (producers) E: raglanfoodjourneys@gmail.com

t his grandfather’s restaurant in Paihia, five-year-old Justin Thomson discovered that some meals feel like an occasion. The dish was unmistakably 1970s, ham steak with cheese and pineapple, but the memory has stayed with him. It was just one small moment in a childhood surrounded by restaurants, family and food. Those early experiences would eventually lead him to The Shack in Raglan. Hospitality was in the family, so working around food felt natural. “I was fortunate to grow up in family restaurants, with all my family working in or around hospitality,” Justin says. It was only later, after spending a couple of years in Spanish kitchens, followed by time in fine-dining restaurants in Auckland and Hamilton’s food scene in the 1990s, that his own direction began to emerge. His parents had a huge influence, not only through their cooking but through their approach to hospitality. His older siblings were “hard task masters” in the kitchen, pushing him to improve while teaching and laughing along the way.

Working with Jason Scott at Scott’s Epicurean in the 2000s added another layer, with big flavours, simplified plating, classic skills and an interesting twist helping to shape his style. Spain, however, left a particularly lasting impression. The warmth, simplicity, flavours and textures of Spanish food still have a place in his food heart. He loved the convivial tapas scene and long Sunday paellas shared with family. “Spain places deep traditional importance on food,” he says, something that continues to resonate in the way he thinks about eating and hospitality. For many years, Justin pursued technical, fine-dining food and the idea of excellence in upmarket restaurants. Eventually, though, he realised he wanted something different: “a simpler, flavourful, more approachable food.” Raglan turned out to be a good fit for that approach. Justin and Alix moved back to the Waikato in 2007, and after working at Scott’s Epicurean and Momento cafes, he helped his brother in the kitchen at The Shack during the 2010 summer season. When the café came on the market, they jumped in. Since then, The Shack has become something much more personal than a workplace. “It’s like our second home, our staff are our family, and our customers are our friends.” For Justin, it’s as much about the people as it is about the food. In Raglan, he sees a community that supports small ventures, pop-ups and local food producers, alongside a diverse food scene. At The Shack, the aim is to offer something for everyone, “young and old, vegans and farmers alike”, from something healthy to something “a little naughty”. These days, he finds himself enjoying the stories behind food as much as the food itself. The Shack evenings give him the chance to showcase a more elevated approach,

WITH SHANNON DA R B Y S H I R E

compared with the casual daytime style. He particularly enjoys watching his children, now working at The Shack, learn alongside the team. There’s the sharing of ideas, the process of making food and, as he puts it, “There is always a story.” Through all those different kitchens and stages of his career, one thing has stayed the same. From a childhood restaurant in Paihia, through Spain and professional kitchens, to a much-loved Raglan café, food has always been about people. His advice to anyone wanting to become a better cook is simple: “Enjoying food is so important to growing your palate. Eat out as much as you can. Experience what hospitality is all about. And always taste everything, check seasoning, taste again, take advantage of all the fresh produce coming to life in the season, freshen it up, keep it simple.” As for what makes someone a great cook? “Passion, patience and practice.” To follow Justin’s food journey and sample his and the team’s delicious food, drop into The Shack on the corner of Bow Street and Wainui Road, or follow them on Instagram @ theshackraglan.

JUSTIN’S POTATO RICOTTA GNOCCHI

GNOCCHI

Ingredients: 300 gm Agria potatoes, 150 gm ricotta 125 gm plain flour 40gm finely grated parmesan (½ cup) 1 egg Pinch of nutmeg

Method: 1. Stab spuds with a fork and bake whole, skin on until tender. Cool, then peel and grate into a large bowl (alternatively, mash the potato).

CAVOLO NERO SAUCE

Anyone who has been to a dinner at The Shack, may have seen a variation on this gnocchi recipe. The gnocchi are easy to prepare in advance, and you can add any sauce or flavour combination you like.

Ingredients: 500gm Cavalo nero, Kale, spinach, or Broccoli (or a mix) 20gm butter 2 cloves garlic 2 anchovies (optional) A pinch of chilli Salt and pepper

Method: 1. Blanch your chosen greens in boiling water for approximately 1 minute. You want them cooked but still fresh and vibrant. Refresh them with cold running water and ice. Drain.

RAGLAN

2. Put all ingredients into a food processor and puree. You can add a little water or olive oil to help adjust the consistency, add salt and pepper if needed.

TO SERVE

2. Add remaining ingredients, season to taste and gently mix until combined. Divide dough into four pieces and roll each on a lightly floured work surface to a 1.5cm-thick cylinder. Cut into 2.5cm lengths and cook, in batches, in a large saucepan of boiling salted boiling water until gnocchi floats to the surface (1-2 minutes). Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside on a lightly oiled tray. Once cooled you can keep them in the fridge until needed. In a large pan, add a splash of olive oil and bring to medium heat. Add your gnocchi but don’t over crowd the pan. Sauté until golden brown, gently tossing the gnocchi to get an even colour. Add a knob of butter, salt and pepper, and enough sauce to coat the gnocchi. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil, parmesan and some toasted pine nuts.

YOUR LOCAL FRESH GROCER

FOUR SQUARE RAGLAN | 3 BANKART ST, RAGLAN | OPEN 7 DAYS | 7AM - 9PM | 07 825 0467

RAGLAN MEN'S GROUP ISSUE #765

MAGAZINE ISSUE AUGUST 2022

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

RAGLAN CHOCOLATE

In our monthly talk on mental health, Ruby Gibbs sits down with Glen & John from the Raglan Men's Group.

ISSUE #718

THREE LUCYS

We hear from Raglan Chocolate, recent participant in the Pacific and Cacao Show.

UARY 2021

The Local Rag chats to three different Lucys from our community, Lucy Haru, Lucy Donaldson and Lucy Bourke.

#751

022

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY

An interview with third generation Mennonite, Mary Ella Stauffer.

ISSUE #704

MAGAZINE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2020

WOMEN MAKING WAVES

A spotlight on some of the womenrun businesses in Whaingaroa.

ISSUE #740

The Raglan Arts Weekend returns this Labour Weekend

RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND

A dive in to the history of Raglan’s cafe culture.

CAFE CULTURE

A spotlight on some local businesses that provide products and services for your home.

HOME FEATURE

taking five minutes to go and put your feet in the water to shake you out of a mood.

REIKI RUAWAI

Musician, Reiki, chats about releasing his new solo single and his musical influences.

WORKSHOP BREWING CO.

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

The boys from the local craft brewery celebrate their second anniversary.

the

JET CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

ARTS

Twenty years after opening their doors the artist collective shares some highlights from two decades.

UKRAINIAN FAMILY FIND SOLACE IN RAGLAN

Family who fled war-torn Ukraine speak to the Local Rag about their journey and finding their feet in Raglan.

RAGLAN NEWS & VISITOR GUIDE

RUSSELL RIKI

Kaumatua Russell Riki shares his mataroa story - wearing his Māoritanga with pride

ia ora tātou, and thank you to everyone who has read this column in 2023.

issue

RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND

MAGAZINE ISSUE OCTOBER 2021

We take a look at this year's Arts Weekend and the studios you can't miss!

B RO U G H T TO YOU BY R AG L A N SURF CO

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

ISSUE #707

the arts issue

MAGAZINE ISSUE OCTOBER 2020

A Q+A with DJ Jamin-I aka Stephen Reid, founder of the Sunday party in the yard.

11 YEARS OF RAGLAN SUNDAY SESSIONS

A look in to the recent journey taken by rangatahi towards adulthood.

POUTAMA RITES OF PASSAGE

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

KIWIS AGAINST SEABED MINING

ARTIST PROFILE

ISSUE #718

MAGAZINE ISSUE FEBRUARY 2021

ISSUE #751

MAGAZINE ISSUE MARCH 2022

A chat with Phil McCabe about a moment in local protest history from nine years ago.

TE UKU STORE

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

BILLY STAIRMAND

A chat with Leonie Holts on what she loves to do and the creative process.

ISSUE #724

MAGAZINE ISSUE APRIL 2021

ISSUE #698

MAGAZINE ISSUE JULY 2020

TEACHING RANGATAHI

Whole family pitches in to revive store with a history.

KOTAHITANGA THROUGH CREATIVITY

Local artist Simon Te Wheoro uses creativity to spark crucial conversations about unity

The Local Rag has a conversation with Olympian and eight-time National Surfing Champion Billy Stairmand.

LOCKDWON IN MALLORCA

MĀUI DOLPHIN DAY

We spoke to Raglan ex-pat Jesse Turner about her experience of the global pandemic in Spain

DIRTIEST TO CLEANEST

HE PUAAWAI

A series featuring interviews with local teachers. This issue we talk to Joseph Rajaram Rao.

A chat with Lee Marchioni from Fraser High School’s Teen Parenting Unit

Photos and results from the annual RAGLAN NEWS community event AND VISITOR GUIDE

ISSUE #772

MAGAZINE ISSUE NOVEMBER 2022

A modern history of community environmental action with Whaingaroa Harbour Care

WE'RE ON THE MOVE!

The Raglan Chronicle and Local Rag offices have shifted location to the iHub building. More information inside the rag!

Earlier this month I attended the Hīkoi for Hauora which was organised by Raglan Naturally Another theme running through the interviews and Raglan Area School. We walked around the In my second year of doing this series, I have felt three bridges then came together at the school for even more connected to our community and the was to tackle your baggage head on, to sit with a performance by Rob Mokaraka. Rob’s story about people willing to share themselves with me and those uncomfortable feelings. It is not easy to his suicide attempt and journey afterwards was eyeyou. I feel grateful that I get to have conversations honestly reflect with yourself. Sometimes we are opening, vulnerable, funny, tragic and inspiring but about the hard parts of life and to pass on the stories so blind to our own patterns and habits that to sit what stayed with me was hearing members of our and wisdom that is handed to me. I know right now down and deeply consider the way they impact our community speak up at the wānanga that followed. it feels hard to be a human. I have been feeling lives is really scary! Bevan passed on a mantra from People spoke about their own battles and I was “first think Tincredibly HIS CO N T E NMy T empathy WA S Mbucket A D E feels P O Slike S I B Lhis E therapist; THANK S Ttruth, O S Pthen O Npeace.” S O R SI H I P this F RO M R AG L A N S U R F C O . helpless. is relatable to everyone’s life. As Bevan said; he is touched by the truths they shared and the tears it is being drained faster than ever. But what keeps they cried. These conversations can change the way me going is knowing that we are all just trying to the best he’s ever been because he’s done the work. we view our struggles and how we move through There were so many gems in this years’ get through our days on this little speck of dust that them. I feel grateful to be a part of a community we live on. If we can do that with kindness, honesty interviews. A mantra that I have taken on as my that is prioritising this kōrero and doing it with so and community, then I think we will be okay. I don’t own came from Ange; “ease and grace and push on much awhi and aroha. have all the answers but what I am trying to do through.’ Jo says to remember that the tide goes in Lastly, I am deeply grateful to Jo Sweeney, Mike for myself right now is take it back to basics. This and the tide goes out. Kaleb is trying to be softer, Edmonds, Nicole Hancock, Kaleb Kingi, Ange Hardy, summer, as we get busier and the population of more open minded, more patient. Nicole reminded Bevan Lockwood and Johnny Rickard for speaking our little village swells, I am taking it slow, putting us that paradox is our friend and not everything with me. Your vulnerability, time and courage is my feet in the water, nourishing my body and my has to be black and white. Bevan spoke of healthy appreciated. It isn’t easy to share your thoughts in selfishness and how to look after yourself first. relationships, and making time for myself. this public forum but I know each one of you spoke A quote that I heard in a podcast recently has Reading back over the interviews from the to me in the hopes that sharing your journey would, past year, I was struck by everyone’s priority of stuck with me; “You can’t think your way into acting in turn, help someone else. I hope this column is these basic needs. Taking the time out of our lives differently but you can act your way into thinking opening up conversations with yourself and the everyday to create some routine and balance, differently.” A lot of the interviews I did this year people around you. I hope it can act as a reminder whether it be making your bed in the morning, spoke about going through difficult periods in life that we all go through hard periods in our lives, as Mike does, or creating your own weekly diary but finding the way through the darkness. This can but it is how we consciously move through those to keep an eye on your life, as Nicole explained, start by taking things one day at a time and changing periods with kindness, grace and resilience that can have a big impact on your mental health. The the way we act. Johnny said he likes to get up and matters. Whare Tapa Whā that Johnny spoke of is an easy get amongst it. Nicole told us how she learned to That’s all from me this year! Enjoy the summer, way to categorize these basic needs. Are we looking change the story, you just have to reframe it. It yourselves and I’ll be back with more OUR MONTHLY MAG - THE LOCAL RAG after our wairua (spirit), hinengaro (mind), tinana may feel like faking FEATURE it at first butIN acting your way look after interviews in 2024. (body) and whānau (family/social)? Check in with into thinking differently can lead to new, healthier read our magazine online these needs every day. It could be as simple as behaviours. Ruby Gibbs @ issuu.com RAGLAN NEWS & VISITOR GUIDE

A series featuring interviews with local teachers. This issue we talk to Joseph Rajaram Rao.

TEACHING RANGATAHI

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

MĀUI DOLPHIN DAY ISSUE #724

MAGAZINE ISSUE APRIL 2021

DREAMS COME TRUE

Photos and results from the annual community event

Dreamview Creamery chats to the Local Rag about the milk business and what's on the cards for 2022.

DIRTIEST TO CLEANEST

RAGLAN TO HOLLYWOOD

A modern history of community environmental action with Whaingaroa Harbour Care

The Local Rag caught up with Alex Tarrant, the kiwi actor starring in NCIS Hawai'i who spent his younger years in Raglan.

FOODIE FEATURE

30 YEARS OF SURF CO

MATARIKI KI WHĀINGAROA

A spotlight on our local food makers including our cover stars Alix and Justin Thomson from The Shack.

Ruby Gibbs sits down with Luke Hughes to talk about the iconic surf shop his family has created and the legacy he has picked up.

LOCAL HONEY WINS BIG

Photos from the Matariki community event held over the public holiday weekend in June.

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

Hunt & Gather Bee Co.’s Kānuka honey has just been awarded a silver medal at the London International Honey Awards.

DREAMS COME TRUE

RAGLAN NEWS & VISITOR GUIDE

Dreamview Creamery chats to the Local Rag about the milk business and what's on the cards for 2022.

FOODIE FEATURE

RAGLAN TO HOLLYWOOD

A spotlight on our local food makers including our cover stars Alix and Justin Thomson from The Shack.

The Local Rag caught up with Alex Tarrant, the kiwi actor starring in NCIS Hawai'i who spent his younger years in Raglan.

MATARIKI KI WHĀINGAROA

30 YEARS OF SURF CO

Photos from the Matariki community event held over the public holiday weekend in June.

Ruby Gibbs sits down with Luke Hughes to talk about the iconic surf shop his family has created and the legacy he has picked up.

LOCAL HONEY WINS BIG

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

Hunt & Gather Bee Co.’s Kānuka honey has just been awarded a silver medal at the London International Honey Awards.

ISSUE #758

MAGAZINE ISSUE MAY 2022

ISSUE #764

MAGAZINE ISSUE JULY 2022

ISSUE #758

MAGAZINE ISSUE MAY 2022

ISSUE #764

MAGAZINE ISSUE JULY 2022

read our magazine online @on issuu.com and follow us instagram @local_rag & email us: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz and follow us on instagram @local_rag & email us: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

SURFERS HEALING

RANGITAHI BRIDGE POU

RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND

Raglan was host to a significant Surfers Healing event.

Local carvers unveil the pou that have been commissioned for the newly opened Rangitahi Brdge

Local artists will be opening their studios for the Raglan Arts Weekend in April.

ISSUE #681

REIKI RUAWAI Musician, Reiki, chats about releasing his new solo single and his musical influences.

MAGAZINE ISSUE MARCH 2020

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY An interview with third generation Mennonite, Mary Ella Stauffer.

WOMEN MAKING WAVES

ISSUE #704

A spotlight on some of the womenrun businesses in Whaingaroa.

the arts issue RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND

CAFE CULTURE

HOME FEATURE

The Raglan Arts Weekend returns this Labour Weekend

A dive in to the history of Raglan’s cafe culture.

A spotlight on some local businesses that provide products and services for your home.

MAGAZINE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2020

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

ISSUE #707

MAGAZINE ISSUE OCTOBER 2020

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

KIWIS AGAINST SEABED MINING

11 YEARS OF RAGLAN SUNDAY SESSIONS

POUTAMA RITES OF PASSAGE

A chat with Phil McCabe about a moment in local protest history from nine years ago.

A Q+A with DJ Jamin-I aka Stephen Reid, founder of the Sunday party in the yard.

A look in to the recent journey taken by rangatahi towards adulthood.

ISSUE #718

DIRTIEST TO CLEANEST

MĀUI DOLPHIN DAY

TEACHING RANGATAHI

A modern history of community environmental action with Whaingaroa Harbour Care

Photos and results from the annual community event

A series featuring interviews with local teachers. This issue we talk to Joseph Rajaram Rao.

ISSUE #724

MAGAZINE ISSUE APRIL 2021

30 YEARS OF SURF CO

RAGLAN TO HOLLYWOOD

DREAMS COME TRUE

Ruby Gibbs sits down with Luke Hughes to talk about the iconic surf shop his family has created and the legacy he has picked up.

The Local Rag caught up with Alex Tarrant, the kiwi actor starring in NCIS Hawai'i who spent his younger years in Raglan.

Dreamview Creamery chats to the Local Rag about the milk business and what's on the cards for 2022.

ISSUE #758

MAGAZINE ISSUE MAY 2022

MAGAZINE ISSUE FEBRUARY 2021

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

the

RAGLAN NEWS & VISITOR GUIDE

ARTS

issue

PETE SKANDERA

SARAH SEW LOVE

WOMEN MAKING WAVES

The Local Rag chats to recently 'retired' music teacher, Peter Skandera, about what he's been up to since hanging up his teaching hat.

We sit down with Sarah Lancaster to hear about her passion for sewing and why slow fashion matters.

Our semi-regular feature showcasing wāhine making waves in local business.

ISSUE #761

LOCAL

RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND

JET CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

WORKSHOP BREWING CO.

We take a look at this year's Arts Weekend and the studios you can't miss!

Twenty years after opening their doors the artist collective shares some highlights from two decades.

The boys from the local craft brewery celebrate their second anniversary.

MAGAZINE ISSUE JUNE 2022

ISSUE #740

MAGAZINE ISSUE OCTOBER 2021

BILLY STAIRMAND

TE UKU STORE

ARTIST PROFILE

The Local Rag has a conversation with Olympian and eight-time National Surfing Champion Billy Stairmand.

Whole family pitches in to revive store with a history.

A chat with Leonie Holts on what she loves to do and the creative process.

ISSUE #751

MAGAZINE ISSUE MARCH 2022

RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE RAGLAN NEWS AND VISITOR GUIDE

RAG.

RAGLAN NEWS & VISITOR GUIDE

RAGLAN NEWS & VISITOR GUIDE THREE LUCYS

RAGLAN CHOCOLATE

RAGLAN MEN'S GROUP

The Local Rag chats to three different Lucys from our community, Lucy Haru, Lucy Donaldson and Lucy Bourke.

We hear from Raglan Chocolate, recent participant in the Pacific and Cacao Show.

In our monthly talk on mental health, Ruby Gibbs sits down with Glen & John from the Raglan Men's Group.

ISSUE #765

MAGAZINE ISSUE AUGUST 2022

RUSSELL RIKI Kaumatua Russell Riki shares his mataroa story - wearing his Māoritanga with pride

16 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

UKRAINIAN FAMILY FIND SOLACE IN RAGLAN Family who fled war-torn Ukraine speak to the Local Rag about their journey and finding their feet in Raglan.

WE'RE ON THE MOVE! The Raglan Chronicle and Local Rag offices have shifted location to the iHub building. More information inside the rag!

ISSUE #772

MAGAZINE ISSUE NOVEMBER 2022

HE PUAAWAI

LOCKDWON IN MALLORCA

A chat with Lee Marchioni from Fraser High School’s Teen Parenting Unit

We spoke to Raglan ex-pat Jesse Turner about her experience of the global pandemic in Spain

KOTAHITANGA THROUGH CREATIVITY Local artist Simon Te Wheoro uses creativity to spark crucial conversations about unity

ISSUE #698

MAGAZINE ISSUE JULY 2020

LOCAL HONEY WINS BIG

MATARIKI KI WHĀINGAROA

FOODIE FEATURE

Hunt & Gather Bee Co.’s Kānuka honey has just been awarded a silver medal at the London International Honey Awards.

Photos from the Matariki community event held over the public holiday weekend in June.

A spotlight on our local food makers including our cover stars Alix and Justin Thomson from The Shack.

ISSUE #764

MAGAZINE ISSUE JULY 2022

read our magazine online @ issuu.com

FEATURE IN OUR MONTHLY MAG - THE LOCAL RAG

SURF SERIES

M EET FOOD WR ITER EM M A GA LLOWAY

LOCAL BUSINESS

T H E L O C A L R A G B R I N G S Y O U A S PA C E T O I N T R O D U C E L O C A L B U S I N E S S E S I N W H Ā I N G A R OA . W E TA L K T O L O C A L S A B O U T L A U N C H I N G T H E I R B U S I N E S S E S , T H E I R I D E A S , AC H I E V E M E N T S A N D CHALLENGES.

B RO U G H T TO YO U B Y B I Z WO R X C O N S U LT A N C Y LT D .

teaching people how to grow their own food feels more important than ever. In a development from my earlier books, this one show you the whole journey of growing, harvesting and cooking real food at home. There’s a Gardening 101 section on planting a kitchen garden - prep, seed sowing, saving seeds and harvesting. There are also simple planting guides for more than 25 vegetables. And of course, over 70 gluten-free + vegetarian recipes to make using your garden bounty. How does it reflect the life stage you are currently in? Growing much of the food we eat has always been the goal for my husband and I, and with every season we’re getting closer to making that a reality. My new book reflects my desire to live a more self-sustainable life. What was the process like to produce the book. Did it differ from other experiences?

familiar name to many New Zealanders, local Emma Galloway has built a business around her love of food, storytelling and sharing the joy of cooking with others. She has developed a distinctive voice that celebrates vegetarian and gluten free food with fresh seasonal ingredients. In this Q&A, Emma from My Darling Lemon Thyme shares insights about her new book that focuses on the whole journey of growing, harvesting and cooking real food at home.

Can you please introduce yourself to those readers who may be unfamiliar with your work and journey? Kia ora, my name is Emma Galloway. I grew up on Hills Rd, on a large property overlooking our little town. My parents are both amazing gardeners and much of what we ate came straight from the garden. I trained and worked as a chef for many years, before stepping out of the kitchen just a few weeks before our daughter was born. I started sharing recipes online in 2010, on my blog My Darling Lemon Thyme. I’ve since gone on to write, style and photograph four cookbooks, Thyme to Cook being my latest.

Can you tell us about your new book and what inspired it. In recent years there’s been a real resurgence of people wanting to reconnect with their food and become more selfsufficient by growing their own. Over the past six years, most of the questions I’ve received on social media have been about gardening, which led me to create an online membership site called Tipu. There, I taught members how to grow their own food and shared simple, seasonal recipes to make with their harvests. Although the site has since closed, that body of work became the foundation for Thyme to Cook. In times of great unrest and uncertainty,

The process was much the same as previous books, except that I caught the pottery bug a few years back after taking a series of wheel-throwing classes with Clare Wimmer at her studio in Waitetuna, so I set myself the task of creating most of the ceramics you see in this book as well! What do you hope readers will take away from the new book? I hope readers feel inspired and empowered to grow even a little of their own food, and excited by how simple, satisfying and delicious that can be. How do people find out more? Thyme to Cook (HarperCollins 2026 rrp $60) can be found anywhere books are sold. You can also order signed copies via my website mydarlinglemonthyme.com. Follow on Instagram @mydarlinglemonthyme and @tahu.ceramics

T H I S C O N T E N T WA S M A D E P O S S I B L E T H A N K S T O S P O N S O R S H I P F R O M B I Z W O R X C O N S U LT A N C Y LT D .

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 17

SOM ETHING IS TA K ING FLIGHT IN R AGL A N THIS NOVEM BER WITH FREEDOM2FLY

hat happens when you bring circus, dance, aerials, comedy, cabaret, street performance and a whole lot of imagination together in one small town? Freedom2fly Fest 2026. From 6–15 November, Raglan / Whāingaroa will become a meeting place for artists, performers, families, creatives and audiences, as Freedom2fly returns with its biggest celebration yet. And this year, the festival is inviting everyone to get involved. The

festival’s

signature

Sunday

Busking Day on 8 November will see performers popping up around Raglan from 10am–4pm, with Raglan’s main street becoming a stage. There will be performers from around Aotearoa, international circus artists and a brand-new busking pitch at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre, created in collaboration with Creative Markets.

Expect the unexpected: aerials, juggling, acrobatics, dance, clowning, circus and street performance — sometimes appearing exactly when you least expect it. And because great arts experiences shouldn't only happen in big cities, Freedom2fly Fest is committed to making accessible, high-quality performing arts available in Raglan — including performances that audiences might otherwise need to travel for to experience. The festival also gives local creatives a chance to shine alongside visiting artists, creating connections between Raglan's own creative community and performers from across New Zealand and the world.

It isn't just about watching a show. It's about coming together. It's about seeing your neighbour perform, discovering an artist you've never seen before, bringing the kids to experience circus, meeting someone new at a workshop, stopping in the street because something unexpected caught your eye — and remembering how powerful live performance can be. The festival poster says it beautifully: Creativity. Community. Connection. That's the invitation. Come out. Bring your friends. Bring the kids. Bring your curiosity. And if you see a performer on the

This year's programme includes Cabaret Nights at Te Uku Hall, student dance and circus showcases, workshops and international performances including The Orange Box from Spain and Matmanamat Cirque from France.

street on 8 November, stop, watch,

But perhaps what makes Freedom2fly Fest special is the feeling behind it.

Scan the QR code to discover the full

cheer and throw something in the hat. Because this November, Raglan’s main street becomes a stage. COME FLY WITH US programme, book tickets and join the celebration.

FREE CHILDCARE

First month for 2yr olds & first two months for 3 & 4yr olds free for all new enrolments 248 Wainui Road info@letsgrow.net.nz 07 825 7367 18 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

Outdoor education Play based child led learning Quality care ratios Transition to school programme

UNCONSENTED WOR KS & NOTICES TO FI X W I T H G I N A J A N S E N L AW Y E R S

urchasing a property is a significant investment, however overlooking building works can cost purchasers significant remedial work post settlement. Unconsented or unapproved works can range from minor modifications to substantial renovations and while may appear harmless, there can be significant legal, financial and safety repercussions which may affect your mortgage, insurance cover and the property’s resale value. Councils can insist on expensive remedial work to bring the property up to code, or face potential demolition. Yes. It’s that serious. Peace of mind comes from ensuring alterations or additions have the requisite building consents in place. The Building Act 2004 governs all building works in New Zealand, and most work requires building consent. Examples of the type of work that requires Council approval depends on the nature and extent of the work, but can include: plumbing, electrical, drainage, structural alterations (such as the removal of load bearing walls), additional rooms and extensions, retaining walls, decks, fireplaces and heating systems. Schedule 1 of the Building Act allows some minor works to be exempt, but this is usually low-risk work, and while these works may not require Council consent, they may still require compliance with other sections of the building code. Notice to Fix – Legal Responsibility A Notice to Fix (NTF) is a formal statutory notice issued by Councils under the Building Act 2004 to specific persons (the current vendor) demanding that the contravention (the unconsented work) be remedied within a specific timeframe. Selling the property without addressing the NTF does not automatically mean a vendor escapes liability, and Council can still prosecute specific persons. A NTF explicitly directs a vendor to apply for a certificate of acceptance (COA) to remedy the breach. Selling and buying with an active NTF in place can happen, but it is incredibly difficult and requires mandatory disclosure by vendors to prospective buyers because the burden transfers to the new owner for the physical structure, and Council will transfer enforcement expectations to the new owners. Mortgagees and insurers will most likely decline lending and cover with an active,

Buying a Lemon? We recently acted for a purchaser who was interested in purchasing a property that had a NTF on the LIM, with significant unconsented additions and plumbing works made to the property. The vendor, through their agent, had not permitted our client to obtain independent legal advice prior to signing the agreement, yet felt this wasn’t necessary as the vendor had disclosed the unconsented works and the parties agreed to conditions that gave the vendor three months to fix the unconsented works (which were significant) and obtain a COA from Council.

unresolved NTF. Even if resolved, NTFs remain on Council’s property file and the LIM as a historical matter, or noting that it is either: outstanding, resolved, complied with or historical. It is not enough to accept a vendor’s word that an NTF is resolved. Purchasers must obtain Council’s formal sign-off letter/COA. Consequences - Demolition Repeatedly ignoring an NTF, or missing Council deadlines to bring unconsented or non- compliant work up to code, is dangerous. Under section 220 of the Building Act, Council can apply to the District Court for an order authorising Council to enter the land, carry out whatever building work is required to achieve compliance, and which can include full or partial demolition. The Court order can make the property owner financially liable for all actual and reasonable demolition costs and Council’s legal fees to obtain the demolition order. Council can also place a charge on the land, meaning the owner cannot sell the property without first reimbursing the Council for the demolition costs. Where a NTF makes a structure dangerous, structurally compromised or insanitary, sections 126 and 127 of the Building Act allows Councils to clear the danger, which can include total demolition of a building, in order to protect public safety.

When we discovered the extent of the unconsented works, and the fact that an existing tenancy was being transferred to our client as part of the sale, we sought significant information from the vendor prior to declaring the contract unconditional, including: the existence of current insurance, detailed steps taken by the vendor to fix the works, engineers reports, and Council’s position, including their timeframes to complete works stated on the NTF. The vendor, via their lawyer, unhelpfully refused to provide any of this information to our client. This position simply entrenched the many red flags to our client. Our client therefore immediately cancelled the contract as is their right. The vendor however took the very unusual step of writing to us to complain about the purchaser’s decision not to proceed with the purchase. We are not permitted to reply to the aggrieved vendor, but we immediately knew we had done our job well. Our client had not purchased an expensive lemon. The vendor’s behaviour post cancellation of the contract brought this home to our client. Our job is first and foremost to act in our client’s best interests (in this instance the purchaser). If this ruffles some feathers, that’s ok. Our client avoided some very serious problems with the property which included the existing tenant obtaining a Tenancy Tribunal order to repay all rent because the vendor had entered into a tenancy for a property with unconsented works and as the NTF continues, this potentially affects the property’s future value. Interestingly, the property is still on the market and the NTF remains in place. We protect your legal position 100%. Phone us on (07) 242-0751 or email us via our website www. ginajansen.co.nz to chat through your situation.

DISCLAIMER: the content of this article is not to be re-used without the express permission of the author. The information contained in this article is current as at the date of publishing, and is of a general nature intended to be a guide only, and is not a substitute for specific legal advice. Please contact Gina Jansen Lawyers for specific legal advice.

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 19

Lot 375

Rerekahu Street

This lifestyle section offers plenty of space for a generous home, gardens, to create additional accommodation for guests, family or future use.

Lot 269

17 Katakata Street 603m

Raglan Harbour. Conveniently located close to the tennis courts and future neighbourhood centre.

20 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

$700,000

Lot 517

18 Rerekahu Street North-facing with views across the golf course and

1,515m 2

even a boat shed. With approval for an ancillary dwelling, there is flexibility

A flat site in The Landing stage, with easy

454m 2

access to the eastern side of the peninsula

$535,000

and the harbour.

$465,000

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 21

Raglan 2C Omahina Street, Rangitahi This brand-new architectural townhouse is one of the final three remaining homes to be constructed in West Village, and it sits on the highest ground in the development. The outlook is the finest the enclave has to offer, and this home is ready for its very first owner. Your forever no maintenance beach home of family bach with style and double garaging for your coastal toys. From this elevated site, the view unfolds in layers; Mt Karioi's dark silhouette to the west, the golf fairways below, and the harbour shimmering towards town. Every hour of the day paints it differently. With the final three homes now ready for sale and this one commanding the best position of all, your Rangitahi story starts at the top.

bayleys.co.nz/2620140

Designed by Red Architecture, West Village offers a diverse collection of brand new sustainable, cost effective, community orientated homes that prioritize sun, water views in Raglan's newest coastal community. Homes 2a and 2b are priced to sell and each offer bedrooms and internal access garaging below with open plan living and views at the top. The perfect no maintenance holiday Bach with great holiday rental income potential or fantastic easy living with the harbour across the road.

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz Rachel Waldegrave 021 748 001 rachel.waldegrave@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Raglan 2a and 2b Omahina Street West Village- Brand newTake your pic!

Raglan 9 Pekapeka Street 3

Asking Price $1,030,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz Rachel Waldegrave 021 748 001 rachel.waldegrave@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2620138

bayleys.co.nz 22 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

Water views- Brand new lock up and leave! This brand new lock up and leave architectural home with harbour and mountain views is now available for it's very first owner; welcome to a rare offering within the prestigious West Village enclave on the Rangitahi Peninsula, the next stage of masterfully designed townhouses that blend effortlessly into their stunning natural surroundings while delivering elevated modern living. Set within a community known for its commitment to design excellence and environmental sensitivity.

bayleys.co.nz/2313768

Asking Price $1,375,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz Rachel Waldegrave 021 748 001 rachel.waldegrave@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Raglan 380 Whaanga Road

Kokomea: An Off-Grid Escape!

14 ha

Kokomea means "sunset glow" in Te Reo Māori, a fitting name for this 35-acre coastal haven on the foothills of Mount Karioi, where sunsets are truly unforgettable. This rare offering delivers more than an architecturally designed, off-grid home with epic ocean views. It comes with a proven income stream via three renowned tiny home escapes: The Treehouse, The Love Bus, and The Love Nest. The property also features a cedar-barrel, woodfired sauna overlooking the bush and ocean, its own waterfall and small swimming hole, bushwalking trails, and six hectares of pine forest generating carbon credits, with room to develop further accommodation offerings.

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2620127

Raglan 16 Tunarau Street Easy family living in Rangitahi! Designed with family life in mind, this spacious fourbedroom home offers multiple living areas, excellent storage and a fully fenced section where children and pets can play safely. Located in the heart of Rangitahi, it is just a short walk from the tennis and basketball courts, Hut Café and the water’s edge for a swim during the warmer months.

bayleys.co.nz/2620132

Raglan 29 Ruruhi Street 578 sqm

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior)

5pm, Thu 1 Oct 2026 9 Bow Street, Raglan View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

One of a kind waterfront section- Now priced!

2,139 sqm

It’s very rare for a large private elevated waterfront section to come to the open market in Raglan so prepare to be amazed and get planning today. Its been priced to sell as the vendors are super motivated. Similar sections in the area have sold for $1.5m so this is a fantastic price for your dream home.

Asking Price $1,195,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

The 2139 sqm (more or less) north facing section sits above the Raglan harbour where you can capture stunning views of the native bush below and harbour from your open plan living areas.

bayleys.co.nz/2620092

bayleys.co.nz Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 23

Raglan

31 Omahina Street

450 sqm

Lot 370 Rangitahi Peninsula

4,680 sqm

Asking Price $1,725,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $845,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Large six bedroom family home, views and/or income

Lifestyle in Rangitahi- Room for a home and shed!

This large family home has now been priced to sell by the owners- designed and built to house your whole whanau or be the perfect home and income with views and all-day sun! Positioned north to capture views of the Raglan inner harbour from the open plan living areas, master bedroom and deck. A separate 2 bedroom flat below the home for great income.

A rare opportunity has come to the market in Rangitahi Peninsula where you can enjoy the perfect blend of suburban, coastal and lifestyle living with this large 4680 sqm (more or less) section! Options include being able to build a substantial home, secondary dwelling and large shed for your boat, campervan, or coastal toys with harbour views and privacy!

bayleys.co.nz/2620101

bayleys.co.nz/2620120

Raglan

8A Government Road

24 Cross Street

1,776 sqm

Asking Price $935,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $799,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Amazing Views- BIG PRICE REDUCTION!

Home, project, or developmentBig Price Drop!

Positioned within walking distance to the vibrant town hub and nearby beaches is this super tidy character bungalow which has epic views of the Raglan township, harbour and Mt Karioi. A true prize of this home is the covered deck, which flows from the living area- the perfect place to BBQ and watch the sun sets across Mt Karioi in summer while in the cooler months you can relax in your hot tub and watch it set across the bar.

The vendor is keen to move on so there has been a big price drop- Opportunities like this are very rare to come to the market in Raglan where you can purchase an original home, potential income stream on a large block of land with development opportunity and you're only a short walk to town and nearby beaches.

bayleys.co.nz/2620089

bayleys.co.nz/2620102

Boundary lines are indicative only

Raglan 88 Wallis Street Amazing Bach and investment - 55k annual revenue! Only one iconic Silo apartment is left for sale- A fantastic holiday Bach and investment turning over more than $55,000 per year. On the market for the first time as individual unit titled apartments- grab your last chance to own slice from only $599,000 (plus GST if any). The Silos have their own unique position, outlook, and style, this could be your low maintenance lock up and leave home holiday Bach and very productive holiday rental.

Raglan Stage 1 State Highway 23 2

Asking Price $599,000 + GST (if any) View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz Stephen O'Byrne 021 969 848 stephen.obyrne@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2620034

bayleys.co.nz 24 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

Te Uku Village- Only two sections left! Only two sections are left for sale on Stage 1 at Te Uku Village lifestyle subdivision. Its the perfect blend between Raglan and the city where you can create an amazing lifestyle for your family. House, shed, second dwelling- the options are endless. Multiple house and land package options available or purchase a lifestyle section and use your own designer and builder. Priced from $450,000.

bayleys.co.nz/2620041

5,127 sqm Asking Price $450,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Raglan

78M Greenslade Road

Raglan

25 Ruruhi Street

Asking Price $1,795,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $1,775,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Architectural with stunning viewsPrice reduced!

The Lookout- Views and privacy!

On the edge of the Raglan harbour sits an awardwinning home with stunning harbour views and relaxation a plenty. Designed by Red Architecture and meticulously crafted, this home or holiday hideaway is sure to tick all the boxes. This contemporary home was awarded the 2021 ADNZ Resene Residential New Home up to 150sqm Architectural Design Award. It has been designed for functional living with spectacular harbour views.

A structure carefully placed to embrace Raglan’s coastal landscape and expand the visual reach well beyond the boundaries of its site. Elevated and oriented to frame panoramic views, the house becomes a place for gathering, quiet reflection, and connection to nature. The Lookout is a shared vision between Red Architecture, a Waikato award winning architectural designer and Hay Construction, an award-winning local Raglan building company.

bayleys.co.nz/2620069

bayleys.co.nz/2620115

Raglan

10C Long Street

4 Johnson Drive

762 sqm

Asking Price $1,075,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $995,000 Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Now priced- Awesome value- In town!

Harbour View, Golden Sunsets & In Town Living This super nice home has now been pricedPerched in the centre of town with fantastic views of the Raglan bar and Mt Karioi is your new stylish modern coastal home, retirement nest, or family holiday Bach. The location of this immaculate, lowmaintenance brick home means you can leave the car at home and walk to the supermarket, cafes, eateries, live music venues, and town beaches within 2 minutes, making life super easy in this vibrant town.

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

This awesome home or Bach has just been pricedUnbelievable value right in town with this easycare low maintenance home that has epic north facing views and in less than 2-3 minutes you can be in the vibrant town hub for your morning coffee, beach walk and swim with the dog and kids. The relaxed ply and baton styled home has plenty of room as a home or family holiday Bach.

bayleys.co.nz/2620042

bayleys.co.nz/2620087

Raglan

1,262 sqm

490 sqm

Asking Price $1,265,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $509,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Exclusive waterfront section- Now Priced!

Flat, easy contour with views- Now priced!

One of the very last waterfront sections within Raglan's newest coastal community is now available so don't miss out on your chance to own this exclusive offering. The large 1,262 sqm (more or less) section provides the perfect platform for your forever home or holiday bach right above the water’s edge where you can swim, launch your kayak and watch the everchanging liquid landscape and birdlife fossick between the tides.

This flat good sized 490 sqm (more or less) section will provide you a level platform to design and build your forever home or family holiday Bach with relaxing views across the Rangitahi Peninsula and Raglan harbour. You can capture the sun rising from the comfort of your open plan kitchen, living and outdoor covered areas with complete privacy and protection from the prevailing wind.

bayleys.co.nz/2620109

bayleys.co.nz/26200014

Raglan

1.6 ha

434 sqm

Asking Price $595,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

Asking Price $440,000 View by appointment Mark Frost 022 150 2244 mark.frost@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Big price drop- No covenants!

Harbour and mountain views.

A BIG price drop of $55,000 means the vendors are keen to sell- Serenity a plenty and NO COVENANTS so you can build your dream home, multiple homes, shedding or just a rural retreat for your family. The 1.6 ha block is a larger offering with a rolling contour and room to house a flat build platform with a relaxing rural vista. Now priced so don't delay.

Are you wanting a fantastic location with uninterrupted water and mountain views to build your new home or holiday Bach in Raglan, then look no further. You can immediately design and build your own amazing home to capture relaxing views of Mount Karioi from your open plan living area or deck.

60 Omahina Street

201 Checkley Road

bayleys.co.nz/26200013

3 Toka Tuu Street

41 Omahina Street

bayleys.co.nz/2620095

Boundary lines are indicative only

bayleys.co.nz Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 25

5 Primrose Street, Raglan —

3/25 Rangitahi Road, Raglan — $799,000

2 BED | 1 BATH

Townhouse Living with Ease - North Point Residences | Blending modern style with relaxed coastal appeal, this beautifully designed townhouse offers effortless, low maintenance living, perfect for those dreaming of a laid-back lifestyle by the sea. Upstairs, a generous open plan kitchen and lounge area provides multiple vantage points of the inner harbour. Expansive sliders span the width of the living space, opening onto a sun soaked deck and creating seamless indoor/outdoor flow ideal for entertaining guests. The contemporary kitchen is equipped with quality appliances and complemented by striking Victorian ash oak flooring and balustrades, adding warmth and character to the light filled interior.

By Neg Rare Landholding With Scale & Harbour Views | Large residential landholdings within Raglan’s town boundary are becoming increasingly scarce, making this exceptional 2,599sqm (more or less) freehold site an opportunity not to be missed. Elevated to maximise its sunny aspect, the gently sloping contour showcases expansive views across Raglan Harbour to Te Akau, providing a breathtaking backdrop for whatever vision you choose to bring to life. Whether you’re dreaming of an architecturally designed residence, a private family estate, or securing a significant landholding for the future, the possibilities here are truly compelling.

Jono Hutson 021 488 766 jonoh@lodge.co.nz

41B Wallis Street, Raglan —

14 Wainamu Road, Raglan — By Neg

3 BED | 2 BATH

Ocean, Sand, Surf In Raglan | A home where mornings begin with the sea. A retreat that restores and inspires. A lifestyle defined by the rhythm of the ocean. Wake to the golden glow of sunrise, where every day feels like a holiday and the ocean sets the rhythm of life. From your doorstep, wander down to the sand, breathe in the sea air and feel the calm that only coastal living can bring. Elevated on 809 square metres of Maori leasehold land, this is a rare opportunity to join the community of Whaingaroa, Raglan - one of Waikato’s most cherished coastal destinations.

$599,000 Price Reduced - $599,000 | Location, location, location! Positioned in a highly sought after location just across the road from water access, this property offers an ideal blend of convenience and privacy. Tucked away from the hustle and bustle, it provides a peaceful retreat while remaining close to all essential amenities. The current owners have enjoyed the property for family holidays and as an Airbnb over the years. With their children now grown, they’ve decided to move in a new direction. This is a rare chance to secure a special site and bring your vision to life.

Jono Hutson 021 488 766 jonoh@lodge.co.nz

Jono Hutson

RESIDENTIAL & LIFESTYLE SALES jonoh@lodge.co.nz | 021 488 766

Helping You Move Forward

26 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

Live local - Love local.

New Listing

FOR SA L E

Urgent Sale

839sqm

FOR SA L E

sqm

15 Bay View Road, Raglan

• Great water views into Lorenzen Bay • Tidy two bedroom, one bathroom • Undercover parking • Large 839sqm (approx) section • Easy care section • Five minute walk for a swim Call for an appointment to view. rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30940

Melanie Carroll

021 760 468

View by appointment or advertised open homes

We bring the whole team

FOR SA L E

BRING US AN OFFER! 825sqm (approx) section borders a waterfront reserve complete with a small jetty to launch your kayak or paddleboard. Larger boats can be launched from the Te Akau boat ramp, a short drive away.

For Sale By Negotiation

Blair Hanna

021 0200 8282

View by appointment

Yana Pemberton

021 183 0479

We bring the whole team

rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30713 Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

FOR SA L E

17 Maataitai Road, Raglan

948sqm

sqm

89A Greenslade Road, Raglan For Sale $1,400,000

• Large, sunny section • Great mountain view • Popular Greenslade Road • Power, water, fibre and wastewater

Julie Hanna

027 441 8964

View by appointment or advertised open homes

ALAN WHITE

P E R F O R M E R 2 5 -2 6

We bring the whole team

Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

FOR SA L E

sqm

Unit 1, 10B Ryan Road, Te Akau For Sale By Negotiation

Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

Positioned in an excellent location close to reserves and recreational areas, this modern, stylish home offers an enviable lifestyle for families. Four bedrooms, polished flooring, stylish kitchen with walk-in pantry, a sunny deck enjoying water views and internal access single garaging. rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30939

825sqm

624sqm

For Sale $545,000 REDUCED

Melanie Carroll

021 760 468

View by appointment or advertised open homes

We bring the whole team

rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30800 Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

sqm

6 Puka Place, Raglan

Community and lifestyle go hand in hand here in this four bedroom family home that offers easy living with open plan living, separate lounge, a master ensuite, sun drenched courtyard, spa pool and versatile double garage.

For Sale $1,090,000 REDUCED

Julie Hanna

027 441 8964

View by appointment or advertised open homes

ALAN WHITE

P E R F O R M E R 2 5 -2 6

We bring the whole team

rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30871 Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

FOR SA L E

502sqm

sqm

26 Smith Street, Raglan

FOR SA L E

80 Omahina Street, Raglan

Modern living, family functionality and beautiful water views combine to create an exceptional lifestyle opportunity in soughtafter Rangitahi. This contemporary home offers four well-proportioned bedrooms and thoughtful separation of spaces across two levels. rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30864 Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

For Sale By Negotiation View by appointment or advertised open homes

Julie Hanna

027 441 8964 ALAN WHITE

P E R F O R M E R 2 5 -2 6

We bring the whole team

Enjoy the best of Raglan from this elevated home with two bedrooms upstairs plus additional room and toilet downstairs. Set on a 502sqm (approx) section near the end of a quiet cul-de-sac and conveniently positioned close to cafes, town amenities and everything this popular coastal community has to offer.

rwraglan.co.nz/RAG30943

For Sale $950,000

Blair Hanna

View by appointment or advertised open homes

Yana Pemberton

021 0200 8282

021 183 0479

We bring the whole team

Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008)

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 27

ALL LISTINGS

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL RURAL RURAL LIFESTYLE RESIDENTIAL RURAL ||| LIFESTYLE LIFESTYLE ||| RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL

Richard Thomson - M 027 294 8625, E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz NEW LISTING

OPEN DAY OPEN OPEN DAY DAY

AUCTION

141 Te Road RAGLAN Te Mata Mata Road RAGLAN (Unless Sold Prior) 141 Te Mata Road RAGLAN 141 11.00am, Thursday 5 November

Dream Dairy Dream Dairy Dream Dairy uctive Dairy unit features

11am-12pm, Thursday 8 & 15 October VIEW This (more productive Dairy unit This 115ha 115ha (more or or less) less) productive Dairy unit features features 70x30m composting barn, This 115ha (more or less)dairy, productive Dairy unit features three homes, aa 46 ASHB 70x30m composting barn, three homes, 46 ASHB dairy, 70x30m composting barn, ensive shedding, reliable three homes, a 46 ASHB dairy, 70x30m composting barn, upgraded effluent upgraded effluent system, system, extensive extensive shedding, shedding, reliable reliable addocks. Currently milking upgraded effluent system, extensive shedding, reliable water, excellent races and 55 paddocks. Currently milking water, excellent and 55 paddocks. Currently milking of 440 cows producing up to races water, excellent races and 55 paddocks. Currently milking Richard 320 OAD, of 440 320 cows cows OAD, with with aa history history ofThomson 440 cows cows producing producing up up to to ming and lifestyle opportunity 320 cows OAD, with a history of 440 cows producing up to M 027 294 8625 150,000kg MS. Exceptional farming and lifestyle 150,000kg MS. Exceptional farming and lifestyle opportunity opportunity richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz community amenities. E 150,000kg MS. Exceptionaland farming and lifestyle opportunity close close to to beaches, beaches, schools schools and community community amenities. amenities. close to beaches, schools and community amenities.

pggwre.co.nz/HAM43798 pggwre.co.nz/HAM43798 pggwre.co.nz/HAM43798

RAGLAN 44 Te Papatapu Road AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION Consistent (Unless Sold Prior) Producer

NEW LISTING NEW NEW LISTING LISTING

TENDER

44 Te Road RAGLAN Te Papatapu Papatapu RAGLAN (UnlessRoad Sold Prior) 44 Te Papatapu Road RAGLAN 44 Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 12 November

(Unless Sold Prior) Consistent Producer (Unless Sold Prior) 5 November Consistent Producer 11.00am, Consistent 11.00am, Thursday 5 November This Thursday well presented 120ha Dairy farm, milking 300 cows isProducer a 12.30-1.30pm, Thursday 8 October VIEW 11.00am, Thursday 5 November This well presented Dairy farm, 300 is This well presented 120ha 120ha Dairy farm, milking milking 300 cows cows is aa 11am-12pm, Thursday 8 & 15 October VIEW must to see! Improvements include 32 ASHB dairy shed, This well presented 120ha Dairy farm, milking 300 cows is a 11am-12pm, Thursday 8 & 15 October VIEW must to see! Improvements include 32 ASHB dairy shed, 11am-12pm, Thursday 8 & 15 October VIEW must to see! Improvements include 32 ASHB dairy shed, secondary milk cooling, new lined effluent ponds, two

must to see! Improvements includeeffluent 32 ASHB dairy two shed, secondary milk secondary milk cooling, cooling, new new lined lined effluent ponds, ponds, two homes, and 3-bay shed, two hay barns/calf sheds, 4-bay secondary milk cooling, new linedbarns/calf effluent ponds, two homes, and 3-bay shed, two hay sheds, 4-bay homes, shed, two hay barns/calf sheds, 4-bay implement shed plus workshop with lean-to. Mostlyand easy3-bay homes, and 3-bayplus shed, two hayThomson barns/calf sheds, 4-bay Richard implement shed workshop with implement workshop with lean-to. lean-to. Mostly Mostly easy easy Richard Thomson rolling contour, excellent fertiliser history, reliable watershed to plus M 027 294 8625 Richard Thomson implement shed plus workshop with lean-to. Mostly easy rolling contour, excellent fertiliser history, reliable water Richard Thomson M 294 8625 rolling contour, excellent fertiliser history, reliable water to to M 027 027 294 8625 and well-designed race system. richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz 63 paddocks, E rolling contour, excellent fertiliserrace history, reliable water to M richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz 027 294 8625 63 paddocks, and well-designed system. E 63 paddocks, and well-designed race system. E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz 63 paddocks, and well-designed race system. E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/HAM44088 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44088 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44088 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44088

TENDER TENDER TENDER (Unless Sold Prior)

(Unless Sold Prior) (Unless4.00pm, Sold Prior) Closes Closes 4.00pm, Thursday Thursday 12 12 November November Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 12 November 12.30-1.30pm, Thursday VIEW October VIEW 12.30-1.30pm, Thursday 88 October VIEW 12.30-1.30pm, Thursday 8 October

Richard Richard Thomson Thomson Richard Thomson M M 027 027 294 294 8625 8625 M richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz 027 294 8625 E E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz

OPEN HOME OPEN OPEN HOME HOME

Road

6 Road 106P Greenslade RAGLAN Greenslade Road 3 RAGLAN 106P Greenslade Road RAGLAN 106P

ME.

ELEVATED. INCOME. $2.45M ELEVATED. VIEWS. VIEWS. INCOME. VIEWS. GST INCOME. bour views in ELEVATED. this substantial Inclusive

Wake up to up Upstairs to uninterrupted uninterrupted harbour harbour views views in in this this substantial substantial vate 2,000m²Wake section. Wake up tobrick uninterrupted harbour views in this substantial 3-3.30pm, Sunday 4 October two-storey on 2,000m² section. Upstairs brick home homeVIEW on aa private private 2,000m² section. Upstairs to expansivetwo-storey north-facing two-storey brick home on a private 2,000m² section. Upstairs offers two living areas opening to expansive north-facing offers two living areas opening to expansive north-facing ng master with ensuite, and offers two living areas opening to expansive north-facing decks, three bedrooms three bedrooms including including master master with with ensuite, ensuite, and and g. Downstairsdecks, includes a selfdecks, three bedrooms including master withincludes ensuite,aand Richard Thomson double internal access garaging. Downstairs selfdouble internal access garaging. Downstairs includes a with its own access, large double internal access M garaging. includes a selfself027 with 294Downstairs 8625 contained two-bedroom unit its own access, large contained two-bedroom unit with its own access, large richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz athroom. E unit contained two-bedroom with its own access, large garage/workshop, garage/workshop, office office and and bathroom. bathroom. garage/workshop, office and bathroom.

pggwre.co.nz/HAM43460 pggwre.co.nz/HAM43460 pggwre.co.nz/HAM43460

WAINGARO 5209 Highway 22 66 33 Coming 55 Home You’ll Love 6 3 5

5 22 5209 Highway WAINGARO Highway 22 WAINGARO 5209 Highway 22 WAINGARO 5209

Rural Bliss Rural Bliss Rural and Blissa ouple of paddocks

$750,000 GST Inclusive of paddocks and a IfIf aa quiet rural location with quiet rural location with aa couple couple of paddocks and a ’re after then Iflook no further. a quiet rural location withyou’re aBy couple ofthen paddocks and a Appointment Only no VIEW comfortable home is what after look further. comfortable home is what you’re after then look no further. mmunity of Te Mata features comfortable home is what you’re after then look no further. This property in the This to property the friendly friendly community community of of Te Te Mata Mata features features 8,000m² (subject survey),in property in the friendlyon community(subject of Te Matasurvey), features aThis home a three-bedroom three-bedroom home set set on 8,000m² 8,000m² (subject to to survey), unds and incredible views. a three-bedroom home set grounds on 8,000m² (subject to survey), Richard Thomson three-car garaging, mature and incredible views. garaging, mature grounds and incredible views. e a stunning three-car special feature three-car garaging, mature grounds and incredible feature views. M 027 294 8625 The are The views views of of Lake Lake Disappear Disappear are aa stunning stunning special special feature ong Kawhia Road. E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz The views of Lake Disappear are a stunning special feature of this property as you drive along Kawhia Road. of this property as you drive along Kawhia Road. of this property as you drive along Kawhia Road. pggwre.co.nz/HAM42811 pggwre.co.nz/HAM42811 pggwre.co.nz/HAM42811

You’ll Love Coming Home $930,000 You’ll Love Coming Home $2.45M You’ll Love ComingGST Home Imagine coming home to space, privacy, and peaceful bush $2.45M Inclusive

$2.45M Imagine coming home to Imagine coming to space, space, privacy, privacy, and and peaceful peaceful bush bush GST GST Inclusive Inclusive views. This light-filled home offers five bedrooms, two living home Imagine coming homeVIEW to space, privacy, andOnly peaceful bush GST Inclusive By Appointment views. This five two views. This light-filled light-filled home home offers offers five bedrooms, bedrooms, two living living 3-3.30pm, Sunday 4 October areas, a practical kitchen with walk-in pantry, two bathrooms VIEW views. This light-filled home offers five bedrooms, two living VIEW 3-3.30pm, Sunday 4 October areas, a practical kitchen with walk-in pantry, two bathrooms 3-3.30pm, SundayEnjoy 4 October VIEW practical kitchen with walk-in pantry, two bathrooms and three toilets. sunny decks, a heat areas, pump,aand a

areas, a practical with walk-inapantry, two bathrooms and three toilets. kitchen Enjoy sunny andSet three sunny decks, decks, a heat heat pump, pump, and and aa new wood fire with baker's oven and cooktop. on atoilets. fully- Enjoy and three toilets. Enjoy sunny decks, acooktop. heat pump, and a Richard Thomson new wood fire with baker's oven and wood fire with baker's oven and cooktop. Set Set on on aa fullyfullyRichard Thomson fenced 1.57ha including horse stables, largenew shed, orchard, Richard Thomson new wood fire including with baker's oven and cooktop. Set orchard, on a fullyMhorse 027 294 8625 fenced 1.57ha stables, large shed, Richard Thomson M 8625 fenced 1.57ha including stables, large shed, orchard, M 027 027 294 8625garage, creating the perfect lifestyle richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz and294 double retreat. E horse fenced 1.57ha including horse stables, large shed, orchard, M 027 294 8625 and E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz and double double garage, garage, creating creating the the perfect perfect lifestyle lifestyle retreat. retreat. E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz and double garage, creating the perfect lifestyle retreat. E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/HAM44083 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44083 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44083 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44083

NEW LISTING

3 822 Kawhia RAGLAN Kawhia Road Road RAGLAN 822 Kawhia Road RAGLAN 822

5 5 5

$930,000 $930,000 $930,000 GST GST Inclusive Inclusive

2 2 2

GST GST Inclusive Inclusive

VIEW By Appointment Appointment Only Only VIEW By VIEW By Appointment Only Richard Richard Thomson Thomson Richard Thomson M M 027 027 294 294 8625 8625 M 027 294 8625 E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz

NEW LISTING NEW NEW LISTING LISTING

MAKOMAKO 728 Kawhia Road 4 Road 1 MAKOMAKO 728 Kawhia Kawhia Road 1 MAKOMAKO 728 33 Years 11of Memories. 33 728 Kawhia Road 50 Now It’s Your MAKOMAKO Turn. 3 1 3 50 Years of Memories. Now It’s Your Turn. $595,000 50 Years of Memories. Now It’s Your Turn. $750,000 Now It’s Your Turn. After more than 50 years in the same family,50 thisYears much-of Memories. $750,000 GST Inclusive

$750,000 After more than 50 After Set more 50 years years in in the the same same family, family, this this muchmuchGST GST Inclusive Inclusive loved rural property is ready for its next chapter. onthan After more than 50 years in the family, this Set muchGST Inclusive By same Appointment Only VIEW loved rural property is ready for its next chapter. on loved rural property is ready for its next chapter. Set on By Appointment Only 2,959m² (more or Only less) with sweeping country views, the VIEW loved rural property is ready for its next chapter. Set on By Appointment VIEW 2,959m² (more or less) with sweeping country views, the By Appointment Only VIEW 2,959m² (more or less) with sweeping country views, the home offers four bedrooms - one double and three singles -

2,959m² (more orbedrooms less) with sweeping countrythree views, the home offers offers four four bedrooms -- one one double double and and three singles singles along with open-plan living, a single garagehome and carport. home offersopen-plan four bedrooms -aone double andand three singles Richard Thomson along with living, single garage open-plan living, a single garage and carport. carport. Richard Thomson Spacious grounds provide room for children,along pets,with gardens, along with open-plan living, a single garage and carport. Richard Thomson M 027 294 8625 Spacious grounds provide room for children, pets, gardens, Richard Thomson Spacious grounds provide room for children, pets, gardens, M 027 294 8625 M 027 8625and even a few sheep. an 294 orchard E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz Spacious grounds provide room for children, pets, gardens, M richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz 027 294 8625 an E an orchard orchard and and even even aa few few sheep. sheep. E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz an orchard and even a few sheep. E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/HAM44072 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44072 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44072 pggwre.co.nz/HAM44072

4 4 4

$595,000 $595,000 $595,000 GST GST Inclusive Inclusive

1 1 1

GST GST Inclusive Inclusive

VIEW By Appointment Appointment Only Only VIEW By VIEW By Appointment Only Richard Richard Thomson Thomson Richard Thomson M M 027 027 294 294 8625 8625 M richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz 027 294 8625 E E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz

WAIKATO Bare Land

2 2 RAGLAN 451 Okete Okete Road Road4 RAGLAN 451 ufficiency RAGLAN 451 Okete Road Modern Living and Self Sufficiency OFFERS OVER $1.7M Modern Self Sufficiency Modern Living Living and andGST SelfInclusive Sufficiency his modern four-bedroom,

Set in aa sought-after location, sought-after location, this this modern modern four-bedroom, four-bedroom, n-filled living Set within views Set inrural a sought-after location, this modern By Appointment Onlyrural VIEWsun-filled two-bathroom home offers livingfour-bedroom, with two-bathroom home offers sun-filled with rural views views flow. Enjoy separate lounge home offers sun-filled living two-bathroom living with rural views and indoor–outdoor and seamless seamless indoor–outdoor flow. flow. Enjoy Enjoy separate separate lounge lounge hen and sunroom. The and dining, seamless indoor–outdoor flow. Enjoy separate lounge and contemporary kitchen and dining, kitchen and and sunroom. sunroom. The The rnal-access garage, solar contemporary and dining, contemporary kitchen and sunroom. The Richard Thomson 5,000m² property includes internal-access garage, 5,000m² property includes internal-access garage, solar solar ees. Standout5,000m² 145m² boat property includes internal-access garage, solar Mfruit 027trees. 294 8625 power, greenhouse and Standout 145m² power, greenhouse andE fruit trees. Standout 145m² boat boat al for a self-contained unit. richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz power, greenhouse and fruit trees. Standout 145m² boat shed/ shed/ workshop workshop offers offers potential potential for for aa self-contained self-contained unit. unit. shed/ workshop offers potential for a self-contained unit.

der REAA 2008

pggwre.co.nz/HAM43264 pggwre.co.nz/HAM43264 pggwre.co.nz/HAM43264 PGG PGG Wrightson Wrightson Real Real Estate Estate Limited, Limited, licensed licensed under under REAA REAA 2008 2008 PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008

28 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

44 4

22 2

OFFERS OFFERS OVER OVER $1.7M $1.7M OFFERS OVER $1.7M GST GST Inclusive Inclusive

22 2

GST GST Inclusive Inclusive

•

Stage 1, Te Uku Village subdivsion, 5,000 - 6,000m2, asking $450K

FOR SALE

•

Four sections, 9A, 9B, 9C, and 79 Pond Road, 6,000 - 8,000m2, asking $600K - $630K

VIEW By Appointment Only

•

37A Mason Road, 7,455m2, asking $569K

•

37B Mason Road, 3.1429ha, asking $850K

•

Three sections, 337, 337A and 337B Te Papatapu Road, 8,000m2, asking $550K

•

375 Okete Road, 8,000m2, price by negotiation

•

505 Te Akau Wharf Road, 8,354m2, asking $590K

•

1597 Whaanga Road, 1.1007ha, asking $750K

•

116 Maungatawhiri Road, 1.3164ha, asking $680K

•

119 Te Papatapu Road, 5.271ha, asking $650K

•

201 Pond Road, 7.498ha, asking $900K

•

Te Papatapu Road, 93.98ha, asking $1.58M

Richard Thomson M 027 294 8625 E richard.thomson@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/staff/richard-thomson/current-listings/ Helping grow the country

Helping Helping grow grow the the country country Helping grow the country

Raglan 4 Bay View Road

Scan for more

Harbour views, space and possibilities

Welcome to 4 Bay View Road, where stunning harbour views and flexible living come together on more than 1,000sqm of freehold land. From the moment you enter the spacious, light-filled main lounge, your attention is drawn to the ever-changing harbour outlook. The north facing lounge invites in all-day light and flows out onto the upper deck providing the perfect place to relax, entertain or simply take in the view. The well-appointed kitchen brings character to this practical workspace, with gas cooking, generous bench space and plenty of storage. A recently renovated bathroom is conveniently positioned to add modern comfort. The master suite also enjoys a beautiful outlook across the harbour and features its own ensuite with a bathtub and walk-in wardrobe, creating a peaceful private retreat. A second bedroom completes the upper level. Follow the spiral staircase downstairs and discover another two well-appointed bedrooms, a third bathroom with bathtub and laundry and a second lounge opening directly onto the lower deck, surrounded by lush vegetation.

Raglan 30b Taipari Avenue

Raglan West living with views and versatility

For Sale By Negotiation Web pb.co.nz/RGU213016

Nick Spry M 027 665 2204

E nick.spry@pb.co.nz

Raglan 6 Karekare Avenue

Prime Raglan West

For Sale $1,095,000 Nestled in the quiet streets of Raglan West, this beautifully Web pb.co.nz/RGU233176 presented four-bedroom, two-bathroom home combines space, flexibility and outstanding West Coast views across two inviting levels. From the moment you step inside, the home feels light, open and welcoming. At its heart is a generous family kitchen that flows seamlessly into the spacious living area and out onto the rear decks, creating an effortless setting for everyday family life, summer barbecues and entertaining friends. Offering generous living, flexible spaces and captivating views, this is a home designed to be enjoyed.

Positioned in sought-after Raglan West, this welcoming home offers For Sale By Negotiation View By appointment the perfect blend of comfort, convenience and opportunity. Featuring three bedrooms, a family bathroom, separate toilet and a Web pb.co.nz/RGU228422 dedicated laundry, the home is designed for easy everyday living. Enjoy your morning coffee on the sun-soaked rear deck and unwind in the evening on the front deck, taking in views towards Karioi Mountain. A conservatory provides an additional space to relax and enjoy year-round, while the single garage beneath the house offers room for a vehicle plus extra space for a workshop and storage.

Nick Spry M 027 665 2204

Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz

Proud to be here Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 29

FIND OU R M AG . . . I N S TA N D S A RO U N D T O W N : Raglan iHub, Wainui Rd Supermarket, Te Uku Store, Property Brokers, Ray White, Bayleys, The Hut at Rangitahi, Fresh Choice & Raglan 4 Square.

B RO U G H T TO YO U B Y T H E S H AC K

TAG OUR

@local_rag

social B ROW S E • C O N N E C T • I N T E R AC T

R AG L A N . N E T. N Z For info on what’s on, weather, news & more - visit local website: www.raglan.net.nz

We love seeing your images of our magazine on Instagram - please share the love & tag our mag... @local_rag #localragmag

Y ARTOB J EC TS

WE LOVE

ADAM & MARIKA 2 Oct @ the Raglan Arts Centre Tix: humantix More info: www.raglanartscentre.co.nz

ART PRINT ‘Mercy Me’ by Kyoko Shirai A4 size $45 Available from: ULO RAGLAN @ulo.raglan

OKTOBERFEST RAGLAN 2026 10 Oct @ the Raglan Harbour View Hotel from 1pm With Traditional Brass Band, 3 Live Bands, Pig on the Spit, German Food. Best dressed wins prizes. Tix: eventfinda @harbourviewhotel raglan_est1866 17 Oct

ART PHOTOGRAPHY by Jwan Milek ‘Raglan Afternoon’ Available in A4, A3, A2, A1 & A0 $39 – $320 Available from: RAGLAN PHOTO GALLERY @raglanphotogallery

RAGLAN COUNTRY & BLUES FESTIVAL 23-26 Oct @ Raglan Bowling Club Pavilion, Raglan Area School & Harbourview Hotel. Tix: events.humanitix.com @raglancountryandbluesfestival CELTIC CAIM 28 Oct @ the Raglan Arts Centre Tix: undertheradar For more info: www.raglanartscentre.co.nz 31 Oct

We LOVE to support LOCAL! We create regular features to showcase local businesses - if you are interested in featuring in one of these please contact Geraldine: gebgdesign@gmail.com Our regular features include: Home, Women in Business, Health & Wellbeing, Art, Wharf & Foodies. For any other advertising or content for the mag, please contact Jacqui: info@raglanchronicle.co.nz

S U P P O RT LOCAL

art art art

FE ATURE IN OUR M AG...

GRAB SOME MAGS

Please feel free to grab some of our mags from the stands around town for your airbnb, business or venue - they are FREE

LOCAL MARKETS RAGLAN CREATIVE MARKET Sun 11 Oct from 10am - 2pm @ the Raglan Arts Centre RAGLAN BOW ST MARKET Sat 24 Oct @ Raglan Town Hall RAGLAN GROWERS MARKETS Fri 2 Oct from 5-7pm @ 3 Stewart Street

ON THME GRA

CHECK OUT WHO WE HAVE MENTIONED ON OUR SOCIAL PAGE ON INSTAGRAM... follow / like / share @raglanoldschool @harbourviewraglan_est1866

@the_yard_raglan @raglancountryandbluesfestival

KARIOI & KAVA 24 Oct @The Yard Feat: Melodownz, 2Brew & Kanikani’ky Tix: eventfinda @the_yard_raglan

RAGLAN COMEDY SHOWCASE: BITTER TWISTED & ON TAP @ the Raglan Arts Centre Tix: eventfinda 6 comics, R18 – Adult content @raglanoldschool

Read issues of the Local Rag and the Raglan Chronicle online at: www.issuu.com (Search ‘Raglan Chronicle’) raglanchronicle.co.nz

M AG

M USIC SCENE >

QUEEN - THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE! @ the Raglan Harbour View Hotel 7pm Tix: eventfinda

READ IT ONLINE:

VISIT OUR GALLERIES & ART STORES... JET Collective @jetcollectiveraglan Made Gallery @made.gallery23 Pyjama Republic @pyjamarepublic Show Off @show_off_new_zealand Kanuka Design Gallery @kanukadesign BRex Framing & Gallery @brexphotodesign Artists At Work Gallery @artists.at.work.gallery The Lucky Joker @helenparsons_theluckyjoker Various artists at Raglan iHub @raglan.ihub

ART. EAT. REPEAT...

Fuel up in between your artist visits this Raglan Artists Weekend Follow us on IG for updates on our menu & cabinet food - made fresh daily! @theshackraglan

@ulo.raglan @raglanphotogallery @creativeraglanmarket @raglan_bowstreet_market

ilable a v a w o N ! in Raglan

@raglangrowersmarket @raglanartsweekend @theshackraglan

A RT SCENE > RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND (RAW) 23 - 26 Oct Self-guided tour of artist’s studios & exhibitions @raglanartsweekend RAW - PREVIEW EXHIBITION 2 - 26 Oct View pieces from RAW artists and nab yourself a $200 artwork @ the Raglan Arts Centre THE HATCH - OPENING NIGHT 23 Oct The Hatch - emerging artists exhibition for RAW. @ Raglan Town Hall 6.30pm, all welcome. For more info on RAGLAN ARTS WEEKEND (or RAW), including exhibition openings, workshops & demonstrations head to: www.raglanartsweekend.nz

Cnr Wainui Rd & Bow St, Raglan open 7 days from 8am till 2.30pm

LOC A L SOCI A L

Outside The Shack, The Herbal Dispensary, Soul Shoes at the wharf,

AUTOMOTIVE

EXCAVATIONS

LAWYERS

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

• Painting

CLEANING

RESOURCE RECOVERY

We’re Hiring In Finanace

From Xtreme Zero Waste Exterior Cleaning Solutions House/building washing Driveway/path cleaning Deck cleaning Roof cleaning Gutter cleaning Multi-storey window washing Solar panel washing Chimney sweeping and more!

021 198 1844 info@freshrinse.co.nz freshrinse.co.nz

CABINS

forinfriendly and prof fesssional Calling all “numbers people” with a passion for doing good things the world and livingadvice in beautiful email office@webbgould.co.nz Whāingaroa Raglan! We’re hiring for Finance Support, a fixed term parental leave cover role, starting July 2025 through to March 2026. The role requires working part-timeOFFICE onsite with our team RAGLAN OPEN at XtremeFENCING Zero Waste. Thursday by and appointment Working as Finance Support your hours would be approx. 20 hours/week reporting to our Finance Manager. This role will be: Phone Office: (07) 834 3311 Maintaining all employee IRD returns and payments, staff payroll and timesheet system Processing all transactions in relation to Accounts payable andCnr Receivable also at HG Webb House, Boundary & Victoria Streets, Hamilton Reconciling transactions in Xero and maintaining our online payment systems Maintaining and reconciling our POS system in the shop. PayHero, Xero and Idealpos are some of the platforms currently used. Experience working in a similar finance role with Xero is required. MEDICAL Here at Xtreme we’re are a hard-working crew of 30+ humans, who care a lot about each other, Paling | Post around & Railus. and the environment Apply today following the QR link Picket | Pool Fencing below, and any questions contact Gates | Retaining Walls | Decks team@xtremezerowaste.org.nz

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

Applications close 16th May, 2025.

FLOORING

Garden waste collection

REST HOME

Raglan Medical Practice Hours (by appointment) Monday - Friday: 8.00am – 5.00pm Saturday / Sunday - Closed

ANZAC Day 25 April Afterhours & Public Holidays Nest and closed. Anglesea Clinic Kaahus provides face tosite face Kerbside collections health services for our patients outas ofnormal.

CHILDCARE

normal working hours and can be contacted on 07 858 0800.

Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost

For EMERGENCIES DIAL 111

From Whāingaroa Environment Centre

COURIERS

Healthline can be contacted 24 hours a day on 0800 611 116 for free advice from registered nurses.

International Compost Awareness Week is coming up on 4-10 May. This global celebration highlights GLASS Ka Ora Telecare the power of composting to improve soil, reduce waste, and support thriving local food systems. The After-Hours Care for Rural Communities 2025 theme is Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost. It was chosen to highlight the role Weeknights 5pm-8am composting plays in communities of all shapes and sizes. From home composters and worm farms to Weekends/Holidays hoursthrough healthy community hubs and commercial facilities, composting connects people and24 places 0800 252 672 soil and climate-friendly solutions. In Whāingaroa, there are two fantastic events to help you learn more about composting and how to get involved: MIDWIVES Learn to Worm: 1-2pm, Wednesday 7 May at the Wi Neera Street Community Garden. Join Tania for a hands-on introduction to worm farming. Whether you are starting from scratch or need help rebooting a bin, this workshop has your wormy needs covered. Science Night 30: Black Soldier Fly Larvae Project: 7-8pm, Wednesday 7 May in the back garden of the Harbour View Hotel. Discover how these fascinating larvae are turning local food scraps into powerful compost and animal feed. Learn about The Seagull Centre’s pilot project and how science is helping us tackle big waste challenges. Holistic care for women wanting For more details on both events visit www.whaingaroa.org.nz/events If you are new to Whāingaroa, welcome. One of theaways community safeourand naturalreduces birth.waste going to landfill is through the kerbside food scrap collection. Every household has a green 20 litre bin for food waste, which is collected weekly. Simply place your bin on the kerb with the handle in the upright locked position on collection day. To line your bin, SUPPLIES please use the compostable starch bags provided by XZW. These are the only bags LANDSCAPE accepted, as many other “eco” bags are not compostable in our local system. When you are running low on bags, just pop the note found inside your current pack under the lid of your bin on collection day visibly sticking out like a tongue. Our team will see it and leave you a fresh pack. You can also pick up bags anytime from Kaahu’s Nest at the XZW site. If you need to join the service or get a replacement bin, visit the Raglan Library and Council Office at 7 Bow Street. To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week, XZW is offering $10 OFF scoops of 11 Nau MaiCompost Rd, Nau Mai BusinessCompost. Park Superfood or Carbon Now that the rain has come, it is a great time to prepare your winter vege garden. Let’s keep composting Whāingaroa! It is good for the soil, good for our community, and good for the Builders planet. Mix • Cement • Firewood

Karin Bettley RM

PH/TXT MICHELLE COBHAM 027 325 4181

ELECTRICAL

Drainage Metals • PVC Pipe • Novaflo PeaEVENTS Metal • Sand • Pavers • Compost - Keep up to date with events by heading to: www.whaingaroa.org.nz/events Fertiliser store • Pea Straw • Hay Bales Call 021 022 60455 NEWS - Keep up to date with Xtreme Zero Waste by heading to: Barks • Mulch • Chook Chow www.xtremezerowaste.org.nz/category/news www.raglanmidwife.co.nz TOPSOIL • RAILWAY SLEEPERS Plant Nursery • Truck Deliveries Free Customer Loan Trailers HIRE EQUIPMENT: Compacter Concrete Mixer • Post Hole Borer find us on facebook!

27-29 Manukau Road, Raglan 3225 Ph 07 825 8306 VEHICLES WANTED

SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH 10AM - 12PM STEWART STREET HALL

WINDOWS & DOORS

10:30am - 4:30pm | Monday - Saturday 22 Bow Street, Raglan Club carpark @raglanrefill

Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026 | 31

Public Notices

A RT - E V E N T S - C O M M U N I T Y

RAGLAN GARDEN GROUP NEXT MEETING Next meeting Tuesday 20 October at 1pm in the Church Hall, Stewart Street. Guest speaker – Brian Swain talking about herbs. Floral Art theme – Natives. Normal competitions, display table, sales table, Garden Vibes, raffle, tea and biscuits. All welcome.

MOA STONE ESTATE

F L O W E R F A R M & WA T E R G A R D E N S

he accommodation is a front-row seat to nature, where guests can slow down, reconnect and enjoy the beauty of the gardens and surrounding countryside. The gathering space can be booked for intimate celebrations, and couples can exchange vows across the flower and water gardens. The Estate is opening its new season with a calendar full of

activities: learning experiences, special events, flower studio hire, celebrations and, of course, flowers, as they remain at the heart of everything we do. Whether you're visiting Raglan or live nearby, come create, learn, gather & celebrate, or simply linger among the flowers and cherish more time with your loved ones. Discover what’s happening by scanning the QR Code or visit www. moastoneestate.nz

Raglan Naturally Community Trust AGM

Wed 11 th November 4.30pm-6.00pm Stewart St Hall, Raglan Please join us to hear about what we have been up to over the past year and what’s coming up.

READ THE LOCAL RAG AND MORE RAGLAN NEWS ONLINE!

CROP SWAP. First and third Sundays of the month. 9.30 -10.30am at Bowling Club, James Street. Bring anything from the kitchen or garden to swap – seedlings, plants, produce, preserves, baking. It’s not direct swapping, we share abundance, and everyone gets a bit of everything! All welcome COMMUNITY KAI BY KOHA THE TINY SHOP (Bow St) Mondays 5pm: A new weekly Community Kai by Koha programme launches this Monday at The Tiny Shop, bringing people together over shared food and connection, with koha welcomed. KARIOI AND KAVA | MELODOWNZ a showcase of talented Māori and Pasifika artists. 24th of October/Labour weekend in Whāingaroa/Raglan at THE YARD from 8pm - late COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DAY SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 2026 Raglan Town Hall, 41 Bow Street 10am - 2pm BOWEL · BREAST · CERVICAL · SCREENING

WHAT’S ON @ THE OLD SCHOOL 5 S T E WA RT S T R E E T, R AG L A N

We would love to see you all there.

Situations Vacant

WH AT’S ON

Public Notices

AGM RAGLAN & DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY INC Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 10am Raglan Museum, 15 Wainui Road Love Raglan’s history? Want to help preserve it for the future? Come along to our AGM, meet the people behind the museum, hear what’s happening, and find out how you can get involved. We’re looking for new committee members, particularly a Treasurer and Secretary, and would love to hear from people who can bring fresh ideas, enthusiasm and a little time to help keep our local history alive. No museum experience necessary, just an interest in our community and it's past.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS 2025 – CALL FOR ARTISTSSeeking local artists to participate in our local pre-Christmas, cash-and-carry arts and crafts sale 28 Nov – 13 Dec. We are looking for a wide range of entries in all art forms. Suggested price range is $5 to $500 artworks to be local and aimed at the art lover and Christmas shopper. All media accepted. Online application form available now www. raglanartscentre.co.nz. MUSIC AT THE OLD SCHOOL – FRI 2 OCT Adam & Marika – together they merge their love of Folk, Gypsy and Contemporary/Original works to create their own sound, combining soulful ballads with electric fiddle tunes. Supported by local folk favourites WilkieMac. Whare Tapere, 7pm, doors open 6.30pm. Licensed bar and café open. Tickets $25 events. humanitix.com/adam-and-marika-at-raglan-oldschool-arts-center LIVE AND LOCAL – FRI 9 OCT Our regular showcase of Whāingaroa talent – this month featuring readings from Inkspillers Lynne Wilkins, Merren Tait and Tina Shaw, troubadourstyle songs from Freddy Limbert and Jazz standards from Upright (Greg Taylor and Odran Devlin). Adults $10 or koha, under 18s free. Whare Tapere, 7.30-9.30pm, doors open 7pm. Licensed bar and café open. RAGLAN CREATIVE MARKET – SUN 11 OCT The best of Whaingaroa food, crafts and art. 9am – 2pm at the Old School, 5 Stewart Street, second Sunday of every month. For more info www.raglanmarket.com MUSIC AT THE OLD SCHOOL – WED 28 OCT Celtic Caim – an eclectic mix of Celtic Scottish songs, featuring hauntingly beautiful harmony singing a capella or accompanied by clasarch, flute, or bodhrán. Gallery, 7.30pm, doors open 7pm. Café open. Tickets $20 on the door subject to availability or online www. undertheradar.co.nz COMEDY – SAT 31 OCT Bitter, Twisted and On Tap Comedy Tour - A hilariously silly bunch of comedians from all over the North Island. Seats are limited, laughs are not — grab your tickets early, bring your mates, and make your Saturday night way funnier than it has any right to be. Whare Tapere, 8pm, doors open 7.30pm. Tickets $20 on the door subject to availability or online www.eventfinda.co.nz CENTRE AND CYLINDER WHEEL WORKSHOP – 31 OCT, 7, 14, 28 NOV Beginners wheel workshop with Joseph Rowe – get a strong foundation or refresh your skills. 4 Saturdays | 10am – 1pm | $295 plus

REGULAR EVENTS

MOVIES AT THE OLD SCHOOL

OUR CINEMA IS COOL IN SUMMER AND COSY IN WINTER

5 St ewa r t St , Ra g l a n THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (M off.lang. | 119 mins) Sat 3 Oct 4.45pm Sat 17 Oct 7.30pm

THE INVITE (R16 drug use, off. lang., sex. refs | 107 mins) Sat 3 Oct 7.30pm

32 | Raglan Chronicle Magazine Issue October 2026

1978 (PG Viol. & coarse lang. | 99 mins) In English and Māori Sun 4 Oct 4.30pm Sat 17 Oct 5pm

MUM I’M ALIEN PREGNANT BEYOND BORDERS PATAGONIA (R16 Explicit sex. Mat., off. lang. & content that may (Doc. Exempt | 63 mins) disturb | 95 mins) with filmmaker Q & A Sun 18 Oct 7pm Fri 30 Oct 6pm Sat 31 Oct 7.30pm Fri 30 Oct 8.30pm

Ragtimers Ukulele Group 2nd and every subsequent Wed 4pm Clay Shed Members’ Night weekly on Wed 5-7pm Karioi Quilts & Crafts Monthly on 2nd Thurs, 10am Raglan Art Group Monthly on 1st Fri, 10am Backgammon Club monthly on last Fri, 5pm

P 07 825 0023 | E info@raglanartscentre.co.nz