Raglan

He's an artist who seems to enjoy the macabre in his paintings, and it's won him a big prize. Audio

Europeans didn't arrive until 1835, when Wesleyan missionaries, the Rev James and Mary Wallis arrived and were welcomed by the locals. By 1850 large-scale conversion of land to pasture began after… Audio

Raglan Area School has a surfing academy which attracts some of the country's top young surfers. Audio

A keen surfer, Aaron Kerepopa began carving snapped surfboards and his work developed from there. Now one of his works can fetch thousands of dollars and he is a full time artist. Audio

13 February 1988 is a day of thanksgiving and celebration for the return of Māori land. Twenty-five hectares by the Raglan harbour was taken by the Crown for defence purposes during the Second World… Audio

Raglan Golf Course - Raglan land confiscated during the last World War for an aerodrome, disputed over the past five years, has been the subject of an appeal in which the High Court has validated the… Audio