Whāingaroa is made up of a number of smaller communities that encompass both the urban and rural areas of the rohe. We are lucky to have a mix of passionate locals and community organisations that are doing it for themselves and championing community values through their mahi. The Karioi Project inspires the amazing Raglan community to take a stand for nature and to protect the places we love. Together, we’re turning the tide on biodiversity loss and successfully restoring our corner of the world. Xtreme Zero Waste is a community enterprise using business as a tool to meet the needs of our community.XZW is contracted by Waikato District Council to operate the Raglan Resource Recovery Centre, which gives our community opportunities to access their resources. A hub for community environmental initiatives in Raglan. They have a range of information displayed on local environmental issues, promote environmentally sustainable practices in our community and deliver environmental education programmes and workshops. The Raglan Community House coordinates activities and provides services to our community. We have a wide network of regional and local service providers and endeavour to link people in our community to the services they need. Community arts and events in Raglan Whāingaroa. With exhibitions, concerts, monthly market, community clay shed, films and creative workshops the Old School is a busy place, offering a great deal to both visitors and the local community. The Karioi Project inspires the amazing Raglan community to take a stand for nature and to protect the places we love. Together, we’re turning the tide on biodiversity loss and successfully restoring our corner of the world. Whāingaroa/Raglan iHub, the one stop destination for all you need to know about this beautiful place. We are a community defined by our natural rugged landscape, our unique connection from shoreline to mountain top, inland to our gentle rolling hills. Raglan Local Energy is a self-service online electricity retailer which provides an easy way for the Raglan Whāingaroa community to buy and sell clean, local energy. Raglan Area School is a small yet ‘big hearted’ rural school that ‘celebrates education in a bi-cultural environment’. RAS is an area school (composite school) and provides for more than 570 students aged 5 to 19 years. Raglan Community Radio is Aotearoa’s longest running independent community station. Broadcasting by the community of Raglan for the community of Raglan. Whāingaroa’s community newspaper showcasing local news and information. They also produce a monthly magazine. the Local Rag which is a local news and visitor guide. Keep up to date with what’s happening in your community. Find out about your local community board members as well as details around meetings, current local projects and documents related to Raglan. The Raglan 23 website reflects the Raglan NZ soul delivering daily news on Raglan New Zealand, visitor information for tourists and the local Whāingaroa community. The Whāingaroa community
Feature Organisation: Karioi Project
RESTORING BIODIVERSITY Te Whakaoranga O Karioi.
Links to local networks and community organisations
Xtreme Zero Waste
Whāingaroa Environment Centre
Raglan Community House
Raglan Old School Arts Centre
Karioi Project
Raglan iHub
Raglan Local Energy
Raglan Area School
Raglan Community Radio
Raglan Chronicle
Raglan Community Board
Raglan 23 Website
