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Minor urban area in Waikato, New Zealand
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Raglan is a seaside town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, best known for surfing and its arts scene.
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55m falls about 20 minutes walk from the carpark
Has a collection of local history from the Raglan area.
The summit of Karioi offers great views of Raglan and the west coast. The walk takes three hours each way. Is relatively difficult.
The gorge is reached by a track just down the hill from the car park. It is a steep track. The adventurous can turn left in the gorge and follow an overgrown track round the foot of the cliff to come up about a km further south and walk back along the gravel road (there is another track but it is overgrown and unmarked).
The Trig Point is much easier to get to than Mt Karioi and the view almost as good.
Nothing ancient here, but typical development of a mission station from 1834, then small NZ port from 1850.
Learn to surf. Take the 3- or 5-day beginner surf course and learn in small groups of 4 people or less.
Free use of kayaks, spa pool, bikes and fishing gear. Surf lessons all year round, great local surf advice, full surf board rentals and transport to surfing beach.
Offers a variety of accommodation options. Camp sites, motel units and tourist flats.
former YHA
87-bed hostel with dorms, private rooms and tents in summer. Includes some recycled train caboose.
The Raglan Creative market is held at least once each month. For sale are a variety of locally made food and arts.
This is a market where local growers can bring homegrown produce to the wider community, strengthening community food resilience.
By car
State Highway 23 from Hamilton is the main road route to Raglan.
There is no public transport within Raglan, except that on weekends the route 23 bus takes passengers between Raglan township and Manu Bay.
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