Waikato District Council said untreated wastewater had entered the harbour after the main inlet pipe to the Marine Parade pump station collapsed about 8pm yesterday.

Reihana Rapira, 12, is a natural sportsman, so his grandparents weren't surprised when he learned to surf after just a few days.

A young man who died after jumping from a bridge in Raglan has been remembered as a talented sportsman and "nicest kid".

Tributes are flowing for a teenager who tragically died after jumping from a bridge in Raglan today.

A Hamilton teen who was last seen swimming with his friends on Thursday afternoon remains missing.

Cory Edgecombe Lilley was swept away while swimming at Raglan on Thursday. His family are still holding out hope of finding him.

Family of a Hamilton teen missing from a Raglan beach say they will continue to search for him until he's found.

So you're a grommet, I say to my teen on the way to Raglan. He looks puzzled but his friends enlighten him. A grommet or grom is slang for a young surfer.

A teenage tramper was winched to safety in high winds at Raglan's Mt Karioi yesterday afternoon.

Great surf and scenery and a passionate local populace impress Elisabeth Easther.

Campbell Burnes sat down with College Sport chief executive Dave Currie, who has been in the job just a few months. This is part one of a two-part interview; read the second in next week's College Sport.

Vinnie Woolston, a model from Raglan who says he was once "just a grom", is the new face of the Yves Saint Laurent men's scent La Nuit de l'Homme.

The new owners of a $1.1m property overlooking Raglan Harbour will also be able to travel around in style.

Tributes are flowing for the brave pilot who made a split-second decision to slam into water instead of crash-landing among hundreds of beach-goers at Raglan.

A light plane plane has crashed into water off Raglan Beach and sunk.

A shelter of the steppes finds a place under the nikau, writes Monique Balvert-O'Connor.

The police and SPCA have carried out a search of a Raglan property as part of an investigation into how the bodies of two cats ended up dead in rubbish bags.

A man has drowned after being swept away while fishing in Raglan overnight.

The subtropical weather system which brought torrential rain to the Nelson region has abated and been replaced by much more pedestrian weather, MetService says.

The torrential rain that has caused havoc in the Nelson region for the last three days appears to be easing, with conditions expected to improve overnight in most places.

Authorities estimate at least 90 homes in the Tasman District have had some flood inundation as a result of the heavy rain over the past 24 hours.

Minutes before a small tornado tore through Raglan, there was almost no wind and clear skies.

A small tornado brought down a tree, broke windows and damaged a roof in Raglan this afternoon.

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was hit by a reversing car at a Raglan boat ramp this morning have praised the quick response of members of the public.