We Nick Pearce to learn a bit about him as well as his plans for the Raglan Community Board.

We talk to Nicola Laboyrie about her background, what she hopes to achieve in council and her experience taking legal action against the council about the right to ride horses on the beach.

Despite the election Council is still doing some of it's normal business and John has been digging to find a few nuggets of useful info for us. We also talk about the Waikato Times controversy about plastic in the water and debate the issue of rates that is rearing it's head at this election.

We get to know a bit about Peter Hampton, talk about his aims should be get on to the board and what he thinks needs to be improved about council and the community board

We talk to aspiring election candidate Rhys Craig about why he's running for the regional council.

This is the second of our interviews with Pakeha community members who are supportive of Maori Wards. Today we talk to Tony Mayow.

We're talking to a few community members about their thoughts on the Maori Ward Referendums and today we have Phil & Jilliene Beale in studio to talk about their journey as Pakeha learning about Te Tiriti and what they think about the referendum.

Note that this referendum applies to the Waikato District Council and not the Waikato Regional Council

John joins us to talk about the recent bus survey, NZ First's desire to get into the gas field off the coast of Raglan and we find out the history of the trees in the main street.

Councillor Lisa Thomson joins us to talk about the new Wastewater Treatment Plant and the 50 year journey since the Raglan County Council decided to put a sewerage works on a sacred Maori site. We also look at the upcoming election, a surprise visit from the Mayor to hand out some awards, and touch base with a few others issues happening in Whaingaroa

Council election rules, plastic in the sea controversy in the Waikato Times, lights on the Papahua walkway and bridge, Council snubs Community Board at Wastewater plant opening, town plan