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Raglan, New Zealand

Raglan is a seaside town and surrounding district associated with Whaingaroa Harbour (also known as Raglan Harbour) on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island.

The harbour runs about 12km inland from the entrance and for the most part less than 2km wide. The town is on the southern side of the harbour entrance, 48km west of Hamilton.

It was named after Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Lord Raglan who was the commander of British forces in the Crimean War when the township was first settled in the 1855.

The surf beach at Raglan featured in the movie Endless Summer.

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