18 year old Billy Turner signed up four years ago - Made with funding from NZ On Air

It has been a tough few months for the region. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A rescue helicopter will fly the injured person to hospital.

Exclusive: John 'Cocksy' Cocks is vowing to make the most of his remaining days.

The homes are between Whangamata and Tairua, areas among the most affected by record-breaking rains.

Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Billy Turner waited until after he'd been for a 20-minute swim with a 2.7m shark at Pauanui to tell his mother what he'd done.

Delightful moment captured on film, winning mum a brand new camera.

Three vessels came to grief in bar crossings during Easter - leading a regional authority to warn that crossing bars is the most dangerous activity.

Lifeguards have spoken about a dramatic water rescue that hospitalised one teenage boy and put four other swimmers at serious risk.

Pauanui was a perfect weekend getaway, says Holly Jean Brooker.

A retired bishop has been banned from his local petrol station, which has had eggs thrown at it and horse manure dumped in the forecourt.

Tairua represents unspoilt Coromandel beauty, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A tramper whose body was found on a Coromandel walking track has been named by police.

A couple whose signature was forged onto a real estate document by a Coromandel agent are pleased he has been found guilty of forgery.

A Coromandel real estate agent who forged a couple's signature on an official document and then relied on it to enforce a contract will be penalised by a disciplinary tribunal.

This gracious home offers a permanent slice of seaside paradise.

A summer boating holiday ended yesterday in a cloud of black smoke and two burned-out shells on the side of the road.

Queues of New Year's Eve traffic are beginning to build around the country.

A former All Black has lost another round in a legal battle with the SBS Bank over a million dollar debt on a Coromandel property development.

Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding in Auckland, Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty with one family trapped in their car having to be rescued by firefighters.