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'In for a hammering': Weather bomb to bring strong winds, heavy swells
A "weather bomb" is a low-pressure system which deepens by 24hPa in 24 hours.
Lissy Fehnker-Heather: Shelter our trees from further carnage
Opinion: Satellite data shows 12 of 13 native habitat types are being whittled away.
Tairua, Coromandel: The insider's guide
A local gives us her insights into the town of 'two tides'.
Coromandel coast scallop beds in crisis, report says
"How can we change our behaviours so we don't do the same thing again."
Tairua boat rage: Convicted murderer admits assaulting woman
The convicted murderer was back in court for sentencing.
SH2 reopened after serious motorcycle crash in Karangahake
Police were alerted to the crash at around 3:25pm on SH2 between Paeroa and Waikino.
Tairua boat rage: Former deputy principal granted diversion
Catherine Browning is believed to have resigned from Tairua School since the incident.
Shark expert's warning to Kiwis about alarming great white behaviour
'There was a fatality there this summer and that should not be brushed under the cover.'
Tairua boat rage: Accused's suppression lapses, granted bail
John Dixon gave up his name suppression bid when he appeared in court today.
O for awesome: From Opoutere to Ōpito by campervan
Taking to the peninsula's winding roads in a campervan gives new license to explore.
Boat-rage accused appears in court
A 58-year-old Corromandel man charged over a boat rage incident appeared in court.
Men left clinging to chilly bin praise cops for rescue
Pair were left clinging to a chilly bin but fortunately wearing lifejackets.
Tairua boat rage: Woman accused of oar assault appears in court
The woman is alleged to have hit the man after an incident in January.
Mayday call: 'All they said was they're taking on water and they're sinking'
Officials think the yacht may have given an incorrect location.
Escape from Auckland: Data confirms mass exit hours before lockdown
Traffic camera shows a heavy stream of traffic heading north on SH1 on Sunday night.
Ganesh Raj: How to bring simplicity back to cooking
Ganesh Raj wants to give Thames a 'big shout out' and bring simplicity back to cooking.
Minutes from tragedy: Four lucky to be alive after boat sank
'It could have really easily been a tragic outcome,' Westpac co-pilot.
Watch: Dramatic moment four plucked from water after boat sank
Four boaties ended up in the water desperate to be rescued.
Tairua boat rage: Accused recalled to prison over wharf incident
The 58-year-old man, who is on life parole, appeared in court this morning.
Boat rage: Tairua man arrested over incident at wharf
The man will appear in court tomorrow.
Person dies in water incident at Whangamatā
The person appears to have got into trouble in the water just before 5pm.
'I made a dick of myself': Boat rage man admits losing his cool
Boat-rage man admits: 'I lost my cool.'
'Extremely fortunate' couple's dramatic escape from burning boat in Coromandel
'It could have been a disaster story very easily,' eyewitness says after dramatic escape.
Boat-rage man regrets 'losing his rag' at deputy principal
'He was definitely pushed to the end of his tether.'
'Out of control': Boat rage incident a sign of 'ignorant' behaviour, says ferry operator
Boaties are out of control at Tairua, says the local ferry master.
Mum delivers her own baby in ute in hospital carpark
Tommy Greene couldn't wait to get inside the hospital.
School leader in boat-rage incident: 'He came in at full speed ... I had to defend myself'
School calls on deputy principal to explain herself after boat-rage incident.
Boat rage: Video captures violent confrontation at wharf
Video capturing aggressive altercation on the water is doing the rounds on social media.
Dumping in paradise: The efforts people go to avoid tip fees
The illegal dumping comes at a huge environmental and financial cost.
Police officer bashed as bystanders film
It was "incredibly fortunate" the outcome wasn't worse, top cop says.
Too many boaties ignoring lifejacket rules
Waikato Regional Council issued 60 infringement notices to boaties without lifejackets.
NZ's Best Beach: Coromandel's Whangamatā and Northland's Mangawhai
NZ's best beach finalists: Today, Coromandel's Whangamatā and Northland's Mangawhai.
NZ's Best Beach: Tasman's Kaiteriteri and Coromandel's Matarangi
NZ's best beach finalists: Today, Kaiteriteri in Tasman and Matarangi in the Coromandel.