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Coromandel still Covid-19 free: Council
TCDC says earlier info was wrong and its region still has no cases of Covid-19.
The world's best places to enjoy the earth's most precious resource
The Travel team choose their favourite spots to enjoy the earth's most precious resource.
Ex-tropical cyclone to bring strong winds, brief rain to NZ
NZ will only get remnants of the ex-tropical cyclone as it moves past the country.
Editorial: Jeanette Fitzsimons - a principled woman
We say: Pioneering environmental politician was much to be admired and will be missed.
Ex-Greens leader was working on the farm till the end. She fell and suffered a fatal stroke in hospital
Grieving husband: 'She worked a lot harder than I ever did. I was totally in awe of her.'
'I had to swerve for our lives': Woman's stark warning after fatal crash
A Waikato woman was travelling with her baby when she swerved to avoid the truck.
Woman dragged from car precariously hanging off cliff
The driver was too scared to move so she yelled for help to be pulled out.
Four dead in three Waikato crashes, baby survives collision
It's been a day of tragedy, but there is a glimmer of hope.
Young man fights for secrecy in Labour Party summer camp scandal
The man faced being labelled as the "young Labour Party sexual offender", says his lawyer.
Ratepayers to cough up for TCDC's $12m costs blowout
Thames Coromandel home and bach owners face a 10 per cent rates rise, plus higher charges.
Bach owners face massive rates hike after council blows budget
TCDC ratepayers will be hit with a much higher rates increase in 2020/21.
Firefighters battling house, scrub blaze in Kopu, Coromandel
A chopper and 10 fire trucks are attending.
Fishy business: More than 20 tonnes of seafood caught and onsold illegally
More than 20 tonnes of fish may have been caught and onsold illegally.
Motorbike rider dies in serious crash in the Waikato
Motorists using SH 25A should expect delays near Kopu as police work at the crash scene.
Hundreds of birds killed in botulism outbreak
The toxin is more commonly spread during periods of hot and dry conditions.
Colville tree fall: Young girl seriously injured
She was flown to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.
Vans collide on Coromandel's dangerous Kopu-Hikuai Rd
Emergency services are responding to another crash on Coromandel's SH25a this evening.
Holiday traffic chaos: The best and worst times to travel home this weekend
Data from last summer indicates when the roads will be most congested.
'Dead in water for hours': Man found in Whangamatā harbour identified
Three serious beach incidents occurred this afternoon.
Last party of the decade: NZ's holiday hotspots this New Year's Eve
Thousands of people have flocked to holiday hotspots across New Zealand.
Your New Year traffic: When is the best time to skip town?
Southbound traffic from Auckland will be without any delays today, NZTA predicts.
Community 'gutted' over removal of Whitianga-based rescue helicopter
"We've been short-changed. We've been ripped off," chopper trust chairman says.
Our grim toll: Drowning deaths reach four in three days
The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.
Man caught in rip dies in Coromandel in the season's third tragic water death
Dramatic attempts to revive the man were unsuccessful.
Road reopened after fatal crash on key Coromandel road
It's the second serious crash on SH25a in three days.
Deadly day: Two people die in pre-Christmas roading tragedies
Two people have died on our roads today.
Man arrested after driving van into Winz office
The building had been placed in lockdown just before the man drove the van into it.