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Playground boat coming down in Thames
The Wakatere playground in Thames will soon be gone.
The Wakatere playground in Thames will soon be gone.
Stephanie Holmes lives a life of luxury in the Coromandel ... if only for a weekend.
The family of Luke Cochrane has issued a statement after a body was found in a search in Whitianga.
Police searching for missing teenager Luke Cochrane in the Coromandel have cordoned off a street after finding a hat believed to be his.
A heavy rain warning has been put in place for Gisborne and the Coromandel Peninsula.
Police divers are still scouring a section of waterway opposite the Whitianga Fire Station for any clues in the search for Luke Cochrane.
Firefighters who rescued two people from a car after it crashed over a cliff, dropping 40 metres from a remote road on the Coromandel Peninsula, say the couple are lucky to be alive.
Sokoeun Ear was well known to Thames locals and holidaymaker passing through. She had finished doing the dishes after having dinner when she collapsed and died.
Auckland and Coromandel warned to brace for hours of heavy rain.
An elderly man called out for help as he lay injured on the floor for 48 hours before a neighbour realised something was wrong.
A Tauranga wildlife photographer was diving with friends when two orca "appeared out of nowhere".
A man who slipped while carrying a box has been airlifted to Auckland with possible spinal damage.
A man has been airlifted to hospital after a serious assault in the Coromandel last night.
A scuba diving company has been ordered to pay $70,000 in reparations for failing to keep a Taiwanese tourist safe after she died while on a dive in the Coromandel.
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after coming off his bike and being run over by an SUV in the Coromandel this morning.
Two people are in hospital after their car crashed over a bank and burst into flames in Coromandel this morning. Police said the
Floods and ice around New Zealand are hitting school holiday travel plans.
The man has still not been found, but police do not believe he poses a threat to the wider public.
Travelling by ferry to Waiheke, I always thought, was as far removed from city life as I could get via a short boat ride.
A group of Coromandel residents are making a last-ditch attempt to raise awareness about Waikawau Bay's landscape before a nine-house development goes up.
Two far north Coromandel settlements remain cut off and roads remain closed or down to one lane after numerous slips and washouts across the region.
Floodwaters have receded after heavy downpours kept emergency services busy last night with Coromandel residents climbing to higher ground.
Heavy downpours are keeping North Island fire crews busy tonight, with reports coming in of residents climbing to higher ground to escape flooding in the Coromandel.
New signage warning of the strong currents at Whangamata Harbour are being erected following the tragic death of 15-year-old paddleboarder Amie Russell.
The eight-month-old baby, from the Coromandel town, was yesterday evening flown to Auckland after suffering burns.
Winston Aldworth lays down his towel at a classic Coromandel beach.
More rain is forecast for an already deluged Coromandel with highways down to one lane and motorists warned to take care in the treacherous conditions.