Police car hit by a flash flood and washed into a swollen creek, stranding officer on top.

Coromandel residents left homeless after being evacuated due to flooding.

Suddenly budget-conscious shoppers cannot buy cheap multigrain bread.

Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga is optimistic about the future of his region - but wants government agencies bought back to the district. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A man aged 73 and his 46-year-old daughter were cold and thirsty after a night in a broken-down boat.

A family holiday turned into a medical emergency yesterdayTuesday when a young boy was flown to hospital after falling through a glass

Almost six months after falling 14m down a Coromandel cliff face a 20-year-old man has made a full recovery, which he credits in part to his speedy rescue by the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Police are cracking down on freedom campers who are parking their caravans at holiday homes while the owners are out of town.

A truck has brought power lines down in Matatoki after it backed into a power pole. A police spokeswoman said nobody was injured

The sun has come out to play and is here to stay, with a scorcher of a long weekend across the country.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

A man is in a critical condition after a boating accident in the Coromandel.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

Police would like to speak to two young men who stopped to assist as they were driving past the house and saw flames.

Fire crews won't be leaving the scene of a devastating bushfire on the Coromandel until next month.

Residents near a massive bush fire south of Whitianga have been forced to come to terms with the damage it has done amid fears a change in wind direction could spread the blaze further.

Neighbours of Whitianga residents who lost their homes in this week's bush fires have been rallying around - donating food, clothing and time to support the recovery effort. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Neighbours of Whitianga residents who lost their homes in this week's bushfires have been rallying around - donating food, clothing and time to support the recovery effort. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

At least six properties were destroyed - but there was no loss of life during the Whitianga bushfire. And locals say they know it could have been much worse. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson on the damage caused by a devastating fire, which destroyed at least six homes. The Wilderland Sustainable Community was hit hard - with buildings, equipment and crops destroyed. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson reflects on the damage caused by a devastating fire, which destroyed at least six homes. The Wilderland Sustainable Community was hit hard - with buildings, equipment and crops destroyed. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Valiant effort by neighbours not enough to save homes of shocked Whitianga locals.

Council spokeswoman Rebekah Duffin said the destruction of the Wilderland farm would be a huge blow to the area.

Four houses have burned down in a large, explosive scrub fire south of Whitianga.

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whitianga quadruples its population, and makes 30-40% of the years income in the the summer season. - Made with funding from NZ On Air.

District health boards are making their final preparations for the three-day strike by unionised resident doctors that starts tomorrow morning.

Getting closer than 50m to a killer whale could set you back a couple hundred thousand or land you behind bars.

Getting closer than 50 metres to a killer whale could set you back up to 250k or even lead to jail time. DOC is urging people to use common sense and only have three vessels surrounding large marine mammals at a time. 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.