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

Elisabeth Easther explores the charms of a sleepy settlement.

Floods and ice around New Zealand are hitting school holiday travel plans.

A beach trip is sometimes best mid-winter. Tim Roxborogh goes in search of the sun.

A young man suffered head injuries during a fight in the Coromandel on Saturday night.

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.

A huge waterspout was spotted above Pauanui Beach.

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.

The man who built one of the country's best known tourist attractions has died, at the age of 80.

Police northern communications Inspector Jason Greenhalgh said the tourists got caught in a rip at Whangamata beach about 1pm.

Opito was worth the journey, even if Eveline Harvey didn't get to sample its scallops.

"They dragged him out and he collapsed" - Man rescued from rip at Cathedral Cove.

Bronze whaler caused concern at Coromandel's Whiritoa Beach.

A person has died after being thrown out of their car in a crash on the Coromandel Peninsula this morning.

An Auckland who owns a property within a gated community near a Pauanui golf course must join its club and pay it $5070 in membership fees, a High Court judge has ruled.

The family of an Australian tourist who died after falling from a cliff ledge in NZ has said they believe her boyfriend had "financial and anger issues" with her.

Meander down to the beach, dig yourself a hole and wallow in the thermal water, says Sarah Ell.

The way has been cleared for a Pauanui golf course to collect membership from a businessman who owns a property within a nearby gated community.

Police investigating the death of a man who drove off a Coromandel bridge last week say they have "more questions than answers".

A 68-year-old man died after suffering a "medical event" while he was cycling on a Coromandel road yesterday.