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.

A man with serious head injuries walked "for a long time" to get help after a quad bike crash on a farm in the Coromandel.

As the long weekend approaches, our thoughts turn to having a break away from work - but many of us will carry on with the job while we're away.

A paramedic who swam more than 100m to help an injured boatie says the feat was "hardly heroic".

The adult female humpback was discovered on Sunday, and Department of Conservation (DoC) officials removed the animal yesterday.

Coromandel landowners have voiced their opposition to the proposal for the peninsula to become the first area in the country to become a heritage region.

A retired bishop has been banned from his local petrol station, which has had eggs thrown at it and horse manure dumped in the forecourt.

The man who spent the night out in the open after his car came off the road in the Coromandel has his friends to thank for his rescue.

One person is in a serious condition after a crash in the Coromandel last night.

Next time you pass through Karangahake, trek the Hauraki Rail Trail or visit a farm.

They were a few kilometres off the coast of Coromandel trying to catch some snapper - they then hit a 63kg pig.

A missing Coromandel man who failed to return from an overnight hunting trip was located on Thursday evening down the bottom of a bluff near his home.

District Search and Rescue said it was out of character for 50-year-old Scott Grant Driver not to return home as he usually only went out for a few hours.

A toddler who survived a fall from a moving train carriage on a popular tourist railway line on the Coromandel Peninsula is recovering well.

Government scientists promise to keep a close eye on three scallop fisheries from where they have received reports of deformed, watery and stunted specimens.

Concern is stirring over the health of several scallop fisheries after an investigation has detected the spread of a new parasite to North Island waters.

Another development backdown at a world-famous Coromandel beach has renewed calls for authorities to buy the land for good.

A decision to withdraw subdivision plans next to a Coromandel beach - described by TV star Phil Keoghan today as “absolutely iconic” - has been met with relief.

A Whangamata man was 'pottering around in the shed' when a family member discovered that he had won $4 million.

A hunter who was reported missing in the Coromandel State Forest Park, near Hikutaia, has been found.

A female in her late teens was the sole occupant of a car which left the road and crashed down a bank in the Coromandel this morning.

The woman is understood to have been travelling with her daughter into Hahei township, while the second vehicle - carrying two foreign tourists - was leaving.