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.

A Thames man shot by police after an armed stand-off in the town has been named. Police confirmed he was Vaughan William John Te Moananui, 33, of Thames.

Police shot dead a man who confronted them with a gun during an incident on the Coromandel yesterday. The Armed Offenders Squad and the Police Negotiation Team were called after police were alerted to a "significant threat of violence" about midday in Thames.

Police shot dead a man who confronted them with a gun during an incident on the Coromandel yesterday.

One of the oldest human artefacts found in NZ discovered off Coromandel.

A teenage driver who careered off a cliff in his car says he owes his life to the family he narrowly missed on the rocks below.

Charity collectors are using checkpoints to stop drivers on a popular holiday highway and asking for cash.

A man jailed today for a violent kidnapping will be immediately eligible for parole having spent a year in custody.

One of New Zealand's few privately owned islands is in the process of being sold for more than $7 million.

A woman who watched in horror as a car careered over a cliff, just missing her two grandchildren below, says she would like to visit the crash victim in hospital.

Two men were seriously injured in a logging accident in a forest in the Coromandel this afternoon.

Campers could be forced to make way for million-dollar beachfront mansions as a popular Coromandel campground is placed on the market.

An island about 4km off the Coromandel coast is being marketed as a boutique tourism venture or the ultimate private hideaway.

About 1400 private bach owners on the Coromandel face being stung with a new council charge if their properties are rented out as short-term holiday accommodation.

Two women who died in a head-on collision in Waikato this morning were a New Zealander and an Australian, police have confirmed.

A beachfront holiday home has had a record-breaking 1,800 people through during a series of open homes as Kiwis rekindle their love affair with coastal property.

A homicide investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in Whangamata overnight.

Community spirit, cool cafes and amazing walks add to the gold mining town's charm, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Coromandel's mayor is urging people to share their views on plans for a subdivision next to world-renowned New Chum Beach.

A vehicle has been seized because its owner had gathered more than 600 cockles - 12 times the legal limit for the Auckland and Coromandel areas.

Sharks enjoying the surf at a popular Coromandel holiday spot caused a bit of a stir with beachgoers yesterday.