
New plan for prized beach
Coromandel's mayor is urging people to share their views on plans for a subdivision next to world-renowned New Chum Beach.
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.
An up-and-coming sports star who drowned in a tragic paddle boarding accident in Coromandel has been remembered by her family as a "vibrant and energetic" girl.
After a summer's day together exploring the Coromandel with boyfriend Jared Wilford, Ashleigh Dargusch decided she wanted to go for a swim.
Matt Boggs' carefully laid plan to propose to his girlfriend at one of her favourite places in Whangamata nearly sank when his old wave ski started taking on water.
A 23-year-old Australian tourist on a Kiwi Christmas holiday with her boyfriend and mates has died of head injuries after she fell at a Coromandel water hole.
The name of an Australian woman who died after suffering head injuries in a fall on to rocks has been released.
Andrew Alderson stays at a classic Kiwi cottage on the Coromandel Peninsula.
The owners and operators of Pacific Harbour Lodge on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula at Tairua want to sell the land and buildings as a tourism investment asset and negotiate a 30-year lease with the new owners so they can continue running it.
Next time you're in the region, be sure to explore these spots ...
Sure, there's gold in 'them thar hills' but there's far more to do in the mining town than a weekend is time for, find Donna McIntyre and her family.
Need a cure for summertime blues? This patch of coast has the remedy year-round, writes Elisabeth Easther.
A dispute between the Pauanui land owner and a golf club about a covenant on the property has gone to the Court of Appeal.
Clear skies are about to surrender to a soggy weekend - with rain starting to fall tonight in Northland before spreading tomorrow to Auckland and the Coromandel.
Cold nights are lit up with fire breathers, tin lanterns and fluorescent faces, finds Catherine Smith.
Head to some of these local gems next time you're visiting the peninsula.
Climb aboard a carriage to appreciate a potter's decades-long labour of love.
This hand-laid, three-kilometre-long railway snakes its way through rugged Coromandel bush terrain to a tower that affords wonderful views out to the Hauraki Gulf.
For further information see: drivingcreekrailway.co.nz
A man was in a serious condition in Thames Hospital last night after his car burst into flames following a crash in Coromandel.
Small town New Zealand does wonderful and whacky to keep up our winter spirits.