Coromandel: The hang of new pursuits
In the first of a three-part series, Ben Crawford takes an exciting weekend road-trip to Coromandel.
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Kia ora: Whitianga
Elisabeth Easther may just have to return to Whitianga in September for its famous Scallop Festival.
Agent fined fraction of possible penalty
A former Coromandel real estate agent who forged his clients' initials on a document has been fined $700 - a fraction of the penalty he could have faced under new legislation.
Coromandel: King of hills
The Pinnacles walk is the perfect way to introduce family and friends to the fun of tramping, writes Katie Furze.
Couple pleased by forgery decision
A couple whose signature was forged onto a real estate document by a Coromandel agent are pleased he has been found guilty of forgery.
Real estate agent penalised for signature
A Coromandel real estate agent who forged a couple's signature on an official document and then relied on it to enforce a contract will be penalised by a disciplinary tribunal.
New Zealand: A vroom with a view
A fully equipped motorhome has replaced a canvas tent in Sarah Lawrence's holiday affections
Heritage purge a 'contradiction'
Coromandel's council has been accused of going against its own efforts to showcase heritage by proposing to dump half of the character town's listed buildings from the register.
Man critical after near drowning
A man is in a critical condition after a near drowning in Whangamata, on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula.
Coromandel: Head for the hills
Rural Coromandel was so much fun Alexia Santamaria's kids want a return trip — immediately.
Dead snapper wash up on Coromandel beaches
Dead fish, most of them snapper, have washed up on beaches in one of the most beautiful and popular holiday spots in the country.
Hot spot rich in history
Mercury Bay's easy waters blink against a high sun and a boatie makes an unhurried return between Tower Rock and Centre Island, a good haul of snapper likely onboard.
NYE: Fireworks and music
New Year's Eve celebrations are in full swing today, with music festivals, parties and fireworks displays happening in all parts of the country.
Coromandel to join Auckland?
Fifty years ago, a teacher in Coromandel town predicted to her student that their charming settlement would one day be a suburb of Auckland.
Prepping for a Coromandel hen's party
So you've been tasked with organising a hen's party ... one option is fleeing the city and swapping novelty cakes and forced craziness for a weekend of fun and pampering.
Lucky escape after collision sinks car
A soaked young driver swam away from his sinking car and managed to crawl up the bank of the Ohinemuri River in the Karangahake Gorge with little more than a few scratches yesterday.
Coromandel: Great Kiwi road trip
Classic NZ coastline, lush bush and old-fashioned holiday camp fun - Danielle Wright takes a campervan tour around the Coromandel.
Men found dead in P-lab cave named
Two men found in a clandestine P lab on the outskirts of Whitianga on Saturday have been named.
Two bodies found in cave
Police have launched an investigation after the bodies of two men were found in a cave in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Coromandel: The Waihi Beach unwind
At Waihi Beach, Elisabeth Easther discovered that it is possible for the busy minded to unwind, if placed in the right hands.
Three couples injured in head-on crash
Three couples have been injured in a head-on crash on the Coromandel Peninsula this afternoon, one seriously.