A man is dead after being involved in an alcohol-fuelled brawl at a Waikato property yesterday.

A diver is recuperating at the Devonport Naval Base after suffering decompression sickness during a dive.

A young man is being spoken to by police after he allegedly put a pipe bomb into a rural Coromandel letterbox last night.

The surf lifesaving season kicked off without any serious incidents at Hot Water Beach, but lifeguards there fear that won't last long.

A woman who suffered a suspected spinal injury while playing touch rugby was taken to hospital by rescue helicopter last night.

While you're in the 'hood check out some other finds.

Donna McIntyre escapes the city on a campervan holiday.

Coromandel township locals are appealing against a High Court decision giving the go-ahead for a supermarket development in the middle of the town's heritage protection zone.

The food on the Hauraki cycle trail was worth dismounting for, says Nadia Lim.

Andy Pickering finds action and relaxation aplenty at Coromandel's Whitianga.

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Coromandel Peninsula this morning.

In the first of a three-part series, Ben Crawford takes an exciting weekend road-trip to Coromandel.

Elisabeth Easther may just have to return to Whitianga in September for its famous Scallop Festival.

The Pinnacles walk is the perfect way to introduce family and friends to the fun of tramping, writes Katie Furze.

A couple whose signature was forged onto a real estate document by a Coromandel agent are pleased he has been found guilty of forgery.

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.

A fully equipped motorhome has replaced a canvas tent in Sarah Lawrence's holiday affections

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.

A man is in a critical condition after a near drowning in Whangamata, on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula.

Rural Coromandel was so much fun Alexia Santamaria's kids want a return trip — immediately.

Dead fish, most of them snapper, have washed up on beaches in one of the most beautiful and popular holiday spots in the country.

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.

New Year's Eve celebrations are in full swing today, with music festivals, parties and fireworks displays happening in all parts of the country.