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.

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.

Classic NZ coastline, lush bush and old-fashioned holiday camp fun - Danielle Wright takes a campervan tour around the Coromandel.

Two men found in a clandestine P lab on the outskirts of Whitianga on Saturday have been named.

Police have launched an investigation after the bodies of two men were found in a cave in the Coromandel Peninsula.

Three couples have been injured in a head-on crash on the Coromandel Peninsula this afternoon, one seriously.

A trip to Whitianga is an adventure with wheels like these, writes Estelle Sarney.

As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.

Don't let the cold weather keep you from the royal waves.

Moves are underway to boost the number of holiday parks on the Coromandel Peninsula.

There's plenty of fun to be had in the Coromandel whatever the weather. If the clouds have rolled in on your weekend break, try some of these activities and places to stay.

Nicky Park plays leading lady during a rainy weekend excursion to the Coromandel.