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Teen dies in jetski terror
A teenage jetskier was killed yesterday when he fell off and was run down by friends. It was one of two horrifying water accidents involving young people in popular holiday spots.
Boat-owner's holiday goes up in smoke
A summer boating holiday ended yesterday in a cloud of black smoke and two burned-out shells on the side of the road.
Jetski and boat collide off Pauanui, two injured
Two boys have been injured after a collision between two boats off Pauanui overnight.
AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.
Police seek witnesses to stabbing
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen a man and a woman walking away after a man was stabbed in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula on New Year's Day to come forward.
Hundreds of snapper dead on beaches
Fisheries officials are investigating the death of hundreds of snapper washed up on Coromandel beaches.
Our favourite beaches: Whangamata
In the 1950s, high-profile American surfers and their camera crews broadened their search for the perfect wave beyond their home beaches.
Sharks and swimmers mingle on the Coromandel
Beaches around the country were packed yesterday as temperatures soared.
Searchers find body in Matarangi
Police believe they have found the body of missing Auckland man Cem Erbay, 19, in the Coromandel.
Campaign to save pristine beach
A campaign is underway to save New Chums Beach in the Coromandel, named one of the world's top 20 beaches.
Holiday homes for getaway to remember
While you're slumming it this summer, others are living it up.
Man stabbed in Whitianga
A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Whitianga in the Coromandel early today.
Delays expected at popular holiday spots
Queues of New Year's Eve traffic are beginning to build around the country.
Police prepare to deal with New Year's Eve hot spots
Liquor bans are in place and police numbers are being boosted in many of the traditional New Year's Eve hot spots.
Police warn over underage sex, drug use
Police have told parents to keep track of their children after finding a girl, 14, having allegedly drug-fuelled sex near a beach overnight.
Trapped and angry on the highway
Holidaymakers faced huge traffic jams north and south yesterday as they tried to leave Auckland.The Northern Gateway toll road and the Kopu Bridge entry to Coromandel Peninsula were jammed as thousands deserted the city.
Visitors ignore warning and risk death
White string across the Coromandel's iconic Cathedral Cove rock archway has failed to stop visitors from posing for photos.
East the place to be for a feast of New Year sunshine
New Year's Day is tipped to offer sunny weather for most of the country and some respite from the recent muggy, humid weather.
Cathedral Cove visitors warned of archway dangers
Visitors heading for Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel this year should take care when walking through the cove's iconic archway, the Department of Conservation (DOC) warned today.