The Gaia hypothesis - a theory of planet-as-a-whole-organism propounded by James Lovelock in the 1970s - was the underlying theme of the Gaia Galactic New Year's Eve party, Prana.

The mother of a 13-year-old injured when a jetski rammed his boat has defended letting him and his mate, 11, go on the water alone.

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.

A summer boating holiday ended yesterday in a cloud of black smoke and two burned-out shells on the side of the road.

Two boys have been injured after a collision between two boats off Pauanui overnight.

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.

Fisheries officials are investigating the death of hundreds of snapper washed up on Coromandel beaches.

In the 1950s, high-profile American surfers and their camera crews broadened their search for the perfect wave beyond their home beaches.

Beaches around the country were packed yesterday as temperatures soared.

Police believe they have found the body of missing Auckland man Cem Erbay, 19, in the Coromandel.

While you're slumming it this summer, others are living it up.

A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Whitianga in the Coromandel early today.

Queues of New Year's Eve traffic are beginning to build around the country.

Liquor bans are in place and police numbers are being boosted in many of the traditional New Year's Eve hot spots.

Police have told parents to keep track of their children after finding a girl, 14, having allegedly drug-fuelled sex near a beach overnight.

White string across the Coromandel's iconic Cathedral Cove rock archway has failed to stop visitors from posing for photos.