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Campers fear DoC deals
DoC is in talks about handing over camping grounds to private companies to run them at a profit.

Coromandel MP Sandra Goudie to retire
Coromandel MP Sandra Goudie has announced she will retire from politics at this year's General Election.

Cyclone set to bring winds and rain to NZ
New Zealand could face strong winds and rain from a tropical cyclone battering the Pacific Islands with winds of up to 225km/hr.

Call for compromise in Coromandel beach dispute
A row over developing Coromandel's Kennedy Bay could be solved by the sort of compromise proposed for nearby New Chums, one of the parties says.

Concert Review: Prana
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.

Mum furious as boys hurt in jetski ramming
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.

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.

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.