Two people were hurt when a light plane crashed into a sewage pond at the end of a runway at Thames Aerodrome this morning.

In her latest novel, Fay Weldon has channelled her childhood experiences in New Zealand and some mischievous Maori ghosts. She spoke to Stephen Jewell.

The host of US TV show The Amazing Race is joining the campaign to save a pristine Coromandel beach from development.

Powerco says around 3500 houses in the North Island without power should have the service restored by tonight.

There have been more than 1000 submissions against plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach.

David Tamihere's Parole Board has requested a report on his suitability for "residential restrictions", for his release.

A large slip overnight has blocked State Highway 25, just south of Whangamata, on the Coromandel Peninsula.

Mysterious trails lead to the ruins of an old mining operation, writes Jim Eagles.

A former All Black has lost another round in a legal battle with the SBS Bank over a million dollar debt on a Coromandel property development.

Better an utter, total if humiliating backdown than a messy compromise that keeps the mining issue alive into election year.