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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.
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.
Searchers find body in Matarangi
Police believe they have found the body of missing Auckland man Cem Erbay, 19, in the Coromandel.
Delays expected at popular holiday spots
Queues of New Year's Eve traffic are beginning to build around the country.
Royal good time on the Waihou
Cate Foster is ready to wear the crown of river queen as she takes a leisurely ferry cruise.
Plane likely ruined in sewage pond crash
Two people were hurt when a light plane crashed into a sewage pond at the end of a runway at Thames Aerodrome this morning.
TV host campaigns to save Coromandel paradise
The host of US TV show The Amazing Race is joining the campaign to save a pristine Coromandel beach from development.
Ex-All Black loses battle with bank
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.
Female postie bids to row Tasman solo
Anamarie Ewins wants to deliver another sporting milestone for New Zealand and become the first woman to row solo across the Tasman.