Beach Hoppers snatch up more than 10,000 programme booklets
Beach Hop organisers said they were pleased with 2024 event and visitor numbers were up.
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Small Coromandel lifeguard service in line for new $5 million facility
The lifeguard service is located between Whangamata and Waihi.
Naked Bike Ride: Why cyclists dared to bare all
Waihī Beach locals saw a blur of naked bodies on bikes whizzing past them.
Waihī Golf Club's Beach Cup reaches semi-final stage
Meanwhile, a Whangamatā course hosted a charity event.
Coastguards pull off 'challenging' night rescue in Coromandel
Meanwhile, Waikato Regional Council also rescued a grounded vessel.
Summer snaps of popular beach
The first Waihī Beach Snap Summer Photo Competition garnered 180 entries.
Festival to celebrate 24th anniversary and 60 years of classic Ford Mustang
This year celebrates 60 years of the Ford Mustang.
SH2 closed: Serious injuries in crash south of Waihī
Police were called to the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2.
'Working from home' a good option says NZTA as Waihī to Tauranga works get underway
Work on State Highway 2 between Waihī to Tauranga expected to continue into March.
St Johns: New and improved ambulance station for Waihī, temporary relocation for services
Planning and construction of the station was put on hold due to lack of funding.
'Intense rivalry' at Waihi's biggest golf event
The annual tournament is the culmination of a busy week for the Waihī Golf Club.
'It’s been quite overwhelming': Teacher's shock diagnosis
Maia advises anyone facing a similar ordeal not to google too much after a diagnosis.
Watch: Car keeps veering into traffic in 'bloody scary' 25km drive
'We were all trying to get home safely and no one wanted to die on the way home.'
‘When I looked down all I saw was red’: Mum’s frightening ordeal before twins’ birth
A mother needed transfusions after losing 2.6 litres of blood.
Manawa Udy on sustaining Māori business through political noise
Ngahere Communities' online store Konei opened its first retail store this month.
Check your tickets! Three BOP Lotto players win $19k
Thirteen Lotto players nationally won the Second Division prize money.
Lifeguards save beached dolphin at Mount, swimmer airlifted off Waihī beach
Plus, 'tonnes of shark sightings' in busy day for Bay of Plenty and Coromandel lifeguards.
Former PM speaks out after vandals target nesting colony of endangered birds
'There was no sign of the newly hatched chick ‘George’ ...some of the birds were missing'.
'Give something back': Man volunteers to milk cows this Xmas to give farmers a break
Ryan West continues his family tradition of milking the cows before opening the presents.
Have you seen this truck? Police seek info on burglaries
Police are seeking information in relation to a vehicle of interest in Waihī burglaries.
Waikato farmers swap tractors for surfboards
The annual Surfing for Farmers season kicks off in Waikato.
'We would have been annihilated': Pensioner's flooded flat to be demolished
Brian Thorne is upset to be losing his home by the sea.
Flood-damaged pensioner flats to be demolished
Seven homes to be demolished after floods ripped through seaside town of Waihī Beach.
School group gets lost in Bay of Plenty bush, police praise what they did next
The search for the missing students ended in success.
'Radical idea': Mayor’s managed retreat idea divides council
A late addition to a submission to the Government about managed retreat was presented.
'I couldn't be prouder': Hauraki Council establishes Māori wards for 2025 election
The council voted against the wards in 2018, but councillors now 'committed to the mahi'.
Adopted 'sweet little dog' seriously injured
A "beautiful sweet little dog” was injured, returned to vet days after adoption.
'He had such a special place in my heart': Heartbroken mum fears missing son has drowned
The mother of Firth of Thames fisherman and dad-of-three Samuel McAlister wants him home.
Another byelection triggered as second board member quits
It is the second byelection announced for the district in as many weeks.
'Unprovoked and random': Shopkeeper allegedly attacked by man armed with homemade weapon
The man allegedly attacked the shopkeeper with a knife attached to a walking stick.
Man arrested after two separate assaults
Two people suffer injuries following incidents in Waihi this morning.
Waihī Beach: Flood issues top priority
The local Swat team is on the job, ramping up the need for flood protection measures.
'Shameful act of vandalism': WW2 veterans' graves desecrated
Families devastated and council fuming after graveside mementos wrecked.
'Heartbreaking': Beach residents count cost of flash flood
The local surf club president said the deluge 'came without warning'.