Watch NZH Local Focus: Coromandel Mayor urges locals to stay vigilant
Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Coromandel Mayor urges locals to stay vigilant
Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Slip closes SH25 between Waihi and Whiritoa
A large slip has closed State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whiritoa. It is one of a sting of closures around the region following heavy rain overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Surf champ's shop knee-deep in water
Knee-deep floodwater in world champion surfer's Whangamata store.
Freedom campers raid holiday homes
Police are cracking down on freedom campers who are parking their caravans at holiday homes while the owners are out of town.
More than 80 kids abducted each year
More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.
New Year crowds well behaved
Police are "generally pleased" with behaviour at New Year's Eve celebrations across the country and say there were no significant issues or incidents reported.
Man, 68, drowns at Whangamata
The man drowned while kayaking to Donut Island off Whangamata.
Multiple rescues at North Island beaches
A man came close to drowning before being rescued by members of the public in what has been a dramatic day at the country's beaches.
Elderly man dies after falling into causeway
Emergency services confirm an elderly man who fell into a causeway has died.
Injured farmer flown to Tauranga Hospital
A Whangamata farmer has been flown to Tauranga Hospital after a fall. The 64-year-old had been working in a milking shed when he
Victim stabbed, struck with meat cleaver
A Whangamata man found guilty of the murder of his friend has been jailed for a minimum of 10 years.
Stolen police car recovered
A police patrol car that was stolen during a traffic stop in Whangamata last night has been recovered.
Teen's death prompts warning signs
New signage warning of the strong currents at Whangamata Harbour are being erected following the tragic death of 15-year-old paddleboarder Amie Russell.
Missing woman found safe and well
Police say the missing woman was located at around 8am this morning.
$4m Big Wednesday prize claimed
A Whangamata man was 'pottering around in the shed' when a family member discovered that he had won $4 million.
Suspicious death rocks holidaymakers
The suspicious death of an elderly man in a Whangamata home has startled neighbours - including cricketer Daniel Vettori's parents who live next door.
Man found dead in Whangamata house
A homicide investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in Whangamata overnight.
Teen drowns in paddle board accident
A 15-year-old girl has drowned after her paddleboard was swept under a boat by a strong current and wind at Whangamata this afternoon.
Sly engagement proposal almost sinks
Matt Boggs' carefully laid plan to propose to his girlfriend at one of her favourite places in Whangamata nearly sank when his old wave ski started taking on water.
New Zealand: A vroom with a view
A fully equipped motorhome has replaced a canvas tent in Sarah Lawrence's holiday affections
Bolt fired through elderly woman's ranch slider
Waikato police are investigating an incident in which a bolt was fired through a glass ranch slider at an elderly woman's Whangamata home early today.
Record price for beachfront pad
A house in Whangamata has sold for $3.6 million - believed to be a record price for the summer hot spot.
'Two brave guys' trap bank axe accused
Two quick-thinking bystanders barricaded a rampaging, axe-wielding man inside a Whangamata bank until police arrived.