Proposed new marine protected areas, rules for polluters and changes to commercial fishing methods have been revealed in a long-awaited master plan for the Hauraki Gulf.

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew were sent out to Colville on Sunday in one of 19 callouts over the long weekend.

Nearly 1000 mourners gather to farewell teen who died last month in Whitianga.

There's a sombre mood on Aquila Drive after the body of 19-year-old Luke Cochrane was discovered yesterday.

The family of Luke Cochrane has issued a statement after a body was found in a search in Whitianga.

Police searching for missing teenager Luke Cochrane in the Coromandel have cordoned off a street after finding a hat believed to be his.

Police divers are still scouring a section of waterway opposite the Whitianga Fire Station for any clues in the search for Luke Cochrane.

Catherine Tamati last heard from her son, Lucas Cochrane, on Saturday morning.

Catherine Tamati last heard from her son, Lucas Cochrane, on Saturday morning.

Nothing says spring like the blooming of the kowhai or the opening of scallop season, says Sarah Ell.

Every year the Mercury Bay couple open up the front paddock of their sheep and beef farm and share their piece of paradise with 60 to 80 groups in campervans and caravans, plus a few tents.

A young child and a pregnant woman were among four people seriously injured in a three car smash south of Whitianga last night.

Small town New Zealand does wonderful and whacky to keep up our winter spirits.

A 7-month-old Auckland boy on holiday with his family has died after being found in the water at the marina in Whitianga.

Andy Pickering finds action and relaxation aplenty at Coromandel's Whitianga.

So you've been tasked with organising a hen's party ... one option is fleeing the city and swapping novelty cakes and forced craziness for a weekend of fun and pampering.

Grant "Grunty" Wyllie was well-known and liked in Whitianga as a good guy whose passion was pig hunting. Or so his friends thought.

A trip to Whitianga is an adventure with wheels like these, writes Estelle Sarney.

Nicky Park plays leading lady during a rainy weekend excursion to the Coromandel.

The largest privately owned residential yacht on earth, aptly called The World, will anchor at Whitianga tomorrow.

Paul Rush explores the pink-tinged, sculptured coasts of Coromandel.