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.

Elisabeth Easther may just have to return to Whitianga in September for its famous Scallop Festival.

The Westpac Rescue helicopter is on the way to pick up a seriously injured cyclist after a crash involving a car near 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.

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

Featuring four mineral-rich hot pools, a day spa, a restaurant and a relaxation lounge, The Lost Spring is a great place for a getaway any time of year.

A Whitianga thermal spa is an instant de-stresser, writes Dionne Christian.

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.

The body found near Matarangi on the Coromandel Peninsula yesterday has been identified as that of missing teenager Cem Erbay. The death is being treated as suspicious.

Police believe they have found the body of missing Auckland man Cem Erbay, 19, in the Coromandel.

Police are concerned for the safety of Auckland teen Cem Erbay, who went missing early on New Year's Day.