A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Whitianga in the Coromandel early today.

Alistair Bailey of Whitianga enjoyed some well-prepared bread from Mr Burns at Glastonbury in the UK.

Just the colour of Kapiti Kitchen's Handmade Mandarin & Honey Cordial makes you want to try it.

Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding in Auckland, Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty with one family trapped in their car having to be rescued by firefighters.

In the end it was the bronze whaler that came off worse during a terrifying man-versus-shark encounter near Whitianga this week.