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.

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.