Latest from Coatesville

Beachgoing mates turn rescuers

A kitesurfer has cheated possible death after becoming tangled in his kite lines at Muriwai Beach.

'Chilling effect' after judge's ruling

A judge has ruled a book written by a Herald journalist about Kim Dotcom is not "news activity" - so it doesn't get special legal protections.

Three injured as car flips north of Auckland

Three people are believed to be injured after a car flipped on a highway north of Auckland.

Banks scandal: Lost in the memory banks

Local spots ripe for the picking

Danielle Wright makes a day trip out of her family's fruit and vegetable shopping and discovers there are more options for 'picking your own' than she expected

My Auckland: Coatesville

In between having overseas film crews on location in their garden, and preparing for the Heroic Gardens Festival, Christine and Tony Peek tell Catherine Smith what they love about Coatesville.

Clive Elliott: Kim Dotcom - Pirate or Enabler?

Weekend leisure: A spring in their step

Bring furry friends to Coatesviille

Chrisco house to get 11 posh neighbours

Country road take me home

<i>Kumeu/Huapai</i> - an exclusive extract

Thousand cannabis plants found at site of fire

<i>Photo</i>: Rubbish truck goes up in flames

Fire in Riverhead contained

Firefighters battling huge fire in Riverhead

The $30m kiwi house that Christmas built

Bus speed unlikely to be factor in crash, say police