Latest from Coromandel Town

Four fruity festivals

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

Kia ora: Coromandel Town

Elisabeth Easther falls in love with a slice of coastal paradise.

Locals to appeal against all-clear for supermarket

Coromandel township locals are appealing against a High Court decision giving the go-ahead for a supermarket development in the middle of the town's heritage protection zone.

Coromandel: Meals on wheels

The food on the Hauraki cycle trail was worth dismounting for, says Nadia Lim.

Coromandel to join Auckland?

Fifty years ago, a teacher in Coromandel town predicted to her student that their charming settlement would one day be a suburb of Auckland.

Prepping for a Coromandel hen's party

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.

Review: The power and the mana

Coromandel: Great Kiwi road trip

Classic NZ coastline, lush bush and old-fashioned holiday camp fun - Danielle Wright takes a campervan tour around the Coromandel.

Flooded farmer saved in rescue

NZ getaways: Take it easy

Think long weekend, think great escape. Megan Singleton recommends four getaway destinations.

Coromandel: An affair of the art

Shenagh Gleeson finds gorgeous beaches, fine art and good food on the northeastern Coromandel peninsula.

Boy, 15, burnt after lighter explodes

Missing swimmer in Firth of Thames found alive

Skippers save snorkeller's life after heart attack

A snorkeller has been called the 'luckiest guy in the world' after his life was saved by two cruise boat skippers.

Coromandel: Like taking a step back in time

A weekend in Coromandel town, with its old-fashioned Kiwi charm, makes for a refreshing getaway, writes Sarah Lawrence.

Police search for Papakura woman

Coromandel man's disappearance a concern

Thames police hunt knife-wielding robber