Latest from Thames-Coromandel District

SAR crews in search for missing Coromandel man

Police have concerns for 37-year-old Shannon Makowharemahihi missing since June 1.

Friends, family fear for safety of missing Coromandel man

Shannon Earle Makowharemahihi has been missing for 10 days.

Car crashes through Thames fence; woman injured

The vehicle crashed through a fence, leaving a woman seriously injured.

Traffic woes: Flooding, slips, delays and heavy traffic

Flooding, slips and heavy rain have caused havoc on the roads this weekend.

'Am I going to die?': Dad's relief as help arrives for badly hurt son

Words to express gratitude to rescue helicopter saviours hard to find, dad says.

Plastic stockpiles growing after China ban

Stockpiled plastic a 'scary' nationwide problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Plastic stockpiles growing after China shuts out our rubbish

Waikato's stockpiled plastic indicative of nationwide problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Jailhouse lawyer' seeks second prosecution of Witness C

Police cannot recall ever having laid perjury charges against one of their own witnesses.

New Year storm cost insurers more than $34m

More than 4200 claims were made following the weather event.

Second secret witness revealed in Tamihere case

Witness B in the Tamihere case can now be named, just hours after Witness C was unmasked.

Witness C revealed: The story behind the secret Tamihere informant

Jailhouse witness who lied at David Tamihere's 1990 double-murder trial can now be named.

Witness C unmasked as double murderer

Name suppression revoked for man who testified in the trial for killing of two tourists.

Mourners pack Thames hall to farewell popular couple

It was standing room only as Ian and Jocelyn Fielder were farewelled today.

Joint funeral planned for Thames crash victims

Ian and Anne were returning home to Turua when they were killed.

Kopu Bridge crash: Grieving community gathers at local fire station

The Turua fire station is the site of a gathering tonight for couple killed in crash.

'Absolutely gutting': Police call for more care on roads

A total of 125 people have died on the country's roads so far this year.

Triple fatality crash: Ute was reported stolen before collision

A 54-year-old man is in a critical but stable condition at Middlemore Hospital.

'A tragedy all round': Married couple among 3 dead in crash

Another person is in a critical condition in hospital.