Latest from Thames-Coromandel District

Bishop banned from petrol station

A retired bishop has been banned from his local petrol station, which has had eggs thrown at it and horse manure dumped in the forecourt.

Man spends night in open after crash

The man who spent the night out in the open after his car came off the road in the Coromandel has his friends to thank for his rescue.

One injured in Coromandel crash

One person is in a serious condition after a crash in the Coromandel last night.

It's all about the journey

Next time you pass through Karangahake, trek the Hauraki Rail Trail or visit a farm.

Ministry digs for owners of artefacts

Wooden digging implements found in the Coromandel and a piece of waka from an Auckland estuary are among items officials want help with in determining ownership.

Kia ora: Paeroa

Elisabeth Easther finds this town has much to boast besides its famed giant L&P bottle.

Fishermen bring home the bacon

They were a few kilometres off the coast of Coromandel trying to catch some snapper - they then hit a 63kg pig.

Missing hunter found dead

A missing Coromandel man who failed to return from an overnight hunting trip was located on Thursday evening down the bottom of a bluff near his home.

Concern for missing Coromandel hunter

District Search and Rescue said it was out of character for 50-year-old Scott Grant Driver not to return home as he usually only went out for a few hours.

Collision leaves woman in hospital

The woman is understood to have been travelling with her daughter into Hahei township, while the second vehicle - carrying two foreign tourists - was leaving.

Coromandel developers put public hearings at standstill

Squabbling developers are asking for public hearings on the New Chums beach development in the Coromandel to be postponed until they can sort out their differences.

Thames man shot by police named

A Thames man shot by police after an armed stand-off in the town has been named. Police confirmed he was Vaughan William John Te Moananui, 33, of Thames.

Raw: Police shoot gunman in Thames

Police shot dead a man who confronted them with a gun during an incident on the Coromandel yesterday. The Armed Offenders Squad and the Police Negotiation Team were called after police were alerted to a "significant threat of violence" about midday in Thames.

Gunman shot dead in Coromandel

Police shot dead a man who confronted them with a gun during an incident on the Coromandel yesterday.

Treasure in $7 million island sale

One of the oldest human artefacts found in NZ discovered off Coromandel.

'I was bleeding in the middle of nowhere'

A teenage driver who careered off a cliff in his car says he owes his life to the family he narrowly missed on the rocks below.

Charities using checkpoints for cash

Charity collectors are using checkpoints to stop drivers on a popular holiday highway and asking for cash.

Violent kidnapper jailed

A man jailed today for a violent kidnapping will be immediately eligible for parole having spent a year in custody.