Coromandel Peninsula
Investigation into paua and kina poaching in Coromandel
A investigation is underway into alleged paua and kina poaching on the Coromandel Peninsula. MPI said calls to the fisheries poacher hotline last Tuesday night saw 3 people caught in Pauanui. It's… Audio
Coromandel highway reconstruction lauded as blueprint
The speedy reconstruction of a storm-damaged Coromandel Peninsula highway has set the standard for future projects, a leader in the infrastructure industry says.
Two dead on Waikato roads after crashes in Coromandel, Tauhei
A person is dead after a motorcycle crash north of Hamilton, and one has died after a car crashed into the water, closing a busy Coromandel Peninsula coastal highway.
Around the motu: John Free on the Coromandel Peninsula
John talks to Kathryn about how Labour weekend has been positive for the region's business community as bach, holiday homeowners and visitors made the most of the break, however the major tourist… Audio
Snow warnings, ferries cancelled as storms continue
Snow warnings have been issued for roads, winds could reach gale force for much of the country and some Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled for a second time this week.
Highway diversion a boost for Paeroa businesses
The closure of a key highway into the Coromandel Peninsula has come as a welcome boost to businesses in another Waikato town. Audio
Coromandel keen for visitors over Easter weekend
Easter would normally be boom times on the Coromandel Peninsula, a playground for Auckland escapees.
But the indefinite closure of State Highway 25A - a main route to a number of holiday hotspots -… Audio
Man dies at Whangamatā beach
A man has died in a 'water-related incident' in the Coromandel Peninsula holiday town of Whangamatā.
Covid-19 Delta cases shock Coromandel community
The latest Covid-19 cases have rocked the Coromandel Peninsula, where hundreds of people have today been tested and the community's set up its own roadblock.
The man who first tested positive for… Audio
Memories from Colville
Les Ward's family arrived in the northern Coromandel Peninsula in the late 1890's having no idea of how challenging life on the land there would be - then and now. Audio
The Colville Project
The remote, rural Colville community is digging deep trying to fund a new wellbeing and education centre for its 700 strong population. The purpose-built complex would house medical and social… Audio
The dangers of a lifeline road: Coromandel Peninsula
Businesses are still hurting from the January 5 storm Audio
Survivors - New Zealand's tiny native frogs
After 35 years of counting threatened Archey's frog on the Coromandel Peninsula, Ben Bell has seen their numbers crash due to the chytrid fungal disease, and the population slowly recover. Audio, Gallery
Whitianga Philanthropy
Whitianga is a beautiful seaside town on the Coromandel peninsula. Geographically it's an isolated, rural community more than an hour's drive from its nearest service centre. And while it may look… Audio
Coromandel circular walk takes step forward
Nearly three million dollars is being pulled together by Thames-Coromandel District Council to kick off its plan for a walk track that will eventually circumnavigate the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio