Coromandel
Coromandel residents cut off from work, schools by SH25A slip
Some Coromandel residents are facing the prospect of having to move to the other side of a massive slip so they can continue their jobs and schooling.
State Highway 25A between Kopu and Hikuai is the… Video, Audio
Coromandel MP Scott Simpson on the state of emergency
The Coromandel has declared a state of emergency. It's facing a massive clean up, with a severly compromised roading network including main routes state Highway 25 and 25A.
Coromandel MP, National's… Audio
Weather: Latest on devastated Coromandel highway
Officials have been checking out the newly formed abyss that runs through a key state highway in the Coromandel. A section of State Highway 25A has completely washed away, after cracks first emerged… Audio
Saturated Coromandel braces for more rain
The mayor of Thames-Coromandel says he will be having a 'very serious conversation' with Minister for Emergency Management, Kieran McAnulty, when he visits the district today. Audio
Coromandel roads face major damage with no quick fix
The roads in and around the Coromandel are increasingly fragile after a pounding of heavy rain, and more to come.
Some roads have now reopened, but a large section of State Highway 25A between Kopu… Audio
Older men 'just not listening' to water safety messages
They need to understand they're no longer "bulletproof" 20-year-olds. Audio
Coromandel Civil Defence details latest storm damage on coast
Holiday makers heading for the Coromandel Peninsula this weekend are being warned to check road conditions, after heavy rains caused multiple road slips. Locals have been posting on social media… Video, Audio
Weather: Heavy rain hammers Coromandel roads yet again
The Coromandel's been hit again with widespread surface flooding, multiple slips and closed roads, just days before the summer holiday-makers descend.
Key arterial routes were knocked out for much of… Audio
Case #037 - Robert Gawith
In 1987, pig hunters stumbled upon the body of Robert Gawith kicking off a murder inquiry with links to the infamous Mr Asia drug syndicate. Audio
Transmission tangle leaves Coromandel region without power
A major power outage in the Coromandel region, caused by plastic wrap becoming tangled in a transmission line, has ended after about four hours.
Thames-Coromandel mayor to remain unvaccinated despite Novavax claims
The arrival of the Novavax vaccine in Aotearoa won't change the Thames-Coromandel mayor's Covid-19 vaccination status. Audio
Witnesses sought after Boer War cenotaph vandalised
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is appealing for witnesses after a century-old cenotaph was badly damaged.
Covid-19: Coromandel Mayor 'cautiously optimistic'
Coromandel Mayor Sandra Goudie is 'cautiously optimistic' that there's no community transmission in the region, but says it's still too early to tell. Audio
'Quite ashamed' of Coromandel Mayor comments - Councillor
There's been considerable pushback over the Coromandel Mayor saying she had not been scanning in using the Covid-19 tracer app. Audio
Big demand for testing centres in Coromandel
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki, is a rural, Iwi-based, not-for-profit health provider in the Hauraki rohe, and it's set up a number of swabbing centres across the Coromandel this morning. The centre in… Audio
Coromandel mayor lax on scanning despite Covid-19 community scare
New Zealand's latest lockdown has come after a new case had been found in the community in Auckland, without a link between the case and the border or managed isolation.
Thirteen of the first… Video, Audio
Summer Series - Why Coromandel granite was used in many NZ landmarks
Lindsay Garmson has written a book on Coromandel's now defunct granite industry. Granite from Paritu Bay can be found in grand buildings throughout New Zealand and in most of our cemeteries. Audio, Gallery
Coromandel locals take scallop decline crisis into their own hands
Ngāti Hei kaumatua Joe Davis explains to Jesse why locals are stepping in. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy speaks to us from Kuaotunu, just north of Whitianga. On his mind, cockles, godwits wild roses and other pleasures of the Seabird Coast. Audio
Living the Coromandel coast life
If you've ever dreamed of abandoning your life in the city and fleeing to some quiet corner of the coast - Deborah Hide-Bayne can tell you exactly how to do it. She 'escaped' to the Coromandel from… Audio