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Popular Coromandel beaches restrict dogs at peak times
Some restrictions run from Labour Weekend to March 1.
Latest from Coromandel Peninsula
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Wharekaho fire: 65-year-old man's body found
The post-mortem examination is due to be completed early next week.
'Check your neighbour': Mayor's plea after fatal Coromandel fire
Firefighters were called to the fire at Wharekaho about 2.20am.
Rockpool fishing to be restricted across Auckland, Coromandel
Fishery officers could issue instant fines under a regime being developed.
'Half surprised': David Tamihere reacts to not getting a retrial
Prosecutors announced the decision six months after the Supreme Court quashed convictions.
Two missing tourists, one body, and a convicted killer's 37-year fight to clear his name
Inside one of NZ's most infamous cases as prosecutors won't seek Tamihere retrial.
'My mind went blank': TV personality reveals health scare after 'large tumour' found
Cassie Roma is due to have surgery to remove the kidney.
Merino titles seal NZ call-ups for Leslie and Potae
The New Zealand transtasman shearing and woolhandling team has two new members.
Cooks Beach: Person who died after cliff fall was 14 year old boy
A helicopter and first response units were called to Cooks Beach just before 6pm Friday.
Auckland-Coromandel ferry returning in time for Labour weekend
Return fares remain $135 for adults and $67.50 for children aged 5 to 15.
‘We did get it wrong’: Council failed to consult boat operators on new fee
Thames-Coromandel District Council apologises after failing to properly consult operators.
'Utter destruction': Teen's $24k crime spree ends in ditch, crashing while fleeing police
Judge Tini Clark accepted the 18-year-old was in 'crisis mode' and didn't jail him.
'Unlike anywhere else in the world': Hamilton Gardens named tourism finalist
Hamilton Gardens and Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari are among the finalists.
MetService warns of thunderstorm and heavy rain risk for top half of North Island in coming hours
The risk for Auckland, Northland and Waikato is likely to “ramp up” into the evening.
'Possibly for a souvenir': Headless dolphin likely decapitated after it died
DOC is testing DNA to confirm the headless dolphin's species.
Decapitated dolphin found on Coromandel beach
The Department of Conservation wants to hear from anyone who knows what happened to it.
'Confronting': Predators eating endemic frogs, native geckos in sanctuary
More than 90% of tested ferrets contained frog DNA, raising conservation fears.
Private school arms race: St Kent's unwraps huge new 42-classroom block
See the scale of St Kent's 42-classroom block in new video as it towers over nearby homes.
Near sea-level snow forecast as wintry blast sweeps lower South Island
A strong southwesterly flow drags colder air to southern regions.
Northland roads flooded as heavy rain moves southeast across North Island
Heavy rain warnings are in place for much of the North Island's upper east coast.
Century-old human remains at risk of slipping on to highway
About 10 graves at Thames’ Tararu Cemetery could slip on to SH25.
'Sleep it off': Highly agitated 26-year-old died after missed ED diagnosis
The coroner found Thames Hospital's ED failed to monitor Blake Williams' decline.
Coromandel and Bay of Plenty face heaviest rain as system tracks east
Christchurch could reach 19C before southerlies bring cooler weather later.
Would you buy and live on an Auckland houseboat for $550,000?
Studios from $550,000. Lease included until 2061. A two-bedroom boat is from $650,000.