Hato Hone St John said it was notified of an incident at the Coromandel beach at 3.23pm on Monday. One helicopter, one ambulance, one first-response unit and one operational manager were dispatched.

An emergency alert has been sent out across the Bay of Plenty advising people to put their safety first as severe weather is ...

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said it was called to Hahei Beach at around 3:20pm on Monday afternoon.

A helicopter responded to an incident at Hahei Beach in the Coromandel on Monday. Photo: Supplied A man has died after a water-related incident at Hahei Beach in the Coromandel. A police spokesperson ...

Piako scored triple success in beach beauty contests over the holiday break. In the senior section, Alyse Kerridge from Te Aroha was runner-up for both Miss Coromandel Peninsula and Miss Whangamata, ...

Former colleagues are mourning the loss of a "bright" Auckland lawyer who died while swimming at a Coromandel beach.

Jack Oliver-Hood, 37, was a lawyer who worked on the high-profile murder appeals of Mark Lundy and Gail Maney.