Here's the full audio version of Coromind Magazine Issue 32!

It's hard to describe. That feeling in your chest as the music reaches within, grasping your core, sending vibrations throughout your entire being. When nothing exists but you and that rhythm as you melt and connect into something primal. Co...

Coromind On Air started with a simple idea: turn the camera on, hit record, and let the community speak. Whether it’s a conversation with an artist, a panel of candidates before the elections, or a local band performing under the stars, Coro...

I am an artist whose creative journey began over 20 years ago, when a close friend encouraged me to explore the world of painting. Starting with oils, I soon discovered the beauty and versatility of other mediums, which has led to a unique a...

If you have ever wondered when the best time in life is to learn a new language, then you’re in luck because a ton of study has gone into this...

Fishing may still carry a reputation for being a man’s game, but in Whitianga, tides are changing. Hunting & Fishing Whitianga hosted a sold-out event that brought together a lively crew of wahine for an evening of creativity, connection...

Proud to be Local is our inspirational feature, highlighting homegrown Coromandel Peninsula folks doing wonderful things out in the world. In this edition,  Glen Theobald. Brought to you by Ron Morgan.

Great Mercury Island / Ahuahu – 1872 hectares, basically two islands, one rhyolitic and the other andesitic, joined by a tombolo (natural sand isthmus) in the centre on which once stood great native conifer and coastal trees. At the time of ...

May Love is a sweet sensitive songwriter with a delicately expressive voice and a penchant for emotional storytelling. She has performed extensively around Europe and released music in various genres, with the aim of inspiring and uplifting ...

 Another great adventure from Ross Liggins, this time about his time in Saudi Arabia: "The camel market was interesting, except when I was given a cup of fresh, warm camel milk which I was assured was excellent for health. I drank it ...

Te Tiriti, representation, and the power of your vote. What is a ward? Where did this all start? Does democracy work for Māori wards? Will Māori wards cost more money? Who gets a say? Find out here!

 Being outside and connecting with the environment is one of my favourite things to do with my children. Helping them learn how to respect nature is incredibly rewarding. Ra knows not to touch bees because he might get a mamae (hurt) so...

When I first met Murray Rainey, aka Muzza, what struck me wasn’t just his elegant, well-balanced pottery. It was the tidiness of his studio. It was spotless. Not in a clinical way, but in a way that made you feel calm. Safe, even...<...

I’m an anti-social web designer working from home in the Coromandel. I had spun my web about 160 metres up, well away from the pigs, possums and goats down below...

Some places just get things right. Atmosphere, top service, delicious food, and something to keep everyone entertained. The Aviator in Thames is one of those places.

Coromind Magazine Issue 31Full Audio Version

A thirty-minute drying cycle. I was confident the time would pass while I lost myself online, keeping up with (dis)information on my gadget...I felt a little bored. It was then that I noticed a magazine on another chair nearby. What caught m...

Coromind is launching a new series of free workshops designed to support artists in our region. Whether you’re just getting started or have been creating for years, these sessions offer hands-on knowledge, kōrero, and community — all aimed a...

After nursing for almost 30 years, I felt the desire to try painting. From playing with paint and painting from photos my husband and I had taken, I developed my own style of painting with acrylics by applying paint in many layers to achieve...

The power of small changes! The idea is simple: choose to refuse single-use plastics for the month of July (and beyond).

There’s something special about the way homes flow in Pāuanui and throughout the Hauraki-Coromandel. Real Interior NZ, a locally based interior design and renovation team, knows how to make the most of that character. From beachside baches t...

Algorithms are the secret sauce behind every social media feed, and they trap us in ‘echo chambers’, bubbles where we keep seeing the same types of opinions, making it easy to reinforce what we already believe and harder to understand differ...

The rock lay at the top of the bush, at the eastern end of the farm. Nick and I found it one day, though we had not been searching for it. We had crossed the road from my father’s house, into an area of bush that clung to the side of the hil...

Listen: punk rock agitates, but it always has something to say. Ever since it cursed and spat its way into the beige and regimented mindset of the mid-70s, it’s been loud in calling out the bulls...

During my linguistics and language studies, there turned out to be several surprising crossovers between how you approach language and how you can approach life and the people around you.