Hauraki Coromandel Matariki Celebrations

Reflecting on new beginnings as Aotearoa celebrates the New Year ahead, and where you can celebrate on the Coromandel.

Art & Design, CommunityCarl MuirJune 10, 2021Matariki, Tradition, WellbeingComment

How to Make a Seafood Chowder from Scratch

How to make a seafood chowder from scratch including making a good fish stock.

FoodTia LoganDecember 10, 2020Recipes, Seafood ChowderComment

COASTAL - Living the Coastal life

If you love new ideas and recipes for sustainable living Deb’s book COASTAL is a Coromandel gem you need on your bookshelf

FoodCarl MuirAugust 27, 2020Book Review, Gardening, Cooking, RecipesComment

First Time Fence Builder

Building a boundary fence using the Laminata fencing system

DIYCarl MuirAugust 10, 2020DIY, Building, LaminataComment

Coromandel's Top 8 Kitchens

We rate Coromandel’s best places to eat, our favourite restaurants, cafe’s, takeaways and kitchens, for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

FoodCarl MuirAugust 3, 2020Tairua Beach Club, Food, Seafood RestaurantsComment

The Garden of Goodness - Season Three

We just super sized the Garden of Goodness with a move to a 3500sqm property.

The Beach Garden, DIYCarl MuirMay 10, 2020Gardening, Garden of Goodness, Azimuth LifeComment

Coromandel Winter Wellness Escape

The perfect blend of nature, adventure, luxury natural accommodation, banging food, spas and treatments, Carl and Tia road trip the Coromandel in search of the best winter wellness experiences on offer.

Back to the Origins of Food With Chef Graeme Riki

Tairua Beach Club has quickly made a name for itself with fresh flavours, homegrown produce and a great vibe. We talk to Chef Graeme Riki about what it takes to create a successful restaurant.

The Garden of Goodness - Season Two

The beach garden provides another season of pure goodness!

The Beach Garden, DIYCarl MuirMarch 17, 2019Gardening, The Garden Shed, Homegrown, Recipes, Cooking, Garden of GoodnessComment

The Magical World of Donut Island

A journey into the magical world of Donut Island, Whangamata with SURFSUP New Zealand.

Adventures, Healthy LivingCarl MuirAugust 31, 2018Donut Island, Whangamata, Coro Must Do, Kayaking, Adventure, FamilyComment

The Garden of Goodness - Season One

Building a kick arse beach vege garden from scratch!

The Beach Garden, DIYCarl MuirJune 1, 2018Gardening, The Garden Shed, Homegrown, Cooking, Garden of GoodnessComment

Cooking Your Catch at Marina Bar & Grill

We experience the new 'Cook Your Catch' service at Marina Bar & Grill

RecipesCarl MuirFebruary 5, 2018Comment

Talking Leadership, Principles and Vision with the Founder of Tourism on the Coromandel, Glenn Leach

An in depth talk with one of the Coromandel's tourism pioneers and community leaders Glenn Leach. Glenn talk's about his passion for the Peninsula, about leadership, vision and our future.

Community, Coromandel Good SortsCarl MuirAugust 18, 2017Leadership, Sustainability, Community, Family, Local GovernmentComment

Committed, Disciplined and Respectful: Talking rugby with the Gilbert brothers

Two Whangamata men are teaching the next generation important foundation values, through our national sport, Rugby.

20 Tools for Beating Depression

Mental health and depression are becoming a much more talked about subject. Coromandel Goodness founder, Carl Muir, shares his learnings from his own struggles with depression and some useful tips he hopes might help others one day.

Healthy LivingCarl MuirJuly 21, 2017Wellbeing, Wellness, Surfing, Inspiration, Family, FriendsComment

Hot Waves Cafe on a wet winter’s day

Local girl and Coromandel Goodness contributor Emma Darragh visits her favourite rainy day escape, Hot Waves Cafe. "Hot Waves is therapeutic. We are better for visiting this place; more connected, more relaxed, well-nourished and inspired by the peace it provides. Long may this slice of Coromandel Goodness last. We love it."

Food, Architecture, Coromandel Good Sorts, EscapeCarl MuirJuly 13, 2017Hot Water Beach, Cafes, Wet Weather Days, FoodComment

Entering the magical world of The Lost Spring

Today we launched a series of live videos talking to the people that make the Coromandel a special place to live, work and play.

Who better to talk to first than the visionary Alan Hopping from The Lost Spring.

Coromandel Good Sorts, Healthy LivingCarl MuirJuly 3, 2017Wellbeing, Wellness, Massage, Whitianga, Hot Pools, Visionaries, Live VideoComment

Beach breaks without borders - with Viv and Ed Eliot

Viv and Ed Eliot are a Coromandel couple living a true Coromandel Goodness love story. This is the story of their passion and commitment to two coastal locations: Tairua, on the Coromandel Peninsula, and a small island southwest of Timor, Indonesia. This is the story of their simultaneous connection and contribution to both places. Together they have created a unique lifestyle that brings the best of both worlds to themselves and those around them.

Coromandel Good Sorts, EscapeCarl MuirSeptember 19, 2016Accommodation, Tairua, SurfingComment

Peace in Pauanui…Talking about yoga with Elle Pier

“It felt like coming home,” was how Elle Pier described the first time she set sights on Pauanui mountain. A California native, she discovered yoga as a student at University of Santa Cruz and in 2005 completed her teacher training at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica. It taught an interdisciplinary style, which she teaches in her new hometown, Pauanui Beach.

Healthy LivingCarl MuirAugust 29, 2016Pauanui, Yoga, Surfing, Massage, Wellbeing, WellnessComment

Four Bluenose Recipes from Coromandel Chef Nathaniel Blomfield

Bluenose would have to be one of the nicest eating fish around. They are a prized recreational catch off the Eastern seaboard of the Coromandel Peninsula.

In this quick 3 minute video, chef Nathaniel Blomfield shares four awesome Bluenose recipes

Recipes, FoodCarl MuirAugust 25, 2016Seafood, Fishing Charters, TairuaComment

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