
Coromind Editorial – Issue 28, 2025
Welcome to Issue 28 of Coromind, your favourite community magazine celebrating positive stories and the great things happening in our region.

Welcome to Issue 28 of Coromind, your favourite community magazine celebrating positive stories and the great things happening in our region.

Welcome to Issue 27 of Coromind! Coromind continues to grow as a strong media platform for positive community stories, education, and the arts, and we’re excited about what’s ahead.

Over the summer of December 2024 and January 2025, the Coromind ArtWorks Fest took place in Whitianga, marking a milestone for us as our first physical space.

When I visited Lutzotto’s studio for the first time, I came across something pleasing for a Virgo punk rocker: organised chaos. A small house/art studio smartly positioned and built with recycled and reused materials in one of the most special places in the Coromandel region: the Blue Fridge Valley.

Tawa Rikihana, also known as Derrick ‘Rick’ Rikihana, is a Māori artist from the Te Arawa iwi and the Tuhourangi-Tarawhai hapū. His Awa (ancestral river) is Te Wairoa, and his Maunga (mountain) is Tarawera. Rick’s wharenui, Hinemihi o Tarawhai, holds significant cultural importance to him and his whānau.

Welcome to Issue 28 of Coromind, your favourite community magazine celebrating positive stories and the great things happening in our region.

Welcome to Issue 27 of Coromind! Coromind continues to grow as a strong media platform for positive community stories, education, and the arts, and we’re excited about what’s ahead.

Over the summer of December 2024 and January 2025, the Coromind ArtWorks Fest took place in Whitianga, marking a milestone for us as our first physical space.

When I visited Lutzotto’s studio for the first time, I came across something pleasing for a Virgo punk rocker: organised chaos. A small house/art studio smartly positioned and built with recycled and reused materials in one of the most special places in the Coromandel region: the Blue Fridge Valley.

Tawa Rikihana, also known as Derrick ‘Rick’ Rikihana, is a Māori artist from the Te Arawa iwi and the Tuhourangi-Tarawhai hapū. His Awa (ancestral river) is Te Wairoa, and his Maunga (mountain) is Tarawera. Rick’s wharenui, Hinemihi o Tarawhai, holds significant cultural importance to him and his whānau.