
How the Coromandel Helped Shape Cult Kiwi Film The Tavern
For writer, producer and actor Matt Hicks, The Tavern (2025) may be a Cambridge-made film, but the soul of the story was shaped just as much by the Coromandel.

For writer, producer and actor Matt Hicks, The Tavern (2025) may be a Cambridge-made film, but the soul of the story was shaped just as much by the Coromandel.

Clementine and Valentine Nixon, aka Purple Pilgrims, are sisters who make music together.

Proud to be Local — brought to you by CFM — is our inspirational feature, highlighting home-grown Coromandel Peninsula folks doing wonderful things out in the world.

I joined the Whitianga Writers’ Club when it was formed back in February. We meet once a month and are given a topic and/or genre to write a 500-word piece about …

The upcoming Matariki public holiday weekend brings a deeply special opportunity for our community to gather, reflect, and look to the future.

For writer, producer and actor Matt Hicks, The Tavern (2025) may be a Cambridge-made film, but the soul of the story was shaped just as much by the Coromandel.

Clementine and Valentine Nixon, aka Purple Pilgrims, are sisters who make music together.

Proud to be Local — brought to you by CFM — is our inspirational feature, highlighting home-grown Coromandel Peninsula folks doing wonderful things out in the world.

I joined the Whitianga Writers’ Club when it was formed back in February. We meet once a month and are given a topic and/or genre to write a 500-word piece about …

The upcoming Matariki public holiday weekend brings a deeply special opportunity for our community to gather, reflect, and look to the future.