Coromind

One of the reasons we create this magazine is to empower young people, so they can rest assured that there are people out there who back them and believe they can do whatever they want to do. We do need to listen to them though … So we asked young people in our region: how do you think the world will be when you are 40?

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Marking twenty years of Mercury Bay Art Escape, we’re highlighting one of the founders, Betty Collings, by talking to the other founder Dave Fowell. Now in her 94th year, Betty is a highly distinguished artist and innovator in sculpture, painting and ceramics.

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To ‘wander like a cloud’ (云游) is a term that comes from the ancient Chinese spiritual tradition of Daoism. It refers to holding steadfast to the self-cultivation path whilst travelling to seek teachers, learn skills and expose oneself to different cultures and conditions, helping to dissolve the ‘acquired’ self that’s built up layers of biases and filters that shape who we are and narrow the way we view the world.

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Cuppa Words is a space dedicated to creative writing in the Hauraki-Coromandel community. In this edition: 'Mindful', by Mama Khou and No Time to Waste', by Roimata Taimana

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Young Couples Choosing the Coromandel Over the City - It’s a rival-schools-to-lovers story twice over: two Mercury Bay Area School boys and two Thames High girls end up living the quiet life together.

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We all love celebrating St Patrick’s Day, and how lucky are we in Whitianga to have a proper party spot right on the water. This year, Buffalo Beach Club is going all out - kicking things off on Saturday 14 March with The Grail playing Irish pub classics, then handing the stage to Twisty Willow, a Waipu Celtic duo bringing lively tunes and serious crowd energy, on Tuesday 17 March.

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Welcome to the Full Audio version of Coromind magazine, issue 39

March, 2026

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There have been many well-deserved accolades for Coromind, now well into its fourth year of publication. Leo and Taylor have provided space for an amazing array of Coromandel artists of every hue – painters, sculptors, musicians, woodworkers, potters, writers, historians … I stand in awe of what they have managed to achieve, presenting beautiful covers and fascinating stories while yet maintaining consistency along with variety.

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Even though I dabble in almost everything, watercolour feels the most like me: fluid, transparent, unforgiving yet honest, occasionally unpredictable and stubborn, but generally well-behaved. 

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We’re searching for a 3 or 4 bedroom house, ideally with a large garage, unit or shed to house our mobile soundproofed studio. Whitianga is our preference, but we’re open to suggestions.

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