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- Wet Weather Chaos On Roads This Morning
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- Coromandel Holiday Destination Of Choice
- Get Your Ticket To Six60 & Mt Eden ... And Remember The Tim Armstrong Band In The Back Room!
- Alladin's Cave of Stolen Goods And Cannabis Recovered By Waihi Police
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- "We're Not Drilling In Schedule 4 Land Full Stop". - Audio
- Santa Flies Into 100% Waihi
- Drill Rig Packing Up As Protestors Arrive - Audio
- Council Matters With Mayor John Tregidga
- Greens Support Protest Against Mining
- Newmont's Response To Drill Site Protest
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- DRAT Response To Newmont's Draft Property Policy
- Hauraki District Council: Newmont Waihi Gold Property Policy Progress Statem
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- Police File 13/12/2011
- Photo Parade Of Floats and People
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- Waihi Volunteer Fire Service Celebrate Awards
- And The Winners In The Christmas Float Parade Are ...
- Death And Fire Not Considered Suspicious
- Police File with Senior Sergeant Rex Knight
- Netherton Fatal Fire Update
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- Young Driver Lucky To Escape With Sore Head
- PSP Toxins Present In Shellfish From Tairua To Pukehina
- Becky Payne, UK's Open Mic Contestant With Waihi Family Connection Makes It To The Grand Final: Audio
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- What's In It For Waihi? Newmont Update: Audio
- Ohinemuri Estate Winery Has New Chef
- Christmas Tree Lights
- Newmont Says Protesters Surprised Them On Long-Standing Work Site
- Protest Disrupts Newmont Exploration Near Thames
- National's Scott Simpson Scores Big Majority For Newbie
- Fears Soil Contamination In Thames Subdivision Moanataiari Could Be Harmful
- Dusting Off The Newmont Update : Audio
- Waihi Police Report - Sticky Fingered Thieves Frustrating
- Frog Expert Opposes Mining Behind Whangamata
- Waihi Lights Up!
- In Remembrance
- TCDC Puts The Coromandel On The Map
- Sefton Darby Says A Mixture Of Things Causing Noisey Issues : Audio
- Local Real Estate Agents Work Together On Golden Link Discussion Document
- 17 Year Old Guides Six Out Of Hot Water At Hot Water Beach
- Council Matters With Hauraki Deputy Mayor Bruce Gordon : Audio
- Newmont Trying Hard To Reduce Noise
- Waihi Police Report
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- Blasted Little Baskets!!! Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
- Newmont Waihi Gold Update
- Waihi Police Seek Public's Assistance Following Serious Assault
- Police Seek Information Following Waihi Suspicious Fire
- Heidi Holland Takes Out The Go Waihi Gold Fest Pot of Gold!
- Unknown Thames Rescue Hero Identified
- Guess The Crunchie Bar Winners From The Same Family
- Police Seek Unknown Hero From Coast Road Rescue
- Newmont Commissioned Survey Results Out
- Waihi Police Report 01/11/2011
- Waihi Volunteer Fire Service News
- Thames Coromandel District Plans For Worst Case Scenario With Containers from Rena
- Killing Of Local Ducks Horrifies Waikino Residents
- October
- Newmont Mining Matters Newsletter
- Rena Update 26/10/2011
- Who Dunnit? Audio
- Waihi Has Busy Labour Weekend
- Our Cup Runneth Over ... And We Deserve It
- Art Waikino Winners
- HDC Mayor Understands Concerns About Mining Proposals
- Lost Your Letterbox?
- Rena Update 21/10/2011
- Labour's Hugh Kininmonth Says Balance Needed to Sustain Coromandel’s Economic Development
- Ute And Quad Bike Stolen And Burnt
- Man Shoots Himself in Leg at Golden Cross Road
- The Latest Rena Update From Maritime New Zealand 17/10/2011
- Newmont Waihi Gold Conducts Vibration Tests For Correnso
- Rena Grounding Update
- Gold FM Down Under - What An Experience
- Don't Harvest Shellfish
- Market Day & Trolley Derby - Goldfest 2011
- Record Field For XTERRA Trail Run & Walk In Waihi
- The 73rd Annual Waihi A & P Show Is Coming
- Time's Running Out To Get Your Entry In For Art Waikino
- Hollywood Comes To Waihi
- Accident Between Car And Milk Tanker Closes SH2
- September
- PSA Kiwifruit Virus Spreads to Katikati
- Emergency Services Trolley Challenge All On!
- The Go Waihi Goldfest Programme Is Out
- Residents Discuss Mine Expansion Concerns
- But Wait, There Are More Scammers At Work
- Scammers Pretending To Be SPCA
- Morgan Park Area Plagued By Thieves
- Get Your Entry In For Art Waikino
- Waihi Beach Ridge Fire
- Police Confirm Kennedy Bay Fire Suspicious
- Final Deck Pour Completes Kopu Bridge Structure
- HDC Keen To Hear Mining Expansion Concerns
- Waihi College Students Spread The One Love Message Too
- Waihi Police File 20/09/2011
- Waihi College 1st XI Girls Soccer Team Makes It Through To The Waikato Final
- Kiwi fruit Disease PSA Found In Waihi Orchard
- Leave early for a safe trip to All Blacks’ Hamilton game says NZTA
- Name Release And Appeal For Witnesses To Waihi Fatality
- Local Man Dies After Being Hit By Car
- National's Scott Simpson and Dr Jackie Blue Drop In For A Chat
- Message From Waikato Police After Waihi Pedestrian Death
- DRAT Press Release
- DRAT Meeting Asks Lots Of Questions
- Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty Talks About Mining In Waihi
- The Pumphouse Flies The Flags Too
- It Was A Rat, Not A Cat, Fancy That!
- Waihi College Rugby Turnout
- Karangahake Hall History After Fire
- Waihi Police File
- A Bit Of Smoke, But Definitely No Fire For The Waihi Fire Service Last Week
- New Primary Birthing Unit Opens In Thames
- Waihi's Got Talent Alright!
- DRAT Calls Meeting To Air Concerns
- And the Winner of the Navman MY 65T GPS from 100% Waihi and Gold FM is ...
- August
- Annual Mining Conference Upbeat And Positive
- Don't Miss The Waihi's Got Talent Final This Friday Night
- Waikato Regional Council Grants Awarded To Environmental Groups
- Police File - Does Anyone Know Brian Pacey Or His Family?
- Hauraki Iwi Stakes Their Claim
- Waihi Fire Service Call Outs
- Goldfest Will Get Going Throughout October With Go Waihi - Go For It!
- Two New Drill Sites Show High Grade Gold Assays 10 km North Of Waihi
- DRAT Media Statement On Newmont Plans
- "Gold Link" A Billion Dollar Gold Strike
- Newmont Waihi Gold Media Statement
- Council Expects A Large Amount Of Inquiries Over Waihi Mine Development
- Wairoa Rd Fire Update - Post Mortem To Determine Cause Of Death
- Waihi Surf Club Under 19's Do Well At Winter Surf Boat Series
- Waihi Fire Service Callouts Include Suspicious House Fire Death
- Go Waihi, Waihi Lions Trolley Derby Entry Forms Out Now
- Waihi's Got Talent Very Popular
- High Hazards Unit Established To Monitor Mining, Petroleum Industries
- Helen Clark's Mother Passes Away
- Arrest In Historic Murder Case
- Soaring Gold Price Boosts Confidence
- Talented Juniors Heat Up Beach RSA Stage
- Taggers At It Again
- Plunket Kids Want Their Cozy Coupe Back ... Please!
- Go Waihi Update
- Snow Show
- Newmont Opening Visitor Centre Downtown
- Waihi Woman In A Serious Condition
- Beach Road Reopens
- Fly The Flag For Waihi
- Blue Light Quiz Night Sold Out
- Serious Accident Closes Beach Road
- Busy time ahead for Tūhua
- Hauraki Gulf Needs Health Prescription
- Thames Coromandel Mayor supports creation of 300ha Coromandel Marine Farming Zone
- Waihi Hearing Association Back In Action
- The Wind Howled, The Showers Came And They Still Plunged
- Two In Critical Condition After Head On
- Waihi Netball Hosts Under 15's Regional Tournament This Weekend
- Waihi Playcentre Funding Not At Risk
- Triple Fatality Crash Inquest Adjourned
- Is This Why The New Zealand Mint Pulled Out Of Funding The Waihi Gold Discovery Centre?
- Rudey Parade A Storm in a D Cup
- Waihi Beach Lifeguard Service Shows it's Facelift to BA5
- Mike Hill Photography Puts A New Slant On 'A Box Around The Ears'
- What's Up DoC?
- A - Z of Animals on Show at Waihi A & P Show
- Waihi Police File
- Waihi Geologist Vanessa Beach has the Golden Touch
- Sophie Schollum Wakes Up Her Competition
- The Schmidt Family Flies High At The National Trampolining Champs
- Waihi Sport n Action Says The Blast Was A Blast!
- Another busy week for the Waihi Volunteer Fire Service
- July
- Mining Sector Aims To Strengthen Green Growth
- Kopu Bridge Closed For Repairs Tuesday Night
- Measles Rears it's Spotty Head in Waikato
- Thames Coromandel District Council Changes Could Impact Council Staff
- 1080 Protestor Arrested For Assault
- National Candidate Scott Simpson Encourages Waihi To Have Their Say On Green Paper
- Waihi Playcentre Funding Could be Cut By Up To 70%
- Minister Condemns Assault On Board Chairman
- Waikato Police
- Diesel Spill Warning
- Waihi Volunteer Fire Service News
- Waikino Liasion Committee Special General Meeting Monday 25th July
- Paeroa Man Remanded In Custody After Assault With Hammer
- New Transport Role Helps People Get To Services
- Kopu Bridge Re Opens
- Parts Of Seddon Street Unplugged Today
- Kopu Bridge Closed
- Beware The Scammers
- Gold FM Police File 21/07/2011
- Official Police Media Release On Tragic Death Of Waihi Toddler
- An 18 Month Old Baby Boy Dies in A Tragic Accident in Waihi
- Banana Pepper Is Pie - ping Hot
- Time For A Chilly Dip
- Carving Model Completed By Ngati Waihi Youth Club
- Glass Earth Gold Announces Significant Gold Results At Muirs Project 65km South East of Martha Mine
- Waihi College Rugnet Teams Excel At Aussie Sports Carnival
- Waihi Volunteer Fire Service Finds No Water Shortage
- Waihi College 1st XV Wins Sportsmanship Trophy
- Back To Square One For The Discovery Centre
- Bird Spotting at a Tailings Dam?
- Police File 12/07/2011
- Op Shop Ball Goes International
- Waihi College Careers Expo
- Waihi Athletic Rugby Celebrates 50 + 1
- Thames Coromandel District Council Media Release: Reason for smaller tsunami wave at Coromandel
- Former Hauraki District Council Mayor Basil Morrison Appointed Chair Of Local Government Commission
- Tsunami Threat Down Graded After 7.8 Quake At The Kermadec Islands
- Waihi's Successful Creative Communities Scheme Fund Applicants
- Blue Light says 'Show Us Your Cash'
- Waihi Police File
- Waihi Born Pro Cyclist Makes Tour De France History
- Waikino School Celebrates Te Kauri Hall Opening
- Art Waikino
- Waihi's Got Talent
- June
- Karangahake Gorge Closed When Truck Overturns
- Do you know anything about these incidents in and around Waihi?
- Waikato Regional Council Says No To Funding Application For Hauraki Rail Trail
- HDC News Flash for Waihi
- Waihi Locals Shine in RWC 2011 Promotional Footage
- DoC launches new Conservation Volunteer Programme for Coromandel
- Waihi Beach Coastguard Urges Caution Crossing Bar
- Over 400 attend Matariki Event at Waihi Community Marae
- Letterboxes and Drink Driving
- The Annual Mid Winter Walrus Swim is on Thursday the 30th of June
- 15 Year Old Boy Arrested Over Paeroa Stabbing
- Rates to Increase and New Library Site Gets The Green Light
- Home Kills Shock Locals
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- Family Busted
- Art For Bra's Sake
- 79 Year Old Kenny St Resident Alan Evens In Critical Condition
- Eldery Waihi Man Suffers Serious Burns After Being Trapped in Armchair
- Hauraki Rail Trail Update
- May
- Te Aroha Residents Welcome Tui Mine Clean Up Announcement
- Police News
- Changes at Newmont's Mill 2012
- Newmont Waihi Gold Update
- Coromandel Residents protest About Newmont Waihi Gold Drilling on DoC Land
- Success at Dickey Flat means good times to come for campers
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- Paeroa Stabbing Update
- Two Paeroa Women attacked with knife
- Glass Earth Gold Announces Significant High Grade Gold Results From 'WKP - West, Waihi, New Zealand
- Name released for fatal car accident
- Waikato Police urge young people to think about how they are drinking
- Fatal crash claims the life of a Waihi youth
- Burglars at it again
- Waihi Miners Girls Win Gold For New Zealand in Inline Hockey
- Bookmark the Waihi Rotary Book Fair 2011
- Ex All Black Ian Jones to visit Waihi East School.
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- Australasia's Julian Clary to give a Sterling Show
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Waihi Beach Ridge Fire
Posted by Gold FM on 23/09/2011
Fire fighters from Waihi Beach and Athenree were kept busy with a fire on a ridge near Waihi Beach yesterday. The fire took nearly 2 hours to subdue and was estimated to stretch 30 to 40 metres along the ridge.
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