http://www.goldfm.co.nz/home/ NOTE: These feeds are for personal use only. No text, or audio may be copied or posted to the internet or used without the express permission of Gold FM. All material is copyright Gold FM or used by permission. These feeds are for personal use only. No text, or audio may be copied or posted to the internet or used without the express permission of Gold FM. All material is copyright Gold FM or used by permission. http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/newmont-waihi-gold-update-23-02-2012/ This week Newmont reports on the progress of their Property and Community Improvements Policy. There's been a delay because of technical studies taking longer than anticipated and the amount of community feedback has resulted in changes and tweeks being made to incorporate the views of all the different groups. The plan... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/newmont-waihi-gold-update-23-02-2012/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/music-news/2012/tait-kora-band-performs-at-ohinemuri-estate-march-11/ Who is Tait Kora? Have you heard of the band Kora? If you haven't ... where've you been? Tait Kora is multi talented dad to four of the Kora brothers from the band Kora and it's easy to see where they get their talent from when you hear Tait's band perform. Born... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/music-news/2012/tait-kora-band-performs-at-ohinemuri-estate-march-11/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/high-hazard-unit-set-up-after-pike-river-flexes-it-s-muscle/ Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson says the Department of Labour’s High Hazard Unit is now running at full strength. The Government set up the unit after the Pike River disaster and six specialist Health and Safety Inspectors have been appointed. The High Hazard Unit includes three mines inspectors, three petroleum and... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/high-hazard-unit-set-up-after-pike-river-flexes-it-s-muscle/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/stroopwafel-wins-for-waihi-woman/ What's a 'Stroopwafel'?  Give up? It's a waffle biscuit made from two thin layers of baked batter with a caramel like syrup filling in the middle. And for one Waihi woman it's a winner! Her traditional Dutch delicacy had judges at the annual Cuisine Artisan Food Awards salivating for more and... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/stroopwafel-wins-for-waihi-woman/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/police-file-donuts-fakes-a-toilet-burglaries-and-scams/ Police Senior Sergeant Rex Knight called in for his regular weekly slot to bring us up to speed with happenings around the district over the past week. He was particularly disturbed by an incident where a driver was doing 360 degree donuts in a residential area on a Saturday afternoon. The... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/police-file-donuts-fakes-a-toilet-burglaries-and-scams/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/arrest-follows-whitianga-assault/ Emergency services were called to a Cook Street address in Whitianga over the weekend to attend to a man who was seriously assaulted. Detective Sergeant Martyn Hughes of the Thames Coromandel CIB said "It appears a group have been drinking at the address when a dispute began and one man... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/arrest-follows-whitianga-assault/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/new-coromandel-mp-bowls-a-maiden-speech-over/ Last Thursday was a big day in the life of new Coromandel MP Scott Simpson when his turn came to present his maiden speech in Parliament. "A maiden speech is about the only chance an MP gets to set out their own political principles and philosophy" he said in a... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/new-coromandel-mp-bowls-a-maiden-speech-over/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/alitech-trailer-stolen-over-night/ They're at it again. Thieves stole a trailer loaded with aluminium joinery from Kensington Road over night. The trailer belonged to Alitech and was parked outside an employee's home when it disappeared. It's thought the theft occured some time between 8 pm and 6.30 am this morning. The registration number on the... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/alitech-trailer-stolen-over-night/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/broken-hills-mine-closed-for-failing-safety-test/ The Broken Hills underground gold mine on the Coromandel has been closed down for failing to comply with mining safety regulations. A new safety unit employing mine inspectors was established by the Labour Department last August to monitor health and safety in mines after the Pike River mine tragedy. The mine... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/broken-hills-mine-closed-for-failing-safety-test/ http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/paeroa-s-no-lemon/ Paeroa was awarded 'New Zealand Community of the Year' at the New Zealander of the Year gala awards ceremony in Auckland last night. “Being named as New Zealand’s community of the year is tremendously exciting and will be a real boost for Paeroa” said the Mayor of Hauraki, Mr John Tregidga... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1300 Gold FM http://www.goldfm.co.nz/general-news/2012/paeroa-s-no-lemon/