Author: John Freer
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As people think about potentially voting early, with polls now open, the CFM survey conducted last week has National leading the race with 28 percent of the Coromandel electorate party vote, ACT being 11 percent behind. Our survey has National dropping 7 percent on the last election result, Labour has fallen from 29 percent to […]
By John Freer As both a Matamata Piako District Councillor and the New Zealand First candidate for Coromandel Peninsula, Caleb Ansell has not held back in his attack on Government actions covering rubbish collections to roads. He is the latest of our CFM Coromandel electorate candidate interviews for the coming election. Open the link below […]
By John Freer Getting people involved in developing the next long-term plan is on the radar for Thames Coromandel Mayor Len Salt. He wants input into setting the future priorities for the local council and how rates funding is to be spent. This from Mayor Len as council considers its Long-Term Plan. And the mayor […]
Gang members at the centre of the brutal incident in Coromandel have issued an apology for their actions. The president of the North West Chapter of the Rebels gang contacted CFM today, wanting to share an apology statement with our listeners. CFM’s Drive Host, Johnny Staiger, interviewed the gang leader who said he was a […]
By John Freer A brutal beating involving some 30 members of the Rebels gang on the streets of Coromandel Town has appalled and upset local residents. The incident, caught on video and circulated on social media, shows a graphic image of a man being smashed in the side of the head by an extremely forceful […]
By John Freer He describes the party he is representing in the coming election as a movement – this is Ray Cobb who is the New Zealand Loyal candidate for Coromandel. Living on the electorate’s southern boundary he grew up in Thames and maintains close ties with the region. Ray uses the Coromandel roading situation […]
By John Freer Cell phones in schools are a distraction and the catalyst for poor behaviour, this being the general agreement among our school leaders. Mercury Bay Area School has advised its community that from the start of next term, there will be a total ban on mobile phones at the school. With the coming […]
The search is continuing for the 25- year-old Waihi kayaker, Samuel McAlister, reported missing off Thames Coast Road, north of the Waikawau boat ramp on Monday. Today a rahui has been placed on an area from the Otakeao Stream to the north bank of the Waikawau River – this by local iwi Ngati Tamatera. The […]
By John Freer A total ban on cell phone usage is being applied to all Mercury Bay Area School students from the start of the next term. This follows work across the school during the current term enabling the implementation of the ban. Principal Ross Dunn has advised all school families of the decision which […]
By John Freer Big-time rugby for Whangamata this weekend with Heartland rugby coming to town. The two championship leading teams, Thames Valley and South Canterbury, square off on Saturday afternoon being a first for the town. Local club spokesman, Russell Choat, told CFM the club hopes more than 2000 people would attend the game, special […]
