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By John Freer Meeting the challenges facing the Coromandel electorate are aligned to the issues facing the country – this from the re-elected Member of Parliament, National’s Scott Simpson. After a close battle in 2020, Simpson on Saturday swept all challenges aside grabbing 20,950 votes of the 38,184 cast. There were 54,738 registered to vote […]
Waking up today Coromandel had a member of parliament who is again part of a new Government. National’s Scott Simpson, returned to parliament with a massive 14,596 vote majority. Scott has told CFM that he was excited by the opportunity to be part of a new government that will bring positive change. He was grateful […]
It is election day tomorrow and those standing for the Coromandel electorate have had the opportunity for a final say at the end of their respective campaigns. The messages have been aired on the Fabian Roberts 100 percent Breakfast Programme, you can listen to them by opening the link below. There will be 54 polling […]
By John Freer The storm which closed Cathedral Cove is about to return but in a different form. This time a hurricane forced combination of anger and frustration is developing as the Mercury Bay and wider Coromandel tourism sector, brews a backlash on the continued closure of the iconic visitor destination. To date, letters to […]
He has held the seat since 2011, now Scott Simpson wants to continue as the Coromandel electorate candidate while seeing a change of Government. Scott was asked if this election campaign was any different to others he has contested which, he said, it was. The cost of living, he says, is the absolute fundamental issue […]
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 […]
