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More than 60 people are protesting peacefully against gold mining in Parakiwai, in the hills between Whangamata and Waihi in the Coromandel. Early this morning 16 protesters set out on the three-hour tramp to the drilling rig set up in the Parakiwai bush Full story

Kelvyn Eglinton. Photo / Richard Robinson Newmont's decision to expand its Waihi gold operation was based on a rolling average gold price of US$900 ($1272) an ounce. The miner uses a three-year rolling average to assess the viability of projects, the Full story