Funds pledged for permanent Pike River memorial

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A fund has been set up to collect donations for a permanent memorial for the Pike River 29.

It has been set up by ASB Bank and The Greymouth Evening Star. ASB is putting in $75,000 and the newspaper $25,000 to kick it off.

The money will be used to build and maintain a local memorial in conjunction with the Grey District Council.

- Newstalk ZB