Robot always a 'long shot' - academic
Sending a robot into the Pike River coal mine where 29 men are trapped was always a "long shot", an expert says.
Sending a robot into the Pike River coal mine where 29 men are trapped was always a "long shot", an expert says.
After learning his stepson was one of the 29 trapped miners, Stephen Rose began carrying a 'worry stone' around with him.
The Defence Force robot was 'the bright spot' for those waiting on the rescue of 29 trapped miners and news it failed was 'a kick in the guts', the Grey District Mayor says.
The level of toxic gas in the Pike River mine is still too high after for rescuers to be sent in.
A robot sent into the Pike River mine malfunctioned when water fell onto it.
Pike River Coal says work on evaluating the impact on its West Coast mine of Friday's explosion is "down the line", as it focuses for now on finding the 29 men unaccounted for.
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Seventy-two hours on, mining officials and police have conceded they are preparing for the worst.
The day before he went down the mine for the first time, Joseph Dunbar turned 17.
A scientist says temperatures inside the Pike River mine may have soared higher than 1200C during the blast.
Drilling on a new borehole into the Pike River coal mine is in its final stages, with 20m of the 162m tunnel to go.
Rescuers plan to send a Defence Force robot into the Pike River coal mine where 29 miners remain trapped after an explosion on Friday, one gas levels drop.
Missing miner Stuart Mudge loves the industry for the hard work and mateship it provides.
nzherald.co.nz profiles the men trapped in the Pike River coal mine on the West Coast.
A two-year-old Gisborne boy is in a critical but stable condition in Starship Children's Hospital after being run over by a car in a driveway.
If you haven't got time to read all our in-depth coverage of the Pike River Mine disaster, here's a quick summary of five key things you need to know today.
The families of the trapped miners are holding onto hope that their loved ones will emerge alive.
Police have officially named the 29 miners trapped in the Pike River coal mine on the West Coast since Friday.