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Mine emergency: 'Our thoughts are with them'
Cabinet ministers were last night travelling to the Pike River Mine, as the Government offered assistance in the rescue of the trapped miners.
Cabinet ministers were last night travelling to the Pike River Mine, as the Government offered assistance in the rescue of the trapped miners.
Concerns over air quality are delaying the start of a rescue attempt to find 27 men trapped after an explosion at a West Coast mine this afternoon.
A rescue team preparing to search for 27 men trapped inside a collapsed West Coast mine are still assessing the safety of conditions inside the mine.
Methane gas has long been identified as a potential problem for the Pike River Coal mine, as rescuers scramble to find up to 27 missing miners.
Send your messages of support to the families and friends of the trapped West Coast miners.
A local biotech firm is set to use its patented microbe technology in China.
State owned energy company Genesis Energy has reported a better than forecast net profit after tax for the year of $69 million.
Pike River Coal has reported an annual net loss of $39 million and will not be paying any dividend.
The Government is backing down on its decision to mine conservation land in the face of furious public protest, according to reports.
Cabinet is due to make a decision today on mining high value conservation land.