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![Pike River: Questions part of the grieving process](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Questions part of the grieving process
Broadcaster Maggie Barry, whose cousin Michael Monk was lost at the Pike River mine, understands when people asked counsellors "funny" questions.
![Pike River: Relatives find some peace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Relatives find some peace
A trip to the Pike River coal mine provided a sense of closure for some of the lost miners' relatives.
![<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Public's rescue ideas absurd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Public's rescue ideas absurd
"What gave armchair critics the right to criticise and worse - accuse the rescuers of deliberately sitting on their hands?"
![Pike River: Heartbreak in a beautiful setting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Heartbreak in a beautiful setting
Up to 500 relatives and friends of the Pike River miners travelled to the mine today, which one mother described as "very healing".
![<i>John Roughan:</i> Heroism was beyond hope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
<i>John Roughan:</i> Heroism was beyond hope
Heroism probably involves an instant calculation of known risk against likely benefit.
![Pike River: 'Simple plan' beset by problems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: 'Simple plan' beset by problems
The riches of the Paparoa Range were enticing, but the cost of extracting them was greater than anyone imagined, writes Grant Bradley
![Pike River: Hard veneer helps police get the tough jobs done](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Hard veneer helps police get the tough jobs done
Superintendent Gary Knowles has been at the helm of the Pike River disaster, unable to provide answers to the questions the world wanted answered. Next, delivering news no one wanted to hear.
![Pike River: Man of the moment for miners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Man of the moment for miners
The face of the country's worst mining disaster since 1914, Pike River CEO Peter Whittall, has fronted in the most trying of circumstances.
![Pike River: Gush of gas may be behind blast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Gush of gas may be behind blast
Experts suggest a split-second gas outburst may have overwhelmed the Pike River miners before they could respond to any alarms.
![Pike River: Third blast rocks Pike mine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Third blast rocks Pike mine
Families of the dead men due to be bused to the Pike River mine tomorrow will still go, despite a third explosion at the mine this afternoon.
![Pike River: Third blast at mine - police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Third blast at mine - police
There has been a third explosion at the Pike River mine this afternoon. The blast occurred at 3.39pm and lasted for 23 seconds.
![Pike River chairman: Company insured for $100m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River chairman: Company insured for $100m
As the West Coast struggles with the emotional cost of the Pike River tragedy, chairman John Dow has reassured the community there is still a future for the mine and the company.
![Pike River: Third robot reveals violent blast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Third robot reveals violent blast
A third robot that has gone 1575m into the Pike River coal mine has detected debris and destruction indicating Wednesday's blast was much more violent than the first one.
![Pike River: Church services for the miners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Church services for the miners
Check times of church services for the miners, and tell us about services in your area.
![Several days before recovery operation can start - Knowles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Several days before recovery operation can start - Knowles
It is likely to be several more days before operations will start to stabilise the Pike River mine so that the bodies of 29 men can recovered, police say.
![Pike River: Aust union head backs GAG unit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: Aust union head backs GAG unit
The GAG unit flown for the Pike River coal mine recovery effort is 'no gimmick' and has been used successfully in Queensland mines, the head of an Australian miners' union says.
![NZOG provides rest of $25m funding to Pike River](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
NZOG provides rest of $25m funding to Pike River
NZ Oil & Gas has today provided the balance of a $25 million short term funding facility to Pike River Coal.
![Pike River: How you can help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: How you can help
A Pike River Relief Fund Trust has been established for the families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River coal mine.
![Pike River: A particularly terrible grief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: A particularly terrible grief
A small West Coast community will now face the task of recovering and rebuilding following a disaster of devastating proportions.
![Pike River: World rescue experts shocked at scale of tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pike River: World rescue experts shocked at scale of tragedy
International experts say they are shocked a mining disaster the magnitude of the Pike River tragedy occurred in a modern mine.