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Escape route impossible in a fire, mine inquiry told
Pike River Coal boss questioned on apparent inadequacies in underground safety.
Plea to husband: Don't go in mine
A top geologist was so concerned with the Pike River mine that she asked her husband, also a geologist, not to enter the mine in 2010. She said Pike River Coal did not have a proper understanding of the geology of its coal mine, and had...
Mine rival criticises Pike River safety
Blast shouldn't have happened in a modern mine, says Solid Energy chief.
Pike River: How did they die?
Families of the 29 victims of last year's Pike River mine disaster will seek answers on how their loved ones died when the Royal Commission into one of the country's worst disasters opens in Greymouth tomorrow.
Pike buyers 'must try to find bodies'
John Key says families of dead miners would expect every effort to retrieve them.
Pike River could be sold without recovery plan
Receivers say a high cash bid could still convince them to sell the Pike River mine...
Pike River Mine re-entry tomorrow
Preparations are complete for the first delicate step in re-entering the Pike River Coal mine tomorrow morning after a drop in the gas levels inside the West Coast mine over the last couple of weeks.
Fran O'Sullivan: Forgotten disaster needs share of certainty
Mine contractors are waiting for money months after catastrophe.
51 minute delay to raise alarm after blast - contractors
The Pike River Coal mine company took 51 minutes to contact emergency services....