Latest from Pike River mine blast

Receiver: We may have to close it

Police give up trying to bring out Pike bodies

The Pike River Mine will be handed back to the company's receivers, Police Commissioner Howard Broad announced yesterday.

Pike River: Recovery op abandoned

Police Commissioner Howard Broad has announced police are all but giving up hope of recovering the remains of the 29 Pike River miners.

Pike River victims' families to be told news tonight

The heads of police and the Department of Conservation will deliver news in person today to the families of the 29 dead workers in the Pike River mine.

Pike River sealing work complete

Gas levels hamper Pike River efforts again

Rising gas levels have again stopped workers trying to recover the bodies of 29 men trapped inside the Pike River Coal mine today.

Mine families assured most hearings will be in Greymouth

The vast majority of the royal commission of inquiry hearings into the Pike River tragedy will be held in Greymouth, the commission says.

Expanding foam to seal mine cracks

Attempts will be made this weekend to seal cracks around the ventilation shaft at the Pike River Coal mine and stop gases leaking out - a critical step in the process towards stabilising the mine.

'Vast majority' of Pike River inquiry to be on Coast

The "vast majority" of the Pike River Royal Commission of Inquiry hearings into the tragedy which claimed the lives of 29 men will be held in Greymouth, the commission says.

Pike River miners remembered

Christmas at Pike River Mine

GAG machine shut down for maintenance

Racing: NZRB kicks in to raise money for West Coast

The New Zealand Racing Board will donate to the West Coast community 5c for every off-course tote ticket bought on the seven race meetings being held in the region in the coming weeks.

Contractors' families will be paid

Payouts will be made to the contracting companies that employed the men who died in the massive explosions at the Pike River coal mine, receivers announced today.

Pike River family: Generosity 'humbling'

The family of Ben Rockhouse, who died in the Pike mine, have praised the 'selflessness and generosity' of the people of NZ.

12 days of Christmas: Families of the Pike River 29

For the grieving families of 29 men lost in the Pike River mine, the financial burden is being eased by the generous Kiwi spirit.

PWC: Four months to re-enter mine

Pike River Coal's receivers say it could take up to four months to re-enter the mine in which 29 workers died in an explosion last month. Receivers PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) today presented a draft plan for re-entry.

Spare a thought for Pike River families at Xmas - Mayor