Pike River: PM to propose inquiry
John Key will take a proposal for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Pike River mining disaster to Cabinet tomorrow.
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Pike River: Concerned miners debate their future
The Pike River blast has led some miners to discuss whether it is safe to remain in the industry.
<i>Leigh Hart:</i> Loss of innocence
Leigh Hart, aka That Guy, shares a very personal account of how mining disasters can affect families.
Pike River: Flame burns until men come home
An NZ Mines Rescue member wants the public to understand what the rescue team members are going through.
Pike River: Miner had questioned safety
One of the miners who died at Pike River told a friend he feared for his safety in the month before last week's explosion.
<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: 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
A trip to the Pike River coal mine provided a sense of closure for some of the lost miners' relatives.
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".
Pike River: 'Can we do it differently?'
Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn wants the mining industry to learn from past mistakes and has called for a royal inquiry.
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
Experts suggest a split-second gas outburst may have overwhelmed the Pike River miners before they could respond to any alarms.
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
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.
<i>John Armstrong</i>: After the disaster comes the politics
Jim Anderton seems to have made it his personal mission to end the life-and-death lottery that working in underground mines has entailed.
Bells toll for Pike River 29
"We pray that their moment of fear becomes eternal peace," said Monsignor Gerry O'Connor during an emotional tribute to the Pike River miners in Greymouth.
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 mine: 'We had time to run like hell'
A Westport man has told how he and three others ran for their lives when the Pike River Coal mine exploded at 2.37pm on Wednesday.
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.
Timeline: Tracking the Pike River mine disaster
See how the the Pike River mine disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 29 miners, unfolded over seven days.