![Pike River blast: Praying for a miracle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pike River blast: Praying for a miracle
Praying for a miracle, hundreds attended church services in Greymouth on Sunday morning.
Praying for a miracle, hundreds attended church services in Greymouth on Sunday morning.
There is a growing sense of despair among the families of the 29 miners who have been trapped at Pike River since Friday.
The hole being drilled by Pike River mine rescuers could allow the miners to communicate with people on the surface.
Remembering the men who perished in the Pike River mine blast.
Families of the 29 men trapped in the Pike River coal mine near Greymouth on the West Coast are being taken to the site.
While residents gather and families worry, hospital staff and funeral directors prepare themselves for all scenarios.
International mining experts have raised concerns about safety issues at Pike River Coal which may have led to the explosion.
West Coasters are known for their fighting spirit, which has been tested to the extreme this weekend.
A second night passes with no word from the 29 trapped miners in the Pike River mine. Families cling to hope as experts fear the worst.
There will be no attempt to rescue 29 miners trapped in a West Coast mine tonight, with no further air quality sampling until tomorrow.
West Coast mine blast survivor suffers a double tragedy after his brother was trapped, and his grandfather died.
An Australian mine expert says there is no urgent need to reach the trapped miners "at this point in time", backing the Pike River rescue approach.
West Coasters went about their business today hoping for the best but painfully aware of the grim record of tragedies in mining.
He avoided yesterday's Pike River blast by minutes - now a miner waits for news of trapped workmates.
Mining companies around the world face a constant struggle to avoid accumulations of methane gas and coal dust underground.
Rescue crews will face a number of challenges as they work towards accessing the area where 29 coal miners are believed to be trapped.
Since its announcement in 2005, the Herald has tracked the progress of the Pike River coal mine.
The two men who managed to get out of the Pike River mine clambered up a narrow chimney to escape.
29 miners remain trapped underground after yesterday's blast at Pike River Coal's West Coat mine.
The Herald's energy reporter, who has visited Pike River, reflects on the project's delays, and now disaster.
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.