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Peters to meet Pike River families
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will meet with Pike families and supporters in Greymouth on Sunday as he continues to push for a re-entry into the mine.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will meet with Pike families and supporters in Greymouth on Sunday as he continues to push for a re-entry into the mine.
Actor and film director Ian Mune slammed the Government today as he joined protesters at the Pike River Mine entrance.
Well-known director and actor Ian Mune has joined the Pike River families on their picket line.
Pike River protestors have been told to move on and remove the gates they put up to block Solid Energy.
Six years after a white-hot explosion in the Pike River Mine, some of the families of the deceased are making it very clear they will
COMMENT: As Winston Peters heads into the Pike River mine there's bound to be a canary in his pocket.
Prime Minister Bill English has agreed to meet with the Pike River families to discuss a new plan to re-enter the coal mine.
COMMENT: As the owner of Pike River the Govt have the ultimate responsibility, and safety comes first. As much as you want it to be different, blocking roads doesn't change that.
The Paparoa National Park Management Plan has been approved, paving the way for the creation of the Pike 29 great walk and mountain bike track.
Solid Energy launches a PR offensive to outline why Pike River Mine cannot be re-entered and must be sealed.
Pike River Mine protesters ramped up their action this morning, fired up after a frustrating meeting with Solid Energy management in Greymouth yesterday.
The Pike River Mine protest entered its 15th day today, with a second leading mine specialist backing a drift re-entry.
Pike River protest action entered its 12th day today with Geotech in the firing line and further court action under way.
What will be gained by battling on with a journey that can lead to nowhere but disappointment? Pike River is such a tricky area.
COMMENT: It's one of the toughest calls. Do you have some sympathy for the families of those who died? Or do you push them to one side and seal the mine?
Solid Energy is "disappointed" that Allied Concrete has decided not to supply the company to help seal the Pike River mine.
Former New Zealand chief mines inspector Tony Forster said in an e-mail tabled in Parliament yesterday the Pike River Mine drift re-entry was feasible and he was personally prepared to go in.
A last-ditch bid to allow Mines Rescue to explore the Pike River Mine drift before it is sealed permanently has been abandoned.
Family of the miners who died in the Pike River disaster say the government have misled them over plans to seal the mine.
There is no doubt in Daniel Rockhouse's mind that he and Russell Smith were not the only two who survived the first Pike River mine explosion.
The sealing-off of the Pike River mine has been delayed for a week to allow families to mark the sixth anniversary of the disaster.
Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse are calling for the mine not to be sealed in the hope the bodies of their loved ones will one day be recovered.
Helicopter access, e-bikes and new climbing routes proposed for new Pike 29 Memorial Great Walk.
This week's anniversary of the Pike River mining disaster has sparked the need for workplace health and safety attitudes to change.
Prime Minister John Key says no one in their right mind would risk killing more men to recover bodies from the 2010 Pike River mine disaster which claimed 29 lives.
Five years ago today, 31 men hung their identification tags on a board and headed underground to work.
Department of Conservation waits to resume ownership of the Pike River Mine.