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Pike River re-entry: Everything you need to know
Eight years after the explosions that killed 29 men, miners try and recover the bodies
Solid Energy enters final stages of liquidation
The state-owned enterprise, Solid Energy New Zealand, is nearing the end.
Exemption to enter mine would be 'perverse'
Ultimately, if money was no object, the mine could probably be re-entered says Solid Energy chairman but it could cost $100 million.
PM: Pike River mine will not be sealed
Pike River families say a commitment to leave the coal mine unsealed and inspect it with drone technology falls short of their requests, but is still "very positive".
Pike River families meeting PM
Pike River families are meeting with Prime Minister Bill English for the first time this afternoon.
Pike River sealing deadline pushed out
The daily picket by mine families and supporters has resulted in West Coast contractors refusing to do the sealing work.
Solid Energy closes Spring Creek Mine
Solid Energy has announced the closure of the Spring Creek Mine after failing to find a buyer.
Solid Energy to close Spring Creek mine
Solid Energy will shut and seal the Spring Creek mine after failing to find a buyer for the shuttered Dunollie operation on the West Coast.
Little proposes new solution for Pike River
Labour leader Andrew Little is proposing a new solution to recover bodies in the Pike River coal mine.
Bathurst Resources sued for US$40m
Coalminer Bathurst Resources is being sued for US$40 million by L&M Coal Holdings.
Another twist in Pike River Mine row
The Pike River Mine controversy took yet another turn today with Parliament's Commerce Committee agreeing to hear submissions on the sealing of the mine.
Safety changes prevent re-entry - English
The very health and safety changes which the Pike River disaster prompted make re-entering the mine difficult, Prime Minister Bill English says.
Pike River families to block trucks
Solid Energy's attempts to seal Pike River mine will be met with a road block after the owners of the access road gave the victim's families legal control of the road.
Solid Energy hits back over Pike River
Solid Energy launches a PR offensive to outline why Pike River Mine cannot be re-entered and must be sealed.
Editorial: Allied made the right mine call
Allied Concrete this week put that aside in favour of a moral position. We should take note, and applaud.
Refusal to re-enter mine 'irrational'
A specialist in coal mine explosion prevention has called Solid Energy's decision not to re-enter the Pike River mine irrational.
Protest at Pike River mine urges sealing to be called off
Family and friends of the Pike River 29 are protesting at the gates near the ill-fated West Coast mine in one final attempt to stop it from being sealed.
Mine blast widow fights another battle
Pike River widow Anna Osborne will continue to self-medicate with marijuana after being told chemotherapy has failed to rid her of cancer.
Solid Energy still in discussions over future of mines
Solid Energy says it remains in discussions over the future of the Spring Creek underground coalmine at Dunollie, and the small Reddale open-cast mine near Reefton.
Solid Energy cutbacks revealed
The extent of Solid Energy's cutbacks is revealed in the company's evidence to Parliament's commerce select committee.
Decision pending on Stockton mine closure
Solid Energy says a decision on whether the Stockton coal mine should be closed is "pending", and it expects to make a decision in the next few months.
Legal challenge to Solid Energy plan
An international conglomerate owed $27.5 million by Solid Energy has issued a High Court challenge to the arrangement which the state-owned mining company's creditors voted through last....
Solid Energy to shut Huntly East mine
Sixty-five staff to axed as operator admits there is no chance whatsover of finding a buyer for Waikato mine that's cost about $500,000 a month to keep open.
Solid Energy creditors reject last minute bid
Creditors of Solid Energy have voted in favour of an orderly sell down over the next 2 1/2 years, rejecting a last minute foreign bidder's request.
Alternative bidder emerges for Solid Energy
A New South Wales-based mining investor, Mach Energy, is expected to make an alternative bid for distressed state-owned coal miner Solid Energy.