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![No attempt to rescue trapped miners tonight - police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
No attempt to rescue trapped miners tonight - police
There will be no attempt to rescue 29 miners trapped in a West Coast mine tonight, with no further air quality sampling until tomorrow.
![Pike River blast: Locals in limbo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pike River blast: Locals in limbo
West Coasters went about their business today hoping for the best but painfully aware of the grim record of tragedies in mining.
![Mine blast: Air quality tests 'inconclusive'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mine blast: Air quality tests 'inconclusive'
Police say a bid to rescue or recover 29 miners trapped in a West Coast coal mine is on hold, and could begin at any time over the next two days.
![Miner who avoided Pike River blast faces anxious wait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Miner who avoided Pike River blast faces anxious wait
He avoided yesterday's Pike River blast by minutes - now a miner waits for news of trapped workmates.
![Mine blast: How the Pike River rescue will work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mine blast: How the Pike River rescue will work
Rescue crews will face a number of challenges as they work towards accessing the area where 29 coal miners are believed to be trapped.
![Mine blast: Pike River collapse 'unlikely', says CEO](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mine blast: Pike River collapse 'unlikely', says CEO
29 miners remain trapped underground after yesterday's blast at Pike River Coal's West Coat mine.
![Pike River expected methane gas emissions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pike River expected methane gas emissions
Methane gas has long been identified as a potential problem for the Pike River Coal mine, as rescuers scramble to find up to 27 missing miners.
![Travel book: <i>A (Nearly) Complete History of the Moose in New Zealand</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Travel book: <i>A (Nearly) Complete History of the Moose in New Zealand</i>
Moose were released in Westland in 1900 and in Fiordland in 1910 but unlike other such introductions they were not a success.
![Plane's centre of gravity can shift, crash report says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Plane's centre of gravity can shift, crash report says
A plane that crashed near Fox Glacier, killing nine, is believed to have been over its maximum allowable weight and off-balance.
![Driver who fell asleep, killed cyclist sentenced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Driver who fell asleep, killed cyclist sentenced
A West Coast driver who fell asleep and killed a cyclist faces a much longer self-imposed sentence than the community detention handed down, says her lawyer.
![Storms ease, gales in Wairarapa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Storms ease, gales in Wairarapa
A severe weather warning has been issued as heavy rain and gales are expected to hit areas across the country.
![Women 'lucky' to survive after botched tramp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Women 'lucky' to survive after botched tramp
Two Christchurch women were rescued by helicopter from Arthur's Pass National Park today.
![West Coaster guilty of friend's manslaughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
West Coaster guilty of friend's manslaughter
A West Coast man has been acquitted of murder but found guilty of the manslaughter of his friend, following a four-day trial.
![Arawata Bill's stomping ground](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Arawata Bill's stomping ground
Jill Worrall explores the region that was home to the legendary bushman and prospector.
!['Stunned' Lotto winner thought numbers were wrong](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Stunned' Lotto winner thought numbers were wrong
The Reefton winner of a $10.6m Lotto prize initially figured he must have read the Lotto numbers wrong, so put his ticket aside.