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Officers honoured for Pike River, quake and balloon disasters
Officers honoured for Pike River, quake and balloon disasters

Two police officers have been honoured for their work with hundreds of grieving families following the Pike River, Canterbury…

Judge opens door to Pike compensation
Judge opens door to Pike compensation

A District Court judge has opened the door to compensation for the 29 families of the Pike River Mine…

Mine victims back safety reforms
Mine victims back safety reforms

Families of Pike River mine victims say they will ensure that recommendations from the health and safety…

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Denniston Plateau mine a step closer Denniston Plateau mine a step closer

Australian mining company Bathurst Resources has passed…

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Govt releases plan on Pike River inquiry's progress
Govt releases plan on Pike River inquiry's progress

The Government released an implementation plan today showing what progress has been made on the Royal Commission of Inquiry…

Mai Chen: Alarming signs of state incompetence
Mai Chen: Alarming signs of state incompetence

"Are we seeing public sector performance and competence at an all-time low, and if so why?" asks Mai Chen. "What other breaches…

Camera lowered into Pike River mine
Camera lowered into Pike River mine

A camera was lowered into the Pike River Mine on Friday, revealing more water than expected but not a great amount of damage…

Case against Pike River Coal outlined
Case against Pike River Coal outlined

Any survivors of the explosion that tore through the Pike River coalmine would have been stumbling around in the dark, a…

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Peter Whittall: No chance of fair trial on West Coast
Peter Whittall: No chance of fair trial on West Coast

Lawyers for former Pike River Mine boss Peter Whittall claimed in the Greymouth District Court today…

Progress made on body recovery

A crunch five-hour showdown with the Government has left Pike River mine families confident of recovering the bodies of…

Editorial: Reality check needed over recovery of bodies

Editorial: The Prime Minister's first instinct over the recovery of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine tragedy was…

Pike River: PM's apology 'far too late'

John Key today fronted an angry group of Pike River Mine families in Greymouth to apologise - and pledge funding of about…

Key 'deeply regrets' Pike River deaths
Key 'deeply regrets' Pike River deaths

Prime Minister John Key will today apologise to the families of the miners who died in the Pike River…

Gerard Morris: Pike politics ignore families' heartbreak

Having a middleman able to absorb the criticism and stay immune to the moral and emotional elements of the Pike tragedy…

Fast action expected on mine safety recommendations

The Government says it will move as quickly as possible to implement all 16 mine safety recommendations made by the Royal…

Gehan Gunasekara: Let's make it easy for whistleblowers

Whistleblowing saves lives but for it to be effective there must be a mechanism for timely disclosure as well as protection…

Lone marks tragic moment

Families of dead miners gather to remember 2010 disaster at Pike River.

Pike River: Lone piper's tribute to 29
Pike River: Lone piper's tribute to 29

Just after 3.44pm today a lone piper played a lament to mark the moment an explosion ripped through…

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