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Pike River: 'at some stage it was going to collapse'

Pike River boss under-manager during fatal mine blasts in Aust

Pike River 'haunts me every day'

The stoic spokesman for the families of the Pike River dead cannot stop grieving for the son he lost a year ago today.

Hamish Bohannan: Smarter use of resources can benefit environment

Owen Glenn: Dig deep and we can be luckier than Oz

Solid Energy halts production at West Coast mine

First blast lethal, Pike inquest told

The 29 workers who died in the Pike River disaster would have died within minutes of the original explosion at the West Coast coal mine, a coronial hearing in Greymouth has heard.

Inquest into Pike River disaster to begin tomorrow

New Pike River footage offers hope for families

Nitrogen pumping into Pike River mine

A 20-tonne nitrogen generator is now pumping nitrogren into the Pike River Mine.

Pike River: Church services for the miners

Check times of church services for the miners, and tell us about services in your area.

Pike River: Australian Parliament pauses to remember NZ dead

Mine crisis: Pushy journalists invoke anger

Unscrupulous reporters have tried posing as victim support workers to gain access to distressed families, reports the <i>Greymouth Star</i>.

Support for trapped Pike River miners

Signs have been erected around Greymouth in support of the 29 miners and contractors trapped in the Pike River mine.

Pike River blast: The story so far

These photos tell the story of this tragic event, and of its impact on those involved.