Work to stabilise the Pike River coal mine has been delayed a second time by dangerous gas readings.

Police say while they are "highly suspicious" a figure seen in footage taken from within the Pike River mine is a body, it is impossible to confirm without months of work.

A West Coast man is on trial for murdering his elderly neighbour and the man's intellectually handicapped grandson.

The police-led rescue and recovery operation launched in the wake of the Pike River tragedy has cost nearly $11 million, according to figures in a detailed breakdown released this afternoon.

The centre will be named the West Coast Memorial Events Centre in memory of the Pike River and other mine disaster victims.

Families of the Pike River miners have rejected a claim that police leaked previously unseen CCTV footage of the disaster to TVNZ.

On the eve of a preliminary hearing into the Pike River disaster, Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn has warned the collapsed mine's receivers to get in and get the dead miners' remains, or stand aside so someone else can.

Prince Charles offered architectural advice to Christchurch but didn't visit, whereas Prince William shelved ongoing wedding plans last week to support our quake victims. So, who should be New Zealand's next King?

Prince William has met families of the victims of the Pike River Coal mine disaster in Greymouth tonight.

As the West Coast prepares for the visit of Prince William today, Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn reflects on the four tough months since the Pike River tragedy.

Greymouth finally has something to smile about after news its 143-year-old Monteith's brewery will get a multi-million dollar makeover.

The inaction of Pike River mine receivers to venture into the mine has victims' families fearing the worst, says the father of one of the lost miners

State owned Solid Energy has confirmed it wants to buy the Pike River mine, but getting it back into production would be a big job.