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Pike River body retrieval 'years away'

While Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn seeks to secure funds for the retrieval of the bodies of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine disaster, receivers say it will be two to four years before the bodies could be recovered.

Government plans to make mineral exploration easier

Pike River mine to be partly sealed this month

Mine worker killed in South Australia

Pike River inquiry - the story so far

After months of evidence at the Pike River inquiry, the hearing has concentrated on four areas of concern behind the scenes at the doomed mine.