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Police pay Pike River mine contractors

Pike River victim's widow to run for his council seat

Police wrong to raise rescue hopes - mayor

Police made the "wrong call" to raise hopes for a rescue after the first Pike River Coal mine explosion, Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says.

Pike River: Families question promise of hope

A woman whose brother died in the Pike River mine is questioning why victims' families were given hope after the first blast when experts say it was not survivable.

Coroner's finding - first blast fatal

All 29 men lost in the Pike River disaster died within minutes of the first blast in the West Coast coal mine, a coronial inquest into the disaster has concluded.

Diesel smell after blast, court told

The man charged with overseeing the Pike River mine smelled diesel or exhaust in the air about the time it was hit with an explosion that killed 29 men.

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

Govt denies Pike River cover-up

The father of a miner who died at Pike River has accused police and the Government of withholding information that shows bodies may be recovered intact from the explosion-hit coal mine.

Miners drag ASX down

Miners' recovery not in new plan

A proposed Pike River mine stabilisation plan doesn't allow for the recovery of the miners and won't guarantee the future of the mine. The Receivers of Pike River Coal Limited presented their mine stabilisation plan to the Commissioner of P

Miners' recovery not in new plan

A proposed Pike River mine stabilisation plan doesn't allow for the recovery of the miners and won’t guarantee the future of the mine.

PM 'passing the buck' on Pike River

Labour leader Phil Goff has accused John Key of "passing the buck" on whether to permanently seal the Pike River coal mine. Receivers have been given until 5pm today to come up with a plan for stabilising the mine.

Closing mine could see inquiry evidence lost , lawyer says

Sealing the Pike River mine could see vital evidence lost, the lawyer for the families of those killed says.

Pike families reveal mixed emotions

Some Pike River relatives were always resigned to the fact that the remains would never be returned.

Pike River families fight recovery decision

The families of the 29 lost Pike River miners say they are "gravely concerned" that the Government and police are abandoning recovery efforts at the mine and are calling for the decision to be reassessed.