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Goldbugs see no end to price rises
Gold investors have high hopes about price rises continuing in 2011.
Contractors' families will be paid
Payouts will be made to the contracting companies that employed the men who died in the massive explosions at the Pike River coal mine, receivers announced today.
Pike River family: Generosity 'humbling'
The family of Ben Rockhouse, who died in the Pike mine, have praised the 'selflessness and generosity' of the people of NZ.
12 days of Christmas: Families of the Pike River 29
For the grieving families of 29 men lost in the Pike River mine, the financial burden is being eased by the generous Kiwi spirit.
PWC: Four months to re-enter mine
Pike River Coal's receivers say it could take up to four months to re-enter the mine in which 29 workers died in an explosion last month. Receivers PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) today presented a draft plan for re-entry.
Pike River Coronial Inquest date set
The Coronial Inquest into the deaths of 29 men in the Pike River Coal mine will be held early next year, the chief coroner Judge MacLean says.
Pike River: Generosity overwhelms
On Friday the 19th November I discovered my brother Conrad Adams was one of the 29 men who were inside the Pike River mine.
Gas rises cause Pike River evacuation
Pike River Mine was evacuated this morning when gas levels rose sharply...
Oil well inspector too busy: report
NZ has just one inspector to oversee safety in its oil exploration industry.
Nitrogen pumping into Pike River mine
A 20-tonne nitrogen generator is now pumping nitrogren into the Pike River Mine.
Meat workers pay not docked - CEO
Silver Ferns Farms has hit back at complaints that workers at its Te Aroha plant had their pay deducted for observing a two-minute silence to remember the Pike River miners.
Pike police: Mine not receivers' yet
The Pike River mine will not be handed over to receivers while the operation to recover the bodies of the 29 workers continues, police say.
Pay cut for two-minute silence
Staff at a North Island freezing works had their pay cut for the official two-minute silence to remember the 29 miners killed in the Pike River mine.
Christmas at Pike River for families
Families of the 29 miners who died at Pike River Coal mine have been given a chance to spend Christmas near the bodies of their loved ones after police offered to take them to the mine on December 25.
Nitrogen machine arrives at Pike River
A 20-tonne nitrogen generator has arrived to aid the operation to recover 29 bodies from Pike River Coal mine.
Pike River receivers may not be able to claim full insurance
As a new machine arrives to help recovery efforts at Pike River, receivers say they may not be able to claim a full $100m insurance payout to reimburse creditors of Pike River Coal.
Govt looks at fast tracking mining to help workers
The Govt is considering fast tracking the expansion of coal mining operations on the West Coast.
Govt looking at West Coast stimulus plan
The Government has agreed to work on an economic stimulus package for the West Coast.
