There is no doubt in Daniel Rockhouse's mind that he and Russell Smith were not the only two who survived the first Pike River mine explosion.

The sealing-off of the Pike River mine has been delayed for a week to allow families to mark the sixth anniversary of the disaster.

Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse are calling for the mine not to be sealed in the hope the bodies of their loved ones will one day be recovered.

Helicopter access, e-bikes and new climbing routes proposed for new Pike 29 Memorial Great Walk.

This week's anniversary of the Pike River mining disaster has sparked the need for workplace health and safety attitudes to change.

Prime Minister John Key says no one in their right mind would risk killing more men to recover bodies from the 2010 Pike River mine disaster which claimed 29 lives.

Five years ago today, 31 men hung their identification tags on a board and headed underground to work.

Department of Conservation waits to resume ownership of the Pike River Mine.

Up to 300,000 working New Zealanders won't have access to one of the most effective ways they can keep themselves and their mates safe at work, writes Helen Kelly.

The Government is under pressure to press ahead with the health and safety law that has been parked temporarily.

Editorial: The deaths this year leave the Government with egg on its face. They suggest that the more stringent approach was the right one. T

It was right to consider a compensation offer when deciding to drop charges against former Pike River chief executive Peter Whittall, WorkSafe NZ says.

A lawyer for WorkSafe NZ says Pike River Coal had already been held to account when charges against former chief executive Peter Whittall were dropped.

Families of the men killed in the Pike River mine blast say a $3.4 million payment does not equal justice.

Pike River Mine survivor Daniel Rockhouse says he was humbled to accept an award for bravery at an investiture ceremony at Government House this morning.

A judicial review will be held in the High Court at Wellington next month into the Crown's decision to drop charges against former Pike River Mine boss Peter Whittall.

Families of 29 dead mine workers have finally conceded that the men's bodies will never be recovered from the Pike River coal mine.

Four years, a thousand tears and $5.2 million later, the Pike River Mine re-entry plan has been finally abandoned.

Prime Minister John Key says Solid Energy "did everything they possibly could" to recover the bodies of 29 miners at Pike River.

Solid Energy has announced it will not re-enter the Pike River Mine drift because the company considers the risks to life remain too high. Read the latest selection of Your Views on the decision.

Solid Energy is withdrawing its nitrogen machine - a key tool in the Pike River re-entry hopes - from the mine site and sending it out of the country.

Solid Energy has delayed making a decision on whether to go ahead with the re-entry of the Pike River Mine drift after consulting with families.

The Pike River Mine tragedy will go down as a lesson in "what can go wrong when everything's wrong", according to one of the Pike royal commissioners.

Dean Dunbar has vowed to "fight to my last breath" to ensure his son's remains are recovered from the Pike River Mine.

The election's over and we are now back complaining and telling everyone else their job. We're good at that.

The mines inspectorate entered the Pike River Mine for the first time a month ago, papers released under the Official Information Act show.

For nearly a year, it turns out, the Pike River mine could have been made safe to enter.

Solid Energy says it is still evaluating the “potentially fatal risks” of re-entering the Pike River mine, but it is aiming to release a final decision by the end of next month.