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West CoastFebruary 15

Track dedicated to Pike River miners

A walking track and cycle trail dedicated to the 29 miners who perished in the Pike River mine disaster on the Wedt Coast opens today.
Track dedicated to Pike River miners
Track dedicated to Pike River miners
West CoastNovember 17

Bodies found in Pike River mine; families 'gutted'

Human remains have been discovered at Pike River, 11 years after explosions tore through the West Coast mine, killing 29 men.
NationalJune 11

'What we fought for': Pike River families hopeful after robot recovered

Pike River family members say the recovery of a military robot lost in the days after the devastating explosion brings them an inch closer to the truth of what happened.
'What we fought for': Pike River families hopeful after robot recovered
'What we fought for': Pike River families hopeful after robot recovered
West CoastMarch 20

Slow work recovering evidence

It can take Pike River Recovery Agency staff working underground 90 minutes to handle each piece of forensic evidence that they recover from the mine drift.
West CoastFebruary 17

Police investigating new Pike River evidence

Police are investigating a new discovery which may hold crucial clues to what sparked the Pike River mine disaster in 2010.
Police investigating new Pike River evidence
Police investigating new Pike River evidence
The MixNovember 18

A chance to reclaim the grieving

Plans to re-enter the Pike River Mine will allow families to grieve, writes Bruce Munro. 
A chance to reclaim the grieving
A chance to reclaim the grieving
West CoastNovember 6

Pike River families buoyed by meeting with Little

As the seventh anniversary of the Pike River Mine disaster approaches, the families of the 29 victims are buoyed after meeting the new minister this morning.
Pike River families buoyed by meeting with Little
Pike River families buoyed by meeting with Little
West CoastOctober 27

Kokshoorn backs mine re-entry, with warning

Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn has backed the renewed bid to re-enter the tunnel leading into the Pike River Mine, but cautions that the large rockfall between the drift and the mine workings could be an obstacle.
Kokshoorn backs mine re-entry, with warning
Kokshoorn backs mine re-entry, with warning
NationalJanuary 28

Calls for Pike Mine to be national park

The disaster-struck Pike River Mine site and surrounding land should become part of a national park, including a 'Great Walk' track and a visitors centre, some of the victims' families say.
Calls for Pike Mine to be national park
Calls for Pike Mine to be national park
NationalJanuary 21

Dave Dobbyn to perform Pike River tribute

Singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn is writing new music to be performed at an upcoming tribute concert for the families of victims of the Pike River mining disaster.
Dave Dobbyn to perform Pike River tribute
Dave Dobbyn to perform Pike River tribute
NationalDecember 18

Pike River should pay up, Kiwis say

Most New Zealanders believe Pike River Coal's shareholders should pay court-ordered compensation for the families of miners killed in the company's mine, a Herald-DigiPoll survey suggests.
NationalDecember 15

Pike River compo best outcome: PM

Prime Minister John Key says the case against former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall could have been costly and heartbreaking, and compensation for the families is the best outcome.
Pike River compo best outcome: PM
Pike River compo best outcome: PM
NationalDecember 13

McCready vows to take Whittall to court

The man who brought a private prosecution against ACT leader John Banks intends to file a single representative charge of manslaughter against former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall.
NationalDecember 10

Pike River mine re-entry begins

Solid Energy says removal of material from the top of the Pike River coalmine could take place tomorrow.
NationalNovember 20

Moral obligations to Pike families met: English

Finance Minister Bill English said families in New Zealand that experienced tragedies would expect equal treatment from the Government, not anything less than the families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River mining disaster three years ago.
Moral obligations to Pike families met: English
Moral obligations to Pike families met: English
NationalOctober 30

Pike mine reparation 'a moral obligation'

A spokesman for some of the families of the men killed in the Pike River mine disaster says New Zealand Oil and Gas has a moral if not a legal obligation to pay reparation to the families.
NationalJuly 29

No cash for Pike families: Receiver

Pike River Coal does not have the cash to pay compensation to the families of the men who died in its mine because company bosses have already spent the money on their legal fees, a receiver says.
NationalJuly 29

'Hellish': Pike River families air grief, anger

The state wants Pike River Coal Ltd to pay massive fines and reparation of up to $125,000 for each of the 29 men who died in a horrific workplace explosion.
NationalFebruary 27

Opencast Pike River mine mooted

Officials are investigating a proposal which could lead to the Pike River mine being turned into an opencast coal pit stretching into a national park.
NationalDecember 12

PM 'deeply' regrets Pike River deaths

Prime Minister John Key will be in Christchurch today to apologise to the families of the miners who died in the Pike River tragedy more than two years ago.
PM 'deeply' regrets Pike River deaths
PM 'deeply' regrets Pike River deaths
NationalNovember 8

Former Pike River boss pleads not guilty

The former chief executive of the Pike River mine has pleaded not guilty to all 12 charges he faced in relation to explosions at Pike River mine.
Former Pike River boss pleads not guilty
Former Pike River boss pleads not guilty
NationalNovember 5

Mine experts plan Pike body recovery

International mine safety experts have today met families of Pike River victims to start formulating a new plan to enter the collapsed mine and recover the 29 bodies.
NationalNovember 5

Emotions high; sense of finality

They choked back tears as Attorney-general Christopher Finlayson told them what they already knew: that their loved ones should never have died in the Pike River mine tragedy.
Emotions high; sense of finality
Emotions high; sense of finality
NationalOctober 29

Pike River report due tomorrow

Prime Minister John Key has confirmed the Royal Commission investigation into the Pike River tragedy will be delivered to Government tomorrow.
NationalOctober 25

Pike contractor to be sentenced over safety failings

Pike River contractor Valley Longwall will be sentenced today for failing to ensure the safety of workers who died in explosions at the mine.