Earlier this morning around 30 family members descended down the Pike River mine drift to a mine seal to pay respects to their loved ones. The family members travelled in a drift runner in small...
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The Pike River mine re-entry will likely receive an exemption from complying with mine safety legislation allowing the mine to continue with the re-entry with only one means of entry and egress. But...
A symbolic opening of the Pike River mine occurred this morning as the Pike River families watched members of the Pike River Recovery Agency (PRRA) enter the mine drift. The PRRA earlier today...
After what has been a turbulent few weeks full of disappointment and technical issues, the Pike River Recovery Agency has once again commenced work on re-entering the Pike River mine where 29 mine...
In a brief update, the Pike River Recovery agency has confirmed that a leaking sampling tube was the cause of the high oxygen readings encountered last week which deferred the entry to the mine. NZ...
One of only two men to survive the Pike River mine disaster is working in a Queensland mine and has now shared his tragic story of how the disaster tore apart his family. Daniel Rockhouse (Rocky) to...
The families of the 29 Pike River miners are in disbelief regarding the handling and mismanagement of critical evidence by the New Zealand Police and the former New Zealand Department of Labour (Now...
Pike River Recovery Agency coal mine recovery workers are being trained in techniques for the gathering and preventing disturbance of forensic evidence at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand as they...
The Pike River recovery team have continued their preparations for re-entry to recover the bodies of 29 miners trapped in an explosion in 2010. This week a number of team members undertook training...
The nitrogen-producing plant crucial to the safe re-entry and recovery of the Pike River Mine was started up last week for the first time last week ahead of the re-entry to recover the bodies of the...
