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Solid Energy considering re-entry plan
12 Aug 2013Solid Energy's board is considering a plan to re-enter the Pike River mine on the West Coast to try and recover the bodies of 29 men who died there in a series of explosions in 2010.
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Govt must contribute to Pike compensation - NZ First
6 Jul 2013New Zealand First says the Government must top up a likely shortfall in compensation for the families of those who died in the Pike River mine disaster.
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Little compo for Pike families 'unjust'
4 Jul 2013There appears to be no chance that any meaningful fine or compensation will be paid over a mine disaster. The revelation came during the sentencing of Pike River Coal Ltd, which failed to ensure the… Audio
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Unanimous vote on Pike recommendations
28 Jun 2013Legislation that would implement the recommendations of a Royal Commission into the Pike River mining disaster has unanimously passed its first reading in Parliament. Audio
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Change to Pike mine conditions sought
28 Feb 2013Government officials are considering an application from Solid Energy to vary the conditions on its permit to mine at Pike River.
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Experts discuss recovery plan at Pike mine
26 Feb 2013The spokesperson for some of the families of the men who died in the Pike River mine disaster has accepted that developing a recovery plan will be more difficult and take longer than he thought. Audio
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Meeting arrangements
10 Jan 2013The Prime Minister has confirmed to the families of the 29 men who died at Pike River that he will organise a meeting between his advisors and their experts to discuss body recovery. Both parties are…
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PM doubts mine re-entry possible
13 Dec 2012The Prime Minister has told the families of the Pike River victims he is prepared to organise a meeting between his experts and theirs on re-entering the West Coast mine, but doesn't see how re-entry…
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Govt releases plan to implement Pike River report
12 Dec 2012The Government has released a plan for implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Pike River Coal Mine disaster.
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Pike directors callous, says Rockhouse
11 Dec 2012Comments made by former directors of the Pike River Coal company are callous, says the father of a man who died in the Pike River mine.
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Pike families remember their dead two years on
20 Nov 2012Ceremonies marking the second anniversary of the Pike River Coal Mine disaster have ended with songs and the placing of flowers on a special memorial in Blackball, the closest town to the mine. Audio
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Employment investigation underway over Pike disaster
28 Nov 2012An investigation has begun into whether Labour Department staff did everything they should have when the department issued Pike River Coal with a mining permit, and whether the department monitored…
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Pike families prepared to take Govt to court
19 Nov 2012A spokesperson for some of the Pike River families says they will take the Government to court if it refuses to help recover the men's remains.
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Experts hand over Pike River recovery plan
10 Nov 2012International experts have handed the owners of Pike River coal mine a report saying it is possible to recover the remains of the men who died there two years ago.
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Still too early to enter mine
8 Nov 2012International mining experts looking into the feasibility of re-opening the Pike River mine say it's still too early to say if it can be entered safely. Audio
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Community in good heart
7 Nov 2012A community leader in Greymouth says the Royal Commission's report into the Pike River tragedy gives people the chance to move on and work through coal mine closures and other blows. Audio
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Pike health and safety staff under scrutiny
6 Nov 2012Staff at what used to be the Department of Labour will come under further scrutiny over their role in the Pike River mining disaster and may face action by their employer. Audio
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Parties meet to discuss plan to re-open mine
6 Nov 2012The first steps towards a plan to re-open the Pike River mine have been taken in Greymouth. Audio
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Lawyer says everyone played role in Pike disaster
6 Nov 2012A lawyer for the families of Pike River victims says everyone involved in the mine played a role in the disaster and ignoring the methane danger became central to the mine's culture. Audio
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Pike directors wanted a safe, world-class mine
6 Nov 2012Directors of the Pike River Coal Ltd, which is now in receivership, say they set out to create a safe world-class mine and never intended it to be developed or operated unsafely.
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Pike Royal Commission recommendations
5 Nov 2012The Royal Commission has made 16 recommendations in its report on the Pike River Coal mine tragedy in November 2010 in which 29 men died and two survived.
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Mine report critical of Labour dept - union
5 Nov 2012The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union predicts the Department of Labour will be heavily criticised when the Royal Commission's findings into the Pike River mine disaster are issued on…
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Clues to be sought for re-entry plan
5 Nov 2012Mine safety experts will be studying the Royal Commission report on the Pike River disaster to see if a re-entry plan can be established.
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Pike workers exposed to 'unacceptable risk'
5 Nov 2012A Royal Commission's damning report on the Pike River mine tragedy says the company paid insufficient attention to health and safety matters and exposed workers to unacceptable risks in its drive to… Audio
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