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Mining experts look at Pike River recovery plan
4 Nov 2012Families of the Pike River disaster victims are hoping a group of international mine safety experts will be able to give its approval to a plan aimed at re-entering the mine.
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Pike report will reveal truth, says family spokesman
4 Nov 2012The spokesperson for some of the families of Pike River mine victims says he is confident the Royal Commission's report on the tragedy will reveal the truth.
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Pike report to be presented to families on Monday
2 Nov 2012The report of the Royal Commission on the Pike River mine disaster and the Government's response will be presented to the families of the victims in Greymouth on Monday.
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Industry believes Pike report won't end underground mining
31 Oct 2012People on the West Coast and in the mining industry are confident the Royal Commission's report on the Pike River disaster will not bring an end to underground coal mining.
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Govt receives report on Pike mine disaster
30 Oct 2012The Government has received the report of the Royal Commission on the Pike River mine tragedy.
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Royal Commission report into mine tragedy due next week
29 Oct 2012Prime Minister John Key says the Royal Commission's report into the Pike River mine tragedy will be released next week.
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Uproar in court over Pike River company fine
27 Oct 2012There was uproar in the Greymouth District Court on Friday afternoon when a company contracted to Pike River Coal was fined $46,800 for unsafe work practices at the mine where 29 workers died. Audio
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Pike River contractor fine 'a joke'
27 Oct 2012The Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union says the fine given to an Australian-based drilling company for safety failures at the Pike River coal mine is "a joke".
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Pike managers lose bid over inquiry
27 Oct 2012Lawyers representing six former directors and managers at the Pike River mine say they are still considering the failure of their application to have the Royal Commission into the disaster reconvened.
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Whittall says he wouldn't have endangered men
26 Oct 2012Former Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall says he would never take any decisions that would endanger those with whom he worked. Audio
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Pike River father says PM has written families off
9 Oct 2012An angry Pike River father says the Prime Minister has written off the families' latest chance to get the bodies of 29 workers out of the West Coast mine. Audio
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Court considers reconvening Pike River inquiry
3 Sep 2012A request to cross-examine witnesses who made statements to the Pike River Royal Commission after its hearings ended met the criteria for doing so, a court has been told.
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Memorial service to be held for Pike River victim
29 Aug 2012A public memorial service for one of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine is to be held in Christchurch.
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Pike River inquiry gets extension
27 Aug 2012The Royal Commission of Inquiry investigating the Pike River mine tragedy has been given an extra two months to finish its report.
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Bill for Pike families' lawyers passes $1.5 million
24 Aug 2012The bill for lawyers representing the Pike River families has passed $1.5 million.
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Judge warns Whittall he must plead on Pike charges
31 Jul 2012A judge has given a stern warning to the lawyer for former Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall, over his failure to enter a plea over 12 health and safety charges. Audio
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Pike River Commission decides not to reconvene
8 Aug 2012The Pike River Royal Commission has decided not to hold further hearings.
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Push to reopen Pike River hearings
20 Jul 2012The lawyer for the miners' union says a push to reconvene the Pike River Royal Commission is designed to put pressure on the commissioners. Audio
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No money for unsecured Pike creditors
18 Jul 2012The receiver for Pike River says there is no chance any money will be paid to any unsecured creditors. Audio
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Pike River mine sale goes through
18 Jul 2012The sale of the Pike River coal mine to Solid Energy has been confirmed.
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Call for Pike River commission to reconvene
6 Jul 2012The lawyer for former Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall wants the Royal Commission into the mine disaster reconvened to hear three previously unheard witnesses.
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MP denies raising hopes of Pike families
13 Jun 2012Prime Minister John Key says he never raised the expectations of Pike River families about the possibility of recovering the bodies of the 29 men killed in the mine.
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Pike families abandon hope of recovering bodies
31 May 2012Families of the men who died at the Pike River mine in 2010 have abandoned all hope of recovering the bodies and accept the risk is too high. Audio
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PM happy to meet again with Pike River families
14 May 2012Prime Minister John Key says he would be happy to meet again with the families of the men who died at Pike River.
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