West Coast

Solid Energy says it knew it was going to disappoint Pike River families with the decision not to re-enter the mine tunnel. Audio

The lawyer for the Pike River Families Committee Colin Smith is with us. Audio

Carol Rose is the mother of 31 year old Stu Mudge who died in the mine. She insists there's a good case for taking Pike River managers Peter Whittall, Doug White and Steve Ellis to court. Audio

The prospect of court action over the Pike River mine disaster is back on the agenda now that all hope of re-entering the ruined mine's tunnel has finally been dashed. Audio

Radio New Zealand reporter Nicola Grigg. Audio

Laurie Drew is the father of Zen Drew, one of the 29 miners who died four years ago in the Pike River explosion. Audio

Nicholas Davidson is the lawyer for the Pike River families' committee. Audio

Damien O'Connor is the MP for Westcoast/Tasman. Audio

Radio New Zealand reporter Nicola Grigg. Audio

The Haast Pass reopens fully tonight, for the first time in more than a year after a massive slip brought down more than 40,000 cubic metres of rock on to the state highway. Audio

A consultant to the Transport Agency says lockable gates could be built in the Haast Pass to stop traffic if there is a risk of landslides. Audio

An inquest has heard how a Canadian couple drove into the Haast Pass in the middle of a storm unaware warning signs were going up behind them. Audio

Photographer Caroline McQuarrie shares her exhibition of photographs of abandoned West Coast townships, and accompanying embroidery to help Greymouth celebrate its 150th anniversary. No Town, to the… Audio

Writer, filmmaker, and historian Bill Morris discusses New Zealand's oldest Pakeha folk song 'Davy Lowston' at the Wellington Folk Festival 2014. Audio

A Reefton company has won the contract to salvage the first lot of West Coast native timber blown down by a cyclone earlier this year. Audio

Playwright, screenwriter, and director of theatre and film, whose pre-European Maori action movie The Dead Lands opens this coming week, and new play, Pure and Deep, will be staged in Auckland later… Audio

International mining experts say re-entering the main tunnel at Pike River mine is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

International experts say re-entering the main tunnel at Pike River mine is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

Mining experts hired by the families of the men who died at Pike River nearly four years ago say re-entering the main tunnel is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

In June 1913, William Massey's government clamped down on youths who were avoiding recently introduced military training. When a dozen or so young conscientious objectors were incarcerated in Fort… Audio