Pike River Mine
"We've won the battle to re-enter the Pike River drift"
A manned re-entry into the Pike River mine will go ahead, and is expected to take place in February next year. The Pike River Recovery Agency recommended a single entry approach as the safest and most… Audio
Plea for police to be removed from Pike inquiry
There is a plea tonight for the investigation in to whether a conveyer belt caused the second explosion at the Pike River mine to be taken away from the police. Audio
Pike River: Police investigate use of conveyer belt
Police have confirmed an investigation is looking at whether the switching on of a conveyer belt caused the second explosion at the Pike River Mine.
Area with clues on Pike River explosion cause could be explored
Key parts of the Pike River mine's electrical infrastructure could have survived the multiple explosions that shook it nearly eight years ago, the Pike River Recovery Agency has revealed.
Pike River electrical infrastructure may have survived explosions
Key parts of the Pike River Mine's electrical infrastructure could have survived the multiple explosions that shook it close to eight years ago. The 400 metre network of tunnels off to the side of the… Video, Audio
Pike River Mine to be treated as ‘crime scene’
The government says Pike River Mine will be treated as a crime scene when re-entry finally occurs. Meanwhile, family members of the 29 men killed inside the mine, have entered the portal for the first… Audio
Peters reaffirms Pike River entry promise
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is still keen to be the first man into the Pike River mine.
Pike River Mine re-entry narrowed to three options
The planned re-entry to the Pike River mine has been narrowed to three options - using the existing entry to the drift, building a second small tunnel, or creating a large, 60cm wide bore hole. Video, Audio
Pike River tragedy not dealt with properly: adviser
The adviser to the government on the Pike River Mine re-entry programme says New Zealand has not dealt with the tragedy properly.
Pike River Mine re-entry
A plan to re-enter Pike River Mine is expected to be announced today. International technical advisors have been meeting in Greymouth to figure out a plan. Audio
Plan being hatched to re-enter Pike River mine
A who's who of the mining sector have gathered to devise a plan to re-enter the Pike River mine, including pumping nitrogen in to the mine through bore holes in order to neutralise the methane. Video, Audio
Pike mine families knew about leaked footage for some time
The leaked footage of a fully intact and clothed body down the Pike River mine has come as no surprise to the families.
Pike River recovery agency opens
The job of recovering the bodies of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine will take an important step on Wednesday. The doors of the Pike River Recovery Agency - Te Kahui Whakamana Rua Tekau ma… Audio
Pike Minister says those responsible got off scot-free
The Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entry Andrew Little says while the families of the miners have been vindicated by today's Supreme Court decision, those responsible have got away scot-free.
…Pike lawyer Nigel Hampton on Supreme Court judgement
Nigel Hampton QC says today's Supreme Court decision on Pike River shows New Zealand law is still guided by principals, but it should never have had to come to this. Video, Audio
Pike River ruling 'a monumental win'
The Supreme Court has ruled WorkSafe New Zealand's decision to not prosecute Pike River's CEO Peter Whittall was unlawful. John Campbell talks to Anna Osborne and Nigel Hampton. Video, Audio
Sonya Rockhouse: Seven years on from Pike River
At 3.44pm on 19 November 2010, an explosion in the Pike River coal mine, 46 kilometres north of Greymouth, and subsequent explosions in the days that followed, took the lives of 29 men, sparing just… Audio
Pike River families say they're finally being listened to
The Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entry, Andrew Little, met with some of the miners' families at Parliament to set up a legal entity to run the re-entry project. Video, Audio
Re-entering Pike River Mine
Labour MP Andrew Little has met the the Pike River families to talks about plans for re-entering the mine that claimed 29 lives in 2010. Audio
Andrew Little to meet Pike families, discuss mine re-entry
Labour's Andrew Little will be meeting with Pike River families in the next week to discuss plans for re-entering the mine. He joins us to discuss the plans. Audio
