Pike River re-entry delayed
Re-entry to the Pike River mine has been delayed so that a high oxygen reading from within the mine can be understood.
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Labour accelerates action on Pike River re-entry
National is trying to spin that Labour has adopted its position on re-entry of the Pike River mine. But the Pike River families are having nothing of this.
Pike River facts laid out
An excellent piece by Pike River mum, Sonya Rockhouse, in today’s Sunday Star-Times. The full article is here, but here are some of the most important points…
29 lives lost. No justice for their families.
Solid Energy trucks have refused to cross the picket line at Pike River this morning after the families set up effigies of their dead men.
Andrew Little: Together, we will fight for justice for Pike families
I want justice for the families of the worst workplace tragedy in decades. If New Zealanders choose to change the Government this year, Pike will be a priority in my first hundred days as Prime Minister.
Expert report shows urgent need for Pike River re-entry discussions
The Pike River families have presented expert reports at Parliament today to establish the mine is safe to re-enter.
StandWithPike – it’s always “later”
Bill English tells the families he’ll meet them “later”. They’ve waited for justice for six years. It’s always “later”.
Stand With Pike: You shall not pass
Newshub has revealed the attempt to seal Pike River mine is now facing both legal, and physical, roadblocks.
“They’re about to pour concrete on my son’s grave” – Campbell on #StandWithPike
Heartbreaking stories from the picket line down at the West Coast.
Mining engineer: Solid Energy’s decision is “irrational”
An engineer’s report concluded it would be safe to enter the mine to look for evidence of the cause the blasts which killed 29 men.
Andrew Little: Promises to Pike families must be kept
Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the Pike River disaster. Here is a statement released by Andrew Little urging that the mine not be sealed and the deaths of the miners be investigated and their bodies brought home.
Six years on, the government still lies about Pike River
For six years the families of the men who died at Pike River have not had clear answers about what happened. From the Pike River Royal Commission, they got some answers. From the government, nothing but lies.
Pike River anniversary: what have we become?
Six years ago this morning, 31 men went to work in a coal mine. 29 of them still lay there.
Pike River Mine can be safely re-entered – but the Government says no
Damien O’Connor and Denise Roche have taken it to Nick Smith in the House today over the government’s plan to seal Pike River mine forever.
Sonya Rockhouse: This isn’t just about our families. It’s about all of us
“Now six years later, the Government is moving to seal the mine. They are literally putting hundreds of tonnes of concrete between us and our boys. Between the whole world and whatever evidence of what happened is down there.”
“Be kind” #StandWithPike
Anna Osborne on the earthquake and day three of the Pike River occupation.
Remembering what happened at Pike
What exactly happened at Pike River? The families of the 29 men who died don’t know, and as Solid Energy moves to seal the mine forever, they demand justice.
#StandWithPike
The Pike River families have decided to take a stand and are occupying the road to the mine to ensure it cannot be closed, sealing up the evidence of what happened and the bodies of their loved ones forever.