Pike River

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has not ruled out the possibility of his government owning the Pike River Coal mine.

Plans for recovery teams to enter the Pike River Coal mine have again been delayed by unsafe gas levels.

The birth of a baby girl whose father is one of the Pike River Coal victims has been a “bittersweet” moment for the family.

The New Zealand government says it may fund a recovery plan for the bodies of the Pike River Coal victims, if it is credible and likely to succeed.

Rescuers will enter the Pike River Coal mine next week, but the bodies of the 29 miners entombed in there will not be recovered for weeks, the receiver says.

The New Zealand Prime Minister has slammed comments by a union boss that Pike River management worked too closely with the government and were not subjected to proper scrutiny.

The families of the Pike River Coal victims say they want a reconnaissance to recover the bodies of the 29 men who lay entombed in the mine.

A second body has been seen in footage shot inside the Pike River coal mine, according to the families of the victims.

The former managers of Pike River Coal have employed top defence lawyers to fight accusations they are to blame for the deaths of the 29 men inside the mine in November.

Nearly six months after his death, Pike River Coal miner Chris Duggan will be farewelled at a memorial service in Greymouth today.

The audit of coal mines in New Zealand following the Pike River Coal mine tragedy has found two mines are not compliant with health and safety regulations.

The successful bidders for the Pike River Coal mine should be known by the beginning of August.

A “positive” announcement tomorrow from Bathurst Resources will not be its intentions to bid on the embattled Pike River Coal mine.

The former safety and training manager of the Pike River coal mine has voiced frustrations over the delays of re-entering the mine.

The discovery of a fully-clothed body inside the Pike River coal mine has increased calls from families to retrieve the bodies of victims.

A man has been arrested and charged for unlawfully entering the Pike River coal mine.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says the discovery of a fully clothed body inside the Pike River Coal mine where 29 men were killed changes little.

A local union says the New Zealand government owes it to the men who were killed in the Pike River Coal mine to improve workplace safety.

A fully clothed body has been seen inside the Pike River Coal mine, indicating some of the 29 men killed in the mine may have survived the first blast.

Hearings to determine if a mine project in New Zealand can go ahead will be held in June.