A memorial for the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine disaster is planned to be finished later this year. The Department of Conservation (DoC) is proposing to have the memorial fully installed a ...

November 19 marked 15 years since an explosion ripped through the underground Pike River Coal mine on the remote West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Twenty-nine workers were trapped in the mine.

Pike River family members and supporters outside the Wellington High Court, May 29, 2025: Kath Monk, Bernie Monk, Steve Rose, Leo Donnelly, Carol Rose, Christopher Harder, Melanie Coxon. The World ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than a decade after a methane explosion killed 29 workers at a New Zealand coal mine, police said Wednesday they have finally found at least two of the bodies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anna's husband, Milton "Milt," played by John Leigh in the film, was among the men who died in the mine explosion, along with ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – The New Zealand government has announced plans to re-enter the Pike River mine, eight years after an explosion claimed the lives of 29 miners. Minister Responsible for Pike ...

A memorial for the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine disaster has been pushed back to later this year, and a visitor centre has been put on hold. The Department of Conservation is proposing to ...

Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey has been confirmed as starring in “Pike River,” the upcoming dramatic thriller set and shot in New Zealand and centered around one of the country’s worst ...

Fears that dangerous mine gas could trigger a second explosion stalled rescue crew search efforts today at the New Zealand coal mine where 29 workers are missing nearly a day after a powerful gas ...

WELLINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - State-owned New Zealand coal miner Solid Energy is set to buy the failed Pike River coal mine, in which 29 miners were killed in an explosion in 2010 and later entombed ...