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Justice Is Being Done - Pike Families

Saturday, 24 June 2023, 6:33 pm | Stand With Pike

The end of evidence gathering at Pike River Mine signals a new chapter in the fight for truth and justice, says the Pike River Family Reference Group.. Anna Osborne who lost her husband Milton in the mine says the reentry of Pike River and the subsequent ... More >>

Justice For Pike River One Step Closer

Friday, 30 September 2022, 12:02 pm | Stand With Pike

The decision by the New Zealand Police to look further into the Pike River mine workings has been welcomed by Pike River family members. Ten new boreholes will be drilled into the mine to allow police to gather more evidence by remote video. For ... More >>

Survivors Of Disasters Rewrite Public Service Standards

Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 6:14 am | Stand With Pike

The new Public Service Commission Model Standards that are being released today represent a watershed in how the rules are set for the whole Public Service, say Pike River Families. The Standards - “Working with Survivors” have been co-authored ... More >>

Survivors Of Disasters Rewrite Public Service Standards

Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 6:13 am | Stand With Pike

The new Public Service Commission Model Standards that are being released today represent a watershed in how the rules are set for the whole Public Service, say Pike River Families. The Standards - “Working with Survivors” have been co-authored ... More >>

Stand With Pike Families Meet Over Next Steps

Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 7:23 am | Stand With Pike

The Pike River Family Reference Group, which represents families of 27 Pike River Men, have met with the families they represent to discuss the final stages of the drift recovery project. The Minister for Pike River Recovery, and the Agency’s ... More >>

End Of Drift A Milestone On Path To Justice - Pike Families

Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 12:04 pm | Stand With Pike

For Pike River families reaching the end of the Pike River drift is a bittersweet moment that opens the door to criminal investigation of the deaths of their loved ones, but also marks the closest point they will come to recovering their remains. ... More >>

“Now We Are Here” - Pike Families

Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 4:35 pm | Stand With Pike

Pike River Families have welcomed the recovery milestone that is pit bottom in stone - a series of side tunnels 1900 meters into the drift that contain critical evidence and have not been seen since the day of the explosion in November 2010. Pike River ... More >>

“This Is Now Very Real” - Pike Families

Thursday, 6 August 2020, 3:55 pm | Stand With Pike

The removal of a 20 tonne loader that has blocked the Pike River drift since the day the mine exploded marks the start of the forensic recovery of a crime scene that has been locked away for ten years. Russell Smith was driving the loader when the ... More >>

Robot Recovery Brings Us One Step Closer To Truth - Pike Families

Thursday, 11 June 2020, 7:21 pm | Stand With Pike

The second military robot to be sent into the Pike River drift in the days after the explosion has been recovered by the reentry team. The robot was lost in the drift on November 24 2010 - just five days after the mine exploded. Pike River widow Anna ... More >>

Pike River families welcome green light on drift recovery

Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 8:52 am | Stand With Pike

After months of careful assessment, Worksafe will today announce that they are giving reentry of the Pike River drift a green light. The move allows the 170m seal to be breached and the forensic investigation of the entire drift to begin. More >>

Pike families to visit 170m drift seal

Wednesday, 2 October 2019, 2:25 pm | Stand With Pike

Tomorrow 30 Pike River family members will travel the furthest into the Pike River drift they have ever been allowed. More >>

Release of Police Pike documents and call for Inquiry

Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 4:29 pm | Stand With Pike

The documents include notes about failures to maintain chain of evidence. This is immensely concerning given the loss of potentially crucial evidence in the form of an electrical cabinet. More >>

Pike families shocked by missing evidence

Sunday, 17 February 2019, 6:22 pm | Stand With Pike

Pike River families are shocked that vital evidence was lost during the initial investigation of the Pike River mine explosion. More >>

We’re in!

Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 8:45 am | Stand With Pike

The coalition government’s decision to recover the Pike River Drift is an historic moment for truth and justice for all New Zealanders. More >>

Pike River is still unfinished business

Monday, 20 August 2018, 9:10 am | Stand With Pike

Pike River families are horrified by Peter Whittal’s refusal to acknowledge any guilt for the deaths of 29 men, but will continue to fight for truth and justice as the drift is re-entered and more evidence is gathered. More >>

Portal walk marks new chapter in Pike story

Thursday, 19 April 2018, 1:14 pm | Stand With Pike

Today Pike River families walked further into the mine’s drift than they have ever been allowed to. More >>

It’s finally real! - Pike Families

Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 12:52 pm | Stand With Pike

Pike River families are stoked with the opening of the Pike River Recovery Agency office. More >>

Pike Families Welcome Agency CE Appointment

Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 12:03 pm | Stand With Pike

Pike River families are welcoming the appointment of Major General Dave Gawn to the role of Chief Executive to e Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa - the Pike River Recovery Agency. More >>

Supreme Court decision one more step towards truth

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 4:12 pm | Stand With Pike

Pike River families are ecstatic that the Supreme Court has today agreed with them that government Ministry MBIE acted against the law when it secretly bargained to allow Pike River CE Peter Whittle to make a cash payment to avoid facing any charges ... More >>

Pike agency a huge step forward

Monday, 20 November 2017, 4:38 pm | Stand With Pike

Pike River families warmly welcome the creation of the new agency for recovering the Pike River drift - Pike River Recovery Agency | Te Kahui Whakamana Rua Tekau ma Iwa. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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