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Pike River: What happens next?
Dinghy Pattinson has broken down how the re-entry will play out.
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Barry Soper: Mines are volatile places
COMMENT: Human beings should never have seen the inside of that mine.
Pike River: Could animals nibbling through tubes have caused delay?
Damage by animals was "possible" but other causes were more "plausible".
'Like another kick in the guts': Frustration, disappointment at Pike River delay
It's been a long, arduous and emotional journey for the families left behind.
Pike River: Faces of the 29 victims
They were fathers, sons, & husbands. These are the faces of the Pike River 29.
Pike River re-entry: Everything you need to know
Eight years after the explosions that killed 29 men, miners try and recover the bodies
Politics off the Pike River table as National backs re-entry
Pike families had felt let down by the previous Govt which said re-entry was too dangerous
Letters: Councillors absent again
It was a nice change to have more than one or two of us in the public gallery.
Doctor and son swim 20km to oppose seabed mining
Athol Steward and son Lloyd swim Whanganui coast to protest seabed mining.
Kindergarten kids join strike for climate
Waihi people are divided over kindergarten kids joining a global strike for climate.
Pike River: Miners ready to recover mates
In just a few weeks, experts will chip off the concrete seal to the mine's entrance.
Pike River families shocked by new evidence in photo
Photo of electrical cabinet that may have sparked explosion has been given to police.
$19 billion wipe-out after dam collapse
Eight employees of Brazilian mining company have also been arrested over collapse.
Mining company applies for new exploration permit
New minerals permit applied for - iwi wanted council to back anti-mining stance.
Former coal pit planned as mine host for water sports
Former coal mine to be restored back to lake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Brazil dam collapse: 9 dead, hundreds feared buried in mud
Finding many more survivors was looking increasingly unlikely.
'Make Australia great' billionaire's NZ office is almost empty
The new office isn't exactly flash.
'Make Australia Great' billionaire shifts control of business empire to NZ
The Aussie billionaire registered the Kiwi company late last year.
Chris Baker: Govt's head in (iron) sand over mining ban
COMMENT: Like it or not, we can't function without mining.
Outrage over government spying on protest groups
Activist groups are outraged the government used private investigators to spy on them
Thompson & Clark asked to 'monitor' Ngāti Ruanui
Ngāti Ruanui seeks more information about "spying" and may make an official complaint
'I had two family members who went to work, and didn't come home'
Dallas Adams lost his dad and brother in workplace accidents - now he works to save others
Three 'safe and feasible' Pike River re-entry options identified
"I am satisfied that the Agency has been robust in developing the options," Little said.
How businesses are stepping in to combat climate change in Australia
Sick of waiting for the Government, business has decided on its own greenhouse gas policy.
Ruling could set precedent for mining on council reserves
A court ruling issued today could mean council reserves are better protected from mining.
Your say: Compelling case to stop seabed mining; virtue-signalling columnists; guilty unless proven innocent
Readers write: Stop seabed mining; putting virtue on show; guilty till proven innocent
Ngā Rauru and Te Ohu Kaimoana join Ngāti Rangi and KASM
More groups join in opposition to seabed mining proposed offshore from Pātea.
Iron sands mining opponents consider action
Trans-Tasman Resources appeals High Court decision, asks for urgent hearing