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Working in partnership with the Pike River families

Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa — Pike River Recovery Agency is focused on developing a plan to safely re-enter the Pike River mine drift, to give the Pike River families closure and to help prevent future mining tragedies.

Our progress

Find out about our phased work programme and how it's going.

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Documents

Access a wide range of information, including ministerial advice and technical papers.

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Background

Learn about the Pike River mine tragedy and history of the mine.

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  • Pike River Recovery Agency secures nitrogen plant

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    A nitrogen plant has been hired to purge the Pike River Mine of methane prior to any re-entry.

  • Remote portal door designs underway

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    Prof Chris Strawson and Agency Chief Operating Officer Dinghy Pattinson talk about the new automatic portal doors being designed for the Pike River Mine.

  • Task Analysis Workshop

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    View a short clip about the workshop to identify all the tasks which need to be undertaken in each of the three re-entry options the Agency is working through.

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