Keep up to date with news from the Pike River Recovery Agency (below), or follow us on Twitter (@PikeRecovery).
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Pike River Recovery Agency secures nitrogen plant
A nitrogen plant has been hired to purge the Pike River Mine of methane prior to any re-entry.
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Task Analysis Workshop
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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Remote portal door designs underway
Prof Chris Strawson and Agency Chief Operating Officer Dinghy Pattinson talk about the new automatic portal doors being designed for the Pike River Mine.
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Partnership agreement signed with families representative
The Agency and the Family Reference Group have signed a partnership agreement.
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NZ Mine Plans database established
Pike River Mine plans are lodged on this national searchable database designed to make plans for recent and historic New Zealand mines more accessible to the public.
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Minister signs off Mine re-entry Concept Plan
Media release announcing that the Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry Andrew Little has signed off the re-entry Concept Plan.
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New tunnel option for Pike River Mine re-entry
Media release following the second technical expert advisor workshop to discuss plans to re-enter Pike River Mine
- Pike River Recovery Agency seeks Senior Project Manager
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Pike River Recovery Agency plans second expert workshop
Press release about upcoming Pike River Recovery Agency second technical expert workshop
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Re-entry tender process moves to next stage
A media release outlining the next steps in the process to secure suppliers to carry out the re-entry and recovery of the Pike River Mine drift.