Keep up to date with news from the Pike River Recovery Agency (below), or follow us on Twitter (@PikeRecovery).
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Vacancies - Health, Safety, Risk and Assurance Advisor; and Electrical Technician
The Agency is looking for two new full-time fixed-term staff, through to 30 June 2020.
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Missing letter found during 170m barrier removal
A 2011 NZ Mines Rescue letter promising to return has been found in the Pike River Mine drift
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Christmas closedown
Update about Pike River Mine and Agency office
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Pike River team steps through 170m barrier
A team has stepped through the 170m barrier into the Pike River Mine drift.
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Dave and Dinghy further explain the exemption application
A short explanation of the documents submitted to WorkSafe, who have given the green light for the Agency to re-enter and recover the drift past the 170m barrier.
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Dave and Dinghy talk further about the Rocsil plug
The Agency recently installed a Rocsil plug at the end of the 2.3km drift. Dave and Dinghy talk about how it went.
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Vacancies - mine workers wanted
The Agency is looking for more mine workers to help with the recovery efforts.
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Re-entry progresses as WorkSafe agrees Agency plan is safe
The Government health and safety regulator WorkSafe has today announced they are happy for the Pike River Recovery Agency to proceed with plans to recover the mine drift.
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Website upgrade
Notice about an upcoming 15 minute outage on the Pike River Recovery Agency website.
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Foam plug installed successfully in Pike River Mine drift
A remote ventilation (foam) plug has been pumped into the Pike River Mine drift.