Links to up-to-date information about the Pike River mine operation on the West Coast. Police, other emergency services and specialist teams have been at the scene since the explosion on Friday 19 November.
2011 releases
Friday 13 May 2011
Police update families on Pike River mine images
Friday 29 April 2011
Man arrested for trespassing at Pike River coal mine
Thursday 28 April 2011
Image has located what may be body in mine
Thursday 10 March 2011
Pike River Coal to implement mine stabilisation plan
Monday 17 January 2011
Thursday 13 January 2011
Pike River statement from Commissioner Howard Broad
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Volatility of mine hampers sealing work
Sunday 9 January 2011
Preparation continues for sealing work at Pike River mine
Friday 7 January 2011
Sealing surface cracks around Slimline next crucial step at Pike River
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Pike River temperatures continue to fluctuate
2010 releases
Friday 24 December 2010
Thursday 23 December 2010
Police pay tribute to international support at Pike River mine
Advisory: Pike River mine police media enquiries during holiday period
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Commissioner receives draft plan from Pike River
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Torrential rain hampers work at Pike River
Monday 20 December 2010
GAG operating again at Pike River
Gas levels rise after gag shutdown at Pike River
Sunday 19 December 2010
New Floxal images available
Media advisory: Images of Nitrogen Generator arriving at Pike River
Nitrogen generator working well at Pike River
Saturday 18 December 2010
Nitrogen generator working well at Pike River
Nitrogen generator operating at Pike River
Nitrogen generator arrives at Pike River
Thursday 16 December 2010
Police recovery efforts continue at Pike River
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Police continue to meet commitments to Pike River recovery
Sunday 12 December 2010
Media advisory: Images of Pike River vent cap
Capping of Pike River ventilation shaft completed
Saturday 11 December 2010
Pike River shaft capping expected tomorrow
Friday 10 December 2010
Process underway to hand mine back to Pike River
Thursday 9 December 2010
Conditions at Pike River coal mine remain volatile
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Pike River Mine fire speculation “premature"
Greymouth Police Station blessed
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Media Advisory: Pike River mine vent shaft picture taken 7/12/2010
Flames gone at Pike River mine vent shaft
Sunday 5 December 2010
NZ Fire Service begins work to cool Pike Mine vent shaft
Temporary shutdown of GAG at Pike River mine
Saturday 4 December 2010
GAG engine continues operation at Pike River mine
Friday 3 December 2010
Media Advisory: weekend media re. Operation Pike
Media Advisory: Video footage of GAG available for download
Media briefing 4:15pm with Dr David Cliff and Gary Knowles
Gag engine to continue through weekend
Thursday 2 December 2010
Media Advisory: Images of GAG engine available for download
Media Advisory: Operation Pike media briefing 5pm at Greymouth Police Station
GAG working to extinguish fire in Pike River mine
Wednesday 1 December 2010
Urgent media advisory: Greymouth media briefing at 4pm
Media Advisory - video and still footage of the third and fourth explosions at Pike River Coal Mine available
Work continues to install GAG at mine portal
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Operation Pike: footage and photos available this afternoon
Operation Pike media briefing CANCELLED
Fire at Pike River Coal mine portal stalls GAG deployment
Media briefing at Greymouth Police Station at 5:20pm Tuesday 20 November 2010
Sunday 28 November 2010
Fourth explosion impacts recovery plan
Media Advisory: Briefing outside Greymouth Police Station tonight at 7pm
Fourth explosion at Pike River mine
Friday 26 November 2010
Third blast at Pike River mine
Good progress on Pike River mine recovery planning
Media advisory: No Police news conference in Greymouth today
Thursday 25 November 2010
Operation Pike update
Commissioner Howard Broad's blog Sad outcome at Pike River
Media advisory re. press conference in Greymouth
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Second blast at Pike River mine
Media Advisory: Robot Footage
Commissioner Howard Broad's blog Pike River: a gut-wrenching operation
Operation Pike media advisory
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Police continue to plan for rescue of trapped miners but likelihood diminishing
Pike River coal mine media conference - 5:30pm today
Rescue teams plan for all eventualities
Community drop-in centre opens in Greymouth
Thank you for your messages of goodwill
Monday 22 November 2010
Overnight update - Pike River mine
Further photos of miners now available
New mobile phone number for Police media team working on Operation Pike
Photos of some miners now available
Operation Pike media conference - 5:30pm Monday 22 November
Photos of trapped miners will be available
Names and photos released of coal miners trapped in Pike River coal mine
Sunday 21 November 2010
Monitoring of mine gases to continue overnight as rescuers await go-ahead to move in
Footage from 3pm news conference
Saturday 20 November 2010
Police release nationalities of trapped miners
Safety paramount in mine rescue
Air test results still not received for West Coast coal mine rescue operation
Corrected Police communications contact details for coal mine rescue operation
Rescuers determined to bring trapped coal miners home
Media conference: Pike River coal mine explosion
Friday 19 November 2010
Welfare centre set up for miners' families
Ventilation concerns at West Coast coal mine site
Two miners out of West Coast coal mine
Two miners out of Pike River coal mine near Greymouth
Explosion at West Coast coalmine
Emergency services respond to explosion at West Coast coal mine
Police Spokespeople
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