What really happened at Pike River?

Failures at Pike River ran from the top of the regulatory and corporate hierarchy to the bottom, showing New Zealand has failed to learn from the mistakes of the past.

By Rebecca Macfie In Pike River Mine Inquiry

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17th November, 2012

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Eight of the men were working in the farthest corner of the mine. Glenn Cruse, Chris Duggan, Daniel Herk, Richard Holling, Brendon Palmer, Stu Mudge, Willie Joynson and Pete Rodger were building a development roadway to the northwest. Their crewmate Daniel Rockhouse had gone off down the mine to get some gravel. Conrad Adams was last seen near Spaghetti Junction, where the mine’s roadways and electrical and other services converged. Allan Dixon, Peter O’Neill and Keith Valli were on the hydro-mining machine that had been pressed prematurely into operation just weeks before. Blair Sims ...

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