Andrew Little, Minister for Pike River re-entry, has repeated false statements that it is too dangerous to re-enter the mine workings to discover the precise cause of the 2010 explosion that killed 29 workers.
New Zealand government rejects experts’ plan to fully investigate Pike River mine disaster
On May 27, New Zealand’s Labour Party-led government formally rejected a Conceptual Development Plan submitted by international mining experts to investigate further the Pike River underground coal mine, to uncover the precise causes of the 2010 disaster that killed 29 workers.
The Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) produced the plan on behalf of 23 of the 29 families of the men who died at Pike River. The group includes former chief inspector of mines Tony Forster, UK-based mining engineer David Creedy and mines rescue expert Brian Robinson. They have all studied the disaster for years and provided advice to government agencies on how the mine can be safely explored to recover evidence and potentially human remains.
The WSWS spoke with writer and poet Fiona Kidman, who for several years has supported the fight by families of the 2010 Pike River mine disaster victims for a full investigation to uncover the precise causes of the disaster, and for justice for the 29 men who died.
Press Release – Socialist Equality Group On May 11, a group of international mining experts released a 23-page Conceptual Development Plan to expand the underground investigation of Pike River coal mine in New Zealand. The document is a major step forward in the fight to uncover the …
On May 11, a group of international mining experts released a 23-page Conceptual Development Plan to expand the underground investigation of Pike River coal mine in New Zealand.
The document is a major step forward in the fight to uncover the truth about the mine disaster in November 2010 that killed 29 men. It was prepared by the Pike River Independent Technical Advisory Group, which consists of highly-qualified mining experts, including former chief mines inspector Tony Forster. They wrote the plan for free on behalf of 23 of the families of 29 men.
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 3:50 pm
On May 11, a group of international mining experts
released a 23-page Conceptual Development Plan to expand the
underground investigation of Pike River coal mine in New
Zealand.
The document is a major step forward in the
fight to uncover the truth about the mine disaster in
November 2010 that killed 29 men. It was prepared by the
Pike River Independent Technical Advisory Group, which
consists of highly-qualified mining experts, including
former chief mines inspector Tony Forster. They wrote the
plan for free on behalf of 23 of the families of 29
men.
It demolishes the claims made by the Labour
Party-led government that to go deeper into the mine to