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A public statement last week, issued by the Pike River Family Reference Group, said families had reluctantly accepted a government decision to close the recovery project.
A number of families said they were blindsided by that.
The Pike River Family Committee, which is separate to the reference group, met last night and say three-quarters of the families want to self-fund a feasibility study into recovering the mine s main ventilation fan.
But the level of support for the study is also in dispute.
Last week s statement by the Pike River Family Reference Group - which is the official group working with the government s mine recovery agency - sparked uproar among some relatives of the 29 dead miners.
New Zealand government preparing to seal Pike River mine
The New Zealand Labour Party government’s Pike River Recovery Agency (PRRA) is aiming to install the first of two seals in the underground coal mine this week, having already removed technical equipment. Work on the temporary seal 170 metres inside the drift, or entry tunnel, was to have started last week, but was delayed by bad weather.
Just over two years ago, on May 21, 2019, workers employed by the PRRA re-entered the mine to determine the causes of the November 2010 explosions which killed 29 workers. Labour and its allies, the Greens and NZ First Party, had promised in the 2017 election to conduct the underground investigation and to try to recover bodies from the mine.
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A Cornish theatre has announced its opening Christmas showing taking place from December until January next year. Theatre lovers shall go to the ball this Christmas as Cinderella is announced as Hall for Cornwall’s Christmas show this December. It will be the second co-production for Hall for Cornwall’s new in-house producing company, Cornwall Playhouse Productions, following the World premiere of Fisherman’s Friends the Musical in October. Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 2 and Hall for Cornwall Members will have priority booking from May 19. With a blend of comedy, dancing, live music and singing, along with a sprinkling of Cornish heart and fairy tale magic, this home-grown retelling of the classic fairy tale hopes to enchant adults and children alike.