Pike River - Seal or recovery?

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#1691454 17-Dec-2016 15:29

What goes up must come down. In this case, it's the gates that were blocking the access road to the mine.

tl;dr "Pike River protestors have been told to move on and remove the gates they put up to block Solid Energy."

It seems like the mine may well be sealed after all.

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#1691606 17-Dec-2016 23:36

ethanbmnz:

What goes up must come down. In this case, it's the gates that were blocking the access road to the mine.

tl;dr "Pike River protestors have been told to move on and remove the gates they put up to block Solid Energy."

It seems like the mine may well be sealed after all.

Why am I not even slightly surprised....

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#1691625 18-Dec-2016 07:02

And no sign of Bernie Monk anywhere. I bet he's not feeling quite as cocky now as he was last week.

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#1691633 18-Dec-2016 09:29

sbiddle:
And no sign of Bernie Monk anywhere. I bet he's not feeling quite as cocky now as he was last week.

No he is probably grieving. Loosing a child is bloody hard and never heals. Let's retain some compassion.

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#2814562 17-Nov-2021 14:15

Human Remains have been found - https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/pike-river-families-police-to-hold-press-conference-for-major-announcement.html

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#2814565 17-Nov-2021 14:18

DjShadow:

Human Remains have been found - https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/pike-river-families-police-to-hold-press-conference-for-major-announcement.html

To what end? The Government politicised this and spent > $50M. Imagine where it could have been used elsewhere like health to do untold benefits.

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#2814571 17-Nov-2021 14:22

Sounds like from the press conference they are not going to attempt to bring the remains out

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#2814605 17-Nov-2021 15:18

networkn:
DjShadow:

Human Remains have been found - https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/pike-river-families-police-to-hold-press-conference-for-major-announcement.html

To what end?

My feelings exactly. If there are bodies buried under a kilometer of water it's marked as a war grave (assuming it happened during wartime) and is treated as a grave site that can't be disturbed. If they're buried under a kilometer of rock, they get drilled into and photographed and mucked about with. It's a grave site, not a spectacle.

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#2814613 17-Nov-2021 15:38

Should have just sealed the mine and made a memorial for those that perished.
It's a bit grim, but honestly the most realistic outcome in terms of dollars and time spent.

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#2814647 17-Nov-2021 16:41

Mehrts:

Should have just sealed the mine and made a memorial for those that perished.
It's a bit grim, but honestly the most realistic outcome in terms of dollars and time spent.

The $50-60 million dollars spent so far could have created a much better on going legacy for the Coast, rather than another abandoned fatal mine shaft.....

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#2814769 17-Nov-2021 18:09

I really feel for the families who have moved on but a few won’t let it go and keep dragging it up.

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#2815051 18-Nov-2021 09:45

Government to Open cast the mine.

Sell the coal to China to pay for evrything including N Z National Debit.

Allow DOC to manage Stewart Island only.

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#2815608 19-Nov-2021 10:28

Nate001: I really feel for the families who have moved on but a few won’t let it go and keep dragging it up.

I blame those who kept giving them false hope. From day1 .
We make new laws to try & stop this happening again, then some want to bypass those laws & risk a repeat .
So lives lost & lesson not learnt .

The simple answer allways was : get unbiased Aussie mine safety inspectors to access it . They wouldnt allow re-entry . End of story .

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#2815629 19-Nov-2021 11:10

GGJohnstone:

Government to Open cast the mine.

Sell the coal to China to pay for evrything including N Z National Debit.

Allow DOC to manage Stewart Island only.

Ate you running to be Mayor of the West Coast next year.. :)

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#2817026 22-Nov-2021 13:04

neb: My feelings exactly. If there are bodies buried under a kilometer of water it's marked as a war grave (assuming it happened during wartime) and is treated as a grave site that can't be disturbed. If they're buried under a kilometer of rock, they get drilled into and photographed and mucked about with. It's a grave site, not a spectacle.

It isn't a spectacle, it is a crime scene.

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