pike river Archive

  • frog

    Long overdue progress made on mine safety - by frog



    For the last month New Zealand has been reduced to just one inspector of mines person after Kevin Poynter left for Australia. After questioning from Kevin Hague yesterday it turns out there a replacement has been found. read more
    August 19, 2011 2:25 pm - 2 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Workers’ Memorial Day - by Keith Locke



    Workplaces are safer when workers and their unions feel confident to address safety issues, and this has not been helped by the National government’s industrial legislation. read more
    April 28, 2011 3:26 pm - 2 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Latest Pike River developments a further disaster for families - by Kevin Hague



    I think that until now the Government has got most things right in its response to the Pike River tragedy. While they made mistakes, like excluding the workers’ union from the official party at the Memorial Service, they mostly managed an appropriate balance of compassion and prudence. Now the cracks are starting to show. The Royal Commission [...] read more
    January 14, 2011 9:43 pm - 29 Comments
  • frog

    For Andrew Little and all EPMU staff and members - by frog



    For Andrew Little and all EPMU staff and members Kia Ora Koutou, On behalf of all the MPs, members and staff of the Green Party we want to extend our deepest sympathy and our solidarity to you all. Words are inadequate to express our immense feelings of horror, devastation and helplessness in the face of [...] read more
    December 2, 2010 9:33 am - 7 Comments
  • frog

    Kevin Hague speaks to the Government motion relating to Pike River - by frog



    Kevin Hague speaks to the Government motion relating to the Pike River coal mine tragedy. This will be our only post today out of respect for the Coast. Kia kaha, our thoughts are with you. read more
    November 25, 2010 3:56 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    Pike River: Celebrate one man’s determination to save his mate - by frog



    A disaster like that which has happened at the Pike River mine is always difficult to cope with. The families of 29 miners have no idea whether their loved ones are dead or alive, or if alive, whether they can be rescued. It is tempting to want to attribute blame, whether it be to the [...] read more
    November 22, 2010 7:34 pm - 7 Comments
  • frog

    Pike River Coal Mine gets a Gold Star from DoC - by frog



    Yeah, great work with the ducks and trees; now about all those carbon emissions… But the climate is not DoC’s responsibility of course, it’s just the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff for the 25% of biodiversity the IPCC estimates may go extinct by the end of the century… At least the Greens made [...] read more
    September 15, 2008 5:34 pm - No Comments
  • frog

    Stuff inflames coal miles debate - by frog



    In a delicious attempt at greenwash, Stuff’s article on clean Pike River coal makes for hilarious reading. It claims that because Pike River has (wisely) decided to load the trains with coal a little closer to the mine, somehow there has been a miraculous reduction in emissions associated with the coal. Here’s the byline: CLEANER [...] read more
    June 18, 2008 4:02 pm - 8 Comments