The Women of Pike River

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The Women of Pike River

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On 19 November 2010, the first of a number of explosions occured at the Pike River coal mine. Twenty-nine men were trapped in the tunnel. Nominated for Best Documentary at the 2017 NZ TV Awards, The Women of Pike River explored the lives of six of those left behind, who were wives and mothers of the miners. The disaster involved New Zealand's worst single loss of life since the 1979 Erebus crash — until the 2011 Christchurch quake four months later. Despite assurances survivors would be rescu...

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Video

Date created

2015

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-women-of-pike-river-2015

Related subjects

mine / disaster / pike river / tragedy / coal / death / methane / explosion / interview / grief / family / nz on air / new zealand on air

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