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Pike River

Pike River
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Pike River
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NZ On Screen
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A catastrophic gas explosion shocked the Pike River coal mine on 19 November 2010, claiming the lives of 29 men who were trapped inside. Unknown to those involved, a perfect storm of systemic failures had been brewing right from the outset of the mine's planning and construction. This docudrama recounts the disaster through dramatic reenactments blended with interviews from the families, policymakers and safety and mining experts involved in the tragedy. Pike River takes an unflinching look a...

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Video
Date created
2016
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/pike-river-2016
Related subjects
2010 / 2016 / 2010s / twenty tens / pike river / pike river mine / mine / mining / coal / coal mine / miners / southland / greymouth / coal mining / coal miners / emergency / disaster / geology / geologists / greymouth coal feild / west coast / les mccracken / department of conservation / mine tunnels / methane / ben rockhouse / malcolm campbell / stuart mudge / michael monk / peter o'neil / daniel rockhouse / keith valli / joseph dunbar / daniel henk / zen drew / russell smith / lezza verhoeven / kath monk / carol rose / steve rose / rick rowdy durbridge / gordon ward / jane newman / tony kokshoorn / murray cave / neville rockhouse / doug white / dan duggan / robin hughes / matt coll / colin smith / mining disaster / mining machinery / mining magnates / red cross / mines rescue service / nz mines rescue service / emergency services / health and safety / archive footage / inquiry / royal commission enquiry / re-enactments / tragedy / mountains / fire / explosion / coalfield / coal field / accident / peter whittall / lincoln smith / safety standards / safety / reenactment / grief / interviews

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