Sonya Rockhouse
Pike River director: 'Always question those in power'
The Detail investigates how court processes failed the families of the 29 men who died, and why fifteen years later, they're still left with questions.
Two ordinary women
Fifteen years after the explosions at Pike River mine killed 29 men, a new feature film brings the families' ongoing fight for justice back into focus. Audio
Pike River prosecution decision "before Christmas"
It was an emotional night in Greymouth last night as the Pike River film was screened for the first time publicly. Audio
Pike River families thank retiring MP Andrew Little
The families of those who died at Pike River are thanking retiring Labour MP Andrew Little for his work as the minister responsible for re-entering the mine.
Little announced his resignation on… Audio
Pike River families call for new corporate manslaughter legislation
Families of Pike River victims are calling for new corporate manslaughter legislation after some of the charges against the owners of Whakaari/White Island were dismissed.
The owners of Whakaari… Audio
Families speak after Pike River remains discovery
Human remains may have been seen in images taken inside the Pike River Mine, as part of the criminal investigation into the disaster.
Police announced last September they were reopening the borehole… Audio
National disaster survivors pleased with new guidelines
Survivors of our biggest national disasters say new guidelines will better supporting families in the wake of future tragedies.
The new "Public Service Commission Model Standards" - to be released at… Audio
More human remains found inside Pike River mine
Pike River families shed fresh tears for their husbands and sons after the police told them the remains of up to three more men had been found in the far western end of the mine, by a camera sent down… Audio
Bereaved families accept end of the road for Pike River exploration
Families of victims of the Pike River explosion have accepted official advice it will be unsafe and too expensive to go further into the mine.
Twenty-nine men lost their lives in the explosion in… Audio
Ten years commemoration of the Pike River disaster
Today marked ten years since the Pike River mine on the West Coast exploded, killing 29 men who were working underground. There was a service at Parliament this afternoon, where the last communication… Audio
Ten years since Pike River Mine explosion
Today marks ten years since a massive explosion ripped through the Pike River mine.
Twenty-nine men from the West Coast and around the world remain entombed there. In the wake of the tragedy families… Audio
Pike River Mine recovery reaches key point
The Pike River Mine recovery has arrived at a key point having exposed an area which could throw up clues to the 2010 explosion.
A network of tunnels called "Pit Bottom in Stone" has been reached… Audio
Pike recovery halted after dangerous residue discovered
The recovery of the Pike River Mine's entry tunnel has been halted, after the discovery of a carcinogenic residue. It has been found on the walls, the roof and mining equipment and could even be on… Audio
Beyond the last hurdle in Pike River Mine.
A four-man team from the Pike River Recovery Agency were able to move beyond the 170 metre seal today. They were the first people to get that far in eight years. It's the last major hurdle in moving… Audio
Historic day for Pike families
Today was the beginning of another very long journey for the families of the 29 men killed in the pike river mining disaster nine years ago. At 9am this morning the families began to enter right to… Audio
Pike River families travel to 170-metre seal
The families of the men killed in the Pike River mining disaster will go back into the mine this morning. It was nine years ago when 29 men were killed when the mine exploded. Today the families will… Audio
Facebook becoming a ‘digital graveyard’
As our lives increasingly play out online, so too must our deaths. Facebook has finally updated the way it memorialises people, and as more and more users die, the social media site is starting to… Audio
Families elated as Pike River mine was re-entered yesterday
There were cheers - and some tears - as the Pike River mine was re-entered yesterday, nearly nine years after disaster struck. 29 men headed out to work on the 19th of November 2010, and didn't return… Audio
'Low-key' Pike River re-entry planned for tomorrow
The Pike River mine will finally be re-entered tomorrow but the event is so low key that the public wasn't told until the news leaked out this afternoon. Video, Audio
Sonya Rockhouse responds to Pike re-entry delay
Sonya Rockhouse lost her son Ben in the 2010 mine disaster. She talks to Susie Ferguson about the news that the re-entry is delayed. Audio
