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  1. 19 November 2010 in the #PikeRiver Mine, 46 km northeast of #Greymouth, in the West Coast region of #Aotearoa /New Zealand's South Island following a methane explosion at approximately 3:44 pm resulted in the deaths of 29 miners.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_Riv

    #films #labourmovement #mineworkers #solidarity

  2. CW: NZPol Pike river

    This was written in 2017. 8 years on and nothing has changed.

    "It’s infuriating because it’s so simple. When a mine explodes, you go in to find out why. When a crime happens, you investigate the crime scene. When 29 men die in a New Zealand workplace, someone has to be held accountable. It’s the only right and proper thing to do. But it hasn’t been done."

    #NZPol #PikeRiver #WorkSafe #Aotearoa

    thespinoff.co.nz/politics/01-0