Researchers Warn of Pike River Mine Disaster Potential Repeat Amid WorkSafe Shake-Up

Families continue fight to expose cover-up of Pike River mine disaster

Families of some of the 29 workers killed in the 2010 disaster in New Zealand are seeking to expose the full truth about how the prosecution of Pike River Coal’s chief executive Peter Whittall was stifled.

Researchers warn of Pike River mine disaster potential repeat amid WorkSafe shake-up

A new study suggests another Pike River mine disaster is likely. Victoria University of Wellington researchers say the failures that led to the disaster that...

'Illusion of certainty' means more Pike Rivers are likely

The failures that led to one of New Zealand's worst mining disasters could happen again at any other organisation, warn the authors of a new study. The researchers spotlight the cognitive biases that were present in management of the Pike River coal mine, where 29 men were killed in a methane explosion in 2010. One of their "potentially disturbing observations" is that health & safety training, auditors, and well-qualified staff were not enough …