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| GREYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: A general view of the Pike River Mine on November 30, 2010 in Greymouth, New Zealand. Rescue teams have been working around the clock to recover the bodies of the 29 New Zealand mine crew that lost their lives following two blasts at the Pike River Mine 50 kilometres north of Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
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| GREYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: A drilling platform is seen at the Pike River Mine on November 30, 2010 in Greymouth, New Zealand. Rescue teams have been working around the clock to recover the bodies of the 29 New Zealand mine crew that lost their lives following two blasts at the Pike River Mine 50 kilometres north of Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
Pike River
mine families abandon hope of recovering bodies of their family members - this
is so very, very sad!A spokesperson for the families of the miners who died in Pike River mine said the families have abandoned all hope of recovering the bodies.
Bernie Monk confirmed to Radio New Zealand on Wednesday that the decision was made at a meeting on the West Coast on Tuesday night.
Twenty nine men died in an explosion in the mine on 19 December, 2010.
Neither the new owners of the mine,state owned Solid Energy, or the NZ Government are prepared to give the familes any assurance that the bodies will ever be recovered. Solid Energy said maybe access to the mine could be made by a new, at present unplanned, mine in the future. PM John Key promised the families the bodies would be recovered, money was no object, but did not force any conditions in the sale of the Pike River mine to Solid Energy.
There’s
a new arrival in 
Or is there some darker, deeper reason for the axing of Mahonri Swalger, who has previously played for the Highlanders Super 15 team based in Dunedin, and also for the Avalon club in the Wellington competition some years ago? He is also a cousin of former All Blacks prop John Swalger.
Mahonri wrote a report on the Samoan WRC squad which allegedly accused Samoan management of corruption during the Rugby World Cup campaign last year, 2011. Another claim involved the sale of team gear to persons unknown. Other players who have also been dropped may have confirmed Swalger's claims.
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