Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry Andrew Little makes the announcement on the re-entry date at Parliament in Wellington. Photo: GettyBreaking through the 30m seal in the Pike River mine drift on May 3 will really herald the beginning of re-entry, Pike River Re-entry Minister Andrew Little says. Little said today there had already been a huge amount of work already done to prepare for re-entry. All things going to the current plan, the [Pike River Recovery] Agency expects we will be at this point by May 3rd." Worksafe had been reviewing all aspects of the planning, risk assessments and supporting documentation to ensure the re-entry plan was safe, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 12, 2019 03:56 UTC