Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn said it made sense "without doubt" to base the new agency in Greymouth. Photo: fileGreymouth has staked its claim for the new Pike River Recovery Agency to be based there, and not in Wellington or Christchurch. Pressed further by the Greymouth Star, Mr Little said: "Greymouth is a possibility, as well as Christchurch and Wellington". "I'm encouraging him to locate that in Greymouth," Mr O'Connor said. The agency will take over Pike River Mine assets from Solid Energy by the time it enters liquidation in mid-March 2018.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 21, 2017 01:41 UTC