Winston PetersNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters will meet Pike families and supporters in Greymouth on Sunday as he continues to push for a re-entry into the mine. They have gone back on that,'' Peters told the Herald. The Government is under renewed pressure from Pike River families to prevent state-owned coal miner Solid Energy from permanently sealing the mine on the South Island's West Coast and preventing re-entry to its drift. In a media advisory for Peters' visit on Sunday, the Pike River families referenced that pledge, saying they greatly appreciate Peters ``making re-entry to the mine drift a bottom line of any coalition deal''. Pike River was the ``most dangerous workplace in New Zealand'', he said, and approving a re-entry would go against the very health and safety laws passed by Parliament in response to the disaster.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 13, 2017 03:31 UTC