Sonya and Daniel Rockhouse embrace as they prepare to enter the Pike River mine on Thursday. READ MORE:* Pike families to enter part of mine day before widow's cancer treatment* Pike River re-entry team breaks through into mine drift* New date for Pike River mine drift reopening after failed attempt* The road to getting back into Pike RiverEmotions were high as they prepared to head underground. PIKE RIVER RECOVERY AGENCY Pike River mine families at the mine portal. Pike River Recovery Agency The Pike River mine reopened for the first time on May 21, 2019, after an explosion in November 2010 killed 29 men. The Pike River Recovery Agency has been given a $36 million budget to recover the drift.

Source: Stuff October 02, 2019 21:00 UTC