Photo: Greymouth StarPike River Recovery Agency boss Dave Gawn says he's had zero political pressure to re-enter the West Coast mine, and will not hesitate to stop the operation if safety concerns warranted it. Gawn told MPs that, if things go according to plan, the whole drift to the roof fall area could be recovered by the end of September. Dave Gawn says safety is paramount and he won't hesitate to call off the re-entry plan if necessary. But Gawn said he had not been under any political pressure for the agency to go into the drift, nor would he allow it. “Do I feel confident that I’m not going to get any political pressure?

Source: Otago Daily Times March 13, 2019 01:41 UTC