| Māori: Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 31 January 2018 |
| Dissolved | 1 July 2022[1] |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Annual budget | Total budget for 2019/20[2] Vote Pike River Re-entry  $12,099,000 |
| Website | Pike River Recovery Agency at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 June 2022) |
The Pike River Recovery Agency (Māori: Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa) was a stand-alone New Zealand Government department. Established in 2018, its stated aim was to work with families of victims of the 2010 Pike River Mine disaster to plan and facilitate the manned re-entry of the mine's drift. The Agency's purpose was to gather evidence on the disaster with the goals of preventing future mining accidents, giving the Pike River families closure and, if possible, recovering the bodies of the deceased miners.[3]
The agency was disestablished on 1 July 2022, with management of the former Pike River Mine being transferred to the Department of Conservation.[1][4]
- ^ a b "Pike River Recovery Agency to close". Inside Government. JSL Media. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.
- ^ "Pike River Recovery Agency established". New Zealand Government. Scoop. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Pike River mine site being handed to Dept of Conservation". Radio New Zealand. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.