Pike River families call meeting with minister a waste of time

Wednesday 19 November 2025 · 6 outlets · 6 reports · updated Thu 20 Nov 2025, 12:11pm

In this story Winston Peters, NZ First, Brooke van Velden

On the 15th anniversary of the Pike River disaster, family members met with Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden at Parliament. The families described the meeting as a complete waste of time, while Winston Peters labelled the mine a murder scene.

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1. Otago Daily TimesWed 19 Nov 2025, 4:48pm

   Peters labels Pike River 'a murder scene' on 15th anniversary (opens in new tab)

   • Meeting with minister 'waste of time': Pike families (opens in new tab) Thu 20 Nov 2025, 8:35am
2. The Post via RNZWed 19 Nov 2025, 5:53pm

   Pike River 'a murder scene' - Winston Peters (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Press (opens in new tab), Waikato Times (opens in new tab)

   • Meeting with minister a 'complete waste of time', Pike River families say (opens in new tab) Thu 20 Nov 2025, 12:11pm
3. StuffWed 19 Nov 2025, 7:19pm

   On a painful day, Pike River families go head to head with the Government (opens in new tab)

4. RNZThu 20 Nov 2025, 4:59am

   Meeting with govt 'complete waste of time', Pike River families say (opens in new tab)