New film explores families' fight for justice after Pike River disaster

Wednesday 22 October 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 22 Oct 2025, 9:24am

A new feature film focuses on the ongoing struggle for justice by families of the 29 men killed in the 2010 Pike River mine explosions. The film highlights the experiences of families such as Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse fifteen years after the tragedy.

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1. NewsroomWed 22 Oct 2025, 5:00am

   Twenty-nine deaths and two ordinary women (opens in new tab)

2. RNZWed 22 Oct 2025, 9:24am

   Pike River a movie 'fundamentally about justice' for miners' families (opens in new tab)