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Author: Peter Griffin

Trauma expert on what Pike River miners’ families now face

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 November 201026 November 2010

A second explosion at the Pike River mine this afternoon ended all hope of the 29 missing miners being rescued. […]

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Media coverage: Robots deployed in Pike River mine

In the News  |  Published: 24 November 2010

Three robots may soon be involved in the Pike River mine disaster – an unprecedented number. The first robot, which […]

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Experts: Multiple use of mine rescue robots unprecedented

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 November 2010

UPDATE: This morning’s news conference revealed new information about the use of robots in the research and rescue effort underway […]

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Mine CCTV footage – what it may tell us

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 November 201024 November 2010

CCTV video footage taken from a camera at the entrance to the Pike River mine was released last night and […]

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Experts on effectiveness of robots in mine rescue operations

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 November 201026 November 2010

A military robot sent into the Pike River mine to survey conditions has broken down, mine officials confirmed at a […]

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Pike River: Experts on explosion, conditions in the mine, rescue efforts

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 November 201026 November 2010

Drilling continues at the Pike River mine as engineers create a 162-metre deep bore hole through to the mine shaft […]

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Kiwi industry threatened by vine disease

In the News  |  Published: 22 November 201004 July 2011

Both local and national eyes are closely trained on kiwifruit orchards in New Zealand, with the news that some have […]

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Coverage of the Pike River mine explosion

In the News  |  Published: 22 November 201022 November 2010

On Friday evening, the Pike River mine outside the South Island town of Greymouth experienced an explosion which trapped 29 […]

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Newsletter Digest: Desk Guide, SCANZ 2011 and the EPA Bill

Blog  |  Published: 19 November 201026 November 2010

Desk Guide for Covering Science This week, the SMC launched the 28-page booklet Desk Guide for Covering Science – an […]

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Checkpoint: Antiproton trapped

In the News  |  Published: 19 November 2010

A report in Radio New Zealand’s Checkpoint programme discusses the news that, for the first time, an antiproton has been […]

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