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It’s finally real! - Pike Families
It’s finally real! - Pike Families
Stand with Pike
Media release - 31 January, 2018
Pike River families are stoked with the opening of the Pike River Recovery Agency office.
Sonya Rockhouse, whose son Ben died in
the Pike explosion, says the opening of the office is a
watershed moment. “To be standing here, in the heart of an
operation to recover Pike is simply amazing. When we were
first occupying the road just over a year ago we could never
have thought that this day would come.
“This is a
win for us and for every New Zealander who stand for
what’s right.”
Anna Osbourne who lost her husband
Milton says the agency represents the start of truth and
justice. “This is a real commitment to recovery - right
there in the name of the agency - it’s wonderful, I just
wish Milt was here to share it.”
Bernie Monk lost
his son, Michael, in the disaster. “This is a huge deal,
today we stood in the room where the plan will be made,
where the nuts and bolt of recovery will be worked out.
We’ve had seven years of talk about getting in there and
getting our boys out but now it is finally a real
thing.”
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