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Pike River Inquiry Costs $35M | Auckland News
Thirty-five million dollars—potentially New Zealand’s most expensive criminal inquiry—has been spent reopening the Pike River mine disaster investigation, now nearing its end with prosecutors weighing manslaughter charges. Initially closed in 2013 due to insufficient evidence for criminal action, the probe was reopened in 2018 after the government committed to re-entering the mine to gather new forensic evidence. The Pike River Recovery Agency also contributed significantly, overlapping with police spending. Costs include specialist services, personnel, and overseas expert travel—details…
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