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At about 800m is an excellent viewpoint close to the mine’s vent shaft. Photo: Paulette Birchfield

Pike29 Memorial Track, Paparoa National Park

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A moving tribute to New Zealand’s worst mining disaster since 1914. By Paulette Birchfield

Opened in February 2024, the 11.6km Pike29 Memorial Track commemorates the 29 lives lost in the Pike River Mine explosion in 2010. It connects Pike River valley, close to where the mine site and amenities area are located, to the Paparoa Track Great Walk.   The genesis for the creation of the Paparoa Track and […]
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