Following the liquidation of Pike River Coal , the government purchased 3580 ha of land around the Pike River Mine . Envirionment minister Nick Smith announced on 15 November 2015 that the land is to be added to the Paparoa National Park , and a 45 km walkway , the '' Pike 29 Memorial Track '' from Blackball to Punakaikai through the park constructed as a memorial to the 29 miners lost in the 2010 Pike River Mine disaster
Pike River Mine disaster
Pike River Mine disaster
Pike River Mine