After the 2010 Pike River Mine disaster that killed 29 miners , Helen Kelly worked for improved safety standards and justice through the courts for the miners ' families . She was also recognised for her compassion and support of the victims ' families . Other campaigns she led focused on farming , exposing farmers offering jobs at lower than the minimum wage , and she was a supporter of the Unite Union 's campaign against zero hour contracts . In an August 2016 interview Kelly stated that she would be standing in the 2017 New Zealand general election if she was n't sick , and that she had considered standing in the 2014 New Zealand general election
Pike River Mine disaster
Pike River Mine disaster
Helen Kelly (trade unionist)