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Key has unfinished business at Pike River
Key has unfinished business at Pike River
Stand with Pike media release - 5 December 2016
Pike River families are calling on John Key to stop the sealing of the Pike River mine before he steps down as Prime Minister.
Sonya Rockhouse, whose son Ben died in the disaster, says Key faces a choice about the legacy he leaves behind. “He can either do the right thing now before he goes, or forever be the Prime Minister who turned his back on our boys.
“We have expert advice that the drift can be re-entered to retrieve evidence of what actually happened down there, and our loved ones’ remains. All we want is the chance to do it, and he can give us that if he chooses.
“When he resigned today John Key talked about the Pike River disaster being one of the defining moments of his time as Prime Minister. He needs to make good on his promises or Pike River will define him as a failure.”
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