The Pike River Mine Disaster - Part 3

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains vivid descriptions of how the miners, who lost their lives in the disaster, died. Listener discretion is advised.   In this final episode of our three-part series on the Pike River Mine disaster, we bring the story to a close. We examine what took place on the day of the disaster, 19 November, 2010.   Resources and links: Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy   This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

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A show about engineering failures and disasters. We examine the technical, human and organisational causes of failure, and explore why our decision-making is not nearly as rational as we’d like to think.