Minister Responsible for the Pike River Mine Re-entry Andrew Little visited the mine this morning.
Pike River Mine Re-entry minister Andrew Little Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
While on the West Coast, Andrew Little, will again meet families of the 29 men who died in the 2010 mine disaster.
He will visit the mine portal with representatives from the Families Reference Group and get an update on work by the Pike River Recovery Agency.
A spokesperson for some of the families, Bernie Monk, said it was important they be kept up to date with how work around the mine's re-entry was going and today's meeting would allow for that.
Mr Monk said they had been kept in the dark under the previous government.