New Zealand mourns

Family members of miners trapped underground in the Pike River coal mine react after learning of a second explosion in the mine at a briefing by mine authorities and police in Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (REUTERS)
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, center right, leaves a meeting of family and friends of the 29 miners and contractors killed in the Pike River mine explosion, in Greymouth, New Zealand. (AP)
The Auckland Museum is seen with their New Zealand flag flying at half mast for the trapped minersin Auckland, New Zealand. Families were informed there would be no survivors after a second blast occurred at the Pike River mine where 29 miners were trapped following an initial blast on November 19. Safety and rescue crews were on standby for days waiting for safe air and gas levels to commence a rescue mission. Two Australians, two Britons, and a South African were amongst the New Zealand mine crew trapped in the mine 50 kilometers north of Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (GETTY IMAGES)
A frame grab from an army robot camera shows mining equipment left on the ground of the Pike River Coal Mine. (REUTERS)
A sign in a Greymouth bank window shows support for 29 miners trapped underground in the Pike River coal mine. (REUTERS)
A policewoman supports family members of miners trapped underground in the Pike River coal mine as they react after learning of a second explosion in the mine at a briefing by mine authorities and police in Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (REUTERS)
Family members of miners trapped underground in the Pike River coal mine leave a progress briefing by mine authorities and police in Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (REUTERS)
A view of the entrance to the Pike River Coal mine, where 29 workers are trapped inside after an explosion on Friday afternoon. (REUTERS)
Chief Executive Officer of Pike River Coal, Peter Whittall, indicates where trapped miners may be inside the Pike River coal during a news conference in Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (REUTERS)
An aerial shot shows the exterior of a remote colliery in this still image taken from video at Grey District, New Zealand. (REUTERS)
A family member of a miner trapped underground in the Pike River coal mine reacts after learning of a second explosion in the mine at a briefing by mine authorities and police in Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (REUTERS)
Family members of miners trapped underground in the Pike River coal mine react after learning of a second explosion in the mine at a briefing by mine authorities and police in Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (REUTERS)
Flags on the Sydney Harbour Bridge are lowered at half mast in Sydney in remembrance of the 29 miners killed in the Pike River coal mine tragedy in neighbouring New Zealand. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on November 25 he wanted answers on what went "terribly wrong" in a colliery blast that killed 29 men, including two Australians, in the nation's worst mining disaster for almost a century. (AFP)
A frame grab from an army robot camera shows mining equipment left on the ground of the Pike River Coal Mine. (REUTERS)
A woman reacts after learning of a second explosion in the Pike River coal mine at a briefing by mine authorities and police in Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (REUTERS)