TWO Scots families are among grieving relatives of 29 men killed in a New Zealand mine blast two years ago to have been offered fresh hope of recovering their bodies.
Global mining experts and government officials have discussed how to safely re-enter the Pike River mine after an explosion ripped through it in November 2010.
Malcolm Campbell, 25, of St Andrews, and Pete Rodger, 40, from Perthshire, were killed in the accident in November 2010 and their bodies, along with 27 others, have remained trapped.
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