When Christchurch suffered the continuing earthquakes

Bob Parker was the man in charge. When Pike River mine exploded Greymouth Mayor Tony Kokshoern was shut out. When he commented about anything, it was without Government Ministers or Police at his shoulders. The power was taken from the Community and families in a situation of who it was to control the recovery or rescue of their fallen family members while their elected representative was ignored. Something was lost when control was taken by the Police as Government members stood by, because miners, families and friends got shut out. They got locked out as though they were strikers or trouble makers without wit who needed obligatory condolences from outsiders.