Police continue to meet commitments to Pike River recovery

Police are continuing to meet recovery costs associated with operations at the Pike River mine.

Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations Grant Nicholls said Police will consider costs incurred by suppliers who have contributed to the emergency response and recovery effort.

"While we are in a hand over phase, with the receivers, the mining company and other agencies, we are still continuing to coordinate efforts to get the mine into a safe state," Mr Nicholls said.

"We are continuing to meet costs associated with operating the GAG unit and have arranged for the nitrogen generator unit to be dispatched from Australia.

"We will also consider other costs as they come forward, and make decisions about whether they relate to the search and recovery operation, or to other aspects of operating the mine.

"Where they are clearly contributing the search and recovery operation we have undertaken that we will meet those costs.

"The meeting of any other costs relating to activities at the mine or the mining company is something which will need to be considered by the receivers," Assistant Commissioner Nicholls said.