Newly released papers reveal Solid Energy considered more than just health and safety risks when making decisions over the future of the Pike River Mine.
The state owned mining company decided earlier this month that re-entry to the mine would be too risky.
Solid Energy Board minutes, obtained under the Official Information Act, show the company's health and safety manager, warned the board in March there were reputational and political risks that had to be addressed.
The manager told the board it should also receive additional health and safety briefings on the re-entry project, given its membership was relatively new.
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