Spirit to see us through

On Tuesday we went to print praying for a miracle. Today we grieve the loss of 29 miners.

Rather than grope for what can only be inadequate words to address the pain and the sorrow their families, their community and the country as a whole are feeling, I will simply repeat John Key’s:

This is a national tragedy.

At this time of national pain, let us not lose sight of what truly makes New Zealand great.

We are a tough and resilient country. We care deeply for our fellow countrymen and women. We are a series of communities knitted together by a set of values and principles that have guided us together through good times and bad.

It is this spirit that will see us through.