The Pike River Recovery Agency (Māori: Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa) was a stand-alone New Zealand Government department.

The Agency's purpose was to gather evidence on the disaster with the goals of preventing future mining accidents, giving the Pike River families closure and, if possible, recovering the bodies of the deceased miners.

[1][4] Minister for Pike River Re-Entry Andrew Little announced the formation of the agency on 20 November 2017, with its formal establishment due to take place on 31 January 2018.

The Pike River Recovery Agency would be an establishment unit within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

[6] On 31 January 2018, the Pike River Recovery Agency formally came into existence with its headquarters being based in Greymouth on the West Coast.

[13] On 10 June 2020, Minister for Pike Mine Re-entry Little announced that it was "impractical" to expect the remains of the fallen miners to be recovered due to the dangerous conditions.

The Agency would now focus on conducting forensic work in the Pit Bottom in Stone area required for the New Zealand Police investigation.

In addition, she confirmed that the Agency would be disestablished on 30 June 2022 while its Greymouth office would cease operations when its lease expired on 29 April.