Police are mulling a little longer over a possible Pike River prosecution

The West Coast mine exploded 14-years-ago today, with the 29 men who died inside, never recovered.

The criminal investigation was reopened in 2018.

Police says a decision on legal action will now come in the first half of 2025.

Anna Osborne lost her husband Milton.

She says officers have worked incredibly hard to get to this point -- but are keeping quiet now.

She believes 2025 will be the year families finally get justice.