Two Scots, Malcolm Campbell, 25, from St Andrews, and Pete Rodger, 40, from Perth, were among those confirmed dead after a series of explosions at the mine. Tables featuring personal belongings of the men were laid out by their families at the emotional open-air service, held under a sunny sky in the town of Greymouth.
New Zealand prime minister John Key told mourners: "We hoped they'd emerge from the depths of the Earth, but they never came home."