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Marine
Whaleboat battle of New Year
Rowing teams around Kawhia are preparing for intensely fought whaleboat regattas starting on New Years' Day. In a rivalry…
Steel company's failures blamed for large ship listing
A number of failures by a steel company in its cargo loading procedures led to a large ship listing dangerously to one side…
Editorial: Rena response should leave us more secure
Editorial: The final outcome of the Rena grounding was far from the environmental disaster initially forecast.
Rena report highlights shortcomings
An independent review into Maritime New Zealand's response to the Rena disaster, released today, has highlighted shortcomings…
Rena salvage continues to drag
One of the most lengthy, tricky and costly ship salvage jobs in history continues to drag on in the Bay of Plenty.
Rena salvage job continues
One of the most lengthy, tricky and costly ship salvage jobs in history is dragging in the Bay of Plenty, as the team working…
Rena oil spill
Two years since Rena: No signs of oil on beaches
Two years since the Rena grounded, Tauranga beaches appear to have recovered with no recent signs of…
Memorial to Rena's small casualties
The container ship grounding on Oct 5, 2011 that became our worst maritime environmental disaster will be commemorated with…
Chronicle of a disaster
On January 9 last year, Auckland-based photographer and film-maker Alex Monteith was on her way home from a holiday on the…
Iwi anger as axe falls on Rena roles
Local iwi are dismayed three Rena recovery iwi liaison roles have been scrapped and claim the move came without warning. The…
Firms keen for cut of $11m Rena compo
Mark Tucker will never know how much money he lost during the darkest days of the Rena disaster.
Major part of Rena wreck to be removed
The huge accommodation block of the wrecked container ship Rena is to be removed, in a major move revealed by the ship's…
Iwi want Rena wreck gone
The two complaints, lodged on behalf of several Bay of Plenty groups and individuals, centre on an order by the Government…
Divers try to free Rena debris
Six containers of pollutants remain to be emptied by divers working on the fast-disappearing hulk of the Rena. Maritime…
Residents: Get rid of Rena
Fresh Rena debris found washed ashore from Mount Maunganui to Maketu is why the cargo ship must be removed from Astrolabe…
Severe weather releases beads from Rena
Rena oil spill Archives
Severe weather which hit the Bay of Plenty over the weekend, including swells of up to four metres at…
Bay of Plenty
Victim's eye removed after invasion
More Bay of Plenty
Two people have been charged following a home invasion that left two victims with serious facial injuries…
National
NYE party-goers warned about fake Ecstasy
It may be sold as Ecstasy but it's unlikely to live up to its name.
Marine Accidents
Nina search: The hunt for Danielle
More Marine Accidents
The parents of an American teenager missing at sea on the stricken yacht Nina are vowing to stay Downunder…
Environment
In the course of 2013, I encountered two memorable…
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