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Rena Disaster headlines with summaries.
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Mayor calls for independent Rena inquiry
9 Mar 2012Tauranga mayor Stuart Crosby wants a thorough independent inquiry into the grounding of the Rena last year.
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Maritime NZ will 'lift its game'
8 Mar 2012The head of Maritime New Zealand has told MPs it now knows it must engage better with the community if a similar disaster to the grounding of the cargo ship Rena happens again.
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No change to wreck
3 Mar 2012Maritime New Zealand reports no change to the state of the Rena wreck despite rough weather.
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Barge back in port
2 Mar 2012Salvors working on the Rena have brought the Smit Borneo barge, and other support vessels into the port of Tauranga ahead of the storm this weekend, which is expected to cause sea swells of more than…
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Rena captain pleads guilty to all charges
29 Feb 2012The captain of the cargo ship Rena, which ran aground off Tauranga last year, has pleaded guilty at court to all charges against him. Audio
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Rena exclusion zone reduced
1 Mar 2012The exclusion zone around the stricken cargo ship Rena has been reduced to 3.7km around the Astrolabe reef.
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Business owners plan class action over Rena spill
1 Mar 2012A group of Bay of Plenty businesses is considering a class action lawsuit in Europe against the owners of the cargo ship Rena.
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Timber being removed from wreck
16 Feb 2012Salvage teams working on the Rena are removing shipping containers of wood from the bow of the wreck.
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Plan aims to turn coast back to pre-Rena days
26 Jan 2012A long-term plan to return the Bay of Plenty coast back to what it was before the container ship Rena ran aground is expected to cost up to $3 million, and take at least 12 months.
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Italian officials seek advice after Rena disaster
26 Jan 2012Environment Minister Nick Smith says agencies in Italy working on the Costa Concordia disaster have been in contact for advice following this country's experience with the Rena grounding.
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Rena rubbish tally
24 Jan 2012Some 2325 tonnes of waste have been collected since the Rena ran aground on 5 October. The cleanup company says it has now dealt with more than 120 containers from the ship. Audio
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All hazardous containers removed from Rena's deck
24 Jan 2012Salvage work on the Rena reached a milestone on Tuesday with all containers holding hazardous material now removed from the upper decks of the vessel. However, a number of hazardous containers are…
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Not all bird deaths due to Rena oil
20 Jan 2012Maritime New Zealand says despite many reports of dead birds coming in, not all have been affected by oil from the broken container ship Rena.
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More containers removed from Rena bow section
19 Jan 2012Maritime New Zealand says two containers from the bow section of the wrecked Rena have been pushed into the water to be picked up by another crane barge.
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Work to remove containers resumes
18 Jan 2012The removal of containers off the bow section of the Rena has resumed for the first time since the container ship broke apart earlier in January.
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Helicopter used to recover debris from island
17 Jan 2012Bags of debris from the wrecked container ship Rena are being retrieved by helicopter from Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty.
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Dive report on Rena wreck almost finished
17 Jan 2012Svitzer Salvage says divers on the Rena will be able to give a comprehensive picture of what is going on beneath the water on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Another container washes up in Bay of Plenty
16 Jan 2012Maritime New Zealand says another container from the wrecked ship Rena has washed ashore on rocks near Bowentown in the Bay of Plenty.
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Wrecked Rena leaking more oil
12 Jan 2012Maritime New Zealand says some oil has been seen escaping from a container ship that remains stranded off the Tauranga coast.
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Divers carry out preliminary Rena inspection
15 Jan 2012Improving weather conditions have enabled divers to carry out a preliminary inspection of the Rena on Sunday.
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Rena debris could affect endangered birdlife
16 Jan 2012An environmental group says debris from the Rena reportedly reaching the Volkner Rocks Marine Reserve, 55km north of Whakatane, could affect endangered birdlife.
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Scams seek Rena donations
15 Jan 2012Scammers are targetting people who want to help clean up the mess from the Rena. Maritime NZ says there is only one official fund.
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Crane barge back at Rena wreck
14 Jan 2012The crane barge Smit Borneo is now anchored near the Rena wreck and planning is underway for the recovery of about 50 containers from aboard the front section.
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More oil to be cleaned-up
14 Jan 2012Clean-up teams are looking at how to clean up fresh oil washed ashore from the Rena at Papamoa East. Spots of oil stretch along 2km of the coast.
