Rena

Tauranga is one of the fastest growing areas in the country, with big pressure on housing. This is just one of many issues facing the region this year and beyond. Radio New Zealand's Tauranga reporter… Audio

The Mauao Wildlife Trust says the Little Blue Penguins affected by the Rena oil spill have almost fully recovered, but still face the threat of another environmental disaster affecting their habitat.

Routine safety violations, a history of ignoring navigation policy and poor maintenance. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal says the crown's actions over the Rena damaged its treaty relationship with tangata Whenua, Maori smoking rates are declining and a warning to the Auckland Catholic Diocese to… Audio

Motiti Island Maori are upset the Government did not consult them over the future of the Rena shipwreck off the Bay of Plenty Coast. Audio

Crown Law has apologised to Bay of Plenty Maori after failing to give them an important report the Government had conducted into the Rena. Audio

A Motiti Island group, who challenged the Crown in the Waitangi Tribunal, thinks the Government is unlikely to listen or act on any of the tribunal's reccomendations. Audio

The Government appears to have dismissed independent advice the Rena could have been totally removed from the Astrolabe Reef. Audio

A Motiti Island hapu group has dismissed the Government's call for some of the Rena wreck to be remain on the Astrolab reef off the coast of Tauranga - accusing it of settling for a cosmetic clean up… Audio

Radio New Zealand's Bay of Plenty reporter, Natalie Mankelow and Radio New Zealand's chief parliamentary reporter, Jane Patterson. Audio

The Government is expected to reveal it's position today on whether the wreck of the Rena should remain on the reef. Audio

Tauranga business owners, iwi and other individuals affected by the Rena grounding and oil spill will meet with the insurers of the container ship today. Audio

The Tauranga community is standing behind its calls to remove the Rena wreck from Astrolabe Reef, despite the owner and insurer of the container ship saying it's now too risky. Audio

The owners of the container ship Rena say it's too risky to move what remains of the wreck, and have formally applied to leave it on Astrolabe reef off the Tauranga coast. Audio

The owners of the Rena have formally applied to leave what's left of the wreck of the container ship on Astrolabe reef off the Tauranga coast. Audio

INTERCOAST is a collaboration in marine science between Waikato & Bremen Universities. Audio

It's a simple and peaceful life at Motiti Island, but that was disrupted when the Rena cargo ship became stranded on the Ota'iti reef in 2011. A few years on, Justine Murray visits Motiti with her… Audio

Lorna Perry investigates if the Tauranga community has recovered from the Rena disaster Audio

A special feature on environmental monitoring in the Rena Recovery programme, and the role of volunteers in the clean-up Audio