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NationalJune 28

Major development in Rena salvage

The huge accommodation block of the wrecked container ship Rena is to be removed, in a major development revealed by the ship's owners and insurers today.
NationalJanuary 23

Rena cargo contaminates ocean

Cargo around the wreck of a stricken cargo ship has broken up and contaminated the water surrounding the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga.
NationalOctober 11

Bay recovering well from Rena spill

New test results indicate the Bay of Plenty has recovered well from oil spilt from the Rena.
NationalOctober 9

11 near-misses since Rena

The Government has been notified of 11 "near misses" involving ships since the Rena disaster.
NationalOctober 3

Pirates stealing Rena salvage gear

There have been ravaging storms, rotting cargo and equipment overboard - now marauding pirates are being blamed for hampering the salvage of the Rena.
NationalSeptember 30

Rena oil on beach one year on

Oil is still being found at Papamoa Beach a year after the container ship Rena ran aground off the coastline and caused a major spill.
NationalSeptember 6

Rena pair could get jobs back

The two men responsible for the Rena grounding have walked free from prison and been deported having served just half of their jail sentence.
NationalJune 14

Salvage companies finish Rena work

The salvage companies responsible for the Rena wreck have finished and the ship's remains will lie on Astrolabe Reef over much of winter as a search begins for new contractors to complete the job.
NationalJune 9

Rena operation moves into winter stage

By APNZ Jun 9 - The Rena salvage operation is preparing for its next stage during winter. Recovery of containers has been faster than expected in recent weeks, with all accessible containers in the bow section removed, leaving 18 damaged or empty containers in the section that remains on Astrolabe reef.
NationalMay 24

Rena captain to be sentenced today

The captain and navigation officer of container ship Rena will this morning be sentenced for their role in New Zealand's worst environmental maritime disaster.
NationalApril 12

Divers sacked for Rena wine theft

Two divers working on the salvage of the Rena have been fired after helping themselves to wine inside one of the ship's containers.
NationalApril 6

Rena owner charged over grounding

The owner of the cargo ship Rena has been charged by Maritime New Zealand following the vessel's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5.
NationalApril 4

Rena debris washing up on Coromandel

Debris from the Rena has started washing up on the Coromandel Peninsula, after the aft section of the vessel plunged further into the sea yesterday.
NationalMarch 21

More Rena debris in sea

The stern section of the stricken container ship Rena moved overnight and more containers and debris went into the sea.
NewsMarch 10

Radar error disastrous: Rena report

The Rena disaster could have been avoided if the ship's captain had correctly interpreted radar echoes bouncing off Astrolabe Reef nine minutes before impact.
NationalFebruary 29

Firms seek to sue over Rena grounding

More than 20 businesses from the Bay of Plenty may take the Rena's owners to court in Europe seeking compensation for their losses.
NationalFebruary 29

Rena's captain pleads guilty

The Rena's captain and second officer pleaded guilty in Tauranga District Court today to 10 of the 11 charges laid over the grounding of the container ship.
NationalFebruary 27

Salvors face putrid conditions on Rena

Salvors this weekend cleared meat and seafood that had been rotting aboard Rena since it ran aground in October.
NationalFebruary 7

Rena clean-up cost $130 million

The Rena disaster clean-up is estimated to have cost about $130 million, Environment Minister Nick Smith told Parliament today.
NationalJanuary 21

Rena salvors make progress

[UNSUBBED]By APNZJan 21 _ Rena salvors continue to make good progress on the wreck as weather conditions in Tauranga remain settled in the area.Fine weather and calm seas have assisted onboard crews, who yesterday removed 19 containers from Rena's bow and plan to to move more containers today, said Maritime New Zealand.The emptying of a second container of milk powde
NationalJanuary 20

Rena may have stabilised in new position

The stern section of the Rena appears to have stabilised for the moment after it started sinking this morning.
NationalJanuary 19

Rena bow stuck fast on reef

It would take "another Cyclone Bola'' to prise the Rena's dislocated bow from its tight grasp on the Astrolabe Reef, the MetService says.
NationalJanuary 19

Tugs drag containers off Rena

Tug boats have dragged two empty containers off the bow of the Rena as salvors find new ways to remove cargo from the increasingly hard-to-access wreck.
NationalJanuary 18

Weather eases for Rena salvors

Improved weather conditions are assisting salvors as they assess containers onboard the stricken ship Rena.
NationalJanuary 17

Shark death fuels Rena pollution fears

The remains of a shark which washed up on Motiti Island in a distressed state have been sent for testing by iwi concerned about the effects of the oil dispersant used in the Rena spill.