Debris from the wrecked ship Rena has been removed from the seafloor as the prolonged salvage process continues.
Some 683 containers have been brought ashore since the cargo vessel ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga last October, most from the ship itself and 99 from the sea and shoreline.
Maritime New Zealand said today that salvors had removed two containers of pulp from the wreck and another two from the seafloor in the past few days.
They had also removed four hatch covers from the seafloor and wreck and 16 badly damaged containers from one cargo hold.
The sea swell is forecast to remain between 1.5-2m over the weekend before rising to more than 3m by Tuesday.