Rena oil spill: 10 photos that tell the story (so far)
The container ship Rena, heading to the Port of Tauranga from Napier, struck the Astrolabe Reef and subsequently has spilled tonnes of oil, resulting in the biggest marine pollution disaster ever to happen in New Zealand.
Image 1 of 10: Wednesday October 5: The container ship Rena is run aground on the Astrolabe reef off Tauranga. Photo / Katie Cox