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New Photos of Rena: 9 February 2012
New Photos of Rena and the debris from the ship. Taken and supplied to the Bay of Plenty Times by Maritime New Zealand on 9 February, 2012.

Tauranga A&P Show
Tauranga families took advantage of the nice weekend weather to enjoy this year's A&P Show. Bay of Plenty Times photographer Chris Callinan was there.

Rena is sinking
Images from Maritime NZ and others taken by Bay of Plenty Times photographer Katie Cox of the Rena as the stern sinks below the waves off the Astrolabe Reef.

Debris from Rena washes up
Debris and broken containers litter Bay of Plenty beaches after heavy seas caused the stricken container ship MV Rena to break in two on Sunday the 8th of January.

New photos of Rena in two pieces
The container ship Rena sits in two pieces on Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga. Big swells have broken the ship apart. Photos: Joel Ford.

Rena containers wash up at Waihi Beach
Containers, milk powder and polystyrene debris have washed ashore at Waihi Beach. Waihi Leader editor Fritha Tagg was at the scene this morning and took some of these photos. Others have been supplied by readers.

Salvage operations at the Rena
Salvage operations at the Rena. Photos: Katie Cox / Bay of Plenty Times

Penguin release
Penguin release at Mount Maunganui Beach, 15 December 2011. Photos: John Borren, others supplied by Daniel Hines.

Power outage downtown Tauranga
Power outage downtown Tauranga. Photos: Mark McKeown and John Borren / Bay of Plenty Times.

Seal pup at Welcome Bay home
After a long day wandering through Tauranga streets and through a cat door, this young seal pup went straight for the couch at a Welcome Bay home. Photos: Department of Conservation and Mark McKeown.

Santa Parade Mount Maunganui
Santa Parade downtown Mount Maunganui. Photos: Mark McKeown / Bay of Plenty Times

Winston Peters greets supporters
NZ First leader Winston Peters greets supporters and gives a speech on Tauranga's Red Square.

This is Phil's Place
Photos inside AC/DC's Phil Rudd's new restaurant in Tauranga, New Zealand. Photos: Martine Rolls and John Borren, Bay of Plenty Times.

Colourful Soul
Colourful Soul is a fusion of performing arts, visuals, technology and audience involved theatre. Photos: Katie Cox

The Tauranga SPCA
The Tauranga SPCA Photo Essay. Photos by John Borren, chief photographer Bay of Plenty Times.

Aerials of the Eastern Link under construction
Aerials of the Eastern Link under construction. Photos: John Borren / Bay of Plenty Times

Speedway - Craig Cardwell's big tumble
After an impressive opening night new car debut at Baypark a fortnight ago, the speedway fortunes of racer Craig Cardwell took a big tumble on Saturday night. Photos: Colin Smith / Bay of Plenty Times

Tauranga's Breast Cancer Walk 2011
Tauranga's Breast Cancer Walk 2011. Photos: Bay of Plenty Times. Photos from Te Puna tennis breast cancer support night - supplied by Jill Agnew.

Protest in support of skipper Elvis Teddy
Protest in Tauranga in support of Opotiki boat skipper Elvis Teddy who is facing charges over protest action against oil giant Petrobas. Photos: Chris Callinan and John Borren / Bay of Plenty Times.

Little Blue Penguins getting washed
Little Blue Penguins recover at the Oiled Wildlife Response Unit headquaters, Mt Maunganui. Photos by Mark McKeown, Katie Cox and Joel Ford / Bay of Plenty Times.

Tiki Taane at home
Tiki Taane on Papamoa Beach and at the home he shares with his partner Laurie-Rose and their 2-year-old son Chico.