New Zealand'Mortified': BoP Harbourmaster acts to prevent another Rena disasterHe has banned large vessels from using the gap between Astrolabe Reef and Mōtītī Island.03 Jul 09:35 PM
PremiumEnvironmentKiri Gillespie: Rena response could have and should have been betterOPINION: It seemed it was only thanks to thousands of volunteers the beaches were saved.01 Oct 07:49 PM
New ZealandChristchurch shootings: Meet the PM's top secret advisersIt's called ODESC and it gathers in times of crisis.17 Mar 10:50 PM
New ZealandRena probe reveals catalogue of issuesNew Zealand's maritime authority is investigating how shipping around our coasts can be made safer, after a high-level report into the Rena grounding.18 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandSurprise twist in Rena bidThe owners of the Rena have decided not to take their bid to leave much of the wrecked container ship on the Astrolabe Reef directly to the Environment Court.02 Dec 11:54 PM
New ZealandGovt wants most of Rena wreck goneThe Government has revealed it wants Rena gone - except for the sunken stern sitting at the bottom of Astrolabe Reef.07 Aug 09:51 PM
New ZealandRena salvors face seabed junkyardAlongside a dock at the Port of Tauranga, men in orange overalls are busy preparing for their next battle in New Zealand's biggest salvage operation.16 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Consult with iwiThe fate of the wreckage of the Rena should be a straightforward enough matter. But the final chapter in the saga of the fully-laden container ship is proving anything but.06 Jul 05:45 AM
New ZealandRena's owners cite science in fightThe owners of the MV Rena have unloaded a stack of scientific reports supporting their bid to leave much of the wrecked container ship on the Astrolabe Reef.09 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandRena wreck to stay?The Bay of Plenty Regional Council speaks to media about the owners of the MV Rena applying to leave the remains of the shipwreck on the Astrolabe Reef off the Bay of Plenty coast.Watch09 Jun 04:14 AM
New ZealandRaw: Rena salvage succeedsThe massive accommodation block of the wrecked containership Rena has seen daylight for the first time in more than two years. Salvors Resolve Salvage and Fire last night successfully raised the top half of the ship's accommodation block from the seabed suspended below the RMG 500 crane barge - placing it onto a transport barge. Watch13 Mar 12:53 AM
New ZealandIsland hapu 'not against' leaving Rena wreck behindAn island hapu off the coast of Tauranga has come out as "not against the possibility" of leaving part of the wrecked container ship Rena on nearby Astrolabe Reef - and has distanced itself from an another island group which wants it gone.12 Mar 10:18 PM
New ZealandCunliffe's Rena wreck removal promiseLabour says it will ensure the Rena owners remove the wrecked container ship if elected to Government.03 Mar 04:30 PM
KahuHapu wants $38m Rena deal revealedA tiny hapu is calling for confidential terms of a deal worth up to $38 million over the wrecked container ship Rena to be made public.16 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandOwners apply to leave Rena on seabedOwners of the Rena have confirmed they will seek resource consent to allow the wreck's remains to be left on the Bay of Plenty seabed.09 Feb 10:17 PM
OpinionEditorial: Rena response should leave us more secureEditorial: The final outcome of the Rena grounding was far from the environmental disaster initially forecast.03 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandRena report highlights shortcomingsAn independent review into Maritime New Zealand's response to the Rena disaster, released today, has highlighted shortcomings in the agency's initial response.02 Dec 11:23 PM
New ZealandRena salvage continues to dragOne of the most lengthy, tricky and costly ship salvage jobs in history continues to drag on in the Bay of Plenty.21 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandTwo years since Rena: No signs of oil on beachesTwo years since the Rena grounded, Tauranga beaches appear to have recovered with no recent signs of tar spots.11 Oct 02:14 AM
New ZealandMemorial to Rena's small casualtiesThe container ship grounding on Oct 5, 2011 that became our worst maritime environmental disaster will be commemorated with a sculpture depicting some of its tiniest victims.27 Sep 11:32 PM
New ZealandPenguin sculpture to commemorate Rena disasterA sculpture carved from Oamaru stone by Bay of Plenty artist Peter Cramond is to be placed above the beach at Mt Maunganui next week on the second anniversary of the grounding of the MV Rena. The sculpture depicts the release of penguins that had been covered in oil during the disaster.Watch27 Sep 05:16 AM
