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Rena: 'Slow and long process' - Key

The Rena is holding together well enough for salvage crews to get on board, but the entire front section of the stricken ship is flooded and the use of dispersant has failed.

Govt eyes legal action against Rena owner

Rena spill: Bay tourist industry braced for sharp summer slump

Rena spill: Second officer charged

Rena oil spill: cracks getting worse

Large fractures in the hull of the stricken cargo ship Rena are getting worse, increasing the chances the ship will break up after aerial footage showed the hull of the vessel grounded on Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga has cracked open.

Rena oil spill: captain facing further charges

Rena oil crisis worsens

The environmental and marine impact of the Rena disaster has proved devastating, and is still unfolding. These graphic images help tell the story.

Rena oil spill: masks could be issued

Face masks could be issued to those living near beach areas affected by oil leaking from the MV Rena, which has lost up to 70 containers overnight. The ship's captain has been charged over the incident and granted bail after a court appearance..

Ship salvage to 'take some time'

Exhausted Sam the albatross in rehab

Tauranga man's laughter in the face of death

A Tauranga man will end his life with a huge party where everyone will get the chance to insult, embarrass and humiliate him.

Tauranga Port boosts shipping schedule

Ex-MP battles to scrap toll roads in Tauranga

Dad and daughter in court on drugs charges

Man sets pitbull on partner

Boaties 'broke every single rule in the book'

Two young brothers found in open water yesterday had no VHF, no GPS, didn't say where they were going and didn't know how to use the old flares they had on board.