Divers try to free Rena debris
Six containers of pollutants remain to be emptied by divers working on the fast-disappearing hulk of the Rena.
Rena Oil Spill
Beads clean up continues on beaches
Groups have been working along the Mt Maunganui and Omanu beach areas, using shovels, sieves and vacuum equipment.
Editorial: Rena wreck must go
It's been more than 18 months since Rena smashed on to Astrolabe Reef.
Saving the penguins after disaster
Thousands of birds perished in the black tide that followed the MV Rena's grounding. Jamie Morton checks on the recovery of the disaster's forgotten victims.
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Work on Rena continues
Rena salvage operations have already cost $275...
Divers at the Rena wreck
New images have captured a 10,000sq m underwater...
Debris from Rena washes up
Debris and broken containers litter Bay of Plenty...
Rena containers wash up at Waihi Beach
Containers, milk powder and polystyrene debris...
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'Rena versus the Ukulele'
'Rena versus the Ukulele'
Video of debris on Matakana Island
Debris on Matakana Island
Rena sinking 2
Rena's stern section has sunk.
NZ Herald
Sister dies on hearing of judge's death
The family of Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers have suffered a second tragedy with the death of his sister - who was so shocked by the news she collapsed when told he had died. Barbara Mitchell learned of her brother's death on Wednesday morning in a phone call from their sister Sally. She managed to call out to her husband Mark as she fell to the ground. Barbara Mitchell's son Peter Mitchell, 42, said his mother hadn't been well the previous day. "What we now know is that was the start of a bleed in the aorta so she had [undiagnosed] heart disease ... the prognosis in the end was the…
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