Rena Disaster

Rena Disaster headlines with summaries.

• Islanders getting impatient

  New Zealand

  14 Jan 2012

  Residents on Motiti Island where debris and oil from the wreck of the Rena are washing up, are losing patience.

  Islanders getting impatient

• New threat to wildlife, fresh oil reaches Papamoa

  New Zealand

  13 Jan 2012

  Wildlife is under a new threat from the wrecked ship Rena after contents of a container carrying tonnes of plastic beads spilled into the ocean and washed up at Matakana Island.

  New threat to wildlife, fresh oil reaches Papamoa

• Divers on stand-by to inspect Rena stern

  New Zealand

  11 Jan 2012

  Maritime New Zealand says divers are on stand-by to survey the mostly submerged stern section of the stricken Rena.

  Divers on stand-by to inspect Rena stern

• Hundreds of bags of Rena debris collected

  New Zealand

  11 Jan 2012

  An initial clean-up of Waihi Beach in western Bay of Plenty has been completed with volunteers collecting hundreds of bags full of debris washed ashore from the stricken Rena.

  Hundreds of bags of Rena debris collected