As locals wait to see what damage the Rena has done to the reef, the Mediterranean Shipping Company who chartered the ship today pledged a million dollars to the cleanup.
So how far will that million dollars go, as the fallout from the oil spill continues to wash up along the Bay of Plenty coast?
Richard Langston with Niven Rae, a Maketu local, and "Dash" the blue penguin.
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