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Debris from the Rena (Maritime NZ)

Rena clean-up cost taxpayers $46m

Taxpayers have paid more than $46 million for the clean-up from the Rena shipwreck and the sum is likely to grow further.

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The Rena disaster has cost the region millions of dollars

Limit for Rena fallout claims

A limit has been placed on how much Bay of Plenty businesses can claim over the fallout from the Rena disaster.

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The Rena ran aground off the coast of Tauranga in October 2011 (AAP)

Rena's owners want wreck left on reef video

The owner and insurer of the Rena are proposing to leave the remains of the wreck on the Astrolabe Reef off the Tauranga coast.

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Rena poses cancer risk, say Greens

Cancer-causing contaminants from the sea around the wreck of the Rena could enter the food chain through fish, the Green Party says.

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Rena wreck recovery teams will clean up Coromandel beaches in time for the summer holiday season (file)

Rena teams clean Coromandel beaches

Rena wreck recovery teams clean up Coromandel beaches in time for the summer holiday season.

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The Rena struck the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5 last year

Rena owners fined $300,000 video

The Greek shipping company which owns the Rena has pleaded guilty over the discharge of harmful substances and been fined $300,000.

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Rena owners due back in court

Daina Shipping has agreed to pay at least $27.6m in compensation for the Rena clean-up.

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Oil and debris from the Rena following its collision into the Astrolabe Reef (MNZ)

Most of Rena's oil gone - study

Oil spilt from the Rena appears to have mostly dispersed but the extent of the environmental impact is unknown.

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Decision on Rena 'months' away

A final decision over the fate of the Rena isn't likely until well into next year.

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11 near misses since Rena disaster

Shipping lanes are a must after 11 "near misses" involving ships since the Rena disaster, an expert says.

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it is one year on since the Rena ran aground (Reuters)

Rena should stay on reef - salvage master video

The chief of the Rena salvage operation says the wreck should stay on the reef.

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The wreck of the Rena (Photo: Maritime NZ)

Rena removal cost almost matches Concordia

The cost of removing the wreck of the Rena is said to be second only to the cruise ship Costa Concordia in the Mediterranean.

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A team of volunteers works to clean oil off rocks in Tauranga in October last year (Maritime NZ)

Silver lining to Rena disaster - mayor

The Rena disaster had a huge environmental impact and damaged Tauranga tourism but it's also brought the community together.

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The Rena on September 5, 2012 (Maritime NZ)

Rena disaster timeline

Timeline of major events of the year since the Rena cargo ship hit a reef off the coast of Tauranga.

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A little blue penguin getting washed shortly after the Rena oil spill (Maritime NZ)

Birds bouncing back after Rena spill

When more than 350 tonnes of oil spilled from the Rena, birds along the Bay of Plenty coastline were among the first victims.

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A salvor on the Rena on September 22, 2012 (Maritime NZ)

Rena: One year on video

There's no sign of oil on the beaches, no debris and it's near impossible to see the wreck of the Rena on the Bay of Plenty horizon.

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The response to the Rena will be reviewed

Inquiry into Rena response launched

Maritime New Zealand announced today their response to the Rena's grounding will be independently reviewed.

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Most of the Rena has now sunk (MNZ)

$1m Rena pledge to be paid out

A donation pledge to the help Tauranga businesses, iwi and wildlife affected by the Rena spill will now be paid out.

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The Rena stuck on the Astrolabe reef (MNZ)

Locals divided over leaving Rena on reef video

The suggestion that part of the Rena could be left on the Astrolabe reef near Tauranga has disappointed some locals.

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This Friday will be the first anniversary of the Rena's grounding on the Astrolabe Reef (Photo: Maritime NZ)

Decision still pending on Rena wreckage video

The Govt has reached a compensation deal with the owners of the Rena, which ran aground off the coast of Tauranga last year.

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