Bay of Plenty — Underwater steel cutting continues with a team of five divers onboard the Rena each day.

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Bay of Plenty — Any decision to leave the wreck of the cargo ship Rena on Otaiti (Astrolabe) Reef off the Tauranga coast would require a full resource consent process, Bay of Plenty Regional Council says.

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Bay of Plenty — An independent review of the response by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga on 5 October 2011 will be conducted by former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Murdoch.

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Bay of Plenty — The New Zealand Government and Daina Shipping Company (owner of the MV Rena) have reached a comprehensive financial settlement in respect of matters arising from the ship's grounding on 5 October 2011.

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Bay of Plenty — Steel removal from the Rena wreck continues with daily helicopter operations using McDermott Aviation Bell 214 heavy lift helicopter.

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Bay of Plenty — This week teams have recovered 1000 containers from the wreck of the Rena.

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Bay of Plenty — Good progress was made on Rena this week, despite salvage operations being suspended for two days due to high winds and swells.

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Opotiki — Funding to improve Opotiki harbour is an important first step towards realising the region's aquaculture potential, says Bay of Connections governance group chairman John Cronin.

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Bay of Plenty — Earlier this week, rough weather battered the Rena wreck, causing damage to the bow.

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Bay of Plenty — The past seven days has been highly productive for Resolve Salvage & Fire - wreck reduction has progressed through the removal of 85 individual pieces of steel, with the total steel weight removed now 300 tonnes.

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Bay of Plenty — North Island - East Coast - Tauranga - Astrolabe Reef - Exclusion Zone 1.

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Tauranga — Steel cutting on board the Rena continued with very good progress made during the current stable weather window.

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Bay of Plenty — This week saw the first sections cut and removed from the fore section of the Rena, with the Bell 214 heavy-lift helicopter completing 14 separate lifts to the barge Kapua.

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Bay of Plenty — Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) continues to liaise with US salvors Resolve, appointed by the Rena’s owners and insurers to undertake wreck removal work.

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Bay of Plenty — Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) continues to liaise with US salvors Resolve, appointed by the Rena’s owners and insurers to undertake wreck removal work.

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Tauranga — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work – wreck removal – is continuing.

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Tauranga — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.

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Bay of Plenty — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.

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Tauranga — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.

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Tauranga — A 36 year old Tauranga man who had pleaded guilty of illegally fishing in a marine reserve was discharged without conviction at a court hearing in Tauranga today.

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Bay of Plenty — Surfers and recreational fishermen wanting to check out the swell will need to wait a few more weeks before the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's wave buoy is back in action.

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Bay of Plenty — A total of 945 containers from Rena have been recovered to port (including those recovered from the seabed – see Braemar update below).

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