Last Wednesday the Rena container ship ran aground on the Astrolabe reef, near Motiti Island, Bay of Plenty. The vessel has now lost part of its cargo and is leaking oil. The oil slick is threatening waterways significant to Tauranga Moana iwi (Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāi Te Rangi, and Ngāti Ranginui).
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