The cargo ship Rena ran aground on Astrolabe Reef on October 5, 2011 subsquently causing one of the country's worst environmental disasters.
This is an index of all the news items published to SunLive about the disaster and its impact on the Bay of Plenty community since this time.
SunLive has led the news on this incident, from breaking news early Wednesday, to having the first published aerial photos of the ship and slick, to being the first media on the water to reveal exactly what the oil is.
Thursday October 4
MNZ's Rena response probed
$1million pledge ‘a little pain relief'
Wednesday October 3
Mixed reaction to Rena deal
Tuesday October 2
Rena: $27.6m settlement signed
Friday September 21
Rena: tonnes of steel removed
Thursday September 20
Rena: 1001 containers retrieved
Sunday September 9
Rena pair release: your thoughts
Friday September 7
Rena men to keep jobs
Thursday September 6
Rena Mercedes on the road again
Wednesday September 5
Rena captain and officer released
Thursday August 23
Rena owner's court date delayed
Monday August 20
Rena Mercedes auction at $11,600
Friday August 17
Conference to discuss Rena fate
Wednesday August 15
Rena's bow surgery begins
Monday July 30
Slick latex fashions from Rena
Wednesday July 25
US salvors to join Rena wreck crew
Tuesday July 24
Rena owners apologise
Saturday July 7
Plans for next stage of salvage work
Sunday June 10
Bay environment bounces back
Saturday June 9
Rena: Owner's statement
Friday June 8
Rena's bow on the move
Saturday June 2
Oil spill response plan updated
Floating Rena container towed
Friday June 1
First study into Rena impact
Tuesday May 29
Rena clean up mementos auctioned
Monday May 28
$37million in Rena costs revealed
Saturday May 26
MNZ welcomes jail sentence
Life boat bound for Papamoa
Friday May 25
Rena captain, officer: 7 months jail
Thursday May 24
Recovered Rena containers hit 800
Tuesday May 22
Rena: Oil spill exercise
Saturday May 19
Rough weather delays Rena salvage
Thursday May 17
Underwater ROV to hunt Rena cargo
Sunday May 13
Beach vacuuming to remove beads
Saturday May 12
Salvage continues on Rena remains
Wednesday May 9
Rena life boat up for auction
Friday May 4
Rena response scaled down
Thursday May 3
Rena trade offer from the barrier
Wednesday May 2
Rena captain and officer apologise
Saturday April 28
Rena wreckage reaches the Barrier
Saturday April 21
Rena: Container recovery continues
Friday April 20
Rena book claim contested
Thursday April 19
Rena evident along Coromandel coast
Saturday April 14
Sea continues to pound wreck
Friday April 13
Rena clean-up moves offshore
Thursday April 12
Rena divers fired for wine theft
Wednesday April 11
Sunken Rena container locations released
Sunday April 8
Clean-up to start on rocky coastline
Saturday April 7
Rena debris moving north
Thursday April 5
Six months on, stern sunk
Wednesday April 4
Wreck rolls, bridge submerged
Oil could reach Coromandel
Tuesday April 3
Navigational warnings issued
More containers overboard
Monday April 2
Large swells expected to hit Rena
Thursday March 29
WWF aids Rena affected ecosystems
Monday March 26
Storm releases eight containers
Friday March 23
Expertise for Rena businesses
Thursday March 22
Spots of oil wash ashore
Rena: More containers in the sea
Monday March 19
16 tonnes of oil removed
Friday March 16
Rena oil extraction resumes
Tuesday March 13
MP speaks out about Rena report
Monday March 12
Thanks to Rena volunteers
Friday March 9
Time to thank the volunteers
Rena salvage still paused
Thursday March 8
Rena report points to human error
Wednesday March 7
TAIC report on Rena due
Monday March 5
Five months, 571 containers later
Friday March 2
Rena struck businesses can claim
Thursday March 1
Weather pushes salvors off wreck
Class action coming for Rena owners
Wednesday February 29
Rena exclusion zone reduced
Rena captain pleads guilty
Tuesday February 28
Rena debris floating afar
Monday February 27
Spoiled food removed from Rena
Exclusion zone expected to shrink
Friday February 24
Wrecked containers found
No Rena oil found in Hawke's Bay
Council creates sea hazard: tickets
Tuesday February 21
Gas levels rise in toxic container
Friday February 17
Container salvage progress steady
Last major penguin release complete
Monday February 13
Sunken container operation begins
Saturday February 11
Oiled wildlife centre closed
Friday February 10
Rena containers, one at a time
Thursday February 9
Beads sweeping proving effective
Wednesday February 8
Rena bill hits $130million
Tuesday February 7
Rena: Choppy seas stop divers
Sunday February 5
Rena anger vented in print
Friday February 3
Rena ICC downsized, moved
Rena's ‘graveyard' lies beneath
Thursday February 2
Tower built from Rena debris
Wednesday February 1
Helicopter lifts container scrap away
Monday January 30
Fears Rena's bow may buckle
Friday January 27
New method removes eight containers
ROVs investigate Rena wreck
Thursday January 26
Rena: $3million recovery plan
Sonar not to blame for whale deaths
Containers to slide for pick-up
Wednesday January 25
No hand-out for Tourism BOP
Tuesday January 24
Hazardous goods: above deck clear
Rena waste: thousands of tonnes
Monday January 23
Rena tarnishing Bay branding
Container lifting barge back in action
Rena: information sharing selective
Sunday January 22
Art to boost official Rena fund
Friday January 20
Exclusion zone to remain unchanged
Rena divers await toxicity reports
Thursday January 19
New approach for Rena salvors
Container removal resumes
'Cautionary area' for boaties lifted
Wednesday January 18
Rena container lifting to resume
Tuesday January 17
Motiti clean-up slow to start
Salvors assess helicopter lift
Monday January 16
Clean-up focus east of the wreck
Dogs maim exhausted penguins
Rena wreck – stay or go?
Divers inspect Rena wreck
Sunday January 15
Coro coast relatively clear
Outfall damaged by container
Questions about dotterels
Scammers using Rena as bait
Saturday January 14
Debris warning for boaties
Smit Borneo heads to Rena
Help needed to clean beach
Fresh oil on Papamoa Beach
Friday January 13
MNZ confident in plastics clean-up
Plastic debris threatens wildlife
Ships in the Night (Be Mine Tonight)
Loved ones amidst Rena debris
Weather stalls Rena salvage
Thursday January 12
Rena's bow secured for rising swell
Rena wreck a dive destination
Rena report due in February
Oil expected east of Maketu
Marine businesses raise Rena rues
Oil in upper harbour
Wednesday January 11
Rena assessment dives impossible
Sonar mapping first, salvage second
Rena oil spill drifting southeast
Exclusion zones for Rena debris
Rena owner committed to salvage
No change to Rena overnight
Tuesday January 10
Rena's reef slip drops two containers
Nervous wait for Rena cargo owner
Rena sinking intensifies pollution
Rena's stern section sinks
Councils on debris watch
Matakana trashed by Rena debris
Large sheen nears central harbour
Monday January 9
Containers to wash ashore all week
Tourists asked to keep visiting Bay
Port business unaffected by Rena
Debris hazard closes beach
Public urged not to touch containers
Lurking flotsam ‘dangerous'
Oiled penguins found near Mauao
Rena: debris field warning
Containers wash up on Waihi Beach
Sunday January 8
Rena: Up to 300 containers lost
Port still fully operational
Beaches closed for swimming
Rena: navigational warnings issued
Storm breaks Rena in two
Saturday January 7
Slavors prepare ship for bad weather
Thursday January 5
More oil could wash up on beaches
Stern test ahead for broken Rena
Monday January 2
Rena splits in two
Salvors to asses damage on Rena
Sunday January 1
Rough weather widens cracks
Friday December 23
Rena container count under 1000
Wednesday December 21
Container lifting continues
New charges laid against Rena pair
Tuesday December 20
Container removal resumes
Rahui lifted on seafood
Monday December 19
Sharks attack Rena salvage gear
At-sea release for oiled penguins
Friday December 16
Storm can't break Rena
Thursday December 15
Stormy release for penguins
Wednesday December 14
Public invited to penguin release
Rena: oil leaks as salvors patch it
Tuesday December 13
Released dotterels begin breeding
Monday December 12
New helmsman for Rena response
Bad weather halts operations
Rena penguins go political
Sunday December 11
Rena fails to deter summer bookings
Saturday December 10
Volunteers sought for beach duty
Friday December 9
Smit Borneo lifting begins
Rena: No charge for personal goods
Thursday December 8
Rena's buoyancy addressed
Wednesday December 7
Rena: crane barge prepared
Monday December 5
Crane arrives to aid Rena salvors
Oil threat stalls penguin release
Rena: new crane barge arriving
Sunday December 4
Small oil leak overnight
First dotterals set free
Friday December 2
Business losses $100k on Rena
Rena salvors find security in cargo
Rena rubbish pollutes salvage op
Mayor calls for Rena cause release
Thursday December 1
Sea swells halt container removal
Wednesday November 30
Rena container removal to slow
Tuesday November 29
More penguins make their way home
Monday November 28
Rena container removal resumes
Saturday November 26
Rena: Container removal still on hold
Friday November 25
Rena: new dangerous goods found
Scientists explore dispersant impact
Thursday November 24
Two lost containers found
'Boiling seas' threaten Rena
Wednesday November 23
Salvors lift 90 containers from Rena
Tuesday November 22
Penguin release draws a crowd
Monday November 21
Oiled penguins to return home
Sunday November 20
Slow rate of recovery expected
Saturday November 19
Beaches dodge oil bullet
Rena exclusion zone reduced
Friday November 18
Rena owners applaud salvage progress
Strong winds threaten container op
Thursday November 17
Container removal, slow and steady
Rena cargo salvage begins
Tuesday November 15
Beaches back in business
Most beaches reopening
Oiled penguins coming out of rehab
Horan fears worst in Rena oil count
Monday November 14
Rena: the cargo conundrum
Containers sink ships
Sunday November 13
Salvors start phase two of Rena ops
Heavy oil pumping completed
Oil pumping suspended
Saturday November 12
Beaches up for adoption
Thursday November 10
Second Rena barge on its way
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