Rena grounding at Tauranga
Last updated on
14/05/2012 2:17 p.m.
Around 02:20 on Wednesday 5 October 2011 the 256 metre long cargo vessel Rena struck the Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga.
Updates and key information on the Rena recovery is available on the Maritime New Zealand website.
Rena correspondence
The Minister of Transport has received a number of requests for information made by the media and other interested parties about the government’s response to this event. The document below contains correspondence to and from the office of the Minister of Transport about the Rena grounding between 5 October 2011 and 12 October 2011.
Rena correspondence (PDF, 4.5mb)
Certain information within the package is being withheld in reliance on the following sections of the Official Information Act 1982:
- section 9(2)(a), which relates to the privacy of natural persons
- 9(2)(ba)(i), which relates to confidential information and prejudice to its future availability
- section 9(2)(g)(i), which relates to the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinion by Ministers or officials
- section 9(2)(h), which relates to the maintenance of legal professional privilege
- section 9(2)(j), which relates to negotiations being carried out without prejudice or disadvantage
Further information
For more information about the grounding of the MV Rena please visit Maritime New Zealand's website.