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View of broken Rena with the stern section missing.
View of broken Rena in heavy sea swells.
Salvors have cut off the top of a crushed container to access the contents and remove it from the wreck.
The last major release of penguins out at Motiti Island happened today. Catarina Cruz (left) age 11 of Tauranga, Marco Cruz, age 10 of Tauranga, Carlijn Bouwman from the wildlife centre, and Zeta Schuler, age 7 from Waihi at Motiti Island.
Cleanup operations underway on Matakana Island.
Cleanup teams at work on Motiti Island
Containers unloaded and stored at the port.
A small oil sheen observed during the 6am overflight.
Heavy morning swells batter the Rena preventing salvage divers from inspecting the wreck.
Stern section of the Rena almost totally submerged, with the bridge barely visible at the left.
Beads that have been washing up on shores at Matakana Island from Rena.
Clean-ups begins again to clear containers and debris off Waihi Beach.
Oil spill responders ready to set up booms at Maketū.
Oil spill responders set up booms at Maketū in anticipation of any fresh oil washing ashore.
Shot of Rena with the stern section fallen off the reef while the bow remains in place. The bridge is almost totally submerged.
Debris start to emerge from the submerged section of Rena.
Bags of milk powder off Rena are left strewn across Waihi beach after washing up today.
Rena separated into 2 pieces after being battered by 6m waves the previous night.
Rena as seen during the 6am overflight.
Carlijn Bouwman points a peguin in the right direction during a release at Motiti Island.
Little blue penguin release at Motiti Island.
The Smit Borneo getting into position out at the Rena site.
The crane barge Smit Borneo docked at the Port of Tauranga.
Rena as viewed from the 6am overflight this morning.
The rear profile of Rena has changes significantly with the removal of containers from the aft deck.
Oil balls exposed by recent windy weather - Papamoa Beach
A tagged dotterel at the Wildlife Centre.
Before and after comparison of Rena as of 23 November. Almost all containers have been removed from the stern.
Bill Dwyer with an oiled wildlife storage container in Tauranga.
An oiled wildlife washing facility container, designed by Bill Dwyer.
The penguins are released at Mount Maunganui.
The Go Canopus and Sea Tow 60 are positioned astern of Rena
Container removal continues with the Sea Tow 60 astern of Rena
The crane on Sea Tow 60 being setup and prepared for potentially lifting containers off Rena.
Operations around Rena visible from the morning observation flight.
Te Maunga Wildlife Response Centre - Facilities for the rare NZ dotterels are at the far left of this photo, left of the two large water tanks.
The container retrieval vessel SeaTow 60 being positioned next to Rena.
The tanker Awanuia has been released this afternoon and the Go Canopus is in position to receive the last of the residual oil from the Rena.
The Go Canopus and the Awanuia receive oil from the Rena.
The completed helicopter platform above bay 32 forward of the superstructure, and the offloading vessels – the Go Canopus and the Awanuia at Rena's stern
The beach cleaning machine being trialled during the Rena oil response was at Papamoa Beach today and has the capacity to cover larger areas.
New Zealand Defence Force personnel use salt water to flush oil off rocks at the base of Mt Maunganui.
Peter Braddock, an Australian marine pollution officer who joined the Maritime New Zealand team speaks to a reporter about the use of oil absorbing polypropylene in filtering oil from water.
A little blue penguin goes through the treatment programme at the Oiled Response Wildlife Centre.
A tug tows container barge ST60 away from Mt Maunganui today to begin testing its capability and stability. Salvors plan to use it to take the remaining 1280 containers off the Rena
Preparations for pumping off the remaining heavy fuel include placing more than 150m of hose (weighing 3 tonnes), two large pumps and up to 40m of ladders, which are being used to create a smooth, straight path for the oil.
Benjamin Hoensch from Germany is part of the 100th volunteer cleanup operation held today on Papamoa Beach.
The Awanuia is back on site and pumping is underway.
Salvage divers resurface after inspecting the buckling on the Starboard side of Rena.
The Rena in rough seas surrounded by fog.
Vet Janelle Ward with a New Zealand Dotterel at the Wildlife Response Centre.
Below Rena's decks, salvors are working to access the starboard 5 tank to pump the ship's remaining fuel oil.
Salvors install a dam that will allow them to access the manhole for Rena's starboard 5 tank.
Some of the oil-coated material being removed from the beach.
Volunteer teams head out to start clean up work at Tay St, Mt Maunganui
A little blue penguin gets the star wash treatment at the Oiled Wildlife Response Centre.
Penguins are released into the new enclosure at the Wildlife Recovery Centre.
Volunteers undertaking beach clean up along Papamoa Beach, they are sifting the sand to retrieve oil.
The rear of the bollard pull tug Go Canopus, heading to Rena to begin fuel transfer operations from the engine rooms.
The new oil hose being prepared for pumping on board the Go Canopus. This is the hose that can enable direct pumping from the settling tanks and service tank.
Little Blue Penguins preening themeselves and enjoying the sun after a swim in their pool.
New enclosure for little blue penguins at the Wildlife Response Centre at Te Maunga are well on the way to completion.
Volunteers meet and get issued with protective clothing at Mt Maunganui beach.
On water oil recovery vessels using booms to contain oil after an oil sheen was observed in the morning.
Oil responder Bruce Goff with the Terminator oil skimmer ready for deployment.
NZDF personnel continuing with cleanup operations on the northern side of Mount Maunganui.
Arial shot taken in the morning showing a sheen of oil that had leaked from the Rena overnight.
Defence Force members comb Mount Maunganui beach for oil.
Booms deployed at Maketu Estuary.
Pumping of Rena's fuel oil continued overnight. Fine weather is forecast until Wednesday and savlors are taking advantage of the good conditions while they can.
Families are already flocking back to the Mount Maunganui main beach to enjoy the fine weather while beach clean up crews work with the expectation that the beach can be open for the long weekend.
Tourists from Chile, Lorena Bravo and Sebastian Gabler pitch in at the wildlife centre to clean boots and other gear used in the oil clean up.
David Hurn, one of the many hundreds of volunteers involved in the clean up of beaches in the Bay of Plenty, concentrates on the rocks around Mount Maunganui.
New Zealand's rare and protected dotterel, whose favourite haunt is a sandy beach, is being especially watched and cared for while there is a risk to its habitat.
An aerial photo of the wildlife recovery centre beside Tauranga's wastewater treatment plant.
The oil tanker Awanuia reconnects to Rena, ready to take oil pumped from the stricken container ship.
The Air Force observes developments and following the trail of oil, containers and debris coming from the ship and containers.
Salvor Drew Shannon (left) shows Transport Minister Steven Joyce (right) the range of pumps, compressors and other gear assembled in Tauranga for the oil recovery and salvage.
One of the more than 80 containers swept off the container ship Rena has come ashore on Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty.
With the bow of the Rena perched on the reef, the stern section of the ship is over deeper water, and cracks on both sides of the hull, the ship is now twisted.
The degree of twisting along Rena's hull on the port (left side) can be seen in this picture.
Defence Force personnel involved with the Rena recovery and cleanup pictured in the Incident Control Centre in Tauranga.
Dr Wayne Mapp, Minister of Defence, talks to Defence Force personnel involved with the recovery and cleanup from the stricken ship Rena. They are pictured in the Incident Control Centre in Tauranga.
Graphic showing how Rena is grounded on Astrolabe Reef.
Rena stuck fast on Astrolabe Reef.