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Paul Cuming Collection

Date2011Collection Summary174 wildlife images taken by Paul Cuming during the Rena Recovery Programme. DescriptionOn the morning of 5 October 2011 the cargo vessel 'Rena' struck Otaiti (Astrolabe Reef) just north of Mōtītī island. As a result of this severe maritime disaster a significant amount of heavy fuel oil leaked into the waters of Tauranga Moana. Volunteers, the New Zealand Army and other trained responders from around New Zealand spent days cleaning up oil from the beaches. More than 1000 dead birds were found and 300 birds (mainly little blue penguins) were rescued and taken to the wildlife oil spill recovery facility. The Paul Cuming collection provides an insight into what became New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster.CreatorCuming, PaulLevelCollection

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Penguins heading to sea at Moturiki, Mount Maunganui

Cruiseliner near Mauao rocks

Oiled wildlife mobile unit

Too much oil, Motuotau Island, Mount Maunganui

Morning Debriefing, Oiled Wildlife Response Unit

Oiled Wildlife Response Unit Quad bike, Kaituna River Mouth, Tauranga

Dog tracks and oil globules, Papamoa Beach, Oiled Wildlife Response Unit, Tauranga

Descending cliff path, Oiled Wildlife Response team trip to Motuotau Island, Rena Oil spill, Tauranga

Rewa, DOC Boat, to Motuotau, Oiled Wildlife Response Unit, Tauranga

Slip and Shag guano, Mauao, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty

Salisbury Wharf to Motuotau, Rewa, DOC Boat, to Motuotau, Oiled Wildlife Response Unit, Tauranga

Brent Stephenson debriefing at Te Maunga, Oiled Wildlife Response Unit, Tauranga

Offloading dinghy, Oiled Wildlife Response team trip to Motuotau Island, Rena Oil spill, Tauranga

Blinking petrel, Oiled Wildlife Response team trip to Motuotau Island, Rena Oil spill, Tauranga

Penguin release group, Mount Maunganui

Mauao skies

Observing released penguins, Mount Maunganui

Taylor Reserve Papamoa

Oil on Mauao's Northern rocks

Rena from Papamoa

Omanu Mobile Wildlife unit on standby

Omanu surf club mobile unit

Papamoa surf club

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Grounding of Rena by Paul Cuming

Penguins being released at Shark Alley next to Moturiki (Leisure Island) 2011
Image Copyright Paul Cuming

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.CopyrightCuming, Paul

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KeywordsOtaitiAstrolabe ReefMōtītīWildlifeNew Zealand Native BirdsRenaRena Recovery

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Paul Cuming Collection