The Rena by Anahera Taka (Maungatapu School)

DescriptionIn 2011 Maungatapu School's Room 13 (year's 2 & 3) wrote poetry in reaction to the Rena disaster. The poetry and posters appeared in a window display at Tauranga City Library.

At night when we all came to the beach.
We smelled all the black oil all around the beach.
I started yelling out to my mum and brothers.
"Mum! Mum! Look at the Rena. The buckets are falling down into the water. All the buckets are with the black oil are going inside the water. All dolphins are going down into the water. There was big waves. The waves are going inside the boat.
"We all felt sad and angry because we were going to go fishing. We were going to have fish for dinner.

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EventsCommunity photos and responses to The Rena DisasterPart of Photograph CollectionCommunity contributions

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