Rena by Tyla McCallum (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.

Oil coated seal flops onto the shore like dead, shotbirds falling to the ground making crunch noises,crunch, crunch.

Penguins choking and gasping from bubbling acidic chemicals swelling up in their small throats.

Shocked, furious people waiting for it to be taken care of.

Reporters scramble around frantically seeking a good story.

The infected water washed up onto the sandy clear shore.

Black sludge dissolves into the sand as both things combine together.

When will this end?!

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LicenseCC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ

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

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