Astrolabe Reef
Tourism and the Rena wreck
It's been almost five years since the Rena ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef. It was desribed as the worst maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand, and one of the world's most complex… Audio, Gallery
Some fear for diving deaths at Astrolabe Reef
A Tauranga-based professional diver is warning it's only a matter of time before a diver dies in the waters of the Astrolabe Reef. Audio
Exclusion zone lifted around Astrolabe Reef
Some people in the Bay of Plenty are upset small vessels as well as fishing and diving will be allowed in the waters around the Astrolabe reef as of tomorrow. Audio
Tauranga locals push for continued protection of Astrolabe Reef
Tauranga iwi and locals are campaigning to keep protection around the Astrolabe Reef in place as salvaging activity is due to wrap up. Audio
The Rena - a new haven for marine life?
Marine life has flourished around the wreck of the cargo ship Rena, a coalition of conservationists says. Audio
Rena can be left on the seabed - iwi
A Bay of Plenty iwi has decided not it won't oppose the plan to leave the wreck of container ship Rena on the Astrolabe Reef. Audio
Off The Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
The seas around Astrolabe reef and the role of a ship's chart plotter. Audio