Environment Canterbury said the vessel was more significantly damaged than it anticipated and it was likely that all the fuel on board had leaked into the water.
Environment
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Environment Canterbury said following initial assessments, it was likely that the full amount of marine diesel fuel that was on the vessel has been released to the sea.
Sun, Feb 1
Every time a kiwi is killed on a road in Russell, a white cross is erected.
Rig sharks with slit gills were discovered in Porirua Harbour, prompting Fisheries NZ to investigate whether illegal set netting occurred in the protected inlet.
Sat, Jan 31
Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo's acting director of wildlife said it was a "privilege to care for this critically endangered species" that were rediscovered after 13 years.
Thu, Jan 29
A climate change policy expert says AA Insurance's decision will be the first of many, and is urging insurers to be transparent when they withdraw from an area.
Tauranga City Council has lifted the evacuation order which prompted around 150 people to leave their properties due to another slip in the Bay of Plenty area yesterday.
Welsh tourist Katie Evans was stunned to see the wee feline peeking out from undergrowth near Lake Sumner but she knew what she had to do.
Wed, Jan 28
"They usually dump rubbish... beds, trolleys... in the stream nearby but this is the first I’ve seen it in the cemetery itself," resident Tracey Mata'afa said.
A police spokesperson confirmed police received an emergency call at 6.18am in relation to a disorder incident that had occurred at the campsite.
Global voyagers brought back from the brink with the successful colony on Taiaroa Head near Dunedin.
Tue, Jan 27
The goods re among the items appearing on the Sussex shoreline.
Sun, Jan 25
Whitebaiters are worried they could be held liable for stands they use but did not build on a waterway near Blenheim after the Marlborough District Council ordered their removal.
Fri, Jan 23
Understanding ocean heat – and how it shapes rainfall, storms and marine heatwaves – is central to explaining what we experience on land.
Thu, Jan 22
Shane Jones said mass immigration was partly to blame for sea life gatherers allegedly stripping the Whangaparāoa Peninsula foreshore bare.
Tue, Jan 20
With society increasingly dependent on technology, an otherwise harmless burst of radiation from the sun could easily disrupt business as usual.
Scientists say the Chatham Islands sit at the meeting point of cold Antarctic waters and warm subtropical currents, creating an ideal nutrient-rich spot for phytoplankton blooms to take off.
There is no list of target countries, but it would be surprising if Aotearoa New Zealand is not one of them, writes expert Jane Kelsey.
"What was once a thriving ecosystem only two years ago, are now empty pool rocks. The only thing there now is seawater."
Sat, Jan 17
EnZed Energy is the first company to apply for a petroleum exploration permit since the 2018 offshore oil and gas ban, which was overturned by the Government last year.
Fri, Jan 16
Thousands of the black and grey balls, mostly the size of marbles, forced the closure of Bondi, Manly and other major Sydney beaches in late 2024 and early 2025.
A resident has said the number of sea life gatherers had increased in recent years, and beaches along the Whangaparāoa Peninsula were being stripped bare.
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell called the city's weed control funding "grossly unfair".
"This decision follows extensive searches of the area and is extremely difficult for all involved," says police search and rescue Sergeant Jonny Evans.
Thu, Jan 15
"There’s nothing. There are no bugs, no fish, not even any dragonflies flying above it, and certainly no eels. It’s all gone," said Kate Eaglesome.
