Posted by Admin on 11/01/2012
The MV Rena - the story so far:
"At 2.20am on Wednesday 5 October 2011, the 236 metre container vessel MV Rena struck the Astrolabe Reef 12 nautical miles (22km) north-east of Tauranga, resulting in New Zealand’s largest ever marine oil spill response..."
Read the full article in this PDF Download from Maritime New Zealand (400KB)
Competition postponed until further notice
There are four categories for photographs and also a video section. There's some great prizes up for grabs, so get those camera's busy and join in the Waihi Beach Community Event & Promotions Photography Competition.
We have a new information centre for Waihi Beach in the form of 'Charlie the Information Caravan'. Charlie will provide visitors accurate information covering where to stay, what to see and do and where to eat plus much more.
You can find Charlie on Wilson Road just in front of the Police station.
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