d n e k e e the w 14 October 2011, Issue 568
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BAY SPIRIT ALIVE RENA UPDATES
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CHRISTMAS ART
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KITEBOARDING
10
SUN FUN
20-21
HEALTH
25-27
HOME BASE
30-34
LIVING ON THE LAND 38-39 LETTERS
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WHAT’S ON
42-45
CLASSIFIEDS
48-52
A DOG’S BREAKFAST
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IN THE WAKE OF THE WRECK
SunLive news website leads Rena coverage In the wake of container ship Rena running aground on Astrolabe reef, SunLive news website has been leading the local and national coverage of New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster. From the breaking news on Wednesday October 5, SunLive has been at the forefront of the news – supplying images,
video and stories direct from the scene to other national news outlets including TVNZ, Stuff.co.nz, NZ Newswire,NZ Herald, plus Australian and French news agencies. The leading coverage on www.sunlive.co.nz saw the website rated fourth most popular news site in the national rankings last week.
To help www.sunlive.co.nz continue to offer the leading news on Rena and other local issues, please send us your news tips or photos to newsroom@thesun.co.nz SunLive continues to bring the coverage as it happens, following this major maritime disaster as it develops and the massive impact it has on our Bay of Plenty region.
Pictured: Mount surfer Don Norton assisting with beach clean up on Wednesday morning.
Read more about Rena and how it is affecting us, on pages 3 to 5. Up to the minute coverage at: www.sunlive.co.nz