- Nine years ago, hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil and cargo washed up on our pristine Mount and Papamoa beaches.
- Behind the scenes, there was politics, and 8,000 volunteers who showed the world how to clean up an oil spill.
A ship broke but a community came together, writes Steve Morris for Sunlive.
A scene of devastationThe first day it was a scene of devastation. People were sobbing and comforting each other. The reason why we love living here so much, our beach, seemed thoroughly ruined; after...
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