Motiti Blue and the
Oil Spill
Bilingual text in Te
Reo Maori.
On 5 October 2011 a large container ship grounded on a reef off the coast of the Bay of Plenty, spilling an estimated 350 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the ocean.
The impact was devastating, not only for the people of the area, but for the many thousands of birds and sea creatures who were covered in the toxic oil.
On 5 October 2011 a large container ship grounded on a reef off the coast of the Bay of Plenty, spilling an estimated 350 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the ocean.
The impact was devastating, not only for the people of the area, but for the many thousands of birds and sea creatures who were covered in the toxic oil.
This book tells the
story of a little blue penguin who was covered in oil as a result of the oil
spill from the Rena shipwreck. Describes his rescue, the treatment he had at
the Te Maunga Oiled Wildlife Response Unit and his release back into the wild.
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