2016-04-24 02:52:47 - Environment Pollution - New Zealand | | | EDIS Code: | ED-20160424-53030-NZL | | Date&Time: | 2016-04-24 02:52:47 [UTC] | | Continent: | Australia - New-Zealand | | Country: | New Zealand | | State/Prov.: | Northern Island, | | Location: | Tauranga Harbour , | | City: | Tauranga | | Not confirmed information! | |  | | Description: | | Almost 60 oil spills have seen almost 3000 litres of oil spilt into Tauranga Harbour since 2008 - not including oil from the wrecked Rena or the recent Mobil pipe leak - a figure described by an iwi leader as gobsmacking. There have been 57 spills dealt with by Bay of Plenty Regional Council or Maritime New Zealand in this time frame, three of which have been prosecuted and one under investigation. Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi manager of the resource management unit, Reon Tuanau, said the number of spills was "gobsmacking". Mr Tuanau said Ngai Te Rangi was involved in monitoring the harbour and helped clean up larger spills. "It's a major concern for us. We're slowly trying to push the regional council and the companies to do better with their work sites. The Port of Tauranga has made significant changes to the way they operate. "I think we've made progress." Bay of Plenty Regional Council marine pollution prevention officer Adrian Heays said costs were recovered from serious spillers Liloa and Mobil, and other identified spillers. Mr Heays said when a major spill occurred from a vessel, a marine oil transfer site or an offshore facility, costs were recovered from a fund made up by levies from the oil industry. This fund was also used when all reasonable efforts to recover costs from a major spiller were unsuccessful or no spiller was identified. For the smaller spills where no spiller was identified, the council bore the cost. Mr Heays said when a spiller was identified, enforcement action was taken on a case-by-case basis. | | | | |  |  |
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