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On October 5, New Zealand suffered its worst ever maritime environmental disaster.
The MV Rena cargo ship ran aground and spilled 350 tonnes of oil into the Bay of Plenty, killing 20,000 birds. As tragic as that was, a deep sea oil spill could be over 1000 times worse.*
The New Zealand government has opened its waters to foreign oil companies for deep sea oil prospecting. They promised that it would be safe and that they could control any environmental impact from an oil ...