Maunganui

So these four tennis players, Hughes, Lee, Wilde and myself-set sail one fine afternoon from San Francisco on a boat called the Maunganui for Australia, to settle international or, rather, political 'difficulties.

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Instead we drove to the Bay of Plenty on the east coast to Mt Maunganui, which is a seaside town with a lovely beach.

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Oil began to wash up on the popular seaside destination of Mount Maunganui midday on Monday.

Damaged Vessel's Oil Reaches New Zealand Coastline Lucy Craymer 2011

Zuma Press Workers filled bags with sand contaminated with oil at Mount Maunganui Beach Tuesday.

Ship Continues to Spill Oil 2011

Bradley Ambrose/Getty Images Volunteers collected the oil coming onto the Mount Maunganui shore on Monday.

New Zealand Oil Spill Worsens 2011

Oil has now reached Mount Maunganui and Papamoa beaches, and around 500 clean-up workers are assessing 200 kilometers of what is one of New Zealand's most popular coastlines.

Fears Intensify for New Zealand Oil Spill Ship Lucy Craymer 2011

The grounded cargo ship Rena slips off the reef after its hull split into two, caused by heavy swells, wind and rain in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand Photograph: GRAEME BROWN / HANDOUT/EPA

Stern of cargo ship Rena sinking off New Zealand 2012

Environmental cleanup and rescue teams are combing the white sandy beach at Mount Maunganui and others along the coastline to deal with seabirds that have been caught up in the oil spill.

Oil Leak: New Zealand's Worst Environmental Disaster at Sea Lucy Craymer 2011

A team of about 100 people has begun to clean up the oil from the popular swimming beach at Mount Maunganui, but the current are expected to push the slick at least as far south as Maketu, 20 miles down the coast from Mount Maunganui.

Oil spill is New Zealand's 'worst maritime disaster' 2011

He was very ill at the end of the war when evacuated, and was taken on the New Zealand hospital ship Maunganui to New Zealand for further medical care and treatment before returning home to England.

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