Local volunteers respond to the Rena oil spill in Maketū, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kellyen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorHamerton, Hen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorHunt, Sonyaen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSargisson, Rebecca J.en_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-12T03:36:23Z
dc.date.available2023-04-12T03:36:23Z
dc.date.issued2016en_NZ
dc.description.abstractFollowing the MV Rena grounding and oil spill in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand in October 2011, the Māori community of Maketū were quick to respond to the arrival of oil on their beaches. They asserted their rangatiratanga by establishing their marae as a base and successfully coordinated a cleanup by more than 450 volunteers, feeding these volunteers every day. We interviewed 11 clean-up leaders and volunteers in Maketū to gather information about how the oil spill affected people in the community and how they ensured the success of their clean-up efforts. Many volunteers returned to help with the clean-up day after day over several weeks. Concepts of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga underpinned the work of the Maketū clean-up organisers. Participants attributed the success of the Maketū clean-up to the speed with which they responded, the support they received from their community and local businesses, and their local knowledge.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1177083X.2015.1009474en_NZ
dc.identifier.eissn1177-083Xen_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/15680
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfKōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Onlineen_NZ
dc.rights© 2015 The Royal Society of New Zealand. This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 licence.
dc.subjectcommunity actionen_NZ
dc.subjectdisaster;en_NZ
dc.subjectlocal knowledgeen_NZ
dc.subjectMāorien_NZ
dc.subjectMV Renaen_NZ
dc.subjectoil spillen_NZ
dc.subjectvolunteeringen_NZ
dc.titleLocal volunteers respond to the Rena oil spill in Maketū, New Zealanden_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
pubs.begin-page1
pubs.end-page10
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.volume11en_NZ
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