Introduction

Greetings

In this issue . . .

1. Training review
The results of a comprehensive review of the Regional Responder and Regional On Scene Commander training courses will be presented at the Regional Council Workshop in August.

2. Subantarctic Islands special area plan
Work on a Special Area Oil Spill Contingency Plan for the Subantarctic Islands is in its last stages, with a final draft soon to be sent to the Department of Conservation (DOC) for sign off.

3. Tier 3 exercise: Otago
A Tier 3 marine oil spill exercise was held in Dunedin in April.

4. Reports from the regions
A short roundup of news from around the country.

5. AWE/Prosafe sentencing
The companies responsible for a crude oil spill that polluted the Taranaki coastline 18 months ago were sentenced to a total of $105,000 in July.

6. International news