24 Oct 2024

HMNZS Manawanui continuing to leak fuel

From Checkpoint, 4:44 pm on 24 October 2024

King Charles and Queen Camilla have touched down in Apia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, also known as CHOGM. Local villagers have lined the streets with lanterns to welcome the monarch along with delegations from 56 other countries, including our own Prime Minister. But first, while those world leaders gather one side of the island of Upolu, off the coast of the otherside lies the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui which is still leaking fuel. As a result, the livelihoods of people living along the idyllic coastline hang in the balance as the risk of further contamination from the wreck continues. Susana Lei'ataua has the story.