Sinking the Rainbow Warrior - Nuclear-free New Zealand.
The Rainbow Warrior and the events that surrounded her eventual end are not only clouded by conspiracy, but also but injustice. The sacrifice of a life to the cry for dismissal from the international community, justice was short lived due to the response by that of the international community. The handling of the events surrounding the Rainbow Warrior by not only the French government, but.
A collection of audio about Rainbow Warrior. Photo: Gil Hanly. The bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior by the French foreign intelligence services in Auckland's port on the 10 July 1985 changed our view of France, and of New Zealand's place in the world of international espionage.
The Rainbow Warrior was re-floated but deemed irreparable and is now a living reef at Matauri Bay. Since then, a second and third Rainbow Warrior have entered service as Greenpeace's flagship.
Starting with the early life of Greenpeace and the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior I by the French secret service through to the imprisonment of the Arctic 30 by the Russians, the stories are brought to life with photos from the Greenpeace archives, maps and nautical charts. The most symbolic items belonging to the ship's historical inventory are be also included. Maite Mompo has been a.
After the Rainbow Warrior was sunk in the Waitemata Harbour on the night of July 10, New Zealand authorities initially treated the sabotage as a purely criminal matter, rather than the assumed.
Pete Willcox, the Rainbow Warrior's captain who was on board at the time, spoke to Witness about that day. Witness is a World Service radio programme of the stories of our times told by the people.
Search results. Current filters. Remove filters to expand search. New Zealand Police Force New Zealand Police Force; Filter By Type All Results 11. Newspapers (11) Filter by Date 1900s (11) Filter by Collection findNZarticles (11) Filter by Subject Bombings (11) New Zealand Police Force (11) Rainbow Warrior (Ship) (11) Rainbow Warrior Inquiry (7) Ouvea (Yacht) (3) Adries, Gerald, (aka Andries.