The Rainbow Warrior 1985-2025 – Nuclear refugees in the Pacific: the evacuation of Rongelap

The Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on: re-energising for global peace - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of Rongelap, the Marshall Islands and “French” Polynesia, the associated military oppression in Kanaky (New Caledonia), and lingering secrecy. Between the United States and France, nearly 300 nuclear weapons were tested, res…

How FALLOUT: SPIES ON NORFOLK ISLAND revisits Australia’s role in Greenpeace scandal

TV Blackbox How FALLOUT: SPIES ON NORFOLK ISLAND revisits Australia’s role in Greenpeace scandal SBS podcast revisits Rainbow Warrior bombing, examining Australia’s role in international scandal Award-winning investigative journalist Richard Baker delves into Australia’s involvement in the 1985 bombing of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior in a new six-part podcast, Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island, marking the 40th anniversary of the incident. The se…

A Dawn Service To Commemorate The Bombing Of The Rainbow Warrior In Auckland – Greenpeace

“You can’t sink a rainbow.” The iconic Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior will sail into Auckland today to mark the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985. A dawn ceremony of remembrance will be hosted by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei on board the Rainbow Warrior from 7am on 10 July 2025 at Halsey Street Wharf in the Viaduct. Speakers include: Russel Norman, Greenpeace Aotearoa executive directorTui Warmenhoven, N…

The Rainbow Warrior 1985-2025 – Nuclear refugees in the Pacific: the evacuation of Rongelap

On the last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior prior to its sinking by French agents in Auckland harbour on 10 July 1985 the ship had evacuated the entire population (320) of Rongelap in the Marshall Islands.