Commemorations held for 40th anniversary of Rainbow Warrior bombing

Wednesday 9 July 2025 · 5 outlets · 8 reports · updated Thu 10 Jul 2025, 7:20pm

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People gathered in Auckland to mark 40 years since French agents bombed the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in 1985. The attack at Marsden Wharf killed photographer Fernando Pereira and sank the vessel. Advocates are using the anniversary to warn about increasing nuclearism in the Pacific.

How they headlined it

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1. NewsroomWed 9 Jul 2025, 11:41pm

   The cook who survived the Rainbow Warrior bombing (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldThu 10 Jul 2025, 5:00am

   Rainbow Warrior: 40 years on – why France sank Greenpeace flagship in Auckland harbour (opens in new tab)

   • Telltale sign that gave French spies away – Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History (opens in new tab) Thu 10 Jul 2025, 5:00am
   • French diver who planted bombs reveals why – Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History (opens in new tab) Thu 10 Jul 2025, 5:00am
3. RNZThu 10 Jul 2025, 5:42am

   Rainbow Warrior bombing 40th anniversary: Advocates warn of expanding nuclearism in Pacific (opens in new tab)

4. 1NewsThu 10 Jul 2025, 9:22am

   Dawn service held 40 years on from Rainbow Warrior bombing (opens in new tab)

   • 'So unexpected, so wrong': Investigators reflect on Rainbow Warrior bombing (opens in new tab) Thu 10 Jul 2025, 6:36pm
5. StuffThu 10 Jul 2025, 7:20pm

   Remembering Rainbow Warrior, Lucy Lawless says ‘our job’s not done’ (opens in new tab)