Bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior (1986) #shorts

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Shared July 9, 2025

July 10 marks the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior. A team of French secret service agents detonated two limpet bombs while the ship was in Auckland Harbour, killing crew member Fernando Pereira and irreparably damaging the Rainbow Warrior. Ngā Taonga holds many radio and television records related to the bombing and its aftermath, including this award-winning news package by 1ZB. Link to our online catalogue: www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/… #rainbowwarrior #greenpeace #nz