The Rainbow Warrior saga. Part 2: Nuclear refugees in the Pacific – the evacuation of Rongelap
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
On the last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior prior to its sinking by French secret agents in Auckland harbour on 10...
Greenpeace chief recalls New Zealand’s nuclear free exploits, seeks ‘peace’ voice for Gaza
By David Robie
Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Russel Norman today recalled New Zealand’s heyday as a Pacific nuclear free champion in the 1980s, and challenged...
The Rainbow Warrior saga: 1. French state terrorism and NZ’s end of innocence
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
Immediately after killing Fernando Pereira and blowing up Greenpeace’s flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, several of the French agents...
Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Asia Pacific Report
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of...
The story of the journalist on the Rainbow Warrior’s last voyage, David Robie
In April 2025, several of the Greenpeace crew visited Matauri Bay, Northland, the final resting place of the original flagship, the Rainbow Warrior. This...
Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way
ANALYSIS: By Anna-Karina Hermkens
Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country.
To support this process,...