Rainbow Warrior
The Rainbow Warrior is an undisputed icon. Since the 1970s, the Rainbow Warrior I, II and III have been a huge part of Greenpeace’s environmental work, including ending nuclear testing in the Pacific, blocking coal ports and closing down destructive fishing practices. The Rainbow Warrior remains to this day a symbol of non-violent direct action and a beacon of hope.
Things you can do
We want you to take action because together we’re strong.
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Rainbow Warrior Auckland Open Days 2025
This July, the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior returned to Aotearoa, 40 years after French Government agents bombed the original ship in Auckland.
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Forty years of resistance in the Pacific
On 10 July 2025 in a dawn ceremony led by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, we commemorated the 40th anniversary of the state-sanctioned bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, and…
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Russel Norman on the significance of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior after 40 years
Russel Norman speaks on the significance of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, 40 years on.
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Rainbow Warrior bombing: Call to continue fight against nuclear weapons
Samantha Hayes visited the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland this week.