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The ceremony was hosted by Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua \u014cr\u0101kei and attended by over a 150 people.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive Director Dr Russel Norman<\/strong>, speaking from the deck of the Rainbow Warrior says, \u201cFrench government agents came from the other side of the planet not only to kill our friend and colleague, and to kill our ship, but most of all they came here to try to kill our dream of a nuclear free Pacific.<\/p>\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;72158,72159,72161,72160,72155,72156&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66be_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:72158},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66f6_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:72159},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66f7_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:72161},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66f9_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:72160},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fa_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:72155},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fc_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:72156}],&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:0,&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66be_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66be_medium-res-1200px.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66be_medium-res-1200px-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66be_medium-res-1200px-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66be_medium-res-1200px-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66be_medium-res-1200px-510x336.jpg 510w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Russel Norman, Greenpeace Aotearoa, Executive director speaks onboard the Rainbow Warrior. 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The ceremony was hosted by Ng\\u0101ti Wh\\u0101tua \\u014cr\\u0101kei and attended by over 150 people. \\nTui Warmenhoven and the captain of the Rainbow Warrior, Ali Schmidt place a wreath in the water at the stern of the ship in memory of Fernando Pereira.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Paul Hilton \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fc_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fc_medium-res-1200px.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fc_medium-res-1200px-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fc_medium-res-1200px-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fc_medium-res-1200px-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/186254da-gp0su66fc_medium-res-1200px-476x340.jpg 476w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Greenpeace Aotearoa held a dawn ceremony on board the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 2025, Auckland, New Zealand  to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior and the death of photographer Fernando Pereira. The ceremony was hosted by Ng\\u0101ti Wh\\u0101tua \\u014cr\\u0101kei and attended by over 150 people. \\n\\nSpeakers included:\\nTaiaha Hawke, Ng\\u0101ti Wh\\u0101tua \\u014cr\\u0101kei,\\nRussel Norman, Greenpeace Aotearoa, Executive director\\nTui Warmenhoven, Greenpeace Aoatearoa Board Chair\\nSharon Hawke, Ng\\u0101ti Wh\\u0101tua \\u014cr\\u0101kei,\\nCarmen Gravatt, Greenpeace International programme director\\nStephanie Mills, Former Greenpeace Pacific Campaigner.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Paul Hilton \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;}]}}\"><section class=\"block carousel-wrap \"><\/section><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnd it is true that they killed Fernando, and it is true that they sank the first Rainbow Warrior, now resting in the north of Aotearoa under the watchful eye of Ng\u0101ti Kura at Matauri Bay.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cBut it is not true that they killed our dream of a nuclear-free Pacific. In fact, their act of violence was a catalyst for the further growth of the nuclear-free movement here and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>At the time of the bombing in 1985, the <em>Rainbow Warrior<\/em> was preparing to lead a flotilla to Mororoa to protest French nuclear testing.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Greenpeace International Programme Director Carmen Gravitt<\/strong>, also speaking from the <em>Rainbow<\/em> <em>Warrior<\/em>, said, \u201cThe French government tried to silence these voices with violence, fear, and intimidation. But they miscalculated. Instead of breaking our movement, they amplified it. They blew wind into our sails.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe built a new Rainbow Warrior and sailed to Moruroa. The peoples of the Pacific rose. And the world joined them. Together, we did not stop \u2014 not until we won and France halted its nuclear testing.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cEvery right we have today was won by people who dared to fight for it. People who demanded the vote even when it was dangerous, workers who demanded dignity even when it cost them everything, indigenous peoples and frontline communities who demanded justice even when no one thought they could win. Today, we also honour them. And humbly seek to carry their legacy forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>In the wake of the bombing of the first <em>Rainbow Warrior,<\/em> protests and international pressure against nuclear weapons testing continued to build. Greenpeace mounted three further protest expeditions to Mururoa in 1990, 1992 and 1995 on board the second Rainbow Warrior.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 1995, the Rainbow Warrior sailed into the test zone, defying exclusion orders and attempting to disrupt the tests, drawing global media attention and support. French forces seized the ship and arrested the crew, sparking widespread international condemnation. Although six tests went ahead, the intense backlash contributed to France announcing a permanent end to nuclear testing in 1996.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa says today is a moment to reflect on the past, and remember the life of Fernando Pereira, the photographer who was killed in the bombing. But the organisation also says it is a moment to look to the future and to challenge current attacks on environmental protest.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that we\u2019re facing challenging times. Nature is under attack. Peace and democracy are under attack too. The world feels more unstable than ever,\u201d says Norman.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cBut when the environment and democracy are threatened, we all have to step up and get braver. The bravery of the nuclear-free activists &#8211; who sailed into a test zone and put themselves at enormous risk &#8211; is an inspiration for the courage we need to find now in the face of the climate and biodiversity crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>The Rainbow Warrior will be open for tours of the ship for the next two weekends (the 12th-13th July, and the 19th-20th July). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/rainbow-warrior-auckland-new-zealand\/\">More information is available on the Greenpeace website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/Detail\/27MZIFJR1Y4VO\">Photos of the ceremony can be downloaded here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenpeace held a dawn ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing and the death of Fernando 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