The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior
RNZ
Show overview
The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior has published 7 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2024. That works out to roughly 4 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 30 min and 41 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by RNZ.
From the publisher
July 1985. Greenpeace ship The Rainbow Warrior docks at Marsden Wharf, ready for a major protest campaign at Muroroa Atoll. Everyone knows what happened next. But do you know what went before?
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 6Legacies
The people of Rongelap have a new, safer home. But at what cost? What does the future hold? And can they ever go home again?Further sources: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow WarriorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
S1 Ep 5Operation Satanique
Back in New Zealand, public anger is at its peak as the hunt begins for those responsible for bombing the Rainbow Warrior. Shockwaves ripple across the globe when it’s discovered who did it. Further sources: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow WarriorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
S1 Ep 4The Land and the Soul
Jeton Anjain has had enough. He decides to act to save his people. And with the help of some well-connected friends, he pulls off one of the great humanitarian acts of the 20th century.Further sources: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow WarriorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
S1 Ep 3Project 4.1
In the days after the Castle Bravo detonation, the people of Rongelap desperately need help. It arrived. But with that help came something they didn’t expect, and never agreed to. Further sources: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow WarriorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
S1 Ep 2The Day of the Two Suns
The Atomic Age arrives in the Marshall Islands as the US turns the region into a nuclear testing ground. But after one massive detonation, nothing will ever be the same for the people of Rongelap Atoll. Further sources: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow WarriorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
S1 Ep 1The Other Cold War
The crew of the Rainbow Warrior should have felt safe and welcome when they arrived in Auckland, New Zealand. We all know what happened next, and who was responsible. But how much do you know about what went down before that? Further sources: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow WarriorGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Introducing: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior
trailerYou probably know about the last moments of the Rainbow Warrior. But what do you know about the Greenpeace ship’s last voyage before it was bombed by the French in New Zealand in 1985? Where had it come from, why was it there and what was it doing? Find out in The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior. Watch the video version of the trailer here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details