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‘Storm clouds are gathering’: 40 years on from the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

July 11, 2025

From the prologue of the 40th anniversary edition of David Robie’s seminal book on the Rainbow Warrior’s last voyage, former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark (1999-2008) writes about what the bombing on 10 July 1985 means today. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour on 10 July 1985 and the death of ... <a title="‘Storm clouds are gathering’: 40 years on from the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/11/storm-clouds-are-gathering-40-years-on-from-the-bombing-of-the-rainbow-warrior/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Storm clouds are gathering’: 40 years on from the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior">Read more</a>

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Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes

December 20, 2022

Peacemonger, the new book published last month to celebrate the life and work of peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes (1940-2005), is being launched in Auckland on Friday. Here a close friend from Sweden — not featured in the book — remembers his mentor in both New Zealand and Scandinavia. COMMENT: By Paul Claesson in ... <a title="Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/memories-from-sweden-of-the-dedicated-peace-researcher-owen-wilkes/" aria-label="Read more about Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes">Read more</a>