Oil Drill Withdrawal Festival in New Zealand

Dawson Peta speaks to visitors and crew of the new Rainbow Warrior and on the marae at Whangaparaoa, East Cape. This marks the start of a festival run by local iwi Te Whanau a Apanui celebrating the withdrawal oil giant Petrobras which had planned to drill for deep sea oil. A united front of protest action took place in the Raukumara Basin in 2011 that disrupted deep sea oil surveys.

Unique identifier: GP04GYS

Type: Image

Shoot date: 16/01/2013

Locations: Aotearoa, North Island, Oceania

Credit line: © Nigel Marple / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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The Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand

The new Rainbow Warrior, on her first journey to New Zealand, visits Matauri Bay, the resting place of the original Rainbow Warrior, which was bombed by French secret service agents in Auckland in 1985. The shoot include images of a festival run by local iwi Te Whanau a Apanui (Maori tribe) celebrating the withdrawal oil giant Petrobras which had planned to drill for deep sea oil. A united front of protest action took place in the Raukumara Basin in 2011 that disrupted deep sea oil surveys.

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