A Forgotten History

After the manhunt, the police investigation, the political back and forth, and the 'trial of the century', the big questions remain - who was really responsible for bombing the Rainbow Warrior and how did it change New Zealand? Written, presented and produced by: John Daniell and Noelle McCarthySound design and mix: Marc Chesterman Researchers: Claire Logan and Caroline FontaineExecutive Producers: Ethan Sills and Andrew LaxonMusic: Harbour Board, Marc Chesterman, Peter O’ DonoghueFor photos and videos related to the story, go to nzherald.co.nz/rainbowwarriorThanks to Dominique Prieur and Jean Marie Pontaut, authors of Secret Agent, published and copyrighted by the Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1995See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the biggest trial NZ has ever seen approaches, the fallout from the bombing comes to a head for French politicians, spies are betrayed, tensions ramp up between leaders, and Kiwi police head to enemy territory in their hunt for evidence. Written, presented and produced by: John Daniell and Noelle McCarthySound design and mix: Marc Chesterman Researchers: Claire Logan and Caroline FontaineExecutive Producers: Ethan Sills and Andrew LaxonMusic: Harbour Board, Marc Chesterman, Peter O’ DonoghueFor photos and videos related to the story, go to nzherald.co.nz/rainbowwarriorThanks to Dominique Prieur and Jean Marie Pontaut, authors of Secret Agent, published and copyrighted by the Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1995See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The legacy of French nuclear testing in the Pacific goes well beyond the Rainbow Warrior. In Tahiti, we explore the lasting impacts of the testing programme on the people who had to live with it and reveal what the French government didn’t want Greenpeace- or rest of the world- to see. Written, presented and produced by: John Daniell and Noelle McCarthySound design and mix: Marc Chesterman Researchers: Claire Logan and Caroline FontaineExecutive Producers: Ethan Sills and Andrew LaxonMusic: Harbour Board, Marc Chesterman, Peter O’ DonoghueFor photos and videos related to the story, go to nzherald.co.nz/rainbowwarriorThanks to Dominique Prieur and Jean Marie Pontaut, authors of Secret Agent, published and copyrighted by the Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1995See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Mafart and Prieur in custody, NZ Police turn their attention towards finding the rest of the crew, but politics come into play as French lies mount up. Written, presented and produced by: John Daniell and Noelle McCarthySound design and mix: Marc Chesterman Researchers: Claire Logan and Caroline FontaineExecutive Producers: Ethan Sills and Andrew LaxonMusic: Harbour Board, Marc Chesterman, Peter O’ DonoghueFor photos and videos related to the story, go to nzherald.co.nz/rainbowwarriorThanks to Dominique Prieur and Jean Marie Pontaut, authors of Secret Agent, published and copyrighted by the Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1995See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police investigation into the bombing turns into the biggest manhunt in New Zealand history, while the French duo at the centre of the investigations attempt to evade capture. And they aren’t the only team of French secret agents in the spotlight. Written, presented and produced by: John Daniell and Noelle McCarthySound design and mix: Marc Chesterman Researchers: Claire Logan and Caroline FontaineExecutive Producers: Ethan Sills and Andrew LaxonMusic: Harbour Board, Marc Chesterman, Peter O’ DonoghueFor photos and videos related to the story, go to nzherald.co.nz/rainbowwarriorThanks to Dominique Prieur and Jean Marie Pontaut, authors of Secret Agent, published and copyrighted by the Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1995See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.