Sunday Dec 25, 2022
The Rainbow Warrior
On July 10,1985, a Greenpeace ship called the Rainbow Warrior was docked in New Zealand, when two bombs that were planted on the ship exploded. The ship quickly sank, killing one person leading to an international incident between New Zealand and France.
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The best thing about this is that NZ learned it could not rely on old allies (USA and UK) to do the right thing so went it alone from then on. That’s made us a stronger country. Fun Fact- I used to walk past the dock where the Warrior was sunk every morning. There’s a lovely memorial there.
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
The reaction of the French was quite something at the time. My sister is French and she saw this as the imprisonment of innocent French citizens after Greenpeace had sunk their own boat (she if course changed her mind when the truth emerged). So I can understand why a Kiwi might pretend to be an Aussie while in Paris. To add insult to injury the repatriated French agents were decorated upon their return to France.
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Wow. I guess that is the advantage of having people unfamiliar with your accent. Coming from the US I can relate. There was a time when it was advantageous to pretend I was from Canada. And thanks for the comment. One of the reasons we do the show is we occasionally learn about something we hadn’t known before.
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Im Tee from Hamilton, NZ. I am 60, was in Paris on a Contiki Trip when THEY did this, super scarred so all Kiwis pretended we were were Aussies, BIG happening for sure, thanks for bringing this up again....x
Monday Dec 26, 2022
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