The Rainbow Warrior was Greenpeace's flagship.On its way to protest France's nuclear testing on the Mururoa Atoll when it was sunk by French saboteurs on July 10, 1985, in Auckland Harbour.

After the bombing Greenpeace gifted the Warrior to the sea and she now lies as an artificial reef in the Cavallii Islands, a refuge for the marine life she was sunk trying to protect.At a max depth of 26m the Warrior is now home to a huge variety of aquatic life and is a world renowned dive site.

The Warrior is an one of the world's premier wreck dives, and truly is the 'Jewel of the North'. "When man has destroyed the world through his greed, the Warriors of the Rainbow will arise to save it again".

Your Rainbow Warrior dive day

Note: The Rainb​ow Warrior  lies in water deeper than 18m/60ft. As such, any Open Water divers who wish to dive the wrecks must do so in conjunction with a PADI Deep Adventure Dive (which will contribute to their Advanced Open Water certification). This costs an additional $50. You must be a certified diver to dive the wreck.