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  • French army lieutenant Christine Huguette Cabon arrives in Auckland under orders to infiltrate Greenpeace.

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    rainbow warrior attack

  • French army major Alain Mafart and captain Dominique Prieur arrive in Auckland.

  • Rainbow Warrior also arrives in Auckland and ties up at Marsden Wharf.

  • Two bomb blasts rip through the ship. Crew member Fernando Pereira dies.

  • France denies involvement. New Zealand Police arrest Mafart and Prieur.

  • Mafart and Prieur charged with murder, conspiring to commit arson and wilful damage.

  • SEP 21: French Defence Minister Charles Hernu resigns and DGSE head Pierre Lacoste is sacked.

  • Mafart and Prieur admit manslaughter and wilful damage.

  • NOV 22: Both sentenced to 10 years' jail in New Zealand.

  • France initiates trade bans against New Zealand.

  • France pays New Zealand $13m. Prieur and Mafart sent to Hao for three years. Prieur's husband made head of security there.

  • Rainbow Warrior is scuttled off Northland's Cavalli Islands.

  • Mafart repatriated to France.

  • The Prieurs repatriated to France.

  • Swiss authorities arrest Gerald Andries.

  • New Zealand drops its attempt to extradite Andries.