New Zealand nuclear-free zone
In 1984, Prime Minister David Lange banned nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed ships from using New Zealand ports or entering New Zealand waters. Under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987, territorial sea, land and airspace of New Zealand became nuclear-free zones. This has since remained a part of New Zealand's foreign policy.
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Prime Minister David Lange worked towards forging anti-nuclear sentiment as part of New Zealand's self-identity.
The vessel Rainbow Warrior (pictured in 1981) was bombed and sunk by French intelligence agents.
An anti-nuclear activist hands out peace cranes in Wellington
David Russell Lange was a New Zealand politician who served as the 32nd prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989.
Lange in the 1980s
David Lange
Lange in 1980
Lange addresses the Foreign Policy Association in New York City, 1984. His stand against nuclear weapons attracted international attention.