By 5pm we were all packed into a room with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark! She's has something of a dry wit, I have to say - as she spoke about her experiences and her attitudes against nuclear proliferation.

Led by Steve Abel of Greenpeace NZ, the other speaker talked about nonviolence, the importance of keeping up the fight against both nuclear power and weapons, and the legacy of the first Rainbow Warrior. Marelle Pereira (daughter of Fernando) Steve Sawyer, Abacca Anjan-Maddison, Bunny McDiarmid, Cindy Baxter - all came forward and drew, for me, a convincing picture of the importance of keeping nukes out of the Pacific!

Then the concert - a whole bunch of New Zealand's finest took the stage in the ornate theatre surroundings, including John Butler, The D4, Che Fu, Don McGlashan and John Segovia, Opshop and Wellington band Rhombus, all MC'd by Steve Abel and Jackie Brown - the country knows a thing or two about rock and roll!

The music stopped, briefly, for a minutes silence, at 11:47 - the time the first bomb went off on the Rainbow Warrior. It was also a moments silence for the victims of the London bombings - and of bombings everywhere.

But, as Don McGlashan said - tonight was both a commemoration and celebration - so the music went on till after 2am. Most of us have no idea how we lasted so well during the day, other than we felt buoyed up by being part of something remarkable.

It's a quiet day in the New Zealand office today - the last few days have been pretty busy, so people are taking a rest.

- Dave

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clarke. © Greenpeace/Walsh

Don McGlashan. © Greenpeace/Walsh

Singing 'Anchor Me'. © Greenpeace/Walsh

Steriogram. © Greenpeace/Walsh

Steriogram. © Greenpeace/Walsh

John Butler Trio. © Greenpeace/Walsh

John Butler Trio. © Greenpeace/Walsh

John Butler Trio. © Greenpeace/Walsh