Operation Grapple: We Were There

In 1957 and 1958, the New Zealand Government sent navy ships and hundreds of sailors to support British nuclear testing in the Pacific. This deployment would have life-changing consequences for the sailors, who were exposed to nuclear radiation, and their families.
In this portrait exhibition, photographer Denise Baynham honours and recognises 19 Kiwi veterans of the operation, who tell their personal story of service and the impact of witnessing the detonation of nuclear devices.
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