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Biography: Walker, Ranginui Joseph Isaac

Peace Squadron

A photograph of Ranginui Walker on a yacht, raising a flag bearing the words ‘Peace Squadron’.

In 1976, Ranginui and Deirdre Walker participated in the ‘Peace Squadron’, a group of private boat owners who tried to prevent the nuclear-powered American warship USS Truxton entering Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour. 

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Paul Spoonley. 'Walker, Ranginui Joseph Isaac', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2024. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47722/peace-squadron (accessed 4 June 2026).