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Nanaia Mahuta tells China that engagement in Pacific must advance region’s priorities
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New Zealand and Solomon Islands agree to develop maritime security plan
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Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong to visit New Zealand
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French Senate explores new statute for New Caledonia
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Cook Islands Parliament dissolved, election 01 August
Queen's Representative Sir Tom Marsters has dissolved Cook Islands Parliament and announced 01 August 2022 as the election date.
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Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties- PM Fiamē Naomi...
Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties, Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa says.
Mata’afa who is on a three-day trip to...
We needed China deal to protect ‘domestic security’, says key Solomon Islands official
The controversial security deal struck between Solomon Islands and China that caught the western world off guard was needed to maintain internal security and...
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