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The New York Times reported on 16 October that the People’s Republic of China had leased the island of Tulagi from Solomon Islands. A secret deal was apparently struck in September, no doubt around the time Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare ascended to his leadership role and Solomon Islands announced its switch from recognising Taipei to Beijing. Tulagi is remembered mostly as the place where the pivotal Allied campaign for Guadalcanal started in World War II. With the leasing of the island, we may well have a shift in the strategic competition in the Pacific.
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Read more: The Tulagi turning point
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-tulagi-turning-point/
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A recognition of the looming challenges facing our Pacific neighbours through climate change and pressures on maritime resources has led to a shift in focus expressed in the just-released Defence Capability Plan 2019.
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Read more: Defence Capability 2019 – reading between the lines
- Article: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=F9252BA2-D7A4-4A57-AC2F-1620500F49CE
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New Zealanders living around the globe remain at threat of Islamic State's wrath, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says
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Read more: Islamic State still threat to New Zealanders
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/10/islamic-state-still-threat-to-new-zealanders-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern.html
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New Zealand is looking to enhance its security partnerships with Pacific nations.
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Read more: New Zealand looks to enhance security partnerships in Pacific
- Article: https://www.pmnnews.co.nz/post/new-zealand-looks-to-enhance-security-partnerships-in-pacific
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Full details of sordid and secret sex abuse between a female teacher and two teenage boys she was employed to educate and nurture can finally be revealed.
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Read more: Court files uncover teacher's 'sickening' offending
- Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/court-files-uncover-teachers-sickening-offending
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OPINION: How do you know there's a vegan in the room? They'll tell you.
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Read more: Kiwi vegan loonies are treasonous
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2019/10/ryan-bridge-kiwi-vegan-loonies-are-treasonous.html
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The Marshall Islands is exploring legal action against the US over a leaking nuclear-waste filled concrete dome.
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Read more: Leaking nuclear waste dome: Marshalls consider legal action
- Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/165488-leaking-nuclear-waste-dome-marshalls-consider-legal-action.html
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Survivors of historical cases of child rape, violence and neglect at state-owned care institutions are being officially heard for the first time.
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Read more: Claims of historical child rape at state-owned care institutions heard
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116981374/abuse-inquiry-claims-of-historical-child-rape-at-stateowned-care-institutions-heard
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