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Solomon Islands choose China friend as new PM
Currently the foreign minister, Jeremiah Manele has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation’s foreign policy that made it grow close to China.
- by Kirsty Needham
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Ram shot by New Zealand police after killing elderly couple
The pair were found dead in a paddock by a relative who had gone to check on them.
- by Rachel Moore and Caroline Williams
Editorial
CCP influence
Double life of China’s man in Suva could help Australia in the Pacific
Beijing’s use of Chinese nationals to further its ambitions in the Pacific has received a setback by the revelation that their man in Suva is mentioned in Australian spy agency documents as having links with organised crime and drug shipments.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
CCP influence
Yes, there are Chinese police in Fiji. But that’s none of our business
Australia has no right to dictate to Fiji who its police force works with, particularly when we already work with Chinese police on transnational crime.
- by Graeme Smith
Chile to investigate LATAM plane’s big drop, injuring 50 onboard
The Chilean aviation authority will examine the sudden altitude drop of a Sydney-to-Auckland flight over the Tasman Sea, as the flight data and voice recordings are seized.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Amelia McGuire and Julie Power
One passenger in serious condition, 11 in hospital after plane drops in midair
Ambulances met the plane on the Auckland tarmac and treated at least 50 people who were injured during a “drop” mid-flight.
- by Josefine Ganko and Angus Thomson