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The historic signing of the nuclear-free pact, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, took place in Majuro during the observance of the Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day on 3 March 2025
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Marshall Islands signs treaty banning nuclear weapons in the South Pacific

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It would be clearly unwise for New Zealand to threaten or cut aid to Kiribati
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NZ-Kiribati fallout: Maamau’s inability to engage with NZ difficult to defend

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NZ's Foreign Minister Winston Peters
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Pacific flags -- Fiji and Tonga -- and protesters in support of Palestine at a rally in New Zealand's largest city Auckland
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