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HMAS Adelaide ... en route for Tonga
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25 new community covid cases in NZ, including 10 of omicron

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Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery

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Australia and New Zealand compete with China for Tongan influence

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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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