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NZ to send military, police to the Solomon Islands

Updated on: 02 December,2021 09:15 AM IST  |  Wellington
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Solomon Islands police found three bodies in a burnt building and arrested more than 100 people amid the violence.

NZ to send military, police to the Solomon Islands

People outside a provisions shop in Honiara on Monday. Pic/AFP

New Zealand will send up to 65 military and police personnel to the Solomon Islands in the coming days after rioting and looting broke out there last week over several issues, including concerns about the country’s increasing links with China.


New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday she was ‘deeply concerned’ by the civil unrest that unfolded in the capital, Honiara, and wanted to help restore peace and stability. The New Zealand deployment follows similar actions from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji after the Solomon Islands government requested international help.


Solomon Islands police found three bodies in a burnt building and arrested more than 100 people amid the violence. The latest deployment of foreign personnel comes ahead of a push by Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale to hold a no-confidence vote next week on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.


“This is a short-term, immediate response and we will continue to monitor the situation,” said New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta. New Zealand plans to send 15 military personnel Thursday followed by up to 50 more military and police personnel over the weekend.

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