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Patrolling Honiara, 2006

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Patrolling Honiara, 2006

New Zealand troops travel through Chinatown in Honiara, the Solomon Islands capital, in April 2006 after rioters set it alight. Although buildings and businesses were destroyed, there were no fatalities.

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Jon Fraenkel, Pacific Islands and New Zealand – Solomon Islands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36883/patrolling-honiara-2006 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jon Fraenkel, published 12 June 2012.