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  • Kiwis troops arrive in Tonga

    11/17/2006 10:43:01 PM PST · by Brian Allen · 7 replies · 457+ views
    Dominion-Post (New Zealand) ^ | Saturday November 18 2006 | LANE NICHOLS and COLIN ESPINER
    A joint New Zealand-Australian task force arrived in riot-torn Tonga this afternoon in a show of force after rioting left eight dead and businesses destroyed. Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, Rear Admiral Jack Steer said the New Zealand contingent included a 62-strong New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), a small contingent of New Zealand Police and other Government personnel. Two C130 Hercules would transport additional cargo and up to four light operational vehicles, he said. A further 80 Australian Defence and Federal Police personnel would join the NZDF contingent in assisting the Tongan government as part of a New Zealand led...