To the Solomons, the first stop on New Zealand's Pacific mission led by the deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni.
The tour comes amid increasing militarisation and geopolitical posturing in the Pacific, with the US anxious to maintain Western dominance over China.
But the biggest security concern in the Pacific is climate change. RNZ Pacific reporter Susana Suisuiki spoke to Katie Scotcher from Honiara.
