The Prime Minister says she's found common ground with her counterpart in the Solomon Islands - with neither leader wanting the see the militarisation of the Pacific.
Jacinda Ardern sat down with Mannasseh Sogovare at New Zealand's High Commission in Fiji today - their first face-to-face talks since the secret Beijing-Solomons security pact was leaked a few months ago.
The meeting was soon after US Vice President Kamala Harris dialed in to the Pacific Islands Forum to announce a package of support for a region she says hasn't received the attention it deserves.
Our political reporter Anneke Smith is in Suva.
