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Thread ID: 134929	2013-09-04 08:58:00	Our Pacific neighbours?	coldot (6847)	PC World Chat

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1352743	2013-09-04 08:58:00	As part of a five-year partnership, New Zealand would improve water security in Tuvalu, Tokelau, the Cook Islands, and in the Marshalls. .... storm surges in parts of the Marshalls have contaminated water wells so badly that it would take ten years for it to become drinkable again. Is JK being too generous to include the Marshall Islands in the partnership? Wikipedia: Politically, the Marshall Islands is a presidential (en.wikipedia.org) republic (en.wikipedia.org) in free association (en.wikipedia.org) with the United States, with the US providing defense, funding grants, and access to social services. Maybe the US has abandoned them?	coldot (6847)
1352744	2013-09-04 19:42:00	Was there a photo opportunity, if so Shonkey will do anything for one of those	gary67 (56)
1352745	2013-09-04 20:20:00	The US are known for not doing anything with their "territories". I don't think throwing money at these places helps long term...they may not want to move, but they just have to.	pctek (84)
1352746	2013-09-04 23:24:00	I agree. Besides feeling warm and fuzzy, why should kiwis spend our tax money helping US territories?	kingdragonfly (309)
1352747	2013-09-06 06:54:00	Would be cheaper to abandon these places and put them on the dole.	Cicero (40)
1352748	2013-09-06 08:12:00	Half them are already here on the dole.	CliveM (6007)
1352749	2013-09-07 04:32:00	Would be cheaper to abandon these places and put them on the dole. Yes. The per capita "assistance" we give to many of the islands exceeds the dole by a massive amount.	Antmannz (6583)
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