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A Pacific security expert questions whether New Zealand should be the only country paying compensation for the sinking of the Manawanui.
The New Zealand navy vessel was surveying the south coast of Upolu when it hit the Tafitoala reef, set on fire and sank on 6 October last year.
Letters released by Winston Peters' office under the Official Information Act show the Samoa government will not seek further compensation from New Zealand after receiving 10 million tala, about $6 million.
Senior lecturer and Pacific Security fellow at Victoria University's Centre for Strateg
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