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Pacific Update with Barbara Dreaver: Tongan league fans celebrate team’s Auckland arrival, and PNG imports 40 Maserati sports cars for APEC

By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific Correspondent
October 12, 2018

1 NEWS’ Pacific correspondent brings us the latest from around the region.

In this week’s edition of Pacific Update, 1 NEWS’ Barbara Dreaver looks at the warm welcome Mate Ma’a Tonga received in Auckland, and arrival of 40 Maserati sports cars in PNG for the upcoming APEC meeting.

Dreaver also looks at a dramatic new report into climate change, and what it could mean for the region. 

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