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Seghe community escapes the heat at the new runway opening ceremony. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham
A remote Solomon Islands community is now finally able to have planes land in the rain, after New Zealand and Australian governments helped pay to upgrade the runway in Seghe.
Both countries contributed around $25 million NZD with Solomon Islands pitching in about $5 million.
RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham has more.