Solomon Islands

Eleven New Zealand police personnel will deploy tomorrow for Solomon Islands in response to major unrest in the capital Honiara.

New Zealand Defence Force and Police personnel are heading to Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Thursday to assist with the restoration of peace and order.

The Solomon Islands government has warned that instigators are planning what it calls "another evil plan" to decimate the whole of Honiara.

The Chamber of Commerce warns the "worst is yet to come" as the country battles a humanitarian crisis brought on by last week's political unrest. Audio

New Zealand officials are urgently considering a formal request from Solomon Islands for assistance from New Zealand.

Fiji is the latest regional country to announce it is sending security forces to Solomon Islands where major unrest rocked the capital.

A group representing Chinese people in Solomon Islands says many Chinese families have lost everything and been left homeless following the riots.

Police in Honiara have confirmed that three bodies have been found in one of the burnt out buildings in Chinatown.

The Governor General of Solomon Islands has declared a nightly curfew in the troubled capital Honiara, after a third day of looting and destruction.