There's a new look to New Zealand's squad for next month's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with four uncapped players set to earn their international debuts.
Australia and China continued their tit-for-tat diplomatic rivalry in the Pacific as the foreign ministers from each country paid separate visits to island nations
When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be seeking a military outpost in the South Pacific