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![Some of the seven survivors shortly after being rescued [Photo: Facebook/ @RadioKiribati]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_kiri_survivors.jpg?itok=8W7UjbFT "Some of the seven survivors shortly after being rescued [Photo: Facebook/ @RadioKiribati]")
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand Defence Force aircraft are spending hundreds of expensive hours every year looking for missing fishing boats and ferries in the Pacific.
While there are moves afoot to improve maritime safety in the region, some say it's time for a total rethink on where aid...