New Zealand (NZ) will send troops and police to assist Australian, Papua New Guinean, and Fijian forces on the ground of the Solomon Islands, where rioting has left three people dead and several buildings burned to the ground. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government was “deeply concerned” by the civil unrest in the capital of the Solomon Islands, Honiara, and agreed to dispatch its forces after a request from Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. “Every deployment brings its risks and challenges, but our people have vast experience in the Pacific region and are amongst some of the most highly skilled when it comes to deescalating conflict,” Ardern said in a statement on Dec. 1. Peeni Henare said an assessment team would be deployed first with around 15 individuals, followed by a larger group of 50 NZ Defence Force and police personnel on the weekend. “NZ Defence Force personnel will …