Oceania Tonga A rehabilitation centre for illicit drugs is urgently needed, said chief psychiatrist Dr. Mapa Puloka and consultant Mele Prescott, taking stock of the growing number of drug addicts in Tonga
Oceania Palau A new book of Palauan legends written in the Palauan language, financed by the Sasakawa Foundation, the Palau High School Student Science Club, offers people the opportunity to learn about traditional stories and strengthen their language skills
Oceania Solomon Islands Consultations with key stakeholders continue on the project to improve urban transport management capacity in Honiara; the initiative is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency
Oceania Vanuatu All new applications under the Capital Investment Immigration Plan have been suspended until further notice upon initiative of the Citizenship Commission
Oceania Samoa Power outages and power rationing in several districts of Upolu prompted the hiring of generators to power drilling operations, ensuring the continuity of water supply in the affected areas
Oceania Solomon Islands The press conference of the Aelan Riddim Music Festival announced the highly anticipated presence of trending Solomon Island performers and introduced the five headlining guest artists from Papua New Guinea who will be hosted in Honiara this year
Oceania New Zealand Essity's toilet paper and tissue production plant in Kawerau proudly presented its 100% conversion to geothermal steam drying
Oceania Micronesia A cable landing station has been delivered to Pohnpei, one of the four states that make up the Federated States of Micronesia; 2.250 km EMCS cable will connect to the existing Hantru-1 cable connecting Pohnpei to Guam and the Marshall Islands
Oceania Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands has signed the South Pacific Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, thus taking a historic step to strengthen its commitment to a nuclear-weapon free Pacific
Oceania Australia The oldest known meteorite impact crater in the world has been discovered by researchers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia: believed to be 3,47 billion years old, it pushes back the previous record by more than a billion years
Oceania Fiji Ahead of the general election to be held within 2026 the Fiji Elections Office has begun the process of destroying sensitive material from the 2022 general election as part of efforts to ensure the security and confidentiality of election documents
Oceania Tuvalu The Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Solomon Islands, Choylin Yim Douglas, of Tuvarian origin, proposed a partnership platform between Tuvaluan descendants living in the Solomon Islands and Tuvaluan citizens at home
Oceania Tonga The project Upgrading Tonga's International Port, a major investment to strengthen the Queen Salote International Wharf, is being supported by Australia through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific