Oceania Tonga The Tonga National University celebrated about 600 graduates yesterday, receiving high-level qualifications and certificates in tourism management, engineering, and nursing among other curricula
Oceania Australia Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School, the first Aboriginal bilingual school in New South Wales, is pioneering a model of success judged by happiness and is spearheading an Indigenous language revival
Oceania Marshall Islands With the first crop of the 20 “aeroponic gardens” installed on Wotje Atoll, team flew in to demonstrate how to cook the harvest to students and the community, while also providing knowledge about the importance of adding nutrition to diets
Oceania Samoa 100 grams of methamphetamine concealed originating from American Samoa was intercepted by the Ministry of Customs and Revenue (MCR) at the Matautu Wharf on Thursday. A local man and a Filipino woman have been chargeds
Oceania Papua New Guinea A training program for small-to-medium entrepreneurs in Wampar has seen the participation of over 1000 people, with the explicit intent of channelling energies into useful, community building activities, avoiding risk of criminal involvement
Oceania Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, visiting Taiwan on his first state visit since taking office, reaffirmed Tuvalu's diplomatic ties with Taiwan during a military ceremony in Taipei presided over by President William Lai
Oceania New Zealand A kauri cross from St. Patrick's Church in Napier was returned 44 years after it fell during the 1981 fire that destroyed the steeple, one of Hawke's Bay's largest; the artifact was recovered and has now been returned to the church
Oceania Solomon Islands Kongu Lavata, a small but resource-rich community just minutes from Gizo, officially registered its first Community-Based Management system; the milestone initiative is aimed at improving local governance, conservation, and community development
Oceania Palau Selling online is not automatically legal and without proper license activities can be fined; the warn comes from Bureau of Revenue & Taxation that sanctioned an individual with over $5.000 for operating an unregistered online business on Facebook
Oceania Australia All flights have resumed in three major Australia airports after a technical issue with air traffic control communications sent terminals into chaos; Airservices Australia is addressing an issue with the systems at its Melbourne Air Traffic Service Centre
Oceania Fiji Several correctional facilities in Fiji have been visited by Commonwealth Secretariat officials as part of preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Justice Ministerial Meeting, which Fiji will host in February 2026
Oceania Vanuatu Twenty-one custom chiefs from across Vanuatu have convened to call for an urgent review of the Land Reform Act, saying the legislation has not fully benefited indigenous landowners since its introduction
Oceania Tonga 3.402 senior students throughout Tonga are starting their national exams this week, including 1.321 Form 5 students who have been discontinued from the national exam since 2022, under a decision taken during the COVID-19 restrictions