Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tapugao Falefou, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres; since 2020 Tapugao Falefou has been Secretary to the Government of Tuvalu
Oceania New Zealand Because of flooding in Hawke's Bay, residents have been forced to swim to safety from flooded homes after Cyclone Gabrielle passed through; a national state of emergency has been announced - only the third time in history
Oceania Samoa Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt, predicts an increase in the country's revenues based on the number of events hosted and incoming flights after Samoa’s reopening
Oceania Solomon Islands The presence of Papua New Guinea police in the neighbouring Solomon Islands, following the anti-Chinese unrest in late 2021, has been formalised by an agreement between the two countries
Oceania Tonga The Royal Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show will return in June-July this year, after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19 and the 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami
Oceania Kiribati Nippon Foundation-GEBCO's Seabed 2030 project has entered into a MoU with Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport to collaborate as part of the global effort to advance ocean science and obtain a comprehensive map of entire ocean floor
Oceania Australia For the first time in history, the Environment Minister has blocked the creation of a coal mine about 10km from the Great Barrier Reef under environmental laws
Oceania Kiribati The Kiribati government has signed a $6,5 million agreement with AEVEX Aerospace - IKHANA Aircraft Services for the purchase of a Twin Otter plane
Oceania Tuvalu The country is expected to hold parliamentary elections this year, probably in September
Oceania Tuvalu The small nation is also part of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, specifically within the Pacific Episcopal Conference that includes all the minor Pacific states
Oceania Fiji This year, the Nadi Municipality will try to complete some projects such as a major renovation of the minibus station and the installation of CCTV cameras at Namaka market
Oceania Tonga Tupouto'a College of the Free Wesleyan Church in Nomuka, Ha'apai, has received new school supplies from the Australian Government, after being affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai natural disasters
Oceania Marshall Islands Last month, Japan's Ambassador Kazunari Tanaka attended the handover ceremony of two new boats in Likiep, as part of the Japan-funded 'Project for the Improvement of Maritime Transport in Likiep Atoll'