Oceania Kiribati Two Kiribati fishermen have been found by the crew of an Air Force Orion after they went missing for six days at sea
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu and Taiwan signed a joint declaration on parliamentary cooperation; Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Samuelu Penitala Teo emphasised the long history of linguistic and cultural ties between the two countries
Oceania Fiji The Fiji Police Annual Crime Indicator 2022 recorded a 7% reduction in the crime rate, largely attributed to the support of all Fijians and law enforcement partners through various community policing efforts
Oceania Marshall Islands The first court case against a company for allegedly illegally selling betel nut in Majuro was filed in the District Court last Friday, as part of a wider effort to address the betel nut situation in the country
Oceania Palau Koror State Government received two trucks for collecting rubbish from Taiwan; the government collects waste from all households free of charge, separates and recycles it, and what cannot be recycled is taken to the national solid waste site in Aimeliik
Oceania New Zealand An alliance of 22 organisations is calling on all political parties to prioritise an 'anti-pollution home renovation programme' for hundreds of thousands of New Zealand homes, with latest census finding more than 300.000 homes are always or sometimes damp
Oceania Tonga Interim USP Vice Chancellor Giulio Masasso Tu'ikolongahau Paunga has returned to Tonga and will be based at the University of the South Pacific's Tonga Campus for a while
Oceania Vanuatu The Teaching Service Commission has suspended all salaries of the 19 suspended teachers who were elected as members of the National Executive Committee of the Vanuatu Teachers Union
Oceania Australia One of Australia's most prominent politicians, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet, has admitted to wearing a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party and has apologised, calling it a terrible mistake, made when he was young and naive
Oceania Micronesia President Panuelo will deliver the State of the Nation Address today 13 January 2023 at the Congress House in Palikir; all FSM citizens, residents and friends are invited to attend in person or watch the livestream
Oceania Nauru Two refugees who were evacuated from Australia's Nauru detention centre before Christmas said they spent weeks in solitary confinement in a Brisbane hotel awaiting treatment
Oceania Kiribati The Kiribati National Olympic Committee Athletes Commission has reviewed its work plan for 2023 and completed a four-day assessment of its 2022 activities
Oceania Marshall Islands Six Marshallese arrived at Xavier High School; the total number of Marshallese students at prestigious Xavier High School in Micronesia this year is 11, according to headmaster Martin Carl