Oceania Papua New Guinea A bird considered extinct for 140 years, black-necked pigeon pheasant, has been spotted on Fergusson Island
Oceania New Zealand Nearly 400 bus stops will be built or improved thanks to a $350 million transport funding package, in a bid to favor greener travel
Oceania Solomon Islands The first Chinese medical team in the Solomon Islands last week provided free health services to the people of Gizo, Western Province, the third free clinic activity the team has conducted since arriving in the country
Oceania Micronesia The Public Information Division of the Federated States of Micronesia has received the official list of candidates for the 7 March 2023 general election from the FSM Electoral Commission
Oceania Nauru At the 9th Pacific Aviation Officials Meeting, arrangements were announced to host the third Regional Aviation Ministers Meeting in Nauru tentatively for early November 2023
Oceania Marshall Islands The 75 recipients of the Republic of China/Taiwan-RMI Presidents' Scholarship were honoured at the Marshall Islands Resort
Oceania Kiribati As Kiribati concluded 79th WW II commemoration on islands of Butaritari and Betio, south of Tarawa, Kiribati Tourism Authority said the many untold stories about events of 1943 make Kiribati an intriguing island destination for battlefield visits
Oceania Australia The country argues against the UN putting the Great Barrier Reef on ‘endangered’ status; in July 2021 the UN proposal did not pass
Oceania Palau A new eight-storey resort and villa opened its doors on 30 November 2022 in Ngerkebesang, Koror
Oceania Papua New Guinea Transparency International PNG will host a two-day election seminar to present the results of its observations during the 2022 national general election to promote transparency for election integrity
Oceania Fiji Koroklevu Beach Hotel, a luxury hotel that helped launch mass tourism in Fiji, is now an abandoned ruin on the Coral Coast, halfway between Nadi and Suva, a stretch of coastline known as Fijian Riviera
Oceania Vanuatu The acting CEO of the Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Authority, Minnie Bani, stated that Vanuatu is not as dangerous as other Pacific nations, after a foreign investor labelled Vanuatu as dangerous after his shop was looted in Korman
Oceania Samoa Twelve constituencies have signed their grant agreement to access the first $1 million district development fund, which will be officially released in phases