Oceania Tonga Tonga's new police commissioner McLennan, who arrived from Australia, will be sworn in after completing his seven-day quarantine in Nuku'alofa next week; the PM announced that the King had approved the appointment
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG Air Ltd's partnership with Digicel Financial services allows PNG Air customers to pay for their airline tickets electronically using Digicel Cellmoni without having to physically go to a PNG Air office or travel agency
Oceania Fiji Several families in Nabavatu, Dreketi, a village declared unsafe by the Department of Mineral Resources due to the appearance of cracks last year, are still refusing to leave the village and the government says it will respect their choice
Oceania Solomon Islands The winning design for the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara has been officially unveiled after the Sol2023 Games Organising Committee (GOC) approved the winning design selected from 19 entries received from local artists in the country
Oceania Vanuatu Vanuatu's push for the ICJ to protect vulnerable nations from climate change has received the support of 1.500 civil society organisations from over 130 countries as it heads towards a crucial vote at the UN General Assembly later this year
Oceania New Zealand The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will today present a free livestreamed performance for all secondary schools in New Zealand, as well as offering it to classes filling Auckland City Hall
Oceania Australia An rule that banned many former residents of the UK between 1980 and 1996 from donating blood for fear they might spread Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mad cow disease) has been lifted
Oceania Tuvalu Capital city Funafuti participated in the international movement that aims at fostering communities based on the Bahá'í Faith's vision of a peaceful world: friends and neighbors have lately gathered in homes and courtyards to discuss local actions
Oceania Tonga Ports Authority Tonga AGM has announced a net profit of $2.2 million for the 2020/21 financial year, with programmes successfully progressed such as the slipway upgrade to facilitate docking and dredging of the domestic pier
Oceania New Zealand 180degrees crackers, owned by the Australian manufacturer Arnott's Group, has announced it will build a production plant in New Zealand, 25 years after closing its factory in the country
Oceania Palau For the past 10 years, the country has been facing a non-communicable disease (NCD) health crisis, which was declared in 2011; the First Lady, a member of the NCD Coordination Mechanism, said most of the deaths today in Palau are related to NCDs
Oceania Papua New Guinea The PNG Department of Information and Communications Technology is encouraging more digital transformation champions to drive awareness and education given the high potential that information technology can have
Oceania Samoa In a special announcement on Facebook, PM said the nation is ready to open its international borders in August and September - a specific date was not given; since covid-19 was detected on 17 march, the country has been in isolation