Oceania Solomon Islands The governor-general said consideration should be given to making also secondary and tertiary education more accessible
Oceania Marshall Islands The Marshallese version of the Olympic Games is the jepta biit Christmas dance, an event full of competition and insults, part of the jepta performances since time immemorial
Oceania Kiribati The citizens welcomed the New Year first after the 1994 presidential candidate promised, if he won, that the locals would celebrate the New Year first; the country is divided into three time zones and the easternmost region actually now celebrates first
Oceania Vanuatu Vila Central Hospital (VCH) recorded a record number of 3.000 births last year, with a steady increase every month compared to previous years
Oceania Tonga The Ports Authority Tonga (PAT) will partner with a new company to import ferronickel slag from New Caledonia for major infrastructure projects
Oceania New Zealand Conservation officials are concerned about a sudden increase in poaching from the Hikurangi marine reserve, after dozens of people spotted taking pāua from a South Island reserve where it is illegal to take them
Oceania Papua New Guinea Water shortages continue to affect communities in the Moresby South electorate, with residents in these communities raising numerous concerns with the relevant authorities
Oceania Samoa Rugby Toa Samoa legend Frank Pritchard is finally out of coma and in a ward; he was reportedly on life support as a result of complications from Covid-19
Oceania Tuvalu A new research by Unitec, based on live experience narrations, is drawing attention on the desperate situations Tuvaluan undocumented migrants and their children face when trying to enter New Zealand
Oceania Tuvalu The country is looking for legal ways to retain ownership of its maritime areas and recognition as a state even if the nation were to be completely submerged due to climate change and the population had to relocate
Oceania Marshall Islands The Asian Development Bank has signed a $7 million grant with the government to support the Marshalls Energy Company to improve its performance, to enhance resilience to power grid disasters and to prepare for the transition to renewable energy
Oceania Fiji At last week's ceremony where 39 students graduated, Principal Remesio Rogovakalali said Corpus Christi Teachers College has graduated a total of 1520 Fijians with a primary education degree in the last 61 years
Oceania Vanuatu President of Athletics Vanuatu, Rex Issachar, looked back on the past year, describing it as difficult for his sports federation, with challenges such as lack of quorum at executive meetings leading to meetings being postponed several time