Oceania Tonga Relief kits and money were donated to members of South Pacific Business Development (SPBD Tonga) microfinance today; about 3.200 members will receive the donations on Tongatapu worth $400.000 pa'anga, around 175.000US$
Oceania New Zealand PM Ardern spoke of the need to work together with China, on areas of "natural mutual interest", expressing disappointment with the Solomon Islands security agreement with China
Oceania Fiji Lautoka's $12,6 million swimming pool project has construction problems, says Lautoka Municipality chief executive Mohammed Anees Khan responding to an MP's question on the status of the pool
Oceania Solomon Islands Opposition leader Wale said the Solomon Islands should seriously heed US advice not to cross the red line, which has also promised to respond accordingly to China's military presence
Oceania Australia Northern Territory schools were to be advised to help children as young as 14 transition their gender without their parents’ consent under draft guidelines that have now been scrapped
Oceania Vanuatu The country has decided to reopen its borders to incoming international passenger flights on 1 July 2022, following flight restrictions for almost 5 months due to active cases of Covid-19; in parallel, the vaccination campaign will be intensified
Oceania Kiribati With only 811 square km of land, the country has the twelfth largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the world, with fishery products accounting for over 94% of the country's exports
Oceania Marshall Islands A weekly climate webinar is being organised by Jo-Jikum and the RMI Climate Change Directorate, with both face-to-face and online sessions and international guests
Oceania Micronesia After a legal challenge won by the Center for Biological Diversity and Blue Ocean Law, the US Fish and Wildlife Service must identify and protect critical habitat for 23 endangered species located in Greater Micronesia and must act by June 2025
Oceania Nauru Health authorities have warned the public against Kinder chocolate products after reports of a recent Salmonella outbreak in several countries
Oceania Australia With the federal election just weeks away, 15% of people aged 18-24 are not registered to vote: the Electoral Commission is stepping up efforts to encourage young Australians to register and vote
Oceania Papua New Guinea Princess Anne thanked Papua New Guinea for being loyal to Queen Elizabeth II and respecting her during her years on the throne
Oceania Palau At the Our Ocean conference in Palau, held until 14 April for the first time in the Pacific region, 410 commitments were made by various countries, civil society and industry to the tune of US$16,35 billion