Oceania Samoa The government of Samoa has extended the state of emergency until 8 May, when it was supposed to end on Monday; there are still restrictions on businesses, enterprises, government services and churches
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand players have reported culturally insensitive comments and alleged "favouritism", "ghosting" and "body shaming" by coaches, part of a cultural review of the Black Ferns set-up carried out for New Zealand Rugby
Oceania Vanuatu Businesses wishing to apply for the third stimulus package have been informed that the Department of Finance and Treasury is preparing for the launch
Oceania Tonga A range of cleaning supplies from Karcher in Australia donated to hospitals across Tonga to help clean up the ash fall after the eruption have been received by the Ministry of Health
Oceania Fiji The Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development has recorded increases in investments in key areas such as road improvements and rural electrification with the installation of solar house systems and water and sanitation
Oceania Tuvalu Simon Kofe, Tuvalu's Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, recently inaugurated his country's embassy in Abu Dhabi as a key move to strengthen relations between the two countries
Oceania Fiji 30 youth, women and men participated in the Tel-A-Woman training program in Sigatoka last week, a program founded by veteran horticulturist Sant Kumar in 2020 as a way to build healthier lifestyles through women's participation
Oceania Australia Defence Minister Peter Dutton said the accelerated rearmament of fighter jets and warships would cost A$3,5 billion ($2,6 billion) and increase Australia's deterrence to potential adversaries
Oceania Kiribati Shri Palaniswamy Subramanyan Karthigeyan, currently the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji, has been simultaneously accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kiribati
Oceania Vanuatu Community co-operatives have a responsibility to ensure that their members engaged in mobile markets provide quality local produce to their customers, according to Nick Oli, the Senior Business Development Officer at SHEFA
Oceania Palau The planned upgrade of the transmitter, studio transmission line (STL) and studio transmission equipment of the government FM station is being supported by $73.925 financial aid from Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects
Oceania Nauru A new Nauru Airlines plane has arrived on the island; President Aingimea thanked Taiwan for its support in co-funding the aircraft and acknowledged the flight crew for the dedication
Oceania Tonga NIWA and The Nippon Foundation are embarking on a mission to uncover the undersea impacts of the recent Tongan volcanic eruption, examining thousands of square kilometres and expecting to find dramatic changes in undersea topography