Oceania Tuvalu On 29 August 1595, during Mendaña's second voyage across the Pacific, he passed Niulakita, the southermost island of the country, and he named it "La Solitaria"
Oceania New Zealand According to Consumers NZ, recent lockdowns have highlighted the lack of control over grocery's prices as discrepancies in offer and prices get more evident in imposed closures
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country, along with others like Canada and the United Arab Emirates, is among the qualifiers for the 2022 U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup
Oceania Marshall Islands Two Oregon-based non-profit organizations - Oregon Living Islands and Micronesian Islander Community - are providing education-related donations to community members and schools on the outer islands
Oceania Fiji Vulnerable communities can now access affordable insurance on climate and disaster risks such as floods or cyclones, following the launch of the country's first parametric micro-insurance product
Oceania Kiribati All 286 workers who were in New Zealand on 1 August, a third of whom (97) are women, are remaining in the country under the Recognized Seasonal Employer scheme, with no path home for any of them
Oceania Palau A new fully equipped tractor was donated from Japan to the Koror State Recycling Center, one of the leading waste treatment plants producing compost for local agriculture and other uses
Oceania Vanuatu The Vanuatu Football Federation is waiting for confirmation from the Oceania Football Confederation that the first national women's championship can get underway in the country
Oceania Fiji The Consumer Council of Fiji (CCoF) is calling on all businesses/retailers to engage in good practices and treat consumers fairly, as the monetary value of complaints received in this fiscal year is up to US$5 million (+20%); of particular concern is the
Oceania Solomon Islands Executives from the department of national broadcasting (SIBC) completed a five-day training that taught supervisors and team leaders how to quickly train employees to do their jobs correctly, safely and conscientiously
Oceania Tuvalu According to recent estimates, Tuvaluans will be forced to migrate elsewhere in the next 50 years as a consequence of water shortages and rising sea levels
Oceania New Zealand The country, which for years has been associated with The Lord of the Rings saga for its extraordinary settings, will be abandoned by Amazon Studios, which will film the second season of the series elsewhere
Oceania Kiribati A missing fishing boat with three mariners was located and rescued 307 miles west of their original departure point in Christmas Island; the operation has been conducted by US Coast Guard and Navy with merchant ship Linnix