Oceania Tuvalu Taiwan donated two patrol boats to Tuvalu as part of a cooperation plan to strengthen the Pacific island nation's ability to patrol its waters
Oceania Kiribati FestPAC director Aaron Salā said Kiribati was the first Pacific nation to reach Hawaiʻi, USA for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture, 6–16 June; the largest gathering of Pacific Islanders' 2024 theme is “Ho'oulu Lāhui: Regenerating Oceania”
Oceania Kiribati An all-women team controls Kiribat's fish exports after the country became the last to enter the EU market
Oceania Micronesia Chuuk State became the third FSM state to implement the Automated System for Customs Data developed by the United Nations Trade and Development
Oceania New Zealand The Maori Party intends to organise nationwide protests and strikes today to denounce government policies that would impact the rights of indigenous peoples when the Minister of Finance presents the budget to Parliament
Oceania Vanuatu Over 100 students repatriated in the context of the ongoing crisis in New Caledonia are hosted by the National University of Vanuatu
Oceania Australia The National Battery Strategy was presented in an attempt to increase production in the sector as global demand is set to quadruple by the end of the decade; PM Anthony Albanese said “batteries are a critical ingredient in Australia’s clean energy mix”
Oceania Samoa The main budget for 2024-2025 will be presented by the Minister of Finance, Lautimuia Uelese Vaai, when Parliament reconvenes today after the last sitting two months ago
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Airlines, National airline of Solomon Islands, started direct flights between Port Vila, Vanuatu, and Auckland, New Zealand, with its A320 airbus after Air Vanuatu ran into financial difficulties and went into liquidation
Oceania Fiji An additional two-week school holiday has been granted upon Minister initiative to Ratu Latianara College, its primary school and kindergarten in Korovisilou, Navua, which were severely affected by last week's flash floods
Oceania Marshall Islands College of the Marshall Islands graduates and ushers gathered for the first graduation test
Oceania Vanuatu All Vanuatu citizens living in New Caledonia are urged to participate in the upcoming national referendum vote next Wednesday, said Vanuatu's Minister of Elections, Johnny Koanapo
Oceania Papua New Guinea More than a hundred people died in a landslide that swept through the village of Kaokalam in Enga province, north-west of the capital Port Moresby