Oceania Tonga The country will host its first Super Rugby match in May 2024, with Moana Pasifika and Highlanders clashing at Teufaiva Stadium
Oceania New Zealand After large fires were caused by fireworks in Hawke's Bay last year, Fire and Emergency New Zealand urged people not to light fireworks on New Year's Eve and during the rest of the summer
Oceania Fiji David Group Fiji's casino project manager, Sandeep Singh, said the $2 billion casino project would be detached from the local community, as Fijians will not be allowed in, to prevent the local community from being exposed to gambling
Oceania Micronesia Operation Christmas Drop, a PACAF event with numerous partnerships is airlifting food, supplies, educational material and toys to islanders in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau through crews of C-130J Super Hercules cargo planes
Oceania Kiribati A UN Special Rapporteur criticised the government of Kiribati for its treatment of judges and the country's judicial crisis; the country has limited legal services and no court of appeal
Oceania Nauru Australian Defence Force explosive ordnance disposal specialists recently landed on Nauru to support the safe disposal of a 500lb bomb dating back to World War II as part of Operation Render Safe
Oceania Palau Economic recovery remains fragile, according to ADB's latest Economic Outlook, despite tax reforms increased in tax revenues, due to delays in the implementation of the Pact Agreement and 'political pushback' against the contribution to high inflation
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country is further extending visa-on-arrival to passport holders from Micronesian and Polynesian states and territories to strengthen relations with Pacific Island states and Pacific Forum countries
Oceania Solomon Islands Parliament passed the Constitution Bill 2023, a significant legislative development for the country's constitutional evolution, having as its main objective to introduce explicit provisions for the repeal of the current 1978 Constitution
Oceania Marshall Islands To strengthen the country's position as a tuna production center, a refrigeration expert from FAO worked with local technicians during a training course on freezer container maintenance in Majuro in FAO's FISH4ACP program
Oceania Australia A carpet of rubbish was left on Sydney's Bronte Beach after some 10.000 people crowded the shores of the Australian resort for Christmas Day celebrations
Oceania Tonga Vaiola Hospital Matron, Sr Akesa Halatanu, met again with the Minister of Health, Saia Piukala, to look at a nurses petition that was submitted to the Palace Office, in a protest to increase the nurses salary
Oceania Vanuatu It is imperative to safeguard kava as a Pacific product, stated Vanuatu's Minister of Trade and Industry, Anatole Hymack, and to ensure its protection and recognition of its authentic Pacific origins