Oceania Marshall Islands Japanese Ambassador handed over 4 boats to the Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority, Moriana Phillip, as part of the oil spill response equipment provided through a grant under an 'Economic and Social Development Programme'
Oceania Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai called for the non-renewal of the permit for slipway operations in Port Vila
Oceania Nauru The country, where freedom of expression is constitutionally guaranteed but not always respected, has no daily newspaper; the government has introduced many restrictions for foreign journalists, including a several thousand dollars visa application fee
Oceania Tuvalu Taiwan's Foreign Ministry emphasised Sunday the strength of its relations with Tuvalu, amid speculation that the Pacific island country might follow Nauru and pass diplomatic recognition to China
Oceania New Zealand Approximately 3000 representatives of Maori communities gathered to discuss the policies of the new right-wing government of Prime Minister Luxon; this type of meeting, known in the Maori language as Hui, is convened quite rarely by the Maori King
Oceania Fiji A Fijian academic challenged the Pacific region's media and politicians on their coverage of the climate crisis, asking whether the discriminatory style of reporting is a case of climate injustice
Oceania Micronesia Military Sealift Command USNS Mercy hospital ship (T-AH 19) arrived in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, in support of Pacific Partnership 24-1, the largest multinational humanitarian and disaster relief mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific
Oceania Solomon Islands The Japanese Ministry of Defence said it will provide capacity-building aid to the Solomon Islands National Police for the disposal of unexploded shells
Oceania Palau The Civil Service Pension Plan in Palau faces a potential financial crisis after a drop in the investment fund, which prompted the proposal of an 8% increase in employee contributions
Oceania Papua New Guinea An extensive reshuffle of ministerial portfolios was announced, revealing key changes and strategic assignments aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the government and fostering opportunities for the main coalition parties
Oceania Samoa A total of six Samoan workers currently employed under the R.S.E. programme by Cherri Global in New Zealand completed a 10-week course last month at the Vakamesina Small Business
Oceania Tonga Community leaders on the island of Ovaka and Neiafu, Vava'u, received fishing boat engines, sewing machines, greenhouses and poultry facilities, donated by the Chinese Embassy in Tonga, to help increase the communities' livelihoods