Oceania Tuvalu The government sent a letter to the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization in which it stated that a fraudulent website was offering shipping registry services on behalf of the island nation
Oceania Palau Koror State celebrated the 40th Constitution Day on Saturday 21 October 2023 at Long Island Park, with speeches, dances, singing competitions, live bands, tributes, free lunch and games
Oceania Solomon Islands Plans have been revealed to organise an Iumi Wan Festival to celebrate local talent during this year's Pacific Games in the capital Honiara
Oceania Vanuatu One month after the conclusion of the national games in Vanuatu, state teachers employed by the Teaching Service Commission are still fighting to receive their daily subsistence allowance
Oceania Samoa The two pig traps in Savai'i earlier this month to catch wild pigs are proving successful; they are installed by a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Pig Brig Trap Company of the US and the Market Development Facility
Oceania Tonga At the end of a five-day visit to Tonga, which included a tour of the tsunami-affected areas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction declared that more resources are needed
Oceania Australia The Australian government has granted citizenship to three athletes, one Russian, one South African and one American, to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Oceania New Zealand New users of social network X in New Zealand will have to pay around $0,85 per year to access the basic functions, while the 'read' function will be free
Oceania Samoa A recent accident that resulted in the death of one passenger and the injury of several others has sparked renewed concerns about the safety of Samoa's old wooden buses, which are the nation's oldest means of public transport
Oceania Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape visited Beijing to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and for an official visit to China
Oceania Micronesia Philippines is ready to send workers to Micronesia after the ban on sending workers to the island nation was lifted, said President Marcos
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Utilities Corporation stated that any customer found tampering with scratch cards will be subject to severe penalties
Oceania New Zealand Twenty-one-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was elected to the Hauraki-Waikato parliamentary seat, winning over the Māori electorate and becoming New Zealand's youngest MP in 170 years