Oceania

After the US and the UK, New Zealand became the latest country to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok on 'government devices' over security concerns

Global Green Growth Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture, held a graduation ceremony in Kiribati for the Pacific Green Entrepreneur Network and Climate Smart Agriculture projects

Blake Johnston shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, bringing it to 40 hours from previous 30’ 11’’ to raise over AUS $200,000 for the Chumpy Pullin Foundation and Youth Mental Health

15.000 submissions for seasonal work in Australia - 1 in every 45 residents - have been sent to the Labour Mobility Unit for its Work Ready Pool recruitment drive in the past two weeks

Nauru Weightlifting Federation will send a team of six lifters to participate in the World Youth Championship to be held in Albania later this month

A new jetty in Likiep Atoll is nearing completion; funding was provided by the Department of the Interior through the Maintenance Assistance Programme

Five restaurants in central Apia have been closed due to poor hygienic conditions and others have been advised to respect cleaning standards; the Ministry of Health is also looking at the conditions of roadside food stalls, especially barbecues

Students from the National Polytechnic Institute of PNG will get on-the-job training within National Airport Corporation following an agreement which also will address the longstanding issue of NAC’s shortage in human resources

A new heat wave is forecasted, with temperatures rising up to 40C in some parts of the Pilbara in WA, down to the SA coastline and into inland NSW; four consecutive days of 40C temperatures haven't been reported so far into autumn in over 150 years

Taxidriver Ms. Saleeman Bi is working to ensure an association is established to ensure safety and well-being of all women taxidrivers in Fiji, exposed to more risks then their male colleagues when dealing with the public

Adelaide city recorded the highest percentage of statues of women, with 6 out of 33 (18%), according to a survey on capital cities in 2021 by A Monument of One's Own, a non-profit organisation campaigning for equality in statues

The Rakiraki bus terminal project will begin this year, one of the major projects to be undertaken by the Rakiraki Municipality to improve traffic