Oceania Vanuatu Vanuatu National Bureau of Statistics officially confirmed its name change to the Vanuatu Bureau of Statistics
Oceania Australia A leading supermarket chain has pulled a popular cheese product from its shelves and urged anyone who has bought it not to eat it after quality testing revealed microbial contamination of E.Coli in small batches of the product
Oceania Nauru The young under-18 rugby team participated in the World School Sevens tournament this weekend
Oceania Marshall Islands Club Mejerik, representing First Lady Ginger Kabua and the wives of Nitijela members, as well as some local businesses and the ROC Embassy, sponsored the Christmas lighting ceremony
Oceania Fiji After the tensions of 2022 general elections, the head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong in his Christmas message says the country needs “healed and peaceful politicians and leaders”
Oceania Kiribati The Kiribati Tourism Authority has appointed Carl Obst and Mark Lound as specialists to support the organisation and the Ministry in developing appropriate indicators to measure the performance of the tourism industry
Oceania Fiji The Social Democratic Liberal Party of Fiji said it would form a coalition with two other parties, a move that would displace current Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, marking the end of the former military leader's 16 years in power
Oceania Marshall Islands A two-day diplomatic training hosted by the Australian Embassy in Majuro earlier this month was attended by representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Health and Human Services
Oceania Micronesia Micronesian food and health officials learned about national regulations at food safety course held by the University of Guam and the University of Idaho
Oceania Micronesia According to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sea levels in Micronesia have risen much faster over the past 5.000 years than previously thought
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati's head of transport said his ministry intends to re-establish air links with the Line Islands and improve the runways on the Fanning and Washington Islands
Oceania New Zealand The government on 15 December updated prices and volumes of Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances for 2023 to levels significantly lower than those recommended by the national climate agency
Oceania Australia About half a million bottles of champaign are expected to be sold at Coles liquor stores this month while smaller stores warn about a possible champaign shortage