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Republic of Naoero Replaces Nauru as Official Name

The government says the change restores the island nation’s traditional name while it pursues international recognition and technical updates.

Two New Zealand Climbers Stranded on Mount Popomanaseu as Rescue Efforts Stall

Nauru Adopts Native Name, Becoming the Republic of Naoero

Tuvalu Boxer Secures First Commonwealth Games Medal

Landslide at Gold Ridge Mine Kills One as Search Continues

5.8-Magnitude Quake Reported on New Zealand’s North Island

Nauru to Open Embassy in Jerusalem

Multinational Crews Join U.S. Poseidons as RIMPAC 2026 Tests Deep Patrol Integration

Earthquake Near Te Anau Triggers Evacuations as Tsunami Warning Is Downgraded

Massachusetts Man on Ventilator in Fiji as Family Scrambles for Costly Pacific Medevac

Cook Islands Fisherman Survives Eight Days Adrift and Is Rescued at Sea

Severe Low-Pressure Storm Pounds Central New Zealand

Father and Teen Son Missing After Hanauma Bay Hike on Oahu

RIMPAC 2026 Begins in Hawaii

Australia Confirms First H5 Avian Flu Case on Mainland

Woman Critically Injured in Shark Attack at Coogee Beach

Wellington Mayor Declares State of Emergency as Storm Surge Threat Forces Coastal Evacuations

Tasmanian Devil Mary Caught on Gold Coast Home Camera as Search Narrows

Oahu Surfer Severely Bitten by Shark Near Cromwell’s Beach

Spearfisher Killed by Suspected Great White Off Albany