Oceania News | Latest & Top News from Australia, New Zealand etc..

[reminder]

A New Zealand public television host resigned Sunday after his mocking of an Indian official's name sparked a diplomatic protest of racism.

New Zealand TV host resigns after mocking of Indian official's name drew diplomatic protest

[reminder]

A thumbnail-sized frog with a long snout, a brilliant green katydid with bright pink eyes and a mouse with a white-tipped tail are among 200 species scientists have discovered in Papua New Guinea.

New species found in Papua New Guinea

[reminder]

TALKING POINT: Sculptor Terry Stringer at the unveiling of his work, Body Language - Spirit of Place, outside the PNCC building on The Square.

Body Language says it all

[reminder]

Wallabies winger Lachie Turner made an instant splash at the Delhi Games by scoring two first-half tries as Australia blitzed Uganda 33-0 in their rugby sevens opener on Monday.

Turner scores twice in Sevens blitz

[reminder]

Television personality Ernie Dingo has pleaded not guilty to assaulting an 11-year-old boy at a WA school.

Ernie Dingo pleads not guilty to assault

[reminder]

The partial government shutdown in the Northern Mariana Islands is ending with Gov.

Northern Mariana Islands partial shutdown ending

[reminder]

New Zealand's hotels reported a 7 per cent increase in overnight guest stays in August, propped up by more overseas visitors amid a slide in domestic guest nights.

Foreign visitors boost hotel nights in August

[reminder]

Indigenous tourism is a salve for the soul of people living in jam-packed cities but it's an opportunity Australia is missing out on, according to the convenor of this month's Global Eco Asia Pacific conference.

Indigenous tourism a salve for the soul

[reminder]

An Northland kiwi, known as Stripe, has been killed by a dog. The adult male lived in the Purua Scenic Reserve, part of the Whangarei Kiwi Sanctuary.

Stripe the kiwi killed by dog

[reminder]

A New Zealand television host has quit after sparking a diplomatic row when he ridiculed the name of Sheila Dikshit, the chief minister of the Indian capital, New Delhi.

Television host quits in dispute over mocking name