2021 in Oceania

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List of events that happened during 2021 in Oceania.

Sovereign states[]

Australia[]

Australia

Christmas Island[]

Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands[]

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

  • Governor General: Sir Peter Cosgrove (since 2014)[2]
  • Administrator: Natasha Griggs (since 2018)[2]

Norfolk Island[]

Norfolk Island

  • Administrator: Eric Hutchinson (since 2017)[3]

East Timor / Timor-Leste[]

East Timor

Fiji[]

Fiji

Kiribati[]

Kiribati

  • President: Taneti Mamau (since 2016)

Marshall Islands[]

Marshall Islands

Micronesia[]

Federated States of Micronesia

Nauru[]

Nauru

Palau[]

Palau

Papua New Guinea[]

Papua New Guinea

Realm of New Zealand[]

New Zealand The Realm of New Zealand consists of the sovereign state of New Zealand, the associated states of the Cook Islands and Niue, and the dependent territory of Tokelau. It also includes the Antarctica territorial claim of the Ross Dependency.

  • Monarchy of New Zealand: Elizabeth II[1]
  • Governor-General of New Zealand: Patsy Reddy

New Zealand[]

Cook Islands[]

Cook Islands

Niue[]

Niue

Tokelau[]

Tokelau

Samoa[]

Samoa

Solomon Islands[]

Solomon Islands

Tonga[]

Tonga

Tuvalu[]

Tuvalu

Vanuatu[]

Vanuatu

Dependencies[]

British Overseas Territories[]

United Kingdom

  • Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)[11]

Pitcairn Islands[]

Pitcairn Islands

  • Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands: Laura Clark (since 2018)[11]
  • Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council: Charlene Warren-Peu (since 2020)[11]

Chile[]

Chile

Insular Chile[]

Valparaíso Region

France[]

France

French Polynesia[]

French Polynesia

New Caledonia[]

New Caledonia

Wallis and Futuna[]

Wallis and Futuna

United States[]

United States

American Samoa[]

American Samoa

Guam[]

Guam

Hawaii[]

Hawaii

Northern Mariana Islands[]

Northern Mariana Islands

  • Governor: Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (since 2015)[18]

Events[]

January and February[]

  • January 1 – 2021 New Year Honours in the Commonwealth[19]
  • January 15 – Nazahat Shameen Khan of Fiji wins the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).[20]
  • January 19 – Vanuatu detains Chinese fishing boats Dong Gang Xing 13 and Dong Gang Xing 16 plus a Russian yacht for operating illegally in its waters near Hiu Island.[21]
  • January 26 – Former president Xanana Gusmão of East Timor meets with Roman Catholic priest and self-proclaimed pedophile Richard Daschbach in Dili.[22]
  • February 4
  • February 10 – Tsunami alert after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake 415 kilometres (258 mi) east of Voh, New Caledonia. Waves between 30 centimeters and one meter high are reported in Fiji, New Zealand, and Vanuatu.[26]
  • February 16 – Australia is accused of "exporting its problems" by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after cancelling the citizenship of a dual national Australian-New Zealander who joined the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS).[27]

March and April[]

Scheduled[]

Elections[]

Major national and territorial holidays[]

Culture[]

Sports[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

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