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]
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 3 – Simon Thompson, chairman of
Rio Tinto mining corporation, resigns after a scandal resulting from the destruction of 46,000-year-old rock shelters at
Juukan Gorge, Western Australia, in May 2020.[28]
March 4 – An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 strikes 178 kilometers (111 miles) northeast of the city of
Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles). No injuries or serious injuries are reported, but a
tsunami warning is in place.[29] Other large earthquakes were reported near Ohunua,
ʻEua, Tonga (8.1) and one near
Sola, Vanuatu (6.1).[30]
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]
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 3 – Simon Thompson, chairman of
Rio Tinto mining corporation, resigns after a scandal resulting from the destruction of 46,000-year-old rock shelters at
Juukan Gorge, Western Australia, in May 2020.[28]
March 4 – An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 strikes 178 kilometers (111 miles) northeast of the city of
Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles). No injuries or serious injuries are reported, but a
tsunami warning is in place.[29] Other large earthquakes were reported near Ohunua,
ʻEua, Tonga (8.1) and one near
Sola, Vanuatu (6.1).[30]