2020 in Oceania explained
The following lists events that happened during 2020 in Oceania.
Sovereign states
Australia
See main article: 2020 in Australia. 
The Commonwealth of Australia gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1901 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Ashmore and Cartier Islands, located in the Indian Ocean, is an uninhabited territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
Christmas Island
Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean, is a non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
Natasha Griggs (since October 5, 2018)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, located in the Indian Ocean, is a non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
- Governor General: David Hurley (since July 1, 2019)
- Administrator: Natasha Griggs (since October 5, 2018)
Coral Sea Islands
The Coral Sea Islands is a territory of Australia administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts, and Sport.
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts, and Sport.
East Timor / Timor-Leste
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became independent from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia in 2002.[4]
Francisco Guterres (since 2017)
Taur Matan Ruak (since 2018)
Fiji
See main article: 2020 in Fiji. 
The Republic of Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 and became a republic in 1987.[5]
Frank Bainimarama (since January 5, 2007)
Epeli Nailatikau (since February 11, 2019)
Kiribati
The Republic of Kiribati is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations that became independent in 1979.[6]
- Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
- President: Taneti Mamau (since March 11, 2016)
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is an associated state of the United States.
Kenneth Kedi (since January 4, 2016)
Micronesia
See main article: article and 2020 in the Federated States of Micronesia. The Federated States of Micronesia is an independent republic and an associated state of the United States.
David W. Panuelo (since 11 May 2019)[9]
Yosiwo George (since May 11, 2015)
Nauru
The Republic of Nauru gained its independence in 1969 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Lionel Aingimea (since August 27, 2019)
Marcus Stephen (since August 27, 2019)
Palau
The Republic of Palau was established in 1979 and it became an associated state of the United States in 1994.[10]
Thomas Remengesau Jr. (since January 17, 2013)
Raynold Oilouch (since January 19, 2017)
Papua New Guinea
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea declared its independence from Australia in 1975 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Elizabeth II
Bob Dadae (since February 28, 2017)
James Marape (since May 30, 2019)
Realm of 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.
Elizabeth II
Patsy Reddy
New Zealand
See main article: 2020 in New Zealand. New Zealand signed the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Trevor Mallard
Jacinda Ardern
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand.
Tom Marsters (since July 27, 1973)
Niki Rattle (since May 22, 2012)
Niue
Niue is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
Tokelau
Tokelau is a self-administering dependent territory of New Zealand.
Ross Ardern (since May 2018)
Samoa
The Independent State of Samoa became independent from New Zealand in 1962.
Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands became independent from the United Kingdom in 1978 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Tonga
The Kingdom of Tonga became independent from British protection in 1970 and became a constitutional monarchy in 2010.[12]
Tuvalu
Tuvalu became independent from the United Kingdom in 1978 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.[13]
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Teniku Talesi (since August 22, 2019)
Kausea Natano (since September 19, 2019)
Vanuatu
The Republic of Vanuatu became independent from France and the United Kingdom in 1980 and is a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.[14]
Dependencies
British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories are territories that have not been granted independence. Most are self-governing and are lightly populated.
- Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)
Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands are the only British Overseas Territory located in the Pacific Ocean.
- Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands: Laura Clarke (since January 25, 2018)[17]
- Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council: Charlene Warren-Peu (since January 1, 2020)
Chile
See main article: 2020 in Chile. 
Chile declared its independence from Spain on September 18, 1810.[18]
Sebastián Piñera (since March 11, 2018)
Insular Chile
Jorge Martínez Durán
France
See main article: 2020 in France. 
French colonization of Oceania began in 1834 when Catholic missionaries arrived in Tahiti.
Emmanuel Macron (since May 14, 2017)[19]
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France since 2003, though it is often referred to as an overseas country due the to its degree of autonomy.
Édouard Fritch (since September 12, 2014)[20]
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France since 1998.
- High Commissioner: Laurent Prevost (since August 5, 2019)[21]
- President of the Government: Thierry Santa (since July 9, 2019)
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna is an overseas collectivity of France since 2003.
- High Administrator: Thierry Queffelec (until 25 November)[22]
- President of the Territorial Assembly
- There are three traditional kings with limited powers.
United States
See main article: 2020 in the United States.
See also: 2020 in United States politics and government. 
The United States expansion into the Pacific beginning with Baker Island and Howland Island in 1857.
Donald Trump (since January 20, 2017)[23]
Mike Pence (since January 20, 2017)[23]
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated unorganized territory of the U.S.[24]
Guam
Guam is an unincorporated organized territory of the U.S.
Lou Leon Guerrero (January 7, 2019 – present)[26]
Hawaii
Hawaii became a state of the United States on August 21, 1959. It consists of eight major islands and 129 smaller islands.
David Ige (since December 1, 2014)
Josh Green (since December 3, 2018)
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the United States.[27]
United States Minor Outlying Islands
The United States Minor Outlying Islands are small, isolated islands or atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Most are uninhabited, although they may be administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as National Wildlife Refuges. They are unincorporated territories of the U.S.
Events
January
- January 1
- January 2
- Takai Commission Holiday, Niue[30]
- Premier Daniel Andrews declares a state of disaster for six local government areas and three alpine resorts in Victoria, Australia, due to unprecedented risk from bushfires.[31] Two people are confirmed to have died in eastern Victoria from the fires, with 17 people missing.[32]
- January 5 – The Australian town of Eden, New South Wales is evacuated due to the bushfires.[33]
- January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day, United States and territories
- January 25 – Chinese New Year / Year of the Rat, Christmas Island
- January 26 – Australia Day[34]
- January 29
- Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga of American Samoa declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of emergency was extended on February 28.[35]
- The Northern Mariana Islands declares a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
- 81 Chinese nationals who arrived in Dravuni, Kadavu, and Suva; Fiji, via cruise liner Majestic Princess, were deemed safe by health officials.[37]
February
- February 3
- February 6 – Waitangi Day in New Zealand[40] and Niue
- February 17 – Washington's Birthday, United States and territories
- February 20 – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces that a royal commission will look into the bushfires that devastated the country last summer. 18 million hectares (44 million acres) burned, 28 people died, and 3,000 homes were destroyed.[41]
- February 28
March
- March 1
- March 3 – Democratic presidential caucuses in American Samoa: Michael Bloomberg (49.9%) wins four delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination and Tulsi Gabbard (29.3%) gets two.[45] On March 4 Bloomberg drops out and endorses Joe Biden.[46]
- March 3 to 10 – 2020 Democrats Abroad primary: Proportional to the numbers of people from different regions voting, the Asia-Pacific region is allocated one of the nine regional delegates. Overall, Bernie Sanders (57.9%) wins nine delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination and Joe Biden (22.7%) gets four.[47]
- March 5
- Missionary Day, French Polynesia
- A truck collides with a sacred stone figure on Easter Island.[48]
- March 7 - Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day
- March 8 – International Women's Day (celebrated in some localities on March 9)
- March 10 – Niue becomes the world's first dark sky country.[49]
- March 13 – New Zealand reports six cases of COVID-19, Australia reports 248, including three deaths. French Polynesia reports three cases. There are no other reports within the region at this time.[50]
- March 14
- March 15
- Guam reports its first three cases of COVID-19.[52]
- In a historic first, all Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are withdrawn from their host countries.[53]
- March 16 – The government of Guam shuts down for 14 days, including all schools.[54]
- March 19 – Two cruise ships are prevented from disembarking in Honolulu despite not having any cases of COVID-19 on board.[55]
- March 20 – 2020 Vanuatuan general election The preliminary count gives 30 of the 52 seats available to the four leading parties. None of the 16 women who ran for election came close to winning.[56]
- March 25 – A State of National Emergency is declared in response to coronavirus in New Zealand.[57] New Zealand is upgraded to alert level 4, and the country enters a four-week lockdown period.[58]
- March 26
- March 27 – Space Fence opens in Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands[61]
- March 28 – Queensland local government elections, Australia. Results here
- March 31 – Culture Day, Federated States of Micronesia
April
- April 1 – With between 150 and 200 cases of COVID-19, healthy sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt disembark to be quarantined in hotels on Guam. Infected crew members will stay on Naval Base Guam. About 10% of the crew are required to remain on the ship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.[62]
- April 2 – The 5,000 crew members of the USS Roosevelt cheered Captain Brett Crozier after he was relieved of duty for speaking up about the coronavirus outbreak on the ship. 60,000 people had signed a petition from Change.org asking for his reinstatement.[63] [64]
- April 3
- Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) reports two cases of COVID-19. The 3,000 inhabitants of the island are nearly 100% dependent upon tourism which has been shut off. There is a daily curfew from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and people fear they may soon be forced to beg for food.[65]
- The Solomon Islands says dozens of people could be lost at sea as Cyclone Harold hits the islands.[66]
- April 4
- Vanuatu is on alert for Cyclone Harold.[67]
- COVID-19
- Fiji announces a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases from seven to twelve.[68]
- Guam has two more COVID-19 deaths and two more positive tests, bringing the total number of cases to 84.[69]
- New Caledonia president Thierry Santa moves into self-isolation after a member of her crisis management team tested positive.
- New Zealand reports 52 new confirmed infections, bringing the total to 950.
- Seventy-eight New Zealanders remain on 12 cruise ships because of COVID-19-related travel restrictions around the world.
- April 7 – The High Court of Australia unanimously quashes Cardinal George Pell convictions and substitutes verdicts of acquittal.[70]
- April 8 – National Health Day, Kiribati[71]
- April 10 – Good Friday (Christian holiday)
- April 13
- Easter Monday (Christian holiday)
- Since March 23, 561 Fijians have been repatriated and 1,157 visitors to Fiji have been evacuated.[72]
- April 14 – A week after Tropical Cyclone Harold, a Category 5 superstorm, 35% of the population (100,000 people) of Vanuatu is homeless. Three people died, but the death toll is expected to rise. 27 people died in the Solomon Islands and one died in Fiji. No deaths were reported in Tonga, but 400 homes were destroyed.[73]
- April 19 – Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 infections in Taiwan are reported in sailors who recently visited Palau. Palau has not had any reported cases.[74]
- April 20
- April 25
Most public celebrations cancelled, but private memorials are held.[79] [80]
May
- May 1
- May 3
- May 4
- Youth Day, Fiji
- Authorities from Australia and New Zealand meet to establish a coronavirus-free travel zone.[84]
- May 8
- Vavaʻu Festival Week and ʻEua Tourism Festival, Tonga
- New Zealand announces its support for the inclusion of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.[85]
- May 10 – Constitution Day, Micronesia[86]
- May 16 – China opens an embassy in Kiribati.[87] [88]
- May 20
- Restoration of Independence, East Timor
- COVID-19 pandemic: Alyza Alder, 18, from Gilbert, Arizona, was visiting Hawaii when she was arrested after allegedly violating the state's mandatory order that tourists and returning residents self-isolate for 14 days.[89] Hawaii has had 643 confirmed cases and 17 deaths from COVID-19.
- May 22
Joe Biden (60.5%) wins 16 delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination and Bernie Sanders (35.2%) gets eight.
- May 23 – The former prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, is arrested and taken in for questioning over alleged misappropriation and corruption involving the purchase of two power generators from Israel for 50 million kina ($14.2 million).[92]
- May 23 and 24 – Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday (breaking the fast)[93]
- May 24 – A 5.8Mw earthquake strikes New Zealand; Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern continues a television interview. No damages or injuries are reported.[94]
- May 25 – Memorial Day, Hawaii and U.S. territories
June
Joe Biden (69.6%) wins five delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination and Bernie Sanders (30.4%) gets two.
- June 7 – Independence Day, Solomon Islands
- June 8
- June 11 – King Kamehameha I Day, Hawaii
- June 13 – Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II (celebrated in the Commonwealth and in British territories)[100]
- June 29 – Internal Autonomy Day, French Polynesia
July
- July 1 – Flights from Canberra to Wellington resume.[101]
- July 2 – Discovery Day, Pitcairn Islands
- July 3 – Fishermen's Holiday, Marshall Islands
- July 4 – COVID-19 pandemic: 3,000 people in nine residential towers in Melbourne, Australia are confined to their buildings in the country's strictest lockdown as new infections rise in the area.[102]
- July 4 – Independence Day, United States (celebrated in Hawaii and U.S. territories)
- July 7
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Fourteen flight attendants from Hawaiian Airlines test positive for coronavirus and go into quarantine.[103]
- Authorities in New Zealand say they will press charges against a 32-year-old coronavirus patient who escaped quarantine in Auckland and went shopping at a supermarket.[104]
- July 8
- Heilala Festival Week, Tonga
- A new study from Stanford University shows that people from four island sites in French Polynesia bore DNA indicative of interbreeding with South Americans most closely related to present-day indigenous Colombians at around 1200 AD. People from Chile's Rapa Nui (Easter Island) also had South American ancestry.[105]
- July 9
- July 10 – Gospel Day, Kiribati
- July 12 – Independence Day, Kiribati
- July 14 – Bastille Day (celebrated in French territories)[107]
- July 17 – A 7.0Mw earthquake with an epicenter in Morobe Patrol Post, New Guinea, is recorded. Only minor damages are reported.[108]
- July 21 – Liberation Day, Guam
- July 23 – Remembrance Day, Papua New Guinea
- July 24 – Children's Day, Vanuatu
- July 29 – Territory Day, Wallis and Futuna
- July 30 – Independence Day, Vanuatu
August
- August 3
- August 4 – Three men are rescued from Pikelot Island, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Pulap atoll, Micronesia, after writing SOS in the sand.[109]
- August 9 – COVID-19 pandemic: New Zealand goes 100 days without any new infections.[110]
- August 11
The state records the highest transmission rate in the U.S. at 1.6, although overall infections remain low at 3,638 cases total.[111]
Authorities are looking into the possibility that a new outbreak of the virus was introduced in a freight shipment.[112]
- August 15 – Assumption of Mary (Christian holiday)
- August 18 – The United States Department of Defense investigates two masked, uniformed soldiers who joined American Samoa Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga (D), who appeared online during the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[113]
- August 22 – 2020 Northern Territory general election
- August 24 – COVID-19 pandemic: Ten countries (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) have not had confirmed cases of coronavirus, although their economies have been hurt by a fall in tourism.[114]
- August 26 – Repentance Day, Papua New Guinea
- August 30 – Popular Consultation Day, East Timor
- August 31 – COVID-19 pandemic: Hawaii requires visitors to complete a "Safe Travels" digital app 24 hours before their flights.[115]
September
- September 4
- Labor Day, Marshall Islands
- Palau invites the United States to construct land bases, port facilities, and airfields on its territory.[116]
- September 7 – Labor Day, Hawaii and U.S. territories
- September 8 – Members of the Colorado cult "Love has Won Cult” are deported after complaints of cultural appropriation.[117]
- September 16 – Independence Day, Papua New Guinea
- September 18 – Independence Day, Chile
- September 20 – Two men who were working to clear unexploded World War II bombs are killed in an explosion in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[118]
- September 23 – Ishmael Toroama, a former rebel leader, is elected president of Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.[119]
- September 24 – New Caledonia Day
- September 25
October
- October 1
- October 5
- October 6 – Territory Day, Christmas Island
- October 10 – Fiji Week (Fiji Independence Day)
- October 11 – White Sunday; Samoa, American Samoa, Tokelau, and Tonga
- October 12 – Columbus Day, Hawaii and U.S. territories; Chile and Easter Island
- October 22 – Peniamina Gospel Day, Niue
- October 26
- October (date unknown) – Rowman & Littlefield releases Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military's Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange by Jon Mitchell, which details how the U.S. military has exposed 600,000 people to toxins in Japan and Micronesia.[120]
November
- November 1 – All Saints' Day, Christian holiday
- November 2 – All Souls' Day, Christian holiday
- November 3 – Independence Day, Micronesia
- November 6 – Arbor Day, Samoa
- November 9 – Heir to the Throne's birthday, Commonwealth countries
- November 11 – Veterans Day, Hawaii, U.S. territories, Micronesia; Armistice Day in France and French territories
- November 12 – National Youth Day, Anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre; East Timor
- November 14 – Diwali, Hindu festival of lights; Fiji
- November 17 – Presidents' Day, Marshall Islands
- November 26 – Thanksgiving, Hawaii and U.S. territories; Micronesia
- November 28 – Proclamation of Independence Day, East Timor
- November 29 – National Unity Day, Vanuatu
December
- December 4 – Gospel Day, Marshall Islands
- December 8 – Santa Marian Kamalen, Guam
- December 10
- Human Rights and Peace Day, Kiribati
- A new report by the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University warns that the Marshall Islands and other island countries may disappear by mid-century due to climate change.[121]
- December 17
- Fiji imposes a curfew in anticipation of Cyclone Yasa, a Category 5 storm that is expected to make landall on December 18.[122]
- COVID-19 pandemic: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that her country has contracts to buy more vaccine doses than are needed and will share the excess with neighbors.[123]
- December 20
- The U.S. House of Representatives passes legislation to restore Medicaid to Marshall Islanders in the United States.[124]
- COVID-19 pandemic: Samoa, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Tonga, Palau, Tuvalu, and Nauru plus North Korea and Turkmenistan in Asia are the only countries that have no reported cases of the virus.[125]
- December 21 – Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupts.[126]
- December 22 – Two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers and four Chinese H-6K bombers fly over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.[127]
- December 28 – COVID-19 pandemic: The Associated Press reports that several island countries are facing food shortages, generally related to border closings.[128]
Scheduled
Elections
See main article: 2020 list of elections.
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics.
National and territorial holidays
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage.
September to December
- December 25 – Christmas Day (Christian holiday)
- December 26
- December 28 – Boxing Day, Commonwealth
- December 31 – National Heroes Day, East Timor
Culture
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage.
Television
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television. The long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours continues filming by limiting studio access and practicing social distancing. As of April 21, the country reported 6,547 cases of infection and 67 deaths related to COVID-19.[134]
Sports
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
By sport
- Association football / soccer
- Football
- Tennis
By date
- October 3, 2019 to February 16, 2020 – 2019–20 NBL regular season, basketball
- November 8, 2019 to 2020 – 2019–20 Tahiti Cup, association football
- October 11, 2019 to May 16 or 17, 2020 – 2019–20 A-League, Australia
- November 16, 2019 to February 1 or 2, 2020 – 2019–20 Y-League, Australia
- January 6 to 12 – 2020 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie, New Caledonia tennis
- January 3 to 12 – ATP Cup, Australian tennis
- January 6 to 18 – 2020 ASB Classic, New Zealand tennis
- January 15 to March 17 – 2020 UCI Oceania Tour, New Zealand Cycle Classic
- January 17 to February 16 – 2020 Toyota Racing Series
- January 25 and 26, 2020
- January 25 to 31 – 2020 OFC Champions League qualifying stage
- January 25 to February 13 – South Africa women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20
- January 26 – 2020 Hula Bowl, Hawaii football, won by Team Kai (West)
- February 7 to March 11 – Australia women's national soccer team results (2020–29)
- February 15 to March 7 – 2020 OFC Champions League group stage
- February 16 to March 15
- February 22 – 2020 All Stars match, Australian rugby won by New Zealand Māori rugby league team
- February 23 –
- March 6 to 14 – 2020 World Rugby Pacific Challenge won by Fiji Warriors
- March 8 to 15 – 2020 NBL Finals won by Perth Wildcats
- March 12 to March 23 – 2020 NRL season (suspension)
- March 14 to August 22 – 2020 State Basketball League season
- March 21 – 2020 W-League Grand Final, Australia; Melbourne City FC (W-League) beat Sydney FC (W-League), 1-0
- April 24 – Vanuatu becomes the first country to host a live cricket match after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[135]
- July – 2020 OFC U-19 Championship, Samoa
- August 8 to September 27 – 2020 Rugby Championship
- October 2020 to February 2021 – 2020–21 NBL season
Deaths
January to March
- January 16 – Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player and conductor (b. 1931)
- January 18 – Piri Sciascia, Māori leader, kapa haka exponent, university administrator (b. 1946)[136]
- January 21 – Ian Tuxworth, 2nd Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Australia (b. 1942)
- January 23 – Peter Salama, Australian epidemiologist (died in Switzerland) (b. 1968)
- January 25
- January 26 – Gordon McLauchlan, 89, New Zealand author, social historian, and television and radio presenter[139]
- January 31 – Tony Ford, 77–78, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Tonga (2006–2010)[140]
- February 2 – Mike Moore (New Zealand politician), former prime minister (b. 1949)[141]
- February 3 – Josefa Rika, 32, Fijian cricketer (national team).[142]
- February 4 – Andrew Brough, New Zealand singer, songwriter, and guitarist[143]
- February 6 – Emma Jolliff, New Zealand journalist and television presenter (Newshub); cancer[144]
- February 13
- February 15 – Alan Henderson, 57, New Zealand television cameraman and puppeteer (Thingee), prostate cancer.[147]
- February 16 – June Dally-Watkins, Australian model, businesswoman and etiquette coach (b. 1927)
- February 26 – Satya Nandan, Fijian diplomat, representative to the United Nations (1970–1976, 1993–1995) and ambassador to the Netherlands (1976–1980)[148]
- February 28 – Esala Teleni, Fijian rugby player and military officer[149]
- March 4
- March 5 – Jeanette Fitzsimons, 75, New Zealand politician and environmentalist, co-leader of the Green Party (1995–2009) and MP (1996–2010), stroke.[152]
- March 9 – John Bathersby, 83, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Brisbane (1991–2011), Bishop of Cairns (1986–1991).[153]
- March 11 – Rob Fenwick, 68, New Zealand environmentalist and businessman, cancer.[154]
- March 12
- March 14 – Henry Smith, 64, Samoan Olympic athlete (1984, 1988).[157]
- March 22 – Peter Stapleton, 65, New Zealand musician (The Terminals, Dadamah, Flies Inside the Sun).[158]
- March 30
April to June
- April 7 – Te Huirangi Waikerepuru, 91, New Zealand trade unionist and Māori language activist[161]
- April 14 – Dean Parker, New Zealand screenwriter, journalist, political commentator (b. 1947)[162]
- April 15 – Finau Mara, 60, Fijian diplomat and politician, Ambassador-at-large (since 2001).[163]
- April 21 - Laisenia Qarase, former Fijian Prime Minister and politician.[164]
- April 23 – Bruce Allpress, 89, New Zealand actor (Came a Hot Friday, , ); amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[165]
- May 4
- May 7 – Margaret Loutit, 90, Australian-born New Zealand microbiologist[168]
- June 11 – Basil Meeking, 90, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Christchurch (1987–1995).[169]
July to September
- July 12 – Jack Ah Kit, 69, Australian politician, Northern Territory MLA (1995–2005).[170]
- July 15 – Toke Talagi, 69, Niuean diplomat and politician, MP (1999–2020) and Premier (2008–2020).[171]
- July 18 – Derek Ho, 55, Hawaiian surfer[172]
- August 15 – Tekii Lazaro, 66, Cook Islands politician, MP (2011–2018).[173] (death announced on this date)
- September 4
- September 8 – Benedict To Varpin, 84, Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bereina (1979–1987) and Archbishop of Madang (1987–2001).[176]
October to December
- October 12 – Litokwa Tomeing, 80, Marshallese politician, President of the Marshall Islands (2008–2009).[177]
- October 14 – Kuniwo Nakamura, 76, Palauan politician, President of Palau (1993–2001) and Vice President of Palau (1989–1993).[178]
- October 22 – Allan Migi, 59–60, Papua New Guinean Anglican prelate, primate and archbishop of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea (2017–2020).[179]
- November 6 – Jim Marurai, 73, Cook Island politician, Prime Minister (2004–2010), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2009) and MP (1994–2017).[180]
- November 13 – COVID-19 pandemic: Samoa reports its first case, although a second test in the same New Zealand sailor tests negative.[181]
- November 26 – Tevita Momoedonu, 74, Fijian politician, Prime Minister of Fiji (2000, 2001).[182]
Television
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television.
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-kingdom/ CIA Factbook: United Kingdom
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/christmas-island/ CIA Factbook: Christmas Island
- https://www.regional.gov.au/territories/norfolk_island/administrator/index.aspx Administrator of Norfolk Island
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/timor-leste/ CIA Factbook: Timor-Leste
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/fiji/ CIA Factbook: Fiji
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kiribati/ CIA Factbook: Kiribati
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/marshall-islands/ CIA Factbook: Marshall Islands (2018)
- https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/406763/new-president-for-marshall-islands New president for Marshall Islands
- https://www.postguam.com/news/local/panuelo-sworn-in-as-new-fsm-president/article_37f1d8b4-b1a2-11e9-bdd2-775df0e3a857.html Panuelo sworn in as new FSM president
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/palau/ CIA Factbook: Palau
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/solomon-islands/ CIA Factbook: Solomon Islands
- Web site: Tonga country profile . BBC News . Apr 24, 2020 . 23 January 2018.
- Web site: Tuvalu country profile . BBC News . Apr 25, 2020 . 26 February 2018.
- Web site: Vanuatu country profile . BBC News . Apr 25, 2020 . 11 June 2018.
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