Topic: Oceania

His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton are engaged to be married. "Prince William and Miss Middleton became engaged in October during a private holiday in Kenya. Prince William has informed The Queen and other close members of ...

Queen joins Facebook generation

The Queen has joined the Facebook generation with the launch of a British Monarchy page on the popular social networking site.. Millions of users will be able to log in and see royal images, videos and news.. Facebook has become a global ...

How to Choose Sapphire Jewelry

Since the Middle Ages , Sapphires have been very popular as a gemstone, especially in rings . Prince Charles gave an exquisite Ceylon Blue Sapphire ring to the ill-fated Princess Diana on their engagement. Most Sapphire is mined in Australia , Sri ...

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

New Zealand (Aotearoa in M?ori) is a small affluent nation in the south western Pacific Ocean about 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) southeast of Australia.

Legal move to block Tonga king's property sale

A New Zealand lawyer has launched a legal bid to prevent Tonga's king from selling a sprawling royal residence in Auckland, arguing it rightfully belongs to the people of the Pacific nation.Real estate agents in New Zealand's largest city listed the 1.6 ...
Before we can talk about the schedule and the teams which you will get to by scrolling down, let me update you on who has the medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi India.THE 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES UPDATESOctober 14th, the Commonwealth ...

Australian support for republic flags: poll

Support for Australia becoming a republic has slumped to a 16-year-low, according to the results of a poll released Sunday which found that one-in-three people never want to break ties with Britain.Asked whether Australia should become a republic, 48 percent of the ...
The lease on a tropical island owned by the king of Tonga has been put on the market in a receivership sale.Although the king -- George Tupou V -- has issued a proclamation that Nukunamo Island cannot be mortgaged or used as ...

Australian PM backs republic after queen's death

Australia should become a republic when Queen Elizabeth II dies or abdicates, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday, unexpectedly reviving an emotional debate just days ahead of national polls.Gillard, whose centre-left Labor Party is in a tight electoral race against the ...

My Queen and I

As the Queen addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and pays her respects to those - including sixty three Britons - who lost their lives in the terrorist outrage on the World Trade Center, this may not be the ...