The 21st Century in Oceania

Year

What has happened?

Answer

2001

This national football team concedes 31 goals in a game against Australia,
thus making it the largest ever defeat in an international football match

2002

88 Australians die in an attack on this Indonesian island

2003

This epic Peter Jackson trilogy is completed

2004

This type of natural disaster leaves 25% of Niue's population homeless

2005

This Samoan airline, named after their Australian parent company, is established

2006

A coup d'état in this country makes Frank Bainimarama the new leader

2007

This famous Sydney construction can celebrate its 75th birthday

2008

This Everest mountaineer dies aged 88 in Auckland

2009

This Hawaiian-born senator becomes President of the United States

2010

This woman becomes the first female Prime Minister of Australia

2011

Samoa was one of the first and became one of the last. What line did it "cross"?

2012

What did Tongan ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI become?

2013

New Zealand becomes the first Oceanian country to legalize this

2014

A siege with ten hostages occurs in this city

2015

This team wins its third Rugby World Cup title

2016

In a major national referendum, New Zealanders vote to keep this

2017

Rangers announce the prohibition of climbing this famous Australian rock

2018

This overseas territory voted to remain part of France

2019

An attack on a mosque triggers a huge wave of solidarity among Kiwis