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- December 14: A United Nations report says children in five Pacific Island countries are at a high risk of sexual abuse.
- December 13: French Polynesian President Oscar Temaru loses a vote of no confidence, after months of protests against the high cost of living. New presidential elections will be held on December 21.
- December 11: Former Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka (pictured) is cleared of two charges of mutiny in relation to the mutinies of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. (ABC News Australia)
- December 9: The Assembly of French Polynesia adopts a 2007 budget after a month of stormy debate, with many line items passing by a single vote.
- December 9: The three-day Oceania Grand Prix opens in Ba Province, Fiji. The event is organised by the Oceania Athletic Association.
