History of Oceania

1852 map of Oceania by J.G. Barbie du Bocage, includding subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
Māori war dance, New Zealand, circa 1850
An exclusive economic zone map of the Pacific which excludes non-tropical islands

The history of Oceania includes the history of Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Western New Guinea, and other Pacific island nations.