In pictures: Queen's Baton Relay - Oceania
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Australian Commonwealth diver Brittany Broben poses with the Queen's Baton at the top of Q1 tower as the relay arrived in Gold Coast, Australia.
The Queen's baton is carried to a traditional ceremony in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
Local school girls cheer excitedly as the Queen's Baton arrives in their school in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Traditional dancers welcome the relay to Nauru, which was the 12th country on the tour around the Commonwealth.
A local school girl runs with the Queen's Baton at Nauti Primary School in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
The Queen's baton touches down in Apia, Samoa and is carried down the beach by the Principal of Lalomanu primary school.
The Queen's Baton stands at the top of Larnach Castle in Dunedin, New Zealand.
The Balclutha Junior Marching Team perform during the St. Andrew's Day celebrations held in Dunedin, New Zealand.
The Haka, or 'War Dance' as performed by students from the Royal Oak Primary School, during the baton's visit to Auckland, New Zealand.
Kiribati becomes the 16th country to welcome the Queen's baton as a traditional dancer performs at Aratokotoko Primary School.
Students from Uekera Primary School pose with the Queen's Baton in Tarawa, Kiribati.
Students from Dai Nippon Primary School carefully pass the baton in Tarawa, Kiribati
Local elders carry the Queen's baton in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Tonga National Rugby League team members Konrad Hurrell (left) and Fuifui Moimoi (right) carry the Queen's baton in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
Christina Takitaki, holds the Queen's baton on the beach in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
The Queen's Baton Relay arrives in a local hospital in Niue, as staff members pose for a photograph with the baton.
Norfolk Island is the 20th country on the tour around the Commonwealth as the baton stops for a day on the green island.
Locals in traditional dress welcome the baton as it arrives in Vanuatu for Christmas. The last stop on the Oceania leg. The Queen's Baton Relay begins the African leg in Sierra Leone on New Year's Eve.