Greetings, fellow Earth citizens! For too long now I have not addressed you and it is fair to say, I regret, that activities in Arborea must appear to you to have ground to a halt. But fear not, for we Arboreans have taken on many great projects and achieved many great accomplishments since I last spoke to you all. It is my privelege to announce to you also that Arborea is taking on a renewed spirit of development and optimism for the coming year, and we look forward to sharing it with you.

As we have done in the past, Arborea has donated money through Kiva (www.kiva.org) to a person in need. This time, we have donated to Umeda, a school teacher in Tajikistan, so she can buy cattle to supplement her family's income and improve the quality of life for her children. We hope she chooses her cattle wisely!

On 16 May 2015 the Tsar and Princess officially returned to power in Arborea. The couple lived in the territory of Viteria for nearly eight months, during which time the condition of the Arborea home territory was closely monitored. Recently it was decided that it would be in the best interests of everyone concerned if full control of Arborea was returned to the Tsar and the Princess, and that the Ormond Accord be declared finished.

Upon arrival it was found that the previous stewards o...

27 September 2014 will be remembered for the start of a new and significant chapter in Arborean history. The Tsar and Princess have moved to a new property approximately 20 km from the Arborean home territory. This is to take advantage of an opportunity to enhance Arborea’s GDP by leasing territory to tenants from a foreign power, in this case New Zealand. A famous example of such a lease is the Second Convention of Peking signed by China and the United Kingdom in 1898 which gave the Br...

The last couple of months have been extremely busy for the Tsar and Princess. The couple spent most of the month of May on honeymoon in Malaysia, where they enjoyed wonderful hospitality, delicious food, magnificent wildlife, and unilaterally recognised state visits to Malaysia and Singapore. Highlights included the food capital of southeast Asia - Melaka, the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, and Singapore Zoo. The couple were highly impressed b...

Arborea is proud to announce the provision of our third loan through the microfinance organisation Kiva (www.kiva.org).  We have lent $US25 to Roman, a villager in the Marneuli district of Georgia, to help him purchase cows for his family to milk and produce dairy products.

Previously Arborea has provided finance for seeds and fertiliser to a farmer in Armenia, and for a farmer in Tajikistan to purchase calves.

Kiva is a non-profit organisation committed to improving conditio...

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On 26 October 2013 His Highness Tsar William I and Princess Janey were married on the shore of Lake Taupo near Lakeside Province.  Approximately 85 guests from as far away as Canada attended the ceremony and subsequent celebrations.  The Royal couple are now happily back in Arborea and are planning their honeymoon trip to Malaysia in 2014.

The Tsar today reiterated the warning to Arboreans wishing to travel to the United States due to the constant threat of insane gunmen.

In response to the recent reports of gunshots outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, the Tsar offered the assistance of the Arborea Defence Service, saying that the preservation of the US government was vital to Arborean interests in the region.  As yet no reply has been received.

To date, Arborea has never had a mass shooting.

A winter storm has provided record-breaking rainfall and rather inclement climatic conditions in Arborea and neighbouring regions of New Zealand.  The month of June was the wettest month since records began, with 95 mm of rainfall recorded.  However, the last five days have eclipsed this total, with 124 mm recorded so far.

The Tsar stresses that there is no cause for alarm, and that the Arborea Defence Service's 1st Gutter Clearing Engineer Corps has responded admirably to the...