Kiribati (pronounced KEE-ree-bas), is a sovereign island nation located in the central Pacific Ocean. It is often regarded as one of the “happiest countries" in the world. It consists of 33 ...

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Kiribati President Taneti Maamau (left), Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka [Source: Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Facebook] Fiji and Kiribati reaffirmed cooperation ...

FILE - A boy scavenges for saleable items at Red Beach dump, on Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, March 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) ...

New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation's leader, government officials said.

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau was unable to meet New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters because he had “a pre-planned and significant historical event”, a Cabinet minister in Kiribati says.

Pacific cultures and traditions will only be preserved if the owners continue to practice it on a daily basis. This was the message stressed by the President of Kiribati, Taneti Maamau, during his ...

Christopher Luxon's defending the Government's handling of its new stand-off with Kiribati. New Zealand's relationship with the central Pacific Island nation appears to have reached an all-time low.

NZME photograph by Mark Mitchell Kiribati has defended its last-minute decision to call off a meeting between President Taneti Maamau, Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau and Foreign Minister Winston ...

Kiribati, a Pacific Ocean neighbour of Hawaii with a vast Exclusive Economic Zone of 3.6 million square kilometres (1.4 million square miles) has developed close ties to Beijing in recent years ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s aid for Kiribati is being reviewed after its President and Foreign Minister cancelled a meeting with him last week. Terms of Reference for ...