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Kiribati

Ties between New Zealand and Kiribati warm with partnership agreement

he joint statement lays out four priority areas for the countries.
he joint statement lays out four priority areas for the countries.

Kiribati eyes deep-sea mining deal with China

Kiribati holds rights for deep-sea mining exploration across a 75,000-square-kilometre swathe of the Pacific Ocean.
Kiribati holds rights for deep-sea mining exploration across a 75,000-square-kilometre swathe of the Pacific Ocean.

New Zealand reviews Kiribati aid programme after presidential snub

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

Pacific atolls face $13.5 billion cost of rising sea levels, says World Bank

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham/File Photo

China's Pacific ally Kiribati criticises Beijing missile launch

Students holding national flags of China and Kiribati wait for a welcoming ceremony  for Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Students holding national flags of China and Kiribati wait for a welcoming ceremony  for Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

Climate change, security take top billing as Pacific Island leaders prepare to meet

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo

Kiribati president retains seat in first stage of national election

FILE PHOTO: President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Kiribati election results show pro-China leader retains parliamentary seat

The election hinged heavily on voters' worries about the cost of living, rising sea levels and closer ties with Beijing.
The election hinged heavily on voters' worries about the cost of living, rising sea levels and closer ties with Beijing.

Kiribati goes to election in which China ties, climate stance face test

Kiribati to deport Australia-born High Court judge

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.