Kiribati

This year marks five years since the celebration of the language began.

Thousands of i-Kiribati people across New Zealand are celebrating their rich language and culture during Kiribati Language Week, which is now in its fifth year.

When Salote Mataitini first dreamed of becoming a pilot, she was a child reading newspaper articles about aviators, long before iPhones or social media.

Michael Louze, former chairman of the Vanuatu Kava Industry said when you break it down, it's about four kilograms of kava per person annually if half the population drinks.

Kiribati has reaffirmed its commitment to Pacific regionalism.

A years' long legal wrangle in Kiribati that is keeping the Australian judge separated from his family remains unresolved.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson has confirmed New Zealand is not cutting its assistance to Kiribati.

Kiribati legislators unanimously passed a first-of-its-kind Data Protection Bill during its first reading in parliament on Tuesday.

Campaigner says The Metals Company's loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

As the US looks to be leaving the Pacific, and New Zealand is rowing with Kiribati and the Cook Islands, experts worry about Chinese influence.

Victoria University academic Dr Iati Iati says the New Zealand Foreign Minister needed "to be a bit more humble" in deadling with the situation. Audio

"The strong bonds between Kiribati and New Zealand will enable a resolution to this unfortunate standoff," the Kiribati President's Office said on Monday.

The Nauru government said preliminary discussions were held last month, and the draft agreement was finalised by Nauru Air Corporation and Kiribati's Transport Ministry.

Opinion - We are seeing power plays from the US, but it is surprising from New Zealand, writes Sione Tekiteki.

Ruth Cross Kwansing, a New Zealand-born Kiribati MP, has come to her president's defence in the diplomatic row between Wellington and Tarawa.