Kiribati
Kiribati school to hold service for missing students
Kiribati's Moroni High School will hold a memorial service to honour the lives of a student and two former students missing after a passenger ferry sank two weeks ago.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 6 February 2018
NZ government looks to protect RSE workers' rights; Amnesty says Australia has abandoned Manus refugees; Kiribati survivors say captain refused plea to turn back; Surprise Tonga dengue outbreak… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 5 February 2018
The captain of the Kiribati ferry which sunk last month may have ignored pleas from passengers to turn back; The dengue fever related death of a 12-year-old girl in Tonga has highlighted the need for… Audio
Kiribati ferry captain allegedly refused plea to turn back
The captain of the Kiribati ferry which sunk last month may have ignored pleas from passengers to turn back. Audio
Kiribati ferry disaster: Seven survivors back on land
The seven survivors of the Kiribati ferry disaster have arrived back on dry land. The Butiraoi vanished after leaving Nonouti on January 18. The survivors were rescued after being spotted by a New… Audio
Help sent for people traumatised by Kiribati ferry disaster
Counsellors will head to Nonouti island in Kiribati in the coming week to help those traumatised by the recent ferry disaster.
Renewed calls for inquiry into Kiribati ferry disaster
There are renewed calls in Kiribati for an independent commission of inquiry into the Butiraoi ferry disaster. Audio
Renewed calls for independent inquiry into Kiribati ferry disaster
The first president of Kiribati says an independent commission of inquiry into the Butiraoi ferry disaster is needed.
Aerial search for sunken Kiribati ferry passengers suspended
The aerial search for survivors of the Kiribati ferry disaster has been called off, with at least 80 people feared dead. Audio
10 children among passengers on sunken Kiribati ferry
Ten primary school children have been named among 88 passengers who boarded the ill-fated ferry MV Butiraoi which sank a fortnight ago in Kiribati.
Sorrow and anger as Kiribati reels from ferry sinking
The disappearance of a ferry carrying as many as 100 people has devastated the people of Kiribati.
Missing Kiribati boat: Children likely to be on board
The MP for the Kiribati island where a missing ferry departed from says many of the victims are likely to be high school children heading to Tarawa for the term. The Butiraoi, which may have been… Audio
Sorrow and anger as search continues for Kiribati ferry
The MP for the Kiribati island where a missing ferry departed from says many of the victims are likely to be High School children. Audio
Missing Kiribati ferry shaping up as a tragedy for island
The MP for the Kiribati island a missing ferry departed from says the tragedy has left the island of only 2,000 people devastated.
Only 7 survivors found after Kiribati ferry sank 11 days ago
People in Kiribati are calling for action to be taken after a ferry sank amid fears there may have been up to 100 people on board. Video, Audio
Kiribati in shock as search for missing ferry continues
A broadcaster in Kiribati says the nation is in shock, as more details of the missing ferry carrying more than 100 people emerges.
Kiribati ferry: Finding survivors like 'a needle in a haystack'
Survivors of a Kiribati ferry disaster have told how people on board escaped to two dinghies and a life raft after the boat broke apart and sank.
National week of prayer after Kiribati ferry lost
The President of Kiribati says a ferry that has been missing for 11 days may have been carrying as many as 100 passengers.
Orion looking for life raft from missing Kiribati ferry
An Air Force Orion is scouring 315,000 square kilometres of ocean around Kiribati, as the search continues for a ferry missing with about 50 people on board.
Search continues for more survivors from missing Kiribati ferry
The search continues today for more survivors from a Kiribati ferry that's been missing for more than a week with 50 people on board.
