Kiribati

Vote counting in Kiribati's presidential election went into the late hours last night after the country went the polls yesterday.

People in Kiribati are expected to be listening to the radio tonight to get the latest updates on the vote count in the country's presidential election.

Voters in Kiribati are going to the polls today to choose their fifth president since the country became independent in 1979.

Kiribati elects a new president today after Anote Tong completed the maximum 12 years in power.

Kiribati's outgoing president, Anote Tong, has spoken out angrily against political plans for a child welfare fund.

Kiribati is aiming to raise funds for a proper Olympic running track.

Tekabara Raurenti says being recognised for his service to athletics in Oceania has only encouraged him to work harder.

Major roadwork to upgrade and repair the main South Tarawa road network in Kiribati has been opened.

Cyclone Pam recovery in four Pacific nations has received a boost, after a US$6.6 million dollar funding agreement by the Pacific Community and the German government's development bank, KfW.

Kiribati president Anote Tong calls on political leaders to help low-lying Pacific island nations to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Claire Anterea, a climate activist from Kiribati, says the phrase "climate refugee" always brings her to tears. Audio

The head of the region's environmental agency SPREP has given the outgoing president of Kiribati Anote Tong a special award for regional leadership on climate change.

People will have to start leaving Kiribati within five years because rising seas are making life there unsustainable.

The outgoing president of Kiribati Anote Tong says he has not finished his advocacy work on climate change and he is considering taking up an international role on the issue.

The Kiribati president is hoping wealthy individuals will come to his country's rescue and provide funds to deal with the effects of climate change. Audio

The President of Kiribati says he will be asking New Zealand if it would like to join other countries in finding an engineering solution to the plight the atolls suffer at the hands of climate change.