Kiribati
Australia to help Pacific fisheries surveillance
Australia will help the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency with a new aerial surveillance programme to fight illegal fishing.
Kiribati gets closer to implementing national ID
The Kiribati parliament has passed the first reading of its National Identity Registration Bill.
Kiribati MPs yet to see report on ferry tragedy
The Kiribati president Taneti Maamau says an investigation into the sinking of the Kiribati ferry, MV Butiraoi, is now complete, and commissioners are writing up their report.
Kiribati govt says trust fund set to reach a billion dollars
Kiribati's main trust fund is close to reaching its goal of a billion Australian dollars.
Kiribati outer islands development to start early next year
Kirbati's infrastructure minister says a multi-million dollar project to tar seal roads and runways in the outer islands will start early next year.
Kiribati Speaker stymies efforts to remove him
The opposition in Kiribati says it's stunned the Speaker of Parliament has declared a motion of no confidence in him to be out of order. Audio
Kiribati opposition moves against Speaker
Kiribati opposition cannot bring a motion to remove the Speaker for allegations of sexual harassment because the Speaker keeps stopping it. Audio
Butiraoi dead not yet officially recorded in Kiribati
The Kiribati parliament has been told that people who died on MV Butiraoi in January have not been officially recorded as dead yet.
Kiribati tertiary agency gets regional accreditation
The Kiribati Institute of Technology has been accredited as a higher education provider by the Pacific Board for Educational Quality.
GPS will help Kiribati govt to collect data
Kiribati has launched a project to update data on households and institutions across the nation's 23 inhabited islands.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17 July 2018
A defence expert says New Zealand's new military aircraft will be a step up for search and rescue in the Pacific; An umbrella organisation for civil society groups in Vanuatu is putting the focus on… Audio
Historical artefacts wheeled out to celebrate Kiribati independence
Kiribati ancestral artefacts dating back a century were put out on display as part of language week celebrations in New Zealand this week.
Kiribati artefacts on display for independence celebrations
Artefacts dating back a century are on display in New Zealand as part of a celebration of Kiribati independence.
Kiribati marks 39th independence anniversary
Kiribati is today celebrating its 39th anniversary of gaining independence.
Tagata o te Moana for 7 July 2018
A documentary aimed at creating awareness about the effects of climate change on nations has triggered a political debate in Kiribati; Pacific Media Alliance says a ban imposed by Nauru on ABC… Audio
War of words develops over Kiribati climate film
A documentary aimed at creating awareness about the effects of climate change on nations has triggered a political debate in Kiribati. Audio
Tong continues to back climate change doco
The former president of Kiribati, Anote Tong, says he believes a documentary about the struggles the nation faces in regards to climate change conveys the right message, despite government criticism…
Safeguarding the present and the future - Kiribati climate change policy
The government of Kiribati has launched what it calls its first ever climate change policy.
Kiribati government launches climate change policy
The government of Kiribati has launched what it calls its first ever climate change policy.
Kiribati criticism of 'Anote's Ark' political - film director
The person behind the movie Anote's Ark says the Kiribati government's criticism of his climate change documentary is based on political differences and is part of a crack down on media freedom.