Kiribati

The Kiribati Government has suspended three senior judges after they stopped the deportation of High Court justice and Australian citizen David Lambourne.

The Kiribati Government says it's gravely concerned the Court of Appeal has backed a ruling by Chief Justice Bill Hastings stopping the removal of High Court judge David Lambourne.

The Law Council of Australia has expressed its concern at what it calls the ongoing efforts of the Kiribati Government to undermine judicial independence and the rule of law.

A former leader of Kiribati warns the crisis involving the country's government and the courts has left the island nation with a "dysfunctional judiciary" and put a question mark over its democratic…

A New Zealand Air Force Hercules is delivering crucial water infrastructure to help Kiribati cope with a severe drought.

Kiribati's exit from the Pacific Island Forum has drawn the attention of global leaders, but Aotearoa's small i-Kiribati community is helping the next generation stay connected to their identity.

The Micronesian bloc of nations are "saddened" by Kiribati's shock decision to leave the Pacific Islands Forum regional body, one leader says.

Kiribati's sudden withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum without wider political discussion is out of order, the country's opposition leader says.

A New Zealand judge who has been serving as Chief Justice of Kiribati for the past year, has been suspended.

The United States is providing $US500,000 in humanitarian assistance to respond to the drought across Kiribati due to below normal rainfall, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change.

The head of the UN in Kiribati says the drought situation affecting the country will continue to put more pressure on already water-stressed families and households in the coming months.

The Kiribati Government has declared a State of Disaster for the entire country because of drought.

Three Commonwealth legal agencies are speaking out about an investigation of a Kiribati judge by the country's president.

China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Kiribati and will be meeting with the country's President Taneti Maamau to discuss bilateral relations.

Kiribati will host an official state visit for a delegation from China led by Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tarawa on Friday.

Seven people missing in two boats near Kiribati have been found by an Air Force Orion.

Four more positive Covid cases were reported in Kiribati; Tonga eases restrictions further; 331 new cases in Samoa and more PNG rugby league players getting NRL exposure

A former president of Kiribati is urging the global community to have more morals and address the climate crisis rather than pushing it aside.