Kiribati
Kiribati govt declares state of disaster due to severe drought
The Kiribati Government has declared a State of Disaster for the entire country because of drought.
Commonwealth judges and lawyers speak out about action against Kiribati judge
Three Commonwealth legal agencies are speaking out about an investigation of a Kiribati judge by the country's president.
Western eyes on Pacific as China foreign minister tours islands
New Zealand, Australia and the U-S are all eyes on the Pacific as China's Foreign Minister tours several islands.
Wang Yi has just landed in Kiribati to talk bilateral relations with the country's… Audio
China's Wang Yi arrives in Kiribati for brief visit
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 included in China's Foreign Minister’s visit to Pacific region
Kiribati will host an official state visit for a delegation from China led by Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tarawa on Friday.
Air Force Orion locates seven missing in boats near Kiribati
Seven people missing in two boats near Kiribati have been found by an Air Force Orion.
News in Brief from around the Pacific Saturday 21st May
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
Anote Tong irked by climate change 'politicisation'
A former president of Kiribati is urging the global community to have more morals and address the climate crisis rather than pushing it aside.
Remote areas in Kiribati get World Bank climate resilience boost
Communities in many of Kiribati's most remote areas will receive much-needed support for climate resilience as part of a new US$20 million climate change adaptation project.
Covid-19 reveals gaps in Kiribati's health care system
A nationwide project is underway in Kiribati to address gaps in the country's health care system. Audio
Untold mining story of Banaba on display at art gallery
A travelling multi-media installation about mining on Banaba is showing at an art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand.
Thousands without clean water in Kiribati
It's World Water Day and Childfund New Zealand is raising awareness about the issues people in Kiribati face with contaminated groundwater.
Covid numbers around the Pacific
Covid-19 continues to have a significant impact around the Pacific.
In Brief: Pacific Covid-19 updates
Covid-19 outbreaks in some Pacific countries are showing signs of slowing.
Forum rump given one last chance - Whipps
The president of Palau said the pause on Micronesia's pending withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum is the last chance for leaders in the south to set things right.
Puna set to go to heal Pacific rift
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, is set to leave the post after just 18 months to try and repair a rift in the organisation.
The latest Covid-19 stories in the Pacific
Several hundred more cases of Covid in Solomon Islands; Kiribati records first Covid death; nearly 12,000 in isolation in New Caledonia, and more.
Latest Pacific news briefs for Monday 7th February
Covid numbers soar in Kiribati; call in Fiji to do more for young sex crime victims; RSV health concern in American Samoa; PNG leader diagnosed with Covid in China and other stories
Australia medical team arrives in Kiribati to assess the Covid-19 situation
The Kiribati Health Ministry has confirmed 138 new infections on Wednesday taking the total number of people infected with Covid-19 to nation high of 767 people.
More than 600 Covid-19 cases in Kiribati 'tip of the iceberg', health minister says
Kiribati has recorded its highest daily increase in new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 629. Audio
