Kiribati gets there first. While most of the world is still brushing its teeth on December 31, this small Pacific island nation quietly steps into 2026. No countdown heard by billions. No global pause ...

This commitment was evident at the 16th Kiribati Education Partners Forum, held on 19–20 November 2025 at the Ministry of Education in Tarawa and online. Led by Ms Reetina Katokita, Director of Policy ...

TARAWA – Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has ...

New Zealand’s announced review of its development aid to Kiribati after a diplomatic rift between the two countries should sound alarm bells in Washington. By highlighting Kiribati’s turn away from ...

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation, highlighting ...

New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation's leader, government officials said. The unusual ...

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, who has led the Pacific Island nation to build closer ties with China in recent years, secured his third term in office on Saturday. He defeated two other candidates ...

The government of Kiribati is suspending all diplomatic visits to the tiny Pacific Island nation until next year and has cancelled some already planned, because it is in the midst of an election ...

People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round of voting in a national election expected to serve as a referendum on rising living costs and the government’s stronger ties with ...

A police officer handles a ballot box as voters gather at a polling station during Kiribati's national elections. The remote Pacific Island nation of Kiribati headed to the polls on Wednesday in a ...