But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis – ...

However, Ruth Cross Kwansing, a first-time MP who joined President Taneti Maamau's government after ... that could push the island further towards Beijing. However, Kwansing said China had nothing ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kiribati President Taneti Maamau recently extended warmest holiday greetings and best wishes to the Chinese people ahead of the Spring Festival. In a pre-recorded video ...

New Zealand is reevaluating its development funding to Kiribati following a diplomatic incident where Kiribati President Taneti Maamau canceled a meeting with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston ...

President Taneti Maamau says news of a strategic deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States came as an unwelcome surprise, and he feels island nations in the region should be ...

President Taneti Maamau, called off a meeting with Foreign Minister Winston Peters a week out. Peters' office says says with $100 million spent 2021, New Zealand must ensure value for money.