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Ruth Cross Kwansing says special seats for women in parliament are needed to achieve gender equity in Pacific. Audio

Nauru's president said climate change is more than an environmental crisis - it is a direct threat to the peace, security and survival of the Pacific region.

Speaking for the first-time since the diplomatic fallout with New Zealand, Taneti Maamau says that if Foreign Minister Winston Peters "wishes to come, he's welcome" to visit Kiribati.

Analysis: The prime minister believes the freshly signed Ocean of Peace as a framework for unity among countries in the region.

The Prime Minister says a surge in methamphetamine use and trafficking is something the whole region is grappling with.

The Kiribati opposition is formally condemning the government's refusal to debate the suspension of the country's Court of Appeal, which occurred more than two years ago.

On the anniversary of the bombing of the protest ship, anti-nuclear advocates warn the Pacific region is facing expanding nuclearism through developments like AUKUS.

Foreign ministers or reps from 11 islands that have diplomatic relations with Beijing will meet in Fujian province for the third China-Pacific Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Penny Wong embarks on a major visit to Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu following Labor's recent election victory.

Kiribati has reaffirmed its commitment to Pacific regionalism.

A years' long legal wrangle in Kiribati that is keeping the Australian judge separated from his family remains unresolved.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson has confirmed New Zealand is not cutting its assistance to Kiribati.

RNZ's Corin Dann is in Beijing, following Foreign Minister Winston Peters as he meets with Chinese officials.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters wants to 'reset' New Zealand's relationship with Cook Islands.

As the US looks to be leaving the Pacific, and New Zealand is rowing with Kiribati and the Cook Islands, experts worry about Chinese influence.

Diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and New Zealand is growing. Here's what it's about, what China has to do with it, and why it matters.

Mediawatch -Trump's alarmed the world with trade tariffs, turning off aid and proposing to take over Gaza. But New Zealand's had diplomatic drama in the news too - with the media in the middle of it.

Victoria University academic Dr Iati Iati says the New Zealand Foreign Minister needed "to be a bit more humble" in deadling with the situation. Audio

"The strong bonds between Kiribati and New Zealand will enable a resolution to this unfortunate standoff," the Kiribati President's Office said on Monday.

Opinion - We are seeing power plays from the US, but it is surprising from New Zealand, writes Sione Tekiteki.

Ruth Cross Kwansing has come to her president's defence in the diplomatic row between Wellington and Tarawa.

Ruth Cross Kwansing, a New Zealand-born Kiribati MP, has come to her president's defence in the diplomatic row between Wellington and Tarawa.

The Foreign Minister has hit back at comments by a Kiribati government minister that the island nation's leader failed to receive him because of pre-planned commitments.