Kiribati
For veterans of British nuclear tests, a 60-year fight for recognition goes on
It's 60 years since Britain conducted its largest-ever nuclear test in Kiribati. As it looks to come back to the Pacific, Britain continues to insist its nuclear legacy is clean, contrary to veterans'…
Former Kiribati president to be witness in landmark NZ trial
Kiribati's former president Anote Tong is to be a key witness in a landmark New Zealand trial over action by environmentalists against the world's biggest oil exploration ship.
Kiribati govt's media control stifling transparency, says MP
An opposition MP from Kiribati says government control of media is stifling transparency in the country.
Kiribati's Cassidy Airport gets new weather station
A new weather station has been opened at Cassidy International Airport on Kiribati's Kiritimati Island.
ADB approves US$36m for internet in MIcronesia
The Asian Development Bank has approved a total of $36.6 million US dollars in grants to help fund the delivery of low-cost, high quality internet services in the Federated States of Micronesia…
New initiative to boost economic growth in Kiribati
The Government of Kiribati has signed an agreement with the UN Development Programme on an initiative aimed at fostering improved income generation for the coconut sector.
Kiribati students graduate with Australian level qualifications
19 i-Kiribati students have graduated from the Australia-Pacific Technical College.
Missing Kiribati fishermen found after a week at sea
The New Zealand Defence Force says two missing Kiribati fishermen were found 300 kilometres from the atoll they set off from.
NZ Orion suspends search for missing Kiribati men
The aerial search for two missing Kiribati fishermen has been called off.
Aerial search finds no sign of missing Kiribati fishermen
An aerial search today has failed to find two Kiribati fishermen who have been missing for five days.
Search continues for missing Kiribati fishermen
The search is continuing for two Kiribati fishermen who have been missing for five days.
Kiribati fishermen still missing after four days
Two Kiribati fishermen missing for four days are yet to be found.
NZ to help investigate Kiribati ferry disaster
New Zealand is to send accident investigators to help investigate the sinking of the MV Butiraoi in Kiribati.
Air Kiribati announces flights into Tuvalu
Air Kiribati has announced it is launching a once a week service linking Tarawa and Tuvalu's main island, Funafuti.
Kiribati reports highest number of HIV cases in study
Kiribati has the highest number of people reported to be living with HIV out of seven Pacific nations in a new study.
Kiribati ferry disaster: Crew drank alcohol before tragedy
Investigations into the Kiribati ferry disaster in January that cost 80 lives have found that the skipper and his crew had been drinking.
Sport: Kiribati sending judo team to Oceania Champs
The Kiribati Judo Federation is sending ten competitors to the Oceania championships in New Caledonia next month.
Kiribati maritime investigation into ferry disaster progressing slowly
The maritime director in Kiribati says his investigation into the sinking of the MV Butiraoi is progressing slowly with almost all interviews in relation to the disaster now completed.
Kiribati government hits out at 'irresponsible' foreign journalists
The Kiribati government has hit out at media organisations in Australia and New Zealand over their attempts to cover the aftermath of a ferry sinking.
NZ looks to beef up help to Kiribati
New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is planning to look at wider distribution of emergency locator beacons in Kiribati in the wake of last month's ferry disaster.
