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 ...

Kiribati has been receiving increased aid from China in recent years and its leader, President Taneti Maamau, called off a meeting with Foreign Minister Winston Peters a week out. Peters' office ...

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea ... Under incumbent President Taneti Maamau it severed diplomatic links with Taiwan in 2019, forming deeper ties to China.

The unusual move to review all finance to Kiribati was prompted by the abrupt cancellation of a planned meeting this month between President Taneti Maamau and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston ...

Tuvalu Foreign Minister ... of Kiribati’s withdrawal and Pacific leaders would need to “look at the concerns raised by Kiribati” when they meet this week. Kiribati President Taneti Maamau ...

Sydney (AFP) – 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.