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.

Tensions have risen since Kiribati aligned itself with China in 2019 and signed a series of bilateral deals with Beijing. An strategically important island nation The bond between Kiribati ...

Tensions have risen since Kiribati aligned itself with China in 2019 and signed a series of bilateral deals with Beijing. The bond between Kiribati — population 120,000 — and its near neighbor ...

Tensions have risen since Kiribati aligned itself with China in 2019 and signed a series of bilateral deals with Beijing. The bond between Kiribati — population 120,000 — and its near neighbor ...

A New Zealand-born Kiribati MP has come to her president's defence in the diplomatic row between Wellington and Tarawa, stating the "media manufactured drama", in which Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced a review of NZ aid to the Micronesian nation, is "disrespectful to Kiribati's sovereignty".

We closed down US military bases here following the EDSA People Power Revolution after the Senate voted against the proposal of then president Corazon Aquino to renew the bases agreement.

The New Zealand government is reconsidering its aid program with Kiribati after the president canceled a planned meeting with the New Zealand foreign minister. This development may strain relations and impact both bilateral ties and visa allocations for Kiribati citizens seeking seasonal work in New Zealand.

Tensions between Western nations and Kiribati continue to strain after President Taneti Maamau refused to meet with senior ministers.

Kiribati has defended its last-minute decision to call off a meeting between President Taneti Maamau, Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, a snub that prompted New Zealand to put its aid for Kiribati under review.

New Zealand is reviewing its aid to Kiribati after the tiny Pacific nation’s president canceled a meeting with Foreign Minister Winston Peters at short notice.

Victoria University's Jon Fraenkel says "there are difficulties in the relationship between Wellington and Kiribati" but "Kiribati does have alternatives" both in Beijing and elsewhere.