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New Zealand-born Kiribati MP Defends Taneti Maamau Over Snub Of Winston Peters
New Zealand cancelled its visit to Kiribati because Winston Peters specifically wanted to meet with President Taneti Maamau Kiribati MP Ruth Cross Kwansing says the cancelled trip had nothing to ...
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Kiribati Government defends Winston Peters trip snub, but the Deputy PM isn’t buying it
NZME photograph by Mark Mitchell Kiribati has defended its last-minute decision to call off a meeting between President Taneti Maamau, Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau and Foreign Minister Winston ...
Bloomberg L.P.1mon
New Zealand Reviewing Aid to Kiribati After Meeting Canceled
Peters was due to lead a delegation to Kiribati on Jan. 21 but was advised the week before that President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau was no longer available to receive him, a spokesperson ...
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New Zealand reviews aid to Kiribati after island nation snubs official's visit
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 ...
Nine News Australia20d
A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
President Joe Biden talks with Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau as they stand for a family photo with Pacific Islands Forum leaders at the White House in Washington, in 2023 (AP) Winston Peters ...