Kiritimati Island Welcomes Minister Reete and Miss Kiribati for Celebrations and Official Visit

Kiritimati Island, Kiribati – March 3–10, 2025 — The Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK) Kiritimati branch played a pivotal role in coordinating the official visit of the Minister of Tourism, Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MTCIC), Tangariki...

New Zealand has joined the arms race - law professor

The government's approach to defence investment will see the bulk of $12 billion spent on maritime, aerospace and information capabilities. Photo: Facebook/Royal New Zealand Navy A law professor says New Zealand has joined the arms race by...

New Zealand tight-lipped over details of Kiribati aid review

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kiribati President Taneti Maamau (left) attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. 6 January 2020. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee The New Zealand government remains tight-lipped on...

Kiribati becomes the first place to receive 2025

While the rest of the world is still getting ready to say goodbye to 2024, Kiribati is already celebrating the beginning of 2025. Kiribati, specifically its Kiritimati Island or Christmas Island, is located in the central Pacific and benefits from...

Kiribati Is First Nation to Celebrate New Year’s Day 2025

As the world eagerly prepares to welcome the New Year, celebrations have already commenced in some parts of the globe. According to time zones, Kiribati, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean, is the first to celebrate New Year’s Day,...

Kiribati’s Christmas Island is first to welcome 2025

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first place in the world to welcome 2025, leaving behind a year marked by ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and changes across the political landscape, from elections in the U.S. and the...

A war without war: China’s gray zone activity

[Ryan Robertson] THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REALLY DOESN’T WANT THE UNITED STATES, OR ITS INFLUENCE, IN THE INDO-PACIFIC ANYMORE. IN FACT, THE PRC WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT’S THE DOMINANT FORCE IN THE REGION REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT MEANS FOR...

Australia's election: Voter frustration, climate crisis, and the Pacific's rising concerns

Close to 18 million Australians will vote in the upcoming election in early May, including more than 300,000 Pacific Islanders, who make up 1.3 per cent of the population. The federal budget, unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week, includes...

Kiribati Becomes First Country To Enter New Year 2025: Kiritimati aka Christmas Island in the Republic of Kiribat, in the Pacific Ocean First Place To Bid Farewell to 2024

Depending on the time zone, some countries are a few hours away from New Year’s Eve and entering a new chapter in their lives, while some are a day away. Some have entered the New Year already. Different countries enter the new year at different...

What Australia’s election holds for the Pacific

hen Solomon Islands and China signed a security agreement during Australia’s last national poll in 2022, they upended a tradition that foreign policy generally gets minimal bandwidth during election campaigns. Assuming there is no such disruption...

MEDIAWATCH: Hooton hears a what? Why NZ needs to lift its Military, Aid and Diplomacy to 5% GDP

Hooton continues to write some of the best columns in NZ Politics… Winston Peters in Washington: Defence spending and diplomacy crucial for NZ – Matthew Hooton THREE KEY FACTS Winston Peters faces a crucial meeting in Washington this week as...

PNGDF will never set foot on Bougainville again, says PM Marape

Fiji will now face a 32% tariff on its exports to the United States following the introduction of President Donald Trump’s global reciprocal tariff policy. The changes, announced at the White House on Wednesday, aim to align US tariff rates with...

Gary Brown And Victoria Short To Contest in Auckland Council Elections

Gary Brown and Victoria Short are considering teaming up to challenge long-time sitting incumbents for the two Albany Ward councillor seats. “We have been inundated by members of our beloved community encouraging and requesting us to put our hands...

Kiribati judicial crisis: The President vs the High Court Judge

Kiribati High Court Judge David Lambourne has faced significant challenges from a government determined to keep him out of the country. The 57-year-old Australian-born judge was forced to leave Kiribati in May after losing a legal battle against...

Pacific beauty queens set to shine

Source: Fiji Government / Facebook Fiji will host the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in February, returning as the venue after a seven-year gap. Minister for Local Government Maciu Nalumisa announced that Fiji will host the 37th Miss Pacific Island...

China influenced Kiribati exit from Pacific Islands Forum, MP claims

Kiribati’s decision to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum on the eve of the event was an extreme move driven by pressure from China, the Micronesian nation’s opposition leader says. Tessie Lambourne, a former top diplomat who was elected to...

Kiribati launches PACER Plus partnership to boost agricultural exports

Kiribati is set to benefit from technical support and sustainable economic development opportunities arising from participation in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus). This is after the Government of Kiribati launched...

Kiribati has no judiciary and Australian lawyers are fired up

The Albanese government has put great effort into repairing relations with Australia’s Pacific neighbours, which might explain its silence over what is happening in Kiribati. However, the Law Council, the Australian Bar Association and the...

India Delivers Dialysis Unit to Kiribati, Fulfilling FIPIC III Summit Commitment

March 23 – India has reaffirmed its commitment to Pacific Island nations by dispatching a six-bedded container-based dialysis unit to Kiribati. The consignment departed from Mundra Port and is en route to Tarawa, further strengthening the...

India Ships 6-Bed Dialysis Unit to Kiribati Following Summit Pledge

New Delhi, March 22: India has once again fulfilled its commitment made at the FIPIC III Summit by dispatching a critical healthcare facility to Kiribati. A 6-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit has been shipped from Mundra Port and is headed to...