But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis ...
WELLINGTON--New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation’s leader, government ...
No child should die because of dirty water. Yet in Kiribati, one in 20 children won’t make it to their fifth birthday due to contaminated water. ChildFund New Zealand’s Pacific Learning Gap Appeal is ...
New Zealand’s announced review of its development aid to Kiribati after a diplomatic rift between the two countries should sound alarm bells in Washington. By highlighting Kiribati’s turn away ...
Strategic engagement between the Pacific and its partners has now well and truly switched to overt security transactionalism, ...
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for a reset in government-to-government relations with the Cook ...
Separately, Peters also addressed tensions with Kiribati after its government canceled a planned visit by New Zealand officials at short notice. Kiribati has also signed a series of bilateral ...
New Zealand wants to renegotiate its free association agreements with Cook Islands to secure increased transparency in its ...
While the spotlight is on NZ's dispute with the Cook Islands, a separate spat with a Pacific neighbour could have severe consequences ...
New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, calls for a 'reset' in relations with the Cook Islands following agreements ...
The deals raise concerns over China’s growing presence in the region and potential threats to national security. Read more at straitstimes.com.