Kiribati government loses majority
Will Kiribati have a new government by December? That is the million-dollar question with the split in the ruling government of President Taneti Mamau that has seen the defection of 14 party members and with it, the
NZDF Joins Search for Missing Kiribati ships
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has tasked a P-3K2 Orion aircraft to search the area where the two Kiribati vessels supposedly went missing last week. Reports confirmed that the aircraft left Auckland at 6am this
Kiribati fishermen rescued
By Samisoni Pareti Two i-Kiribati men are thanking their lucky stars for their successful rescue after being adrift in a small boat in open waters for four straight days. Reports from Tarawa – the capital of Kiribati
Kiribati leads the way
IN what could best labelled as an out -of-the-box idea, Kiribati says it won’t sit around waiting for global funds but would instead use its own money to fund climate change adaptation works on the atoll nation.
Kiribati reforms; Free education, corruption probe, pay rise
THE new government of Kiribati last month announced sweeping changes in the country’s education, health and social welfare policies that will see free education up to year 12 in the whole of the country. The major
Kiribati celebrates new chapter in education
THE recent opening of a new campus in Kiribati by The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been described as the beginning of a new chapter in higher education in the country. President of Kiribati, His Excellency
Kiribati plans livestock and farms on Fiji property
Kiribati President Anote Tong has brushed aside criticism of his government’s decision to buy the Natoavatu Estate land in Fiji at a price of AU$9.3 million. Despite popular belief. Tong says the 5461 acres of
PACNEWS THREE, 23 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — ‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces reckoning2. KIRIBATI — Kiribati president reaffirms adherence to one-China policy3.
PACNEWS ONE, 23 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — 1.5 °C overshoot means irreversible Pacific losses2. PACIFIC — Connecting climate change and Pacific biodiversity at the CBD COP173. PACIFIC — Pacific nuclear legacy
PACNEWS TWO, 22 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Commonwealth warns Pacific nations face rising seas, weak adaptation systems2. PNG — PNG Parliament urged to balance Bougainville Independence with national unity3. FIJI
PACNEWS ONE, 22 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — WHO warns Pacific Health systems face growing climate and funding pressures2. PACIFIC — ADB warns Pacific, Asia coastal flood damage could top US$172 billion by 20503. NZ
