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New Zealand to seek Cook Islands reset over China pact

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has used a policy address to remind the Cook Islands of their responsibilities under a longstanding pact with New Zealand.

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Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat

The strategic agreement comes as Beijing moves to deepen its ties in the Pacific region.

Al Jazeera

Pacific diplomacy strained as NZ reviews Kiribati aid

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

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New Zealand to review aid to Kiribati after the Pacific Island nation snubs an official's visit

New Zealand's government is reviewing its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island nation's leader snubbed a planned meeting with New Zealand's foreign minister

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Kiribati closes border to diplomats until 2025

As it focuses on forming a government after parliamentary elections, Kiribati says it won't allow diplomats to visit for the rest of the year.

AAP

Kiribati votes in key election after years of turbulence

Pacific island nation is strategically important, but voters also have economic concerns.

Al Jazeera

Kiribati’s pro-China government faces test as election begins

Climate change, living costs and China ties in focus as president Taneti Maamau seeks to extend his tenure in the Pacific country

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Kiribati Heads To Polls In Test For Pro-China Government

Polls opened in the Pacific nation of Kiribati on Wednesday, after a campaign dominated by the rising cost of living, rising sea levels and questions about the benefit of deeper ties with China.

International Business Times

Kiribati's Pro-China Government Faces Election Test

Pacific nation Kiribati will begin voting in a general election this week, a poll that will test the strengthening ties between China and the government of the climate-threatened archipelago.

International Business Times

Australians frozen out of Kiribati as China eyes prize

A string of visa issues and access roadblocks for diplomats and journalists have raised questions about Australia's influence in the Pacific nation of Kiribati.

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Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian judge

The pathway for another attempt to deport an Australian-born High Court judge in Kiribati has been paved after its parliament voted to remove him from office.

AAP

Pacific Islands Forum: what is it and why does it matter?

Climate change and rising strategic competition among issues facing leaders at region’s most important political gathering

The Guardian - AU

Fresh concern over Chinese interest in Pacific airstrip

China has conducted a feasibility study at the request of Kiribati's government to upgrade a strategic airstrip that housed military planes in World War II.

AAP

Happy families in Pacific but challenges remain

The return of Kiribati has restored unity to a Pacific forum facing major challenges, from climate change to geopolitical jockeying.

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Australia and Fiji prepare to cement reunified Pacific

On his final day as Pacific Islands Forum chair, Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka wants to hand a reunified region to its next leader, Mark Brown of Cook Islands.

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Pacific family to reunite in Fiji after forum drama

After a period of disunity, Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka will bring regional leaders together for a special summit of the Pacific Islands Forum.

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Pacific leaders meet as Australia nets new agreement

Australia and Kiribati have signed a new memorandum of understanding focusing on security and economic support as Pacific leaders meet.

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Australia scales up security and development cooperation with Kiribati as China's reach grows

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau in the capital Tarawa on her first visit since Labor won power last year, promising to cement security ties and invest in infrastructure.

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Pacific Island leaders announce US President Joe Biden will visit the region

Five Micronesian countries declare that President Joe Biden will visit the Pacific for a leaders' meeting later this year, in another sign the US remains intent on ramping up high level diplomatic engagement with the region.

The Guardian - AU

Kiribati to return to Pacific Islands Forum at vital moment for regional diplomacy

Fiji’s prime minister confirmed Kiribati would be rejoining the group after he met with president Taneti Maamau

ABC News

Kiribati confirms intention to rejoin Pacific Islands Forum after Fijian Prime Minister's attempt to heal rift

The office of the Kiribati president says it had decided to return to the forum after a "fruitful, positive and successful bilateral meeting" with newly elected Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka this month.

The Guardian - US

‘No safe place’: Kiribati seeks donors to raise islands from encroaching seas

Pacific state needs billions for its ambitious plan – its president demands wealthy nations act to help now

The Guardian - AU

Kiribati left without high-level court after president suspends three appeal judges

The decision worsens the constitutional crisis plaguing the Pacific country, which also suspended a high court judge last month

ABC News

Kiribati suspends all Court of Appeal judges after row over attempts to deport High Court justice David Lambourne to Australia

The decision effectively leaves the Pacific Island nation without any functioning high-level courts, deepening its legal and constitutional crisis.

ABC News

Pacific Island high courts are still dominated by foreign judges, but a constitutional crisis in Kiribati is exposing the risks

The battle in Kiribati between the government and an Australian-born High Court justice has caused a constitutional crisis, drawing attention to the role and vulnerabilities of foreign judges in the Pacific — and there's a lot of them. So why does the region still have so many serving on its…

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