Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific that's roughly halfway between Hawaii and French Polynesia. It's 119,000 people ...

A strategically important island nation. The bond between Kiribati — population 120,000 — and its near neighbor New Zealand, a country of 5 million people, might not appear the South Pacific's ...

Thousands of i-Kiribati people across New Zealand are celebrating their rich language and culture during Kiribati Language ...

The country is divided into three island groups. The Gilbert Islands house the capital, South Tarawa, where more than half of Kiribati's residents live.

Richard Vogel. FILE - A man fishes on a bridge on Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, on March 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) ...

Kiribati: The atoll of Tarawa is a lovely sliver of land in the South Pacific and the capital of the vast island chain. Fishing is a big draw for tourists here. Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket/Getty Images.

FILE - Workers build a landfill on Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, on March 30, 2004. New Zealand officials said on Jan. 27, 2025, that they are reconsidering all development funding to Kiribati.

FILE - A man fishes on a bridge on Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, on March 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round of voting in a national election expected to serve as a referendum on rising living costs and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round of voting in a national election expected to serve as a referendum on rising living costs and ...