New Zealand High Commission to Kiribati

If you’re in Auckland this weekend, check out this awesome celebration of Kiribati-New Zealand collaboration at the New Zealand Maritime Museum 🇰🇮🇳🇿🛶🌊

We're open all King's Birthday Weekend, including Monday, from 10am–5pm as usual.

This Monday, we're especially excited to welcome our friends from the Kiribati community back to the museum as we host Taratai Aotearoa in commemoration of the anniversary of the liberation of Tarawa, Kiribati.

Join us from 10am for a community gathering, speeches and karakia around the historic Taratai baurua, followed by vibrant traditional Kiribati dance performances in the museum plaza.

Visitors are welcome to drop in and enjoy the celebrations throughout the morning. Free with museum entry.

Pacific Access Category and Samoan Quota ballots have been drawn for 2026.

Find out if you were successful in the ballot by entering your current registration number into the search tools on the INZ website.

Pacific Access Category: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/2026-pacific-access-category-ballot-results/

Samoan Quota: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/2026-samoan-quota-ballot-results/

PINK FRIDAY - for safer workplaces ☺️

A kaunga te bwai bingke n te b**g aio ana taan makuri Aobitin Nutiran ibukin kaungaan te uaia n ibuobuoki, karinerine ao te katiteuanaki n te katei inanon aia tabo n makuri. Moan te kakawaki te uaia n boutoka nakoia raora n makuri bwa bon mwengaraoira ao kukureira n karaoi tibwangara.
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Staff at the New Zealand High Commission are wearing pink today to stand for respect, inclusion, and safer workplaces for all. We can speak up, support one another, and help build cultures where everyone feels safe and valued. Let’s look out for each other.

NZHC HEF Applications close this Friday 15 May! Is your community group thinking of applying for funding for a project to support I-Kiribati youth and children? Be sure to have your applications in to [email protected] by this Friday, 15 May.

Iai am iango n karikirake ibukin am community ae ena boutoka te roronrikirake n ikotaki ma ataei? E kukurei Aobitin Nutiran n anga ana boutoka nakon karikirake aika uarereke man manena ibukin te community are ena bon kona n karikirakea maeuraoin te community. Tiaki te kataumwane ae bubura te mwane n buoka aio ngaia are ana bon katebenakoaki karikirake aika ana bon manena ibukia te roronrikirake ao ataei. E teimatoa n uki te booma ibukin karekean te mwane n buoka aio ao ena in n 15 n Meei. Reitaki nakon te email address aio [email protected] ibukin am booma n te b**g aio.
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Do you have an idea for a community-level project that will support I-Kiribati youth and children? The New Zealand High Commission Fund supports small scale, short-term community projects that contribute to wider community well-being. Funds are limited and only the best proposals will receive assistance. Applications are now open and close on Friday 15 May. Contact [email protected] for an application form today.

Today we’re celebrating International Midwives Day 2026! Pictured here is New Zealand VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) volunteer Diana, who is supporting the Kiribati School of Nursing as a Nurse Education Mentor; with Monica, Head of Midwifery; and Luisa, the Chair of Kiribati Midwives Association Incorporated. Thank you Diana, Monica and Luisa – and the whole team at the Kiribati School of Nursing – for your dedication to maternal and newborn health as this year we work towards “One million more midwives”! Ministry Of Health & Medical Services-Kiribati

New Zealand is proud to support Kiribati deliver on its ambitious vision for the future! Check out this great job opportunity for people interested in working with the Ministry of Finance Kiribati Climate Finance team.

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Kiribati is hiring a Director for the Climate Finance Division.

Responsible for managing the Division during a period of significant growth and development, the Director will support the Government of Kiribati to lead and strengthen strategic approaches to accessing multilateral climate funds.

This role is:
📋 An embedded adviser (preference given to national candidates) from June to December 2026.
📋 Based at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Tarawa, Kiribati.
📋 Suitable for applicants with a master’s degree and 3 years’ experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 10 years’ experience in environment, climate change, disaster risk, project management or a related field.

Want to know more?

Head to https://shorturl.at/2vabd for the full terms of reference and application details.

Applications close Friday 8 May 2026 at 11:59pm (Fiji time).

The CFCSP is supported by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

New Zealand High Commission to Kiribati

Registrations for the Pacific Access Category closing tomorrow - 30 April 2026.

Registrations for the Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category close on 𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹.

To avoid missing out, make sure you have registered before then.

Please note that due to system requirements, your ballot registration number may take up to 7–10 working days to arrive.

Learn more and register: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/pacific-access-category-and-samoan-quota-registrations-are-now-open-for-2026/

Mwakoro 3 are irekereke ma kaoki maange iaon te mka n kaa man ana buoka Nutiran n te Kaoki Maange e a bon roko ngkai n tokina! Ko rabwa Macaulay Metals ao ana tiim te MELAD ibukin ami makuri korakora! Man te makuri aio ao e a tia n rang korakora buokan kaitiakan mka n kaa n ikotaki ma kakorakoraan ao katean te rabwata are ena kabutiraoa aron barongaan aio. Te ikotaki n makuri aio e a tia n katabwena kawain te makuri aio bwa ena butiraoi, ao e kakukurei noran te konabwai iroun Kiribati n kona n kabuta aio bon irouna. N te wiiki aio ao ti kukurei n anganako bwai ni makuri iaan te karikirake aio n aron tenaan kaa, bwai ao mitiin n makuri ake ana kabob**ga ao n buoka aron butin te karikirake aio bwa ena teimatoa.
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The recycling of scrap metal component of Phase 3 of New Zealand’s Solid Waste Management Programme is now complete! Thank you to Macaulay Metals and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development team for all your hard work! Together, we have achieved significant progress in clearing existing scrap waste, as well as establishing and strengthening national scrap metal recovery and processing systems. The partnership has laid a strong foundation for ongoing operational success, and we are excited to see Kiribati continue to run the scrap metal operations under its own momentum. This week we were pleased to hand over project vehicles, equipment and machinery to support the continued operation of the national scrap collection, processing and export programme.

N te wiiki aio ao e a tia ana tiim Aobitin Nutiran n wakina ana maroro iaon “te tutuo, rinanoan te makuri ao te reirei” n tibwa te rabakau ma taan makuri ake a irekereke ma ana makuri n buoka Nutiran iaon Tarawa. Aio bon te tai ae rang kakawaki ibukira bwa tina tibwa otara n tatabemaniira nako ao n makuria aron reitakira ae tina kona iai n buoka aron te rikirake ibukin Kiribati. Kam rabwa nikabane ake a ira buakon aio!
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Last week the NZHC team had the privilege to host a fantastic series of wānanga (discussions) on "monitoring, evaluation and learning" to exchange knowledge with experts and practitioners from all across Tarawa. This was a fantastic opportunity for all of us to learn from one another and strategize about how we can support each other to deliver the best outcomes for Kiribati. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Office of Te Beretitenti Ministry of Line and Phoenix Islands Development Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs Ministry of Women Youth Sport and Social Affairs - Kiribati MOE Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development Kiribati Institute of Technology Ministry Of Health & Medical Services-Kiribati Public Utilities Board Kiribati ChildFund Kiribati Kiribati Red Cross Society Australian High Commission, Kiribati

is pleased to share the Kiribati Fresh Produce Pathway Factsheet developed in collaboration with the Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development (MELAD) and the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji - BAF.

This factsheet outlines results from air freight trials for fresh fruit and vegetables moving from Fiji to Kiribati. The trials show how following biosecurity rules and using proper packaging can keep the produce fresh and profitable, making for a reliable fresh produce pathway between the two countries.

This work helps build a reliable trade link that supports everyone - from local farmers and exporters in Fiji reaching new markets, to the retailers and customers in Kiribati with improved access to fresh, nutritious food.

By working together and sharing technical advice, MELAD and BAF are making it easier for fresh produce to move safely across the Pacific.

You can read the full factsheet and learn more about the pathway here:https://phamaplus.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Kiribati_Fresh_Produce_Pathway_Factsheet-Final.pdf



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