Gilbertese or taetae ni Kiribati, also Kiribati, is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages.
Air Kiribati is the flag carrier of the Republic of Kiribati and operates scheduled passenger services to 20 atolls spread over an area of 3.5 million square kilometres (1,400,000 sq mi).
Arorae is an atoll in Kiribati located near the equator. Arorae is the southernmost island in the Gilbert Islands group. It has a population of just over a thousand inhabitants on 9.5 square kilometres.
UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +12:00.
Contemporary Kiribati culture is centered on the family, the church and the sea.
Beru is an atoll in the Southern Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Kiribati. Beru was previously known as Eliza, Francis Island, Maria, Peroat, Peru Island or Sunday. It's part of a larger reef with the Nuka Lagoon at its center, and the nearest island is Nikunau. The Tabiang Lagoon is present in the north. Beru is home to 2,051 inhabitants. Due to sea surges, the atoll is experiencing coastal erosion along with damages to seawalls.
Nikunau is a low coral atoll in the Gilbert Islands that forms a council district of the Republic of Kiribati. It consists of two parts, with the larger in the northwest, joined by an isthmus about 150 metres (490 ft) wide.
Rungata, or Rungataa, is a settlement on Nikunau Island in Kiribati. It is the largest settlement on the island, with a population of almost 1,000, including residents of the adjacent Nikunau Island Council compound and of the Nikunau Island Junior Secondary School. It is the port for the island, having a passage through the reef and a jetty. The nearest locations are Manriki to the south, and Tabutoa to the north, both of which are between one and two miles away.
Manriki is a settlement on Nikunau Island in Kiribati. The nearest locations are Rungata and Tabutoa, to the north, and Nikumanu, to the south, both of which are between one and two miles away.
Tabutoa is a settlement on Nikunau Island in Kiribati. The nearest locations, are Manriki and Rungata, to the south, and Muribenua, to the north all of these are between one and three miles away.
Beru Airport is the airport serving Beru Island. The island is located in the Kingsmill Group of the South Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean and is part of the Republic of Kiribati.
The Cabinet of Kiribati is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Kiribati.
Coral Sun Airways is the younger of two Kiribati airlines, established in January 2009. The airline operated domestic service to all 17 airports in the Gilbert Islands, but stopped any regular service and offers only on-demand and chartered flights. In 2015 it purchased one new, larger aircraft, capable of flying to the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands. There was no domestic nor international service to these remote archipelagos to the east of the Gilbert Islands, having 8,800 and 20 inhabitants, respectively, except for one weekly flight on Fiji Airways between Honolulu and Kiritimati (Christmas) Island among the Line Islands, and Air Kiribati domestic flights between the Line Islands.
Air Tungaru was the first airline of Kiribati. As the predecessor of current Air Kiribati, it was Kiribati's national flag carrier. Air Tungaru's main base was the international airport at Kiribati's capital, South Tarawa. From there, regular service was provided to all 16 domestic airports in the Gilbert Islands.
Rimeta Beniamina is an I-Kiribati politician and a former leader of the defunct United Coalition Party. Beniamina, who is from the island of Nikunau in southern Kiribati, is the son of former Vice President Beniamina Tinga.
Beniamina Tinga was an I-Kiribati politician. He was Minister of Finance from 1994 to 2003. Tinga was sworn in as the vice president of Kiribati on 17 November 2000, following the death of his predecessor, Tewareka Tentoa, earlier in the month. He served as the vice president under President Teburoro Tito until 2003. In 2018 he was the sixth richest person from Kiribati.
Mote Terukaio was a member of the Kiribati House of Assembly for the constituency of Nikunau.
Beru Karianako is an I-Kiribati male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Kiribati at international competitions. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg event.
Hiram Bingham High School (HBHS) is a secondary school in Rongorongo, Beru Island, Kiribati, serving forms 1-7. It is affiliated with the Kiribati Uniting Church. It has boarding facilities.
Koru Tito was an I-Kiribati priest of the Roman Catholic Church who was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru on 29 June 2020 but was not consecrated a bishop before his death.
