Tekeraoi Wiikin Te Taetae ni Kiribati - Happy Kiribati Language Week! 🇰🇮 This week, Otago student Josery Rereiti will be sharing his knowledge of Kiribati with us, starting today by talking about the islands and culture! Stay tuned throughout the week to learn more basic words and phrases in the language. 👏 #KiribatiLanguageWeek | University of Otago

12 July 1979 42 years after becoming the 41st member of the commonwealth, the Nation of Kiribati celebrates its independence. "Mr. President, ladies, and gentlemen, I am privileged that her majesty the Queen has commanded me to represent her at these independence celebrations. By the general wish of its people, Kiribati has today become a sovereign democratic republic. The responsibility of the Queen and her majesty's government in the United Kingdom for the Gilbert Islands has ended. A new, mor