New Zealand reviews its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island nation snubs an official's visit

FILE - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters comments during an interview with The Associated Press in his parliamentary office in the capital, Wellington, Aug. 22, 2024. Kiribati and New Zealand FILE - A boy scavenges for saleable items at Red Beach dump, on Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, March 30, 2004

New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation's leader, government officials said.