Selected essays

dumbo feather: How I Learned To Fear the ocean

‘Anywhere else in the world, it is a luxury to live by the sea. In Kiribati, it means that you are the first to be without a home.’

Lindsay: Te Wa, Kiribati’s Way to the Water

‘Land and water encompass small island life, so it is natural that the Kiribati people have created a vehicle that allows them to utilise the resources of both elements.’

short film: High Tide

Situated in the middle of the Pacific ocean, Kiribati is facing a surge in rising sea levels. 14th generation I-Kiribati citizen, Teaote battles the sea at each high tide. Will her job of building a sea wall ever end?