New Caledonia

New Caledonia's referendum on independence from France is pointless because the minority Kanaks have already lost their chance of sovereignty, the Pacific Conference of Churches says.

Some New Caledonian bus drivers have stopped work for two hours in protest at last weekend's violence in the Noumea area.

An investigation has been opened in New Caledonia after a fatal accident at the SLN nickel plant in Noumea.

Leaders of the anti-independence Caledonian Republicans have taken their referendum campaign to stay with France to Wallis and Futuna.

A New Caledonia pro-independence politician is trying to clarify with Paris whether next year's provincial elections will go ahead.

A rift has deepened in New Caledonia's pro-independence camp amid disagreements over the make-up of the electoral roll and the November referendum.

The French government says its security forces in New Caledonia will be mobilised to ensure the safety of the people from Wallis and Futuna living there.

Town halls across New Caledonia have published the provisional rolls for the November referendum on independence from France.

New Caledonia's Congress has elected a veteran anti-independence politician Gael Yanno as its new president, replacing Thierry Santa.

A declaration of common values has been signed in New Caledonia just months before a vote on independence from France.

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has called for the full mobilisation of its supporters for the November vote on independence from France.

A report into last year's stranding of a container ship in New Caledonia has blamed a multitude of human errors.

The pro-independence Caledonian Union has spoken out against the Labour Party's decision to shun the November referendum.

The president of New Caledonia's northern province has appeared in court accused of misspending public funds.

Domestic flights in New Caledonia have resumed after a strike by airline staff was settled.

With less than four months to go until New Caledonia's referendum on independence from France, the anti-independence Caledonia Together Party has again called for efforts to determine the territory's…

A strike forced New Caledonia's domestic airline to cancel all its flights yesterday.