New Caledonia
Tagata o te Moana for 17 August 2019
The Pacific Islands Forum summit ended in confusion last night, with disagreement over the strength of commitments to combating climate change. The day-long leaders' retreat again highlighted the… Audio
Anti-independence politician to visit New Caledonia
The head of France's centre-right Republicans will go to New Caledonia in September - less than two months before the referendum on independence from France.
News in French for 17 July 2018
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
New Caledonia Labour Party opts out of referendum
New Caledonia's Labour Party says it won't take part in the November referendum on independence from France.
New Caledonian teenager jailed over car attack
A New Caledonian teenager has been given a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for driving into a police officer and breaking his leg.
39 New Caledonia police officers injured in first half of year
Figures released in New Caledonia show 39 police officers were injured in the first half of this year, most them while making arrests.
News in French for 10 July 2018
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
PNG conveys China invitation to Pacific meet
The Chinese President Xi Jinping is offering to host a meeting with Pacific leaders in Port Moresby ahead of the APEC leaders summit in November.
France assures New Caledonia over maritime surveillance
The French military says it will give priority to New Caledonia when new patrol boats come into service in the next decade.
Report shows New Caledonia costly compared with France
A new report says prices in New Caledonia are on average 33 percent higher than in France.
New Caledonia man trapped in bus luggage hold
A 77-year old man in New Caledonia was forced to travel in the luggage hold of a bus after it took off while he tried to get his bags.
Call for balanced information campaign in New Caledonia
A leading New Caledonian pro-independence politician has called for a balanced information campaign in the lead-up to the November referendum on independence from France.
French PM presses for dialogue in New Caledonia
The French prime minister Edouard Philippe has again insisted on the need for a dialogue In New Caledonia as it nears its independence referendum in November.
Pacific territories discuss at UN decolonisation committee
Three Pacific territories have been discussed at the latest meeting of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation.
New Caledonia referendum preparations going well - UN
The United Nations says while preparations for New Caledonia's independence referendum are progressing well, the situation remains uncertain and fragile.
News in French for 26 June 2018
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
Fifth fire breaks out at New Caledonia's SLN site
There has been another fire at the SLN mining site in Kouaoua in New Caledonia.
New Caledonian politicians head to Paris for referendum talks
Several New Caledonian politicians are bound for Paris for talks about the referendum on independence from France.
Vanuatu reaffirms relations with New Caledonia
No matter the outcome of November's referendum on independence from France, ties with New Caledonia will remain friendly, Vanuatu's prime minister says.
More jail for New Caledonia jail escapers
Five New Caledonian men have been given additional jail sentences for escaping from the territory's prison three years ago.