New Caledonia
Flights resume in New Caledonia after union dispute settled
Domestic flights in New Caledonia have resumed after a strike by airline staff was settled.
Call for New Caledonia to determine common heritage
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…
Strike forces Air Caledonie to cancel flights
A strike forced New Caledonia's domestic airline to cancel all its flights yesterday.
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.