New Caledonia

Police in New Caledonia have recaptured a prison escapee who had been on the run for almost three years.

Reports from New Caledonia say a further meeting is planned next week to resolve the conflict which led to last week's closure of the mine at Kouaoua.

New Caledonia's Congress has agreed to impose temporary price controls from October to help bed in its tax reform.

A first meeting has been held in New Caledonia between traditional leaders and a group of protesters blocking the Kouaoua mining site.

Last week's closure of New Caledonia's mining centre in Kouaoua has led to 81 employees losing their jobs and seeking temporary state support.

The Kouaoua nickel mining site in New Caledonia remains closed for a third week amid calls to protect endemic oak trees.

The third place playoff at the OFC Under 19 Football Championship has been moved forward a day, with Solomon Islands and New Caledonia to square off tonight in Papeete.

Five professional fishermen in New Caledonia have been fined for crayfish poaching in what's being seen as a significant win for the environmental protection service.

New Caledonia's representatives in France's legislature have welcomed a decision by Paris to provide new patrol boats.

New Zealand and Tahiti have qualified for next year's FIFA Under 20 Men's World Cup after semi final victories over New Caledonia and Solomon Islands at the OFC Under 19 Championship.

Talks have been held in the north of New Caledonia to resolve the disputes which led to this week's closure of the nickel mine in Kouaoua.

Qualification for the FIFA Under 20 Men's World Cup is on the line in today's OFC Under 19 Championship semi finals.

New Caledonia's environmentalist group Rheebu Nuu has called for mediation over this week's closure of the nickel mine in Kouaoua.

Reports from New Caledonia say several people have been questioned as police try to find the gunman who shot at one of their vehicles.

The Caledonia Together party has called on the French state to take urgent action after the SLN nickel company closed its mining operations in Kouaoua.

New Caledonia has tightened the protection of some of its coral reefs, banning human activity in a 7000 square kilometre zone.

The SLN nickel company in New Caledonia has decided to close indefinitely its mining site at Kouaoua, saying security can no longer be assured for its staff and its installations.

There has been a rebuke in New Caledonia of last week's cross-party statement acknowledging the gains made during the 30 years of the Matignon Accords and the Noumea Accord.