New Caledonia

There is concern in the north of New Caledonia that some air services to the region have been called into question.

There is concern in the north of New Caledonia that some air services to the region have been called into question.

The last of ten inmates who had escaped New Caledonia's prison nearly four months ago has now been recaptured.

Vanuatu has welcomed a move by New Caledonia to drop fumigation requirements for imported kava chips and roots.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, will visit the island of Ouvea on 5 May during a visit to New Caledonia, according to local reports.

A 10-member New Caledonian consultation group has been reconstituted at the behest of the French prime minister.

New Caledonia's Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front, or FLNKS, is to attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Azerbaijan next week.

The east coast of New Caledonia's main island is under red alert because of heavy rain.

The question for this November's independence referendum in New Caledonia has been agreed to in talks with the French prime minister.

New Caledonia's signatories of the Noumea Accord will today hold their last meeting chaired by the French prime minister Edouard Philippe.

Reports from New Caledonia say a sailor of the French navy has been charged with rape.

Reports from New Caledonia say a 57-year-old man jailed for a year this week for shooting and injuring a minor may be freed within two weeks.

The French National Assembly has approved a change to the electoral law for New Caledonia for this year's independence referendum.

A 57-year-old man in New Caledonia has been jailed for a year for shooting and injuring a minor in a stolen car in Nakety last month.

New Caledonia's next referendum on independence from France is set to be held on 4 November.

New Caledonia's Congress is today expected to approve the date for the territory's independence referendum under the Noumea Accord.