New Caledonia

The criminal court in New Caledonia has sentenced seven men to jail terms for their role in the violence along a main road south of Noumea in 2016.

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says that border talks with France last week were a success.

A French parliamentary team is today beginning a week-long mission to New Caledonia to gather information about the independence referendum later this year.

The criminal court in New Caledonia has sentenced three men to jail terms for their role in the violence along a main road at St Louis in November 2016.

The criminal court in New Caledonia has sentenced three men to jail terms for their role in the violence along a main road at St Louis in November 2016.

A war of words has erupted in New Caledonia over a recent spike in youth crime.

All alerts have been lifted in New Caledonia as Tropical Cyclone Gita is moving away, heading towards the south.

A maximum alert remains in force for New Caledonia's Isle of Pines as Cyclone Gita is gradually passing to the south of the island.

Maximum alert will be in force for New Caledonia's Isle of Pines from tonight tonight as Cyclone Gita approaches.

The French Senate has debated the planned change of electoral law for New Caledonia and will vote on it next week.

New Caledonian civil defence authorities have issued a first warning in preparation for Cyclone Gita.

Officials from Vanuatu and France are meeting on neutral ground in Sydney this week for negotiations on their dispute over the ownership of the Matthew and Hunter islands.

Fiji's Meteorological Service says Cyclone Gita is likely to pass very close to New Caledonia tomorrow afternoon bringing gale force winds.

Leaders of Melanesian Spearhead Group countries have referred a West Papuan application for full membership in the group to its secretariat for processing.

A community leader on the Fiji island of Ono-i-lau says the damaging winds from yesterday's cyclone Gita were the most frightening and dangerous on living memory on the island.

Vanuatu's Erakor Golden Star and host club AS Dragon have made winning starts to their OFC Champions League football campaigns in Tahiti.

The French Senate is today due to discuss the planned change of electoral law for New Caledonia.