New Caledonia

A search is underway in New Caledonia for a missing microlight aircraft.

Disgruntled pensioners in New Caledonia have taken to the streets for a second time in two months to protest against the high cost of living.

New Caledonia's journalists are alarmed at a labour code change which has eliminated redundancy provisions.

The general secretary of the Caledonian Union has been suspended over unspecified wrongdoing.

The formation of New Caledonia's new government has been completed with the allocation of portfolios.

The fire service in New Caledonia has condemned the theft and destruction of one of its vehicles.

An estimated 250 people have marched in Noumea in protest at the authorities' silence over recent oil pollution in New Caledonia.

The French prime minister Edouard Philippe has visited the grave of New Caledonia's pro-independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou during a tour of the northern province.

Music teachers in New Caledonia have begun an unlimited strike amid proposed budget cuts which are expected to lead to job losses next year.

A new anti-independence party will be launched in New Caledonia this week.

The Vietnamese blue boats caught fishing illegally off New Caledonia are reported to have carried shark fins.

The French prime minister Edouard Philippe has called on New Caledonian politicians to advance preparations for next year's independence referendum.

The French prime minister Edouard Philippe has been challenged by New Caledonians concerned about maritime pollution after last month's break-up of a stranded container ship.

The French prime minister says the stakes for New Caledonia are considerable, as he visits the territory less than a year out from an independence referendum.

After years of planning, the on-field competition finally gets underway at the Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu today.