New Caledonia

A fresh attempt will be made in New Caledonia today to elect a president in order to complete the formation of the new government.

France's former prime minister Manuel Valls has written an open letter to New Caledonians after a public spat with a political rival over leading a parliamentary mission to Noumea.

New Caledonia has been named among the three French overseas territories which especially worry the police command because of increasing violence and tense situations.

Air Vanuatu and New Caledonia's Aircalin have signed a codeshare agreement.

A French cyclist has been killed in the Tour of New Caledonia.

A former New Caledonian president has been given a suspended two-month prison sentence over a conflict of interest in a land sale.

A fire in New Caledonia has destroyed about a dozen square kilometres of vegetation north of Noumea.

Media reports say the Brazilian miner Vale is in talks with Chinese companies to sell a stake in its nickel plant in New Caledonia.

Fresh crime figures for New Caledonia show that break-ins and car thefts are declining but that domestic violence and youth offending is increasing.

A coalition of New Caledonia's loyalist politicians says it is now too late to have a budget ready for 2018.

A year out from New Caledonia's independence referendum, it is still unclear who will be allowed to vote.

Hundreds of pensioners have rallied outside New Caledonia's Congress to protest against the high cost of living.

New Caledonia's government has denounced the recurring attacks against police officers as unacceptable violence.

A law professor says it is paradoxical to be preparing a vote of self-determination since 1999 and to agree on the electoral roll only in the last months before next year's plebiscite.

New Caledonia's carrier Aircalin has firmed up its order for four of the world's most fuel-efficient aircraft.

A teenager has been arrested in New Caledonia suspected of attempting to murder a policeman.

New Caledonia finished their Under 17 Men's World Cup campaign on a high, claiming their first point at a FIFA tournament after a late equaliser earned a historic 1-1 draw against Japan at the…

A New Caledonia police officer has been seriously wounded after being deliberately hit by a car at a checkpoint.

There has been a fresh push in New Caledonia to end the political stalemate which has left the territory without a properly constituted government for nearly two months.