New Caledonia
New Caledonia pharmacist strike now off
Pharmacists in New Caledonia have suspended their planned general strike which was due to begin on Monday.
Fuel removed from stranded ship near New Caledonia
The pumping of fuel off a large stranded container ship near New Caledonia has been completed.
New Caledonia guarantees loan for new planes
The New Caledonian Congress has approved a loan guarantee to allow the territory's international airline to renew its fleet.
New Caledonia's indigenous rebuff DNA research
Researchers trying to trace the DNA of indigenous peoples have been rebuffed in New Caledonia.
Pharmacists strike in New Caledonia
New Caledonia's pharmacies will stay closed from Monday as part of what is being described as an open-ended general strike.
Lecren to lose New Caledonia ministry
The pro-independence Caledonian Union will drop one of its ministers when the collegial government is renewed in the coming weeks.
New Caledonia Vale's nickel plant fuels fear of mass lay-offs
Uncertainty over New Caledonia's Vale nickel plant fuels fear among unions of massive job losses. Audio
New Caledonia's nickel sector shaken up
Unions in New Caledonia fear that the Vale nickel plant could close within half a year and trigger the biggest wave of job losses the territory has ever seen.
New Caledonia cocaine smuggler trial deferred
The trial in New Caledonia of four men accused of smuggling 1.4 tonnes of cocaine has been deferred until November.
Uncertainty lingers at Vale in New Caledonia
There is continued uncertainty about the future of the Vale nickel plant in New Caledonia.
Containers lifted off stuck New Caledonia ship
The first containers have been removed from the ship stuck on a reef off New Caledonia.
New Caledonia to allow in non-French veterinarians
New Caledonia has decided to allow non-French veterinarians to practice in the territory.
Competition authority launch in New Caledonia fails
Plans to launch a competition authority in New Caledonia have failed.
North Korea missile tests impact Air France routes
New Caledonian travellers have been advised that Air France has changed its flight path because of North Korea's missile tests.
Alleged cocaine smugglers to be tried in New Caledonia
Four men caught with a huge quantity of cocaine off Tonga will be tried in New Caledonia.
New Caledonia decolonisation France's responsibility - Wamytan
A senior pro-independence politician in New Caledonia says France cannot just be an arbiter in the decolonisation process.
Record cocaine haul burnt in Noumea
A record haul of cocaine seized off Tonga has been burned by authorities in New Caledonia.
New Caledonia probes alleged police brutality
An investigation has been launched in New Caledonia into alleged police brutality caught on a mobile phone.
Suspected New Caledonia drug runners from Baltic
Officials in New Caledonia say the four men arrested on a yacht with 1.4 tonnes of cocaine are from Latvia and Lithuania.
French navy intercepts huge cocaine haul off Tonga
A yacht with 1.4 tonnes of cocaine has been intercepted by the French navy off Tonga.