New Caledonia
Police operations ongoing in New Caledonia's St Louis: French HC
The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia has expressed concern at inflammatory comments over the security problems around the Kanak village of St Louis where shootings have repeatedly prompted…
New Caledonia residents rally against insecurity
Two thousand people rallied outside the French High Commission in New Caledonia over the lack of security south of Noumea.
New Caledonia still searching for Vietnamese poachers
The French military says it has been keeping an eye out for two Vietnamese fishing boats which escaped from detention in New Caledonia last week.
Rally planned in New Caledonia over road plagued with violence
A demonstration is planned outside the French High Commission in New Caledonia today to express concern over the lack of security south of Noumea.
Military helicopter crashes in New Caledonia
Two soldiers have been wounded after their helicopter crashed in a river in New Caledonia.
New Caledonia road open but closing at night
French authorities in New Caledonia have reopened the road south of Noumea but will close it again tonight at 7pm local time to ensure public safety.
New Caledonia woes dubbed 'tip of the iceberg'
The Caledonian Union says the troubles at St Louis are just the tip of an iceberg of problems facing New Caledonia's society.
Gunfire again closes New Caledonia road
Gunfire south of Noumea has prompted the police in New Caledonia to close the road to the main island's very south.
Vietnamese captains jailed for illegal fishing in New Caledonia
A court in New Caledonia has jailed three Vietnamese captains for illegal fishing in its waters.
Australia advised of "blue boats" escaping from Noumea
Two Vietnamese so-called "blue boats" are now reported to be about 400 kilometers west of New Caledonia after escaping from custody in Noumea yesterday morning.
Bid underway off New Caledonia to recapture poachers
The French military has launched an operation to catch two Vietnamese so-called blue boats fishing illegally which have escaped from custody in New Caledonia.
Solution sought by Pacific for illegal Vietnamese vessels
Solutions are being sought to curb the illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing by so called Vietnamese "blue boats" on remote coastal and offshore reefs in the Pacific. Audio
Poachers caught in New Caledonia waters
French naval forces have detained three Vietnamese boats caught fishing beche de mer illegally in northern New Caledonia.
Valls tops Socialist primary in New Caledonia
Former French prime minister Manuel Valls has won the first round of the Socialist party's presidential primaries in New Caledonia.
FFA to look at tackling Pacific's "blue boat" problem
Illegal unregulated and unreported fishing by so called Vietnamese "blue boats" in the Pacific will be the subject of a regional meeting to be hosted by the Forum Fisheries Agency in the first or…
New Caledonia shootings worry residents
A residents' group in New Caledonia has again called on the French authorities to ensure that travellers in the St Louis area are safe.
Fiji signs MSG trade agreement
The Melanesian Spearhead Group Chair, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has welcomed Fiji's signing of the new Melanesian Free Trade Agreement (MFTA) in Suva, Fiji.
Republicans choose Deladriere in New Caledonia
New Caledonia's Bernard Deladriere has now been endorsed by the centre-right Republicans as one of the territory's two candidates for this year's election of a new French National Assembly.
Kanak call for international probe of New Caledonia shooting
Kanak groups want to demonstrate outside the European parliament in Strasbourg this week in a bid to get an international investigation of a fatal shooting of a young man in New Caledonia.
Delay of New Caledonia appeal case
The appeal court in New Caledonia has deferred the case of a man jailed for making death threats against the police until April.
