New Caledonia

New Caledonia's former Congress president says the independence referendum due in 2018 is inevitable.

There is renewed uncertainty over the commitment of the mining conglomarate Glencore to New Caledonia's Koniambo plant.

A plan by Indonesia's government to commission an envoy to the Pacific region on issues related to West Papua has been met with suspicion.

A former New Caledonian president says the territory's economic situation is catastrophic and warns against moves towards independence.

An understanding has been reached in New Caledonia which appears to have averted a truckers' blockade of Noumea.

New Caledonia's domestic airline has cancelled several of today's flights amid a strike warning by French air traffic controllers.

Reports from France say the prime minister Manuel Valls will visit New Caledonia for three days from 29th April.

The Swiss-based mining conglomerate Glencore has confirmed its commitment to New Caledonia's Koniambo nickel plant.

The revised electoral roll for New Caledonia's provincial election has been published.

The New Caledonian government has approved continued nickel ore exports to Japan amid threats by truckers to block roads.

The New Caledonian government has been put under pressure by truck drivers who want the territory to export nickel ore to China.

Three men in their 20s in New Caledonia have been jailed for up to eight years for injuring two police officers with a firearm in January.

Prosecutors in New Caledonia have asked for 10 year jail sentences for two of the four men accused of attacking police two months ago.

Vanuatu host New Caledonia tomorrow afternoon in their only international match before May's Oceania Nations Cup football tournament.

A projection of the make-up of New Caledonia's electorate for the 2018 independence referendum indicates that a majority of voters is likely to be indigenous Kanaks.

Tourist numbers to New Caledonia increased by 6 percent last year, providing a glimmer of hope in an economy struggling with the falling price of nickel.

Up to 400 people in New Caledonia are at risk of being removed from the roll for provincial elections.

Two French experts have been holding discussions in Noumea about New Caledonia's institutional future as a referendum is due to be held by 2018.

The New Caledonian government says it will disburse 5.5 million US dollars of a special Nickel Fund this year to help exporters and contractors.

New Caledonians whose right to vote in the provincial elections is being challenged have until tomorrow to prove that they are entitled to remain on the roll.