New Caledonia

New Caledonia's president, Philippe Germain, has welcomed a push by Paris to convene the territory's Congress to discuss the controversy over nickel exports.

France has demanded that a special meeting of New Caledonia's Congress be convened to discuss the controversy over nickel exports.

Two policemen were injured, one of them seriously, in an incident on the outskirts of New Caledonia's capital, Noumea early on Saturday.

The New Caledonia government has requested a special session of Congress later this month to address a major issue about nickel exports.

There are signs in New Caledonia that truck drivers, who protested last month about a dispute over nickel exports, are poised to restart their blockades.

The leading party in New Caledonia's territorial government, Caledonia Together, continues to press for the resignation of a cabinet minister.

The New Caledonian Government is next week expected to consider demands made by protesting nickel carriers last month.

A resolution has been reached in New Caledonia to end a weeks-long industrial dispute which crippled traffic around the capital, Noumea.

The New Caledonian president has called for the resignation of a cabinet member after he was convicted of drunk driving.

The president of the Caledonian Union party, Daniel Goa, has expressed hope protesting truck drivers can exit the unresolved conflict over nickel exports with their heads held high.

Schools are expected to reopen in New Caledonia's capital this morning, after blockades were lifted, ending weeks of disruption.

Disruption to traffic and businesses is expected again in Noumea today, as a blockade of New Caledonia's capital is set to continue.

Negotiations between the New Caledonia government and protesting truck drivers have broken down, with a blockade of the territory's capital, Noumea, set to continue.

Blockades staged by protesting truck drivers continue to disrupt traffic and the flow of business activity in New Caledonia.

Traffic disruptions caused by a major protest by truck drivers in Noumea have partially eased this morning.

Truck drivers who have mounted blockades as part of a protest around New Caledonia's capital have lifted roadblocks temporarily.

A member of the security forces has been shot and wounded amid ongoing tension over nickel exports in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia has won the 2015 Melanesian Cup surfing competition, holding off a strong challenge by Aotearoa Maori from New Zealand.

A key road into New Caledonia's capital has been blocked after truck drivers attached to nickel mining contractors staged another protest.