New Caledonia

The French government says it won't organise another referendum in New Caledonia during the president's current five-year term.

An action plan is being hatched to try to save the iconic New Caledonian dugong after it became classed as an endangered species.

The French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has wrapped up a week of wide-ranging talks in New Caledonia trying to advance work on a new statute for the territory.

Pro-independence groups in New Caledonia have proposed the Kanak flag as an official flag for the territory.

The French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has held a day of meetings with the leaders of New Caledonia's political parties on the territory's future.

The president of New Caledonia's Southern Province Sonia Backes says the next provincial elections due in 2024 cannot be held with the current electoral roll.

The French interior minister Gerald Darmanin says it is up to the French state to reach out to those in New Caledonia who have voted against the territory staying with France.

The president of New Caledonia's Southern Province Sonia Backes says she expects the French government to come to the rescue of the SLN nickel company to stave off insolvency.

France's highest court has ordered a retrial of the president of New Caledonia's Northern Province, Paul Neaoutyine, who had been convicted for favouritism.

The pro-independence Caledonian Union has rejected criticism by the New Caledonia Committee of Elders, which condemned the party leader for his address at the recent congress.

The pro-independence camp in New Caledonia has reiterated that the territory's full sovereignty must be achieved by 2025.