New Caledonia

Stay on mandatory vaccinations in New Caledonia; French Polynesian schools to teach nuclear legacy; Former Manu Samoa coach to stand for FAST; Vanuatu minister admits drink driving; and Samoa police…

The Vanuatu covid task force has confirmed that two arrivals from New Caleldonia have Covid-19.

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS party has called for "non-participation" in the independence referendum on December 12.

New Caledonia has decided to cancel the end of year high school exams because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A leading anti-independence politician in New Caledonia Sonia Backes has rejected calls for the referendum on independence from France to be postponed, saying it should be held as planned.

The nickel producer Prony Resources New Caledonia has struck a deal with the car manufacturer Tesla to supply 42,000 tons of the metal for use in batteries.

Chiefs in New Caledonia's Loyalty islands have forced the closure of the islands' airports.

France has flown a batch of 250 police reinforcements to New Caledonia as part of preparations of the independence referendum on December 12th.

France's Overseas Minister Sébastien Lecornu has promised "long-term" medical and financial assistance to New Caledonia.