New Caledonia
New Caledonia orders lockdown after first community cases
8 Mar 2021
New Caledonia will go into a two-week lockdown from midnight after nine Covid-19 cases were confirmed in the community.
Cyclone Niran causes damage and injures one in New Caledonia
7 Mar 2021
Cyclone Niran injured at least one person and caused extensive damage in New Caledonia according to early reports.
Severe tropical storm heads to New Caledonia
6 Mar 2021
New Caledonia is on high alert as it braces for the arrival of a category five tropical storm later today.
New Caledonia ministers again fail to elect president
2 Mar 2021
New Caledonia's 11 newly elected ministers have again failed to elect a new president.
France stands ready for new accord in New Caledonia
2 Mar 2021
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu says France stands ready for a new accord in New Caledonia. Audio
New Caledonia to try again tomorrow to elect president
1 Mar 2021
New Caledonia's 11 newly elected ministers are tomorrow due to elect a new president.
Gas inhalation lands 12 people in New Caledonia hospital
1 Mar 2021
12 people have been taken to hospital in New Caledonia after inhaling carbon monoxide.