New Caledonia

There is growing concern about the viabililty of New Caledonia's SLN nickel company, the territory's largest private sector employer.

Kanak groups in New Caledonia have called for voter registration in Noumea for the October referendum on independence to be extended.

France says it is closely watching the nickel plant sale process in New Caledonia where Vale is in negotiations with New Century Resources of Australia.

The Caledonia Together party has launched its campaign for the October referendum on independence from France.

New Caledonia's biggest pro-independence party has accused the French leadership of failing to be impartial in the lead-up to the independence referendum in October.

The war of words in New Caledonia over the planned sale of the Vale nickel company has intensified.

Indigenous groups in the south of New Caledonia are opposed to the sale of the Vale nickel company to New Century Resources of Australia.

The plan for New Caledonia's Vale nickel company to be taken over by New Century Resources of Australia appears to be facing delays.

The pro-independence politician Roch Wamytan has been re-elected as the president of New Caledonia's Congress for a one-year term.

There are questions within one of New Caledonia's oldest parties over whether it remains viable.

New Caledonia has extended its ban on most commercial international flights for another three months because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Parties in New Caledonia have been told that campaign hoardings for the October referendum on independence are forbidden outside designated areas.

An estimated 8000 people in New Caledonia have attended a picnic aimed at gathering support for the territory's continued attachment to France.

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement says it seeking clarification from Paris on its stance after the referendum in October.

A man in New Caledonia has been given a one-year jail sentence for setting fire to a large tarpaulin displaying the French flag on the facade of the seat of...