New Caledonia

New Caledonia's Congress has approved a comprehensive plan aimed at reviving the economy.

A New Caledonian union has rejected the planned restructure of the Brazilian-owned Vale nickel company.

The French High Commission in New Caledonia has outlined the procedure to authorise a proxy vote in the September referendum on independence from France.

New Caledonia's 2020 budget has been approved by the Congress.

The French High Commission in New Caledonia has advised prospective voters that they only have until Tuesday to enrol for next year's elections and referendum.

New Caledonia's Congress said a unanimous decision has been made to declare a climate emergency.

A New Caledonian NGO says it will fund a study about energy generation following the announcement that a new gas power station will be built for Noumea.

New Caledonia's competition watchdog plans to evaluate the aviation sector both domestically and internationally.

Police in New Caledonia have arrested seven teenagers suspected of having ransacked a public bus in Noumea.

Continued dry conditions in New Caledonia have prompted authorities to ban the use of fireworks.

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has welcomed a draft UN resolution, which affirms the indigenous peoples' right to their natural resources.

A report about New Caledonia's prison has found that conditions are precarious, degraded and unsanitary, and violate fundamental rights.

A former president of New Caledonia, Harold Martin, has been given a six-month prison sentence over the improper allocation of a telecommunications contract.

The Caledonian Union has called for a broad stocktake after the Brazilian miner Vale announced it would sell its nickel asset in New Caledonia.

Six anti-independence parties in New Caledonia, including the National Rally, have unveiled a new front in a bid to avert independence from France in next year's referendum.