New Caledonia
FLNKS insists on New Caledonia sovereignty
Monday 9 May 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement and five other small nationalist parties have agreed that they will only discuss the territory's accession to full sovereignty in talks planned with France.
Underwater cables to improve internet in New Caledonia
Thursday 28 April 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonian telecommunications company OPT-NC has almost finished connecting key underwater internet cables. These will give New Caledonia and its eastern islands faster internet.
New Caledonia's Palika party wants people to vote left in Sunday's first French election
Friday 8 April 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A pro-independence party in New Caledonia, Palika, is urging people to vote for any left politician in the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday.
Cyclone Fili continuing to impact New Caleldonia
Wednesday 6 April 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
The latest report from Fiji's Meteorological Service says Cyclone Fili remains a category two cyclone close to New Caledonia, moving south-east at about six knots.
Cyclone forms northwest of New Caledonia
Tuesday 5 April 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
Fiji's Meteorological Service says the tropical storm to the northwest of New Caledonia has developed into a tropical cyclone.
Tsunami warning lifted after big quake near New Caledonia
Thursday 31 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A tsunami warning issued for Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu after an earthquake struck south-east of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands yesterday has been lifted.
Domestic violence in New Caledonia seven times higher than France
Tuesday 22 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
Crime figures released for New Caledonia show that last year the incidence of domestic violence was seven times higher than in mainland France.
Search resumes in New Caledonia for two after dam discharge
Wednesday 16 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A search will resume in New Caledonia today (Wednesday) for the bodies of two people, carried away in a controlled release of water from a dam near Yate on Saturday.
Covid-19: Health emergency declared in New Caledonia
Thursday 3 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
France has declared a health emergency in New Caledonia because of the sharp resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sharp rise in Covid-19 infections in New Caledonia
Wednesday 2 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia's Covid-19 outbreak is again spreading apace, with 1,515 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours.
Omicron advances in New Caledonia
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia's health authorities say half of Covid-19 infections are now of the Omicron variant, which was detected for the first time in the middle of last week.
Protest in New Caledonia against govt's pandemic policies
Monday 10 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
An estimated 1,000 people in New Caledonia joined a protest march against the government's policies to fight the pandemic.
New Caledonia eases Covid-19 restrictions
Monday 20 December 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia is easing Covid-19 related restrictions for the Christmas and holiday period as case numbers have dropped.
Pro-Macron election committee launched in New Caledonia
Friday 17 December 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A committee has been set up in New Caledonia to support the re-election of French president Emmanuel Macron although he is yet to announce whether he will again seek office next April.
France invites drafts to revise New Caledonia's statute
Thursday 16 December 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
France's overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu has called on New Caledonia's political parties to draw up proposals on the territory's new statute within the French republic, following last Sunday's referendum.
Ruby brings strong winds and rain to New Caledonia
Tuesday 14 December 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
Tropical Cyclone Ruby has brought heavy rain to New Caledonia as it's moving along its east coast.
France's New Caledonia policy labelled a 'catastrophe'
Tuesday 14 December 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A leftwing candidate in the French presidential race Jean-Luc Melenchon says the outcome of New Caledonia's independence referendum is a catastrophe.
New Caledonia faced with uncertainty over Noumea Accord exit
Monday 13 December 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A law professor in Noumea says New Caledonia is now faced with a period of high uncertainty, be it political, economic or institutional.
Group to plead with UN over New Caledonia referendum
Wednesday 8 December 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A pro-independence delegation from New Caledonia has left for New York to raise its opposition to the December 12 independence referendum with the United Nations.
New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna alter Covid-19 measures
Monday 29 November 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
New Caledonia has eased and extended its Covid-19 restrictions for another three weeks after they were originally due to be lifted over the weekend
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