カテゴリー: New Caledonia
Authorities say capture of bull and tiger sharks necessary to protect lives as environmentalists launch urgent legal challengeSome beaches in areas of New Caledonia are closed to swimming and the authorities have begun shark culling off the capital, No…
Exclusive: Kanak leader Christian Tein, who was freed from prison in June, says France is ‘deliberately dragging out’ re-issue of his passportA pro-independence leader from the French overseas territory of New Caledonia has accused the French governmen…
Dozens of traditional boats made as part of a project to reconnect with culture and ‘start of conversation’ on ocean rightsIn October in Lifou island, a double-hulled canoe was pushed into the lagoon – a small act that marked a deeply symbolic moment.I…
Emmanuel Macron hails ‘new chapter’ for New Caledonia as politicians agree on statehood after 10 days of talksFrance has announced a “historic” accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, w…
Christian Tein, who denies accusations of instigating violence in the French territory in 2024, will remain under judicial supervisionA French court freed an independence leader from the overseas territory of New Caledonia who had been detained for a y…
Exclusive: In the wake of unrest that rattled the French overseas territory, Alcide Ponga discusses how to rebuild and his plan for the futureOne year after the deadly riots that ravaged Nouméa and shattered New Caledonia’s economy and social fabric, n…
New leader Alcide Ponga says people want a ‘signal of hope’ after turmoil in the French Pacific territory Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named a French loyalist as its new president as the territory …
The French Pacific territory has been hit by violent unrest between communities loyal to Paris and pro-independence Indigenous KanaksFrance’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has announced that a provincial election scheduled for December in the Fre…
Police stationed across territory and curfews tightened over concern of new outbreaks of violence after months of deadly unrestNew Caledonia was on edge on Tuesday, with fears tensions could spill over into fresh unrest as the territory marked the anni…
António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watchThe UN secretary general, António Guterres, will attend a Pacific leaders’ summit this week in Tonga with a focus on cl…
Efforts to protect the flamboyant flightless bird, including managing predators, have seen cagou numbers grow in the Pacific territoryIn the early hours of the morning, a powerful cry echoes through the rainforest in Farino, in southern New Caledonia. …
French president says suspension will give ‘full strength to dialogue on the ground’ as well as opportunity to ‘return to order’Controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia will be suspended, Emmanuel Macron has announced, after a period of deadly unr…
Police officer detained after shooting of 48-year-old man as death toll reaches seven following days of upheaval linked to proposed voting changesPenny Wong, the Australian foreign minister, has said that “282 Australians and their family members have …
President promises talks as he seeks to quell serious unrest over plans to enfranchise French nationals in Pacific territoryExplainer: Why is there unrest in New Caledonia?The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has vowed not to force through voting ref…
Xavier Decramer and his family made a home in Nouméa but the eruption of violence has prompted them to leave ‘with a heavy heart’New Caledonia was only ever supposed to be a stopover, a pause on a family sailing trip around the world. “But we discovere…