New Caledonia
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8,400 eggs and a 3.5-metre frying pan: New Caledonia bonds over giant omelette
Forty-year-old festival sees chefs use power tools to mix the eggs before a fork lift hoists the enormous fryi…
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Shark attack kills Australian tourist at crowded beach in New Caledonia
Nouméa beaches closed after man, 59, dies at the scene after being bitten several timesFollow our Australia ne…
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New Caledonia leader calls for France to grant independence vote to counter China’s ‘omnipresence’ in Pacific
Pro-independence parties boycotted last year’s referendum on a split from France, arguing Covid made campaigni…
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Settled French territory or powder keg: what next for New Caledonia after failed bid for independence? | Hamish McDonald
While French politicians are hailing the result of the referendum as ‘final’, indigenous Kanaks say their futu…
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Settled French territory or powder keg: what next for New Caledonia after failed bid for independence? | Hamish McDonald
While French politicians are hailing the result of the referendum as ‘final’, indigenous Kanaks say their futu…
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‘Null and void’: boycott clouds New Caledonia’s final poll on independence
Overwhelming vote to remain with France, but low turnout ‘weighs heavily’ on self-determination process, say o…
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New Caledonia rejects split from France in vote marred by boycott
Turnout of just 40% after pro-independence campaigners urged indigenous people not to participateResidents of …
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Anti-independence ads accused of ‘profound racism’ against indigenous New Caledonians in court action
Urgent appeal lodged to stop the broadcast of cartoons calling on New Caledonians to vote against independence…
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Covid, mourning and the spectre of violence: New Caledonia prepares for blighted independence vote
Pro-independence groups have called for Indigenous voters not to take part in Sunday’s long-awaited ballot, sa…
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Emmanuel Macron’s dangerous shift on the New Caledonia referendum risks a return to violence | Rowena Dickins Morrison, Adrian Muckle and Benoît Trépied
With the growing possibility of a pro-independence victory, France is derailing decolonisation in a bid to sho…
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One-third of people in Pacific paid a bribe in the last year, says corruption report
Survey of more than 6,000 people by Transparency International is the most comprehensive look at corruption in…
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‘We are not in the mood for campaigning’: Covid threatens to derail independence vote in New Caledonia
Kanak leaders have urged a postponement of the vote, saying that the priority for indigenous people once lockd…
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Tsunami warning cancelled for New Zealand and Lord Howe Island after South Pacific earthquake
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake near New Caledonia prompted New Zealand authorities to warn people to get off bea…
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New Caledonia government falls apart over nickel deal and independence push
Thierry Santa’s multi-party government collapses a few months after narrow referendum vote to remain within Fr…
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Chinese vessels detained by Vanuatu, accused of fishing illegally
Crew on two vessels face further investigation in Pacific nation, a month after similar incident in PalauTwo C…