カテゴリー: New Caledonia
Forty-year-old festival sees chefs use power tools to mix the eggs before a fork lift hoists the enormous frying pan into placeUsing 8,400 eggs, 25kg of venison sausage and 14 bottles of salt and pepper, New Caledonia’s giant omelette festival aims to …
Nouméa beaches closed after man, 59, dies at the scene after being bitten several timesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA shark has killed a 59-year-old A…
Pro-independence parties boycotted last year’s referendum on a split from France, arguing Covid made campaigning too difficultA prominent New Caledonian indigenous party has said that if France wants to have an economic and political stake in the Pacif…
While French politicians are hailing the result of the referendum as ‘final’, indigenous Kanaks say their future is anything but settledIn the wake of the third New Caledonian referendum on independence from France, French president Emmanuel Macron dec…
While French politicians are hailing the result of the referendum as ‘final’, indigenous Kanaks say their future is anything but settledIn the wake of the third New Caledonian referendum on independence from France, French president Emmanuel Macron dec…
Overwhelming vote to remain with France, but low turnout ‘weighs heavily’ on self-determination process, say observersLow voter turnout at New Caledonia’s independence referendum “weighs heavily” on the French territory’s self-determination process, el…
Turnout of just 40% after pro-independence campaigners urged indigenous people not to participateResidents of the Pacific territory of New Caledonia have voted overwhelmingly to remain part of France in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence groups…
Urgent appeal lodged to stop the broadcast of cartoons calling on New Caledonians to vote against independence from France in this weekend’s referendumCartoons urging New Caledonians to vote no to independence from France in this weekend’s referendum h…
Pro-independence groups have called for Indigenous voters not to take part in Sunday’s long-awaited ballot, saying proper campaigning has been prevented New Caledonia is set to hold a referendum on independence from France this weekend, the third and f…
With the growing possibility of a pro-independence victory, France is derailing decolonisation in a bid to shore up its position in the Indo-PacificThe French government’s decision to hold New Caledonia’s self-determination referendum on 12 December, d…
Survey of more than 6,000 people by Transparency International is the most comprehensive look at corruption in the region to dateOne in three people across the Pacific Islands region have paid a bribe when using a public service in the last year, while…
Kanak leaders have urged a postponement of the vote, saying that the priority for indigenous people once lockdown lifts will be mourning customs, not campaigningThe credibility of New Caledonia’s third and final independence referendum has been questio…
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake near New Caledonia prompted New Zealand authorities to warn people to get off beaches A tsunami warning for New Zealand and Australia’s Lord Howe Island, sparked by a 7.7 magnitude undersea earthquake near New Caledonia, ha…
Thierry Santa’s multi-party government collapses a few months after narrow referendum vote to remain within French republicEven as Tropical Cyclone Lucas bears down on New Caledonia, the French Pacific dependency also faces a political storm, with the …
Crew on two vessels face further investigation in Pacific nation, a month after similar incident in PalauTwo Chinese fishing vessels have been detained by Vanuatu authorities amid allegations they were fishing illegally in the Pacific nation’s territor…