13 Dec 2021

New Caledonia voters have rejected independence from France

From Morning Report, 8:36 am on 13 December 2021

Voters in New Caledonia have rejected independence from France in a referendum boycotted by the pro-independence camp.

Unofficial results show more than 95 percent voted against independence in the third and last such plebiscite under the 1998 Noumea Accord.

RNZ Pacific's Walter Zweifel spoke to Susie Ferguson.