New Caledonia
Solution sought by Pacific for illegal Vietnamese vessels
Solutions are being sought to curb the illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing by so called Vietnamese "blue boats" on remote coastal and offshore reefs in the Pacific. Audio
Solution sought by Pacific for illegal Vietnamese vessels
Solutions are being sought to curb the illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing by so called Vietnamese "blue boats" on remote coastal and offshore reefs in the Pacific. Audio
Poachers caught in New Caledonia waters
French naval forces have detained three Vietnamese boats caught fishing beche de mer illegally in northern New Caledonia.
Valls tops Socialist primary in New Caledonia
Former French prime minister Manuel Valls has won the first round of the Socialist party's presidential primaries in New Caledonia.
FFA to look at tackling Pacific's "blue boat" problem
Illegal unregulated and unreported fishing by so called Vietnamese "blue boats" in the Pacific will be the subject of a regional meeting to be hosted by the Forum Fisheries Agency in the first or…
New Caledonia shootings worry residents
A residents' group in New Caledonia has again called on the French authorities to ensure that travellers in the St Louis area are safe.
Fiji signs MSG trade agreement
The Melanesian Spearhead Group Chair, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has welcomed Fiji's signing of the new Melanesian Free Trade Agreement (MFTA) in Suva, Fiji.
Republicans choose Deladriere in New Caledonia
New Caledonia's Bernard Deladriere has now been endorsed by the centre-right Republicans as one of the territory's two candidates for this year's election of a new French National Assembly.
Kanak call for international probe of New Caledonia shooting
Kanak groups want to demonstrate outside the European parliament in Strasbourg this week in a bid to get an international investigation of a fatal shooting of a young man in New Caledonia.
Delay of New Caledonia appeal case
The appeal court in New Caledonia has deferred the case of a man jailed for making death threats against the police until April.
New Caledonia's Palika backs Socialists
One of New Caledonia's main pro-independence parties says it will back the Socialist candidate in this year's French presidential election because past steps towards getting full sovereignty always…
French Pacific minors face new travel restrictions
A French law has come into force in French Polynesia and New Caledonia requiring minors to be carrying an authorisation form from their parents if they cross a border alone.
Dengue epidemic declared in New Caledonia
Health authorities in New Caledonia have declared a dengue epidemic after a large increase in the number of people being infected this month.
New Caledonia sets up energy agency
New Caledonia's Congress has unanimously decided to set up an energy agency to help oversee plans for a large scale conversion to renewable energy.
Appeal expected over closure of New Caledonia shooting case
The mother of a New Caledonian man shot dead by police is set to appeal last week's finding that the action was in self-defence.
New Caledonia wants to tackle air pollution
New Caledonia's Congress has unanimously voted for territory-wide air quality controls which to date had been a provincial matter.
New Caledonia aims to deter poachers
French forces have released four Vietnamese fishing vessels after seizing a record seven tons of beche de mer caught illegally.
New Caledonia shooting victim France-bound
A 15-year-old boy who was shot in the face during a confrontation in New Caledonia last month will be flown to France in a bid to save his eyesight.
Four arrests linked to October blockades in New Caledonia
Four people have been arrested in New Caledonia in relation to events that led to a spate of lawlessness near Noumea in October.
Japan-New Caledonia flight disrupted
Technical reasons have disrupted the plans of travellers from Japan to New Caledonia after an Aircalin Airbus A330 was forced to stay in Tokyo.
