New Caledonia

A helicopter fighting a forest fire in New Caledonia has crashed killing its pilot while a mechanic on board remains missing.

The union behind a three-week long industrial conflict in New Caledonia last month has welcomed a debate about the future of the territory's nickel exports.

Firefighters in New Caledonia are battling 12 bushfires across the territory as a prolonged dry spell continues.

The monthly climate update for the Pacific says Fiji and Tonga are expected to receive below normal rainfall over the next three months.

France is set to abolish roaming charges for communication with its overseas territories, including French Polynesia and New Caledonia.

France says it has extended the continental shelf off several of its overseas territories, including New Caledonia, by a total of half a million square kilometres.

There is concern in New Caledonia over the slump in nickel prices and the sharp drop of the share value of Glencore, which is a key stakeholder in the Koniambo nickel plant.

New Caledonia's president, Philippe Germain, has welcomed a push by Paris to convene the territory's Congress to discuss the controversy over nickel exports.

France has demanded that a special meeting of New Caledonia's Congress be convened to discuss the controversy over nickel exports.

Two policemen were injured, one of them seriously, in an incident on the outskirts of New Caledonia's capital, Noumea early on Saturday.

The New Caledonia government has requested a special session of Congress later this month to address a major issue about nickel exports.

There are signs in New Caledonia that truck drivers, who protested last month about a dispute over nickel exports, are poised to restart their blockades.

The leading party in New Caledonia's territorial government, Caledonia Together, continues to press for the resignation of a cabinet minister.

The New Caledonian Government is next week expected to consider demands made by protesting nickel carriers last month.

A resolution has been reached in New Caledonia to end a weeks-long industrial dispute which crippled traffic around the capital, Noumea.

The New Caledonian president has called for the resignation of a cabinet member after he was convicted of drunk driving.

The president of the Caledonian Union party, Daniel Goa, has expressed hope protesting truck drivers can exit the unresolved conflict over nickel exports with their heads held high.

Schools are expected to reopen in New Caledonia's capital this morning, after blockades were lifted, ending weeks of disruption.

Disruption to traffic and businesses is expected again in Noumea today, as a blockade of New Caledonia's capital is set to continue.

Negotiations between the New Caledonia government and protesting truck drivers have broken down, with a blockade of the territory's capital, Noumea, set to continue.