New Caledonia

Blockades staged by protesting truck drivers continue to disrupt traffic and the flow of business activity in New Caledonia.

Traffic disruptions caused by a major protest by truck drivers in Noumea have partially eased this morning.

Truck drivers who have mounted blockades as part of a protest around New Caledonia's capital have lifted roadblocks temporarily.

A member of the security forces has been shot and wounded amid ongoing tension over nickel exports in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia has won the 2015 Melanesian Cup surfing competition, holding off a strong challenge by Aotearoa Maori from New Zealand.

A key road into New Caledonia's capital has been blocked after truck drivers attached to nickel mining contractors staged another protest.

The Czech engineering group Vítkovice has reportedly won a contract to build two coal-fired power plants in New Caledonia.

More than 3,000 people marched in silence through New Caledonia's capital, Noumea, on Friday to express concern at a recent spate of violent attacks in the territory.

Nickel mining contractors in New Caledonia staged a protest in Noumea in Wednesday, when more than 100 huge trucks gathered outside the government building.

Figures just released from New Caledonia's 2014 census show the Kanak population is now 39 percent of the population, with Europeans making up 27 percent.

Papua New Guinea finished atop the medal tally with 88 gold, 69 silver and 60 bronze at the Pacific Games, which came to a close in Port Moresby at the weekend.

Anti independence political groups have reformed in the New Caledonian Congress after the break up of the Union for Caledonia within France or UCF.

A successful day on the track has kept Papua New Guinea on top of the Pacific Games medal tally.

A powerful display in the PNG Power Dome has kept Papua New Guinea at the top of the Pacific Games medal table.

Pacific Games organisers have apologised for an embarrassing gaffe in which countries were awarded medals in team shooting despite the event not being a part of the Games programme.

Tokelau's only competitor at the Pacific Games - 33-year-old squash player Sam Iasona - only picked up a racket for the first time a little over a year ago.

Papua New Guinea remain atop the medal table after six days of competition at the Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

An archaeologist says there are still many years of work to be done to discover Lapita sites in the Pacific.