New Caledonia

A police officer in New Caledonia has been given a jail sentence for causing a fatal road accident while drink driving.

New Caledonia has imposed an import ban on pork products from China for bio-security reasons.

Voters in New Caledonia are encouraged to verify their enrolment as preparations continue for the next referendum on independence from France.

The government of New Caledonia has given in to demands from the Industry Federation to discuss their grievances.

A Kanak grand chief and former member of the French Senate, Hilarion Vendegou, has died in Noumea at the age of 78.

Hundreds of members of New Caledonia's Industry Federation have staged a fresh protest outside the seat of the government in Noumea, unhappy about current policies.

New Caledonia's Industry Federation has staged a protest against the government in Noumea, unhappy about current policies.

The leaders of New Caledonia and Vanuatu have met to finalise the free trade agreement the countries signed in April.

Three of the four people who were on board a plane that crashed in New Caledonia last weekend had been drinking, including the pilot.

New Caledonia's Congress observed a minute's silence on Wednesday to honour four people who died in Saturday's plane crash on Lifou.

A new law is being proposed in France to change the enrolment criteria for New Caledonia's independence referendum in September.

Another New Caledonian union has voiced its concerns about the planned restructure and sale of the Vale nickel plant.

Investigations are underway into Saturday's fatal plane crash in New Caledonia, in which four people died.

New Caledonia's latest census figures show that for the first time in 30 years more people left the territory than moved to it.

Four people have died in a plane crash in New Caledonia in the early hours of Saturday.

New Caledonia's Congress has approved a comprehensive plan aimed at reviving the economy.

A New Caledonian union has rejected the planned restructure of the Brazilian-owned Vale nickel company.

The French High Commission in New Caledonia has outlined the procedure to authorise a proxy vote in the September referendum on independence from France.

New Caledonia's 2020 budget has been approved by the Congress.

The French High Commission in New Caledonia has advised prospective voters that they only have until Tuesday to enrol for next year's elections and referendum.