New Caledonia

The governments of New Caledonia and of the Southern Province say they will systematically lodge a complaint with police for every fire being lit on public land.

Bushfires in New Caledonia keep burning across much of the country in what is feared to be the most devastating season since 2001.

New Caledonia's Labour Party says it will decide after the municipal elections in March whether to join the campaign for next September's referendum on independence from France.

A confidential report has suggested it might be best to abandon plans to dismantle the wreck of the Kea Trader container ship in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia's Northern Province president has hit back at the Southern Province president for saying it will no longer be able to meet the social needs of people moving from the north.

The Brazilian miner Vale is set to downscale its nine-billion US dollar nickel plant in New Caledonia in the face of competition from China.

A second segment of a new solar farm has been opened in New Caledonia which is being described as the largest of its kind for France.

The New Caledonian government says it will this week release $US20 million to the social security agency, which is running out of funds.

A rally in Noumea has called for more money to be made available to combat violence against women in New Caledonia.

The highest French administrative court has thrown out a challenge to two decisions in New Caledonia to approve additional nickel exports.

The government of New Caledonia's Southern Province will remove some of the restrictions on the sale of alcohol as current measures aren't considered to be effective.

The French government has ended its emergency response regime to the 2017 grounding of a new container ship in New Caledonia's waters.