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French MPs clash over New Caledonia policy, debates further postponed
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia’s issues even though the French Pacific territory is facing a pressing schedule. Debates in the French...
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French MPs clash on New Caledonia’s issues, debates further postponed
Debates in the French National Assembly on a New Caledonia-related Bill were once again heated and rocky on Wednesday, resulting in further delays. Photo: AFP / Magali Cohen French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia's...
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Mandatory safety exam touted under new gun registration system in New Caledonia
It's estimated there's as many as 128,000 thousand unregistered firearms in New Caledonia, making it one of the most armed places in the world on a per capita basis. Lax hunting laws and civil unrest between Indigenous Kanaks and New Caledonians...
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France’s Political Dramas Threaten More Instability in Violence-Wracked New Caledonia
The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt thousands of kilometers away in the South Pacific. On October 16, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence motions – one by just 18 votes. He is...
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New Caledonia’s FLNKS rejects election delay, urges vote next month
New Caledonia’s FLNKS rejects Paris’ plan to delay elections, warning of renewed unrest and calling for the vote to proceed next month under current rules. The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), New Caledonia’s main...
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New Caledonia pro-independence group opposes postponement of regional elections
ISTANBUL The pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) in the French territory of New Caledonia voiced opposition Friday to the postponement of the island’s regional elections, calling on Paris to hold the vote...
French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Paris appeal court has confirmed that Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin is now cleared to return to New Caledonia. In September, a panel of judges had pronounced they...
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How France’s political dramas threaten more instability in violence-wracked New Caledonia
The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt thousands of kilometres away in the South Pacific. On October 16, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence motions – one by just 18 votes. He is...
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Kanak leader cleared to return to New Caledonia, court confirms
Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Tein, head of the CCAT (Cellule de Coordination des Actions de Terrain), poses prior a press conference in Montpellier, Southern France, on June 18, 2025. On June 12, 2025, a French court freed independence...
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French Senate endorses postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections
France s Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, delivers general political remarks to members of Senate, in Paris Photo: AFP / Magali Cohen A controversial piece of legislation to postpone the date for New Caledonia's crucial provincial elections...
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New Caledonia sees first signs of tourism recovery after 2024 unrest
New Caledonia’s tourism sector is showing early signs of recovery after a dramatic collapse in visitor numbers following violent riots in May last year. Figures from New Caledonia Tourism show arrivals from New Zealand plummeted to just nine...
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Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 24 – 30, 2025
Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security ‘Real Action’: Pacific voices growing louder over West Papua’s escalating crisis (PMN) China backs Fiji’s Ocean of Peace vision (Fiji Sun) Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over...
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Ever heard of New Caledonia? The tiny nation is two wins from the World Cup
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GIBRALTAR -- Germain Haewegene has a mischievous, excitable grin. The New Caledonia forward has just scored the second goal in his country's 2-0 friendly win against Gibraltar, though he knows he has a long night ahead of him. A bus will collect...
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Franco-Azerbaijani Relations: New Caledonia, “Baku Initiative Group,” and Energy Diplomacy
Azerbaijan: Fuels and Dictatorship Against the backdrop of allegations made in the ARTE documentary “Azerbaijan: Fossil Fuels and Dictatorship” about Baku’s interference in France’s internal affairs, relations between the two countries have grown...
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'Our kids are getting sick too soon': Experts warn of diabetes crisis crossing generations
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New Zealand’s health system is heading towards a crisis that Pacific health leaders warn is already unfolding in their communities - an alarming rise in type 2 diabetes among Pacific and Māori youth that’s reshaping what used to be considered an...
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Two pro-independence parties in New Caledonia vow to continue fight
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Two parties of New Caledonia’s pro-independence FLNKS movement have restated their intention to attain the territory’s decolonisation from France after last December’s referendum in which a majority opted to stay with France. The two parties,...
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New Caledonia independence leader allowed to return home by French court
PARIS: A French court has authorised New Caledonian independence leader Christian Tein to return to his home territory following his release from detention related to deadly 2024 riots. The Paris court made this decision on September 23, allowing...
Kanak pro-independence leader allowed to return to New Caledonia, court rules
New Caledonia’s CCAT leader Christian Téin speaks during a press conference held at Union Calédonienne headquarters in Nouméa. Photo: RRB Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin pre-trial conditions have been further eased and he will be...
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Gender equality at heart of Pacific Islands agenda
ACROSS the Pacific islands, people know that earthquakes can trigger tsunamis that travel across vast distances. The latest earthquake in Paris is the resignation of French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, just 27 days after he was appointed by...
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Post-Covid Immigration To New Zealand By Nationality
Opinion – Keith Rankin Most immigrants arrive on non-residence visas, and then have to apply for permanent residence or other long-stay visas. An increasing proportion of New Zealand’s immigrants are foreign citizens. In the 2010s – especially the...
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