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The Latest Breaking News from New Caledonia

New Zealand World Cup 2026 squad: Darren Bazeley's latest selection ahead of the World Cup draw

The New Zealand World Cup 2026 squad will be the All Whites' first in 16 years

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New Caledonia activist says France is impeding travel home after prison release

Exclusive: Kanak leader Christian Tein, who was freed from prison in June, says France is ‘deliberately dragging out’ re-issue of his passport

The Guardian - UK

The sailor reviving the lost art of canoe building in New Caledonia

Dozens of traditional boats made as part of a project to reconnect with culture and ‘start of conversation’ on ocean rights

The Guardian - AU

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DRC set for showdown against New Caledonia or Jamaica in bid to make World Cup

African playoff winners Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take on New Caledonia or Jamaica for the one-off match that could send them to the men's World Cup for the first time in more than 50 years.

Radio France Internationale

France's new overseas minister due in New Caledonia to revive dialogue

France’s overseas minister Naïma Moutchou faces a tough debut in New Caledonia, where economic hardship and political tensions are testing Paris’s resolve to rebuild trust in the South Pacific territory.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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Valls extends visit to New Caledonia as independence deal remains elusive

Manuel Valls has extended his stay in New Caledonia as he seeks to rally support for the Bougival agreement amid political divisions and a struggling health system.

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Valls presses case for independence deal in tense New Caledonia talks

The visit to New Caledonia of the French Overseas Miniser Manuel Valls has thrown the spotlight back on the Bougival accord, a deal seen by many as the best hope for political stability after last year’s deadly unrest.

Radio France Internationale

Valls heads to New Caledonia in wake of collapse of independence deal

Political tensions in New Caledonia have flared, as its main pro-independence coalition FLNKS voted against a deal that would have given the French overseas territory some sovereign powers – but no independence referendum, a key demand for activists. France's Overseas Minister Manuel Valls is now heading to the archipelago, in…

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Afternoon Update: states agree to close childcare ‘loophole’; Israeli minister calls protesters ‘useful idiots’; and New Caledonia’s vanishing heart

Michelle Rowland announced the ‘long overdue reform’ after a meeting of state and territory attorneys general on Friday

The Guardian - AU

The heart-shaped mangrove formation fading due to rising seas

The Heart of Voh is a symbol of New Caledonia’s pristine environment but its outline is changing due to the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

French bid to create 'State of New Caledonia' rejected by pro-independence bloc

Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) says deal brokered by Paris is "incompatible with the foundations and achievements of our struggle".

Euronews

New Caledonia independence bloc rejects deal giving powers but no referendum

New Caledonia’s main pro-independence coalition, the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), has rejected the Bougival agreement – a French plan signed last month to give the territory its own nationality and some powers, but no new independence referendum.

Radio France Internationale

Independence party walks away from French deal on New Caledonia

The main pro-independence party in New Caledonia has rejected a French government plan for the future of the Pacific territory, calling for fresh talks and warning that its demands are being ignored.

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French deal on New Caledonia 'state' hits early criticism

An accord between France and New Caledonia, creating a state within a state and hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as "historic", hit immediate fierce criticism in the Pacific territory on Sunday.

Euronews

New Caledonia to become a state in 'historic' agreement, but will remain French

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the agreement as 'historic'. But it stops short of full independence sought by Indigenous Kanaks.

International Business Times

NCaledonia Politicians Agree On Statehood While Remaining French

France on Saturday announced a "historic" accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state.

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New Caledonia’s political leaders sign historic agreement to shape territory’s future

New Caledonia’s political leaders have signed what is being described as a “historic” agreement near Paris, outlining a new institutional future for the territory. The deal, reached after ten days of negotiations, establishes an “État de Nouvelle-Calédonie” (State of New Caledonia) to be enshrined in the French Constitution, and introduces…

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A year after New Caledonia's deadly riots, France hosts summit on territory's future

New Caledonia was hit by mass riots in May 2024, triggered by France's plans to give thousands of non-indigenous long-term residents voting rights.

Radio France Internationale

Macron meets New Caledonian leaders to discuss future after riots

President Emmanuel Macron is bringing together political and economic leaders from New Caledonia for a summit starting Wednesday to talk about the French overseas territory’s future, one year after it was hit by deadly violence.

Radio France Internationale

French court releases New Caledonian independence leader

A French court on Thursday freed an independence leader from the overseas territory of New Caledonia who had been detained for a year over deadly riots in 2024.

Radio France Internationale

French judges order release of New Caledonian independence leader

French investigating magistrates have ordered the release of an independence leader from New Caledonia who was detained for a year over deadly riots in 2024, but he will not be freed immediately after prosecutors appealed the decision.

Radio France Internationale

Le Pen proposes new approach in New Caledonia as Macron plans fresh talks

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen is in New Caledonia, offering a 'new method' for resolving long-standing tensions with the French mainland, as President Emmanuel Macron is preparing a broader push to revive dialogue between loyalists and separatists in the Pacific overseas territory.

Radio France Internationale

Nouméa’s poorest neighbourhoods still struggling to rebuild, a year after riots

One year ago, on 13 May, 2024, violent riots broke out in New Caledonia. Sparked by a controversial electoral reform, the unrest lasted several months, resulting in 14 deaths and causing at least two billion euros in damages.

The Guardian - AU

A year after deadly riots, New Caledonia’s president vows to address push for independence

Exclusive: In the wake of unrest that rattled the French overseas territory, Alcide Ponga discusses how to rebuild and his plan for the future

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