The Latest Breaking News from New Caledonia

'A no man's land': Aussie stuck in New Caledonia unrest

A Brisbane woman who says New Caledonia resembles a war zone as food runs out is begging the government to help her and other Australians come home.

AAP · May 18, 2024

One more killed in New Caledonia as troops try and restore order

One more person was killed Saturday and two injured in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia as security personnel tried to restore order after a fifth night of riots and looting that has now claimed six lives.

Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2024

‘We will fight until Kanaky is free’: how New Caledonia caught fire

The frustration that erupted into deadly violence in the French territory last week has been building for years

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2024

French Police Deployed To Secure New Caledonia Amid Violence

French police deploy significant officers to New Caledonia to address escalating violence and restore order amid tensions between rival groups.

Top News · May 17, 2024

'Balaclavas And Big Sticks': New Caledonia Tourists Trapped By Riots

Lured by the promise of a Pacific paradise, hundreds of visitors to France's island territory of New Caledonia have found themselves trapped in a land teeming with troops trying to put down riots.

International Business Times · May 17, 2024

New Caledonia 'calmer' under French-imposed state of emergency

Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, seeking to quell clashes that have left five people dead and hundreds injured.

Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2024

‘This isn’t a fantasy’: why is distant Azerbaijan being linked to deadly New Caledonia riots?

Azerbaijani flags have sprung up at demonstrations in Pacific territory, while separatists from French territories have been invited to Baku

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2024

New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says

Days of unrest in the French Pacific territory – sparked by a plan to change voting rules – have left five dead

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2024

New Caledonia ‘calmer’ after France imposed state of emergency

Some 1,000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2024

Colonial past haunts latest New Caledonia crisis

Protests against a French government plan to impose new voting rules on New Caledonia have spiralled into the deadliest violence on the French Pacific territory since the 1980s. The unrest has exposed divisions between indigenous inhabitants, descendants of colonisers and newcomers to the overseas archipelago.

France 24 · May 16, 2024