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Macron urges New Caledonia to build future after independence vote

President Emmanuel Macron urged "compatriots" in New Caledonia to forge a common future Tuesday during a landmark visit, more than a year after the overseas territory's disputed vote to remain part of France.

Radio France Internationale

Macron in New Caledonia: why is the territory divided and will it break away from France?

French president to meet leaders in Noumea as many continue to push for independence after disputed 2021 referendum

The Guardian - AU

Macron's visit to New Caledonia shows Paris' concern over Chinese influence

President Emmanuel Macron will visit the French overseas territory New Caledonia in the Pacific from 24 July to 29 July. The agenda includes discussions on the archipelago's future status, the effects of China's growing influence in the region, and environmental issues such as climate change and coastal erosion.

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Theatre makes a spectacle of breaking taboos in New Caledonia

Debating politics has never been easy on the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, where the question of independence is a thorny issue. With talks between those who support separating from France and those who want to remain part of it still deadlocked, writer Jenny Briffa has turned to comedy…

Radio France Internationale

DJ forced woman into sex on island getaway, jury told

A woman physically coerced into sex by Sydney DJ Felix Lara while in New Caledonia has experienced prolonged emotional distress as a result, a court has heard.

AAP

Podcast: New Caledonia dialogue, homophobia in French football, moonlighting novelists

How to get New Caledonians talking to each other; the incompatibility of being gay and a football player in France, and the naval officer who turned his world travels into fiction.

Radio France Internationale

New Caledonia's independence party considers expansion of electorate

Separatists in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia said they would be open to discussing the possible enlargement of the electorate for the provincial election of 2024, according to the French interior minister. It has been one of the sticking points in the discussions on the future status of…

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New Caledonia earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 7.7 magnitude quake in the South Pacific

Earlier on Friday, people across the region were told to avoid all coastal areas due to the risk of waves

Evening Standard

New Caledonia lifts tsunami warning triggered by Pacific Ocean earthquake

New Caledonia has lifted a tsunami warning triggered after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of the island.

France 24

Australia on tsunami watch after New Caledonia quake

Australia is on tsunami watch after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 near New Caledonia.

The New Daily

Earthquake strikes off New Caledonia, triggers marine tsunami warning for Lord Howe Island

The Bureau of Meteorology warns of a possible marine tsunami after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake south-east of the Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia.

ABC News

7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates small tsunami

Tsunami threat passes for Vanuatu and New Caledonia, New Zealand warns of dangerous currents, coastal surges.

Al Jazeera

Earthquake triggers 3ft wave tsunami warnings across South Pacific

About three hours after the earthquake struck, the US Tsunami Warning Center announced there was no longer a threat

The Independent UK

Tsunami threat passes in South Pacific after magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia

The risk of tsunami waves across the South Pacific has passed and national warnings downgraded following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the French territory of New Caledonia.

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The Conversation

New Caledonia has had an indigenous body advise government since 1999. What can Australia learn?

As Australia prepares to vote in a referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament later this year, what can we learn from similar models in our region?

The Conversation

With independence off the table for now, what's next for New Caledonia's push for self-determination?

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s visit to New Caledonia a few weeks ago made few headlines. In fact, it barely made the news.

ABC News

Australia and France take part in huge military exercise after tense couple of years

For the past fortnight, Australia has taken part in an emergency training drill led by the French military in New Caledonia, as the two countries try to put the cancelled submarine deal behind them.

ABC News

String of shark attacks in Nouméa, New Caledonia forces authorities to close some beaches for a year

After a string of shark attacks, New Caledonia's government closed Nouméa's beaches for a year. But locals say it has gone too far.

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8,400 eggs and a 3.5-metre frying pan: New Caledonia bonds over giant omelette

Forty-year-old festival sees chefs use power tools to mix the eggs before a fork lift hoists the enormous frying pan into place

Reuters

In New Caledonia, Australia urges Pacific island unity amid China, U.S. competition

Australia's foreign minister urged Pacific island countries on Thursday to stay united in the face of great power competition as she visited New Caledonia, where the president raised concerns about Australia's AUKUS nuclear submarine programme.

AAP

Nickel, nuclear subs on latest Pacific blitz agenda

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is in New Caledonia and will head to Tuvalu as she works to allay concerns about Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered subs.

AAP

Pacific blitz continues with New Caledonia, Tuvalu trip

All Pacific Islands Forum nations will have received Australia's top diplomat by the end of the week with Penny Wong set to visit New Caledonia and Tuvalu.

Radio France Internationale

Why are talks between Paris and New Caledonia’s rival groups deadlocked?

The French government is trying to renew dialogue between New Caledonia’s pro and anti-independence groups. Negotiations broke down after a third referendum in 2021 rejected full sovereignty for the Pacific Ocean island group.

Radio France Internationale

New Caledonian representatives in Paris to discuss territory's future

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is meeting Tuesday with pro- and anti-independence factions from New Caledonia as part of a continued attempt to find an institutional future for the territory that has voted three times against independence.

Radio France Internationale

Paris talks on New Caledonia's future will 'avoid return to violence'

Supporters and opponents of independence in New Caledonia – whose future status must be negotiated with the French government – are expected to travel to Paris next month for talks.

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