New Caledonia
New Cal football team through to the OFC semi-finals
The New Caledonian national men's football team are two games away from potentially qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Audio
New Caledonia's pro-independence movement struggling to maintain united front
There's been a flurry of news conferences from several pro-independence parties, all clarifying their respective stance and relationship with the FLNKS. Audio
Founding party leaves pro-independence FLNKS umbrella 'until further notice'
New Caledonia's Progressist Union in Melanesia (UPM), one of the historic founding members of FLNKS, has announced its official withdrawal from the pro-independence umbrella. Audio
Sovereignty ideas tossed about during New Caledonia visit
The French National Assembly and Senate presidents, Yaël Braun-Pivet and Gérard Larcher, met and held talks with a wide range of stakeholders. Audio
Top French Parliament duo in New Caledonia for three days
Analysis - The chairs of both French Parliament's upper and lower Houses arrived in New Caledonia on Sunday night for a crucial three-day visit.
Cook Islands Prime Minister calls for easing of tensions in New Caledonia
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has returned from New Caledonia saying it is not a simple "black and white situation".
Australian-backed Pacific police force an option to quell 'tension' in New Caledonia, Pacific leaders say
Fiji's prime minister says he is willing to personally intervene in New Caledonia's push for independence as the impasse over the way forward for the conflict-ridden French territory continues.
What is the outcome of Forum leaders fact-finding mission?
The French territory is grappling with the aftermath of rioting and violence which left 13 dead and the destruction of dozens of businesses.
Forum troika's visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia
The three-day visit to from Pacific leaders seems to have triggered a new sense of awareness locally about the values of Pacific regional mechanisms of "talanoa", writes Patrick Decloitre.
Pacific leaders' visit to Nouméa: Mapou says New Caledonia at a 'turning point',
A three-day fact-finding mission, headed by three Pacific leaders, has wrapped up in Nouméa. Audio
Kanaky leader highlights hope for humanity
A Kanaky New Caledonia Protestant Church spokesperson says being in Aotearoa with Pacific activists and movement leaders has enabled him to feel again after months of riots in the French territory. Audio
Pacific leaders' begin New Caledonia fact-finding mission
The Pacific Islands Forum leaders' troika, along with Fiji's prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka, touched down in New Caledonia on Sunday. Audio
Kanaky leader advocates for 'hope and 'humanity' as Pacific leaders visit New Caledonia
Reverend Billy Wetewea says that the indigenous peoples of New Caledonia are fighting for their humanity and dignity.
Rabuka's message to Kanaky movement: 'Don't slap the hand that feeds you'
The Fijian prime minister is cautioning New Caledonia's local government to be reasonable in its requests from Paris, ahead of a Pacific fact-finding mission.
UN experts 'alarmed' by New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies
UN Human Rights Committee challenges France on security operations and its attitude to decolonisation.
