Tag: French Pacific
Curfew in New Caledonia after Kanak pro-independence riots over French voting change plan
By Stephen Wright and Stefan Armbruster
French authorities have imposed a curfew on New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa and banned public gatherings after supporters of the...
No sedition charges against Kanak pro-independence leader, says prosecutor
By Walter Zweifel
The president of New Caledonia’s largest pro-independence party Daniel Goa will not be prosecuted for alleged calls for violence and sedition.
Last month,...
France briefs UN on New Caledonia decolonisation impasse
By Walter Zweifel
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has invited the United Nations Decolonisation Committee members to visit New Caledonia.
Controlled by France since 1853, New...
Moetai Brotherson ushers in bold new era of Tavini governance for Mā’ohi Nui
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva
Mā’ohi Nui and the Pacific region has witnessed a historical moment at the Territorial Assembly when Oscar Temaru, leader of...
Owen Wilkes: Exposing foreign militarism on the ‘backside of the earth’
By David Robie
When I first encountered Owen Wilkes it was at a range of 17,000 kilometres -- the distance between Auckland, Aotearoa, and Stockholm,...
New Caledonia’s lone daily newspaper ceases publication after 52 years
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia’s only daily newspaper, Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, has folded after the commercial court accepted the publishing company’s request for its liquidation.
The court...