New Caledonia
French Polynesia
Wallis and Futuna

Still no agreement between independentists and loyalists

Apr 2, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics

The French government’s Minister for Overseas Territories will return at the end of April....

Discussions between independentists and non-independents are moving forward

Mar 2, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
Nouméa-Bangkok: the sex airline!

Feb 6, 2025 | Area, Business, New Caledonia, Pacific, Travel
Alcide Ponga, President of the Government of New Caledonia

Jan 9, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
New Caledonia’s government has fallen

Dec 30, 2024 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics

The end of the tunnel for real estate scams in Thailand?

Jan 6, 2025 | Area, Business, French Polynesia, Justice

In Polynesia, 350 families had been swindled by the Thai real estate company New Nordic. They had invested in apartments in Thailand. The company’s boss, Norwegian Kurt Svendheim, fled with billions of Pacific francs...

The fall of the French government has the Outremers trembling

Dec 5, 2024 | Area, Business, Economy, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
Air Moana saved in extremis

Oct 10, 2024 | Business, Economy, French Polynesia, Pacific
China fires a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific, the device

Sep 26, 2024 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Theme, Wallis and Futuna
The Marquesas Islands listed as a World Heritage Site

Jul 28, 2024 | Area, Business, Culture, Environment, French Polynesia, Travel

Wallis and Futuna at the Agricultural Show

Mar 2, 2025 | Area, Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna came up trumps. The small French archipelago made a big splash at the Paris Agricultural Show. This is one of the major events of the year, attracting more than 600,000 visitors over 10 days each year. This...

Wallis and Futuna at the Agricultural Show

Mar 2, 2025 | Area, Business, Culture, Economy, Wallis and Futuna
A hospital for Futuna!

Feb 6, 2025 | Area, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
The fall of the French government has the Outremers trembling

Dec 5, 2024 | Area, Business, Economy, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
China fires a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific, the device

Sep 26, 2024 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Theme, Wallis and Futuna

Travel

Nouméa-Bangkok: the sex airline!

Feb 6, 2025

The Marquesas Islands listed as a World Heritage Site

Jul 28, 2024

Riots: repatriations begin

May 26, 2024

Aircalin wants to serve Paris

Dec 31, 2023

Fiji Airways in New Caledonia

Sep 18, 2023

Sydney: Caledonian gets three-year suspended sentence for ai...

Jun 18, 2023

The Marquesas Islands on the World Heritage List

Oct 19, 2022

Polynesia, “the most welcoming and friendly country in...

Oct 11, 2022

Virus: France and its overseas territories free…

May 15, 2022

Air Moana seeks pilots

Jan 18, 2022

Motu Link to propose low cost flights in French Polynesia

Oct 15, 2021

French Polynesia tightens its containment

Aug 25, 2021

Covid-19: Vaccination mandatory to enter New Caledonia

Aug 16, 2021

French Polynesia closes its borders

Feb 3, 2021

New Caledonia: Aircalin to launch a flight to nowhere

Jan 14, 2021

New Caledonia: International flights to remain limited until...

Nov 10, 2020

Pascuans stranded in Tahiti flown back to Rapa Nui

Oct 8, 2020

One-way trans-Tasman bubble to open on October 16

Oct 7, 2020

First (virtual) flight for Fly CoralWay

Oct 6, 2020

The 500 millions of dollars New Caledonians will not spend a...

Sep 28, 2020

An upgraded Twin Otter to link Wallis and Futuna

Aug 9, 2020

Travel

Nouméa-Bangkok: the sex airline!

by Ted Wood | Feb 6, 2025 | Area, Business, New Caledonia, Pacific, Travel | 0

The opening of the Nouméa-Bangkok-Paris airline will give sex tourism enthusiasts wings. Many...

The Marquesas Islands listed as a World Heritage Site

by Ted Wood | Jul 28, 2024 | Area, Business, Culture, Environment, French Polynesia, Travel | 0
Riots: repatriations begin

by Ted Wood | May 26, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics, Travel | 0
International airport closed until at least 23 ais

by Ted Wood | May 20, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, Business, Economy, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Travel, Wallis and Futuna, World | 0
Aircalin wants to serve Paris

by Ted Wood | Dec 31, 2023 | Area, Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Travel | 0

Economy

Still no agreement between independentists and loyalists

Apr 2, 2025

Wallis and Futuna at the Agricultural Show

Mar 2, 2025

Discussions between independentists and non-independents ar...

Mar 2, 2025

Alcide Ponga, President of the Government of New Caledonia

Jan 9, 2025

The fall of the French government has the Outremers tremblin...

Dec 5, 2024

One billion euros for Caledonia!

Nov 21, 2024

France’s second and third highest officials in New Cal...

Nov 13, 2024

Air Moana saved in extremis

Oct 10, 2024

The appalling toll of the riots

Oct 9, 2024

Nothing happened on September 24

Sep 26, 2024

    Warren Dexter replaces Tevaiti Pomare as Finance Ministe...

Aug 21, 2024

Émeutes : il est encore impossible d’aller travailler

Jun 5, 2024

Order has not been restored in New Caledonia

Jun 4, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron in New Caledonia

May 23, 2024

Nouméa riots: slow improvement

May 21, 2024

150 businesses burnt or looted in Nouméa

May 20, 2024

Riots: Gérald Darmanin accuses Azerbaijan of interference

May 17, 2024

New Caledonia in a state of emergency

May 17, 2024

Riots in New Caledonia

May 14, 2024

The Nord plant will be out of production for at least six mo...

Feb 13, 2024

Aircalin wants to serve Paris

Dec 31, 2023

France and Australia fraternize…

Dec 6, 2023

Second Pacific Islands Summit

Sep 26, 2023

Fiji Airways in New Caledonia

Sep 18, 2023

Emmanuel Macron proposes the Nouméa Accord

Jul 28, 2023

The President of the French Republic in Nouméa

Jul 23, 2023

The President of New Caledonia requests financial and techni...

May 14, 2023

Newspaper: New Caledonia’s only daily newspaper goes b...

Mar 17, 2023

The New Caledonian daily newspaper in bankruptcy

Mar 10, 2023

Self-employed protest in Noumea

Mar 1, 2023

The Marquesas Islands on the World Heritage List

Oct 19, 2022

Edouard Fritch invited by Joe Biden

Sep 25, 2022

Anti-independents boycott the budget vote

Mar 30, 2022

War makes nickel soar

Mar 5, 2022

Polynesia: one million square kilometers of marine reserves ...

Feb 13, 2022

A Japanese consulate in New Caledonia?

Feb 3, 2022

Fight against inequalities, recovery plan and France in Loui...

Dec 2, 2021

Mandatory health pass in Polynesia

Nov 21, 2021

New Caledonia and Tesla: The deal of the century

Oct 14, 2021

Increase in tobacco prices

Oct 3, 2021

Independence of New Caledonia: a document with consequences

Jul 2, 2021

Referendum: what do New Caledonians want?

May 15, 2021

Covid-19: New Caledonia is confined

Mar 7, 2021

French Polynesia closes its borders

Feb 3, 2021

La Niña: Three weeks of rain in New Caledonia

Jan 13, 2021

Pro-independence parties’ goals for 2021

Jan 7, 2021

A brand new plane for Aircalin

Dec 27, 2020

The nickel plant of Vale evacuated following intrusions

Dec 10, 2020

A plan B for to buy Vale’s plant in New Caledonia

Dec 8, 2020

Nickel: Clashed in downtown Nouméa

Dec 7, 2020

Nickel: The situation is explosive in New Caledonia

Dec 6, 2020

Aircalin makes fewer redundancies than other companies

Dec 4, 2020

The French maritime zone is under constant surveillance

Dec 4, 2020

Takeover of Vale plant in New Caledonia: France proposes a «...

Nov 27, 2020

New Caledonia: Independentists threaten the french State

Nov 18, 2020

Mining factory takeover: Demonstrators demanding meeting wit...

Nov 17, 2020

Nickel: Demonstrators blockaded the port of Nouméa

Nov 13, 2020

New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna strengthen their coopera...

Nov 11, 2020

New Caledonia: International flights to remain limited until...

Nov 10, 2020

A recovery plan to boost New Caledonia’s economy

Nov 10, 2020

Nickel: Tension rises on New Caledonia southern plant

Nov 5, 2020

Emmanuel Macron’s minister on mission in New Caledonia

Oct 29, 2020

Vale refuses to sell its plant to the Caledonian company Sof...

Oct 28, 2020

Yann Lucien: “We must change our business model !̶...

Oct 21, 2020

Vanuatu kava seeking new markets

Oct 1, 2020

Nickel : Who is going to buy Vale New Caledonia ?

Sep 30, 2020

The 500 millions of dollars New Caledonians will not spend a...

Sep 28, 2020

Economy

Still no agreement between independentists and loyalists

by Ted Wood | Apr 2, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics | 0

The French government’s Minister for Overseas Territories will return at the end of April....

Wallis and Futuna at the Agricultural Show

by Ted Wood | Mar 2, 2025 | Area, Business, Culture, Economy, Wallis and Futuna | 0
Discussions between independentists and non-independents are moving forward

by Ted Wood | Mar 2, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics | 0
A hospital for Futuna!

by Ted Wood | Feb 6, 2025 | Area, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Wallis and Futuna | 0
Alcide Ponga, President of the Government of New Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Jan 9, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics | 0

Politics

Still no agreement between independentists and loyalists

Apr 2, 2025

Discussions between independentists and non-independents ar...

Mar 2, 2025

Alcide Ponga, President of the Government of New Caledonia

Jan 9, 2025

New Caledonia’s government has fallen

Dec 30, 2024

The fall of the French government has the Outremers tremblin...

Dec 5, 2024

One billion euros for Caledonia!

Nov 21, 2024

France’s second and third highest officials in New Cal...

Nov 13, 2024

The agreement with Azerbaijan is worthless!

Oct 18, 2024

The appalling toll of the riots

Oct 9, 2024

Nothing happened on September 24

Sep 26, 2024

    Warren Dexter replaces Tevaiti Pomare as Finance Ministe...

Aug 21, 2024

“If we are Caledonian, then we must build togetherR...

Aug 12, 2024

Independents lose two MPs

Jul 14, 2024

A Kanak pro-independence deputy elected to the National Asse...

Jul 7, 2024

Riots : Pro-independence leaders arrested in Nouméa

Jun 19, 2024

The far right sweeps through France

Jun 11, 2024

Polynesia: Oscar Temaru wants sovereignty without a referend...

Jun 5, 2024

Émeutes : il est encore impossible d’aller travailler

Jun 5, 2024

Order has not been restored in New Caledonia

Jun 4, 2024

Riots: State of emergency lifted… in part.

May 27, 2024

Riots: repatriations begin

May 26, 2024

Emmanuel Macron will not force his way in…

May 24, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron in New Caledonia

May 23, 2024

Nouméa riots: slow improvement

May 21, 2024

150 businesses burnt or looted in Nouméa

May 20, 2024

Riots: Gérald Darmanin accuses Azerbaijan of interference

May 17, 2024

New Caledonia in a state of emergency

May 17, 2024

Riots in New Caledonia. Brotherson offers to mediate

May 15, 2024

Riot: one dead in Noumea

May 15, 2024

Riots in New Caledonia

May 14, 2024

300 “scientists” from the Yuang Wang 5 stuck in ...

May 12, 2024

The two major demonstrations remained peaceful

Apr 15, 2024

Voting rights: the heat is on in New Caledonia!

Mar 29, 2024

France and Australia fraternize…

Dec 6, 2023

Disunited independentists demonstrate

Nov 24, 2023

Gerald Darmanin: more room for the Kanak world

Nov 24, 2023

The US ambassador visits New Caledonia and Polynesia

Oct 24, 2023

A report on the French Indo-Pacific

Oct 17, 2023

“There are two legitimacies in New Caledonia todayR...

Oct 17, 2023

Second Pacific Islands Summit

Sep 26, 2023

A small political earthquake

Sep 25, 2023

Pro-independence leader Wamytan remains at the head of Congr...

Aug 31, 2023

The Minister of the Interior in Polynesia

Aug 16, 2023

Emmanuel Macron proposes the Nouméa Accord

Jul 28, 2023

Indo-Pacific: France warns China that it is a force to be re...

Jul 28, 2023

Macron: New Caledonia, French soil…

Jul 25, 2023

In Nouméa, Macron speaks to France.

Jul 25, 2023

The President of the French Republic in Nouméa

Jul 23, 2023

The President of New Caledonia requests financial and techni...

May 14, 2023

Moetai Brotherson, President of French Polynesia

May 14, 2023

Independents win territorial elections

May 2, 2023

The French army ship has arrived in Noumea

Apr 4, 2023

Health insurance: second demonstration in Noumea against the...

Mar 8, 2023

Politic : Five months to find an agreement !

Mar 6, 2023

The Secretary of State in Wallis and Futuna

Mar 6, 2023

One of Macron’s senior ministers in Caledonia

Mar 5, 2023

Self-employed protest in Noumea

Mar 1, 2023

The President of the Republic sends his Minister of the Inte...

Nov 29, 2022

The Marquesas want to stay in France

Nov 9, 2022

Nov 6, 2022

A new Grand Chief for the Isle of Pines

Oct 19, 2022

First meetings for President Mapou in Washington D.C.

Sep 30, 2022

Edouard Fritch invited by Joe Biden

Sep 25, 2022

Successful mission for Emmanuel Macron’s minister?

Sep 18, 2022

A Caledonian in the Macron government

Jul 6, 2022

A “Peace Square” in Noumea

Jun 29, 2022

Political earthquake in French Polynesia!

Jun 21, 2022

Loyalists win legislative elections

Jun 21, 2022

Legislative elections Three pro-independence candidates in t...

Jun 14, 2022

Jean-Lèques: the former mayor of Nouméa has died

Jun 2, 2022

Politics : Non-independence parties unite!

May 8, 2022

New Caledonia-Australia-New Zealand military manoeuvres

May 6, 2022

The French Pacific votes for Macron

Apr 25, 2022

Macron triumphs in French Polynesia

Apr 12, 2022

Presidential election: Emmanuel Macron leads in the first ro...

Apr 11, 2022

Presidential election: Macron slightly favoured

Apr 9, 2022

Anti-independents boycott the budget vote

Mar 30, 2022

Elections in Wallis and Futuna

Mar 19, 2022

End of the health pass

Mar 13, 2022

At the UN to talk about decolonization

Feb 8, 2022

A Japanese consulate in New Caledonia?

Feb 3, 2022

France sends 50 tons of aid to Tonga

Jan 25, 2022

Referendum: The NO to independence wins by a large margin

Dec 13, 2021

Humiliating campaign clips

Dec 9, 2021

Fight against inequalities, recovery plan and France in Loui...

Dec 2, 2021

Mandatory health pass in Polynesia

Nov 21, 2021

The State maintains the referendum on 12 December

Nov 21, 2021

Six months in prison for Gaston Flosse

Oct 14, 2021

Tahiti : The nuclear tests archives opened

Oct 7, 2021

China is watching Caledonia

Oct 5, 2021

Anti-vaccine demonstration during the lockdown…

Sep 25, 2021

Wallis and Futuna: Macron ready for an evolution of the arch...

Aug 2, 2021

The pro-independence Roch Wamytan presiding over the congres...

Jul 29, 2021

Louis Mapou elected president of New Caledonia’s gover...

Jul 8, 2021

Tahiti celebrates the 55th anniversary of the first nuclear ...

Jul 4, 2021

Independence of New Caledonia: a document with consequences

Jul 2, 2021

New Caledonia : the third referendum to be held on December,...

Jun 3, 2021

Gaston Flosse in favour of the sovereignty of French Polynes...

Jun 3, 2021

More and more weapons in New Caledonia

Jun 1, 2021

New Caledonian politicians to discuss the future in Paris

May 24, 2021

A new High Commissioner in New Caledonia

May 24, 2021

Referendum: what do New Caledonians want?

May 15, 2021

Senator Frogier wants to divide New Caledonia into three ent...

May 6, 2021

Nickel: Vale plant officially sold

Apr 5, 2021

Covid-19: New Caledonia under lockdown

Mar 13, 2021

An agreement has been reached for the sale of the South fact...

Mar 6, 2021

New Caledonia is expecting a very violent cyclone

Mar 6, 2021

The Caledonian government resigns

Feb 2, 2021

New Caledonia: The French State promises strong promises

Jan 14, 2021

The remains of the soldier Tanerii Mauri have arrived in Tah...

Jan 10, 2021

Pro-independence parties’ goals for 2021

Jan 7, 2021

Christmas truce for demonstrators in New Caledonia

Dec 27, 2020

Major clashes in New Caledonia: weapons forbidden

Dec 14, 2020

Large demonstration against blockades in Nouméa

Dec 13, 2020

The nickel plant of Vale evacuated following intrusions

Dec 10, 2020

A plan B for to buy Vale’s plant in New Caledonia

Dec 8, 2020

Nickel: Clashed in downtown Nouméa

Dec 7, 2020

Nickel: The situation is explosive in New Caledonia

Dec 6, 2020

Former President of the Republic Valery Giscard D’Esta...

Dec 4, 2020

French Pacific Islands: New coins to be issued by September ...

Dec 2, 2020

France to order 5 maritime surveillance aircrafts for Tahiti...

Nov 23, 2020

French Polynesia: Gaston Flosse sentenced once again

Nov 20, 2020

Vale’s takeover in New Caledonia: The pro domo support...

Nov 19, 2020

New Caledonia: Independentists threaten the french State

Nov 18, 2020

Mining factory takeover: Demonstrators demanding meeting wit...

Nov 17, 2020

New Caledonia: The shadowy areas of Vale’s nickel plan...

Nov 16, 2020

Nickel: Demonstrators blockaded the port of Nouméa

Nov 13, 2020

New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna strengthen their coopera...

Nov 11, 2020

A recovery plan to boost New Caledonia’s economy

Nov 10, 2020

More than 120 people banned from their home in Maré

Nov 9, 2020

Maré Island: Violence in paradise

Nov 5, 2020

Emmanuel Macron’s minister on mission in New Caledonia

Oct 29, 2020

Vale refuses to sell its plant to the Caledonian company Sof...

Oct 28, 2020

New Caledonia: The non-citizens want the right to vote

Oct 19, 2020

Vanuatu opposition leader calls to ‘convince’ New Caledonia ...

Oct 17, 2020

Trump post-Covid: “I feel so powerful. I’ll kiss...

Oct 13, 2020

French Polynesia president tests positive for Covid-19 retur...

Oct 12, 2020

Serious internal tensions among the loyalist camp in New Cal...

Oct 12, 2020

New Caledonia: Former government president proposes a new so...

Oct 12, 2020

Sonia Backès: “The independentists did not win the bat...

Oct 8, 2020

France’s Overseas minister in New Caledonia for three-...

Oct 6, 2020

Tahiti’s president Edouard Fritch met with the French ...

Oct 5, 2020

Referendum 2020: New Caledonia rejects independence from Fra...

Oct 4, 2020

Independence referendum in New Caledonia: Live update and an...

Oct 4, 2020

Alexei Navalny blames Vladimir Putin for poisoning him

Oct 3, 2020

Trump and first lady Melania tested positive for the coronav...

Oct 2, 2020

Former rebel leader elected president of Bougainville

Oct 2, 2020

Mikaele Kulimoetoke, new Senator of Wallis and Futuna

Oct 1, 2020

President Macron to address nation after second referendum i...

Sep 30, 2020

235 French officials to supervise New Caledonia’s inde...

Sep 20, 2020

Politics

Still no agreement between independentists and loyalists

by Ted Wood | Apr 2, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics | 0

The French government’s Minister for Overseas Territories will return at the end of April....

Discussions between independentists and non-independents are moving forward

by Ted Wood | Mar 2, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics | 0
A hospital for Futuna!

by Ted Wood | Feb 6, 2025 | Area, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Wallis and Futuna | 0
Alcide Ponga, President of the Government of New Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Jan 9, 2025 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics | 0
New Caledonia’s government has fallen

by Ted Wood | Dec 30, 2024 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics | 0

Healthcare

A hospital for Futuna!

by Ted Wood | Feb 6, 2025 | Area, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

Construction could begin in less than a year. It will be a real revolution for the inhabitants of the small island of Futuna. There will be a scanner and a mammography machine. Pregnant women and babies will receive much better...

by Ted Wood | Jul 16, 2024 | Area, Business, Environment, French Polynesia, Healthcare, Lifestyle, New Caledonia, Pacific
The State pays AUD 60 million to Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Sep 30, 2023 | Area, Economy, Healthcare, New Caledonia
Polynesia: Dengue epidemic on the horizon

by Ted Wood | Aug 10, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, French Polynesia, Healthcare, New Caledonia
Traditional medicine at university

by Ted Wood | Aug 3, 2023 | Area, Education, Healthcare, New Caledonia, Pacific

Business
Justice
Religion

Wallis and Futuna at the Agricultural Show

by Ted Wood | Mar 2, 2025 | Area, Business, Culture, Economy, Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna came up trumps. The small French archipelago made a big splash at the Paris...

Nouméa-Bangkok: the sex airline!

by Ted Wood | Feb 6, 2025 | Area, Business, New Caledonia, Pacific, Travel
The end of the tunnel for real estate scams in Thailand?

by Ted Wood | Jan 6, 2025 | Area, Business, French Polynesia, Justice
The fall of the French government has the Outremers trembling

by Ted Wood | Dec 5, 2024 | Area, Business, Economy, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

The end of the tunnel for real estate scams in Thailand?

by Ted Wood | Jan 6, 2025 | Area, Business, French Polynesia, Justice

Riots: curfew until July 1

by Ted Wood | Jun 23, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, In Short, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics
Riots: pre-trial detention to be carried out in France

by Ted Wood | Jun 23, 2024 | Breaking News, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics
Riots : Pro-independence leaders arrested in Nouméa

by Ted Wood | Jun 19, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics

Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

by Ted Wood | Oct 8, 2021 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Religion, Wallis and Futuna

The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church has just released its report. It...

Follow the mass on the Internet!

by Ted Wood | Oct 3, 2021 | Area, New Caledonia, Religion
Tahiti celebrates the 55th anniversary of the first nuclear test

by Ted Wood | Jul 4, 2021 | Area, Environment, French Polynesia, Pacific, Politics, Religion
A mass for the the new rescue center in Wallis

by Thomas Wilson | Dec 9, 2020 | Healthcare, Religion, Wallis and Futuna

Riots: curfew until July 1
The curfew is maintained in New Caledonia for a further week, from 8 pm to 6 am. Carrying and transporting weapons remains prohibited. The sale of alcohol also remains prohibited, except for wine merchants, who may only sell wine or champagne-type beverages with an alcohol content not exceeding 18%. Beer sales are still not permitted.