Category: Area
A “Peace Square” in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Jun 29, 2022 | Area, Culture, New Caledonia, Politics
The handshake between the anti-independence Jacques Lafleur and the independence Jean-Marie...
Read MoreLoyalists win legislative elections
by Ted Wood | Jun 21, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
Less than one in two Caledonians went to vote Philippe Dunoyer (66.4%) and the young Nicolas...
Read MoreThe MP for Wallis and Futuna will be a “Macronist”
by Ted Wood | Jun 14, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna voted on Sunday 12 June to elect their MP. This one will represent the archipelago at the National Assembly in Paris. None of the seven candidates was elected in the first round. There will therefore be a...
Read MoreLegislative elections: a second round is needed!
by Ted Wood | Jun 14, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
The 219,160 New Caledonian voters were invited on Sunday 12 June to elect two deputies to the...
Read MoreFlights resume to Vanuatu
by Ted Wood | Jun 10, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
After two and a half years of closure, the Vanuatu archipelago will once again open its doors to international travellers. The first flight of the Caledonian company Aircalin to Port-Vila is scheduled for 9 July. Vanuatu has...
Read MoreThe whales are coming
by Ted Wood | Jun 6, 2022 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia
They are not late. On Sunday 5 June, a humpback whale was observed in the southern lagoon of New...
Read MoreJean-Lèques: the former mayor of Nouméa has died
by Ted Wood | Jun 2, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
He was an institution in his own right. Jean Lèques died on Wednesday 1 June at the age of 90. He...
Read MoreVirus: France and its overseas territories free…
by Ted Wood | May 15, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Business, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Tahiti, Travel, Wallis and Futuna
The end of compelling reasons to travel between France and its overseas territories (except Wallis...
Read MorePolitics : Non-independence parties unite!
by Ted Wood | May 8, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics, Theme
The main non-independence parties in New Caledonia have decided to unite in order to face the...
Read MoreFootball: a Caledonian at the top of France
by Ted Wood | May 8, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Sports
New Caledonia is at the top of the French football world on 7 May 2022. The Nantes football club...
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