Category: New Caledonia

A small political earthquake

Posted by Ted Wood | Sep 25, 2023 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics

Fiji Airways in New Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Sep 18, 2023 | Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Travel

The first flight is scheduled for 7 December. Fiji Airways has announced that the inaugural flight...

Emma Grousset, Miss Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Sep 16, 2023 | Area, Culture, New Caledonia

A week after the election of Miss Caledonia, the error in counting the votes has been rectified....

Humanitarian aid to Papua New Guinea

by Ted Wood | Sep 13, 2023 | Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

The New Caledonian government and the Red Cross, in conjunction with the French government, have sent humanitarian aid to Papua New Guinea following the eruption of the Bagana volcano in July. 200 kitchen kits, 300 hygiene kits,...

Miss Caledonia voting error

by Ted Wood | Sep 13, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Culture, French Polynesia, New Caledonia

The elected Miss actually only came fourth The Miss world is in a state of shock. Four days after...

Loyalists and independentists have (finally) held talks

by Ted Wood | Sep 9, 2023 | Area, New Caledonia

On Friday 8 September, French President Emmanuel Macron met a delegation of independentists and...

Discussions on the future of New Caledonia have begun in Paris

by Ted Wood | Sep 4, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics

New Caledonian political delegations to stay for a week The week began on Monday 4 September with a meeting on nickel. It brought together the main players in New Caledonian nickel under the chairmanship of the Minister for the...

20% discount on electric cars

by Ted Wood | Sep 4, 2023 | Area, Economy, Environment, New Caledonia

To support the sale of electric cars The Caledonian Energy Agency aims to help New Caledonia achieve its energy transition. The agency has decided to offer a 20% discount on electric cars, buggies and scooters. The aid is capped...

Pro-independence leader Wamytan remains at the head of Congress

by Ted Wood | Aug 31, 2023 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics

The pro-independence Roch Wamytan has been re-elected for the fifth time in succession as...

The University of New Caledonia opens up further to the Pacific zone

by Ted Wood | Aug 25, 2023 | Area, Culture, Education, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

The University of New Caledonia has just received substantial financial support from the French...

A nuclear power station in New Caledonia?

by Ted Wood | Aug 13, 2023 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific

The idea is to install two small nuclear power stations using a new technology. Christopher Gygès,...

Parking charges at Tahiti-Faa’a International Airport have rocketed

by Ted Wood | Aug 10, 2023 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Travel

It’s true that prices around the world are very high… To park for an hour, the rate has been increased by… 100%. An increase of this magnitude is bound to arouse a great deal of public discontent. There...

Polynesia: Dengue epidemic on the horizon

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

Health authorities warn the public According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 130 countries...

Macron in Vanuatu and PNG

New Caledonia is not the only objective of Emmanuel Macron's visit. After Nouméa on 27 July, the French President will fly to Vanuatu with the Presidents of New Caledonia (Louis Mapou) and Polynesia (Moetai Brotherson). On 28 July, he will travel to Papua New Guinea. He will be developing the theme known as the Indo-Pacific axis. The idea is to build a bulwark against China's omnipotence in the region.