Category: Pacific

Major military maneuvers in Wallis and Futuna

Posted by Ted Wood | Apr 24, 2025 | Area, Pacific, Pacific, Wallis and Futuna, World

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

French Polynesia, Walis and Futuna and especially New Caledonia are very worried. Just three...

The agreement with Azerbaijan is worthless!

by Ted Wood | Oct 18, 2024 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics

This three-ring billiard game between New Caledonia, Azerbaijan and France is coming to an...

A conference on the Celts in the Pacific

by Ted Wood | Oct 18, 2024 | Area, Culture, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific

On October 23 and 24 2024, the University of New Caledonia is organizing a conference on the Celts in the Pacific. It will address the question of the Celtic diaspora in the region. This includes Bretons (eastern France), Irish,...

Air Moana saved in extremis

by Ted Wood | Oct 10, 2024 | Business, Economy, French Polynesia, Pacific

Air Moana was due to cease operations on September 30… The airline Air Moana has announced...

China fires a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific, the device

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

According to the magazine Air et Cosmos, China fired an unloaded “nuclear missile” from the island of Hainan into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday September 25. The missile landed near French Polynesia, 700 kilometers from Nuku...

by Ted Wood | Jul 16, 2024 | Area, Business, Environment, French Polynesia, Healthcare, Lifestyle, New Caledonia, Pacific

Therapeutic cannabis legalized Since Tuesday July 9, it has been possible to consume medical...

Independents lose two MPs

by Ted Wood | Jul 14, 2024 | French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

Mereana Reid-Arbelot is the only pro-independence MP to renew her mandate. Tavini Huiraatira loses...

A Kanak pro-independence deputy elected to the National Assembly

by Ted Wood | Jul 7, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics

For the first time in forty-three years, a pro-independence candidate has been elected to the...

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

As a result of the riots in Nouméa, La Tontouta airport is set to remain closed to commercial flights until at least May 23. Aircalin has cancelled all its flights to and from Nouméa. This concerns rotations with : –...

Riots: Gérald Darmanin accuses Azerbaijan of interference

by Ted Wood | May 17, 2024 | Area, Business, Culture, Economy, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

French Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories Gérald Darmanin accused Azerbaijan of...

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

by Ted Wood | May 12, 2024 | Area, Environment, French Polynesia, Pacific, Politics

The large Yuang Wang 5 entered the port of Papeete on Monday. The ship’s personnel have...

France and Australia fraternize…

by Ted Wood | Dec 6, 2023 | Area, Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

The submarine crisis is an old memory. In September 2021, Sydney cancelled the contract of the...

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.