Category: Environment

France and Australia fraternize…

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

Shark: beaches reopened to swimming

by Ted Wood | Dec 6, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia, Travel

At Baie des Citrons, in addition to the anti-shark net installed, the area will be fully supervised. All other beaches and islets are not secured, but are now authorized for swimming. Phew! Caledonians and tourists alike will...

The US ambassador visits New Caledonia and Polynesia

by Ted Wood | Oct 24, 2023 | Area, Culture, Education, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics

Denise Campbell Bauer, is in Noumea from Tuesday 24 October. She will then travel to Papeete. This...

Anti-shark nets: angry grannies

by Ted Wood | Oct 22, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia

They defy the authorities and swim despite the ban The bays of Nouméa have been banned from swimming this year following several shark attacks. Noumea town hall is currently installing an anti-shark net to allow the beaches to...

Court halts shark hunt

by Ted Wood | Oct 19, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia

The administrative court in Nouméa has suspended the tiger shark and bulldog shark fishing...

Coral Sea: the government quadruples the surface area of New Caledonia’s marine reserves

by Ted Wood | Oct 19, 2023 | Area, Culture, Environment, New Caledonia

The New Caledonian government has created new marine reserves in the Coral Sea Natural Park. The...

Eradication of feral pigs

by Ted Wood | Oct 19, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna

They cause too much damage in Nuku’atea Wild pigs are a scourge on Wallis and Futuna. They...

Two scientists from the University of Caledonia rewarded by the L’Oréal Foundation

by Ted Wood | Oct 12, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia

The Young Talent Prize rewards young scientists for their research work. There were 618 entries...

The eighth lost continent, Zealandia, has finally been mapped!

by Ted Wood | Oct 7, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

It includes New Caledonia and New Zealand A few years ago, scientists discovered that the planet...

Second Pacific Islands Summit

by Ted Wood | Sep 26, 2023 | Area, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

On Monday, the US President welcomed the leaders of most of the Pacific islands to the White House...

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,...

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...

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...

Former Caledonian High Commissioner at the Elysée Palace
Former haussaire Patrice Faure has been appointed to the strategic position of director of the Élysée cabinet. The new arrival is a 56-year-old former non-commissioned officer who worked for the DGSE (secret service). He was prefect in the Morbihan region and above all high commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia, where he was responsible for organizing the referendum on self-determination. He greeted the French President in French Guiana in 2017 with a resounding: "The problem with the French administration is that there are more underpants than balls!