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Elected New Caledonia's Congress President (Speaker) Virginie Ruffenach
New Caledonia

Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach elected New Caledonia Congress president

APR editor -
July 11, 2026
Northern provincial President Paul Néaoutine, first elected in 1999, has been reelected
New Caledonia

Horse-trading in New Caledonia over provincial presidency elections

Pascal Sawa, head of the UC-FLNKS list in the Northern province, welcomes the results in the municipality of Houaïlou
New Caledonia

Official results confirmed for New Caledonia’s provincial elections

Laurie Humuni, general secretary of the Oceanian Democratic Rally (RDO)
New Caledonia

Pro-French, pro-independence blocs remain in New Caledonia election

The Kanaky New Caledonia elections count tonight
New Caledonia

Counting underway at polling stations in New Caledonia provincial elections

Nouméa voters queue at the Town Hall after polling places opened
New Caledonia

Heavy security deployed as New Caledonia’s crucial elections begin

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June 28, 2026
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A former Kanaky New Caledonia territorial government president, Louis Mapou, heads the breakaway pro-independence UNI list
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New Caledonia’s political parties make final pitch to voters before campaigning...

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June 27, 2026
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Four days before the Kanaky New Caledonia provincial elections, the pro-independence Kanak Workers and Exploited Workers' Union (USTKE) has announced its voting preferences in all three provinces
New Caledonia

Alcohol sales banned in New Caledonia as provincial election approaches

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June 24, 2026
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Nouméa bus operator Tanéo
New Caledonia

Greater Nouméa bus service to be maintained on election day

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June 21, 2026
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Political party posters on display at the Nouméa Town Hall
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Campaigning in full swing as New Caledonia heads toward crucial provincial...

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June 19, 2026
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The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting
New Caledonia

Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia,...

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June 19, 2026
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Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General
New Caledonia

Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

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June 18, 2026
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Presentation of the UC-FLNKS candidates among the 24 party lists presented to contest the Kanaky New Caledonian provincial elections
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New Caledonia’s political parties finalise line-up for provincial elections

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June 12, 2026
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Tanna's Chief Peter Marcel
New Caledonia

Ben Bohane: Umaenupne and Umaeneg – isles of the Resting God

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June 11, 2026
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Charges dropped for FLNKS president Christian Téin
New Caledonia

Latest Paris court ruling triggers polarised reactions in New Caledonia

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June 10, 2026
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FLNKS president Christian Téin
New Caledonia

Case dismissed for pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin

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June 6, 2026
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Voting in the last Kanaky New Caledonian provincial elections in 2019 - before the covid pandemic
New Caledonia

French Constitutional Council approves changes to New Caledonia’s electoral roll

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June 1, 2026
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New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections
New Caledonia

French National Assembly allows ‘native’ voters to take part in local...

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May 21, 2026
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New Caledonia’s special electoral card for Congress and provincial elections
New Caledonia

French Senate endorses change to New Caledonia’s ‘frozen’ electoral roll

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May 19, 2026
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About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa
New Caledonia

Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

APR editor -
May 14, 2026
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The New Caledonian freighter MV Karaka
New Caledonia

New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row

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May 12, 2026
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The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
New Caledonia

French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

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May 9, 2026
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and President Emmanuel Macron
New Caledonia

New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes...

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May 8, 2026
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Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat (right) and FLNKS president Christian Téin during a meeting in Port Vila
New Caledonia

New Caledonia suspends trade cooperation with Vanuatu in row over FLNKS...

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May 6, 2026
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Pro-independence advocate Emmanuel Tjibaou, one of the two MPs representing New Caledonia at the Assembly
New Caledonia

French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform

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April 4, 2026
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A pro-Kanak independence rally for New Caledonia
New Caledonia

Thousands take to Nouméa streets ahead of French Parliament debate on...

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April 2, 2026
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An ATR-72 aircraft from Air Calédonie
New Caledonia

New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy

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March 29, 2026
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Asia Report

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
New Caledonia

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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