Tag: Emmanuel Macron

By Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews France has been criticised for the “alarming” death toll in New Caledonia during recent protests and its “cold shower” approach...

By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will take a back seat in the upcoming Pacific leaders'...

INTERVIEW: By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Last week, New Caledonia was visited by France's new Overseas Minister, François Buffet, offering a more conciliatory...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Suva The high-level Pacific mission to New Caledonia will be a three person-led delegation and it is still...

RNZ Pacific The French Ambassador to the Pacific says President Emmanuel Macron is yet to sign-off on a letter from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)...

ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher The voters in the second round of France’s national elections last weekend staved off an expected shift to the far-right. But...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Pacific results for the first round of French national snap elections yesterday showed a firm...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Voters in New Caledonia will go to the polls this weekend under tight security, almost eight...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk After the surprise announcement of the French National Assembly's dissolution last Sunday, French Pacific territories are...

Asia Pacific Report The president and board of the Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia has appealed in an open letter to French President Emmanuel...

COMMENTARY: By Jimmy Naouna in Nouméa The unrest that has gripped Kanaky New Caledonia is the direct result of French President Emmanuel Macron’s partisan and...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister and Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair Mark Brown has written to the president of the...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the 12-day state of emergency imposed in New Caledonia on...

Asia Pacific Report By a Kanak from Aotearoa New Zealand in Kanaky New Caledonia I've been trying to feel cool and nice on this beautiful sunny...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French President Emmanuel Macron has ended a meeting-packed whirlwind day in New Caledonia with...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Nouméa today under heavy security after pro-independence protests by indigenous...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist French president Emmanuel Macron has landed in Nouméa. The French Ambassador to the Pacific Véronique Roger-Lacan was on the flight. "The...

By Maia Ingoe, RNZ News journalist A NZ Defence Force plane carrying 50 New Zealanders evacuated from New Caledonia landed at Auckland International Airport last...

By Adam Burns, RNZ News reporter Worried New Caledonian expats in Aotearoa admit they are "terrified" for friends and family amid ongoing violence and civil...

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French President Emmanuel Macron has declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia after several...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A group belonging to New Caledonia's pro-independence movement, UNI (Union Nationale pour l'Indépendance), has released a...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific French Pacific desk correspondent French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his Indo-Pacific vision during the traditional New Year's good wishes...