Tag: FLNKS

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 Pretoria Gordon, RNZ News journalist Jessie Ounei is following in her mum's footsteps as a Kanak pro-independence activist. Last Wednesday, Ounei organised a rally outside...

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 A West Papuan independence group has condemned French "modern-day colonialism in action" in Kanaky New Caledonia and urged indigenous leaders to "fight...

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle “Only the struggle counts . . .  death is nothing.”  Éloi Machoro -- "the Che Guevara of the Pacific" -- said...

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...

ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a revered Kanak visionary, was inspirational to indigenous Pacific political activists across Oceania, just...

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 Stephen Wright and Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews French authorities have imposed a curfew on New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa and banned public gatherings after supporters...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia has gone through yet another day of tense political protests and a failed prison...

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The signing of a controversial memorandum of cooperation between New Caledonia's Congress and the National...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt its planned constitution amendments or face "war". The...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia's capital was on Saturday flooded by two simultaneous waves of French and Kanaky flags...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Fresh clashes in New Caledonia have erupted in the suburbs of Nouméa between security forces and...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Demonstrations have been held in New Caledonia -- with more protests expected -- from both pro-...

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific The French Senate has endorsed a Constitutional review project bearing significant modifications to the local...

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk An "organic law" to postpone New Caledonia's provincial elections has passed the final hurdle and...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent One of the main components of New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS umbrella, the Union Calédonienne (UC), says it has...

By Patrick Decloitre, correspondent French Pacific desk Pro-independence militants and protesters clashed with police in downtown Nouméa this week as New Caledonia hosts three French...

By Nic Maclellan In a major electoral upset, Kanak independence politician Robert Xowie has won one of Kanaky New Caledonia’s two seats in the French...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent Inclusive talks in Paris between France and Kanaky New Caledonia's politicians have yielded outcomes, including a French-submitted document...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist The leaders of five Melanesian nations have agreed to write to French President Emmanuel...