Tag: Kanaky 1980s
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Pro-independence militant leaders arrested
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's security forces have arrested eight people believed to be involved in the organisation of...
Jimmy Naouna: Macron’s handling of Kanaky New Caledonia isn’t working –...
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...
‘France has caused this crisis’ – Pacific Islands Forum offers support...
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...
Footage of French forces officer kicking Kanak man in head surfaces...
Correction: An earlier version of this RNZ Pacific story published on 29 May 2024 attributed a statement from the French High Commission in New...
Palestine solidarity group condemns ‘colonial violence’ in Rafah, Kanaky
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand solidarity group for Palestine with a focus on settler colonialism has condemned the latest atrocities by the Israeli military...
‘I can’t just stand back’: Kanak pro-independence activist follows mum’s footsteps
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...
New Zealand’s role in helping bring peace to Kanaky New Caledonia
COMMENTARY: By Teanau Tuiono
There is an important story to be told behind the story Aotearoa New Zealand's mainstream media has been reporting on in...
French repressive policies in New Caledonia have ‘betrayed’ Kanak hopes
Green Left Show
Indigenous Kanaks in Kanaky New Caledonia have revolted in the last two weeks in response to moves by the colonial power France...
Amid Kanaky New Caledonia’s unrest, I saw first-hand the same colonial...
"In the aftermath of the 'No' denying an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Australia, I deeply sympathise with the Kanak people's frustration, fear, and...
Open letter from Kanaky: Things are really bad, we need to...
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...