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Tag: Kanaky New Caledonia independence
Minister Moutchou ends New Caledonia visit – political announcements, no new...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French minister for overseas Naïma Moutchou left New Caledonia at the weekend after a 5-day stay,...
French Overseas Minister holds marathon political talks in New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou's first visit to New Caledonia is marked by marathon political...
‘Profound distrust’ in France, says Pacific people’s mission report calling for...
Asia Pacific Report
A Pacific people's mission to Kanaky New Caledonia was repeatedly confronted with a "profound sense of distrust" in the French state's role...
New dates for French minister Moutchou’s visit to New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Newly appointed French Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou has now rescheduled her first visit to New...
People’s mission to Kanaky warns over ‘broken trust’ in France about...
Asia Pacific Report
A People's Mission to Kanaky New Caledonia says the French Pacific territory remains in a fragile political and social transition nearly three...
French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French MPs narrowly endorsed the postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections to no later than 28...
French MPs clash over New Caledonia policy, debates further postponed
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia's issues even though the...
French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A Paris appeal court has confirmed that Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin is now cleared to...
French Senate endorses postponement of New Caledonia’s provincial elections
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A controversial piece of legislation to postpone the date for New Caledonia's crucial provincial elections passed...
New minister in ‘rollercoaster’ French politics causes concern in New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As part of a never-ending rollercoaster of instability in French politics, the latest appointment of a...
French Overseas Minister pushes ahead with Bougival deal despite FLNKS snub
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific Correspondent French Pacific desk
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls has ended an extended seven-day visit to New Caledonia with...
French PM’s confidence vote hits New Caledonia’s political negotiations
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's surprise announcement yesterday that he will call for a parliamentary confidence...
FLNKS snubs Nouméa constitutional reform talks for New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A newly established "drafting committee" held its inaugural meeting in Nouméa this week, aiming to translate...
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia in bid to ‘save’ Bougival...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit...
‘Full sovereignty and independence’: FLNKS rejects France’s Bougival project
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's pro-independence front, the FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front), has formally confirmed its...
Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia ‘not enough’ for...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor
A former New Caledonia Congress president says there are "not enough" benefits for Kanaks in a new "draft"...
New Caledonia’s oldest party for independence rejects ‘Bougival’ deal
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk
New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on...
Police protection for New Caledonian politicians following death threats
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonian politicians who inked their commitment to a deal with France last weekend will be...
New Caledonia’s political parties commit to ‘historic’ statehood deal
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's pro-and-anti-independence parties have committed to an "historic" deal over the future political status of...
Fiji human rights coalition challenges Rabuka over decolonisation ‘unfinished business’
Asia Pacific Report
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji (NGOCHR) has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as the new chair of the...
Macron invites all New Caledonia stakeholders for Paris talks
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a formal invitation to "all New Caledonia stakeholders" for talks...
Pacific civil society groups challenge France over hosting UN oceans event...
Asia Pacific Report
Pacific advocacy movements and civil society organisations have challenged French credentials in hosting a global ocean conference, saying that unless France is...
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