Tag: Kanaky New Caledonia independence
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Macron lifts state of emergency ‘for time...
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...
Martyn Bradbury: Shallow NZ media coverage of Kanaky crackdown focused on...
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury
The coverage by the New Zealand media over the brutal crackdown in New Caledonia by the French on the indigenous Kanak...
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...
West Papua independence group slams French ‘modern-day colonialism’
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...
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...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Macron ends day of political talks with...
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...
Rob Campbell: Unrest in New Caledonia – as seen through moana...
COMMENTARY: By Rob Campbell
Is it just me or is it not more than a little odd that coverage of current events in New Caledonia/Kanaky...
Macron says ‘peace, calm and security’ his top priority for New...
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...
French ‘betrayal’ triggered Kanak youth rebellion in Nouméa, says activist
By Adam Gifford of Waatea News
A New Zealand Kanak woman, Jessie Ounei, says young people in New Caledonia feel a sense of anger and...
French President Emmanuel Macron lands in Nouméa amid unrest
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...
Solidarity action group calls on NZ to support Kanak, Papuan independence
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand solidarity action group has called on the New Zealand government to back indigenous independence calls in the Pacific and...
‘France lost the plot’ – journalist David Robie on Kanaky New...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Liberation "must come" for Kanaky New Caledonia, says one of the few New Zealand journalists who have worked consistently...
RSF calls on French authorities to guarantee journalist safety in Kanaky...
Pacific Media Watch
The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for guaranteed safety for journalists in the French Pacific territory...
NZ’s first New Caledonia evacuation flight lands in Auckland
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...
Gordon Campbell: Israel’s political split, and the New Caledonia crisis
COMMENTARY: By Gordon Campbell
The split opening up in Israel’s “War Cabinet” is not just between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his long-term rival Benny...
France to blame for ‘constructing’ Kanaky crisis, says Kia Mau
Pacific Media Watch
A Māori supporter of Pacific independence movements claims the French government has "constructed the crisis" in New Caledonia by pushing the indigenous...
Déjà vu in New Caledonia: why decades of political failure will...
ANALYSIS: By David Small, University of Canterbury
With an air force plane on its way to rescue New Zealanders stranded by the violent uprising in...
Plane heading for New Caledonia to bring NZ visitors home
RNZ News
A New Zealand government plane is heading to New Caledonia to assist with bringing New Zealanders home.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today confirmed...
Liberation for New Caledonia’s Kanak people ‘must come’, says educator
RNZ Pacific
A New Zealand author, journalist and media educator who has covered the Asia-Pacific region since the 1970s says liberation "must come" for Kanaky/New...
Kiwis trapped in Nouméa: Air NZ won’t fly from New Caledonia...
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's Tontouta International Airport remains closed, and Air New Zealand's next scheduled flight is on Saturday -- although it is not ruling...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Young people will ‘never give up’ –...
RNZ Pacific
Young people on the streets in New Caledonia are saying they will "never give up" pushing back against France's hold on the Pacific...