The French-controlled Pacific archipelago sits atop an estimated 25% of the world’s known reserves of nickel, a resource ...

A proposed cable connecting Port Vila, Vanuatu, to Lifou, New Caledonia, has received backing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB will provide financing to support Prima Limited on the ...

The dispute over the political future of the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia is coming to a head more than a year after a wave of violent unrest swept across the French overseas territory. The ...

The victim, a 55-year-old wing foiler, was found dead near Anse Vata beach in the capital, Noumea. Officials described the ...

New Caledonian authorities ban beach swimming and resume shark culling despite concern from environmental groups, after a ...

The victim suffered "significant injuries" to his arms and legs.

NICE, France — After four months of deadly unrest in New Caledonia, tensions in the French Pacific territory between the pro-independence Indigenous Kanak people and the white settler communities ...

The latest shark attack related fatality in New Caledonia has reignited debate about whether popuations of the large fish ...

The tension between France and the Indigenous Kanak population of New Caledonia is set to continue, with the pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) seeking advice from ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long ...

The CFP franc (XPF) is the official currency for French territories in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis, and Futuna, introduced in 1945, ...