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| New Caledonia's pro-independence parties file first referendum challenge | Palika, one of New Caledonia's main pro-independence movements, has filed an appeal challenging the 12 December referendum on self-determination, which they boycotted and then lost. | RFI | 23/12/21 |
| Settled French territory or powder keg: what next for New Caledonia after failed bid for independence? | While French politicians are hailing the result of the referendum as ‘final’, indigenous Kanaks say their future is anything but settled. | The Guardian | 23/12/21 |
| Mixed reactions to referendum in Kanak community | There have been mixed opinions from the Kanak community, in New Caledonia, after the third and final referendum returned a 96 percent vote against independence. | RNZ | 20/12/21 |
| New Caledonian independence referendum - what next? | Negotiations on New Caledonia's future won't begin until after April, after a landmark referendum on independence from France - but the process remains controversial. | RNZ | 17/12/21 |
| France calls for proposals to revise New Caledonia’s political statute | France’s Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu has called on New Caledonia’s political parties to draw up proposals on a new statute for the territory within the French republic, following last Sunday’s referendum. | Asia Pacific Report | 16/12/21 |
| France's New Caledonia policy labelled a 'catastrophe' | A leftwing candidate in the French presidential race Jean-Luc Melenchon says the outcome of New Caledonia's independence referendum is a catastrophe. | RNZ | 15/12/21 |
| Pacific civil society groups slam New Caledonia ballot as ‘unjust … unfair’ | The French government’s decision to press ahead with the third and final referendum vote for self-determination in Kanaky New Caledonia was “unjust and unfair” for the Indigenous Kanak people, says a coalition of nine pan-Pacific civil society groups. | Asia Pacific Report | 15/12/21 |
| ‘Null and void’: boycott clouds New Caledonia’s final poll on independence | Overwhelming vote to remain with France, but low turnout ‘weighs heavily’ on self-determination process, say observers | The Guardian | 14/12/21 |
| Low turnout at New Caledonia independence poll 'weighs heavily' - election observers | Low voter turnout at New Caledonia's independence referendum, after a boycott by indigenous groups "weighs heavily" on the French territory's self-determination process. | Reuters | 14/12/21 |
| Why New Caledonia's future is in limbo even though the overwhelming majority voted to stay with France | New Caledonians have voted to remain a territory of France, but with less than half of eligible voters turning up at the ballots, questions remain over the future of the Pacific territory. | ABC News | 14/12/21 |
| New Caledonia votes to stay in France as separatists boycott referendum | Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly on Sunday to stay part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces and closely watched around the South Pacific. | NZ Herald | 13/12/21 |
| Empty polling stations and solemn streets: New Caledonia referendum – in pictures | Voter turnout in the Pacific territory’s referendum on independence from France at the weekend was staggeringly low, after pro-independence groups called for boycotts. Those who did cast ballots voted overwhelmingly for New Caledonia to remain part of France. | The Guardian | 13/12/21 |
| New Caledonia rejects independence in final vote amid boycott | The French territory of New Caledonia voted against independence in a referendum on Sunday, provisional results showed, amid a big drop in turnout due to a boycott of the vote by the independence movement. | Euronews | 13/12/21 |
| New Caledonia Says ‘Non’ to Independence | The vote on the Pacific island territory comes as France’s president has prioritized shoring up the country’s international profile, seeing its military as a bulwark against China. | The New York Times | 13/12/21 |
| New Caledonia rejects independence from France in boycotted third referendum | Islanders on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia have voted overwhelmingly to remain part of France in a third referendum that was boycotted by pro-independence groups, raising fears of new tensions. | SBS | 13/12/21 |
| New Caledonia rejects split from France in vote marred by boycott | Turnout of just 40% after pro-independence campaigners urged indigenous people not to participate | The Guardian | 13/12/21 |
| Massive referendum boycott highlights ongoing division in New Caledonia | Provisional figures in the New Caledonia referendum on self-determination show an overwhelming No to independence. | Island Business | 13/12/21 |
| France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia's independence referendum | The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia Patrice Faure has just announced the December 12 date for the independence referendum will be maintained. | RNZ | 12/12/21 |
| New Caledonia votes in third referendum on independence from France | Voting is under way in New Caledonia in the last of three referendums on independence from France. | RNZ | 12/12/21 |
| Why New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum is mired in controversy | The Pacific nation is due to hold a final referendum on independence from France this weekend. But not everyone wants to see the vote go ahead. | SBS | 11/12/21 |
| France draws ire in Pacific islands as New Caledonia referendum goes ahead | New Caledonia is pushing ahead with a referendum on independence from France this weekend, despite concerns that a boycott by pro-independence parties who oppose holding the poll amid the coronavirus pandemic risks an outbreak of violence. | Reuters | 10/12/21 |
| New Caledonian referendum: A flashpoint for decolonisation | Due to longstanding ethnic and political divisions, New Caledonia is caught in a new round of geopolitics and its referendum outcome is unlikely to please everyone. | Pursuit | 10/12/21 |
| Anti-independence ads accused of ‘profound racism’ against indigenous New Caledonians in court action | Urgent appeal lodged to stop the broadcast of cartoons calling on New Caledonians to vote against independence from France in this weekend’s referendum | The Guardian | 9/12/21 |
| Chinese bogeyman looms over New Caledonia’s independence vote | Referendum this week raises questions about Beijing’s sway in nickel-rich archipelago. | Politico | 9/12/21 |
| MSG member states urged to push for postponed referendum | The Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat has called on member states to not recognise New Caledonia's independence referendum this weekend. | RNZ | 9/12/21 |
| Covid, mourning and the fear of violence: New Caledonia prepares for blighted independence vote | Pro-independence groups have called for Indigenous voters not to take part in Sunday’s long-awaited ballot, saying proper campaigning has been prevented. | The Guardian | 8/12/21 |
| Group to plead with UN over New Caledonia referendum | A pro-independence delegation from New Caledonia has left for New York to raise its opposition to the December 12 independence referendum with the United Nations. | RNZ | 8/12/21 |
| Paris court clears path for Sunday's New Caledonia referendum | A late legal bid to postpone Sunday's independence referendum in New Caledonia has reportedly failed. | RNZ | 8/12/21 |
| New Caledonia politicians warn against changing referendum date | Three anti-independence parties in New Caledonia say it would be a mistake not to expect a response from them if Paris decides to postpone next month's referendum on independence from France. | RNZ | 8/12/21 |
| France keeps New Caledonia independence referendum on track | The French government is continuing preparations for New Caledonia's independence referendum, despite the pro-independence parties' decision to shun the vote on 12 December. | RNZ | 7/12/21 |
| New Caledonia referendum challenged in Paris court |
A group of citizens in New Caledonia has asked France's highest administrative court to postpone next Sunday's third and final independence referendum.
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RNZ
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6/12/21
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| Emmanuel Macron’s dangerous shift on the New Caledonia referendum risks a return to violence | With the growing possibility of a pro-independence victory, France is derailing decolonisation in a bid to shore up its position in the Indo-Pacific | The Guardian | 2/12/21 |
| Unease builds over New Caledonia referendum | There is growing unease over the French decision to hold New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum on December 12th. | RNZ | 1/12/21 |
| Forum Ministerial observers to New Caledonia |
The Pacific Islands Forum is deploying the Forum Ministerial Committee to New Caledonia to observe New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum under the 1998 Noumea Accord on 12 December 2021.
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Pacific Scoop
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29/11/21
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| New Caledonia caught in the middle of Australia-France submarine spat | Relations between Paris and Canberra have deteriorated to their worst levels in decades after French President Emmanuel Macron called Prime Minister Scott Morrison a liar over the cancellation of a $90 billion submarine contract. | The Sydney Morning Herald | 28/11/21 |
| Sense of New Caledonia December referendum questioned |
New Caledonia's Pacific Awakening Party says next month's referendum on independence from France is political nonsense.
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RNZ
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22/11/21
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| Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia |
Vanuatu's leader is formally supporting the demand of Kanaks in New Caledonia for a delay in the referendum on independence.
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RNZ
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20/11/21
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| ‘We are not in the mood for campaigning’: Covid threatens to derail independence vote in New Caledonia |
Kanak leaders have urged a postponement of the vote, saying that the priority for indigenous people once lockdown lifts will be mourning customs, not campaigning.
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The Guardian
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17/11/21
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| Palika party condemns France's insistence on Dec referendum | New Caledonia's pro-independence Palika party says France's decision to maintain the referendum date amounts to a declaration of war against the Kanaks and progressive citizens. | RNZ | 16/11/21 |
| New Caledonia: loyalist parties ready to “react” if the referendum is postponed |
Three loyalist parties in New Caledonia have warned that they will not remain “unresponsive” if the state decides to postpone the independence referendum of December 12, after the FLNKS decision not to participate.
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Archyde |
10/11/21
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| New Caledonia pro-independence parties sharpen referendum warning |
New Caledonia's pro-independence parties say they won't respect the result of the independence referendum if France maintains December 12 as the date of the vote.
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RNZ
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10/11/21
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| France deploys big force to secure New Caledonia referendum | France has detailed an unprecedented security set-up for New Caledonia’s third and final independence referendum on December 12. | Asia Pacific Report | 27/10/21 |
| New Caledonia's separatists call for boycott of December independence vote | New Caledonia's Kanak secessionists have called for "non-participation" in a third and final referendum on independence, citing the impact of Covid-19 on voter turnout. | RFI | 23/10/21 |
| New Caledonia separatists call for boycott of independence referendum | Separatist leaders in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia called Thursday for a boycott of a December independence referendum, urging the government to focus on the Covid crisis. | France24 | 21/10/21 |
| Backes rejects delaying New Caledonia independence referendum |
A leading anti-independence politician in New Caledonia Sonia Backes has rejected calls for the referendum on independence from France to be postponed, saying it should be held as planned.
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RNZ
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20/10/21
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| Lecornu insists on December date for New Caledonia referendum |
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu is adamant that New Caledonia's independence referendum should go ahead on December 12th.
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RNZ
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11/10/21
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| Independence referendum campaigns launched in New Caledonia |
New Caledonia's pro and anti-independence camps have launched their campaigns for the third and final referendum on independence from France.
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RNZ
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23/8/21
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| New Caledonia tension simmers over referendum date |
Political tension is rising in New Caledonia as a third referendum on independence from France is planned in December.
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RNZ
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22/6/21
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| New Caledonia gets new French High Commissioner |
France's new High Commissioner to New Caledonia Patrice Faure plans to meet Congress members from today to draw up an agenda in the lead-up to the next independence referendum.
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RNZ
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14/6/21
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| New Caledonia to once again vote on independence from France |
The announcement of New Caledonia's latest referendum on possible independence is already drawing the ire of many, less than a day after it was announced.
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RNZ
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4/6/21
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| New Caledonia talks continue in Paris |
French-sponsored talks on New Caledonia's future continue in Paris this week as the 1998 Noumea Accord will expire next year.
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RNZ
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31/5/21
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| New Caledonia politicians in Paris for talks on crucial independence referendum | MPs and politicians from the French pacific territory of New Caledonia are in Paris for a week of talks on the timing and framing of a third and binding referendum on independence from France. | RFI | 27/5/21 |
| New Caledonian leaders off to Paris talks without pro-independence group |
A high-level New Caledonian delegation has flown to Paris at the invitation of the French prime minister Jean Castex as the third and last independence referendum looms under the terms of the Noumea Accord.
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RNZ
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24/5/21
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| New Caledonia: French independence report comments surface |
New Caledonian politicians have begun commenting on an embargoed French government paper about the implications of the next independence referendum.
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RNZ
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18/5/21
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| New Caledonian pro-independence reps to head to Paris |
One of New Caledonia's main pro-independence parties has confirmed it will attend week-long consultations in Paris, called by the French prime minister Jean Castex.
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RNZ
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13/5/21
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| Independence referendum worries common for New Caledonians |
Most New Caledonians are worried about the future, and the looming third independence referendum is a focus for much of that trepidation, a large survey shows.
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RNZ
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12/5/21
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| Impasse prompts New Caledonia 'partition' debate |
Anti-independence politicians in New Caledonia say the three provincial governments should be given more power in a new arrangement under French control as another independence referendum is due.
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RNZ
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11/5/21
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| Palika undecided about New Caledonia talks in Paris |
A main pro-independence party in New Caledonia is yet to say whether it will attend week-long talks in Paris next month called by the French prime minister Jean Castex.
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RNZ
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20/4/21
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| France's New Caledonia consultation wraps up |
A three-month public consultation has been completed in New Caledonia, canvassing views on the territory's future as another referendum on independence from France looms.
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RNZ
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19/4/21
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| New Caledonia to hold third independence referendum |
Walter Zweifel has been following developments in New Caledonia and speaks about the third independence referendum.
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RNZ
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13/4/21
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| New Caledonians to vote in a third and final independence referendum in the next 18 months |
New Caledonia, which has been controlled by France for almost 170 years, has voted against independence twice in the last three years.
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SBS News
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10/4/21
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| New Caledonia government third attempt to elect a president fails |
A third attempt to elect a new president in New Caledonia has failed.
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RNZ
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1/4/21
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| New Caledonia to attempt Presidential election again |
New Caledonia's 11 newly elected ministers will today make another attempt to choose a new president.
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RNZ
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1/4/21
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| Political crisis in New Caledonia |
The political impasse in New Caledonia has left the territory without a budget. This means that the French High Commissioner needs to step in.
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RNZ
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24/3/21
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| France reiterates need for new New Caledonia accord |
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu says France stands ready for a new accord in New Caledonia, should voters again reject independence.
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RNZ
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1/3/21
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| New Caledonia government falls apart over nickel deal and independence push |
Thierry Santa’s multi-party government collapses a few months after a narrow referendum vote to remain within the French republic
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The Guardian
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3/2/21
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| Palika again calls for early New Caledonia referendum |
New Caledonia's pro-independence Palika party has restated that it wants the next referendum on independence from France to be held before the next year's French presidential election.
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RNZ
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27/1/21
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| Pressure building in New Caledonia as nickel crisis continues |
Thousands of jobs are on the line in New Caledonia as the future of its huge nickel sector hangs in the balance.
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RNZ
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27/1/21 |