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

The tragedy occurred on Sunday, Feb. 22, in the picturesque bay of Anse Vata in New Caledonia, a territory near Australia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Kanak flag flies between French and European Union flags in front of Nouméa City Hall in 2024 (AFP - SEBASTIEN BOZON) Political ...

Some beaches in New Caledonia were closed to swimming as officials used the practice of “shark culling” in waters off the ...

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 ...

France announced a deal with New Caledonia on Saturday, which grants the overseas South Pacific territory more autonomy. The agreement, however, stops short of full independence sought by indigenous ...

Authorities say capture of bull and tiger sharks necessary to protect lives as environmentalists launch urgent legal challenge ...

As part of the second matchday in Group E of the U20 World Cup, held in Chile, South Africa will take on New Caledonia in a crucial late-night showdown from Thursday to Friday, with both teams ...

New Caledonian authorities ban beach swimming and resume shark culling despite concern from environmental groups, after a wing foiler is killed in an attack.

"Because it lies in a temperate zone, the marine biodiversity of New Caledonia's reef is very peculiar," says Richard Farmer, director of the Aquarium Des Lagons in the capital Noumea. The level of ...

A shark cull has been ordered by authorities in New Caledonia after a man was killed in an attack at the holiday destination. The 55-year-old man was windsurfing at Anse Vata beach in Noumea when he ...