New Caledonia
Port guide: Noumea, New Caledonia
A little bit of France floating not far from Australia, combined with indigenous culture and lovely scenery: what’s not to like about this South Pacific port?
- Brian Johnston
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The highlights of cruising the South Pacific aren’t always the islands
A cruise to the islands of this region fulfils every fantasy of tropical paradise. But not all ports are equal, so choose your excursions wisely.
- Julie Miller
Humpback whales sing the way humans speak
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.
- Emily Anthes
This Pacific paradise is ready to welcome Australian travellers back
Australians were the second-biggest market for this idyllic island nation. But after unrest in May last year, all tourism ground to a halt.
- Julietta Jameson
- Opinion
- Protests
Macron’s supreme arrogance to blame for riots in New Caledonia
In the ongoing blame game, it’s hard not to point to Macron himself as the arsonist in chief. He’s the one who set in motion a vote in Paris that triggered the protests in New Caledonia.
- Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
Macron lands in New Caledonia amid deadly unrest
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in riot-hit New Caledonia and says that he wants to see peace, calm and security return.
- Thomas Adamson
Macron heads to riot-hit New Caledonia as Australia, NZ evacuate tourists
Some 108 Australians and other tourists landed in Brisbane, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. More flights are expected.
- Kirsty Needham and Dominique Vidalon
French-Australians urged to house stranded New Caledonians
The French embassy in Australia is calling on the “solidarity and generosity” of French expatriates living in Melbourne to billet French people stranded in the city by the conflict in New Caledonia.
- Madeleine Heffernan and John Leicester
Australians stranded in New Caledonia ‘running out of food’ amid civil unrest
Penny Wong said the government was working with authorities in France and New Caledonia, to find a way for Australians to safely leave the island.
Just a two-hour flight from Australia, idyllic New Caledonia implodes
This week, the tropical Pacific holiday destination erupted amid tensions with the French government in Paris over voting rights.
- Matthew Knott