New Caledonia
French special collectivity in the southwest Pacific Ocean
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| April 9 2025 | Jaques Billant appointed as the current High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia. |
| April 6 2025 | Church president Russell M. Nelson announced the Nouméa New Caledonia Temple, marking a significant milestone for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the region. |
| 2025 | French Navy plans to deploy a second offshore patrol vessel of the D'Estienne d'Orves class to New Caledonia. |
| 2025 | Planned replacement of Navy Falcon 200 Gardian maritime surveillance aircraft with more modern Falcon 2000 Albatros. |
| 2025 | Planned delivery of an Engins de Débarquement Amphibie – Standards (EDA-S) landing craft to naval forces in New Caledonia to support coastal and riverine operations. |
| March 2025 | La Tontouta International Airport estimated 10,700 people (mainly French nationals) had departed due to 'climate of insecurity and instability'. |
| March 2025 | New Caledonia national football team called up players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025. |
| February 22 2025 | Manuel Valls began his visit to New Caledonia, which lasted until 1 March, during which he convened a conference of pro and anti-independence parties. |
| February 12 2025 | French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls confirmed he would visit New Caledonia on 22 February to pursue talks on the territory's future. |
| February 8 2025 | French government and New Caledonian leaders conduct remote talks in Paris and Noumea to discuss a one billion Euro loan and 201 million Euro grant for rebuilding infrastructure destroyed during the 2024 unrest. |
| January 9 2025 | The New Caledonian Congress elected anti-independence Le Rassemblement legislator Alcide Paonga as its President following the collapse of the pro-independence government. |
| 2024 | New Caledonia qualified for the OFC Nations Cup but subsequently withdrew from the tournament. |
| 2024 | The New Caledonia national under-17 football team is scheduled to play matches during the 2024 season, representing their country in youth international football competitions. |
| December 15 2024 | Provincial election rescheduled, with potential changes to voter eligibility rules. |
| November 6 2024 | The French National Assembly was expected to endorse the postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections. |
| October 2024 |
Curfew extended until 4 November, including bans on firearms, alcohol sales, and public meetings in the Greater Nouméa area.
New Caledonia imposes curfew and public gatherings ban amid violent unrest against electorate amendments in South Pacific French territory - JURIST - News
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Old tensions in New Caledonia: curfews and colonialism resurface on anniversary of French takeover | New Caledonia | The Guardian
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| October 2024 | United Nations Human Rights Committee conducts a five-yearly French human rights review in Geneva, focusing on the New Caledonia unrest. Committee members Jose Santo Pais, Tijana Surlan, and Kobauyah Tchamdja Kapatcha question France's actions, with the French delegation led by Isabelle Lonvis-Rome defending their stance. |
| October 2024 | Multiple separatists appear in court in Paris to face charges related to their alleged role in the New Caledonia unrest. |
| October 2024 | French Minister of the Overseas François-Noël Buffet undertakes a four-day visit to New Caledonia to urge pro and anti-independence parties to return to dialogue and discuss the economic impact of the crisis. |
| October 29 2024 | New Caledonia President Louis Mapou and government spokesperson Charles Wea welcomed the Pacific Islands Forum troika mission. Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia leader Billy Wetewea highlighted Kanak challenges in education, employment, and health during the mission's visit. |
| October 27 2024 | The Pacific Islands Forum troika mission began its visit to New Caledonia, touring Nouméa and meeting with political parties, youth, private sector, health, and education leaders to understand local perspectives. |
| October 23 2024 | The Court of Cassation reverses Christian Tein's imprisonment, overturning the previous judicial decision. |
| October 23 2024 | The French Senate was expected to endorse the postponement of New Caledonia's provincial elections. |
| October 22 2024 | The Congress of New Caledonia voted to postpone provincial elections originally scheduled for mid-December 2024 until at least 30 November 2025. |
| October 22 2024 | The Court of Cassation announces it will review the decision to exile five pro-independence activists, including CCAT leader Christian Tein, without an adversarial debate and examine the conditions of their transfer to France. |
| October 8 2024 | United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee holds a hearing with testimonies from pro and anti-independence parties and the French Government, featuring statements from Claude Gambey, Nicolas de Rivière, Viro Xulue, and Sonia Backès. |
| September 20 2024 | France deployed an emergency health contingent to address workforce shortage, including two emergency specialists, four general practitioners, three oncologists, and two pedo-psychiatrists. |
| September 19 2024 | Two pro-independence activists were killed during a police operation. |
| August 2024 | United Nations special rapporteurs issue a statement criticizing the French Government's actions regarding the Nouméa Accord, indigenous rights, and electoral roll in New Caledonia. |
| August 30 2024 | Pacific Islands Forum President Mark Brown confirmed that France and the PIF agreed to the terms of reference for a fact-finding mission to New Caledonia, to be led by the Forum troika and Fijian President Sitivenen Rabuka. |
| August 29 2024 | Roch Wamytan, the first Kanak President of the Congress of New Caledonia, was replaced by Veylma Falaeo of the centrist Oceanian Awakening through a 28-26 vote. |
| August 15 2024 | An alleged gunman shot dead by French police in the majority Kanak town of Thio, bringing the total death toll during the unrest to 11. |
| August 15 2024 | A protester was killed by police during the blocking of a bridge in Thio. |
| August 10 2024 | New Caledonia drew with French Polynesia 1–1 and won on penalties 5–4. |
| August 7 2024 | New Zealand beat New Caledonia 5–0. |
| August 4 2024 | Solomon Islands lost to New Caledonia 2–6. |
| August 1 2024 | French Polynesia beat New Caledonia 2–1. |
| July 2024 | New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters publicly questioned the legitimacy of the 2021 referendum due to low voter turnout, leading to diplomatic criticism from the French Ambassador to the Pacific. |
| July 2024 | During the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 10) in Tokyo, the Melanesian Spearhead Group issued a joint statement criticizing France's legislation to 'unfreeze' the electoral roll for New Caledonia's provincial elections, which they claimed precipitated the unrest. |
| July 2024 | Aircalin announced suspension of its Tokyo-Narita route indefinitely from September, with the tourism board closing its Tokyo office. |
| July 2024 | New Caledonia Board of Physicians received 78 requests for deregistration, representing almost ten percent of the medical workforce. |
| July 29 2024 | New Caledonia lost to Samoa 0–2. |
| July 20 2024 | Cook Islands drew with New Caledonia 0–0. |
| July 14 2024 | Southern Province President Sonia Backès delivered a controversial speech on Bastille Day, criticizing the Nouméa Accord and proposing partitioning New Caledonia along provincial lines. |
| July 10 2024 | One person was fatally shot by police following a gun battle in Mont-Dore, bringing the death toll to 10. |
| June 2024 | French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin confirms the deployment of armoured 'Centaur' vehicles to New Caledonia to break roadblocks and reestablish public order. |
| June 2024 | 30 physicians left the territory. |
| June 2024 | Fijian and Papuan governments introduce a motion to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization calling for peace in New Caledonia. |
| June 23 2024 | Riots break out again in Nouméa, with protesters setting fire to Koumac town hall, police vehicles, and parts of Païta, and establishing roadblocks. |
| June 19 2024 | Authorities arrest 11 people, including Christian Tein, leader of the pro-independence movement CCAT, on suspicion of instigating violence. Seven are flown to metropolitan France. |
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