Tag: New Caledonia
South Pacific hit by dengue pandemic
An Australian medical research institute says dengue fever in the South Pacific has reached a pandemic level.[MORE]
Search intensifies for missing sailors
Authorities have stepped up the search for two sailors missing off the Queensland-New South Wales coast.[MORE]
Earthquake rattles South Pacific
An earthquake with a magnitute of 6.4 rocked the Loyalty Islands region of the South Pacific overnight, said the US Geological Survey.[MORE]
Indonesian independence groups push for diplomatic recognition
A new coalition of pro-independence groups from Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua says it is seeking diplomatic recognition from Melanesian countries in the Pacific.[MORE]
Aust troops practice evacuation in Pacific
Hundreds of Australian troops have carried out an evacuation exercise in New Caledonia to prepare for future humanitarian operations in the Pacific.[MORE]
Diggers on exercise with Foreign Legion
Australian Defence Force troops are taking part in a combined military exercise in New Caledonia.[MORE]
ADF practices tsunami response in New Caledonia
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is in New Caledonia taking part in an exercise to practice the military's response to civil unrest in the aftermath of a tsunami.[MORE]
Pacific nations prepare for mock tsunami
Australia is taking part in a mock tsunami training exercise on the Pacific Island of New Caledonia.[MORE]
Cattle disease reaches New Caledonia after AQIS bungle
An error made by the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) has allowed Australian cattle to spread a disease to New Caledonia. [MORE]
Sailor to pay $20,000 for not declaring arrival
The Brisbane District Court has upheld the conviction of a sailor who failed to notify authorities of his arrival in Australia from New Caledonia.[MORE]
Ozjet plane forced to land after wing failure
Passengers on a Boeing 737 operated by budget airline Ozjet were warned to expect a possible crash landing in the ocean after part of a wing malfunctioned over the Pacific near Norfolk Island on Saturday.[MORE]
Brisbane sex offender deported from cruise ship
A 43-year-old Australian man, convicted on multiple counts of raping and sexually abusing minors at home, has been arrested in New Caledonia and deported.[MORE]
Cruise cancelled due to technical problems
P&O's Pacific Star cruise ship has been forced to cancel its latest cruise out of Auckland.[MORE]
Dead man on P&O ship won cruise in radio comp
It has emerged that a 31-year-old man who died on board a P&O cruise ship on the South Pacific early this morning was the winner of a promotional holiday through the Sydney radio station 2GB.[MORE]
Presidential vote splits New Caledonia's Cabinet
New Caledonia has a new President, Harold Martin.[MORE]
Man dies aboard P&O ship
A 31-year-old man has died on board a P&O cruise ship on the South Pacific.[MORE]
New Caledonian President quits
President of New Caledonia, Marie-Noelle Themereau, has resigned.[MORE]
Cruise passengers stranded after ship damage
P and O Cruises is trying to find charter flights for hundreds of passengers on a storm-damaged cruise liner stranded in Vanuatu.[MORE]
Police confirm drifting boat from Noumea
Queensland Police have confirmed that an abandoned fishing boat found off the Sunshine Coast at the weekend had drifted from New Caledonia. [MORE]
Cancer-hit N Caledonia launches asbestos study
A major investigation is under way in New Caledonia to find out where asbestos, blamed for an unusually high rate of lung cancer on the French Pacific island territory, occurs in the environment. [MORE]
Australian injured in NZ glacier accident
A Queensland man has been injured by an icefall at a glacier on New Zealand's South Island.[MORE]
ADF saddened at New Caledonian woman's death
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has expressed its sympathy over the death of an elderly woman in New Caledonia.[MORE]
Australian sailor can't recall alleged beating
An Australian sailor charged over the fatal beating of a 79-year-old woman in Noumea has reportedly said he does not remember anything about the incident.[MORE]
Drunk sailor hit woman repeatedly: police
Police in New Caledonia have given more details about manslaughter charges against an Australian sailor in custody in Noumea. [MORE]
Aust sailor charged with manslaughter
An Australian sailor has been charged with manslaughter in New Caledonia.[MORE]
