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New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy

March 29, 2026

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia’s domestic airline Air Calédonie filed for bankruptcy on Friday, following almost a month of blockades by customers in the French Pacific territory’s outer islands. The protest movement had been initiated by groups of angry outer islands customers who intended to oppose the company’s decision ... <a title="New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/29/new-caledonias-domestic-airline-aircal-files-for-bankruptcy/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy">Read more</a>

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FLNKS mayor wins run-off poll to take unprecedented French Senate seat

September 27, 2023

By Nic Maclellan In a major electoral upset, Kanak independence politician Robert Xowie has won one of Kanaky New Caledonia’s two seats in the French Senate in Paris. His second-round electoral victory over Loyalist leader Sonia Backès came on September 24, the 170th anniversary of France’s annexation of its Pacific dependency. Xowie is the Mayor ... <a title="FLNKS mayor wins run-off poll to take unprecedented French Senate seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/flnks-mayor-wins-run-off-poll-to-take-unprecedented-french-senate-seat/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS mayor wins run-off poll to take unprecedented French Senate seat">Read more</a>