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December 9, 2021
RNZ Pacific A late legal bid to postpone Sunday’s independence referendum in New Caledonia has reportedly failed. A leading anti-independence leader and president of New Caledonia’s Southern Province, Sonia Backes, said the highest French administrative court had rejected an urgent submission to defer the third and final independence referendum until next year. The submission was ... <a title="Paris court clears way for Sunday’s New Caledonia referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/paris-court-clears-way-for-sundays-new-caledonia-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Paris court clears way for Sunday’s New Caledonia referendum">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2021
RNZ Pacific A pro-independence delegation from New Caledonia has left for New York to raise its opposition to the independence referendum due this Sunday with the United Nations. New Caledonia has been on the UN decolonisation list since 1986. Because of the pandemic, the pro-independence parties say they will neither take part in the vote, ... <a title="Pro-independence delegation seeks UN backing over New Caledonia vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/pro-independence-delegation-seeks-un-backing-over-new-caledonia-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence delegation seeks UN backing over New Caledonia vote">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2021
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia has elected its first pro-independence Kanak president. Louis Mapou was elected today in Noumea after months of negotiations between the two main pro-independence Kanak political groupings UNI and UC FLNKS. Australian journalist Nic Maclellan, a longtime writer on New Caledonian politics, says it is a significant victory for the Kanak people. ... <a title="New Caledonia elects first pro-independence Kanak president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/09/new-caledonia-elects-first-pro-independence-kanak-president/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia elects first pro-independence Kanak president">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2021
By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s 11 newly elected ministers have again failed to elect a new president. Like two weeks ago, none of the three candidates managed to secure the support of at least six ministers. At today’s meeting called by the French High Commissioner Laurent Prévost, the anti-independence Future with Confidence coalition’s Thierry Santa ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia ministers again deadlocked over president election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/kanaky-new-caledonia-ministers-again-deadlocked-over-president-election/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia ministers again deadlocked over president election">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2021
By RNZ News The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) says this week’s change in the New Caledonian territorial government has brought hope to the Kanak people. On Wednesday, the Congress of New Caledonia elected a majority pro-independence government. Now, for the first time in almost 40 years a Kanak pro-independence leader could be ... <a title="Change in New Caledonia government 40 years on brings hope to Kanaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/21/change-in-new-caledonia-government-40-years-on-brings-hope-to-kanaks/" aria-label="Read more about Change in New Caledonia government 40 years on brings hope to Kanaks">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
By RNZ News Vanuatu’s opposition leader is calling for engagement with New Caledonia’s anti-independence side to convince them of a viable Kanaky. New Caledonia last week narrowly rejected independence from France, but a third referendum is likely in 2022. Ralph Regenvanu, who is a staunch advocate for decolonisation in the region, says New Caledonia is ... <a title="Regenvanu calls for fresh lobbying to ‘convince’ New Caledonia loyalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/regenvanu-calls-for-fresh-lobbying-to-convince-new-caledonia-loyalists/" aria-label="Read more about Regenvanu calls for fresh lobbying to ‘convince’ New Caledonia loyalists">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The president of New Caledonia’s parliamentary Congress says the Pacific territory could become an independent state associated with France. The suggestion was made by Roch Wamytan in an interview with the Catholic newspaper La Croix after the October 4 independence referendum in which 53 percent voted for the status quo, a reduced ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia could become ‘associated’ with France, says Wamytan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/kanaky-new-caledonia-could-become-associated-with-france-says-wamytan/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia could become ‘associated’ with France, says Wamytan">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2020
By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) movement has confirmed that it will request a third and final referendum on independence from France. Last Sunday, 53 percent voted against independence in the second of three possible referendums – three percent less than in 2018. The FLNKS spokesman, Victor Tutugoro, ... <a title="Kanaks pledge third New Caledonia independence referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/09/kanaks-pledge-third-new-caledonia-independence-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaks pledge third New Caledonia independence referendum">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The Melanesian Spearhead Group says it will continue to support the Kanak people in their quest for independence from France despite the “non” result of last Sunday’s referendum in New Caledonia. On Sunday, more than 53 percent of voters opted for the status quo, but the overall vote opting for independence was ... <a title="Melanesian Spearhead Group still backs Kanak decolonisation agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/07/melanesian-spearhead-group-still-backs-kanak-decolonisation-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Melanesian Spearhead Group still backs Kanak decolonisation agenda">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2020
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – A display of Kanaky independence flags on referendum day. Image: Al Jazeera/PMC screenshot ANALYSIS: By David Robie WHILE pro-independence Kanak supporters rued another defeat in the second referendum on independence for New Caledonia at the weekend, it was even narrower than the loss two years ago. ... <a title="Victory in defeat for Kanak independence movement in latest referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/07/victory-in-defeat-for-kanak-independence-movement-in-latest-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Victory in defeat for Kanak independence movement in latest referendum">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2020
ANALYSIS: By David Robie While pro-independence Kanak supporters rued another defeat in the second referendum on independence for New Caledonia at the weekend, it was even narrower than the loss two years ago. Now there is a real prospect of a win in 2022. “The path to independence and sovereignty is inevitable,” pledges the Front ... <a title="Victory in defeat for Kanak independence supporters in latest referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/06/victory-in-defeat-for-kanak-independence-supporters-in-latest-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Victory in defeat for Kanak independence supporters in latest referendum">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2020
New Caledonia’s people have narrowly voted to stay part of France in the second referendum on the issue in two years. Video: Al Jazeera Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk People in New Caledonia have once more voted to stay with France, narrowly rejecting independence in a tightly-fought referendum, reports Al Jazeera. But the pro-independence supporters increased ... <a title="New Caledonia rejects independence again, but Kanak vote gains ground" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/06/new-caledonia-rejects-independence-again-but-kanak-vote-gains-ground/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia rejects independence again, but Kanak vote gains ground">Read more</a>
