Déwé Gorodé: champion of Oceanic culture
Yesterday before they landedin our historyof roots recitedof origins memorisedwho you were exactlywhat your place wasin the world of our peopleIt’s up to you, my mother,it’s up to you, my sisterto try and find
Vale finally sells nickel assets in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan After months of political dispute, the Brazilian corporation Vale has finally sold its Goro nickel smelter and other assets in New Caledonia’s Southern Province. The new owners Prony Resources and
Maclellan wins Sean Dorney Pacific journalism grant
Islands Business correspondent Nic Maclellan has been awarded the Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific journalism for 2020. Established by the Walkley Foundation, the Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism aims to
PACNEWS ONE, 24 APRIL 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Fiji has fuel, but price pain bites as PM Rabuka roll out $56 million response2. PACIFIC — US$239M Pacific health push targets NCD crisis, 11,000 jobs un regional shake-up3. COOKS
PACNEWS TWO, 10 APRIL 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COOKS — Cook Islands-NZ security pact ‘is about us moving forward as two countries’ – PM Brown2. NEW|CALE — Legal, political tensions shape Kanaky’s path toward
PACNEWS ONE, 10 APRIL 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Kiribati secures UN Women’s seat in historic vote, Minister hails ‘miracle’ win2. PACIFIC — Pacific Political Climate Champions convene to elevate Pacificl eadership
PACNEWS THREE, 2 APRIL 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows2. TONGA — Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining
Collapse of government in Paris sends shockwaves to Noumea
by Nic Maclellan A no-confidence motion in the French National Assembly has ousted the government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. But for New Caledonians, still reeling from the economic, cultural and social
Overseas Minister buffeted by New Caledonia crisis
By Nic Maclellan, in Noumea, New Caledonia France’s newly appointed Overseas Minister François-Noël Buffet has travelled to New Caledonia for a four-day visit, pledging that “the time has come for the return of
Forum debates French colonialism, China and climate change
As Presidents, Prime Ministers and Premiers assembled in the Kingdom of Tonga for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), the region’s Blue Pacific agenda was overshadowed by geopolitical jousting and
Kurt Campbell pledges support for Forum, as US mobilises across the north Pacific
“Across the board, if you look at the nature of our step up in every arena, it is unmistakable, it is fulsome, it is deliberate and it will continue.” `-Kurt Campbell As Pacific leaders gather in the Kingdom of
