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New Zealand qualifies for 2026 World Cup with win over New Caledonia
Edmonton Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Soccer Author of the article: Published Mar 24, 2025 • 2 minute read Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood, right, and Manchester City's Ruben Dias vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between...
Highlights for New Caledonia 3-0 Tahiti in 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Match
VAVEL
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March 21, 2025
EVENT ENDED With goals from Georges Gope-Fenepej (2x) and Lues Waya, the New Caledonia team secures a place in the final of the Oceania Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Art: VAVEL 4:21 AM3 hours ago It was an honor to be with you, dear VAVEL...
All the countries currently on the UK’s ‘do not travel’ list
Time Out
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Travelling abroad this summer? As well as all the essentials you definitely need (in-date passport, sun cream, ear plugs if you’re travelling with a snorer), it’s also advised you check the ‘do not travel’ lists, just in case a warning has been...
This Pacific tourist destination is stockpiling guns like it's the US
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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May 13, 2025
When hunter Murray Thomas ventured to New Caledonia more than 40 years ago, it was not sun, sea and sand in his sights. "New Caledonia traditionally grows the biggest rusa deer in the world, so the antlers are well sought after," he said. It was...
Stalwart's shot at World Cup history with New Caledonia
PerthNow
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March 19, 2025
Very few players can say, ahead of their international debut, that they are just two matches away from reaching the FIFA World Cup. That's the scenario A-League Men stalwart Jaushua Sotirio finds himself in after accepting a late-career call-up...
French Minister Valls postpones return to New Caledonia
RNZ
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March 16, 2025
France's Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls (front L) greets the President of the Government of New Caledonia Alcide Ponga (R) as Senator Georges Naturel (C) looks on during his arrival for a military honours ceremony at the Croix de Lorraine in...
SPTE 2025: A United Pacific Calls for sustainable travel
Travel Weekly
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May 11, 2025
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Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Consortium News
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July 10, 2025
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...
Bonjour to business: Aussie buyers join New Caledonia Tourism’s Rendez-Vous Workshop 2025
KARRYON
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March 3, 2025
Hosted by New Caledonia Tourism, the group of 10 wholesalers met 40 local partners for a full day of speed-dating style meetings and a networking lunch at Elysium restaurant along Anse Vata Beach in Noumea followed by a few days of activities. The...
Rebuilding New Caledonia's tourism brand after 2024 riots
RNZ
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March 9, 2025
Anse Vata beach in Noumea Photo: RNZ Walter Zweifel Tourism professionals based in the Pacific region have gathered in Nouméa recently in a bid to re-launch destination New Caledonia and return to pre-May 2024 levels, especially from Australia and...
The 12 countries Brits a 'banned' from visiting as India and Pakistan are added to 'no travel' list
Scottish Daily Express
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May 7, 2025
Parts of India and Pakistan have become the latest places to be added to the 'no travel' list for Britons as the threat of conflict increases in the region. Indian missiles killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, according to...
New Caledonia’s domestic airline cancels all flights for the next three days
RNZ
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February 3, 2025
Air Caledonie ATR plane Photo: supplied FB New Caledonia's domestic airline Air Calédonie announced on Monday that it had cancelled all flights for the next three days. The company said this was due to a mix of "technical" issues and "unfavourable...
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Independent
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May 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Fresh eats and epic tours: Why now is the best time to visit New Caledonia
The Border Mail
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March 4, 2025
Head to the brand-new Elysium Restaurant on the glorious Anse Vata beach in Noumea for sensational Mediterranean fare and sweeping water views, or make a beeline for Le Rendez-Vous du Faubourg, in the historical heart of the city, where you can...
French overseas minister convenes talks on New Caledonia’s future
World Socialist Web Site
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February 27, 2025
France’s Minister of the Overseas Manuel Valls arrived in New Caledonia on February 23 to resume crucial talks regarding the French Pacific territory’s political future in the wake of widespread civil unrest, mostly by indigenous Kanak youth, that...
Manuel Valls in New Caledonia: war of words and clashes over independence talks
RNZ
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February 23, 2025
Nicolas Metzdorf, Manuel Valls and Sonia Backès (L to R) during a public and filmed heated argument on Saturday 22 February 2025 in the city of Mont-Dore – Photo: NC la 1ère French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls' first two days in New...
France’s Minister Valls faces tough talks in New Caledonia over political future
RNZ
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February 20, 2025
Pro-France parties leaders speaking on 19 February 2025 in Nouméa’s Anse Vata multi-purpose hall. Photo: RRB As French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls lands in New Caledonia on Saturday to pursue talks on its political future, the situation on...
France’s Minister Valls faces tough talks in New Caledonia over future
Asia Pacific Report
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February 21, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk As French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls lands in New Caledonia tomorrow to pursue talks on its political future, the situation on the ground has again gained tension over the...
New Caledonia is open and ready for business as Smartraveller downgrades warning
Travel Weekly
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Eight months after the civil unrest, the South Pacific destination of New Caledonia has reopened and is ready to welcome Australian tourists. Smartraveller has recently downgraded its travel advice to the destination following the removal of the...
Major travel insurance company sees nearly 100% rise in these claims
KARRYON
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April 22, 2025
The Future of Travel 2025 report revealed that younger Aussies feel this more acutely, with nearly three in four (71 per cent) Gen Z and Millennials backing the statement, compared to three in five (57 per cent) Baby Boomers. Interestingly, as...