New Caledonia

The battle for survival with endangered species is a challenging one. But in the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia, there's a success story. HPR's Derrick Malama has details in the Pacific News Minute.

Authorities have placed an Indigenous pro-independence activist from the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia in jail on charges of deadly rioting. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia detained 11 people on Wednesday. Authorities suspect them of having a role in the deadly violence that swept the archipelago last month. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture has come to a close and thousands of Indigenous islanders are now returning home, each carrying a piece of cultural knowledge with them. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports from the closing ceremony in Honolulu.

The once-empty New Caledonia hale at the Hawai‘i Convention Center's Festival Village is now decorated with gifts from Pacific Island delegates at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture.

France's president has suspended controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia. This follows a month of the worst violence in the French Pacific territory in decades. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

French President Emmanuel Macron flew to New Caledonia after riots left at least six people dead. He met with local officials in an urgent attempt to calm tensions in France's Pacific territory and said French security forces would remain on New Caledonia as long as necessary. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Festival Director Aaron Salā said despite the Pacific Islands' pull out from the festival, a hale will still be built for them at the Festival Village hosted at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia remains under a state of emergency. That’s a reaction to a week of protests and violence that has killed at least four people. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A caretaker government remains in charge of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia after a new council failed to agree on who should be president.…