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• Other nonsovereign territories, such as the Faroe Islands, the Falkland Islands, French Guiana, or New Caledonia, could enter into the sights of great powers or opportunistic neighbours. Foreign Affairs Magazine
• 2025 will be a big year for Pacific security as Pacific island nations grapple with upcoming elections, disaster recovery, watching the situation in New Caledonia and navigating geopolitical tensions. The Strategist
• Tsunami waves of less than 30 centimeters above the tidal level were predicted for Pacific island nations including Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Barrons
• Concerns over supply disruptions due to riots in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory that holds about 20-30% of the world's nickel reserves, have started to ease. The Deep Dive
• Observers from eastern Australia, north-eastern New Zealand, Fiji, and New Caledonia will see the lunar occultation of Saturn. Vito Technology, Inc.
• For tourists from Australia, it will be more environmentally-friendly to travel to New Caledonia than French Polynesia. The Guardian
• The Lagrangian post-hatchling dispersal model predicted a concentration of turtles in the Torres Strait to Gulf of Papua region, with most final positions in Australian waters, followed by Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia. Frontiers
• Vanuatu and New Caledonia will likely see weather conditions deteriorate by late today into Thursday as the low develops to near cyclone strength, Hauraki Gulf Weather forecasts. NZ Herald
• One of the new marine species at risk of extinction are populations of dugongs, large herbivorous marine mammals found in East Africa and New Caledonia. ABC News
• Six maritime overseas patrol boats called Patrouilleur Outre-Mer will replace the ten P400 of the French Navy deployed in New Caledonia, La Reunion, and Polynesia between 2023 and 2025 - a replacement that creates a temporary capacity gap. Sasakawa USA
• Aim To make the scaling-up of climate finance predictable and clear and to provide opportunities for attracting climate-friendly investment in the subregion (Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu). International Institute for Sustainable Development
• There are hopes that estimated nickel reserves of 7.1 million tonnes in the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia could offer a new source of supply, though some fear mining could threaten a wealth of local animal species. Global Trade Review (GTR)
• Brisbane has always been a great turnaround port for cruises to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea and will be again before too long as P & O's horizons grow. Cruise Industry News
• Vale will supply Tesla with an ongoing source of low-carbon Class 1 nickel from Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador, in addition to six other companies producing nickel for the automaker in New Caledonia, Australia and China. insideevs
• Tsunami waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 m (0.98 feet) above tide level for the coasts of Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The Watchers
• Initially targeting a region around the island nations of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, a long-term goal is to develop a simulation framework that will support global-scale network design to reveal globally important processes behind ocean change. Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Scienc
• Authorities have warned of heavy rainfall across New Caledonia and the southern islands of Vanuatu, which could cause flash flooding in low-lying areas. LinkedIn
• An Aircalin flight from Narita in Japan to La Tontouta in New Caledonia was diverted to Brisbane overnight due to the volcanic disruption. 7News
• Eager to gain access to supplies that are not controlled by China, Tesla has cut a deal with New Caledonia for a new nickel mine that it says will avoid the environmental and social damage previous operations have caused. Red, Green, and Blue
• Islanders on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to remain part of France in a third referendum that was boycotted by pro-independence groups, raising fears of new tensions. Channels Television
• Some such as French Polynesia have been granted large degrees of autonomy and attention will now turn to the future status of New Caledonia, whose regional council could be granted more powers. FRANCE 24
• Residents of New Caledonia have begun voting in the third and final vote on independence from France, after a fraught campaign and amidst fears of violence. The Guardian

Last updated: 17 June 2025