Kanaky

Before her suspension after fiery exchanges in Australian Parliament, Lidia Thorpe spoke on French colonialism of Kanaks, coinciding with NZ strengthening ties with France.

Pacific solidarity drives historic UN recognition of France’s human rights violations in the struggle for self-determination and decolonisation in New Caledonia.

Pastor Billy Wetewea supports Kanaky’s youth during civil unrest, advocating for Indigenous rights, community healing, cultural expression, and calls for peace.

New Caledonia is a UN-listed non-sovereign territory seeking decolonisation. The Kanaks aim to share their story and gain support amid efforts to hinder this process.

Groups of pro-independence and anti-independence parties from Kanaky (New Caledonia) to have their voices heard by the United Nation’s 4th Committee on Decolonisation.

The controversial electoral reform which caused five months of civil unrest in Kanaky (New Caledonia) will not proceed, French PM Michel Barnier has announced.

It is 171 years after France’s colonisation of New Caledonia but Kanaks say colonialism isn’t finished and- they think the French have gone back to the 1800s for their model.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has questioned the legitimacy of the third independence referendum in New Caledonia linked to the recent riots there.

A group of Kanaks is living in Hawke's Bay saying it is not worth going home due to the conflict and lack of jobs.

"Just as our whakapapa is entwined with the Kanak people so is our Mana Motuhake," Te Pāti Māori says.