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Chaos in New Caledonia: Evacuation Efforts by Australia and New Zealand

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Australia and New Zealand sending planes to rescue stranded citizens from violent protests in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia is currently in a state of unrest, with violent protests gripping the French Pacific territory. In response to the escalating situation, Australia and New Zealand have taken action by deploying evacuation flights to bring back their citizens who are stranded in the chaos. The airport in New Caledonia has been shut down for commercial flights, pushing the countries to resort to military assistance for ensuring the safety of their nationals.

As the tensions rise, foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed the dispatch of a New Zealand Government plane for assisted departures from New Caledonia. The arrival of a thousand French police officers has brought a sense of relative calm to the streets, following a week of intense protests blocking roads and disrupting daily life in the territory.

In a significant move, Australia has been granted clearance to send multiple planes to New Caledonia, aiming to pick up those affected by the deadly riots and violence. The relief felt by New Caledonia tourists upon the news of rescue planes being dispatched showcases the urgency of the situation and the determined efforts to provide a safe passage for all stranded individuals.

Despite the challenges, the inability of New Caledonia's independence leaders to quell the unrest highlights decades of political failures. France is now faced with the necessity to compromise and find a resolution to the ongoing crisis, emphasizing the critical need for diplomatic solutions in handling territorial disputes.

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New Caledonia unrest: Australia and New Zealand sending ... (The Guardian)

France gives clearance for several planes to bring home travellers stuck in French Pacific territory in wake of violent protests.

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New Caledonia: Australia and New Zealand send evacuation flights ... (BBC News)

Australia is deploying two planes on Tuesday to evacuate some of the 300 of its citizens who have registered for assistance in the French Pacific territory. The ...

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Australia, New Zealand send evacuation flights to New Caledonia ... (Jakarta Post)

France's High Commission in New Caledonia said on Tuesday the airport remains closed for commercial flights, and it will deploy the military to protect public ...

Assisted departures from New Caledonia (Beehive.govt.nz)

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed a New Zealand Government plane will head to New Caledonia in the next hour in the first in a series of ...

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Protesters block New Caledonia roads as French police pour in (Reuters Australia)

A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and the streets were relatively calm after a week of unrest, the French High Commission said on ...

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New Caledonia shuts airport as pro-independence group says road ... (FRANCE 24)

A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and streets were relatively calm after a week of unrest, the French High Commission said on Monday, ...

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Australia sending evacuation flights to pick up those stranded in ... (ABC News)

The federal government says it's received clearance to send two planes to the French territory that has been rocked by a week of deadly riots and violence.

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New Caledonia tourists 'ecstatic' as rescue planes dispatched (INQUIRER.net)

Australia and New Zealand announced three planes will be sent to the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Tuesday to rescue hundreds of tourists.

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Australia, New Zealand to begin evacuating nationals from violence ... (Voice of America)

Australia and New Zealand are sending planes to New Caledonia to evacuate their citizens from the French Pacific territory that has been plagued by deadly ...

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Déjà vu in New Caledonia: why decades of political failure will make ... (The Conversation AU)

Even New Caledonia's independence leaders have been unable to stop this latest spontaneous eruption of popular rage. France will have to compromise if there ...

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Australia and New Zealand send rescue planes to bring back ... (FRANCE 24)

The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia.

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France to deploy more troops to troubled Pacific territory of New ... (Aljazeera.com)

Hundreds more security personnel will join the 1,500 reinforcements already on the ground in New Caledonia after the worst unrest in the French Pacific ...

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Japanese in New Caledonia to leave with support from Australia (Kyodo News Plus)

Several Japanese nationals in New Caledonia are planning to leave with support from Australia, the top government spokesman says, as deadly violence ...

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Australia, New Zealand send evacuation flights to New Caledonia (Reuters)

Australia and New Zealand began evacuating nationals from New Caledonia on Tuesday, with government planes arriving in the French territory which has ...

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Australia and New Zealand send evacuation flights to New Caledonia (The Japan Times)

Australia and New Zealand said they will send government planes to New Caledonia on Tuesday to evacuate nationals from the French territory, ...

Australia, New Zealand send planes to evacuate nationals from New ... (The Associated Press)

Violent unrest that has beset the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence from France.

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Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating nationals from unrest ... (The Washington Post)

Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific ...

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Macron to travel to riot-hit New Caledonia as tourists are evacuated (FRANCE 24)

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit riot-hit New Caledonia, Paris said Tuesday, as tourists are evacuated from the Pacific territory that has ...

Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating nationals from unrest ... (Hawaiipublicradio)

At least six people have died and hundreds more have been injured since violence erupted last week in New Caledonia following controversial electoral ...

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Macron in New Caledonia to set up 'mission' after protests (EURACTIV)

French President Emmanuel Macron should arrive in troubled New Caledonia on Tuesday night (21 May) to set up "a mission", a government spokesperson said, ...

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What's Behind the Deadly Riots in New Caledonia? (The Diplomat)

The violent unrest in New Caledonia is alarming. Sadly, the island territory is no stranger to violence.

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New Caledonia in turmoil (IPS Journal)

Last week, riots erupted in New Caledonia as France's National Assembly debated a constitutional amendment aimed at enlarging electoral lists on the ...

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Emmanuel Macron rushes to riot-hit French territory of New Caledonia (Financial Times)

President's sudden trip comes after unrest that left 6 people dead and pushed up global nickel prices.

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'We're really torn': New Caledonia turmoil forces French nationals to ... (The Guardian)

Xavier Decramer and his family made a home in Nouméa but the eruption of violence has prompted them to leave 'with a heavy heart'

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New Caledonia protesters, police play 'cat and mouse' before ... (Reuters)

Protesters and a thousand French police reinforcements were playing a "game of cat and mouse" in New Caledonia, ahead of the arrival of France's President ...

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