A fire has destroyed several buildings of a Catholic school in New Caledonia.
Arson is the suspected cause of the blaze at the school in Bourail which has had four fires in the past five years.
365 students are affected by the latest fire as the premises can't be used until further notice.
The start of the school year has been marred in various provincial locations because of lawlessness.
The public prosecutor in New Caledonia has given details about a shooting incident after motorists near St Louis heard gunfire.
Dozens of firefighters in New Caledonia are trying to contain bushfires which have destroyed more than 1,000 hectares of vegetation.
There has been a fresh spate of vandalism at a New Caledonian mine site on the east coast of the main island.
A teenager in New Caledonia has been given a two-year prison sentence for trying to run over police officers. A teenager in New Caledonia who was on a week-long leave...
Several bungalows at one of New Caledonia's top resorts have been burned down after guests used fireworks.
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