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![Christchurch couple anxiously await rescue from Noumea as vital meds deplete](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch couple anxiously await rescue from Noumea as vital meds deplete
Disappointment, distress and frustration were beginning to take their toll.
!['We just want to come home': Rotorua mum and baby stranded in riot-torn New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We just want to come home': Rotorua mum and baby stranded in riot-torn New Caledonia
They intended to stay four nights. They've been stuck for two weeks.
!['We’re frustrated ourselves': Winston Peters on New Caledonia mercy flight permit delay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We’re frustrated ourselves': Winston Peters on New Caledonia mercy flight permit delay
“We just have to be patient and wait."
![In riot-hit New Caledonia, Macron says priority is return to calm amid unrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
In riot-hit New Caledonia, Macron says priority is return to calm amid unrest
Macron says 3000 security officers have been deployed to New Caledonia.
![More Kiwis arrive home from riot-torn New Caledonia as French President visits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More Kiwis arrive home from riot-torn New Caledonia as French President visits
New Zealand is ready to undertake further flights once approval is granted.
![Mixed feelings ahead of Macron's visit to New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mixed feelings ahead of Macron's visit to New Caledonia
The French President will visit the troubled archipelago but reactions have been lukewarm.
![CBD safety, New Caledonia and UK election | Focus Morning Bulletin May 23, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
CBD safety, New Caledonia and UK election | Focus Morning Bulletin May 23, 2024
Auckland businesses plead for greater police presence, more Kiwis rescued from New Caledonia and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls a general election.
![Second mercy flight evacuates more Kiwis from New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Second mercy flight evacuates more Kiwis from New Caledonia
MFAT estimates there are more than 250 Kiwis currently in New Caledonia.
![New Caledonia's uprising and why it's hard to contain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Caledonia's uprising and why it's hard to contain
Many familiar with the island’s history are experiencing an unwelcome sense of deja vu.
![Focus: Kiwis rescued from New Caledonia touch down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Kiwis rescued from New Caledonia touch down
The first New Zealanders rescued from New Caledonia say they're relieved to be home. Video / NZHerald
!['Pretty hellish': Kiwis on first evacuation flight from Noumea describe ‘frightening’ experience](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Pretty hellish': Kiwis on first evacuation flight from Noumea describe ‘frightening’ experience
First evacuees say they are very grateful to be back in New Zealand.
![NZDF flight rescuing 50 stranded Kiwis from New Caledonia lands in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZDF flight rescuing 50 stranded Kiwis from New Caledonia lands in Auckland
A Hercules plane has brought home the first 50 Kiwis from Noumea tonight.
!['Get them home safe': NZDF Hercules lands in New Caledonia to evac Kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Get them home safe': NZDF Hercules lands in New Caledonia to evac Kiwis
NZ and Australian Foreign Ministers reached agreement with their French counterpart.
![Auckland crime, Gulf Harbour fire and Iran mourns president | Focus Monrng Bulletin May 21, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland crime, Gulf Harbour fire and Iran mourns president | Focus Monrng Bulletin May 21, 2024
Auckland businesses boost security, abandoned Country Club goes up in flames and Iran enters five days of mourning in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / AP / NZHerald
![Explainer: The political tensions behind the violence in New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Explainer: The political tensions behind the violence in New Caledonia
One Kiwi currently stuck there said it is a 'scary situation' that has locals worried
!['We'll move fast': Government waits for approval to rescue hundreds of Kiwis in Noumea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We'll move fast': Government waits for approval to rescue hundreds of Kiwis in Noumea
Stranded Kiwi describes a lack of communication and an emergency number that doesn't work.
![Air NZ won't fly to New Caledonia for another five days amid unrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air NZ won't fly to New Caledonia for another five days amid unrest
About 290 New Zealanders are believed to be in New Caledonia.
![New Caledonia: MFAT working with Australia to fly travellers stranded by civil unrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Caledonia: MFAT working with Australia to fly travellers stranded by civil unrest
MFAT says it is "exploring possible options" to bring stranded Kiwis home.
![The Kanaks are opposed to political structures imposed on them - Rob Campbell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Kanaks are opposed to political structures imposed on them - Rob Campbell
OPINION: The indigenous movement has every right to push back against the French.
!['Help is coming': Women, children and elderly to be evacuated first from New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Help is coming': Women, children and elderly to be evacuated first from New Caledonia
French authorities say an operation to clear the main road was successful.
![NZDF rescue flights await French approval to bring home Kiwis stranded in New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZDF rescue flights await French approval to bring home Kiwis stranded in New Caledonia
Winston Peters said NZ is waiting for French authorities to confirm it's safe.