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
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'Help is coming': Women, children and elderly to be evacuated first from New Caledonia
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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.
'Significant work' underway to get Kiwis trapped in New Caledonia home
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Tear gas, stun grenades used as protesters swarm Nouméa airport runway
Five people, including two police officers, have died and hundreds of people injured.
Kiwis trapped by New Caledonia riots feel 'abandoned' by their own country
New Zealanders are feeling like they've "just been left alone".
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'Very angry': New Caledonia riot ringleaders placed in home detention
Four people have now been confirmed dead in the French territory.
'Watching by the hour': Peters says MFAT in touch with 200 Kiwis caught in New Caledonia unrest
Winston Peters says there are hopes Noumea's airport can open tomorrow.
'The town was on fire': Kiwi describes 'chaos' in Noumea
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State of Emergency declared in New Caledonia
Four people are dead due to the unrest and violence in the capital, Noumea.
Three dead in New Caledonia amid continuing unrest
"I sense dark hours have arrived in New Caledonia," commissioner Louis Le Franc said.
Noumea airport grounds all flights
Blockades erected at the island's roads, travellers trapped during unrest.
Burning tyres, gunshots and explosions: New Caledonia rocked by riots and unrest
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has cancelled his planned trip to the island.
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