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Weather Forecast in Noumea
More weather here
Typhoon Warning Center
here
Earthquake Monitor - World view
here
or New Caledonia
here
Local News - Les Nouvelles-Caledoniennes
here (translated to English)
News from the Rheebu Nuu
here
in English
Rheebu Nuu is an small indigenous Kanak environmental group. Another group opposing the Goro project is the "indigenous council for natural resources management in Kanaky-New Caledonia"(CAUGERN) consisting of Kanak organizations, the trade union USTKE, and primarily non-Kanak environmental groups.
Regional News from Radio New Zealand
here
Google Satellite Map
here
12/2006 - Mining on New Caledonia is tricky business, in a country working
toward independence from French colonial rule. Strikes, demonstrations, and
even sabotage, have slowed the progress of the Goro project, and production
at fellow miner, SLN. Xstrata is currently reviewing its options in regard
to the giant Koniambo project in the northwest part of the island. Background on current politics here
CIA World Factbook
here
Wikipedia Encyclopedia
here
Island Photo's
here
Other nickel miners on New Caledonia -
SLN / Eramet |