A plant worker takes a sample of processed nickel before the bag is sealed and...
A plant worker takes a sample of processed nickel before the bag is sealed and shipped worldwide via container, at the Prony Resources nickel mine plant.
A burned out, abandoned car, which was used to form a blockade of a road...
A burned out, abandoned car, which was used to form a blockade of a road during the 'nickel mine conflict' in 2020, now discarded by the side of the road.
Workers dismantle French tricolour flags and displays after Patrice Faure,...
Workers dismantle French tricolour flags and displays after Patrice Faure, High Commissioner to the Republic of France in New Caledonia, presided over a ceremony to commemorate the dead in the Algeria...
A man hands out a pro-independence newsletter calling for people to boycott...
A man hands out a pro-independence newsletter calling for people to boycott the independence referendum vote due on 12 December 2021. Pro-independence leaders called for followers to boycott the vote...
Gendarmerie officers question and breathalyse drivers at a checkpoint during...
Gendarmerie officers question and breathalyse drivers at a checkpoint during an anti-crime, drink-driving operation during a curfew just a week ahead of the independence referendum.
A supporter of Christopher Gyges, an outspoken anti-independence politician...
A supporter of Christopher Gyges, an outspoken anti-independence politician with the Republicans Caledonians party, handing out leaflets calling for a 'No' vote in the upcoming independence referendum...
Volunteers hand out a pro-independence newsletter calling for people to...
Volunteers hand out a pro-independence newsletter calling for people to boycott the Independence Referendum vote due on 12 December 2021. Pro-Independence leaders called for followers to boycott the v...
People gather in a market as Christopher Gyges, an outspoken anti-independence...
People gather in a market as Christopher Gyges, an outspoken anti-independence politician with the Republicans Caledonians party, leads a group of volunteers in handing out leaflets calling for a 'No'...
A woman from Ouvea who is registered to vote in Noumea, selects her voting...
A woman from Ouvea who is registered to vote in Noumea, selects her voting choice in the 2021 independence referendum. Ouvea is largely pro-independence and was a flash point in the unrest in the eigh...
Nurses treat a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care COVID ward of the...
Nurses treat a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care COVID ward of the Medipole Hospital. Many New Caledonians felt France's response to the COVID crisis highlighted the benefits of remaining part of...
Patrice Faure, (white uniform) High Commissioner to the Republic of France in...
Patrice Faure, (white uniform) High Commissioner to the Republic of France in New Caledonia, presides over a ceremony to commemorate the dead in the Algerian war.
Patrice Faure, (2nd from right) High Commissioner to the Republic of France in...
Patrice Faure, (2nd from right) High Commissioner to the Republic of France in New Caledonia, presides over a ceremony to commemorate the dead in the Algerian war.
Nurses treat a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care COVID ward of the...
Nurses treat a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care COVID ward of the Medipole Hospital. Many New Caledonians felt France's response to the COVID crisis highlighted the benefits of remaining part of...
Students play at James Cook International School. The school is the first...
Students play at James Cook International School. The school is the first private school in New Caledonia and is named after the British explorer who was the first European to discover New Caledonia i...
Students play at James Cook International School. The school is the first...
Students play at James Cook International School. The school is the first private school in New Caledonia and is named after the British explorer who was the first European to discover New Caledonia i...
Students play at James Cook International School. The school is the first...
Students play at James Cook International School. The school is the first private school in New Caledonia and is named after the British explorer who was the first European to discover New Caledonia i...
Volunteers from Action Solidaire hand out food packages of products close to...
Volunteers from Action Solidaire hand out food packages of products close to their expiry date, donated by supermarkets to people living in slum neighbourhoods. There are over 64 slum areas in New Cal...
A couple living in slum housing unpack a food delivery from Action Solidaire...
A couple living in slum housing unpack a food delivery from Action Solidaire including packages of products close to their expiry date donated by supermarkets. There are over 64 slum areas in New Cale...
Families living in slum housing unpack food boxes from Action Solidaire...
Families living in slum housing unpack food boxes from Action Solidaire including packages of products close to their expiry date donated by supermarkets. There are over 64 slum areas in New Caledonia...
Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from...
Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, after signing their marriage papers during their 'Kanak' clan wedding in Goro. Both used to work at Prony Reso...
'Kanak' people watch a tribal dance at the traditional 'Kanak' wedding of...
'Kanak' people watch a tribal dance at the traditional 'Kanak' wedding of Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, at their clan wedding in Goro. Both...
Photos from mine dispute protest encampments on the wall of the home of Andre...
Photos from mine dispute protest encampments on the wall of the home of Andre Vama (63), an environmental activist who has campaigned against the nickel mine in Goro.
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti...
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, during their 'Kanak' clan wedding in Goro. Bo...
A burned out, abandoned car, which was used to form a blockade of a road...
A burned out, abandoned car, which was used to form a blockade of a road during the 'nickel mine conflict' in 2020, now discarded by the side of the road.
'Kanak' women prepare a meal at the traditional 'Kanak' wedding of Jacques...
'Kanak' women prepare a meal at the traditional 'Kanak' wedding of Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, at their clan wedding in Goro. Both used to...
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti...
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, during their 'Kanak' clan wedding in Goro. Bo...
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti...
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, during their 'Kanak' clan wedding in Goro. Bo...
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti...
Dancers from Lifou perform a traditional dance at the wedding of Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, during their 'Kanak' clan wedding in Goro. Bo...
The son in law of ranch owner, Nadia Baronnet, adjusts the saddle of a horse...
The son in law of ranch owner, Nadia Baronnet, adjusts the saddle of a horse before corralling the 120 head of cattle on her 180ha farm for tick disinfecting.
Nadia Baronnet's, great grandfather, And...
The son in law of ranch owner, Nadia Baronnet, adjusts the saddle of a horse...
The son in law of ranch owner, Nadia Baronnet, adjusts the saddle of a horse before corralling the 120 head of cattle on her 180ha farm for tick disinfecting.
Nadia Baronnet's, great grandfather, And...
Emmanuelle Pain Durand, a cattle ranch owner and settler, prepares to...
Emmanuelle Pain Durand, a cattle ranch owner and settler, prepares to disinfect 120 head of cattle on her neighbour's 180ha farm.
The neighbour, Nadia Baronnet's, great grandfather, Andre Baronnet,...
Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from...
Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, after signing their marriage papers during their 'Kanak' clan wedding in Goro. Both used to work at Prony Reso...
Sonia Backes (left), leader of the Caledonian Republicans party, President of...
Sonia Backes (left), leader of the Caledonian Republicans party, President of the Provincial Assembly of South Province and vocal anti-independence politician, leads a youth meeting to encourage votin...
Sonia Backes (3rd from left), leader of the Caledonian Republicans party,...
Sonia Backes (3rd from left), leader of the Caledonian Republicans party, President of the Provincial Assembly of South Province and vocal anti-independence politician, leads a youth meeting to encour...
Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from...
Jacques Atti (42), from the Touaourou Tribe, and Sabrina Manique (42), from Lifou Island, after signing their marriage papers during their 'Kanak' clan wedding in Goro. Both used to work at Prony Reso...
A clad leader addresses guests at the traditional 'Kanak' wedding of Jacques...
A clad leader addresses guests at the traditional 'Kanak' wedding of Jacques Atti (42) from the Touaourou Tribe and his bride, Sabrina Manique (42) from Lifou Island.