21 May 2024

'Liberation for New Cal's Kanak people must come now' - educator

From , 6:04 am on 21 May 2024
Professor David Robie says France is 'torpedoing' any hopes of Kanaky indepedence.

Professor David Robie says France is 'torpedoing' any hopes of Kanaky indepedence. Photo: Lydia Lewis

A journalist who has been reporting on Pacific issues for more than 50 years says liberation 'must come' for Kanaky/New Caledonia.

Dr David Robie sailed on board Greenpeace's flagship Rainbow Warrior until it was bombed by French secret agents in New Zealand.

He has been arrested at gun point in New Caledonia. 

The Asia Pacific Report editor told RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis France is 'torpedoing' any hopes of Kanaky independence.