Australia & New Zealand start evacuating nationals from New Caledonia
France has sent over a thousand security personnel to restore order as armed clashes, looting, and arson have plagued Noumea
Papua separatists release images of New Zealand pilot taken hostage
They set the plane alight, releasing the five passengers, but detaining the 37-year-old pilot
About half a billion dollars worth of cocaine was found floating in the Pacific Ocean
It's enough to service the New Zealand market for 30 years!