New Caledonia Weekly

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FOCUS ON
MARINE
MAGIC IN
POUM p. 2
Nouméa
Bastille Day celebrations
in Nouméa start as usual
on 13 July with a twilight
paper lantern procession
from Baie de Moselle at
6.15 p.m. The city centre
will glow all evening in
the light of 3,500 paper
lanterns and the grand
finale will be a dazzling
and spectacular firework
display set off from the
Townhall roof. Events on 14
July kick off at 9 a.m. with a
military parade on avenue
du Maréchal Foch. This
eye-catching procession
on foot, on horseback
and in motor vehicles will
include the Armed Forces
of New Caledonia, the
Gendarmerie, the Police
and the Fire Brigade.
Take to the water!
On 14 July this year, from
11.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.,
the French Navy (Marine
Nationale) will be inviting
ART & CULTURE
NOUMÉA
THROUGH AN
ARTIST’S EYE p. 4
N° 142 / FREE / 12 JULY – 2 AUGUST 2012
BASTILLE DAY
IN NOUMÉA
n 14 July 1789,
the people of
Paris stormed the
notorious Bastille prison.
Nowadays, “Bastille Day”
is marked by the solemnity
of military parades and the
effervescence of parties
and fireworks. A huge
“Fête de la Fédération”
was held on 14 July 1790,
the day was made an
official national holiday
in 1880 and France has
been celebrating it with
enthusiasm ever since.
Pacifi c Dawn - Pacifi c Jewel
Pacifi c Sun - Pacifi c Pearl
On 14 July, French citizens
all over the world unite
in joyous celebration of
the shared values embodied
by the French Republic.
NOUMÉA IN A DAY
Find all useful information on the
city c map… go to pages 6, 7 & 8!
revellers on board their
ships. There will be exciting
demonstrations on land and
at sea, display booths and
a quiz with prizes to win...
all in all, a fascinating fun
day for adults and kids alike.
Free shuttles from Port
Moselle and refreshments
on site. Admission free.
A detailed program of
Bastille Day celebrations
in New Caledonia is
available at
www.office-tourisme.nc
Tel 28 75 80
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WALEÏ FAIR
ON OUVÉA
Join the Héo Tribe of Ouvéa (Loyalty Islands)
for the Waleï Fair scheduled from 13 to 15 July
and find out all about this root vegetable chiefly
cultivated on Ouvéa and also known as a “sweet
yam”. The festive program includes a market,
traditional specialities to sample, local dances
and also demonstrations of weaving and the art
of cooking pot bougna... The Waleï Fair is also a
great opportunity to explore the fairytale island of
Ouvéa with its waleï fields, shark nursery, vanilla
plantations and sandalwood distillery...
Information and bookings:
Destination Îles Loyautés, Tel 27 66 27

HOT PICKS
WINING & DINING
GOURMET BREAKFAST
What could more
tempting than a
leisurely Sunday
brunch? Local
aficionados head for
the fabulous brunch
served up at
Le Méridien.
Le Méridien hotel’s Le
Sextant restaurant offers
an “eat-as-much-as-like”
buffet every day from 6.30
a.m. to 9.30 a.m. In addition
to a choice of hot beverages
(tea, coffee, hot chocolate)
and fresh fruit juices, the bill
of fare includes delicious
pastries: croissants, pains
au chocolat, madeleines,
brioches, fresh bread
(baguettes and speciality
loaves), “mix-your-own”
fresh fruit salads, cereals
and variously flavoured
homemade yoghurts.
The savoury delights
include eggs cooked to
order (poached, fried,
SHOPPING
IRRESISTIBLE
LOCAL CHIC!
If you’re keen to find ind
really high-class
souvenir gifts to
take home from New ew
Caledonia, head
straight for delightful htful
“Grain de Café”
store in Palm Beach ch
Shopping Mall at
Anse Vata.
It’s a real treasure trove
of elegantly cool “Made
in New Caledonia”
souvenirs.
You’ll find a great
choice of tablecloths
embroidered with
Pacific-style patterns,
printed hand and bath
towels, bags and clutch
bags.
Grain de Café stocks a
wide range of classic
mugs and also sells
hand-painted crockery
designs created by
New Caledonian artist
Maïté. Her tropical flower
patterns and scenes of
tribal life are sure to add
holiday spice to meals
back home!
And Grain de Café
also has plenty of New
omelette...) served with
sausage, a wide choice of
mixed salads, a selection
of gourmet cheeses and
typically French cold meat
charcuterie and more
“recherché” treats such as
raw fish, miso soup, grilled
tomatoes and steamed rice.
The menu varies according
to seasonal availability and
the inspiration of the chef.
After all, brunch is not so
much a meal as a state of
mind...
“Le Méridien”, Val
Plaisance, 7 promenade
Pierre Vernier, Nouméa,
7 days a week. 6.30 a.m.
to 9.30 a.m. & 10.30 a.m.
at weekends. Weekday
prices: adults F3,300,
children (-12) F1,650,
weekend prices: adults
F4,100, children F2,050.
It’s a good idea to book
ahead at weekends.
Tel 26 50 00
Caledonian gourm gourmet
treats on offer: naturally
scented coffees, niaouli,
vanilla or chocolate
candies.... Mmm! There
is so much to choose
from at prices to suit
every pocket that you’re
sure to find the perfect
souvenir gift for yourself
or for family and friends
back home.
Grain de Café, Tues.
to Thurs. 8.30 a.m. to
6.30 p.m., Mon. & Fri.
8.30 a.m. to midday
& 1.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.,
Sat. 9 a.m. to midday
& 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.,
Sun. 9 a.m. to midday
& 1.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Palm Beach Shopping
Mall, 122 promenade
Roger Laroque,
Anse Vata, Nouméa.
OUT & ABOUT
LAUGHS AND
THRILLS!
FOCUS ON
MARINE MAGIC
IN POUM
The peaceful little town
of Poum lies at the
northernmost tip of New
Caledonia’s Main Island, 5
hours’ drive from Nouméa.
Poum is famed for its
abundance of fresh fish
and seafood and the town’s
Marine Fair, scheduled
this year for 20 & 21 July,
is the perfect opportunity
for a visit! Marine produce
specialists from far around
will be gathering at the Fair
to show off delicious and
WHERE TO STAY Y
NATURE GETAWAY! TAWAY! WAY!
Watch the sun set
over the lagoon and
drift off to sleep by
the water’s edge at
Ouane Batch Relais,
a tranquil haven on
Colnett Tribe land
at Pouébo in
the north east
of the Main Island.
You’ll get a warm
welcome from Marylou
and Pierrick and the
magnificent setting,
a stone’s throw from
the beach and the
famed and dramatic
Colnett falls, is pure
enchantment. Both
bungalow and campsite
accommodation are
available and your
New Caledonia is lucky
enough to have its own
top level circus school.
Each year, the creative
workshop students put
on a fabulous special
show that no-one
should miss!
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dance ensemble
from the sea. And this is foot or horseback and, of Dagatch and a host of
your chance to sample a course, take to the water other local performers. The
really rare treat: sea turtle, in a kayak... Local bands Fair will end with a flourish
a strictly regulated delicacy! will be on hand to get as prizes are awarded to
The town has been hard at your feet tapping and the winners of the various
work concocting an exciting Touho dance ensemble will contests.
program for the two days of give dance displays. On
the Fair. Starting on Friday, Saturday there will be more Marine Fair, Poum.
there will be a variety of competitions, including Friday from 8 a.m. to
competitions including crab a scuba diving contest, 10 p.m. & Saturday
tying, cast-net throwing another feast of traditional from 8 a.m. to midnight.
and coconut shelling. You poetry and fish smoking Association Dââlâ
can listen enraptured to demonstrations! The day’s Maôlep. Poum OGAF
ancient tales and legends, entertainment schedule Tel 47 30 06
friendly hosts also provide
breakfast, lunch and
dinner for guests.
The delicious
home-cooked meals
they serve up are justly
popular and you’ll need
to book ahead to enjoy
the succulent specialities
offered at the guesthouse,
prepared using fresh
local produce. A word
Following an acclaimed
tour in Vanuatu, the
creative workshop
students are bringing their
show, directed by Pascale
Legrand and Stéphane
Piochaud, to Nouméa.
“Atomik Circus” is an
off-the-wall extravaganza
featuring a team of learned
maniacs!
Brilliantly clever, wildly
funny...
The show is dramatised
circus at its best, with the
action unfolding through
of advice: the seafood
platters are absolutely out
of this world!
Lots to do
In addition to the
breathtaking lagoon
depths just 10 minutes
from Ouane Batch and
the sparkling waters
of Colnett waterfall, the
a series of versatile
numbers including
aerial daring with ring,
silks and static trapeze,
balancing acts with
globes and unicycle,
juggling with clubs, cigar
tins and diabolos and
plenty of acrobatics... In
short, 6 young women
and 2 young men in
an awesome display
of skill and comic brio
guaranteed to take your
breath away!
Tickets on sale at the
Théâtre de l’Île. Full rate
F2,000, reduced rate
F1,500.
Atomik Circus, 18, 19,
21 & 22 July at 6 p.m.,
20 July at 8 p.m.
Théâtre de l’Île,
Nouville, Nouméa.
Tel 25 50 50
guesthouse offers
kayak rentals and trips
to the coral reef.
Advance booking
strongly advised.
Ouane Batch Relais,
Marylou Kalimin
and Pierrick Le Port,
Colnett Tribe
ouanebatch@lagoon.nc
Tel 42 47 92

WHAT’S UP?
Nouméa
ADDRESS BOOK
Aquarium
61 promenade Roger Laroque,
Anse Vata. Tues. to Sun.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last admission
at 4 p.m. Tel 26 27 31
Art Café
30 rue Paul Duquesnes,
Quartier Latin. Tel 27 80 03
Art Centre
6 boulevard extérieur,
Downtown. Tel 25 06 50
Bernheim Library
41 avenue du Maréchal Foch,
Downtown. Tues. Thurs. & Fri.
1 to 5.30 p.m. Weds. 9 a.m. to
5.30 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tel 24 20 90
Best Western
La Promenade****
109 promenade Roger Laroque,
Anse Vata. Tel 24 46 00
Botanical and Wildlife Park
Route T. de Laubarède, Portes
de Fer. Tues. to Sun. 10.15 a.m.
to 5.45 p.m. Tel 27 89 51
Galerie Lec Lec Tic
La Promenade Complex,
Anse Vata. Tel 82 56 01
Galerie Arte Bello
30 rue Auguste Brun, Quartier
Latin. Tel 25 31 00
Korean Cultural Centre
4 rue du Dr Lescour,
Quartier Latin. Tel 28 40 03
Le Méridien Nouméa*****
Pointe Magnin.
Tel 26 50 00
ALL YEAR ROUND
Guided Tours
Guided tours of the Tjibaou
Cultural Centre with English
commentary.
Tuesday to Sunday 9.30 a.m.
to 2.30 p.m. English audio
guides also available for hire.
Tjibaou Cultural Centre*
Walkabout Show
Explore the myth of human
creation, accompanied by
the drums and songs of the
We Ce Ca dance company,
in the unique plant world
of the Kanak Path.
Tjibaou Cultural Centre*,
Tues. & Thurs. 2.30 to 4 p.m.
Advance booking required.
Exhibition
“Nos milieux naturels” (Our
natural environments). Explore
New Caledonia’s dry forest,
mangrove and mining
scrubland ecosystems.
Botanical and Wildlife Park*
Heritage
Guided tours of historic
penitentiary buildings
at Nouville. Weds. & Sat.
at 2 p.m. Tel 26 48 13
Le Surf***
55 promenade Roger
Laroque, Anse Vata.
Tel 28 66 88
Maison Célières
& Maison du Livre
21 route du Port-Despointes,
Faubourg-Blanchot.
Tues. to Sat. 11 a.m. to
5.30 p.m. Tel 28 65 10
Museum of
New Caledonia
45 avenue Foch, Quartier
Latin, 9 to 11.30 a.m. & 12.15
to 4.30 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays.
www.museenouvellecaledonie.nc
Tel 27 23 42 or 27 06 47
Nouvata Park Complex***
123 promenade Roger
Laroque, Anse Vata.
Tel 26 22 00
Nouméa City Museum
Place des Cocotiers, corner
of avenue Foch and rue Jean
Jaurès. Mon. to Sat. 9 a.m.
to midday & 1 to 5 p.m.
Tel 27 60 62
Royal Tera***
140 promenade Roger
Laroque, Anse Vata.
Tel 29 64 00
Tjibaou Cultural Centre
Rue des Accords de Matignon,
Tina. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays.
Tel 41 45 45
Books & Papers in English
The Bernheim Library* offers
visitors a selection of Englishlanguage
papers, reviews and
works of literature.
Exhibition
Permanent exhibition of works
by all the gallery’s featured
artists: Caroline Degroiselle,
Michel Moulimois, Jean
Pierre Lalubin, Julien Berger,
Johannes Wahono, Jean
Michel Duffau, André Gable,
René Vermande, Francis
Lôter, Jean Michon, Franck
Fay, Crocq and many more...
Open Monday to Friday
8.30 a.m. to midday
& 1.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Galerie Arte Bello, 30 rue
Auguste Brun, Quartier Latin.
Tel 25 31 00
FRI. 13 JULY
Live Music
Acoustic pop-rock band.
The Loop in a scintillating
performance of tracks by top
blues and rock artists: Eagle
Eye Cherry, Tracy Chapman,
Amy Winehouse, Oasis,
Maroon 5 and many more.
From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Le Sextant, Le Méridien
Nouméa****
Party Time
If you’re
aged 12 to
26, get your
party gear on
and head for
Le Rex! Great
DJ turns, live
bands and
cool fun are all l on the h menu
for an evening of creative
sounds and visual arts.
4 deejays will be manning the
turntables with local reggae
riddim band OLD I FRIKA on
stage before and after with an
eclectic mix of zouk, reggae,
hip-hop and electro sounds...
F1,000. Tickets from Le Rex,
Nouméa. Non-alcoholic drinks
on sale at the bar. From 5 p.m.
to 11 p.m. Le Rex, Downtown.
Tel 28 26 29
FRI. 13, FRI. 20
& FRI. 27 JULY
Theme
Buffet
Ocean buffet
and dance
every Friday
from 7 p.m.
Le Surf
Hotel***
FRI. 13 TO SAT. 21 JULY
Exhibition
Painter
Béatrice
Camallonga,
who lives
and works
on Lifou,
is showing
twenty
original painted ed hangings hangings
inspired by the theme “L’âme
des pays” (Soul of the lands).
Peoples and communities
each have their own distinctive
and unique way of inhabiting
the world. Each land we visit
evokes an emotional response,
born of our awareness of its
people and of its landscapes.
Camallonga’s works seek
to give expression to this
fundamental “soul”, this “pith
and marrow”, these “essences
of the land”. Website/blog:
fusionnisme.over-blog.com
Galerie Lec Lec Tic*
FRI. 13 JULY TO
THURS. 2 AUGUST
Exhibition
Ma maison est un jardin! (My
house is a garden) Magnifi cent
exhibition exploring the
mysterious ties between man
and nature as evoked by
gardens, mangroves, the sea
and the urban environment.
Fascinating! Tjibaou Cultural
Centre* (Till 31 March 2013)
Exhibition
“Dear Tatura Kids” exhibition
in the central pathway.
This project forms part of the
cultural program organised
to commemorate the 120 th
anniversary of the Japanese
community in New Caledonia.
Tjibaou Cultural Centre*
(Till 5 August)
Exhibition
Take a journey back to bygone
days in Nouméa’s Faubourg-
Blanchot district, brought
to life by fascinating archive
documents and photographs!
Maison Célières & Maison du
Livre* (Till 31 December)
Exhibition
“In Africa, when an old man
dies, a whole library burns”.
The “Paroles de Vieux”
project is a series of 120
short modules (video/photos)
portraying old men living in
New Caledonia through their
anecdotes, songs and stories.
Tjibaou Cultural Centre*
(Till 9 September)
Exhibition
“La ville et ses chemins de
traverse” (The city and its
byways): biblical illumination,
artifi cial illumination, natural
illumination, 20 selected artists
bring us their vision of the
urban landscape.
Art Centre* (Till 29 August)
Exhibition
Nouméa City Museum is
marking the 120 th anniversary
of New Caledonia’s Japanese
community with a exhibition
of works by Japanese visual
artist Mutsumi Tsuda who
will be presenting an audiovisual
“walkabout” exploring
the Japanese community in
Nouméa prior to 1942.
Fuji-Yama green tea will be
served to visitors on 17 July.
F200/person. Nouméa City
Museum* (Till 4 August)
SAT. 14 JULY
Dance Evening
Popular French songs
and waltzes... take to the
dance fl oor for an evening
with the delightful Vanuella
and the Dim Dam Danse
dance ensemble. Wear your
glitziest gowns, ladies! And
gentlemen... your partners
await you! Admission free.
From 7 p.m. Salon Lapérouse,
Le Méridien Nouméa****
SAT. 14 JULY TO
THURS. 2 AUGUST
Dance of the whales
Set off in the morning and
return in the evening with
memories you’ll cherish forever!
Maison du Lagon, Port Moselle,
Nouméa. Tel 27 27 27
(Till 16 September)
Live Music
New Caledonian drummer
Wesley Barbe, based in Paris
for the last few years, is on a
fl ying visit to Nouméa! Exclusive
concert featuring Shem
Bénébig on vocals, Michel
Bénébig on Hammond organ
and Wesley Barbe on drums.
From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
MV Lounge, Baie des Citrons.
Organic Market
Don’t miss the
bumper organic
market at the
Botanical and
Wildlife Park!
Seasonal fruit
and vegetables,
herbs and
spices, fresh fruit t juice juice, honey, honey
jams and also household
products, cosmetics and
essential oils...
From 8.30 a.m. to midday.
Botanical and Wildlife Park*
FRI. 20 JULY
Concert
Treat yourself to an evening of
enchantment! Performing her
“Tour du Monde” repertoire,
Vanuella lights up the dark
with her velvety, vibrant and
sensuous voice. From
7.30 p.m. Le Lobby Bar,
Le Méridien Nouméa****
Live Music
An evening of live pop-rock with
local trio “DIEZ” featuring two
female vocalists and a guitarist.
From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Le
WaraÏ Bar. Royal Tera Hotel***
Live Music
Two voices and a guitar…
Simply essential sensational
duo Élodie & David perform live.
From 7 p.m. Le Lobby bar,
Le Méridien Nouméa****
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Live Music
Oazik’s is
back with
three fabulous
local bands:
Triad, Sadro
and Résistance. MétisSlam
Association will also be taking
the stage for a creative slam
session. K’fé Concert Oazik’s
events also feature Kultur’Box
with a host of stalls where
you can exchange, buy or
sell cultural items, books and
collections... F500/person,
from 5 p.m.
Tjibaou Cultural Centre*
SUN. 22 JULY
Sunset Champagne
Happy Hour with Laurent
Perrier Champagne: a free
glass with every glass you buy.
Live music with “DJ Umani
Doska & Guests” From 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m. in Le WaraÏ Bar.
Royal Tera Hotel***
WEDS. 25 JULY TO
THURS. 2 AUGUST
Sales
And it’s bargain time again with
bumper sales at local retailers
(Till 25 August)
THURS. 26 JULY
Downtown Thursday
This week, the North Province
is the guest of honour at Place
des Cocotiers. Arts & crafts,
culinary specialities and lots
more... the people of the North
Province have spared no effort
to show off their region and its
attractions! Don’t miss it...
Tel 28 02 07
FRI. 27 JULY
Live Music
New Caledonian drummer
Wesley Barbe, based in Paris
for the last few years, is on a
fl ying visit to Nouméa! Exclusive
concert featuring Shem
Bénébig on vocals, Michel
Bénébig on Hammond organ
and Wesley Barbe on drums.
From 7.45 p.m. in Le Surf hotel
bar, Le Surf Hotel***
Live Music
Stéphane Fernandez and
Michel Trabelsi... an evening of
great music performed by two
brilliant guitarists.
From 7 p.m. Le Lobby Bar,
Le Méridien Nouméa****
FRI. 27 & SAT. 28 JULY
Cabaret
Dance evening and cabaret
show starring renowned Las
Vegas magician Jay Scott
Berry. From 7.30 p.m. to
9 p.m. open bar & tapas and
partner dancing; from 9 p.m.
to 10 p.m. cabaret show; from
10 p.m. to 2 a.m. dance party.
From F7,900/person. Information
& bookings: 79 82 69
Le Méridien Nouméa****
Concert
Tribute in honour of
distinguished New Caledonian
musician Jimmy Oedin. An
ambitious project featuring
two evenings of musical brio
bringing together around
twenty musicians from all over
the country. Prestigious guest
artists and a world-famous
Indonesian guitarist will be
topping the bill. From 8 p.m.
Sisia Room.
Tjibaou Cultural Centre*
SAT. 28 JULY
Live Music
Acoustic pop-rock band.
The Loop in a scintillating
performance of tracks by top
blues and rock artists: Eagle
Eye Cherry, Tracy Chapman,
Amy Winehouse, Oasis,
From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Le Sextant,
Le Méridien Nouméa****
Car Boot Sale
Bumper early morning car boot
sale on Place des Cocotiers…
Set the alarm and join the early
birds to snap up the choicest
treasures! From 8 a.m.
Live Music
An evening of frenzied
Camargue fl amenco with
Fuego Gitano duo - vocals and
guitar. From 7 p.m. Le Lobby
Bar, Le Méridien Nouméa****
WEDS. 1 AUGUST
Outdoor Event
Passion Wednesday under
the Anse Vata farés. New
Caledonia’s outback is in
the spotlight at this month’s
event... come and join in a real
bush-style festive atmosphere
and sample delicious skewers
of grilled venison! From 5 p.m.
Anse Vata farés.
South
Province
ADDRESS BOOK
Aventure Pulsion
Outdoor sports, adventure
& leisure activities
Advance booking required.
Tel 26 27 48
Auberge Historique
de Moindou
Village de Moindou.
Tel 35 43 28
Bourail Tourist Offi ce
Rue Simone Dremon, opposite
Bourail Townhall. Tel 46 46 12
Destination Grand Sud
Shopping centre, La Coulée
Mont-Dore. Tel 46 06 25
Kanua Tera Ecolodge***
Port-Boisé Bay, route
Kaa nua, Yaté. Tel 46 90 00
Madeleine Waterfall
Netcha camping and leisure
area. Open daily from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tel 46 98 00
La Foa Tourisme
La Foa Townhall.
www.lafoatourime.assoc.nc
Tel 41 69 11
Le Méridien IDP*****
Baie d’Oro, Isle of Pines.
Tel 26 50 00
Mont-Dore Cultural
Centre
Tel 41 01 73
Bourail Museum
Rue Simone Dremon.
Open Mon. to Sat. 9 a.m.
to midday and 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. Tel 46 69 12
Ouré Tera****
Baie de Kanuméra,
Isle of Pines. Tel 43 77 15
Parc de la Rivière Bleue
nature reserve
Open Tues. to Sun. 7 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tel 43 61 24
Terraventure
Outdoor sports, adventure
& leisure activities
Advance booking required
Tel 77 88 19
terraventure@mls.nc
Vertikalédonie
Outdoor sports, adventure
& leisure activities
Advance booking required.
Tel 47 14 85
*See above “address book”

WHAT’S UP?
ART & CULTURE
NOUMÉA
THROUGH AN
ARTIST’S EYE
Artist Stéphane
Foucaud brings
us his uniquely
individual and poetic
vision of Nouméa.
Don’t miss his
exhibition, on show
at Galerie Lec Lec
Tic from Monday
23 July to Saturday
4 August!
Following art studies
in France, Stéphane
returned to New
Caledonia and began
his career as a
professional artist.
The quintessentially
tribal aspect of New
Caledonia provides the
artist with a key source
of painterly inspiration.
FEEL GOOD
Urban perceptions
In his new show “Citizoom”,
Stéphane Foucaud
offers the public his very
personal vision of Nouméa
and of the city’s hidden
signs and secrets. Using
a many-layered graphic
language blending
symbols, shapes and
space, the artist gives us
eleven works of great
sensitivity. In his paintings,
the artist uses signs to
suggest complex concepts
evoking both a whole
and a part of the whole.
So make sure you drop in
BOTANIK, THE ART AND SCIENCE
OF WELL-BEING IN NEW CALEDONIA!
Explore a whole new
world of sensuous
delight and well-being
with natural beauty
products by Botanik
Nouvelle-Calédonie.
The Botanik range, available
at Nouméa’s skin and
beauty care centres, offers
delicious beauty care rituals
to pamper body and soul.
How could you resist the
voluptuous appeal of treats
such as a massage with
shells on sandalwood oil,
a beauty scrub made with
grains of Isle of Pines sand
and frangipani flowers,
THE NATURE SPOT
a seaweed and niaouli
essence oxygenating facial,
a slimming body wrap
with ginger root... a whole
panoply of natural New
Caledonian magic.
Magic for men
Botanik has just brought out
two new niaouli-based “art of
shaving” skin care products.
What could be more natural
than pure savannah-fresh
niaouli for a smooth, close
and pleasurable shaving
experience? The secret
lies in the incomparably
refreshing and antiseptic
at Galerie Lec Lec Tic to
explore a painter’s vision
of Nouméa and see a
map of the city magically
brought to life in his
canvases.
Open Monday to
Wednesday 2.30 p.m. to
6.30 p.m. and Thursday
10 a.m. to midday and
2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.,
Friday 10 a.m. to
6.30 p.m.
Galerie Lec Lec Tic
La Promenade Complex
Anse Vata, Nouméa.
Tel 82 56 01
properties of essential niaouli
oil, guaranteed to prevent
soreness and tightness.
Use “Rituel du Stockman”
pre-shave cream to gently
prepare your skin and follow
up with ultra softening
“Secret du Stockman” for a
creamy after-shave caress!
Your skin will feel wonderfully
fresh and glowing with
health...
Available from pharmacies
and beauty care centres.
For details of your nearest
spa or beauty centre
offering Botanik beauty
care: botanik@canl.nc
Breath takingly
beautiful Ouvéa is
famed for its vast
and magnifi cent
white sand beaches…
but this northernmost
of the Lo yalty Islands
also boasts another
treasure, a parrot
found only in this
tiny corner of paradise!
HISTORY
HISTORICAL
RIDDLE
The Protestant
Temple, with its
austere and elegant
architecture, is one
of Nouméa’s most
impressive buildings.
This major religious
edifice, known familiarly
by New Caledonians
as “Le Vieux Temple”
(the Old Temple), is
perched high over the
city. The 19 th century
Temple was built at the
request of Nouméa’s
Protestant community,
who were unhappy at
having no church of
their own in which
to worship. In 1870,
Pastor Charbonniaud
set himself to find a
piece of land suitable
for the construction
of a place of worship
MOVE IT
BOWL ‘EM DOWN!
For several years now,
Noumeans have had
to do without a ten pin
bowling alley but the
recent opening of the
new Pacif’ik centre has
changed all that!
The spacious 700 m²
plus Pacif’ik bowling alley
is located in the Ducos
business and industrial area
on the outskirts of Nouméa.
Players can hone their skills
A MOST PRECIOUS PARROT…
The Ouvéa horned
parakeet (Eunymphicus
cornutus uvaeensis)
is an endemic species
found mainly in an area of
primary forest in the north
of the island. The species
has green plumage offset
by yellower underparts,
bluish wings and tail and
a crest of six curling black
feathers. Conservation
efforts have led to it
becoming well-known and
for local Protestants. He
found the perfect site
bordering Boulevard
Vauban, overlooking the
town and the harbour.
Building work, which was
undertaken entirely by
convict labourers, began
in 1884 and lasted three
years. The Temple was
fnally inaugurated in 1893
and shares with Saint
Joseph’s Cathedral the
distinction of being built
entirely in stone; they
are the only stone-built
places of worship in
Nouméa. The inauguration
ceremony was held
on 18 June 1893 in the
presence of the Governor,
the local authorities, the
Protestant community
and a crowd of other local
on the eight cutting-edge
lanes and replenish energy
levels at the on-site drinks
& snack bar. 9 year old
Maeva, fresh from an
exciting family bowling
evening, was impressed:
“The lanes are just great
and the shoes are brand
new”.
Cost: F600 per game on
weekdays and F900 at
weekends. Reduced rates
for children.
celebrated as the island
emblem.
A protected
endangered species
Ouvéa parakeets have
been protected by an
intensive conservation
program since 1993. In the
past they were targeted
by traders and hunters,
and the species was well
nigh decimated. Thanks
citizens, including many
Catholics. The building
is a triumph of grace
and elegance; the great
main door, the interior
furnishings and the
ribbed ogival vaulting
are all fashioned from
tamanu wood.
The monumental
staircase leading up to
the Temple was added
35 years later by Pastor
Mawe Wapae and the
students of Hawila
School in Lifou. “Le
Vieux Temple” was
listed as an historic
monument in August
1992. You can reach
the Protestant Temple
by walking right to the
top of rue de l’Alma,
downtown.
Le Pacif’ik
Open Tuesday to Sunday
from 2 p.m. to midnight
and until 2 a.m. on
Saturday.
36 route de la Baie des
Dames, Ducos.
Tel 24 83 91
to determined action
by conservationists,
the Ouvéa parakeet
population currently
numbers 500 to 800
individuals, which soar
from place to place in
colourful, noisy flocks.
Keep your eyes wide
open and you may be
lucky enough to glimpse
the vivid plumage of
one of these rare and
graceful birds.

WHAT’S UP?
ALL YEAR ROUND
Museum
Bourail. Explore the fascinating
history of the Bourail region:
the life and traditions of the
Keku and the Orowë tribes, the
establishment of the convict
prison farm, the development
of Bourail village and how
people lived at the time, the
New Zealand military base
during WW2. Bourail Museum*
Sculpture
Bourail. Abraham Gorodite,
who works from Bourail, has
forged a enduring reputation
as a highly talented sculptor.
He sculpts all kinds of wood,
soapstone... and creates
works of every size. You are
welcome to visit his fascinating
workshop after 4 p.m.
Tel 97 69 05 or 46 25 75
Craft Workshop
Bourail. Every Tuesday
morning, Bourail Museum
holds a workshop on the basic
techniques of traditional Kanak
pandanus weaving. Come and
join Atelier Pattchate run by
Rose Moiteu. From 9 a.m. to
midday, Bourail Museum*
FRI. 13 JULY
Market
Mont-Dore. Evening market on
“Place des Accords” at Boulari.
SAT. 14 JULY
Move It
Païta. 2 hr kayak trail down
La Tontouta river. Program
includes river bathing. F3,000
Terraventure*
SAT. 14 & SUN. 15 JULY
Move It
Païta. Long distance foot trail
along the track up Mont Humboldt,
New Caledonia’s second
highest peak… No guide. Cost:
F8,500/pers. Terraventure*
COUNTRY/FARMERS MARKETS
All market stallholders
are local producers and
fi shermen/women
selling their own
produce. Items on
offer include fruit,
vegetables, plants,
fl ower arrangements,
home-cooked dishes
and handmade
jewellery.
Early birds get the
best choice of items on
display, so aim to get
there before 9.30 a.m.
Nouméa
EVERY DAY
Papaya, soursop, passion
fruit, green coconuts,
vegetables, fi sh, fl owers,
clothing. Baie de la Moselle,
Downtown, from 5 a.m.
Closed 3 rd Monday
in the month.
Discovery Weekend
Moindou. Immerse yourself
in the fascinating Kanak tribal
world in lush countryside, just
a stone’s throw from a pretty
river complete with waterfalls.
Traditional meal, nature trails,
camping... A perfect getaway
break in the heart of nature.
Table-Unio Tribe. Tel 92 84 99
SAT. 14 TO THURS. 2
AUGUST
Dance of the whales
Deep South. It’s whale-watching
season so why not treat
yourself to a weekend catamaran
trip in the Deep South for
a close-up encounter with the
humpback whales? F18,150/
person (o/n, buffet breakfast,
picnic lunch and a day on
board the catamaran.
Kanua Tera Ecolodge*
SUN. 15 JULY
Move It
Païta. 2 hr horseback trail at
Tontouta. F6,000/pers.
Terraventure*
SUN. 15 & SUN. 22
JULY
Move It
Deep South. Hill foot trail:
“Le Pic du Grand Kaori”
Alain Fort, Tel 26 48 13
SAT. 21 JULY
Move It
Païta. 3 hr horseback trail
along the Tontouta River
including river bathing with
the horses. F7,500/pers.
Terraventure*
SUN. 22 JULY
Move It
Bourail.
Join the
“Raid de
Gouaro
Bourail”
adventure
trail for
individual
runners
and explore the wild beauties
of this superb region.
Three itineraries: 3.5 km
climbing to 150 m, 7.5 km
climbing to 450 m & 15.5 km
climbing to 850 m.
Tel 78 30 01
EVERY SAT.
Fresh meat, fruit &
vegetables. Ducos indoor
market, Saturday, from 6 a.m.
EVERY SAT.
Scents and savours
market: 25 stallholders
and tempting displays of
freshwater prawns, vanilla
beans, venison charcuterie,
cheeses, Melanesian
coffees, Vietnamese teas
and spices, fl owers and
Moroccan specialities.
La Maison Ballande, from
7.30 a.m.
South
Province
ISLE OF PINES
WEDS. & SAT.
Root vegetables, fruit and
vegetables, freshly caught
Move It
Deep south. Kayak trail along
the coast to the Prony hot
water springs.
Aventure Pulsion*
Move It
Païta. 6 hr horseback trail to
the Uitoé peninsula including
river bathing with the horses.
F10,000/pers.
Terraventure*
WEDS. 25 JULY
Theme Buffet
Isle of Pines. BBQ buffet
lunch with a choice of 4 starters,
grilled fi sh and meat and
side dishes and a choice
of 3 desserts. F4,200/pers.
(excl. drinks). “Le Kanuméra”
restaurant, Ouré Tera Beach
Resort****
SAT. 28 JULY
Theme Buffet
Deep South. Melanesian
buffet: traditional chicken or
fi sh bougna F5,800/pers. From
midday, “Le Ka-Ma” restaurant.
Kanua Tera Ecolodge*
Heritage
Thio. Every month, Thio Tourist
Offi ce runs guided tours of
historic Mine du Plateau which
has been going since 1874
and is still worked by SLN.
The commentary for the tours
is provided by local historian
Maurice Fels. A traditional
lunch in a tribal village rounds
off each tour.
Thio Tourisme: 44 80 33
SAT. 28 & SUN. 29
JULY
Move It
Païta. Adventure weekend
with accommodation in bungalows
or under canvas, meals
included. Saturday: 3 hr foot
trail on the Tontouta hilltops.
Sunday: kayaking down the
Tontouta River (2 hr) and
returning on horseback along
the river bank. Terraventure*
SUN. 29 JULY
Move It
Païta. 3 hr horseback trail
along Karikaté beach.
F7,500/pers.
Terraventure*
fi sh. Vao, from 6 a.m.
Tel 46 10 27
YATÉ
EVERY WEDS. & SAT.
Sale of regional produce
every Wednesday and
Saturday in New Caledonia’s
Deep South. From 7 a.m.
BOURAIL
EVERY FRI. & SAT.
Twenty or so stalls
selling seasonal fruit and
vegetables, honey, syrups,
jams, cakes, cooked dishes,
cut fl owers & plants. Main
square, from 7.30 a.m.
Tel 44 13 36
LA FOA
EVERY SAT.
Twenty or so stalls selling
plants, fresh fruit and
vegetables, fi sh and
shellfi sh. Place Georges
Guermet, from 7.30 a.m.
Tel 44 31 13 or 41 69 11
MONT-DORE
EVERY SAT.
Twenty or so stalls selling
home-grown produce, fruit
and vegetables, jams, arts
and crafts...
La Coulée Shopping Centre,
from 7 a.m. Tel 46 06 25
North
Province
ADDRESS BOOK
Hienghène Cultural
Centre
Tel 42 80 74
Koné Cultural Centre
Tel 47 72 16
Le Koniambo***
Route provinciale 1,
Koné. Tel 47 39 40
La Néa***
RT1, Lot 218, Koné.
Tel 47 30 40
Malabou Beach**
Néhoué Bay, Poum.
Tel 47 60 60
Tiéti Tera***
16 voie urbaine n°1,
Poindimié. Tel 42 64 00
ALL YEAR ROUND
History Tours
Koumac. Guided tours of old
Tiébaghi village near Koumac.
Tues., Thurs. & Sat. from 8 a.m.
Tel 42 78 42
FRI. 13 TO SAT. 21
JULY
Exhibition
Poindimié.
7 to 21 July: :
exhibition
of paintings
by Isabelle
Staron
Tutugoro
in the hotel
lounge
and lobby.
Admission free f and d paintings i ti
can be bought on the spot.
Tiéti Tera Beach Resort***
SAT. 14 JULY
Live Music
Poindimié. “Café Concert”
evening with live music
featuring local band “Funk You”
at “Le Tibarama” bar
from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tiéti Tera Beach Resort***
The editor clearly cannot accept any responsibility for any subsequent changes of program
SAINT-LOUIS, MONT-DORE
EVERY SAT. & SUN.
La Réserve women’s market.
Market days on public holidays.
From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
EVERY SUN.
Flea market with fi fty or so
stalls. Pont des Français
Market, Drive-In carpark,
from 6 a.m. Tel 46 06 25
SARRAMÉA
SUN. 22 JULY
Local stallholders selling
plants and fresh produce.
From 8.30 a.m. Tel 44 31 04
North
Province
TOUHO
MON., WEDS. & FRI.
Great choice of fresh fruit,
vegetables, cooked dishes
and tropical fl owers for your
garden! Mon. & Weds. from
6 a.m. to midday, Fri. late
opening from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
CANALA
EVERY FRI.
Around fi fteen stalls selling
fresh fruit and vegetables,
fi sh and fl owers.
Town Centre, from 7 a.m.
Tel 42 31 09 or 42 60 61
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FRI. 27 JULY
Concert
Koné. Treat yourself to an
evening of enchantment!
Performing her “Tour du
Monde” repertoire, Vanuella
lights up the dark with her
velvety, vibrant and sensuous
voice. From 7.30 p.m.
Le Koniambo***
SAT. 28 JULY
Tahitian Evening
Poindimié.
Traditional
Tahitian
dances
and music
featuring
“Fetia Ri’il”
dance
ensemble.
“Le
Barringtonia” a”
restaurant and on the Faré
Terrace from 6.30 p.m.
Tiéti Tera Beach Resort***
Loyalty
Islands
ADDRESS BOOK
LIFOU
Tourist Information
Offi ce
“Ne Drehu” Municipal Events
and Information Centre
two offices at your service.
Next to Lifou Townhall and
at Wanaham aerodrome.
Tel 45 00 32 or 45 02 80
MARÉ
Nengone Tourist
Information Offi ce
Located in Maré Townhall
faré at Tadine. Tel 45 03 49
OUVÉA
Laaï Tourist Information
Offi ce
Located at Fayoué.
Tel 45 10 84 or 94 97 14
PONÉRIHOUEN
EVERY FRI.
Water and dry land taros,
yams, cassava, water
melons, local lettuces,
tomatoes, pumpkin fl esh,
pineapples, lychees,
mangoes and papayas.
From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
HIENGHÈNE
TUES. & FRI.
Twenty or so stallholders from
neighbouring tribes offering
shoppers home-grown fruit
and vegetables and fresh
meat and fi sh. Town centre,
from 6.30 a.m. Tel 42 43 57
KONÉ
EVERY SAT.
15 stalls selling seasonal
fruit and vegetables, plants,
fl owers, fi sh and cakes.
Town centre, from 7 a.m.
Tel 47 30 86
KOUMAC
EVERY SAT.
15 stalls selling seasonal
fruit and vegetables, fl owers,
crabs, local pickles, jams
and arts and crafts items.
Beside the townhall
(North entrance), from 7 a.m.
Tel 42 78 42
LIFOU
Arts & Crafts
Exhibition and sale of handcrafted
items at the Women’s
Space, Wé townhall courtyard
Mon. to Thurs. 7.30 to 11.30 a.m.
& 1 to 3.30 p.m. Tel 45 00 32
MARÉ
Arts & Crafts
Workshops and sale of
hand-crafted items Maré
Women’s Space, Yeiwéné
Yeiwéné Cultural Centre,
La Roche. Mon. to Fri. 7 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tel 45 44 79
OUVÉA
FRI. 13 TO SUN. 15
JULY
Fair
The Waleï Fair is held every
year at Heo. This year’s program
includes performances
by a host of dance ensembles,
choirs and musicians and a
number of stalls decorated with
the colours of tribes from North
Ouvéa. Ouvéa Laaï Tourist
Information Offi ce*
Ouvéa Soap Factory
Free tours of the Ouvéa
coconut-based soap factory
Wadrilla Tribe. Tues. & Thurs. 8
to 11.30 a.m. Advance booking
required. Tel 45 10 60
POINDIMIÉ
EVERY SAT.
Town centre (except
2 nd Sunday of each month:
held at La Tchamba), from
7 a.m. Tel 47 89 00 or 42 60 10
POUEMBOUT
EVERY SAT.
Pouembout market is held
every Saturday morning in
a charming setting. Plenty
of choice for shoppers:
fresh local fruit, vegetables,
plants... From 7 a.m.
Loyalty
Islands
LIFOU
FRI. & WEDS.
Cut fl ower bouquets, fresh
vegetables and tropical fruit.
In Wé, from 6 a.m. Tel 45 50 00
MARÉ
FRI. & TUES.
In Tadine, opposite the Town
Hall Shelter, from 7 a.m.
Tel 45 49 08
OUVÉA
EVERY WEDS.
Hnyimëhë market by the
sea (between Banoutr and
Wadrilla), from 7 a.m.
Tel 45 71 11
*See above “address book”
LATER
FRI. 31 AUGUST TO
SUN. 2 SEPTEMBER
LIFOU
The Wetr Fair is held every year
at the Easo tribe in the north
west of Lifou. Three unique and
marvellous days to experience
and learn about Kanak culture
– from traditional techniques
to ancestral customs...
The Fair goes on until late
in the evening! Lifou Tourist
Information Offi ce*

NOUMÉA IN A DAY…
A COUPLE OF HOURS
IN NOUMÉA
TOURISM ROUTE
MUSEUM OF
NEW CALEDONIA*
Exploring Melanesian culture
Open every day except
Tuesdays and public holidays
9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. & 12.15 p.m.
to 4.30 p.m. Admission: Adults
F200 - Children under 12 free.
Tel 27 23 42
5 minutes’ walk from
Place des Cocotiers
NOUMÉA CITY
MUSEUM*
A fascinating insight into various
periods of New Caledonian
history
Open Monday to Friday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Saturday
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to
5 p.m. Closed Sundays and
public holidays - Admission:
Adults F200 - Children under
12 free. 39 rue Jean Jaurès,
Downtown. Tel 26 28 05
Two blocks up from the
Tourist Office, on the left
MUNICIPAL MARKET
Vast choice of souvenirs, fresh
fruit & vegetables
Open every day 6 a.m. to
midday Closed 3 rd Monday
of the month. Port Moselle
10 minutes’ walk from the
Maritime Terminal
LAGOON AQUARIUM*
A magical window onto
New Caledonia’s lagoon
Open Tuesday to Sunday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last
admission at 4 p.m.
Admission: Adults F1,000
Children under 12 F500
61 promenade Roger Laroque,
Anse Vata. Tel 26 27 31
No. 1 bus from Place des
Cocotiers, get off at Le Surf
hotel stop
TJIBAOU CULTURAL
CENTRE
An inspired blend of contemporary
and traditional Kanak
architecture showcasing the
enduring creative power of
Oceanian cultural traditions
Open Tuesday to Sunday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Admission: Adults F500 - Under
18s free. Rue des Accords de
Matignon, Tina Blue line
No. 2 bus (bus stop between
cinema and fire station)
BOTANICAL AND
WILDLIFE PARK*
Magnificent botanical gardens
and wildlife park
Open Tuesday to Sunday from
10.15 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. (from
1 st September to 30 April) and
from 10.15 a.m. to 5 p.m. (from
1 st May to 31 August). Closed
Mondays Admission: Adults
F400 - Children aged 12-17 F200
Children under 12 free
Route Teyssandier de Laubarède,
Montravel. Tel 27 82 51 Take
a taxi or the Nouméa Explorer
SAINT JOSEPH’S
CATHEDRAL*
Open every day. Admission free.
Visitors must be suitably attired
Rue Frédéric Surleau, Downtown
Closed to visitors on Sundays but
you are welcome to attend Mass:
6 a.m., 9 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
OUEN TORO VIEWPOINT*
The trail to the panoramic
viewpoint is 1 km long but the
reward is well worth the effort -
a breathtaking vista over the city
and residential districts, the bays
and southern lagoon... and a
fascinating reminder of WW2 in the
Pacific (canons). Anse Vata
Take green line No. 1 bus from
Place des Cocotiers
LAGOON OUTINGS AND
ACTIVITIES
MD PLAISIRS
Rental of windsurf boards, stand
up paddle boards, towable ski
tubes, wakeboards.
Open every day 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(in winter) & 6 p.m. (in summer)
Anse Vata Fare. Tel 76 59 09
Green line bus (No. 1) from
Place des Cocotiers, get off next
to taxi boat office on Anse Vata
PLAGE LOISIRS
Taxi boats to Ile aux Canards
and Ilot Maître. Departures every
15 minutes, open every day (except
in bad weather) Rates: adults
from F1,200 - Children under 12
F600 (Ile aux Canards)/adults from
F2,500 - Children under 12 half
price - Anse Vata Fare. Tel 26 90 00
Green line bus (No. 1) from
Place des Cocotiers, get off
at “Plage Anse Vata” stop
ILE AUX CANARDS
UNDERWATER TRAIL
Underwater discovery trail
signposted by buoys. All you
need is standard snorkelling gear.
Snorkelling equipment hire
MARITIME TERMINAL MARKET
A colourful arts and crafts market
is held right on the spot inside the
Maritime Terminal every time a
cruise ship docks. Wander round
the stalls spread out on both levels
of the building and choose your
own special souvenirs of New
Caledonia. Postcards, sarongs,
local costumes, T-shirts, fashion
jewellery, traditional sculptures... Your only problem will be
making up your mind! So set off on a tour of the displays
and meet the friendly stallholders who are all delighted to
show off their wares and chat to visitors. Just so you know:
all items sold at the Maritime Terminal have been approved
by the Plant Health Authorities for import into Australia.
Open to all whenever a cruise ship is in port!
on the spot. Ile aux Canards
Green line bus (No. 1) from
Place des Cocotiers, get off
at “Plage Anse Vata” stop
OUTINGS AND
ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY
TINA GOLF COURSE
World-class 18 hole golf course,
open every day
Admission: Green Fees: F4,400
for 9 holes weekdays - F5,500
weekends & F6,300 for 18 holes
weekdays - F7,300 weekends
Tina Peninsula. Tel 43 82 83
Blue line bus heading for the
Cultural Centre, get off one stop
before the Centre
LEISURE AND
RELAXATION
ROYAL SPA
Experience the Royal Tera Hotel’s
“aquatonic” water circuit or relax in
the luxurious Spa.
Open every day from Monday to
Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. & Sunday 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. Admission: F3,000 (secure
locker, hair cap and towel provided,
access to hammam and sauna)
Royal Tera Hotel, Anse Vata.
Tel 29 64 64 Green line No. 1
bus from the Maritime Terminal,
get off at “Château Royal” stop
HARNN, PORT PLAISANCE
All the grace and skill of Asian
beauty care at Port Plaisance.
Relax and enjoy an authentic Thai
massage...
10 rue Jules Garnier, Baie des
Citrons. Monday to Saturday
9 a.m.- 7 p.m. Closed Sundays
ENTERTAINMENT
LE FLEX CLUB
Special welcome for cruise liner
passengers. Rue Jean Jaurès near
Place des Cocotiers, Downtown
Next to the City Museum, two
blocks up from the Tourist Office
LITTLE LEXICON
Hello. Bonjour.
Goodbye. Au revoir.
Thank you. Merci.
Please. S’il vous plait.
Yes. Oui.
No. Non.
What’s your name?
Comment vous
appelez-vous ?
I would like a drink.
Je voudrais boire.
I would like to eat.
Je voudrais manger.
Where is...? Où est... ?
Where can I take a taxi?
Où est ce que je peux
prendre un taxi ?
NOUMÉA’S CASINOS
Le Grand Casino is located at the
entrance to Le Méridien Hotel on
Pointe Magnin, Anse Vata.
Casino Royal is located at
the Surf Hotel, Anse Vata.
Open from Sunday to Thursday
11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Friday & Saturday
11 a.m. to 3 a.m.
MV LOUNGE
Delightful beachfront bar perfect
for a refreshing cocktail at sunset
22 rue Jules Garnier, Baie des
Citrons. From 7 p.m.
SHOPPING
PALM BEACH SHOPPING
MALL
Range of stores selling souvenirs
& gifts, fabrics, table linen, gadgets
& gizmos, cigarettes & newspapers
and jewellery, restaurants, and
a tourist agency. Open every day
including Sundays. Anse Vata
Green line No. 1 bus from the
city centre
LA PROMENADE COMPLEX
Shops, restaurants (Vietnamese,
Thai, French, Italian), bakery and
pastry shop, bars, fresh fruit juice
bar. Open every day and Sunday
afternoons, Anse Vata.
Orange line No. 7 bus from
Place des Cocotiers
PORT PLAISANCE
SHOPPING MALL
Shopping centre: stores,
restaurant, optician, hairdresser,
supermarket...
Open from Monday to Saturday
Closed Sunday. Port Plaisance
Green line No. 1 bus from Place
des Cocotiers
MIRAGE PLAZA/BAIE DES
CITRONS COMPLEX
Restaurants (mixed grill, Italian,
Vietnamese, International cuisine,
Crêpes, Coffee Club, Pizza),
Where can I take a bus?
Où est ce que je peux prendre
un bus ?
I would like to go to…
Je voudrais aller à...
Could you show me
the way to downtown?
Pourriez-vous me montrer
le chemin du centre ville ?
What is it?
Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
How much does this cost?
Combien ça coûte ?
I would like to buy a…
Je voudrais acheter…
souvenir shops. Open every day.
Baie des Citrons Green line
No. 1 bus from Place des Cocotiers
MARLÈNE
Duty free store: designer
fashion, accessories, cosmetics,
perfumery, tobacco, alcohol…
Passports must be shown
Corner of rue Alma and rue Foch,
Downtown. Open from Monday to
Friday 8.45 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday
8.45 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. & 2.30 p.m.
- 5 p.m. Le Méridien Hotel, Anse
Vata - Pointe Magnin. Open 7/7
from 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. &
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Reminder: no
duty free purchases on Sundays)
5 blocks up on your left from the
Maritime Terminal
ROZANNE PASSION
BEAUTÉ
Duty free store: perfumery
and cosmetics
Passports must be shown.
Open from Monday to Friday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 21 rue de l’Alma,
Downtown 3 blocks up on your
left from the Maritime Terminal
OZONE
Surf wear store. Open Monday to
Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. & Saturday
8.30 a.m. to midday/2.30 p.m. to
5.30 p.m. 1 rue Anatole France,
Downtown 2 blocks up on your
right in front of the Townhall
L’OCCITANE
Superb range of natural beauty
care products and perfumes from
Provence (France). Open Monday
to Friday 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.,
Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
32 rue de l’Alma, Downtown
4 blocks up on your left from
the Maritime Terminal
LE FOURNIL GOURMAND
French bakery and pastries
Open Monday to Saturday 5 a.m.
to 7 p.m. 16 rue Galliéni, Downtown
I don’t feel well.
Je ne me sens pas bien.
I need a doctor.
J’ai besoin d’un docteur.
Please help me!
Aidez-moi s’il vous plaît !
I don’t understand.
Je ne comprends pas.
Please take me to this
adress.
S’il vous plait emmenez-moi
à cette adresse.
Sorry to bother you.
Désolé de vous déranger.
Are there rooms
available?
Avez-vous des chambres
disponibles ?
I’d like to make a
1 block up on your left from the
Maritime Terminal, in rue Galliéni
YVES ROCHER
100% natural cosmetics made in
France. 50 rue Anatole France,
Downtown. Open Tuesday to
Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. -
5.30 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. -
12.30 p.m. & 1.30 p.m. -
5.30 p.m. Closed Mondays
SODIVAL
A selection of some of the
world’s finest wines. Well worth
a visit! 27 promenade Roger
Laroque, Baie des Citrons.
Open 7/7 Monday to Sunday
10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
CHOCOLAT MORAND
Superb chocolates created
by a master chocolate maker
13 rue Eugène Porcheron,
Quartier Latin. Open Monday
to Saturday. Monday 1 p.m. -
6 p.m. Tuesday to Friday
7.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 7.30 a.m. - midday
& 3.30 p.m.- 6.30 p.m.
TONTON JULES
A wide range of top quality
chocolates to delight kids
and adults alike, 7 bis rue
du Gal Mangin, Downtown.
Open Monday to Saturday
Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. -
5.30 p.m. Saturday 8.30 a.m.
- midday & 2 p.m.- 5 p.m.
27 promenade Roger Laroque,
Baie des Citrons. Tel 24 83 48
Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. -
7 p.m. Monday 12.30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
AMORINO GELATO
ITALIANO
Treat yourself to the best
ices in Nouméa... superb,
delicious, homemade and quite
unforgettable, 27 promenade
Roger Laroque, Baie des Citrons
Open every day: Monday to
Thursday & Sunday: 11 a.m. -
10 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
*See map p.8
reservation.
Je voudrais faire une
réservation.
Where is the bathroom?
Où sont les toilettes ?
Do you accept credit
cards?
Acceptez-vous les cartes
de crédit ?
Please bring the bill.
L’addition, s’il vous plait.
What time is it?
Quelle heure est-il ?
Left. À gauche.
Right. À droite.
Straight on. Tout droit.
Today. Aujourd’hui.
Tomorrow. Demain.
Yesterday. Hier.

CULTURAL PASSPORT
Rooftop totems are
wooden sculptures
used to decorate
the topmost point
of traditional Kanak
great huts.
Chiefdoms are the
basis of Kanak social
structure. Although the
precise organisation of
chiefdoms may vary from
one region to another, in
every tribe the rooftop
totem is an evocation of
the very first chief and
his descendents who,
following in his steps,
safeguard the legitimacy
of the tribe’s reigning
chief. The upper part of a
rooftop totem, placed at
the topmost point of the
roof of a chiefdom’s great
hut, is exposed to the
elements, rain, wind and
EDITOR: Tel (687) 23 23 80 - weekly@onenparle.nc
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Tourism offi ce. PHOTOS: OEP, NCTPS, Éric Dell’Erba,
Centre Culturel Tjibaou, SANT, DIL, Tourisme Province Nord, Mairie de Nouméa,
École du cirque de NC, OGAF, Ouane Batch, Prisca Mairan, Patricia Lauzes
TRANSLATIONS: Elaine Sutton. PRINTED BY: Le Gratuit
Despite the attention given to the accuracy of the
information printed in The New Caledonia Weekly,
we cannot be held responsible for last minute
the heat of the sun, while
the foot is embedded
inside in the “basket”
containing magical
herbs symbolizing the
clan’s origin, identity and
ancestral power.
There are significant
stylistic differences
between rooftop totems
in the north and south of
New Caledonia. Some
totems are sculpted to
represent the human
figure whereas others
are purely geometric. The
topmost part of the totem
comprises one or several
spikes, designed to be
adorned with strings of
the shells treasured by
the clan. Such shells
are closely linked to
the “spoken word” – a
fundamental concept in
the Kanak world.
We protect
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ROOFTOP TOTEMS CRYSTALLINE CASCADE
IN THE LIMELIGHT...
SHOPS & STORES: OPENING HOURS
Shops are generally open from 9.30 a.m. to midday and 2 p.m. to
5.30 p.m. Only food stores stay open non-stop from 7.30 a.m. to
around 7 p.m.
NOUMÉA WEATHER
FRIDAY 13
Partly Sunny 24°
SATURDAY 14
Partly Sunny 24°
SUNDAY 15
Partly Sunny 24°
MONDAY 16
Partly Sunny 23°
USEFUL TIPS
GETTING AROUND
TAKE A BUS
Karuia buses (red buses): the Blue Line goes to the Tjibaou
Cultural Centre from the Place des Cocotiers in the centre of town.
The Green Line follows the beach roads. Fares: adults, F210 one
way. Tel 26 54 54 or www.gietcn.nc
TAKE A TAXI
Taxis, Central rank Place des Cocotiers, fare from city centre to
beaches, F1,200. Tel 28 35 12
TAXI BOATS (LEAVING FROM ANSE VATA)
Every day 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Île aux Canards return fare F1,200,
Îlot Maître return fare F2,800. Last departure 4 p.m. Tel 26 90 00
TUESDAY 17
Rainy 22°
WEDNESDAY 18
Partly Cloudy 23°
THURSDAY 19
Sunny 24°
TENDENCIES 20 JULY
TO 2 AUGUST
Partly Cloudy 24°
FRESH AIR CALEDONIAN TASTE
Next time you take
a trip to the North
Province, be sure to
visit spectacular Tao
Waterfall.
To reach the Tao Falls
on the north-east coast
of the island, you’ll need
to take New Caledonia’s
last working ferry to cross
the Ouaième River that
separates Hienghène
from Pouébo. You can see
the falls tumbling down
the mountainside from the
coast road. The source is
to be found much higher
up on New Caledonia’s
highest mountain – Mount
Panié, which rises to a
height of 1,629 metres.
For a closer look, leave
your car by the roadside
and follow the river-side
path for a few hundred
MONEY
Very few of Nouméa’s shops
stores and tourism leisure
activities accept foreign
currency. Automatic teller
machines (ATMs) are available
throughout the territory. Have
your pin code handy. Banks
are generally open 8 a.m. to
3.30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Change
(exchange rates
on 12 July 2012)
1 USD = 97,43 XPF
1 AUD = 99,24 XPF
1 NZD = 77,34 XPF
Some banks provide ATMs:
BNP, 111 promenade Roger
Laroque, Anse Vata, Nouméa.
BCI, 55 promenade Roger
Laroque, Baie des Citrons
and 20 rue Anatole France,
Downtown.
PHONE CALLS
Country
code
Australia +61
Canada +001
France +33
French Polynesia +689
Germany +49
Italy +39
Japan +81
Korea +82
New zealand +64
Spain +34
United Kingdom +44
United States +1
Vanuatu +678
New Caledonia +687
metres until you reach a
plunge pool. Take a dip
in the cool refreshing
water and enjoy the magic
calm. Although Tao is the
best known, there are
many other waterfalls
along the flanks of this
vast mountainous area.
The road that continues
towards the North takes
you through an area of
lush, unspoilt rainforest...
an excellent reason for
planning an outing in the
area. And if you fancy
some serious exercise,
why not tackle the long
hike to the summit of
Mount Panié (6-7 hours’
walk).
Hienghène Tourist
Office, Tel 42 43 57
COST OF
LIVING
French baguette F80
Carton of
takeaway food F800
A beer in a bar F500
1.5l bottle of
fizzy drink F200
Coffee F300
Cyber café F700/hour
1.5l bottle of
mineral water F100
Hamburger & fries F1,000
Newspaper F150
Fried mini spring roll F120
Pack of chewing gum F100
Road toll F150
Ham sandwich F300
Cinema ticket F1,150
Bus ticket F210
Stamp for
overseas mail F150
Cool calling!
The IZI card makes phoning
quick and easy and can be
used to make local and international
calls from a public call
box, a landline or a mobile. It’s
a non-rechargeable prepaid
phone card with a pin code.
Two face values are available:
F1,000 and F3,000. On sale
at various designated sales
points and all OPT telecom
branches.
Cut the cost!
You can call abroad for less
by dialling 19 instead of the
Limes are small, oval citrus fruits with a smooth,
porous dark green skin. Their juicy flesh is an excellent
source of vitamin C. Limes are native to Southeast
Asia, probably originating in Indonesia or Malaysia, and
are a common ingredient in tropical dishes.
Recipe:
Avocado, lime and green tea mousse
Ingredients:
2 tsp green tea, 400 ml boiling water, 2 ripe
avocados, 1 sheet of colourless gelatine,
½ tsp of lime zest, 3 tbsp fresh lime juice,
2 tbsp spring onions, 1 tsp honey & salt
Leave green tea to infuse in boiling water for about
3 minutes then dissolve gelatine in tea. Pour into
blender. Cut avocados in half and remove stones.
Scoop out flesh with a spoon and
place in blender. Add all other
ingredients and blend until
you obtain a smooth puree.
Pour into small dishes or
sundae bowls and refrigerate
for around 2 hours until
mousse has set.
USEFUL NUMBERS
NC country code: +687
NC TOURIST OFFICE: 05 75 80 AIR NEW ZEALAND: 28 66 77
(toll-free phone) 28 75 80
POLICE: 17
AUSTRALIAN CONSULATE -
GENERAL: 27 24 14
NEW ZEALAND CONSULATE -
GENERAL: 27 25 43
FIRE BRIGADE: 18
EMERGENCIES/
SOS MEDICAL SERVICE: 15
AGENCE KENUA: P&O
DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES:
representatives: 28 45 45/26 00 55
1012
AIR CALÉDONIE:
SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC
(domestic fl ights) 25 21 77
COMMUNITY: 26 20 00
AIRCALIN: 26 55 00
NEW CALEDONIA OLYMPIC &
QANTAS: 28 65 46
SPORTS COMMITTEE: 28 10 57
HOSPITALS
Nouméa: Gaston Bourret/Magenta 25 66 66
La Foa Dispensary 44 32 14
Koné Dispensary 47 22 04
Koumac: Paula Thavoavianon 42 65 00
Poindimié: Raymond Doui Nebayes 42 71 44
Lifou Dispensary 45 12 12
DUTY/ON CALL MEDICAL SERVICES - NOUMÉA
Pharmacies
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15: Pharmacie de l’Océan, 97 rue
Gabriel Laroque, Val Plaisance, Tel 28 81 28
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22: Pharmacie Centrale, 20 rue
Austerlitz, Centre Ville, Tel 27 34 63
Doctors
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15: Dr Nephtali, 97 rue Gabriel Laroque,
Val Plaisance, Tel 27 28 53
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22: Dr Stéphane Campana, 128 route
de la Baie des Dames, Ducos, Tel 27 47 90
POINTS TOURISM INFO
Bourail 46 46 12
Canala 42 60 61
GIE Tourisme
Province Nord 27 78 05
Hienghène 42 43 57
Île des Pins 46 14 00
Koné 47 22 06
Koumac 42 78 42
La Foa 41 69 11
Lifou 45 00 32
Maré 45 41 07
Mont-Dore 46 06 25
Nouméa 05 75 80 - 28 75 80
Ouégoa 47 64 05
Ouvéa 45 71 11
Thio 44 80 33
Tontouta 35 24 95
Touho 42 88 07
Voh 47 27 68
Yaté 46 20 65

DOWNTOWN
PLACE DES COCOTIERS
Kuendu Beach
TOURISM OFFICE
Port Autonome
Rue F. Russeil
Musée de
l’Histoire maritime
NOUMÉA CITY MARKET
MUSEUM OF
NEW CALEDONIA
BEACHES
Anse
aux Bœufs
NOUVILLE
Av. J. Cook
Islands
Maritime Terminal
Nouville
You are here
Rue F. Broche
Pointe
Denouel
Îlot
Brun
Rue J. Ferry
Maritime
Terminal
A. Desmazure
Av. P. Doumer
Rue J. Ferry
Petite
Rade
Pointe
de l’Artillerie
Pointe
Chaleix
Rue du Gal Galliéni
Rue de la République
Rue J. Jaurès
Rue A. France
Av. J. Cook
Rue de Verdun
Rue de la Somme
Gal Galliéni
Av. Gribeauval
ARTILLERIE
Rue F. Broche
CHT
G. Bourret
Rue de l’Alma - André Ballande
You are here
Pointe
Brunelet
Baie des
Citrons
Rocher
à la voile
Île aux
Canards
Mairie
Port Moselle
Baie de
la Moselle
Aquarium
Rue du Gal Mangin
Rue de la Frégate Nivose
Port Moselle
5
Rue J. Ferry
Rond-point du Général Patch
(du Pacifique)
Rue L. Flize A. Barrau
ARTILLERIE
Port Plaisance
Promenade R. Laroque
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4
Rue du Gal Galliéni
Gal Mangin
Anse
du Tir
Rue Austerlitz
Square
Olry
Rte des Artifices
Rue Paixhans
Mont-Dore
Tontouta
Line 1
Rue Austerlitz
Rue Austerlitz
Rue G. Clémenceau
City Market
Harbourmaster
Office
Hotel de la
province Sud
Bougainvillées
Rue Sautot
Rue G. Clémenceau
Dunkerquoise
Av. des Fr. Carcopino
Rue G. Baudoux
Rue E. Unger
Av. P. Doumer
CENTRE
VILLE
Voie de Dégagement Ouest (Voie Express
Av. Victoire - H. Lafleur
Porcheron
Rue G. Clémenceau
Av. du Mar. Foch
Boullanger
Av. du Mar. Foch
Rue de la Somme
Place
Tual
Museum
of New
Caledonia
Rue A. Brun
Robineau
Rue du Gvr. Guillain
Rue J.B. Dezarnaulds
Rue de la République
Rue de l’Alma - André Ballande
City
Museum
Place des Cocotiers
Kiosque à musique
Line 2
CENTRE-VILLE
Baie de
l’Orphelinat
Rue J. Garnier
RECEIVING
1
3 2
BAIE
DES
CITRONS
Rue Austerlitz
Rue de la République
Place
des
Cocotiers
Av. Victoire - H. Lafleur
Port du Sud
ANSE VATA
Promenade R. Laroque
G. Clémenceau
Maison du lagon
Voie de dégagement Oue
Mar. Foch
Amiral Hasley
Rue E. Unger
G. Flaubert
Anse Vata
QUARTIER
LATIN
Rue de Verdun
Mar. Foch
Amiral Hasley
Rue de Sébastopol
Complexe
“Le Village”
Bibliothèque
Bernheim
VALLÉE Beaches
DU TIR
VALLÉE
DU GÉNIE
ORPHELINAT
Rte du Vélodrom e
P. de la Barrière
Rue Pasteur
Route de l’Anse Vata
6
7
Rue Olry
Pointe
Magnin
Rue
Stratégique
Rue du Cdt Rougy
Route du Port Despointes
Route d e l’Anse Vata
9
10
8
15
Rue Bataille
Police
Central
Post Office
des Fr. Vautrin
Suffren
FAUBOURG
BLANCHOT
TRIANON
MOTOR POOL
11
Rue G. Laroque
Conde
Barleux
J. Jaures
Salonique
A. France
Ypres
Surcouf
Rue Tourville
Rue Duquesne
Gal De Gaulle
Rue Gambetta
V. Roffey
Rue A. Bénébig
H. Millard
Racecourse
Ouen Toro
Pool
12
Rue E. Unger
Douarre
Rue de Sébastopol Gal De Gaulle
Boulevard Vauban
Hotel
Best Western
“Le Paris”
Dr Guegan
Rue du Gal Sarrail
Rue Past. M. Ariège
Dr Guegan
Rue V. Hugo
Brisson
Youth
Hostel
Joliot-Curie
QUARTIER
LATIN
Hotel
New
Caledonia
HAUT-MAGENTA
Bougainville
Rue G. Chap uis
Rue Taragnat
N’GÉA
Rue de Charleroi
Bretagne
G. Lods
VAL
PLAISANCE
Rue El Alamein
Rue Pasteur Rue Pasteur
VALLÉE
DU TIR
Cathedral
Rue F. Surleau
Dr Lescour
Rue E. Porcheron
G. Guynemer
VALLÉE
DES COLONS
13
Promenade P. Vernier
Prome nade P. Vernier
G. Petre
Rte du Sémaphore
Dr Lescour
C. Gaveau
Rue A. Bénébig
Promenade P. Vernier
Rte Olry
Mar. Leclerc
Rue du Gouverneur Guyon
G. Dubois
Pl. de l’Île
de Lumière
Lattre de Tassiny
Rue du 5 mai
La Seine H. Schmidt
Rue P. Jeannin
C. de Verneilh
Rue de Charleroi
Côte
Blanche
Rue Gouassem
Verteuil
Rue A. Brun
Rue du Mar. Leclerc
ère
Rte des deux vallées
Rue Jenner
Baie de
Sainte-Marie
Rue F. Leriche
Rue Jenner
Rue Bichat
Rue M. Lang
C. Porcheron
Place
Bir Hakeim
Rte des Portes de fer
Entrecasteaux
Voie de dégagement Est
Pointe du
Ouen Toro
Botanical and
Wildlife Park
Rue de la Valbonne
Rue C. Gaveau
A. Bourgine
Rue du Cdt Rougy
Rue Mahoux
Deux vallées
Rue Orly
Rue Jenner
PORTES
DE FER
Rue du 18 juin
Pointe aux
Longs Cous
Port
Despointes
Mar. Juin
A. Bourgine
Rue Dange
MAGENTA
Rue Bataille
Rue J. Cartier
Rue Orly
Rue Orly
Girofano
L. Coursin
Rte du Port Despointes
Rue de Metz
Rte de l’Anse-Vaté
Rue R. Gervolino
Voie de dégagement Est
14
Rte Stratégique
Rue du Cdt Rougy
A. Berlioz
Rue Soenne
Brosset
Boulevard Extérieur
Johnston
Rue Albert 1er
Rue L. Vincent
Magenta
Rue R. Gervolino
Pelletier
Rue A. Daly
Information centre
Currency exchange
View point
Beach
Swimming
Bus terminal
Taxi rank
Taxi boat
Internet Café
Supermarket
Duty Free
Automatic currency
exchange machine
ATM Machine
Shopping Mall
Bus Line
Rue A. Daly
Baie de
Magenta
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KEYS
OUÉMO
ACCOMMODATION
1 Hôtel Mocambo**
2 Résidence Marina Beach
3 Hôtel Beaurivage**
4 Résidence Casa del Sole**
5 Le Surf***
6 Hôtel Le Lagon**
7 Hôtel Best Western Premier
La Promenade****
8 Nouvata Parc Complex***
9 Ramada Plaza Nouméa****
10 Motel Anse Vata
11 Royal Tera***
12 Le Méridien Nouméa*****
13 Motel Le Bambou
14 Hôtel Le Stanley***
15 Palm Beach Shopping Mall
Îlot
Song
NOUMÉA CITY MUSEUM
Place des Cocotiers, Downtown.
Open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. & Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tel 26 28 05
SAINT JOSEPH’S
CATHEDRAL
A Gothic cathedral in the tropics.
Rue Monseigneur-Douarre
du Temple, Downtown.
ALL YOUR FAVOURITE
BURGERS AND ICES
5 mins on foot from the ship,
next to the Museum & facing
the city market.
Anse
du Fort