New Zealand, New Caledonia and the South Pacific War

Traditionally, New Zealand had little connection with New Caledonia, which was regarded as lying within the Australian sphere of influence. For a long time the island, as a French possession, was in fact seen as a possible source of threat. Apart from one brief visit in August 1914 by the New Zealand expeditionary force heading for German Samoa, New Zealand military forces had little contact with it.

On 25 February Consul General Linda Te Puni signed a new grant funding agreement with SPC Director General Dr Jimmie Rogers totalling NZD 6.1 million.