Evacuations begin for Kiwis stranded in New Caledonia | 1News

A Defence Force Hercules should be on the ground in Nouméa preparing to bring home New Zealanders from New Caledonia - the Pacific Island besieged by violence over the last week.
The Government says 50 of the most vulnerable Kiwis will be on the first flight home.
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