However, in July 2010, the Congress of New Caledonia voted in favour of a wish to fly the Kanak flag of the independence movement FLNKS alongside the French Tricolour.

[3] In 2008, the government of New Caledonia debated the introduction of an official regional flag and anthem, as required by the Accord de Nouméa.

In July 2010, the Congress of New Caledonia voted in favour of a non legally binding wish (vœux) to fly the FLNKS flag alongside the French Tricolour in the territory.

In the capital city Nouméa, the first raising of the FLNKS flag on the town hall happened without any ceremony, as the mayor refused to participate.

When used as the Flag of New Caledonia, the Société Française de Vexillologie (SFV) has objected to the bordering of the disc with black as erroneous, citing Wikipedia as the source of the error.

The yellow disc is a representation of the sun and the symbol upon it consists of a flèche faitière, a kind of arrow that adorns the roofs of Kanak houses thrust through tutut shells.

But FLNKS militants ended up imposing it, during an unofficial ceremony where the mayor of the commune, Brigitte El Arbi, was not present.