France has given New Caledonia a further $US46 million to help cover the costs of its Covid-19 response.
The French High Commission says the funds were sought by New Caledonia's president Louis Mapou to cover expenses for equipment, the vaccination effort and personnel reinforcements for the hospitals.
A community outbreak two months ago infected more than 10,000 people and killed more than 260.
Strict lockdowns have been retained only for weekends as the pandemic has eased and the mortality rate plummeted, although 20 Covid-19 patients are still in intensive care.
New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou Photo: Clotilde Richalet / Hans Lucas
Much of public life has been reopened, but a decision to allow nakamals, or kava bars, to reopen has been rescinded.
Today, more school children have returned to their classrooms for the first time since September.
70 percent of those over the age of 12 have now been vaccinated.