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Veteran French Polynesia politician facing forgery charges
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse is to appear in the criminal court in April, accused of forgery.
Updated at 11:39 am on 22 February 2022
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
American Samoa records more Covid-19 cases; NZ govt makes available a vaccine fund for Pacific communities; Tahiti's Tahoeraa changes name, and more.
Updated at 7:42 pm on 2 February 2022
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Flosse accuses France of causing his 'political death'
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death.
Updated at 12:54 pm on 14 January 2022
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Tahiti's Flosse banned from public office after court defeat
France's highest court has upheld a corruption conviction of French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse, effectively ending his political career.
Updated at 11:11 am on 13 January 2022
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Gaston Flosse maps out plan for French Polynesia sovereignty
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse says he wants the territory to become a sovereign state in association with France.
Updated at 2:13 pm on 11 January 2022
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Flosse maps out plan for French Polynesia sovereignty
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse says he wants the territory to become a sovereign state in association with France.
Updated at 2:06 pm on 11 January 2022
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Tahiti's Flosse fails to register as a voter in Papeete
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse has again failed to register as a voter in Papeete as he plans to run for a seat in this year's French National Assembly election.
Updated at 12:02 pm on 10 January 2022
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Covid-19 Fiji: More stringent measures to come - Govt; China's Hainan business conglomerate exits French Polynesia; Tonga reviews requirement for incoming passengers, and more.
Updated at 7:47 am on 10 January 2022
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In brief: news from around the Pacific
House holds CNMI governor in contempt; Canberra acknowledges New Caledonia referendum; Flosse eyes French Assembly seat; Search launched in Fiji for missing fisherman
Updated at 11:31 am on 20 December 2021
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New Caledonian independence referendum - what next?
Negotiations on New Caledonia's future won't begin until after April, after a landmark referendum on independence from France - but the process remains controversial.
Updated at 6:25 am on 17 December 2021
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In brief: News from the Pacific
Fiji tightens up international border conditions, Micronesia receives pandemic response donation from China, and more.
Updated at 7:10 pm on 30 November 2021
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Tahiti's Flosse on home detention
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse has been sentenced to six months' home detention for filing an incomplete declaration of assets and interests in 2014.
Updated at 8:23 pm on 18 October 2021
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French Polynesia Covid-19 pandemic claims another 13 lives
A further 13 people in French Polynesia have died of Covid-19, raising the death toll to 535.
Updated at 8:27 am on 10 September 2021
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Jail term sought for former French Polynesia president Flosse
French prosecutors have asked for a one-year jail sentence for former French Polynesian president Gaston Flosse.
Updated at 11:52 am on 7 September 2021
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Macron to host French nuclear test legacy talks
A high-level roundtable on France's nuclear legacy in French Polynesia will be held in Paris later this week, aimed at 'turning the page' on the aftermath of the weapons tests.
Updated at 5:21 pm on 29 June 2021
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News from around the Pacific for 8 June
More new Covid cases recorded in PNG, five months without a government in New Caledonia, and Gaston Flosse mounts a comeback in French Polynesia,
Updated at 6:23 am on 9 June 2021
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Temaru calls for Tahiti nuke roundtable in New York
French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru says high-level talks on France's nuclear legacy due in Paris this month should be held at the United Nations in New York instead.
Updated at 8:54 pm on 8 June 2021
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Flosse acquitted in Tahiti defamation case, Tongan 12 year-old held after shooting death, New Caledonia nickel plant to restart production, and more
Updated at 2:13 pm on 20 April 2021
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Outcry in Tahiti over nuclear fallout study
There is renewed alarm in French Polynesia over the legacy of the French nuclear weapons tests.
Updated at 7:56 pm on 16 March 2021
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Paris court quashes Flosse conviction in defamation case
France's highest court has quashed a ruling made in French Polynesia, which had fined a former president Gaston Flosse.
Updated at 11:50 am on 21 December 2020