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New party launched in French Polynesia
A new political party has been launched in French Polynesia to contest the territorial election in April.
Updated at 3:46 pm on 3 January 2018
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Tahiti's Flosse may challenge court on whether he can stand in election
Reports from French Polynesia say the former president Gaston Flosse is set to test in court whether he can stand in next year's territorial election.
Updated at 6:55 am on 29 December 2017
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2017 in Pacific politics: A turbulent ride to stability
Pacific politics has a reputation for instability but many of the island countries have ended 2017 with relative stability in leadership. RNZ Pacific looks back at the year for New Zealand's neighbours, and how things are shaping up as some cruc...
Updated at 7:56 pm on 23 December 2017
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Gaston Flosse seeks French Polynesia political comeback
Reports from French Polynesia say the former president Gaston Flosse wants to be enrolled for next year's territorial election.
Updated at 10:02 am on 18 December 2017
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Lawyer for kidnapping suspects in French Polynesia claims judicial scandal
The lawyer for two French Polynesians suspected of kidnapping a journalist 20 years ago says the case against them is a judicial scandal.
Updated at 10:00 am on 18 December 2017
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Conjecture, speculation and denial over a Tahiti journalist's disappearance
Twenty years ago today, the French Polynesian journalist Jean-Pascal Couraud disappeared without a trace. His case remains unsolved, but his family is convinced that he was a victim of a political assassination.
Updated at 6:53 am on 18 December 2017
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Former head of defunct French Polynesia legal body sues govt
The former head of a now defunct legal body in French Polynesia has taken the government to court, seeking reparations of almost $US100,000.
Updated at 5:45 pm on 14 December 2017
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French Polynesia approves 2018 budget
French Polynesia's assembly has approved a budget of $US1.6 billion for 2018.
Updated at 6:32 am on 11 December 2017
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En Marche derides Tahiti's Tuihani
French Polynesia's assembly president Marcel Tuihani has been rebuked by France's ruling party for seeking a meeting with one of its top leaders in France.
Updated at 7:48 am on 23 November 2017
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French Polynesia's Tuihani will name new party in 2018
The president of the French Polynesian assembly Marcel Tuihani says he will announce the name of his new party on 15th January.
Updated at 7:44 am on 20 November 2017
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French Polynesia's Fritch charged with abuse of public funds
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch is to be tried in the criminal court in Papeete for alleged abuse of public funds.
Updated at 11:29 am on 17 November 2017
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New political party planned in French Polynesia
The president of the French Polynesian assembly Marcel Tuihani has announced he will form a new political party.
Updated at 8:19 am on 17 November 2017
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New political party set up in French Polynesia
A new political party has been set up in French Polynesia and its 32-year-old leader is aiming to become president next year.
Updated at 1:47 pm on 9 November 2017
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Tahiti's Opposition against low-cost airline
French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party has come out against plans of a French low-cost airline to fly between Paris and Tahiti.
Updated at 10:31 am on 28 October 2017
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French Polynesia election dates approved
The next French Polynesian election is set to go ahead in two rounds in April and May.
Updated at 8:23 pm on 12 October 2017
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Fritch urges France to join Tahiti decolonisation talks
The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch says he has asked the French UN ambassador to join him at next year's decolonisation talks about Tahiti in New York.
Updated at 7:37 pm on 9 October 2017
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Flosse says he will run in 2018 Tahiti election
The leader of French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party Gaston Flosse says he can stand in next year's territorial election according to advice from his lawyer.
Updated at 3:22 pm on 9 October 2017
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French Polynesia's Flosse and others ordered to pay US$3.3m
An appeals court has ordered French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse, and 12 others to jointly repay $US3.3 million they misspent on so-called phantom jobs.
Updated at 7:46 pm on 6 October 2017
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French Polynesian leaders address UN decolonisation committee
French Polynesian leaders have addressed the UN decolonisation committee in New York, with the government and the opposition split on the question of sovereignty.
Updated at 6:08 am on 6 October 2017
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Tahiti leaders at UN decolonisation talks
French Polynesian political leaders have flown to New York to argue their case at this week's UN decolonisation committee meeting.
Updated at 8:27 pm on 2 October 2017
