Pacific News Search
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News briefs from around the Pacific on June 14
Cook Islands receives a new patrol boat
Updated at 8:23 am on 14 June 2022
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Commemoration held in Tahiti for politicians on a flight that vanished
A commemoration has been held in French Polynesia to mark the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of a leading opposition politician in the Tuamotus.
Updated at 8:40 pm on 23 May 2022
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Amuitahiraa enlists candidates for French National Assembly elections
French Polynesia's Amuitahiraa Party has registered its three candidates for the French National Assembly elections next month only hours before the nomination period closed.
Updated at 11:50 am on 16 May 2022
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Macron first-round win celebrated amidst very low turnout in Pacific
Emmanual Macron may have won convincingly Sunday's first round of the French presidential election in the Pacific territories, but the vote was marred by unprecedented levels of abstention.
Updated at 10:03 am on 13 April 2022
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French Pacific readies for election as Macron vies for second term
As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday's first round of the French presidential election, incumbent Emmanuel Macron appears to be enjoying the most support among the 14 candidates.
Updated at 5:12 am on 8 April 2022
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Villagers in Tonga still dependent on aid for survival; Police corruption probe underway in Samoa; Drua will be without outside wing Ratu in ACT Brumbies clash, and more
Updated at 7:30 am on 25 February 2022
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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
