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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
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Fritch and Flosse fined and told to settle Tahiti water bill
The appeal court in French Polynesia has convicted and fined the president Edouard Fritch and his predecessor Gaston Flosse for abusing public funds.
Updated at 12:41 pm on 14 December 2020
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Fritch and Flosse in Tahiti appeal court over abuse case
The appeal court in French Polynesia has heard the case brought by the president Edouard Fritch and his predecessor Gaston Flosse, who last year were convicted and fined for the abuse of public funds.
Updated at 5:11 am on 16 November 2020
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Covid-19 claims two more lives in French Polynesia
French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic has claimed two more lives, bringing the death toll to 16.
Updated at 12:16 pm on 20 October 2020
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14th person dies in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic
French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic has claimed a 14th life as the number of patients in hospital has risen to 61.
Updated at 5:23 pm on 18 October 2020
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French Polynesia's Gaston Flosse tests positive for Covid-19
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse has tested positive for Covid-19, prompting a deferral of today's appeal court hearing.
Updated at 8:25 pm on 16 October 2020
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French Senate election in Tahiti goes to court
The election of French Polynesia's two members of the French Senate is being challenged in France's Constitutional Court.
Updated at 5:24 am on 12 October 2020
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Salmon cleared in Tahiti defamation case
A leading French Polynesian opposition politician has been cleared in France's highest court in a defamation case brought by the president Edouard Fritch.
Updated at 1:21 pm on 3 September 2020
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Temaru dismisses Flosse statements on French Polynesian independence
French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has dismissed calls by the veteran politician Gaston Flosse for French Polynesia to become independent.
Updated at 12:42 pm on 3 July 2020
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Flosse proposes new status for French Polynesia
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse wants a referendum to make French Polynesia an independent country in free association with France.
Updated at 12:08 pm on 2 July 2020
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2002 disappearance of French Polynesia politicians remembered
A ceremony has been held in French Polynesia to mark the 18th anniversary of the disappearance of a leading opposition politician in the Tuamotus.
Updated at 1:58 pm on 25 May 2020
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French Pacific to vote on 28 June
The French government has set 28 June as the date for the second round of the municipal elections which also applies to New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
Updated at 11:36 am on 23 May 2020
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Tahiti opposition wants municipal elections deferred
The two main opposition parties in French Polynesia have rejected plans for the second round of the municipal elections to be held next month.
Updated at 6:59 am on 12 May 2020
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French Polynesia petition opposes rotation of French officials
A petition has been launched in French Polynesia asking France to defer the rotation of its public servants because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Updated at 4:13 pm on 4 May 2020
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Tahiti opposition wary of Covid-19 alert downgrade
French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira party says schools should remain closed until September because of the continued risks posed by the Covid-19 outbreak.
Updated at 4:28 pm on 29 April 2020
