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The court of appeal in French Polynesia has upheld the suspended jail sentence given to the former head of the territory's tourism promotion agency, Brigitte Vanizette. She has been given...

A court in French Polynesia has given suspended jail sentences to two former leaders of the territory's tourism promotion agency over financial irregularities in excess of 630,000 US dollars. The...

The French prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, has reshuffled his cabinet and appointed a new overseas territories minister. Herve Mariton has been given the post previously held by Francois…

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Francois Baroin, is to make his first ministerial visit to French Polynesia from the end of next week. Press reports in Tahiti...

There have been more blockades in New Caledonia where a three-week general strike is close to forcing the SLN nickel company to shut down its smelter. Talks are underway in...

A member of French Polynesia's ruling Union For Democracy Party has expressed shock at a proposed French law designed to claw back powers granted to the territory in last year's...

Political leaders in French Polynesia have hit out at a proposed organic French law designed to claw back powers granted to the territory in last year's autonomy statute. The proposal...

The president of French Polynesia, Oscar Temaru, has left on an official visit to Paris, where he's to meet the prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and the overseas territories minister, Brigitte...

The French Polynesian government has asked the French overseas territories minister, Brigitte Girardin, to clarify her comment that the French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, is a notorious…

The highest administrative court in France has issued a fresh ruling confirming that the territorial assembly in French Polynesia can't be dissolved. The former president Oscar Temaru had appealed…

France is to begin a legal review aimed at settling the thorny question of who is able to vote in New Caledonia. The declaration was made after a meeting in...

Political leaders from New Caledonia are in Paris for two days of talks to review the 1998 Noumea Accord on greater autonomy from France. The French minister in charge of...

One of New Caledonia's longest-serving political leaders, Jacques Lafleur, has stepped down as leader of the anti-independence Rassemblement-UMP party. Mr Lafleur has led the Rassemblement-UMP since…

New Caledonia's signatories of the 1998 Noumea Accord on greater autonomy are due to meet next month in Paris. The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has...

The French Polynesian assembly has decided not to endorse a petition seeking to dissolve the assembly. More than 42-thousand people signed the petition after the French president, Jacques Chirac…

The French overseas territories minister has expressed surprise that the ousted French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, wants to have international observers at the next election in the territory…

The groups occupying French Polynesia's presidential palace complex say they will not leave until February when by-elections are due to be held. Calling themselves the Popular Movement, they say…

A member of French Polynesia's ousted coalition, Tea Hirshon, says she is confident that the blockades of public buildings will be lifted. Those defying the political leaders are meeting today...

The French Polynesian president, Gaston Flosse, says the words of his political rival, Oscar Temaru, have no value as the agreement to vacate the presidential complex was not followed. Mr...

The French minister for overseas territories has postponed a meeting she had been due to host, between the two would-be presidents of French Polynesia. Brigitte Girardin says a full meeting...

France's Supreme Court has given people occupying French Polynesia's lands ministry and Presidential Palace 72 hour to lift their blockade of the buildings. French Polynesian rival politicians have…

French Polynesian rival politicians have been holding bilateral talks with the French overseas territories minister, Brigitte Girardin, in Paris in a bid to end the political crisis in Tahiti. More...