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It is likely that the courts in France will shape politics in French Polynesia over the next year as voters are keen to return Gaston Flosse to power despite him...

Polls have closed in French Polynesia after the first round of voting for a new 57-member territorial assembly. Initial preliminary results from the Gambier islands show Gaston Flosse's opposition…

Voting is underway in French Polynesia in the first round of the territorial election to choose a 57-member assembly. Official figures show turn-out at midday was almost 35 percent, which...

The Labour Party leader, David Shearer, says the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll, which has support for the National Party dropping to 43%, follows a trend.

Economists are almost certain that the Reserve Bank will keep interest rates on hold at 2.5%, when the bank announces its next interest rate decision on Thursday.

A fund manager says investors don't like plans by the Labour and Green Parties to overhaul the electricity system if they win next year's election.

Fiji's Attorney General says there is no need for a transitional government before elections because independent institutions will be in place to provide scrutiny. The regime's draft constitution…

Voters in French Polynesia are going to the polls today in the first round of the territorial election for a new 57-member assembly. They will choose among nine lists of...

Opposition leader in Australia Tony Abbott says he can't bind his party for all time in opposition to same sex marriage.

The Italian parliament has re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to serve a second term as president in an attempt to resolve the political stalemate left by February's inconclusive election.

Campaigning is near its end in French Polynesia as voters will go to the polls in two days to elect a new 57-member assembly. They will choose among nine lists...

A deadline has expired in Fiji for three former political parties to explain alleged discrepancies in their application to re-register for polls planned for next year. The Registrar of Political...

A study commissioned by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia shows KiwiSaver is being adopted by a wider range of people.

Venezuela faces uncertainty after a narrow election win of a former bus driver annointed by the late leader Hugo Chavez. An audit is wanted by the Opposition candidate.

Being named the A-League's football player of the year is only going to enhance Marco Rojas' reputation internationally. The Melbourne Victory and former Wellington Phoenix star won the Johnny…

Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll.

French Polynesia's A Tia Porinetia Party has attracted about 3,000 people to its inaugural congress in Papeete. The gathering was held outside the territorial assembly, a week out from the...

French Polynesia's president, Oscar Temaru, says everything has to be done to ensure the opposition's Gaston Flosse won't come back to power in this year's territorial election. In a extensive...

A rebel leader who seized power in the Central African Republic last month, is now interim president. Michel Djotodia said elections will be held within 18 months.

The opposition in Venezuela has accused the government of breaking the law by continuing its election campaign on national television. Voters go to the polls on Sunday.

Solomon Islands will adopt Fiji's voter registration system for its national parliamentary elections next year. The Home Affairs Minister, Manasseh Maelanga, revealed this in Parliament this week when…