French Polynesia

A French Polynesian member of the French National Assembly has appeared in Tahiti's criminal court on charges of abusing public funds.

One of Samoa's chiefly matai is to be bestowed on the President of French Polynesia Edouard Fritch.

The French Polynesian government says the huge Chinese-owned fish farm planned to be set up on Hao atoll will be scaled back.

French Polynesia's first ombudsman, Teiva Manutahi, has been removed from office following a decision by the territorial government.

Reports from French Polynesia say a Chinese fishing boat has been placed under quarantine over suspected tuberculosis.

French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, and his partner will face the criminal court in Tahiti over the alleged theft of china from the presidential palace.

The French Polynesian government says the building permit for a large Chinese-owned fish farm on Hao atoll may be issued in two months.

Figures released by France's National Assembly show that in the past year one member from French Polynesia has attended only one sitting.

Questions have arisen about a housing development in French Polynesia after the court of appeal ruled in a land dispute that none of the claimants owned it.

French Polynesia's president has rejected a proposal by community leaders from the Austral islands to create the world's largest fully protected marine reserve.

Police in French Polynesia have searched the office of the leader of the Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party, Gaston Flosse, within the assembly complex.

A member of the ruling majority in French Polynesia's assembly has been charged with abuse of public funds.

A proposal has been made in French Polynesia to create the world's largest fully protected marine reserve.

A week-long court case has opened in French Polynesia of 25 people accused of misusing their positions to extend and receive favours.

Scientists in French Polynesia say an experiment to control mosquito populations is proving to be very successful, and could change the prevention of mosquito-borne illness.

French Polynesia's opposition politician Oscar Temaru has revealed that he was to be framed for a drugs crime in a bid to stop him from taking his anti-nuclear campaign to the United Nations in New…

The captain of the Pacific Oceania Fed Cup tennis team says next month's tie in Thailand is an opportunity for some new faces to impress on the global stage.

The appeal court in French Polynesia is to rule in a defamation case brought by a former president, Gaston Flosse, against two French journalists over a book and a 2013 article in the French…

A strike by Air France staff in French Polynesia has prompted the carrier to defer today's planned flight to the US and France until tomorrow.

An Air France plane bound for the United States has been able to take off from French Polynesia despite a strike by some airline staff.