French Polynesia
Anti-nuclear demo in Tahiti
A small demonstration has been held in French Polynesia outside the French High Commission as part of a campaign to get compensation for the French nuclear weapons tests.
Anti-nuclear demo in Tahiti
A small demonstration has been held in French Polynesia outside the French High Commission as part of a campaign to get compensation for the French nuclear weapons tests.
Tahiti sets dance world record
A new world record has been set in French Polynesia with 2,980 people joining for a traditional Tahitian dance performance.
Tahitians claim back heritage with new world record
The new world record set in French Polynesia with 2,980 people joining for a traditional dance shows Tahitians are taking back their heritage, a local says.
Tahiti minister welcomes World Heritage consideration
French Polynesia's culture minister says the awarding of the territory's first World Heritage Site would be a valuable step in recognising the importance of Polynesia.
French Polynesian marae could be first cultural UNESCO site
French Polynesia's Taputapuatea marae, a centre for Polynesian seafarers from where they explored islands such as Hawaii and New Zealand, is up for world-wide recognition. Audio
Assembly walkout in Tahiti over video
The ruling majority group in French Polynesia's territorial assembly has walked out of the chamber in protest at the pro-independence opposition showing a short video about rare earths.
Anniversary of France's last nuclear test in the Pacific
The editor of a magazine in Tahiti says it appears most people have forgotten about the date of France's last nuclear test in the Pacific. Audio
Nuclear test victims in Tahiti unconvinced by Paris decision
The Nuclear Worker' Association in French Polynesia says a recent state council decision on nuclear compensation is a communications trick and nothing has changed for the victims. Audio
Flosse lawyers seek quashing of Tahiti's OPT affair
Defence lawyers for French Polynesia's disgraced former president Gaston Flosse say the OPT affair can no longer be taken up in court to be tried.
Tahiti land return bid angers French high commissioner
The French high commissioner in French Polynesia is disturbed that a Tahiti township asked the French president for two plots of land held by the French state to be returned.
Nuclear testing victims in French Polynesia still waiting
The Nuclear Workers' Association in French Polynesia says a recent French state council decision on nuclear compensation is a communication trick and nothing has changed for the victims.
World Heritage bid for French Polynesia site
France has officially lodged a bid with UNESCO to make a French Polynesia's Taputapuatea marae a World Heritage site.
Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, PNG at risk of invasive plant
A new study may help halt the advance of an extremely invasive plant, which has decimated two thirds of the vegetation of French Polynesia. Audio
Tahiti's Fritch to appoint another minister
The French Polynesian president, Edouard Fritch, says he will appoint a new agriculture minister after the visit to Tahiti of the French president, who is expected next month.
Miconia threat unchecked in Tahiti
The effects of global warming on an extremely invasive plant in French Polynesia are not as profound as once hoped.
French Polynesia's Temaru wants to run for French presidency
French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru wants to run for French presidency. Audio
Tahiti leader wants zero tolerance for corruption
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has told senior public service managers to have zero tolerance for corruption.
Temaru in new Tahiti decolonisation push
French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition leader, Oscar Temaru, says his bid for the French presidency is part of a plan to advance the territory's decolonisation.
Appeal against former Tahiti minister's acquittal
The prosecution in French Polynesia says it will appeal against the acquittal of the head of a public works agency, Bruno Marty, who risked a six-month jail sentence for misspending public funds.
