French Polynesia
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.
Calls for boycott of French Polynesia dolphin centre
Sea Shepherd French Polynesia is calling on the public to boycott the territory's only dolphin centre in Moorea. Audio
Tahiti assembly majority consolidates
French Polynesia's assembly groups making up the ruling majority have formally merged into a single group known as RMA.
Tahiti's Flosse loses ineligibility appeal
France's highest court has rejected a bid by French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse, to lift his ineligibility for public office.
Jail term sought for Scilly man
A French Polynesian man accused of modern slavery has refused to attend court over charges of stealing a publicly owned boat in 2009.
Hollande may visit Tahiti next month
The French President Francois Hollande is reportedly planning to visit French Polynesia next month.
Fritch due to launch Tahiti party next month
Reports from French Polynesia say the president Edouard Fritch and his supporters will launch a new political party at an inaugural congress on February the 20th.
Temaru says Tahiti autonomy is a failure
French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition leader, Oscar Temaru, says he wants to stand for the French presidency next year because Tahiti's autonomy has not worked.
Tahiti's Temaru to bid for French presidency
French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition leader, Oscar Temaru, says he plans to make a bid for the French presidency next year.
