French Polynesia
Push to annul Tahiti's French Senate election
A French Polynesian candidate who failed to win a French Senate seat earlier this month wants the election outcome to be voided.
French Polynesia to probe chikungunya outbreak
Authorities in French Polynesia will launch two inquiries from tomorrow into the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease chikungunya, which affected tens of thousands of people from last October until…
Agreement signed to end French Polynesia nurses strike
A memorandum of understanding has been signed in French Polynesia to end a strike by independent nurses that lasted two weeks.
Sport: Temarii ponders appeal in FIFA case
Tahiti's ousted football boss Reynald Temarii says he has ten days to appeal against a decision by FIFA which bans him for eight years in any role related to football.
Expulsions deprive Tahiti's Tahoeraa of majority
French Polynesia's biggest party, the Tahoeraa Huiraatira, has dismissed 15 members and offically lost its majority in the territorial assembly.
Tahiti's Tahoeraa ponders expulsions
French Polynesia's biggest political party, the Tahoeraa Huiraatira, is due to meet tonight to consider the removal of more than a dozen members.
Tahiti seeks COP21 stage
French Polynesia's president, Edouard Fritch, has told the French foreign minister that he would like to put his territory at the centre of debates during the COP21 climate change conference in…
Aquaculture project launched in Hao in French Polynesia
The French Polynesian government and Chinese investors have formally launched a massive aquaculture project on Hao atoll, expected to cost 1.5 billion US dollars.
Ruling Tahiti party loses assembly majority
French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira has lost its majority in the territorial assembly after 15 of its 38 members formed a new group within the assembly.
French Polynesia president accused of harassment
French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party has accused the president and his backers of harassment and blackmail in the lead-up to the next assembly meeting.
Sport: Pacific Oceania hope to keep Davis Cup winners intact
The Pacific Oceania wins promotion in the Davis Cup but faces challenges to retain all their players and secure more funding. Audio
Tahiti elects new French Senators
French Polynesia has elected the vice-president, Nuihau Laurey, and an assembly member, Lana Tetuanui, as the territory's two new members of the French Senate.
Tahiti to choose two French senators
French Polynesia will today choose its two members of the French Senate in a re-run of last year's election which was annulled in February.
Concern over Tahiti jail rape case
The lawyer of a jailed rape victim in French Polynesia says the state failed in its duty by keeping a minor among inmates who jointly raped his client.
Charges dropped against Flosse in hospital contract case
Charges have been dropped against French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse, over the alleged misuse of power in the way he awarded a hospital contract a decade ago.
Tahiti nurses strike to get paid
Independent nurses in French Polynesia have begun an indefinite strike because they say they have not been paid for several months.
Tahiti court of appeal throws out OPT case
A long-running major court case in French Polynesia involving the territory's former president Gaston Flosse has come to a sudden halt. Audio
French Polynesia's Tahoeraa changes membership rules amid rift
French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party has revised its statutes to change its procedure of dismissing members.
Tahiti ruling party poised to expel dissidents
French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party is due to meet today reportedly to revise its internal statutes amidst widening party fractures.
Tahiti Senate candidates struck off
Two former candidates for French Polynesia's seats in the French Senate have been ruled to be ineligible to stand for office.
