French Polynesia
Tension rises within Tahiti's ruling party
There is continued tension within French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party as expulsions are about to be formalised.
Tahiti vice president expelled from own party
The vice-president of French Polynesia, Nuihau Laurey, has been expelled from the ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party for defying it by seeking a seat in the French Senate.
Laurey ready for expulsion from Tahiti top party
The vice-president of French Polynesia, Nuihau Laurey, says it would be regrettable if he was to be expelled from the ruling party for running for a seat in the French Senate.
Rifts deepen in Tahiti's ruling party
The rifts within the French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party have deepened, with its leader poised to expel two senior members.
Jail sought in French Polynesia presidential espionage case
The prosecution in a trial of French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, has requested a two-year jail sentence.
Soldier's death in Tahiti linked to malaria
Reports from French Polynesia say a French soldier who was found dead at the beginning of the week while on leave in Tahiti died of what appears to be a rare form of malaria.
Two-year jail term sought for Flosse over Tahiti spying
The prosecution in French Polynesia's espionage trial has requested a two-year jail sentence for the disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, for espionage and abuse of public funds.
Jail term sought for Flosse over Tahiti spying
The prosecution in French Polynesia's espionage trial has requested a one-year jail sentence for the disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, for invading the privacy of rival politicians…
Flosse defence justifies Tahiti surveillance
French Polynesia's criminal court has been told that the surveillance by a defunct espionage service was only conducted in public and was therefore legal.
Flosse in court over Tahiti spy agency
The trial has open in French Polynesia's criminal court of eight people for their involvement in a now defunct espionage service.
French Polynesia annuls Pam relief flight
The French Polynesian government has called off tomorrow's planned aid flight for victims of Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
Open rift in ruling party in French Polynesia
Divisions within French Polynesia's ruling party have deepened, with rival factions nominating different candidates for the May election of the territory's two members of the French Senate.
Tahiti court hears defamation case against Le Monde
The criminal court in French Polynesia has heard the defamation case brought against two French journalists over a book and a 2013 article in the French newspaper, Le Monde.
French Polynesia plans to help Vanuatu
The French Polynesian government wants to give Vanuatu cyclone victims 90,000 US dollars worth of materials.
Maraeura convicted in French Polynesia court
The criminal court in French Polynesia has banned the mayor of Rangiroa from holding an office for a year as part of a sentence for corruption.
French minister says nuclear comp needs revisiting
The French overseas minister, George Pau-Langevin says the 2010 nuclear compensation law needs to be revisited in view of the large number of claims.
France told to compensate test victim
A French court has ordered that the defence ministry make a compensation offer to a former military technician who fell ill after working on the nuclear weapons test site in French Polynesia.
France extends development aid to Tahiti
The French overseas minister, George Pau-Langevin, has signed a range of contracts with the French Polynesian president, Edouard Fritch, worth nearly 200 million US dollars.
Sleepyhead sparked major sea search in French Polynesia
A major search mission at sea in French Polynesia has been abandoned after the fisherman assumed to have fallen overboard was found to have been asleep.
Paris to tidy up French Polynesia statute
The head of the law commission of the French National Assembly says French Polynesia's statute should be tidied up but in the main remain the same.
