French Polynesia

A fire at a transformer in French Polynesia cut electricity to much of Tahiti for several hours.

A senior doctor in French Polynesia says the use of a helicopter would not have saved the life of a three-month-old baby who died from a lung infection in the Marquesas Islands.

French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has dismissed calls for the territory to be withdrawn from the UN decolonisation list.

It's only a matter of time before the French nuclear weapons test site at Moruroa collapses, a French Polynesian pro-independence politician warns.

French Polynesia's government has ordered an inquiry into the death of a baby who died while being transported to hospital in the Marquesas islands.

The chances of French Polynesia hosting the 2024 Olympic surfing competition have dimmed.

Reports from French Polynesia say two school bus drivers have been given jail sentences for drink-driving.

The court of appeal in French Polynesia has acquitted a high-profile mayor Cyril Tetuanui in a case of alleged favouritism.

French Polynesia's President is visiting the New Zealand town of Gisborne to mark the Tuia 250 commemorations.

There is no end in sight to a hotel strike in French Polynesia where 150 staff demand that four employees be reinstated.

The Women's Council of French Polynesia has responded with dismay to the appeal court freeing two sex offenders pending their appeal.

Judicial authorities in French Polynesia have acceded to a request by the prosecution to reconsider revisiting the so-called OPT affair.

The appeal court in French Polynesia has freed two sex offenders pending their appeal case due to be heard in January.

A 46-year-old teacher in French Polynesia has been taken into custody for alleged sexual abuse.

The appeal court in French Polynesia will decide next week whether to release three sex offenders pending their appeal in January.

A 44-year-old man has been detained at French Polynesia's international airport with 5.5 kilogrammes of methamphetamine in his luggage.

An air service agreement has been reached between French Polynesia and Canada, paving the way for possible direct air links.