French Polynesia

The French Polynesian leadership has flown to the United States to take possession of the third Boeing 787 of Air Tahiti Nui.

The French Polynesian health authorities warn the latest dengue type 2 outbreak may spread to all archipelagos after the latest two discoveries.

There is continued conjecture in French Polynesia over a convicted mayor who wants to stay in office.

France says it has recognised another 80 claims from French Polynesian people for compensation for the illnesses caused by the nuclear weapons tests.

Air France will offer flights to French Polynesia from London for the 2019 tourist season.

Uncertainty continues over the delayed launch of the huge Chinese fish farm in French Polynesia.

There is conjecture in French Polynesia that a convicted mayor bound to lose his office may be allowed to remain a member of the assembly.

A Chinese-flagged fishing boat has been intercepted off Tahiti after it allegedly flushed out its tanks.

The defence lawyer of French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has criticised the way the criminal case against his client is being prepared.

A public sector strike has closed a number of schools in French Polynesia.

A bid to transfer the appeal against the Air Moorea crash convictions out of French Polynesia has failed.

A French businessman has secured the reimbursement of just over half a million US dollars he had paid in bail in French Polynesia ten years ago.

The senior French Polynesian doctor charged with sexually assaulting minors has been given home detention while investigations continue.

A bed-ridden woman in French Polynesia who was told she was too heavy to fly has been promised a medical evacuation from Rikitea to Tahiti.

The New Zealand consortium bidding to build the Pacific's biggest hotel project has secured a new deadline to finalise its contracts.

The rewording of French Polynesia's autonomy statute has been approved by a joint commission of the French National Assembly and the Senate.

Only hours remain for the New Zealand consortium Kaitiaki Tagaloa to secure the contract for the Pacific's biggest hotel project planned in French Polynesia.

A bed-ridden woman with back problems in French Polynesia has been told she cannot be flown from her home island Rikitea to Tahiti's hospital because of her weight.