French Polynesia

There is a call in French Polynesia to set up a new commission of inquiry into the legacy of the French nuclear weapon tests.

The Chinese consulate in French Polynesia has declined to say on what legal basis it can continue to occupy a house in Tahiti after the expiry of its lease.

French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party leader says if elected his government will prioritise the $US3 billion Mahana Beach project.

A petition has been launched in French Polynesia in a bid to defer this month's territorial election.

A former senior French Polynesian politician Emile Vernaudon has had his ineligibility to hold office upheld for another three years.

A New Zealand-Samoan consortium is poised to build a $US700 million hotel and accommodation complex in French Polynesia.

Several hundred people have joined a march against corruption in French Polynesia organised by the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party.

The leader of French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has refuted comments by a Tahoeraa Huiraatira politician that he has a criminal conviction.

The French Polynesian government has taken issue with the pre-election television debates after the Tahoeraa Huiraatira party decided against fielding its top candidate Geffry Salmon.

The French Polynesian government has formally approved the terms for the construction of a $US320 million Chinese fish farm on Hao atoll.

A French Polynesian minister Luc Faatau has rejected accusations of having misspent public funds on campaigning for this month's election.

French Polynesia has made a fresh bid to include sites in the Marquesas Islands on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

A French Polynesian woman has been advised by the French authorities in Tahiti not to challenge Chinese diplomats occupying her mother's property illegally.

French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party has called for a march against corruption this weekend - a week out from the first round of the territorial election.

French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party has called for a march against corruption this weekend - a week out from the first round of the territorial election.

A complaint has been lodged in French Polynesia, accusing the president Edouard Fritch and four of his ministers of misspending public money to fund their election campaign.

Hundreds of people in French Polynesia have marched against plans by the US-based Seasteading Institute to build floating islands off Tahiti.