French Polynesia
Sport: Tahiti's Temarii in fresh football probe - report
French investigators have reportedly opened a fresh probe into the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 Football World Cups with a focus on three officials, including the former head of Tahiti Football…
New Caledonia party expects resounding Le Pen win
The main pro-independence party in New Caledonia has restated its call to boycott this year's French elections, saying it will instead focus on preparing next year's planned referendum on full…
French Polynesian man killed in gun error
A man in French Polynesia has been shot dead by a policeman mistakenly firing his gun instead of his taser.
French Polynesia president to repay public money
French Polynesia's president says he won't join his precedessor's bid to go to the European Court of Human Rights after they were told to repay more than US$2 million misspent two decades ago.
Jail sentence for Tahiti's Conroy
French Polynesia's criminal court has given a jail sentence for tax fraud to the man who brought down Gaston Flosse.
Temaru hails low voter turnout in Tahiti
French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has welcomed the low turnout in last weekend's first round of the French presidential election.
Flosse takes Tahiti repayment case to Europe
A former French Polynesian president wants to go to the European Court of Human Rights after being told to repay more than two million US dollars misspent under his rule.
Tahiti's ruling party backs Macron
French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira party has decided to back, Emmanuel Macron, in his bid to become the next French president.
Top Tahiti politicians ordered to repay diverted funds
Top politicians in French Polynesia, including the president, have been ordered to jointly repay $US2.1 million of public funds which they misused.
Favourite Macron struggles in New Caledonia
In the race for the French presidency, the man who got the least votes in New Caledonia is the favourite to win the top job. Audio
High rates of abstention in French Pacific territories
The French Pacific territories had some of the highest rates of abstention in today's presidential elections.
Sport: Tahiti tipped as Beach Soccer World Cup contenders
A former coach is tipping Tahiti to be among the top contenders at the Beach Soccer World Cup, which kicks off in the Bahamas this week.
High-profile visits 'the best PR' for French Polynesia
French Polynesia's tourism authority says a recent spate of high-profile visits is some of the best PR they could have wished for.
Three die in French Polynesia diving accident
Three divers have died in French Polynesia in an underwater cave at about 60 metres' depth.
Tahitian dancing is 'rooted in our traditions', we express ourselves through dance
Poemoana Teriinohorai says that for Tahitians dance is more than just basic steps or movements - "we express ourselves through dance, we represent our ancestors and our culture". Video
Tahiti town rebelling amid funding woes
French Polynesia's largest commune is rebelling against a perceived lack of support from the territorial government and the French state.
Obama leaves Tahiti after month-long stay
Former US President Barack Obama has left French Polynesia after a month-long stay.
Sport: Tahiti beach soccer team wins World Cup warm-up
Tahiti have won the beach soccer Pilsener Cup against El Salvador.
Combined total of 65 years jail for Tahiti drug dealers
A French Polynesian court has sentenced 20 people to up to seven years in prison for their role in a vast marijuana production and distribution network.
French nuclear vets given right to be compensated
A French court has given eight nuclear test veterans the right to be compensated for ill health because of radiation exposure in French Polynesia.