French Polynesia

Police in French Polynesia are transferring four suspected drug smugglers to France after arresting them in possession of more than 1.4 tonnes of cocaine last month.

The criminal court in French Polynesia has given the self-styled king of the Pakumotu republic a nine-month jail sentence for circulating a fake currency.

The criminal court in French Polynesia has given a suspended one-year jail sentence to a former president Gaston Tong Sang for abusing public funds to pay for phantom jobs.

The head of the French police in French Polynesia has warned of the serious impact of hard drugs on the fabric of the territory's society.

Most schools in French Polynesia are expected to be open tomorrow after cleaning up in the aftermath of the heavy rain two weekends ago.

The court of appeal in French Polynesia has deferred by two weeks the case of a former French Polynesian president Gaston Flosse and his partner Pascale Haiti fined for taking chinaware from the…

The prosecutor in French Polynesia says the four men caught with large quantities of cocaine on two yachts this past week could face jail terms of up to 30 years.

Reports from French Polynesia say customs officials found 800 kilograms of cocaine on a yacht seized in Tahiti only days after finding 600 kilograms of the drug on another yacht off the Marquesas.

Reports from French Polynesia say customs officials have seized a boat suspected of carrying a large quantity of cocaine.

More than 800 homes have been destroyed or flooded and 4000 people have been affected by flooding in French Polynesia after the weekend's severe storms.

French Polynesia's international airport has reopened after flooding closed it for more than 24 hours.

A state of natural disaster has been declared in French Polynesia after heavy rain hit Tahiti and Moorea.

The French navy has seized more than 400 kilograms of cocaine on a yacht near French Polynesia's Marquesas islands.

The creators of a floating community planned for French Polynesia hope to set up platforms to house just a few dozen people in the lagoon near Tahiti.

Flooding at French Polynesia's international airport has forced an Air France plane from Los Angeles to divert to the Cook Islands.

The French Senate has voted unanimously in favour of improving compensation for victims of nuclear testing in French Polynesia.

The trial has been held in French Polynesia of the former mayor of Mahina, Emile Vernaudon, for the alleged abuse of public funds with the running of a local radio station.

France's Socialist Party will hold primaries for the presidential election in French Polynesia this weekend and next.

France has confirmed that it will sign the so-called Papeete Accords with French Polynesia before the end of Francois Hollande's term as president.

A French law has come into force in French Polynesia and New Caledonia requiring minors to be carrying an authorisation form from their parents if they cross a border alone.