French Polynesia
France pays out on nearly 100 nuclear compo claims
The French nuclear compensation commission CIVEN says last year it paid out US$16.6 million to victims of France's nuclear weapons tests.
Large portion of subsidised bread going to dogs and pigs
The French Polynesian government says it regrets that about a fifth of the territory's subsidised bread is being fed to animals, such as pigs and dogs.
News in French for 21 July 2022
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French territories part of cooperative Pacific region - ambassador
France's ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu says his country shares the Pacific's ambition for regional integration.
Warnings of 5m waves in Cook Islands following damaging storm
Massive waves up to 5m high are expected to hit the Cook Islands again tomorrow, as repairs to widespread storm damage continues.
Storm cleanup begins after huge swells hit three Pacific nations
More huge waves are forecast as a clean-up starts on storm-damaged infrastructure in the Cook Islands, American Samoa and French Polynesia.
Unexpected sea surges slam into Cook Islands and Tahiti
An unexpected weather event has damaged properties and flooded roads in the Cook Islands while French Polynesia is dealing with the aftermath of huge swells.
Tahiti district battered by massive swells
French Polynesia is being battered by 8-9 metre swells.
Pacific News in brief for Monday 11 July
Record debt for New Caledonia after French loan, Covid-19 numbers spike in French Polynesia, and Tongan deputy PM says US expat's complaints unfounded.
Tahiti court revisits Air Moorea crash case sentences
French Polynesia's Court of Appeal has revisited the case of the five people sentenced to prison terms over the 2007 Air Moorea crash in which 20 people died.
Hundreds gather in Papeete to mark the 56th anniversary of the first test at Moruroa
French Polynesia's nuclear test veterans have called for 2 July to be made a public holiday to remember the impact of France's nuclear weapons tests.
News in French for 23 June 2022
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Fritch describes pro-independence wins in Tahiti as catastrophic
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has described the election of three candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party to the French National Assembly as catastrophic.
News in French for 16 June 2022
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News in French for 9 June 2022
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Dancer, boxer among seven in French Polynesia jailed for drug trafficking
Seven people in French Polynesia, including a dancer and a boxing champion, have been jailed for up to six years for their roles in trafficking almost two kilograms of methamphetamine since 2019.
Temaru hits back over probe in Radio Tefana case
French Polynesia's pro-independence leader and mayor of Faaa, Oscar Temaru, says double standards are at play in probing him over the payment of his legal defence.
Trial of disbarred doctor in French Polynesia again deferred
The trial of a disbarred and retired medical doctor in French Polynesia has been deferred for a fourth time because he is standing in the French National Assembly election.
News in French for 26 May 2022
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Challenge on property sale tax in French Polynesia rejected by court
France's highest administrative court has rejected a challenge to a law hiking the tax on property sale profits in French Polynesia.