French Polynesia

A ten-day international military exercise has been launched in French Polynesia, simulating assistance after a cyclone.

Two double-hulled voyaging canoes from Hawaii have arrived in Tahiti to a welcome ceremony attended by more than a thousand French Polynesians.

The French Polynesian government has launched sweeping discussions on how to cope with the rising cost of healthcare.

French Polynesia has been left with just one daily newspaper after a rescue plan for La Depeche de Tahiti failed and the court of appeal ordered its liquidation.

Preparations are being finalised to dismantle a Chinese fishing vessel which has been stuck on a reef of the French Polynesian atoll Arutua.

As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday's first round of the French presidential election, incumbent Emmanuel Macron appears to be enjoying the most support among the 14 candidates.

The Direction Des Ressources Marines (DRM), the French Polynesian government's marine department, will continue its large clean-up operation in many islands in French Polynesia.

Air Tahiti Nui is expanding its links with the United States by announcing direct flights between Tahiti and Seattle from October.

French Polynesia levies new tax to fight social welfare deficit

A new political party has been launched in French Polynesia, led by assembly members who had quit the ruling Tapura Huiraatira Party.

Seven people in French Polynesia, including a boxing champion, will face the court in May for their suspected roles in trafficking methamphetamine since 2019.

A medical doctor in French Polynesia has been barred from the profession for three years amid his dispute with the government over its Covid-19 response.

French Polynesian Government to address economic impact of Covid