Tahiti

Two time world cup runners-up Tahiti have been humbled 12-4 by Italy in the opening match of the FIFA beach soccer world cup in Paraguay.

Tahiti's national beach soccer team kickoff their fifth consecutive appearance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup against Italy this morning in Paraguay.

French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has expressed reservations about a French push to construct an Indo-Pacific axis to counter China.

Tahiti has crushed debutants Tonga 24-2 to clinch the last semi-final spot at the Oceania Futsal Nations Cup in New Caledonia. Video

A fire at a transformer in French Polynesia cut electricity to much of Tahiti for several hours.

There have been further calls in French Polynesia to fight the dengue type 2 epidemic.

Tahitian va'a Fa'afaite has arrived in New Zealand to join the Tuia 250 fleet on its three-month voyage around Aotearoa. Audio

A seventh homeless person has died in Tahiti this year.

A traditional vaka leaves Tahiti today for New Zealand with its crew retracing the pathways of their Pacific ancestors. Audio

A cancer specialist spearheading efforts to improve cancer treatment in the Pacific says they got a positive reception from Pacific Health Ministers in Tahiti last week. Audio

Tahiti Tourism has reportedly been offered a full page in the Los Angeles Times after an article in the paper confused Tahiti with Haiti.

The French Polynesian government and the territory's mayors have been sharply criticised for their silence on the French weapons test legacy.

A charity in French Polynesia says so far this year six homeless people in Tahiti have died either in the street or on the beach.

Four men in French Polynesia have been given jail terms of up to 18 months for having sex with underage prostitutes.

French Polynesia's Miss France crown-holder plans to resume her studies with a long-term goal of one day becoming the territory's president.

An estimated 2,000 people have joined a march in French Polynesia to mark the 53rd anniversary of France's first atomic weapons test in the Pacific.

French Polynesia has marked Autonomy Day with a parade in Tahiti.

Oceania's newly crowned beach soccer champions believe the region should have more teams at the World Cup.