French Polynesia
Macron secures 91 special electors in French Polynesia
Monday 7 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
The French president Emmanuel Macron has secured the endorsement of 91 special electors in French Polynesia to help register as a candidate in next month's presidential election.
First cruise ship in two years in French Polynesia
Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
Tahiti has received its first trans-Pacific cruise ship in two years, with the arrival of the Viking Orion from the United States.
Flosse accuses France of causing his 'political death'
Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death by banning him from political office for five years for abusing public funds.
French Polynesia Covid-19 numbers on the rise again
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia, with 179 new cases reported over the last five days.
Air Moana to fly across French Polynesia
Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's newest domestic airline has started recruiting staff in the hope of launching flights in April.
Tahiti to host 2027 Pacific Games
Monday 8 November 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
It's a case of third time lucky for Tahiti after winning the bid to host the 2027 Pacific Games.
Pro-independence party joins French Polynesia anti-vax march
Monday 25 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has joined a march against the new law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare staff and those working with the public.
French Polynesia vaccination law to be amended
Tuesday 19 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says the vaccination law will be amended as opposition to any form of compulsion continues.
Hao fish farm project endorsed by Tahiti government
Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
The French Polynesian government says the fish farm project of the Chinese company Tahiti Nui Ocean Foods on Hao atoll is a unique opportunity to get engaged in the blue economy.
UN invited to French Polynesia as decolonisation stalled
Monday 11 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
French Polynesia's government says the United Nations is welcome to send a team to assess the territory as the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has repeated its calls for France to allow its decolonisation under the auspices of the UN.
Covid-19 in French Polynesia claims another 13 lives
Saturday 11 September 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
Another 13 people with Covid-19 in French Polynesia have died, raising the death toll to 551.
Record methamphetamine seizure at Tahiti airport
Thursday 2 September 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional
Customs officers in French Polynesia have made their biggest-ever single seizure of methamphetamine.
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