French Polynesia

French Polynesia's new vice-president is the transport minister Jean-Christophe Bouissou, who replaces Tearii Alpha.

The head of the organising committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will today visit the French Polynesian site chosen to stage the surfing competition

Environmental groups in French Polynesia say they have lodged a complaint about a Spanish-flagged ship which they say carried sharks.

The much-anticipated delayed trial of a controversial retired doctor in French Polynesia has again been deferred, this time to March 3.

French Polynesia's vice-president Tearii Alpha has been sacked for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

It's a case of third time lucky for Tahiti after winning the bid to host the 2027 Pacific Games.

The trial of a controversial retired doctor in French Polynesia is now expected to go ahead tomorrow.

Unions in French Polynesia have restated a threat to launch a general strike because of the local law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory.

The authorities in French Polynesia have released an impounded Chinese fishing vessel after its owner paid a US1.5 million dollar bond.

There are ructions within French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira party as two of its most senior members refuse to comply with the law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory.

The authorities in French Polynesia have impounded a Chinese fishing vessel after its owner refused to salvage another of its boats which had run aground in July.

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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's president Edouard Fritch says the vaccination law will be amended as opposition to any form of compulsion continues.