French Polynesia

The appeal court in French Polynesia has upheld the prison sentence of three people convicted over a racket involving child prostitution and drug trafficking

French Polynesia is closing schools this week and arranging for the departure of tourists in the latest set of measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Several prominent politicians in French Polynesia have been re-elected as mayors in the first round of the municipal elections.

Three people have been confirmed to have Covid-19 on Guam, the second place in the Pacific to have the coronavirus.

The decision to cancel Auckland's Pasifika Festival should have been made earlier rather than on the eve of the event, a cultural advisor from French Polynesia says.

Two more people in French Polynesia have tested positive for Covid-19.

French Polynesia will not follow France in closing schools, despite the confirmation of the Pacific's first case of Covid-19 there.

The Pacific's first case of Covid-19 coronavirus has been confirmed in French Polynesia.

Most of French Polynesia's firefighters have taken to the streets in Papeete to demand better conditions.

Concern over the spread of the coronavirus has prompted French Polynesia to ban the importation of dogs from areas affected by the virus.

There has been a mixed reaction to the French Senate again amending the law to compensate French Polynesian victims of France's nuclear weapons tests.

The French Senate has passed an amendment to standardise compensation eligibility for French Polynesian victims of nuclear weapons tests.

Weekend rains in New Caledonia and French Polynesia have been record-breaking, says Meteo France.

French president Emmanuel Macron has cancelled next month's trip to French Polynesia because of the coronavirus outbreak.

A court in French Polynesia has upheld a decision disallowing veteran leader Gaston Flosse to contest this month's municipal elections.

French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira party is poised to lose one of its assembly members.