French Polynesia

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.

As of today, travellers to French Polynesia must produce a medical certificate no more than five days old proving they are free from the coronavirus.

Nuclear test veterans groups in French Polynesia have reacted with dismay at reports that Paris wants to abolish the National Commission for Monitoring the Consequences of Nuclear Tests.

A boxing coach in French Polynesia has been jailed for 20 years for raping four minors.

The French High Commission in French Polynesia has rejected the candidacy of the veteran politician Gaston Flosse for the municipal elections in two weeks.

The French publication Canard Enchaine says Paris wants to abolish the National Commission for Monitoring the Consequences of Nuclear Tests.

All ships arriving in French Polynesia must now first dock in Papeete as a new measure to try to stave off the coronavirus, the government says.

French Polynesia's criminal court has given a suspended three-year jail sentence to a businessman for producing forgeries to deceive a Chinese company.