French Polynesia

A French Polynesian nuclear test veterans' organisation says it is pulling out of the project to build a memorial in Tahiti marking the legacy of the French weapon tests.

French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse, and 12 others have been ordered to jointly repay millions they misspent on so-called phantom jobs.

A human rights lawyer says France risks being taken to the International Court of Justice if it fails to honour its international obligations towards French Polynesia.

The prosecutor in French Polynesia has asked the criminal court to fine the pro-independence leader and mayor of Faaa Oscar Temaru $US50,000 over the funding of a local radio station by his…

French Polynesia's political leaders have been received at the Elysee Palace by a top advisor Stanislas Cazelles to prepare next month's promulgation of its revised autonomy statute by the French…

French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has defended supporting a local radio station, saying it provided the only voice against France's nuclear weapons testing and for…

French Polynesia says it is interested in linking up to a submarine cable connection being discussed between China and Chile.

A top leader of New Caledonia's pro-independence movement, Daniel Goa, is expected to testify at this week's trial of French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru.

About a dozen people in French Polynesia have taken ill from a salmonella outbreak.

The lawyer for French Polynesian pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru says his trial for allegedly misusing public funds is an insult.

French Polynesia's opposition pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has accused France of wanting to eliminate its leader Oscar Temaru from office in his home town of Faaa.

Traditional marine conservation practices in the Pacific could be key to more successful commercial practices.

The French Polynesian government has dismissed an opposition oral question in the assembly about nuclear policy as a malicious attack and harmful nonsense.

The public prosecutor in French Polynesia has asked the criminal court to fine the president Edouard Fritch $US50,000 for abuse of public funds.

The court of appeal in French Polynesia has upheld the jail sentences given last year in Tahiti's biggest tax fraud case.