French Polynesia

The French Senate has voted in favour of a revision of French Polynesia's autonomy statute.

The French Polynesian president says the main point in revising the autonomy statute is to calm domestic and international opinion about the legacy of the French nuclear weapons tests.

A health alert has been issued in French Polynesia after the discovery of one case of dengue type two.

The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch has lashed out at the nuclear test veterans organisations over their stance on compensation law reform.

Nine suspects have been presented to judges in French Polynesia's criminal court accused of producing and distributing fake French Pacific Franc notes.

A second place producing methamphetamine has been discovered in French Polynesia.

A nuclear test veterans organisation in French Polynesia says there should be special recognition of the military and civilian personnel involved in France's nuclear weapons test programme.

A lone French sailor has been rescued off a reef in French Polynesia in an operation carried out with a helicopter in the middle of the night.

Five people have been arrested in French Polynesia for allegedly circulating counterfeit money.

The law commission of the French Senate has approved the proposed revision of French Polynesia's autonomy statute.

A public accounts report in French Polynesia has found wide disparaties in bonuses and allowances paid by the local administration.

The French president is expected to make an official visit to French Polynesia in the latter part of this year.

A group of French Polynesians has claimed a plot of land in Papeete which the French military is prepared to cede to the government to build a memorial to the nuclear legacy.

French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira has broken its links with France's National Rally of Marine Le Pen.

French Polynesia's bid to make the 'ori tahiti traditional dance part of UNESCO's world heritage has suffered a setback.

The French president Emmanuel Macron has blamed monopolies as well as pay boosts for public servants for the high cost of living in French overseas territories.