French Polynesia

A police officer in French Polynesia has been given a suspended 18-month prison sentence for involuntary homicide.

A strike has been averted at two luxury hotels in Bora Bora in French Polynesia.

The home of a deceased French Polynesian assembly member has been burgled while the family was attending his wake.

The defamation trial initiated by French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has been deferred to September 4th.

A 12-person ring in French Polynesia have been given jail sentences of up to ten years for trafficking methamphetamine.

French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence over a property dispute with his former wife.

A man has been arrested in French Polynesia for making more than 1200 nuisance calls to the emergency services.

The Chinese consulate in French Polynesia has approved a building expert to conclude the controversial 11-year rental of its premises in Tahiti.

The criminal court in French Polynesia has begun the trial of a government assembly member accused of abuse of public funds and fraud.

A dengue alert in French Polynesia has been lifted.

A court in French Polynesia is expected to appoint an expert to assess the condition of the residence which China has used as its consulate. Audio

French Polynesia is lucky to have Māori investors for the Tahitian Village tourism complex, the territory's President Edouard Fritch says.

A New Zealand-Samoan consortium is on target to build a $US700 million hotel and accommodation complex in French Polynesia.

A policeman in French Polynesia, who mistakenly fired his gun instead of his taser, is to stand trial for involuntary homicide.

A French Polynesian atoll has decided to turn off its desalination plant because people disliked the taste of the water.

The Pacific Games Council says a compromise over rival sporting bodies in Tahiti is a one-time solution and it expects the matter to be resolved sooner rather than later.