French Polynesia

A French Polynesian minister Luc Faatau has rejected accusations of having misspent public funds on campaigning for this month's election.

French Polynesia has made a fresh bid to include sites in the Marquesas Islands on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

A French Polynesian woman has been advised by the French authorities in Tahiti not to challenge Chinese diplomats occupying her mother's property illegally.

French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party has called for a march against corruption this weekend - a week out from the first round of the territorial election.

French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party has called for a march against corruption this weekend - a week out from the first round of the territorial election.

A complaint has been lodged in French Polynesia, accusing the president Edouard Fritch and four of his ministers of misspending public money to fund their election campaign.

Hundreds of people in French Polynesia have marched against plans by the US-based Seasteading Institute to build floating islands off Tahiti.

A Japanese geneticist has declined a French Polynesian government invitation for a study to see if the French nuclear weapons tests caused genetic mutations.

China's diplomats in French Polynesia are accused of illegally occupying premises in Tahiti.

The leader of a French Polynesian political party has called on the French president to offer protection to those willing to testify about threats made by local mayors and officials.

A newly formed French Polynesian political party has called for the election to be postponed because of irregularities in the registration process.

A business owner from Tahiti has created the first media database that focuses on visual and audio content that reflects the Pacific Islands.

French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has ruled out a televised pre-election debate with his predecessor Gaston Flosse.

A court in French Polynesia has rejected an appeal by a party which has been excluded from this year's territorial election.

A French Polynesian nuclear test veterans organisation has written an open letter to all election candidates urging them to stand up to France over the consequences of the tests.

One of the seven parties registering for French Polynesia's election next month has been disqualified.

The printing shop of French Polynesia's La Depeche newspaper will close just days after being put into receivership.