French Polynesia

The French High Commissioner in French Polynesia says he has no budget to clean up a military base which has been returned to the township of Arue on Tahiti.

Two people have been detained in French Polynesia after police discovered almost 400 cannabis plants.

French Polynesia's ruling party has spoken out against the pro-independence opposition's refusal to endorse Pacific Islands Forum membership.

Reports from French Polynesia say work to build a huge Chinese-owned fish farm on Hao atoll is to start in December.

French Polynesia's assembly has voted in favour of the territory becoming a full member of the Pacific Islands Forum.

An extraordinary sitting of French Polynesia's assembly has been called to advance steps for the territory to become a full member of the Pacific Forum.

Reports from Tahiti have revealed the forced sale of a piece of land for a huge tourism project in 2015 was against the law.

The Tahiti Olympic Committee remains optimistic it can convince the government to support a bid to host the 2019 Pacific Games.

A French Polynesian assembly member is facing criminal charges for favouring relatives in the distribution of cyclone aid.

A delegation of the Chinese company Tahiti Nui Ocean Foods has arrived in French Polynesia as the territory is awaiting the launch of the Hao atoll fish farm.

The court of appeal in French Polynesia has deferred the case of the self-styled king of the Pakumotu republic until March.

A seven-year-old boy in French Polynesia has died of dengue - the territory's first fatality from the mosquito-borne disease this year.

There is more opposition in French Polynesia to the planned resumption of large-scale phosphate mining on Makatea.

There has been a sharp exchange between French Polynesian politicians and France's ruling En Marche Party over French law changes to improve confidence in public life.

The French Polynesian Protestant church wants to secure regional support for its pursuit of France for alleged crimes against humanity.

There is surprise among French Polynesia's politicians that Paris failed to consult them over planned reforms aimed at instilling more confidence in public life.

The French government released almost $US9 million installment to help with social security and cancer treatment in French Polynesia.