French Polynesia

A woman is still missing in French Polynesia after a weekend flash flood hit a group of hikers, killing two.

Former US president Barack Obama has reportedly been joined by a number of American celebrities during his holiday in French Polynesia.

Former US president Barack Obama has embarked on a holiday on Moorea in French Polynesia after reportedly working on his memoirs on nearby Tetiaroa.

Auckland City FC are not taking anything for granted despite holding a two goal advantage in their OFC Champions League Football semifinal with AS Tefana.

A proposal to turn French Polynesia into an associate state of France is being opposed by French presidential candidate Francois Fillon.

Auckland City FC is on track for their seventh consecutive appearance in the OFC Champions League football final after defeating AS Tefana 2-0 in Papeete.

Tahitian football side AS Tefana say they feel as if they are representing the whole of Polynesia as they head into their OFC Champions League semi-final against Auckland City FC.

The public prosecutor in French Polynesia says the cocaine seized in the Tuamotus last week was destined for New Caledonia or possibly Australia.

France's National Front leader, Marine Le Pen has expressed her appreciation for the support given to her by French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party.

A Paris court has annulled the contract of the company running the Tahiti airport.

A sharp price hike has come into force for tobacco users in French Polynesia where cigarettes now cost 39 percent more than last week.

Police in French Polynesia have detained two men after the discovery of about 200 kilograms of cocaine on an abandoned yacht.

There is uncertainty over who will succeed the late Bruno Barrillot as the head of COSCEN which is French Polynesia's body looking at the aftermath of France's nuclear weapons tests.

An investigation is underway in French Polynesia into the alleged smuggling of methamphetamines from the United States.

The criminal court in French Polynesia has deferred its verdict in the case of a former mayor of Mahina, accused of abusing public funds.

There has been another salmonella outbreak in French Polynesia, prompting the culling of 12,000 chickens.

Health authorities in French Polynesia say type-2 dengue no longer poses a threat to the community.

French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has advised his supporters not to vote in next month's French presidential election after expressing disappointment at the candidate line-up.