French Polynesia

France's highest court quashes sentences in fatal 2007 Air Moorea crash

French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse is to appear in the criminal court in April, accused of forgery.

The French Polynesian government says by 2030 it plans to create a marine sanctuary covering half a million square kilometres in the south-east of the territory.

French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has suggested to its supporters to abstain from voting in the French presidential election in April.

Investigators in French Polynesia have reassessed their case against the pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru, who has challenged the seizure of his $US100,000 savings.

French Polynesia has signed an agreement with France to borrow an additional $US337 million to help reform the territory's social security system.

A coral reef site in pristine condition has been opened to the eyes of the world in French Polynesia by a series of photos for UNESCO.

Plans are being drawn up in French Polynesia aimed at channelling navigation in the Tuamotus to protect the environment from shipping accidents.

French Polynesia has recorded a further 465 Covid-19 cases over the past 72 hours.

The public prosecutor in French Polynesia says there are at least 10,000 consumers of methamphetamine in a territory with fewer than 280,000 inhabitants.

The French Covid-19 vaccine pass will come into force in French Polynesia in a week, replacing the health pass in use for access to venues and events.

There is doubt in French Polynesia that the territory can sustain several domestic airlines.

French Polynesia's health control agency says about a quarter of employees required by law to be vaccinated aganist Covid-19 may have failed to get inoculated.

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