French Polynesia

A French Polynesian baby rushed to Auckland for urgent surgery three weeks ago has died.

The French Polynesian government says most homeless people sheltered in Tahiti during the Covid-19 lockdown have opted to move back to living in the street.

An Ecuadorian fishing vessel with a Covid-19 positive crew has left French Polynesia's waters.

An Air Tahiti Nui aircraft has flown medical supplies from China to Fiji as part of a Pacific Islands Forum relief effort amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.

A ceremony has been held in French Polynesia to mark the 18th anniversary of the disappearance of a leading opposition politician in the Tuamotus.

Another 152 people have been flown to French Polynesia on a French government-sponsored relief flight from Paris.

French Polynesian Police have summoned the pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru for questioning on Tuesday over the payment of his legal costs in a trial last year.

All but one of the 30 people on board an Ecuadorian fishing vessel in French Polynesian waters have tested positive for the virus.

A motorist in French Polynesia has been clocked driving at 191 km/h.

An Ecuadorian fisherman suspected of suffering from Covid-19 has been flown to French Polynesia's main hospital.

Reports from French Polynesia say key people involved in the Hao atoll fish farm project have been under investigation since January 2019 for alleged misuse of corporate assets.

French Polynesia has decided to lift internal restrictions imposed in March over the Covid-19 outbreak.

French Polynesia has issued new quarantine rules to stop the spread of Covid-19 after failing to enforce its previous ones because they were found to be illegal.

A ship from Peru with people on board suspected to have contracted Covid-19 is today expected to reach Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia to get medical help.

Air Tahiti has decided to no longer fly within the Marquesas islands as the carrier struggles with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The French military has repatriated 29 French Polynesian residents stranded in Australia since the Covid-19 outbreak in March.

The leader of French Polynesia's pro-independence movement has called on parents not to send their children to school to mark the seventh anniversary of the territory's reinscription on the UN…

The Tahiti Football Federation has decided that it won't declare a championship winner this season.

An employers organisation in French Polynesia is upset that the government's Covid-19 quarantine rules have been declared illegal.