The Latest Breaking News from French Polynesia

French Polynesia hosts the spectacular event of surfing for the Paris 2024 Games

Tahitian dancers in palm leaf skirts mingled with surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for the Games commenced in French Polynesia on Friday morning, some 10,000 miles away from Paris

French lawmakers are considering launching a probe into the impact of the country's nuclear weapons tests in French Polynesia over three decades.

New Zealand officials hoped French Polynesia and New Caledonia would respond to security pact, documents show.

Next year's Olympic surfing competition will be held on Tahiti's Teahupo'o beach as planned, the leader of French Polynesia said, declaring and end to a row between organisers, authorities and environmental groups who opposed the construction of a new judging tower that could threaten coral.

New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledges

Every austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks — a critically endangered and typically solitary species.

On a visit to French Polynesia, France's interior minister said he would launch a review into whether companies were abusing their market dominance to jack up prices and contribute to the notoriously high cost of living in French overseas territories.

Moetai Brotherson, a fierce advocate of independence, has been elected president of France's Pacific territory of French Polynesia for a five-year term.