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April 13, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a mass resignation of a group of young elected members of the ruling Tavini Huiraatira. This follows the mass resignation of a group ... <a title="French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/french-polynesias-legislature-shows-new-shape-more-divisions/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A rift within French Polynesia’s ruling party Tavini Huiraatira deepened during Easter weekend with a mass resignation from a group of 14 members. The resignation was tendered by a group of young members of the local Territorial Assembly. In their resignation letter, the members of the ... <a title="Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/mass-easter-resignations-within-tahitis-pro-independence-ruling-party/" aria-label="Read more about Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A rift within French Polynesia’s ruling Tavini Huiraatira party has widened this week, pitting the leadership “old guard” against a younger generation embodied by the territory’s President, Moetai Brotherson. The main reason for the rift is the outcome of the recent French municipal elections, especially in ... <a title="Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/27/rift-widens-within-french-polynesias-ruling-party-following-municipal-election-losses/" aria-label="Read more about Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Mā’ohi Nui’s blue wave of the pro-independence Tavini Huir’atira has won its bet — to be back in the helm of the country alone with this convincing victory. With such a decisive result, the 57 parliamentary seats in the Territorial Assembly will be distributed as follow: 38 seats (including the ... <a title="Tahiti’s pro-independence ‘blue wave’ back at helm with decisive win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/02/tahitis-pro-independence-blue-wave-back-at-helm-with-decisive-win/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s pro-independence ‘blue wave’ back at helm with decisive win">Read more</a>
