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French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions

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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New Caledonia, French Polynesia at UN decolonisation seminar in Dili

May 21, 2025

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia and French Polynesia have sent strong delegations this week to the United Nations Pacific regional seminar on the implementation of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism in Timor-Leste. The seminar opened in Dili today and ends on Friday. As French Pacific ... <a title="New Caledonia, French Polynesia at UN decolonisation seminar in Dili" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/21/new-caledonia-french-polynesia-at-un-decolonisation-seminar-in-dili/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia, French Polynesia at UN decolonisation seminar in Dili">Read more</a>