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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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March 11, 2026
By ‘Alakihihifo Vailala of PMN News French Polynesia’s President Moetai Brotherson says growing global instability is a reminder that Pacific nations must strengthen cooperation within the region. Speaking to PMN News in an exclusive interview, Brotherson said the Pacific must focus on deeper partnerships with neighbours such as New Zealand to build resilience against external ... <a title="French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/french-polynesia-urges-pacific-to-unite-amid-rising-global-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Polynesian authorities have retrieved a total of eight bodies that were buried following a major landslide on its main island of Tahiti. The disaster struck several houses in the town of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast Tahiti, on Wednesday, about 5am local time (Thursday NZT). The final toll ... <a title="Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/tahiti-landslide-no-survivors-all-8-bodies-retrieved/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2025
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s president has announced his administration will establish one of the world’s largest networks of highly protected marine areas (MPAs). The highly protected areas will safeguard 220,000 sq km of remote waters near the Society Islands and 680,000 sq km near the Gambier Islands. Speaking at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, ... <a title="French Polynesia president announces huge highly protected marine area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/11/french-polynesia-president-announces-huge-highly-protected-marine-area/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia president announces huge highly protected marine area">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster 0f BenarNews French Polynesia’s president and civil society leaders have called on the United Nations to bring France to the negotiating table and set a timetable for the decolonisation of the Pacific territory. More than a decade after the archipelago was re-listed for decolonisation by the UN General Assembly, France has refused ... <a title="Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/11/bring-france-into-decolonisation-talks-french-polynesian-president-tells-un/" aria-label="Read more about Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific French desk correspondent After 10 years of non-attendance, France turned up to this week’s French Polynesia sitting of the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation (C-24) — but the French delegate did not deliver the message that pro-independence French Polynesian groups wanted to hear. French Polynesia was re-inscribed to the ... <a title="France ends 10-year UN ’empty chair’ decolonisation snub over Polynesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/france-ends-10-year-un-empty-chair-decolonisation-snub-over-polynesia/" aria-label="Read more about France ends 10-year UN ’empty chair’ decolonisation snub over Polynesia">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s new President Moetai Brotherson is in Paris for wide-ranging talks with the French government and the organisers of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. His visit involves meetings with a range of ministers and officials to continue cooperation arrangements initiated by his predecessor. “I’m not here to come begging,” Brotherson said, adding ... <a title="‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/im-not-begging-tahitis-brotherson-tells-france-in-prep-for-independence/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2023
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s newly-elected President Moetai Brotherson has presented a 10-member government, which includes four women. Brotherson has confirmed his pre-election choice of Eliane Tevahitua as Vice-President as well as Culture, Lands and Environment Minister. Several of the ministers are new to politics, with 29-year-old Jordy Chan as Infrastructure and Transport Minister being the ... <a title="Four women feature in Tahiti’s new Tavini Huira’atira government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/18/four-women-feature-in-tahitis-new-tavini-huiraatira-government/" aria-label="Read more about Four women feature in Tahiti’s new Tavini Huira’atira government">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Mā’ohi Nui and the Pacific region has witnessed a historical moment at the Territorial Assembly when Oscar Temaru, leader of the pro-independence party Tavini Huira’atira, sat briefly in the most important chair of the chamber. He presided over the election of the new Speaker (president) of the House. This honour ... <a title="Brotherson ushers in bold new era of Tavini governance for Mā’ohi Nui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/13/brotherson-ushers-in-bold-new-era-of-tavini-governance-for-maohi-nui/" aria-label="Read more about Brotherson ushers in bold new era of Tavini governance for Mā’ohi Nui">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2023
By Stefan Armbruster A pro-independence party has decisively won elections in French Polynesia, marking a historic shift in one of France’s Pacific territories. Veteran politician Oscar Temaru’s Tavini Huira’atira party has secured an outright majority, putting future relations with France on the negotiating table along with its ambitions in the Pacific region. SBS News reportage ... <a title="Historic pro-independence party poll victory in French Polynesia – video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/03/historic-pro-independence-party-poll-victory-in-french-polynesia-video/" aria-label="Read more about Historic pro-independence party poll victory in French Polynesia – video">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>
